ZooKeysPub Date : 2025-09-03eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1251.164206
Jiahui Gan, Xiaoqi Mi, Cheng Wang, Liqing Fan
{"title":"Three new species of Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae) from Xizang, China.","authors":"Jiahui Gan, Xiaoqi Mi, Cheng Wang, Liqing Fan","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1251.164206","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1251.164206","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new species belonging to the spider family Theridiidae are described based on materials collected from Xizang Autonomous Region, Southwestern China: <i>Moneta linzhi</i> Gan, Mi & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀♂), <i>M. yinae</i> Gan, Mi & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀♂) and <i>Phoroncidia cibagou</i> Gan, Mi & Wang, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀♂). Diagnostic photos of the habitus and copulatory organs, and a distribution map are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1251 ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12423636/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065735","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 : 2025-09-03eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1251.153705
Fengjing Liu, Yayong Wu, Jindong Zhang, Guang Yang, Shuo Liu, Xue Chen, Jiang Chang, Qiang Xie, Bo Cai
{"title":"A new species of <i>Diploderma</i> Hallowell, 1861 (Squamata, Agamidae) discovered in the upper Dadu River valley of the Hengduan Mountains, Sichuan, China.","authors":"Fengjing Liu, Yayong Wu, Jindong Zhang, Guang Yang, Shuo Liu, Xue Chen, Jiang Chang, Qiang Xie, Bo Cai","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1251.153705","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1251.153705","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of the genus <i>Diploderma</i> is described from the upper Dadu River Valley in the Hengduan mountains of Sichuan Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial <i>ND2</i> gene revealed that the new species, <i>Diploderma bifluviale</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, forms a distinct lineage within the <i>Diploderma flaviceps</i> group with an uncorrected genetic distance of ≥3.88%. Morphologically, the new species differs from its congeners by a combination of characters, including a shorter snout-vent length (SVL 62.51-72.55 mm), a shorter tail (TAL/SVL ratio 1.37-1.56), concealed tympanum, absence of a gular spot, and lemon-chiffon dorsolateral stripes with serrated edges in males. Additionally, <i>Diploderma bifluviale</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> exhibits unique coloration traits such as a wheat-colored tongue and the fourth toe with claw reaching either the tympanum or the area between shoulder and tympanum when hind limbs adpressed forward. The species inhabits semi-arid shrublands in warm-dry valleys at elevations of 2,187-2,525 m - a habitat that is distinct from those of its closest relatives. This discovery highlights the understudied biodiversity of the upper Dadu River. <i>Diploderma bifluviale</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> represents the 49<sup>th</sup> species of the genus and expands our understanding of morphological and ecological diversity within the <i>D. flaviceps</i> group.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1251 ","pages":"17-38"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12423635/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065575","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 : 2025-09-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.149263
Chengzhong Yang, Yuting Yang, Xue Chen, Shenghua Yang, Yang Zhou, Honggang Ma, Yang Liu, Yuanjun Zhao
{"title":"Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetic analyses of two <i>Ceratomyxa</i> species (Myxozoa, Ceratomyxidae) from the China Sea, including a new species description.","authors":"Chengzhong Yang, Yuting Yang, Xue Chen, Shenghua Yang, Yang Zhou, Honggang Ma, Yang Liu, Yuanjun Zhao","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.149263","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.149263","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae) from teleosts in the China Sea are investigated using an integrative approach which combines morphological characteristcs, parasitic traits, and molecular data including small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. A novel species, <i>Ceratomyxa dactyloptena</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, was identified from the gallbladder of Oriental flying gurnard <i>Dactyloptena orientalis</i> Cuvier, 1829, while <i>Ceratomyxa siganicola</i> Zhang, Zhao, Yang & Yang, 2019 was found in the gallbladder of Mottled spinefoot <i>Siganus fuscescens</i> Houttuyn, 1782 and Mozambique tilapia <i>Oreochromis mossambicus</i> Peters, 1852. Mature myxospores of <i>C. dactyloptena</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> exhibit a crescent shape in sutural view, with dimensions of 30.0 ± 1.3 (27.2-32.8) µm in thickness, 6.4 ± 0.4 (5.7-7.0) µm in length, and a posterior angle of 152.9 ± 3.7° (146.2-158.9°). Pyriform polar capsules measured 2.9 ± 0.3 (2.3-3.3) µm long and 2.4 ± 0.3 (1.7-2.8) µm wide, with polar filaments coiled in 3-4 turns. The SSU rDNA sequence of <i>C. dactyloptena</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> was distinct from all known myxosporeans, showing the highest similarity (87.9%) and the shortest genetic distance (0.1209) with <i>C. filamentosi</i> Kalatzis, Kokkari & Katharios, 2013. Molecular analyses revealed intraspecific variation among <i>C. siganicola</i> strains, with ITS rDNA being more sensitive than SSU rDNA in detecting these differences. Phylogenetic analysis placed <i>C. dactyloptena</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> in a clade with <i>C. oxycheilinae</i> Heiniger, Gunter & Adlard, 2008, while all <i>C. siganicola</i> strains clustered together, forming a sister clade to <i>C. barnesi</i> Gunter, Whipps & Adlard, 2009. Furthermore, the phylogenetic results indicated that ceratomyxid diversification is influenced not only by host specificity but also by geographic distribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"359-375"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12421247/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041563","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 : 2025-09-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.156835
Hsuan-Pu Chen, Chia-Lung Huang, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
{"title":"A taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Alexeter</i> Förster (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ctenopelmatinae, Mesoleiini) from Taiwan, with descriptions of six new species.","authors":"Hsuan-Pu Chen, Chia-Lung Huang, Shiuh-Feng Shiao","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.156835","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.156835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Alexeter</i> Förster, 1869 is first recorded from Taiwan. One previously described species, <i>A. shakojiensis</i> Uchida, 1930, is newly recorded from Taiwan. Six new species, <i>A. flavomaculatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. hsiaoae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. mediolobus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. monticola</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A. pseudozangicus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A. rufispeculus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, are described and can be distinguished from their congeners primarily based on color pattern, mandibular teeth, propodeal carinae, fore wing length and venation, ocellar and first metasomal tergite measurements, and flagellomere counts. Illustrations of the male genitalia and a diagnostic key to the Taiwanese <i>Alexeter</i> species are provided. DNA-based species delimitations are provided as supporting evidence for four new species. In a COI-based phylogeny sampling 31 operative taxonomic units of <i>Alexeter</i> and similar genera, the genus <i>Alexeter</i> was not resolved as a monophyletic group. Additionally, the <i>COI</i> barcode showed limitations in distinguishing some <i>Alexeter</i> morphospecies, indicating the need for further evaluation of <i>COI</i>-based species delimitation in this genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"315-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12421253/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041617","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 : 2025-09-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.147215
Alain Canard, Pierre Devogel, Pierre Oger, Christine Rollard, Olivier Villepoux, Frédéric Ysnel
{"title":"Description of a male <i>Zimirina corsica</i> sp. nov. (Arachnida, Araneae) - the first Prodidomidae species reported on the European territory of France.","authors":"Alain Canard, Pierre Devogel, Pierre Oger, Christine Rollard, Olivier Villepoux, Frédéric Ysnel","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.147215","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.147215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new Prodidomidae species (genus <i>Zimirina</i> Dalmas) is proposed based on the description of a male specimen caught in Corsica. The specimen can be distinguished from other <i>Zimirina</i> males by the shape of its tegulum and cymbium. Considering that it differs in a number of characters from all other male <i>Zimirina</i> we propose to name this new species <i>Zimirina corsica</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, referring to the type locality.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"285-291"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12457907/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145150970","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 : 2025-09-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.151740
Gabriel Araúz, Vasilisa Chemyreva, Tomás Ríos, Dumas Gálvez, Roberto A Cambra, Enrique Medianero, William T Wcislo, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín
{"title":"Two new species of <i>Szelenyiopria</i> Fabritius (Hymenoptera, Diapriidae), larval koinobiont endoparasitoids of the leaf-cutter ant <i>Acromyrmex coronatus</i> (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), from Panama.","authors":"Gabriel Araúz, Vasilisa Chemyreva, Tomás Ríos, Dumas Gálvez, Roberto A Cambra, Enrique Medianero, William T Wcislo, Hermógenes Fernández-Marín","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.151740","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.151740","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Leaf-cutter ant nests attract a wide variety of guests and parasites due to considerable food resources, substrate and shelter available within nests. Limited information is known about their taxonomy, bionomics, and natural history, including interactions with the ants, and degree of host specificity of these symbionts. Here we describe two new species of <i>Szelenyiopria</i> Fabritius, 1974 (Diapriidae, Diapriinae, Diapriini) wasps which are koinobiont endoparasitoids of the larvae of a leaf-cutter ant, <i>Acromyrmex coronatus</i> (Fabricius, 1804) (Myrmicinae, Attini) in Chiriquí, Panama. For both new <i>Szelenyiopria</i> species, <i>S. fortunensis</i> Araúz & Fernández-Marín, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>S. chiriquiensis</i> Araúz & Fernández-Marín, <b>sp. nov.</b>, we provide information on parasite-host interactions. The most abundant and frequent parasitoid type was solitary, while gregarious parasitoidism, where two or more wasps emerged from a single ant larva, was associated with certain times of the year. We provide an updated key to females of all species of <i>Szelenyiopria</i>, their geographic distribution, and host-parasite interactions. <i>Szelenyiopria</i> previously had been identified as parasitoids of several ant genera including some <i>Acromyrmex</i> species, but our data indicate that some species of <i>Szelenyiopria</i> may be specialized on <i>A. coronatus</i> ants. Rates of parasitism suggest that the wasps have a negative effect on colonies and populations of the ants.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"293-314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12418030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145041612","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 : 2025-08-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.160064
Jun Souma
{"title":"An illustrated key to the lace bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Tingidae) from \"Oriental Galapagos\" (the Ogasawara Islands, Japan), with descriptions of three new species of the endemic genus <i>Omoplax</i> Horváth, 1912.","authors":"Jun Souma","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.160064","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.160064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The lace bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Tingidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, which are known as \"Oriental Galapagos\", are taxonomically revised. The following eight species belonging to the two endemic genera, <i>Acanthomoplax</i> Souma & Kamitani, 2021 (Tinginae, Tingini) or <i>Omoplax</i> Horváth, 1912 (Tinginae, Tingini) are recognized from the islands: <i>A. tomokunii</i> Souma & Kamitani, 2021, <i>O. desecta</i> (Horváth, 1912), <i>O. hisasuei</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>O. inugusu</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>O. karubei</i> Souma, 2022, <i>O. kobugashi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>O. majorcarinae</i> Guilbert, 2001, and <i>O. mukojimensis</i> Souma, 2022. In previous studies published in the 2020s, <i>O. inugusu</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>O. kobugashi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> were misidentified as <i>O. majorcarinae</i>, while <i>O. majorcarinae</i>, re-diagnosed in the present study, was confused with <i>O. desecta</i>. Host plants for seven of the eight species, excluding <i>O. mukojimensis</i>, were revealed based on field and captive observations. Five of these seven species-<i>A. tomokunii</i>, <i>O. hisasuei</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>O. inugusu</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>O. kobugashi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>O. majorcarinae</i>-feed on evergreen lauraceous trees. An illustrated key is also provided to identify all eight lace bug species from the Ogasawara Islands. Moreover, differences in host plants and distribution ranges of the eight endemic species are also discussed. Future research directions necessary for the conservation of endemic lace bugs are proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"243-284"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12413620/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016274","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 : 2025-08-28eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.159585
Giuseppe Manganelli, Joanna R Pieńkowska, Debora Barbato, Andrea Benocci, Katarzyna Sosnowska, Roy Anderson, Folco Giusti, Andrzej Lesicki
{"title":"Exploring <i>Monacha</i> species from the island of Corfu (NW Greece) by an integrative approach: new insights on <i>M. claustralis</i> (Rossmässler, 1834), <i>M. parumcincta</i> (Rossmässler, 1834) and allied species (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hygromiidae).","authors":"Giuseppe Manganelli, Joanna R Pieńkowska, Debora Barbato, Andrea Benocci, Katarzyna Sosnowska, Roy Anderson, Folco Giusti, Andrzej Lesicki","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.159585","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.159585","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Greek island of Corfu (Kérkyra) is considered the type locality of two <i>Monacha</i> species described in 1834 by Rossmässler, namely <i>Monacha claustralis</i> and <i>M. parumcincta</i>. In this work, Corfu populations of these species were investigated by an integrative approach including analysis of morphological features of shell and distal genitalia as well as molecular features of selected mitochondrial and nuclear gene fragments to establish the relationships between Corfu <i>M. claustralis</i> and <i>M. cartusiana</i> as well as between Corfu and Italian <i>M. parumcincta</i>. Shell features did not differentiate the pairs analysed, i.e. <i>Monacha claustralis</i> vs <i>M. cartusiana</i> and Corfu vs Italian <i>M. parumcincta</i>, whereas features of distal genitalia structure and nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial genes (COI and 16SrDNA) distinguished them significantly. Nuclear gene sequences (ITS2 flanked with 5.8S and 28SrDNA fragments) also differentiated between Corfu and Italian <i>M. parumcincta</i>. It is therefore postulated that these two pairs are composed of four separate species: <i>M. claustralis</i>, <i>M. cartusiana</i>, Corfu <i>M. parumcincta</i>, and Italian <i>M. parumcincta</i>, which are distinct from each other and from the other species of the genus <i>Monacha</i> used here for comparison (the six lineages of <i>M. cantiana</i> s.l. and <i>M. pantanellii</i>).</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"201-242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12411882/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016257","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 : 2025-08-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.145981
Jin-Zhuo Cai, Wen-Wen Yao, Zong-Qing Wang, Yan-Li Che
{"title":"On the species status of <i>Blattella germanica</i> and <i>Blattella asahinai</i> (Blattodea, Blattellidae), and other morphologically similar species.","authors":"Jin-Zhuo Cai, Wen-Wen Yao, Zong-Qing Wang, Yan-Li Che","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.145981","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.145981","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Blattella germanica</i> (Linnaeus, 1767), a member of the Blattellidae family within the order Blattodea, is a significant global sanitary pest. Several species within the genus <i>Blattella</i> Caudell, 1903 and its closely related genera (<i>Episymploce</i> Bey-Bienko, 1950; <i>Symploce</i> Hebard, 1916; and <i>Jacobsonina</i> Hebard, 1929) exhibit external morphological traits similar to those of <i>B. germanica</i>. By integrating morphological identification and molecular analyses, one new species was identified: <i>Jacobsonina uncata</i> Cai, Yao & Che, <b>sp. nov.</b> Additionally, <i>Blattella asahinai</i> Mizukubo, 1981 was downgraded to a subspecies of <i>B. germanica</i>. The application of molecular data, specifically cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI), has proven to be a straightforward and effective method for distinguishing <i>B. germanica</i> from its morphologically similar relatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"155-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12409335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016293","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 : 2025-08-27eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1250.158452
Lei Huang, Guang-Hong Cao, Zhong Peng
{"title":"Two new species and new records of the genus <i>Procirrus</i> Latreille from China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae).","authors":"Lei Huang, Guang-Hong Cao, Zhong Peng","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.158452","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1250.158452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New taxonomic and faunistic data for three species of the genus <i>Procirrus</i> Latreille, 1829 from China are provided. Two new species from Hainan and Yunnan provinces are described and illustrated: <i>P. hei</i> Huang & Peng, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>P. yunnanensis</i> Huang & Peng, <b>sp. nov.</b> Additional data (including photographs of the habitus and the type labels) on the type specimen of <i>P. fusculus</i> Sharp, 1889 are given. <i>Procirrus lewisii</i> Sharp, 1889 is recorded from Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Guangxi, Guizhou, Chongqing, Sichuan and Xizang for the first time. An identification key to Asian species of <i>Procirrus</i> is given.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1250 ","pages":"189-200"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12409331/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145016219","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}