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{"title":"New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species.","authors":"Alireza Zamani, Rahşen S Kaya, Yuri M Marusik","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.135249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.135249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New taxonomic and faunistic data on the agelenid spiders of Turkiye and the Caucasus are provided. Five species are described as new to science: <i>Maimunaantalyensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Turkiye: Antalya), <i>Tegenariaballarini</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Turkiye: Antalya), <i>T.beyazcika</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂; Turkiye: Antalya), <i>T.egrisiana</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Georgia: Imereti), and <i>T.hoeferi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀; Armenia: Kotayk). <i>Tegenarialazarovi</i> Dimitrov, 2020, <b>syn. nov.</b> is proposed as a new junior synonym of <i>T.averni</i> Brignoli, 1978. <i>Persiscapecaucasica</i> (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) is newly reported from Armenia, and <i>T.chumachenkoi</i> Kovblyuk & Ponomarev, 2008 is reported for the first time from Turkiye. New distribution records for <i>T.dalmatica</i> Kulczyński, 1906, <i>T.hamid</i> Brignoli, 1978, <i>T.longimana</i> Simon, 1898 and <i>T.percuriosa</i> Brignoli, 1972, and topotype material for <i>T.tekke</i> Brignoli, 1978 are reported. The record of <i>Eratigenafuesslini</i> (Pavesi, 1873) from Turkiye is found to be based on a misidentification, and is herein attributed to <i>T.hamid</i>. The presence of an embolic spine, unknown in any other species of <i>Tegenaria</i>, is documented in <i>T.anhela</i> Brignoli, 1972 for the first time. Photographs are provided for all treated species.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"251-286"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11605302/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772878","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 Tomoderinae (Coleoptera, Anthicidae). Part V. Three new <i>Macrotomoderus</i> Pic, 1901 from continental China and an updated key to the Palaearctic species.","authors":"Dmitry Telnov","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.134413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.134413","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Descriptions of the following three new species of <i>Macrotomoderus</i> Pic, 1901 from continental China are provided: <i>M.blinsteini</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>M.hirsutus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>M.turpiculus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> The available identification key to the Palaearctic <i>Macrotomoderus</i> species is supplemented and updated.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"231-250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11605296/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772880","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":"Desert diversification: revision of <i>Agroecotettix</i> Bruner, 1908 (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae) with descriptions of sixteen new species from the United States and Mexico.","authors":"JoVonn G Hill","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.133703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1218.133703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, a morphological revision was conducted of <i>Agroecotettix</i> Bruner, a group of grasshoppers inhabiting open xeric desert scrub, shrublands, and plains, spanning central Texas to central Mexico. The genus was originally described by Bruner in 1908, with two taxa added by Hebard in 1922. <i>Agroecotettix</i> has remained unrevised despite numerous collections. This exploration, spurred by a novel discovery of significant male genitalia variation in <i>Agroecotettixaristusaristus</i>, suggests undescribed species. Through morphological specimen comparisons, sixteen new species are described from biologically rich regions of the South Texas Plains, Chihuahuan Desert, and Sierra Madre Oriental. The new taxa described here are <i>A.silverheelsi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.xiphophorus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.glochinos</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.texmex</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.cumbres</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.burtoni</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.moorei</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.chiantiensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.dorni</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.chisosensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.turneri</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.quitmanensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.vaquero</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.forcipatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>A.idic</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>A.kahloae</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> This discovery sheds light on desert biodiversity and hints at a Pleistocene radiation akin to other melanoplines, urging further exploration to enrich our understanding of this fascinating lineage and unravel the biogeographic history within these arid landscapes.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"177-230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11605301/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142772875","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":"The first record of the genus <i>Dichodontocis</i> Kawanabe, 1994 (Coleoptera, Ciidae) from China, with the description of a new species and its larva.","authors":"Nan Li, Ji-Shan Xu","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.130088","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.130088","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Dichodontocis</i> Kawanabe, 1994 is newly recorded from China, and a new species, <i>Dichodontocisguangzhouensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and its larva, is described and illustrated from Guangdong Province. We provide habitat and host fungi photos of the new species and a key to all described species of the genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"167-176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11603105/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751258","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>Tachysurustaeniatus</i> (Günther, 1873), a senior synonym of the congeneric species <i>T.ondon</i> (Shaw, 1934) (Teleostei, Bagridae) from eastern China.","authors":"Wei-Han Shao, Jian-Li Cheng, E Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.135630","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.135630","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the current recognition of <i>Tachysurustaeniatus</i> and <i>T.ondon</i> as two separate valid species of China, neither species have been revised based on examination of their types and/or topotypical materials, nor have they genetically analyzed. In this study, examination of the holotype of <i>T.taeniatus</i> showed that it has a serrated anterior edge of the pectoral spine, a slightly emarginate caudal fin, and longer maxillary barbels extending beyond the base of the pectoral spine, the characters shared with specimens currently identified as <i>T.ondon</i>. Morphological comparisons and molecular analysis showed that specimens from mainland China, which are characterized by the three mentioned morphological features, represent a single species. According to the nomenclatural rule of priority, <i>T.taeniatus</i> is a senior subjective synonym of <i>T.ondon</i>. Within this concept, <i>T.taeniatus</i> is widely distributed in the lower reaches of Yangtze River and coastal rivers in Zhejiang and Fujian Province and closely related to <i>T.aurantiacus</i>, which is endemic to Japan. The morphological differences and species-level genetic distance between <i>T.taeniatus</i> and <i>T.aurantiacus</i> provide additional support for synonymization of <i>T.taeniatus</i> and <i>T.ondon</i>. The paper also describes ontogenetic color changes and coloration polymorphism in this species. Phylogeny of the <i>T.aurantiacus</i> group, to which <i>T.taeniatus</i> belongs, is also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"153-166"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11602963/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142751072","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":"Review of the wolf spider genus <i>Halocosa</i> Azarkina & Trilikauskas, 2019 from China (Araneae, Lycosidae).","authors":"Lu-Yu Wang, Muhammad Irfan, Yuri M Marusik, Zhi-Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.137275","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.137275","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The wolf spider genus <i>Halocosa</i> Azarkina & Trilikauskas, 2019 from China is reviewed, including two species: <i>H.cereipes</i> (L. Koch, 1878) (♂♀) and <i>H.hatanensis</i> (Urita, Tang & Song, 1993) (♂♀). Both species are restricted to northern China, with <i>H.cereipes</i> recorded from China for the first time. <i>Halocosajartica</i> (Urita, Tang & Song, 1993), <b>syn. nov.</b> is synonymized with <i>H.hatanensis</i> (Urita, Tang & Song, 1993). Detailed species descriptions, along with morphological photos, genitalia illustrations, SEM photos of the bulbs and photos of live specimens are also presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"117-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11600000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142740722","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":"Discovery of a new <i>Isonychia</i> species with distinctive characters from southwestern China, and preliminary exploration of its phylogenetic status (Ephemeroptera, Isonychiidae).","authors":"Pengxu Mu, Xiaolei Huang","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.137110","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.137110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Isonychia</i> Eaton, 1871 is widely distributed across the Holarctic and Oriental regions. However, no representatives of this genus have been reported from southwestern China, a region known for its high biodiversity. Here, we described and illustrated <i>Isonychialatias</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, a new species recently collected from Guizhou Province, southwestern China, across all developmental stages. The imagos of this new species exhibit some uncommon characters within <i>Isonychia</i>, such as brown mid- and hindlegs, and pale stripes on the thorax. To explore the phylogenetic status of this new species within <i>Isonychia</i>, a multigene phylogenetic analysis was conducted.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"135-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11600002/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142740721","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":"Four new species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Anhui Province, China.","authors":"Shuhui Li, Qiang Chen, Yanfeng Tong","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.136555","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.136555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four new species of leptonetid spiders from Anhui Province, China are recognized: <i>Jingnetaqishan</i> Tong, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀), <i>Jingnetawukuishan</i> Tong, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂), <i>Leptonetelajingde</i> Tong, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀) and <i>Rhyssoleptonetalishan</i> Tong, <b>sp. nov.</b> (♂♀). An identification key to leptonetid spiders from Anhui is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"99-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11589627/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142732351","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":"Four new species of <i>Leuctra</i> Stephens, 1836 from the Balkans (Plecoptera, Leuctridae).","authors":"Dávid Murányi, Tibor Kovács","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.120744","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.120744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four, presumably microendemic new <i>Leuctra</i> species are described on the basis of morphology of the adult males and females. Each species was collected only in a single mountain range of the western Balkans: <i>Leuctraenigma</i> Kovács & Murányi, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Albania, Çermenikë), <i>L.golija</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Serbia, Golija), <i>L.puskasi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kozara), <i>L.visitor</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> (Montenegro, Visitor). Their morphological affinities and ecology are discussed, phylogenetic relations will be described in the framework of ongoing molecular studies of Balkan <i>Leuctra</i> species. The occurrences of the new species are depicted on a map. A list of Balkan endemic <i>Leuctra</i> species is given. <i>Leuctradalmoni</i> Vinçon & Murányi, 2007 is new for Albania and Montenegro, <i>Nemourauncinata</i> Despax, 1934, <i>N.marginata</i> Pictet, 1836 and <i>Isoperlaburesi</i> Raušer, 1962 are new for Albania, <i>Nemourasciurus</i> Aubert, 1949 is new for Bosnia & Herzegovina, while Capnias. l.viduarilensis Raušer, 1962 and <i>L.metsovonica</i> Aubert, 1956 are new for Montenegro.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"49-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11584905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710838","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 rove beetle genera in Staphylininae that reduce \"<i>Heterothops</i>\" and \"<i>Quedius</i>\" taxonomic wastebaskets (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae).","authors":"José L Reyes-Hernández, Alexey Solodovnikov","doi":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.135558","DOIUrl":"10.3897/zookeys.1218.135558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The here-provided description of the new genera <i>Chiquiticus</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> and <i>Nitidocolpus</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> was necessitated by a phylogenetic study of Staphylininae (to be published separately), which will be used for the proper characterization of their respective new suprageneric lineages in an upcoming update of the higher classification of this subfamily. Both new genera are erected for species that had been previously described but misplaced in the highly polyphyletic \"taxonomic wastebasket\" genera <i>Heterothops</i> (Amblyopinina) and <i>Quedius</i> (Quediina), resulting in the following new combinations: <i>Chiquiticusarizonicus</i> (Smetana, 1971), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Chiquiticuscampbelli</i> (Smetana, 1971), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; †<i>Chiquiticuscornelli</i> (Chatzimanolis & Engel, 2013), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Chiquiticusgemellus</i> (Smetana, 1971), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; †<i>Chiquiticusinfernalis</i> (Chatzimanolis & Engel, 2013), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Chiquiticusoccidentis</i> (Casey, 1886), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Chiquiticuspusio</i> (LeConte, J. L., 1863), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Chiquiticusrambouseki</i> (Blackwelder, 1943), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Heterothops</i>; <i>Nitidocolpusaurofasciatus</i> (Bernhauer, 1917), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpuschampioni</i> (Sharp, 1884), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpuscolumbinus</i> (Bernhauer, 1917), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpusgermaini</i> (Bernhauer, 1917), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpusillatus</i> (Sharp, 1884), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpuslaeticulus</i> (Sharp, 1884), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Nitidocolpustriangulum</i> (Fauvel, 1891), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>. Additionally, several more Neotropical <i>Quedius</i> species, which resemble <i>Nitidocolpus</i>, have been revised and transferred to the amblyopinine genus <i>Cheilocolpus</i> or the cyrtoquediine genus <i>Cyrtoquedius</i>, with the following new combinations: <i>Cheilocolpusforsteri</i> (Scheerpeltz, 1960), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Cheilocolpusspeciosus</i> (Bernhauer, 1917), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Cheilocolpusviridulus</i> (Erichson, 1840), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>; <i>Cyrtoquediusviridipennis</i> (Fauvel, 1891), <b>comb. nov.</b> ex. <i>Quedius</i>. The undescribed species diversity of the newly described genera is also highlighted.</p>","PeriodicalId":24051,"journal":{"name":"ZooKeys","volume":"1218 ","pages":"81-98"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11584668/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142710843","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}