ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-07-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.148607
Van Tu Do, Thi Yen Phan, Kristina von Rintelen, Hung Anh Le, Thomas von Rintelen
{"title":"Descriptions of four new species of atyid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) in Vietnam.","authors":"Van Tu Do, Thi Yen Phan, Kristina von Rintelen, Hung Anh Le, Thomas von Rintelen","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.148607","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.148607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent surveys revealed a high biodiversity of freshwater shrimps, Atyidae De Haan, 1849 in northern Vietnam. Here, we describe four new species of the genus <i>Caridina</i>, <i>C.ngocson</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>C.xuanlien</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>C.tanson</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>C.tamkim</i> <b>sp. nov</b>. The new species can be distinguished from their congeners by distinct characteristics of the rostrum, stylocerite, first and second pereiopods, male first and second pleopods, and uropodal diaeresis. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S ribosomal RNA (16S) genes support the distinctness of the new species from all other species examined.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"151-186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12322682/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144790219","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 : 2025-07-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.154546
Zhong-Jing Wang, Bin-Lu Liu, Yan-Bin Yao, Ying-Ying Shi, Ke-Ke Liu
{"title":"Preliminary survey of midget cave spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from forest ecosystems in southern China with the description of three new species.","authors":"Zhong-Jing Wang, Bin-Lu Liu, Yan-Bin Yao, Ying-Ying Shi, Ke-Ke Liu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.154546","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.154546","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study reports six leptonetid species from three genera collected in karst-associated forest ecosystems of southern China. Three new midget cave spider species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: <i>Pararanajiufushanensis</i> Yao & K. K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂, ♀; Fujian Province), <i>P.songyuani</i> Yao & K. K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂; Guangdong Province), and <i>Leptonetelazhaoruii</i> Yao & K. K. Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂, ♀; Fujian Province). Notably, the female of <i>P.gaofani</i> Lin & Li, 2022 is described for the first time, while the holotype of <i>P.mingxuani</i> Yao & Liu, 2024 is illustrated with detailed images of the male palpal characters. Additionally, <i>Rhyssoleptonetalishan</i> Tong, 2024 is newly recorded in Jiangsu Province, expanding its known geographic range. Detailed distribution records are provided for all species, emphasizing southeastern China's significance as a hotspot for leptonetid diversity and adaptive radiation. These findings refine taxonomic frameworks for karst-associated spiders and enhance understanding of their biogeographic patterns in East Asian karst systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"187-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12322678/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144790220","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}
{"title":"Morphology of a novel ciliate, <i>Oxytrichachongqingica</i> sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia).","authors":"Haifeng Han, Xiaojin Xue, Zhisheng Zhang, Chen Shao","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155543","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155543","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel hypotrichous ciliate, <i>Oxytrichachongqingica</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, was identified in Chongqing, southwestern China. This species is distinguishable from congeners by various qualitative and quantitative characteristics, such as body size and shape, pattern of endoral and paroral, number of macronuclear nodules, presence and arrangement of cortical granules, as well as ventral and dorsal ciliature. Phylogenetic analyses based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences indicate that <i>Oxytrichachongqingica</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> forms a cluster with <i>O.nauplia</i>, <i>Allotrichidesantarcticus</i>, <i>O.paragranulifera</i>, <i>O.quadricirrata</i>, <i>Paroxytrichalongigranulosa</i>, and <i>P.ottowi</i>, albeit with weak or moderate nodal support (82 ML and 0.87 BI).</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"137-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12317319/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776332","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 : 2025-07-24eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.151146
Mikalai Kazulka, Alexander Anichtchenko, Oleg Aleksandrowicz
{"title":"Discovery of <i>Synuchuscongruus</i> (Morawitz, 1862) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini) in Europe.","authors":"Mikalai Kazulka, Alexander Anichtchenko, Oleg Aleksandrowicz","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.151146","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.151146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The eastern Palearctic carabid beetle <i>Synuchuscongruus</i> (Morawitz, 1862) is recorded from Belarus, Latvia, and Poland. Images of habitus, morphological features, and aedeagi, as well as an updated key to the <i>Synuchus</i> species of Europe, are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"127-135"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12314539/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776331","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 : 2025-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.155398
Patipan Sriranan, Chaowalit Songsangchote, Odeth Sihavong, Phoukhanh Sayavongsa, Keolamphanh Sidavong, Lilammone Satakoun, Khamla Inkhavilay, Narin Chomphuphuang, Ray Gabriel
{"title":"A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula in the genus <i>Phlogiellus</i> Pocock, 1897, from Lao PDR (Theraphosidae, Selenocosmiinae).","authors":"Patipan Sriranan, Chaowalit Songsangchote, Odeth Sihavong, Phoukhanh Sayavongsa, Keolamphanh Sidavong, Lilammone Satakoun, Khamla Inkhavilay, Narin Chomphuphuang, Ray Gabriel","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155398","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of Southeast Asian dwarf tarantula, <i>Phlogielluskhampheng</i> Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described from Pakse, Champasack Province, Lao PDR. The species is placed within the <i>Yamia</i> group of the genus <i>Phlogiellus</i>, which is characterized by the absence of maxillary lyra. <i>Phlogielluskhampheng</i> Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, <b>sp. nov.</b> can be distinguished from other species within the <i>Yamia</i> group by the unique morphology of the female spermathecae and the male embolus. The habitat and natural history of <i>P.khampheng</i> Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, <b>sp. nov.</b> are also discussed, with specimens found in mixed deciduous forests near Pakse, Lao PDR, inhabiting various microhabitats such as soil walls, under rocks, and within tree hollows. An updated comparison of scopula characteristics and labial cuspule counts across <i>Phlogiellus</i> species highlights the variability of these traits and their limitations as diagnostic features. Molecular phylogenetic analyses and species delimitation methods (ABGD and ASAP) further support the recognition of <i>P.khampheng</i> Sriranan, Songsangchote & Chomphuphuang, <b>sp. nov.</b> as a distinct species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"19-43"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12344373/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144849197","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 : 2025-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.144896
Yu-Ang Li, Xinyi Zheng, Han Xu, San-An Wu
{"title":"First mitogenome of the family Putoidae (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) and its phylogenetic implications.","authors":"Yu-Ang Li, Xinyi Zheng, Han Xu, San-An Wu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.144896","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.144896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scale insects are significant pests impacting agriculture, forestry, and ornamental plants. They play a dual role in ecosystems, serving as a food source for insects like bees, producing pigments and wax. Mitochondrial genomes have been widely utilized in phylogenetic studies. However, the mitogenomes of scale insects currently available in GenBank fail to adequately represent the majority of families. In this paper, the first complete mitogenome of <i>Putosinensis</i> Zheng & Wu, 2025 is described, revealing previously unreported gene rearrangements in scale insects. It has a length of 18,830 bp and a high A+T content of 90.7%. Moreover, the phylogenetic analysis based on mitogenomic sequences shows that archaeococcoids are a paraphyletic group, with the family Putoidae being sister to all neococcoids - a finding consistent with results from nuclear gene and morphological data. This underscores the utility of mitochondrial genome data in reconstructing phylogenetic relationships within the infraorder Coccomorpha.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12308203/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761586","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 : 2025-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.162886
Alireza Zamani, Volker von Wirth, Přemysl Fabiánek, Jonas Höfling, Pavel Just, Jan Korba, Alice Petzold, Mark Stockmann, Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi, Miguel Vences, Vera Opatova
{"title":"Size matters: a new genus of tarantula with the longest male palps, and an integrative revision of <i>Monocentropus</i> Pocock, 1897 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae).","authors":"Alireza Zamani, Volker von Wirth, Přemysl Fabiánek, Jonas Höfling, Pavel Just, Jan Korba, Alice Petzold, Mark Stockmann, Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi, Miguel Vences, Vera Opatova","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.162886","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.162886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A taxonomic revision of the eumenophorine tarantula genus <i>Monocentropus</i> Pocock, 1897, which currently comprises three species, <i>M.balfouri</i> Pocock, 1897 (♂♀; Socotra, Yemen), <i>M.lambertoni</i> Fage, 1922 (♂♀; Madagascar), and <i>M.longimanus</i> Pocock, 1903 (♂♀; Yemen), is presented. By integrating both morphological data and a molecular phylogeny based on mitochondrial (<i>cox1</i>) and nuclear (<i>28S</i>, <i>18S</i>) markers, the genus is herein redefined to include only the type species, <i>M.balfouri</i>. A new genus, <i>Satyrex</i> Zamani & von Wirth, <b>gen. nov.</b>, is established to comprise <i>S.longimanus</i> <b>comb. nov.</b>, along with four new species from the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa described herein: <i>S.arabicus</i> Zamani & von Wirth, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂; Saudi Arabia), <i>S.ferox</i> Zamani, von Wirth & Stockmann, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Yemen, Oman), <i>S.somalicus</i> Zamani & von Wirth, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂; Somaliland), and <i>S.speciosus</i> Zamani, von Wirth & Just, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Somaliland). The new genus is partially characterised by possessing the longest male palps known in tarantulas, possibly functioning in cannibalism avoidance during mating. Both the molecular phylogeny and morphological characters suggest that <i>M.lambertoni</i> is probably not congeneric with <i>M.balfouri</i>, and also indicate that multiple species may be currently subsumed under the former name. Therefore, <i>M.lambertoni</i> is regarded as incerta sedis pending further studies to clarify its taxonomic placement, as it is also considered to represent a species complex. Finally, the distribution of all studied taxa is discussed within a biogeographic framework.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"89-126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12308207/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761587","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 : 2025-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.155348
Si-Qi Yang, Yun Bu, Nerivania Nunes Godeiro, Yan Gao, Ya-Li Jin
{"title":"A new species of <i>Eudigraphis</i> (Diplopoda, Polyxenida, Polyxenidae) from East China, with embryonic and post-embryonic development observations, and mitogenomic and genetic divergence analyses.","authors":"Si-Qi Yang, Yun Bu, Nerivania Nunes Godeiro, Yan Gao, Ya-Li Jin","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155348","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.155348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Eudigraphishuadongensis</i> Yang & Bu, <b>sp. nov.</b> from east China is described and illustrated. The new species is compared with other congeners in detail and observations about its embryonic and post-embryonic development are provided. The complete mitochondrial genome of the new species is also analyzed, which represents the first published mitogenome of Polyxenida. The genetic divergence between <i>E.huadongensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and its congeners was analyzed using Neighbor-Joining inference based on COI gene sequences. <i>Eudigraphishuadongensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> clustered with <i>E.nigricans</i> and <i>E.kinutensis</i>, supporting the morphological identification. The newly assembled mitogenome is 15,206 bp in length and its gene order is unique, possibly representing a pattern among Polyxenida species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"63-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12308205/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761584","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 : 2025-07-22eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858
Mei-Ying Lin, Alexandr Miroshnikov, Li He
{"title":"Contribution to the knowledge of the longicorn beetle genus <i>Neocerambyx</i> (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae, Cerambycini) from China, with descriptions of three new species.","authors":"Mei-Ying Lin, Alexandr Miroshnikov, Li He","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1247.153858","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Neocerambyx</i> J. Thomson, 1861 in China is surveyed, and three new species are described: <i>N.liyuani</i> Lin, Miroshnikov & He, <b>sp. nov.</b> from Sichuan and Hubei provinces, <i>N.miaobenfui</i> Lin, Miroshnikov & He, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>N.gui</i> Lin, Miroshnikov & He, <b>sp. nov.</b>, both from Hainan Island. <i>Neocerambyxmelas</i> (Holzschuh, 2021) is recorded from China (Fujian province) for the first time.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1247 ","pages":"45-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12308206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144761585","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 : 2025-07-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1246.145752
Rodulf Anthony T Balisco, Te-Yu Liao
{"title":"An annotated checklist of fish species described from the Philippines.","authors":"Rodulf Anthony T Balisco, Te-Yu Liao","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1246.145752","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1246.145752","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A comprehensive list of fish species collected from Philippine waters and taxonomically described from 1770 to 2024 is herein compiled and presented. A total of 1212 species from 156 families were described, of which 828 from 135 families are currently considered valid, 349 invalid, and 34 with unknown or uncertain status. There are also 228 species currently recorded only in Philippine waters, with 85 species found only in estuarine and freshwater areas, and 143 species in the marine habitats. The type information of these species is also listed together with their current valid names and authorships. The checklist also includes approximately 3842 lots containing 12549 specimens scattered in different museums, including 966 holotypes/lectotypes, 2654 lots of paratypes/paralectotypes, 216 lots of syntypes, and 15 lots of neotypes. Forty-five lots were un-cataloged, while approximately 324 lots were believed to have been lost or destroyed during World War II.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1246 ","pages":"1-287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12305098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144754628","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}