ZooKeysPub Date : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457
Ping Zhao, Minmin Ou, Liangming Cao, Huaiyu Liu, Jianyun Wang
{"title":"One new species and two new records of Pyrrhocoridae (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) from China.","authors":"Ping Zhao, Minmin Ou, Liangming Cao, Huaiyu Liu, Jianyun Wang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species, <i>Dindymusalbonotum</i> Zhao & Cao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and two newly recorded species, <i>Euscopusrobustus</i> Stehlík, 2005 and Brancucciana (Rubriascopus) orientalis Stehlík & Jindra, 2008, belonging to the family Pyrrhocoridae Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pyrrhocoroidea) from China are described and illustrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372291/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133998","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 : 2024-08-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557
Pratyaporn Wanchai, Attapol Rujirawan, Matthew L Murdoch, Akrachai Aksornneam, Pattarapon Promnun, Amanda Kaatz, Jeren J Gregory, Eddie Nguyen, William Van Iderstein, Evan S H Quah, L Lee Grismer, Jesse L Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol
{"title":"The description of the first rock-dwelling species of butterfly lizard <i>Leiolepis</i> Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand.","authors":"Pratyaporn Wanchai, Attapol Rujirawan, Matthew L Murdoch, Akrachai Aksornneam, Pattarapon Promnun, Amanda Kaatz, Jeren J Gregory, Eddie Nguyen, William Van Iderstein, Evan S H Quah, L Lee Grismer, Jesse L Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of rock-dwelling <i>Leiolepis</i> is described from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> can be differentiated from all other sexual species of <i>Leiolepis</i> by a combination of having a black gular region with a wide medial yellow stripe, a yellow ventrum with black mottling, bright red to orange subcaudal coloration, having reduced to no expandable flanks, and having only one black transverse bar on the flanks. This is the first rocky habitat-adapted <i>Leiolepis</i>. <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> demonstrates numerous ecological adaptations to survive in these rocky habitats. <i>Leiolepis</i> are known for their expandable flanks with bright display colors, however <i>Leiolepisglaurung</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> has reduced or no ability to expand its flanks. We hypothesize this is an adaptation to reduce their body diameter to better fit into smaller rocky burrows unlike the larger and deeper burrows constructed in looser soils by other <i>Leiolepis</i> species. This discovery increases the number of <i>Leiolepis</i> species in Thailand to six, and worldwide to 11.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11372293/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133999","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 : 2024-08-26eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963
Qing Jin, Jiali Li, Jibao Jiang, Jiangping Qiu
{"title":"Four new earthworm species of the genera <i>Amynthas</i> and <i>Metaphire</i> (Oligochaeta, Megascolecidae) from Hunan and Anhui provinces, China.","authors":"Qing Jin, Jiali Li, Jibao Jiang, Jiangping Qiu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describes four new species earthworms from Hunan and Anhui provinces, China, <i>Amynthasxiangtanensis</i> Qiu & Jin, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Amynthastaoyuanensis</i> Qiu & Jin, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Amynthasxuanchengensis</i> Jin & Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Metaphiredonganensis</i> Jin & Jiang, <b>sp. nov.</b> <i>Amynthasxiangtanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A.taoyuanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belong to the <i>Amynthascorticis</i> group. Both have four pairs of intersegmental spermathecal pores in 5/6-8/9; male pores in segment XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on top of a slightly raised porophore, surrounded by several tiny genital papillae. <i>Amynthastaoyuanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> prostate glands are degenerated. <i>Amynthasxuanchengensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>Amynthasmorrisi</i> group, it has two pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6 and 6/7; male pores in XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on top of a slightly raised, circular porophore. <i>Metaphiredonganensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>Metaphirehoulleti</i> group. It has three pairs of spermathecal pores in 6/7-8/9; male pores in XVIII, separated by 1/3 of body circumference, each on the bottom center of the longitudinal copulatory chamber.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369497/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126858","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 : 2024-08-26eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106
Sylvia Hofmann, Daniel Jablonski, Joachim Schmidt
{"title":"Morphological and molecular data warrant the description of a new species of the genus <i>Scutiger</i> (Anura, Megophryidae) from the Central Himalaya.","authors":"Sylvia Hofmann, Daniel Jablonski, Joachim Schmidt","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent phylogenetic studies in Himalayan lazy toads of the genus <i>Scutiger</i> Theobald, 1868 revealed the presence of genetically deeply divergent lineages. The taxonomy of <i>S.nepalensis</i> sensu lato was re-assessed based on museum material considering molecular and morphological data. The results strongly support the recognition of a new species, <i>S.kanjiroba</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> distributed along the Nepalese Kanjiroba massif. It is further shown that <i>S.sikimmensis</i> has an apparently much more restricted distribution range than previously thought. The frequent misidentification of <i>Scutiger</i> across large areas of the Himalaya-Tibet area highlights the significance of careful taxonomic evaluation of collection material and the need for the direct morphological comparison of closely related species when describing new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369495/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126859","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":"Two new species and a new record of the ant genus <i>Meranoplus</i> Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand.","authors":"Kuntima Yodprasit, Nopparat Buddhakala, Wattanachai Tasen, Weeyawat Jaitrong","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.125990","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Meranoplus</i> Smith, 1853 is distributed in the Old World tropics, from Africa, Asia, New Guinea to Australia. There are four species <i>Meranoplusbicolor</i> (Guérin-Méneville, 1844), <i>M.castaneus</i> Smith, 1857, <i>M.laeviventris</i> Emery, 1889, and <i>M.mucronatus</i> Smith, 1857 previously recorded from Thailand. In the present paper, two new species of the genus, <i>M.siamensis</i> Yodprasit & Jaitrong, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>M.tanomtongi</i> Yodprasit & Jaitrong, <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described based on the worker caste. Additionally, <i>M.malaysianus</i> Schödl, 1998 is recorded for the first time for Thailand. A key to the Oriental and Indo-Australian species, based on the worker caste, is provided. The new species and the new record were found to nest in soil.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11369496/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142126860","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 : 2024-08-23eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040
Chu-Yang Huang, Li-Ling Zeng, Wu-Wei Fan, Ping Lin, Qi-Jin Dong, Yu-Long Su, Xing-Min Wang
{"title":"A new species of the genus <i>Serangium</i> Blackburn (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from China, with description of the immature stages.","authors":"Chu-Yang Huang, Li-Ling Zeng, Wu-Wei Fan, Ping Lin, Qi-Jin Dong, Yu-Long Su, Xing-Min Wang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.129040","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species <i>Serangiumxinpingensis</i> Huang & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> is described from Yunnan Province, China, as a newly discovered predator on <i>Bemisiatabaci</i> Gennadius (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha, Aleyrodidae). The new species is a valuable addition to the 14 species of this genus in China known before. A diagnosis, detailed description, including the structure of its immature stages, illustrations, and the distribution of the new species are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11364932/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112822","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 : 2024-08-22eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666
Mauricio M Rocha, Karina S S Lima, Eliana M Cancello
{"title":"A protocol to evaluate the taxonomic health of Neotropical species of <i>Nasutitermes</i> (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae).","authors":"Mauricio M Rocha, Karina S S Lima, Eliana M Cancello","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.116666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herein a protocol is proposed to summarize the taxonomic situation for species, using the Neotropical <i>Nasutitermes</i> Dudley (Nasutitermitinae) as a test. The objective of this protocol is to allow comparisons between the available taxonomic information for species, and to provide objective criteria for assessing the information gaps for each taxon in order to prioritize topics for future investigation. Key aspects of taxonomic practice (condition of type specimens, helpfulness of descriptions and figures, compilation of distribution data, molecular data) were noted, the data were tabulated, and the taxa ranked. In addition, specific notes for each species have been included that may help to improve the solutions to the problems raised here.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11362662/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112823","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":"<i>Altimella</i> gen. nov., a new genus of Cicurinidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xizang, China, with description of two new species.","authors":"Lu-Yu Wang, Yan-Nan Mu, Yong-Qiang Xu, Feng Zhang, Zhi-Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.127910","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.127910","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Altimella</i> Wang & Zhang, <b>gen. nov.</b>, a new genus belonging to Cicurinidae, is established, and two new species are described, <i>Altimellanedong</i> Wang & Zhang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, type species) and <i>A.ngamring</i> Wang & Zhang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), from Xizang, China. Detailed descriptions of somatic features and genital characteristics, photos of the habitus, photos and drawings of the copulatory organs, and a distribution map are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11362666/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112821","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":"Two new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Upper Youshui River, Chongqing, China.","authors":"Lingzhen Li, Chaoyang Li, Weihan Shao, Suxing Fu, Chaowei Zhou","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two previously unknown species of <i>Rhinogobius</i> have been discovered in the streams of the Upper Youshui River, within the Yuan River Basin, Xiushan County, Chongqing, China. These new species are named as <i>Rhinogobiussudoccidentalis</i> and <i>Rhinogobiuslithopolychroma</i>. Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial genomes revealed that <i>R.sudoccidentalis</i> is genetically closest to <i>R.reticulatus</i>, while <i>R.lithopolychroma</i> shares the greatest genetic similarity with <i>R.leavelli</i>. Morphological distinctions allow for the clear differentiation of these species. <i>Rhinogobiussudoccidentalis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is characterized by having VI-VII rays in the first dorsal fin and I, 8-9 rays in the second dorsal fin. The longitudinal scale series typically consists of 22-24 scales, while the transverse scale series comprises 7-8 scales. Notably, the predorsal scale series is absent and the total vertebrae count is 12+17=29. <i>Rhinogobiuslithopolychroma</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> can be distinguished from other species by the presence of 13-15 rays on the pectoral fin. Its longitudinal scale series ranges from 30 to 33 scales, with no scales in the predorsal area. The total vertebral count is 30, with 12 precaudal and 18 caudal vertebrae. The head and body of this species are light gray with irregular orange markings on the cheeks and opercle. Through morphological and molecular analyses, it has been confirmed that <i>R.lithopolychroma</i> and <i>R.sudoccidentalis</i> represent novel species within the <i>Rhinogobius</i> genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11362663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112824","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 : 2024-08-20eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.124190
June Kim, Jae-Hong Choi, Yu-Jin Kim, Hyeong-Woo Im, Young-Hyo Kim
{"title":"Two new species of the family Aoridae (Crustacea, Malacostraca, Amphipoda) from Korean waters.","authors":"June Kim, Jae-Hong Choi, Yu-Jin Kim, Hyeong-Woo Im, Young-Hyo Kim","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.124190","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1210.124190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new species of the family Aoridae, one from the genus <i>Aoroides</i> Walker, 1898, and other from the genus <i>Grandidierella</i> Coutière, 1904, are reported from Korean waters. <i>Aoroidesgracilicrus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is similar to <i>A.longimerus</i> in having numerous plumose setae on the basis and carpus of gnathopod 1. However, the new species can be distinguished from <i>A.longimerus</i> by the numerous plumose setae on the bases of pereopods 3 and 4 and the slender basis of pereopod 7. <i>Grandidierellanaroensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is morphologically most similar to <i>G.pseudosakaensis</i>. However, the new species can be distinguished by the presence of small distal and proximal processes and a large middle process on the carpus of gnathopod 1, and the subovate propodus of gnathopod 1. Both new species are illustrated and compared to related species. A key to species in the family Aoridae from Korean waters is also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11350278/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112825","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}