ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-23eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.153272
Sergei I Golovatch
{"title":"The Central American millipede family Rhachodesmidae in Costa Rica, with the description of a new species of <i>Aceratophallus</i> Carl, 1902 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida).","authors":"Sergei I Golovatch","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.153272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1239.153272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rather small millipede family Rhachodesmidae is endemic to Central America, and is represented in Costa Rica by only four species of the genus <i>Aceratophallus</i>, including <i>A.logunovi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> An illustrated key is given to all four species of Rhachodesmidae (= <i>Aceratophallus</i>) presently known to occur in Costa Rica. The first detailed iconography of a species of <i>Aceratophallus</i> is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"223-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125592/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-23eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.144945
Alberto Sendra, Jesús Selfa, Yun Bu, Yun-Xia Luan
{"title":"A synopsis of the Campodeidae dipluran fauna from China (Arthropoda, Hexapoda) with a taxonomic key.","authors":"Alberto Sendra, Jesús Selfa, Yun Bu, Yun-Xia Luan","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.144945","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.144945","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study provides a detailed examination of the taxonomy and distribution of 25 described Campodeidae diplurans species from the Chinese fauna, which frequently inhabit soil and cave environments. It involves the revision and rewriting of the diagnoses and descriptions for all taxa, based on prepared samples from Chinese scientific collections and new, unprocessed specimens observed via scanning electron microscopy for three species (<i>Metriocampaurumqiensis</i>, <i>Leniwytsmaniaorientalis</i>, and <i>Lepidocampaweberi</i>). In addition, the first taxonomic key for Chinese Campodeidae species is presented. This biodiversity includes four subfamilies: Campodeinae (12 species), Plusiocampinae (7 species), Lepidocampinae (5 species), and Syncampinae (1 species). Among these, 16 species are endemic to China, including five genera exclusive to the region: <i>Pseudolibanocampa</i>, <i>Sinocampa</i>, and <i>Syncampa</i> in soil environments, and <i>Hubeicampa</i> and <i>Whittencampa</i> in caves. The subfamily Syncampinae is only known in China. The richness of Campodeidae in China is the highest in East Asia, but relatively lower compared to the well-sampled and studied Euro-Mediterranean region, located at the opposite end of the Palearctic region. Nevertheless, East Asia should be considered as the origin of three campodeid subfamilies: Plusiocampinae, Lepidocampinae, and Syncampinae.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"147-181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125596/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-23eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.140810
Bin-Lu Liu, Yan-Bin Yao, Zi-Han Cai, Zhong-Jing Wang, Ke-Ke Liu
{"title":"Diversity of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) in the Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi, China.","authors":"Bin-Lu Liu, Yan-Bin Yao, Zi-Han Cai, Zhong-Jing Wang, Ke-Ke Liu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.140810","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.140810","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A list of 94 salticid species of 48 genera collected from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province is provided. Four new salticid species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: <i>Charippuswangzuo</i> K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Cytaeahezizhen</i> K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Orientattuschushu</i> K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Yaginumanisyuanwencai</i> K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>. Previously unknown females of <i>Eupoapengi</i> Liu, 2021, and <i>Yaginumaellalobata</i> Peng, Tso & Li, 2002 are described for the first time. In contrast, the data also shows that there are many nature reserves with a high percentage of unknown spider species in need of further intensive and extensive survey. Hence, our study will make a significant contribution to our understanding of species diversity and the importance of the reserve.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"183-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125603/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-23eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.150264
Keting Duan, Mick D Webb, Jichun Xing
{"title":"First description of the male leafhopper <i>Louanganastellata</i> Wei & Webb (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) from China.","authors":"Keting Duan, Mick D Webb, Jichun Xing","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.150264","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.150264","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The monotypic leafhopper genus <i>Louangana</i> Wei & Webb, 2010 (Hemiptera, Deltocephalinae, Stegelytrini) is reported for the first time from China, and the male of its type species, <i>L.stellata</i> Wei & Webb, 2010, is described and illustrated for the first time. The characteristics of the genus <i>Louangana</i> are reviewed. The examined specimens are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China (GUGC).</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"213-222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12125599/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144200227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.152834
Lu-Yu Wang, Yuri M Marusik, Zhi-Sheng Zhang
{"title":"Three new genera of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) living on the forest floor in East Asia.","authors":"Lu-Yu Wang, Yuri M Marusik, Zhi-Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.152834","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.152834","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new genera as well as one new species belonging to Lycosidae are described, <i>Houcosa</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> (type species: <i>Houcosazhaoi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, ♂♀), <i>Kuncosa</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> (type species: <i>Arctosaningboensis</i> Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996) and <i>Loongcosa</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> (type species: <i>Pardosadentitegulum</i> Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997). Seven new combinations are proposed: <i>Kuncosafujiii</i> (Tanaka, 1985), <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>K.hikosanensis</i> (Tanaka, 1985), <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>K.kwangreungensis</i> (Paik & Tanaka, 1986), <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>K.ningboensis</i> (Yin, Bao & Zhang, 1996), <b>comb. nov.</b> (all ex. <i>Arctosa</i>), <i>K.zhui</i> (Yu & Song, 1988), <b>comb. nov.</b>, <i>Loongcosadentitegulum</i> (Yin, Peng, Xie, Bao & Wang, 1997), <b>comb. nov.</b> and <i>L.wuyiensis</i> (Yu & Song, 1988), <b>comb. nov.</b> (all ex. <i>Pardosa</i>). The male of <i>Kuncosaningboensis</i> and the female of <i>Loongcosadentitegulum</i> are described for the first time. Detailed descriptions of copulatory organs and somatic features of the new and known species are provided, along with photographs and a distribution map.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"123-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12120497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.146538
Leonardo D Fernández, Erwin Domínguez, Antonio Parra-Gómez, Enrique Lara
{"title":"Protist ecology in Patagonian peatlands: pH, organic phosphorus, and sulfate as key drivers of testate amoeba diversity in undisturbed ecosystems.","authors":"Leonardo D Fernández, Erwin Domínguez, Antonio Parra-Gómez, Enrique Lara","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.146538","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.146538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peatlands in southern Chile, particularly in the remote Aysén region, are unique ecosystems that remain understudied despite their ecological significance as natural laboratories. These near-pristine environments serve as essential water reservoirs and harbor largely unexplored microbial diversity. Testate amoebae, a group of shelled protists, play key roles in nutrient cycling and are highly sensitive to environmental changes, making them valuable bioindicators. However, the ecological drivers shaping their diversity and community composition in Chilean peatlands remain poorly understood. This study investigated the spatial distribution and diversity of testate amoebae across five peatlands in the Aysén region (44°S and 49°S; Southern Patagonia, Chile). We recorded 73 morphospecies, including typical southern taxa such as <i>Alocoderacockayni</i>, <i>Apoderavas</i>, <i>Argynniagertrudeana</i>, <i>Certesellacertesi</i>, and <i>C.martiali</i>. Redundancy analysis revealed that organic phosphorus, pH, and sulfate are the most influential factors shaping testate amoeba communities. Beta diversity analysis indicated significant spatial turnover among sites, suggesting that local environmental gradients strongly influence species distribution. Interestingly, <i>Sphagnum</i>-dominated peatlands exhibited higher diversity compared to those with mixed vegetation (vascular plants and bryophytes). Our findings fill a critical gap in understanding microbial biodiversity in Chilean peatlands and highlight the importance of conserving these ecosystems as reservoirs of microbial diversity and natural archives of environmental change.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"75-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12120495/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.150840
Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador, Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz, Maxim V Vinarski, Yves Samyn, Barbara Mizumo Tomotani
{"title":"François Roffiaen's terrestrial and freshwater gastropod types in the collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.","authors":"Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador, Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz, Maxim V Vinarski, Yves Samyn, Barbara Mizumo Tomotani","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.150840","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.150840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Jean François Xavier Roffiaen (1820-1898) was a Belgian landscape painter with a profound interest in malacology. A founding member of the Société malacologique de Belgique, Roffiaen contributed several publications on molluscs. Among such studies, his 1868 paper on Swiss terrestrial and freshwater gastropods introduced 14 new taxa (species and varieties) belonging to the Clausiliidae, Discidae, Helicidae, Lymnaeidae, Valvatidae, and Viviparidae. However, Roffiaen's malacological contributions largely faded from recognition, primarily due to the unknown whereabouts of his type material. This study revisits his work by identifying and analysing specimens from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS). Of the 14 taxa described by Roffiaen, type specimens for nine (including the two full species) have been recovered, enabling a reassessment of their taxonomic status as synonyms of better-known and widespread species. The serendipitous finding of these type specimens reaffirms the importance of maintaining museum collections, and the implementation of digitization programs to uncover/recover such \"lost\" information, enabling it to be made available to the scientific community at large.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"103-121"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12120496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.145869
Wenbin Liu, Yaning Tang, Jiaxin Nie, Ziming Shao, Wei Cao, Chuncai Yan
{"title":"Three new species of <i>Psectrocladius</i> Kieffer (Diptera, Chironomidae) from China.","authors":"Wenbin Liu, Yaning Tang, Jiaxin Nie, Ziming Shao, Wei Cao, Chuncai Yan","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.145869","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.145869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new species within the genus <i>Psectrocladius</i> Kieffer, 1906, namely Psectrocladius (Mesopsectrocladius) wangi Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) gracilis Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) malum Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described and illustrated based on morphological characteristics of adult male specimens. Furthermore, a comprehensive taxonomic key for the identification of adult males of all known <i>Psectrocladius</i> species recorded in China is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"33-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12117343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.149111
Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Nasreldeen Ahmed Elgoni, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi
{"title":"Mites of the genus <i>Bryobia</i> (Acari, Tetranychidae): taxonomic notes on some species and a diagnostic key to the world species.","authors":"Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Nasreldeen Ahmed Elgoni, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.149111","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.149111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aimed to develop taxonomic keys to the world species of the genus <i>Bryobia</i>, categorized into three subgenera: <i>Allobia</i> Livschits & Mitrofanov, <i>Bryobia</i> s. str. Koch, and <i>Lyobia</i> Livschits & Mitrofanov. Published descriptions, redescriptions, and illustrations of a total of 149 world species were thoroughly analyzed. The taxonomic notes on the status of the species in the species groups of each subgenus are discussed in detail. The variability of morphological characters found among different populations of a species is discussed. As a result, 116 species of the genus <i>Bryobia</i> were classified in three diagnostic keys, with 22, 43, and 51 species assigned to the three subgenera <i>Allobia</i>, <i>Bryobia</i>, and <i>Lyobia</i>, respectively. The population of <i>B.neoribis</i> Tuttle & Baker from Utah, USA, should be re-identified through type examination due to differences from the original description of the species. Additionally, taxonomic notes are provided on the status of the remaining 33 species, and arguments are provided on suggested synonyms among them.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"51-73"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12117346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-05-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1239.147164
José Luis Yela, David Molina, Antonio S Ortiz
{"title":"<i>Agrotisvillenensis</i>-a new species of Noctuinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from the southeastern Iberian Peninsula.","authors":"José Luis Yela, David Molina, Antonio S Ortiz","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.147164","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1239.147164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Agrotisvillenensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Differential superficial, genital and genetic (barcode) characters from its closest Iberian and European relative species, <i>Agrotisvestigialis</i> (Hufnagel, 1766), are presented. Morphologically, the new species is best characterized in the male genitalia by the shape of the basal vesica and the presence of a median diverticulum and in the female genitalia by its comparatively long appendix bursae. The barcode of <i>A.villenensis</i> differs from those of related species and is assigned a unique BIN.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1239 ","pages":"21-32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12117342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}