{"title":"Review of the genus <i>Ageleradix</i> Xu & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Agelenidae), with descriptions of three new species.","authors":"Yan-Nan Mu, Lu-Yu Wang, Tian-Yu Ren, Yuan Tian, Zhi-Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.143650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.143650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The spider genus <i>Ageleradix</i> Xu & Li, 2007 is reviewed. Three new species are described: <i>A.dulong</i> Mu, Wang & Zhang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan), <i>A.jinfoshan</i> Mu, Wang & Zhang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀, Chongqing) and <i>A.nangunhe</i> Mu, Wang & Zhang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan). A key to all nine species of <i>Ageleradix</i> is provided, and the genus is split into three species-groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"197-208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12065007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049908","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 : 2025-05-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.149576
Jun-Hui Lin, Ya-Qin Huang, Qian-Yong Liang, Xue-Bao He
{"title":"A new species of a rarely encountered genus <i>Sclerobregma</i> Hartman, 1965 (Annelida, Scalibregmatidae) from the deep South China Sea.","authors":"Jun-Hui Lin, Ya-Qin Huang, Qian-Yong Liang, Xue-Bao He","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.149576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.149576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, a new species of a rarely encountered genus <i>Sclerobregma</i> Hartman, 1965, <i>Sclerobregmananhaiensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described based on specimens collected from slope depths of the northern South China Sea. It is characterized by the presence of branched branchiae and heavy acicular spines in the anterior chaetigers, and is morphologically distinct from the other species of the genus in the shape of the anterior margin of the prostomium, the number of neuropodia with nipple-like projections distally, and the segment annulation. Four gene fragments of the new species were sequenced, comprising 16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, and histone H3. This study represents the first report of <i>Sclerobregma</i> in the South China Sea.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"209-218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12065008/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988977","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 : 2025-05-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.146511
Bing Wang, Ying Wang, Shuqiang Li, Pengfeng Wu, Zhiyuan Yao
{"title":"A survey of <i>Belisana</i> spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan, China.","authors":"Bing Wang, Ying Wang, Shuqiang Li, Pengfeng Wu, Zhiyuan Yao","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.146511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.146511","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>China exhibits remarkable diversity of the spider genus <i>Belisana</i> Thorell, 1898, while Sichuan Province has recorded only one species, <i>Belisanamaoer</i> Yao & Li, 2020. In this study, four species were collected in eastern Sichuan by canopy fogging. These comprise two new species, <i>Belisanamiyi</i> Wang, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>B.tongjiang</i> Wang, Li & Yao, <b>sp. nov.</b>, as well as two known species, <i>B.tongi</i> Zhang, Li & Yao, 2024 and <i>B.yanhe</i> Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 2009, which are reported from Sichuan for the first time. A distribution map of all five species is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"219-231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12065011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049836","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 : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.146324
Zhizhong Gao, Muhammad Irfan, Lu-Yu Wang
{"title":"Three new species of the genus <i>Weintrauboa</i> Hormiga, 2003 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from China.","authors":"Zhizhong Gao, Muhammad Irfan, Lu-Yu Wang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.146324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.146324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new species of the genus <i>Weintrauboa</i> Hormiga, 2003 are described here as: <i>W.denticulata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Hunan, ♂), <i>W.shenwu</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Hubei and Chongqing, ♂♀), and <i>W.wanglangensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Sichuan, ♂♀). Detailed descriptions, photographs of genital characters, somatic features, and a distribution map are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"185-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056517/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144021905","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 : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.145146
He Zhang, Quang Duy Hoang, Shuang Lei
{"title":"Description of two new huntsman spiders from Vietnam (Araneae, Sparassidae).","authors":"He Zhang, Quang Duy Hoang, Shuang Lei","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.145146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.145146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two new species of the sparassid genera <i>Heteropoda</i> Latreille, 1804 and <i>Pseudopoda</i> Jäger, 2000 are described from Vietnam: <i>Heteropodataygiangensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂) from Quang Nam Province and <i>Pseudopodatadungensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀) from Dak Nong Province. The new <i>Pseudopoda</i> species is described and diagnosed based on both morphological characteristics and DNA barcoding. DNA barcode data (COI) are provided for both new species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"129-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056514/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144039375","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 : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.148928
Sergey A Belokobylskij, Deokseo Ku
{"title":"Genera <i>Colastes</i> Haliday, <i>Colastinus</i> Belokobylskij, and <i>Xenarcha</i> Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Exothecinae) from the Korean Peninsula with a discussion on the Exothecinae genus and subgenus composition.","authors":"Sergey A Belokobylskij, Deokseo Ku","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.148928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.148928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Exothecinae genera <i>Colastes</i> Haliday, 1833, <i>Colastinus</i> Belokobylskij, 1984, and <i>Xenarcha</i> Foerster, 1863 of the Korean peninsula are reviewed. The names <i>Pseudophanomeris</i> Belokobylskij, 1984 and <i>Shawiana</i> van Achterberg, 1983 are synonymised with the genus <i>Xenarcha</i> Foerster and treated as subgenera. The two new species of <i>Colastes</i> and one new species and subspecies of <i>Xenarcha</i> are described and illustrated. <i>Exothecuseffectus</i> Papp, 1972 is included in <i>Xenarcha</i> Foerster, <b>comb. nov.</b> The composition and distribution of the world-known Exothecinae genera are discussed and an illustrated key to its genera and subgenera is presented. A key to the Korean species of the genera <i>Colastes</i>, <i>Xenarcha</i>, and <i>Colastinus</i> is also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"141-183"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056518/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038489","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 : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.150789
Kornél Gerő, Matthías Alfreðsson, Éva Szita
{"title":"New data on the scale insect (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) fauna of Iceland, with description of a new species.","authors":"Kornél Gerő, Matthías Alfreðsson, Éva Szita","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.150789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.150789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study adds seven species to the scale insect species list of Iceland, bringing the total number of recorded species to 15. Of these, 10 species can be considered as a part of the country checklist with breeding populations in Iceland (seven species can be found in outdoor conditions and three live indoors). An additional five species were recorded on imported fruits and most probably are not established in Iceland. A new species, <i>Trionymusicelandensis</i> Gerő & Szita, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) is described from outdoor habitats, and the adult female is illustrated.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"119-128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056513/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049519","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 : 2025-04-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.146533
Alexander Tamanini Mônico, Esteban Diego Koch, Jussara Santos Dayrell, Jiří Moravec, Albertina Pimentel Lima
{"title":"An Amazonian hidden gem: a new metallic-colored species of <i>Ranitomeya</i> (Anura, Dendrobatidae) from Juruá River basin forests, Amazonas state, Brazil.","authors":"Alexander Tamanini Mônico, Esteban Diego Koch, Jussara Santos Dayrell, Jiří Moravec, Albertina Pimentel Lima","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.146533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.146533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Ranitomeya</i> has 16 known species, and the last of them was described 13 years ago. The forests of the Juruá River basin are known for their enormous vertebrate diversity, despite being one of the least sampled regions in the entire Amazonia. Our recent expeditions to the region resulted in the discovery of a <i>Ranitomeya</i> species with blue-green dorsal stripes and quite peculiar behavior. Here, it is described as a new species using morphological, morphometric, advertisement call, natural history, and genetic data. This new species is strongly nested within the <i>R.vanzolinii</i> clade, with interspecific <i>p</i>-distances ranging from 2.94 to 3.91%, and it was confirmed in all the delimitation methods used. It differs from its closest relatives mainly by (i) its size (male SVL 15.4-17.7 mm, <i>n</i> = 8; female SVL 17.3-18.5 mm, <i>n</i> = 5), (ii) its unique color pattern that is metallic pale yellowish green to metallic pale turquoise-green dorsal stripes pattern, limbs metallic chrome with dark carmine spotting), (iii) presence of a conspicuous sulfur yellow spot on the dorsal surface of the thighs, (iv) tadpoles with posterior tooth rows P1 > P2 > P3 in all stages, head translucent brownish and lack of emarginate lateral papillae, and (v) its advertisement call (composed of 21-45 notes, call duration of 647-1,424 ms, note rate of 28-36 notes/s and dominant frequency of 4,996-6,288 Hz).</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"51-83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12048821/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999205","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 : 2025-04-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346
Benan Zhang, Congcong Du, Zhilin Chen
{"title":"Tetramoriumsinensis sp. nov., a parabiotic ant from China, with a key to the Tetramoriuminglebyi group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae).","authors":"Benan Zhang, Congcong Du, Zhilin Chen","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.137346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, <i>Tetramoriumsinensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, a parabiotic ant, is described. It was discovered within the nest of the queenless ant <i>Diacammarugosum</i> (Le Guillou, 1842) in Fenghuang Mountain Park, Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China. Additionally, a key to the <i>Tetramoriuminglebyi</i> group based on the worker caste is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"103-117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12048819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144021605","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 : 2025-04-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.139274
Yan Jiang, Tian-Ci Yi, Si-Yuan Xu, Dao-Chao Jin
{"title":"Two new species of larval Erythraeidae (Parasitengona) ectoparasites of leafhoppers from Southwestern China.","authors":"Yan Jiang, Tian-Ci Yi, Si-Yuan Xu, Dao-Chao Jin","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1236.139274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.139274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, three species were examined. Among them, two new species, <i>Caeculisomataianensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Iguatoniabarboproxima</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> from Southwestern China, were described and illustrated based on larvae. The two new species can be distinguished from the known species by the following characteristics: the anterior sensilla are nude, and the gnathosoma has two pairs of nude hypostomalae in <i>C.taianensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>; the anterior sensilla and posterolateral scutalae are located in the posterior half of the scutum, and the posterior hypostomalae with barbs on the proximal half in <i>I.barboproxima</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> In addition, a new host and distribution range of <i>Abrolophusquadrapexicis</i> Xu & Jin, 2022 is reported.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1236 ","pages":"85-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12048815/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144048220","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}