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{"title":"Caribbean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of Panama. Part IV: parvorder Caprellidira.","authors":"Sally J Sir, Kristine N White","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.145826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145826","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The parvorder Caprellidira includes 1,244 described species in 17 families. The diverse morphology of caprellidiran amphipods ranges from thread-like to more typical laterally compressed body forms. Caprellidiran amphipods are associated with coral rubble, seagrasses, sponges, algae, and sand and typically feed on detritus from the water column. Twenty species from five families within the parvorder are documented from Bocas del Toro, Panama. Five species are new to science and a range extension is documented for 15 species. All species are diagnosed, new species are described, and an identification key to the Caprellidira amphipods of Panama is provided herein.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"151-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12006821/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049911","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":"Discovering diversity of Central Asian and Himalayan <i>Epeorus</i> (<i>Caucasiron</i>) mayflies (Ephemeroptera, Heptageniidae) using DNA barcoding and morphology.","authors":"Ľuboš Hrivniak, Pavel Sroka, Roman J Godunko, Alexander V Martynov, Dmitry M Palatov, Jindřiška Bojková","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.141196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.141196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mayflies of the genus Epeorus Eaton, 1881 subgenus Caucasiron Kluge, 1997 are distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of south-west China. In contrast to the Caucasus, the Mediterranean and Irano-Anatolian regions, where E. (Caucasiron) represents one of the most extensively studied mayfly taxa, the species diversity in the more eastern mountains of Asia has been studied only sporadically. In this study, the species diversity of E. (Caucasiron) from the mountains of Central Asia (Pamir, Tian Shan) and the western part of the Himalayas was analysed using DNA barcoding and the morphology of larvae and adults. The distance- and phylogenetic tree-based molecular species delimitation analyses revealed five E. (Caucasiron) species occurring in the study area. Three of them did not correspond morphologically to any known species of the genus <i>Epeorus</i>. These species were described herein as E. (C.) himalayensis Hrivniak & Sroka, <b>sp. nov.</b>, E. (C.) lanceolatus Hrivniak & Sroka, <b>sp. nov.</b> and E. (C.) lineatus Hrivniak & Sroka, <b>sp. nov.</b> All new species were compared with other representatives of the subgenus and other related species of the genus <i>Epeorus</i>, and appropriate morphological diagnostic characters were provided. Morphological revision, main diagnostic characters, and information on the distribution of E. (C.) guttatus Braasch & Soldán, 1979 and two other potentially related <i>Epeorus</i> species from the area, <i>E.psi</i> Eaton, 1885 and <i>E.suspicatus</i> (Braasch, 2006), are also given.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"89-125"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12004075/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001877","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":"Six new species and a new synonym of the mesh-web spider genus <i>Sudesna</i> Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from China.","authors":"Lu-Yu Wang, Xian-Jin Peng, Zhi-Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.145300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.145300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Six new species of the genus <i>Sudesna</i> are described from South China: <i>S.cangshan</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♀, Yunnan), <i>S.dali</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan), <i>S.haiboi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan), <i>S.hainan</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Hainan), <i>S.shangrila</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan) and <i>S.yangi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀, Yunnan). <i>Dictynayongshun</i> Yin, Bao & Kim, 2001 is proposed here as a junior synonym of <i>S.hedini</i> (Schenkel, 1936). Detailed descriptions, photographs, along with illustrations of genital organs, somatic features, and a distribution map of <i>Sudesna</i> species in China are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"127-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12004077/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001690","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":"A new species of <i>Gaillardiellus</i> Guinot, 1976 (Crustacea, Brachyura, Xanthidae) from the coral reefs of the South China Sea.","authors":"Yuan Ziming, Jiang Wei, Sha Zhongli","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.144026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.144026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new xanthid species of <i>Gaillardiellus</i> Guinot, 1976, is described from the coral reefs of the Xisha and Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. The new species, <i>Gaillardiellusmagiruber</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, closely resembles <i>G.rueppellii</i> (Krauss, 1843) but can be distinguished mainly by its closer proximity of the outer orbital angle and anterolateral margin, which lacks an accessory lobe, a broader and non-protruding front, and notable differences in live coloration and size. Molecular analysis of mitochondrial cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase I (COI) sequences further corroborates the validity of this new species. An updated identification key for <i>Gaillardiellus</i> is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12000811/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144038486","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":"Systematic review of the genus <i>Pseudognaptorina</i> Kaszab, 1977 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae, Blaptini) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, with description of six new species.","authors":"Xiu-Min Li, Bao-Yue Zhang, Ji-Gang Li, Zhao Pan","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.137739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.137739","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Pseudognaptorina</i>, with four described species, is endemic to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. In this study, <i>Pseudognaptorina</i> is reviewed based on a combination of molecular and morphological datasets. A preliminary phylogenetic tree is reconstructed based on COI sequences of four related genera within the subtribe Gnaptorinina. Additionally, the geographical distribution of <i>Pseudognaptorina</i> is presented. Six new species are described and illustrated: <i>P.banbarica</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.himalayana</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.migana</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.oblonga</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>P.rectangularis</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>P.reni</i> X.-M. Li, <b>sp. nov.</b> This work provides valuable molecular, morphological, and distributional data for the study of species evolution in the subtribe Gnaptorinina.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"19-46"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12000813/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144056446","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":"Systematics of the braconid wasp subfamily Rhysipolinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) based on UCE data, with the description of a new Neotropical genus.","authors":"Gerardo Y García-Acosta, Rubén Castañeda-Osorio, Sergey A Belokobylskij, Eduardo M Shimbori, Jovana M Jasso-Martínez, Angélica M Penteado-Dias, Alejandro Zaldívar-Riverón","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.147859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.147859","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rhysipolinae is a small cosmopolitan cyclostome subfamily of braconid wasps, currently comprising 10 genera and more than 80 species. The two species of the subfamily whose biology has been confirmed are koinobiont ectoparasitoids of lepidopteran larvae, deviating from the two common parasitoid strategies in Braconidae (koinobiont-endoparasitoid, idiobiont-ectoparasitoid). Defining the limits of Rhysipolinae has been challenging due to the lack of exclusive morphological features and difficulties in resolving its phylogenetic relationships based on both morphological and Sanger DNA sequence data. However, recent phylogenomic studies using nuclear ultraconserved elements (UCEs) and mitochondrial genome sequences have begun to clarify its relationships, although various generic boundaries remain unclear. Here a phylogenomic analysis based on UCE data was performed including 32 species of nine rhysipoline genera to assess the monophyly of the subfamily as well as its generic limits. Our phylogenetic analysis confirmed the monophyly of Rhysipolinae, but no unique external morphological features were found for its diagnosis. Most genera were recovered as monophyletic except <i>Rhysipolis</i> Förster, 1863, whose clade included <i>Cerophanes</i> Tobias, 1971 and <i>Troporhysipolis</i> Quicke, Belokobylskij & Butcher, 2016. Based on our molecular and morphological evidence, we synonymise <i>Cerophanes</i> <b>syn. nov.</b> with <i>Rhysipolis</i> and describe the new genus and species <i>Rogapolisnomai</i> García-Acosta, Shimbori, Castañeda-Osorio & Zaldívar-Riverón <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b>, which is mainly characterised by a median longitudinal carina on the second metasomal tergum, a feature previously predominantly occurring in Rogadinae. Moreover, <i>Pseudavga</i> Tobias, 1964 <b>syn. nov.</b> is proposed as a subgenus of <i>Pachystigmus</i> Hellén, 1927. A taxonomic diagnosis for Rhysipolinae and a key to its currently valid genera are also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"67-87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12000810/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143985322","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":"Complete mitogenome of the critically endangered Asian king vulture (<i>Sarcogypscalvus</i>) (Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae): evolutionary insights and comparative analysis.","authors":"Wannapol Buthasane, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Saowaphang Sanannu, Vorasuk Shotelersuk, Gunnaporn Suriyaphol","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1234.138722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.138722","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Asian king vulture (<i>Sarcogypscalvus</i>), also known as the red-headed vulture, is an Old World vulture (Gypini) facing severe population declines. This study aimed to assemble the complete mitogenome of <i>S.calvus</i>, explore its phylogenetic relationships, estimate divergence times, and examine genetic distances and amino acid substitutions. The mitogenome was de novo assembled from genomic DNA extracted from the blood of a female <i>S.calvus</i>. Phylogenetic and pairwise genetic distance analyses were conducted, comparing <i>S.calvus</i> with other members of Gypini, New World vultures (Cathartidae) and various other birds. The assembled mitogenome was 17,750 base pairs in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and two control regions. Most PCGs used the ATG start codon, except for cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (<i>COX1</i>), which employed GTG. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close genetic relationship between <i>S.calvus</i> and other members of Gypini, with an estimated divergence time of 16.7 million years ago. Genetic distance analysis indicated that <i>S.calvus</i> was more closely related to other Gypini, as well as to <i>Spilornischeela</i> and <i>Circaetuspectoralis</i> (Circaetini)), than to Cathartidae. Conserved amino acid substitutions between Gypini and Cathartidae were primarily observed in the NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase chain 1 (<i>ND1</i>) gene. This study provided the first complete mitogenome of <i>S.calvus</i>, offering new insights into its genomic structure, evolutionary history, and genetic relationships.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1234 ","pages":"47-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12000817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143987889","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":"A new species of <i>Docosia</i> Winnertz, 1864 and new records of fungus gnats (Diptera, Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae and Mycetophilidae) from North Africa.","authors":"Mohamed Amin El Mouden, Peter J Chandler, Imane Saidoun, Ouafaa Driauach, Boutaïna Belqat","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1233.130502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.130502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new species of Mycetophilidae in the genus <i>Docosia</i> Winnertz, 1864 is described, <i>Docosiatazekkae</i> Chandler, El Mouden & Belqat, <b>sp. nov.</b>, with the addition of eighteen new records of fungus gnats to the fauna of North Africa. Most of the new taxa of fungus gnats are found in Morocco, especially in the National Park of Tazekka, where a total of 69 species are recorded for the first time, thus enriching the fauna of these gnats in the Middle Atlas region; the greatest species richness is observed in caves. All these findings attest to the high biodiversity of the fungus gnats in Morocco, which, among the North African countries, has the best-known fauna.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1233 ","pages":"349-379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11997608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988855","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":"Acanthocephalans from freshwater fishes in northeast Thailand with the description of a new species of the subgenus <i>Acanthosentis</i> Verma & Dutta, 1929 (Acanthocephala, Quadrigyridae).","authors":"Olga Lisitsyna, Mikuláš Oros, Alexis Ribas, Srisupaph Poonlaphdecha, Daniel Barčák","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1233.136533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.136533","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During an ichthyoparasitological survey in northeast Thailand in 2015, four species of acanthocephalans were found in four species of freshwater fishes. Adult stages of <i>Pallisentisrexus</i> Wongkham & Whitfield, 1999 and <i>Raosentis</i> sp. (Eoacanthocephala, Quadrigyridae) were collected from <i>Channastriata</i> (Anabantiformes, Channidae) and <i>Mystusmysticetus</i> (Siluriformes, Bagridae), respectively, and cystacanths of <i>Arhythmorhynchus</i> sp. (Palaeacanthocephala, Polymorphidae) were found on the visceral organs of <i>M.albolineatus</i> (Siluriformes, Bagridae). Adult acanthocephalans of the subgenus Acanthosentis Verma & Dutta, 1929 isolated from <i>Barbonymusschwanenfeldii</i> (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae) were morphologically distinct from all described species of the subgenus in the arrangement of rings of tegumental spines in two fields with a more or less pronounced distance between them, and by the presence of a dome-shaped process with a ring of small spines at the base at the posterior end in females. Molecular data were generated for three species and phylogenetic analysis based on the 18S rDNA clearly supported the generic identification of Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) barbonymi<b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>P.rexus.</i> While the phylogenetic position of the former species within the genus could not be clarified, the latter species formed a well-supported sister lineage in a clade with isolates of four congeneric species. Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) barbonymi<b>sp. nov.</b> is formally described, the first genetic data for <i>P.rexus</i> are generated, a species of the genus <i>Raosentis</i> Datta, 1947 is reported for the first time outside the Indian subcontinent, and a key to the species of the latter genus is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1233 ","pages":"325-348"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11986430/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144000853","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":"Revision of the genus <i>Labidolanguria</i> Fowler, 1908 (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Languriinae), with descriptions of a new species and two new combinations.","authors":"Zheng-Zhong Huang, Xing-Ke Yang, Si-Qin Ge","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1233.132046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.132046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The oriental genus <i>Labidolanguria</i> Fowler, 1908, previously remained unknown in China, is revised in this study. A new species, <i>Labidolangurialiangi</i> Huang, <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described and illustrated from the Xizang Autonomous Region. Two new combinations are proposed: <i>Labidolanguriaapicata</i> (Zia, 1959), <b>comb. nov.</b>, and <i>L.sauteri</i> (Fowler, 1913), <b>comb. nov.</b> This genus now comprises four recognized species in Asian, and a key is provided for their identification. The relationship of the genus <i>Labidolanguria</i> to closely related genera is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1233 ","pages":"315-323"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11979613/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049517","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}