Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-05-05eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e142813
Brandon S Arredondo, Yennifer Carreño-Guevara, Yenifer Gutierrez-Villanueva, Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista, Jean Gamboa-Tabares, Roberto J Guerrero
{"title":"Soil and leaf litter ants from the Amazon Region offer new distribution records for Colombia.","authors":"Brandon S Arredondo, Yennifer Carreño-Guevara, Yenifer Gutierrez-Villanueva, Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista, Jean Gamboa-Tabares, Roberto J Guerrero","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e142813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e142813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Colombian Amazon is a region of remarkable biodiversity; however, several biological groups and their microhabitats remain poorly explored. Recent studies on soil ant diversity have provided new records and insights into their biology. Sampling techniques focused on exploring the soil interior (monoliths) and leaf litter have led to numerous new ant records for Colombia, as well as range expansions for many species previously known from other regions.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Seven new species records are reported for the country and the distribution of 14 species is extended within the Department of Caquetá. These 21 records belong to five subfamilies and sixteen genera. For the first time, the genera <i>Lenomyrmex</i> (Fernández & Palacio), <i>Myrmelachista</i> (Roger), <i>Oxyepoecus</i> (Santschi) and <i>Stegomyrmex</i> (Emery) are recorded for the Colombian Amazon. Additionally, the first case of an ergatoid queen in <i>Probolomyrmexkelleri</i> (Oliveira & Feitosa) is documented. The northernmost records of <i>Adelomyrmexstriatus</i> (Fernández) and <i>Centromyrmexgigas</i> (Forel) are also reported. Morphological observations, distribution data and images of all recorded species are included. The specimens were collected using the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility (TSBF) and Winkler extraction methodologies. Furthermore, we present a checklist of ants from Caquetá, listing <b>321</b> species for the Department. Finally, we update the known ant diversity of Colombia, reporting a total of <b>1.280</b> species and <b>110</b> genera.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e142813"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12070066/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avian communities of betel nut agroforestry and secondary forest in Taiwan.","authors":"Jo-Szu Tsai, Chia-Hao Chang, Ping Huang, Jerome Chie-Jen Ko, Fu-Hsiung Hsu","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e147871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e147871","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Betel nut agroforestry had quickly grown to occupy more than 1% of the land in Taiwan, often taking the place of secondary forests. While agroforestry systems can help mitigate biodiversity loss by preserving habitat structure and providing essential ecological services, the ecological role of betel nut plantations - particularly their impact on avian communities - remains largely understudied. Birds, as sensitive indicators of environmental change, offer valuable insights into habitat quality and biodiversity health. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted standardised point count surveys to collect data on bird species composition and abundance.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This was the first avian dataset focused on betel nut agroforestry, providing detailed bird occurrence data for betel nut plantations and secondary forests. The dataset is particularly useful for understanding how agriculture alters ecological services in human-modified landscapes. Data were collected during the breeding seasons (March to May) of 2015 and 2016 across 80 sites in four counties of central Taiwan. Each site included five sampling points, with avian community data recorded twice per season at each point. This publicly available dataset on GBIF offers valuable insights into avian biodiversity and habitat use in agricultural ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e147871"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12070056/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144046237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-05-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e155581
Dahee Jin, Sung-Soo Kim, Bora Shin, Sei-Woong Choi
{"title":"An updated list of the genus <i>Hypena</i> Schrank (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from Korea with five additional records to the fauna.","authors":"Dahee Jin, Sung-Soo Kim, Bora Shin, Sei-Woong Choi","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e155581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e155581","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The paper provides the updated checklist of the genus <i>Hypena</i> Schrank from Korea. This genus is one of the largest genera within the Noctuoidea comprising more than 680 species worldwide and the genus is the monophyletic group based on the morphological characters. The external examination along with the genitalia examination and DNA barcoding could reveal the diversity of the genus in Korea.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>In this study, we examined a total of 192 specimens and barcoded 16 species and listed a total of 29 species of <i>Hypena</i> including five new additions, <i>Hypenatamsi</i> Filipjev (1927), <i>Hypenaobacerralis</i> Walker (1859), <i>Hypenapulverulenta</i> Wileman (1911), <i>Hypenaperspicua</i> Leech (1900) and <i>Hypenamandarina</i> Leech (1900) to the Korean fauna. We provided the detailed distribution of each species of the genus across South Korea and the photographs of adults and genitalia. In addition, the monophyly of the genus was also confirmed using two outgroup species of Herminiinae. This study significantly contributes to the knowledge of erebid fauna in Korea and the phylogenetic relationship amongst the species of the genus.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e155581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12065010/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-30eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e146098
Vien Hong Thi Nguyen, Tien Quang Phan, Dang Trong Do, Truong Quang Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Anh Van Pham
{"title":"New provincial records of the genus <i>Limnonectes</i> (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from South Central, Vietnam.","authors":"Vien Hong Thi Nguyen, Tien Quang Phan, Dang Trong Do, Truong Quang Nguyen, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Anh Van Pham","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e146098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e146098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Limnonectes</i> is one of the poorly-known genera of amphibians in Vietnam. In the herpetofaunal list of Vietnam in 2009, only five species of the genus <i>Limnonectes</i> were recorded from the country. Recently, four new species (<i>L.nguyenorum</i>, <i>L.quangninhensis</i>, <i>L.kiziriani</i> and <i>L.phuyenensis</i>) and three new country records (<i>L.gyldenstolpei</i>, <i>L.fastigatus</i> and <i>L.kohchangae</i>) were reported from Vietnam.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Based on recent field-work in South Central of Vietnam, we report four new provincial records of the genus <i>Limnonectes</i> from Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan and Gia Lai Provinces, namely <i>L.dabanus</i>, <i>L.fastigatus</i>, <i>L.limborgi</i> and <i>L.phuyenensis</i>. In addition, morphological data and ecological notes of the aforementioned species are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e146098"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12059578/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-30eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e144840
Vladimir V Kricsfalusy, Austin Godfrey, Kakon Chakma, Andrew Stewart, Ivan M Danylyk
{"title":"Evaluating the diversity, distribution patterns and habitat preferences of <i>Carex</i> species (Cyperaceae) in western Canada using geospatial analysis.","authors":"Vladimir V Kricsfalusy, Austin Godfrey, Kakon Chakma, Andrew Stewart, Ivan M Danylyk","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e144840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e144840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sedge (<i>Carex</i>) is a highly diversified genus of vascular plants with high species diversity in cold-temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. In Canada, 313 species of <i>Carex</i> are documented with 105 species in Saskatchewan, making it the largest genus of vascular plants in this Province. Research on the distribution and ecology of sedges in Saskatchewan is extremely limited. This study aims to find the distribution patterns of <i>Carex</i> species and identify their habitat preferences relative to environmental conditions in Saskatchewan through the application of GIS spatial analysis tools. Data on specimen-based occurrences of <i>Carex</i> species were collected, validated and consolidated from the Flora of Saskatchewan Association (FOSA) and analysed along with <i>Carex</i> datasets mobilised by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), resulting in 2655 individual records of occurrences. Our research includes seven environmental variables to explore relationships between <i>Carex</i> species and environment. The study produced comprehensive spatial maps and graphs illustrating species occurrences, species richness and diversity hotspots. It was found that <i>Carex</i> species have a diverse habitat preference strongly associated with temperature and precipitation and, to a lesser extent, soils. The species occurrences are mostly concentrated in the Boreal Plain and Prairie ecozones of the Province. Notably, species richness peaked in the central part of Saskatchewan in areas with moderate elevation and temperature and high precipitation. This integrative analysis emphasises the need for region-specific assessments to effectively manage and preserve biodiversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e144840"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12059577/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e154204
Vien Hong Thi Nguyen, Anh Van Pham, Truong Quang Nguyen, Tung Thanh Tran, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham
{"title":"New record and diet of the endangered Mau Son Spiny Frog (<i>Quasipaaacanthophora</i> Dubois and Ohler, 2009) in Vietnam.","authors":"Vien Hong Thi Nguyen, Anh Van Pham, Truong Quang Nguyen, Tung Thanh Tran, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e154204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e154204","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Mau Son Spiny Frog <i>Quasipaaacanthophora</i> was originally described from Mau Son Mountain, Lang Son Province in 2009 and subsequently recorded in Bac Giang and Quang Ninh Provinces of Vietnam. The species was listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List 2017 and as Endangered in the Vietnam Red Data Book 2024. However, knowledge about diet ecology of the species is virtually lacking.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Based on recent fieldwork in northern Vietnam, we herein report a new population of <i>Quasipaaacanthophora</i> from Dong Son-Ky Thuong Nature Reserve in Quang Ninh Province. In addition, we provide data on the diet of <i>Q.acanthophora</i>, based on stomach content analyses of 38 individuals (10 males, 17 females, 11 subadults). A total of 27 prey categories containing 446 items were found in the stomachs of <i>Q.acanthophora</i>. The dominant prey items of the species were Blattodea, Coleoptera (Other Coleoptera), Orthoptera (Gryllidae), Decapoda and Hymenoptera (Formicidae). The most important (IRI) groups amongst the prey of Q.acanthophora were Blattidae (32.67%), followed by Gryllidae (9.11%), other Coleoptera (6.57%), Decapoda (5.72%) and Formicidae (5.61%).</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e154204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144053619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-29eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e147753
Edith Montalvo, Javier Pianchiche, Alex Garofalo, José Bonilla, Freddy Gallo-Viracocha, Luis D Montalvo
{"title":"Avifauna of the El Pambilar Wildlife Refuge in Ecuador.","authors":"Edith Montalvo, Javier Pianchiche, Alex Garofalo, José Bonilla, Freddy Gallo-Viracocha, Luis D Montalvo","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e147753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e147753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Pambilar Wildlife Refuge (RVSP) is a well-preserved forest on the northern coast of Ecuador and an important refuge for birds, particularly for species with distributions restricted to the Chocó. Data were collected over 83 days from 7 October 2013 to 28 August 2019. This dataset contains 3,638 records, representing 116 orders, 39 families, 120 genera and 158 species.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This dataset represents the first article published on the avifauna of the El Pambilar Wildlife Refuge (RVSP) including information collected from 2013 to 2019. It includes taxonomic data collected over several years, as well as detailed information on the location, sampling effort and dates of the surveys. All data are available at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e147753"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12056511/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144043226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alpha diversity with increasing altitude and Rapoport's rule adherence: Elevational trends in Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) of Mizoram, India.","authors":"Malsawmtluanga Hnialum, Chitra Narayanasami, Santosh Ganapati Patil, Soundararajan Raga Palanisamy, Kumaraperumal Ramalingam, Balasubramani Venkatasamy, Amrit Sekhar Mallick, Dilipsundar Natarajan, Arulkumar Gopal, Lalmuanzuala B","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e152977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e152977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An assessment of the alpha diversity across the altitudinal range sizes for the moths of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) collected from 25 locations in Mizoram, a biodiversity hotspot in India, was undertaken. A total of 164 moth specimens were examined. based on morphological and genitalia characteristics for their identity. Identified specimens belonged to 42 species and 34 genera of three families Erebidae, Noctuidae and Nolidae. The results showed that the alpha diversity of Noctuoidea moths was the highest at the lower middle altitude range (400-800 m), while the least was at the lower elevation range (0-400 m). In contrast, the species' ranges increased with rising altitude. Steven's (R = 0.903, p < 0.001), Pagel's (R² = 0.873, p < 0.06), Rohde's (R² = 0.961, p < 0.001) and cross-species (R² = 0.013, p < 0.6) methods were used to test Rapoport's rule. They yielded three positive results with the cross-species method being negative due to outliers in the species distribution. Rapoport's rule applicability for moths in the Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot was evaluated for the first time. These findings are vital in explaining the elevational diversity patterns of noctuoid moths in northeast India and Indo-Myanmar, leading to a better understanding of the region's biogeography.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e152977"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12048818/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-24eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e147388
Francisco Dos Reis-Silva, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Javier Martínez-Arribas, Cristian Pizzigalli, Sambu Seck, Ana Rainho, Ricardo Rocha, Ana Filipa Palmeirim
{"title":"Amphibian and reptile dataset across different land-use types in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.","authors":"Francisco Dos Reis-Silva, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Javier Martínez-Arribas, Cristian Pizzigalli, Sambu Seck, Ana Rainho, Ricardo Rocha, Ana Filipa Palmeirim","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e147388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e147388","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>West Africa is exceptionally biodiverse, yet its wildlife remains largely understudied despite the rapid and ongoing land-use changes. Large swaths of Guinea-Bissau's landscape were historically characterised by native forest-savannah mosaics. However, key areas of savannah habitats have been converted to rice agroecosystems and forests are being transformed into cashew monocultures at unprecedented rates. Amphibians and reptiles comprise some of the most threatened species by human-induced habitat change and yet are not as studied as other vertebrate terrestrial taxa. Here, we provide two comprehensive datasets on amphibians and reptiles (classes Testudines and Squamata) from northern Guinea-Bissau: (1) a standardised survey dataset (encompassing sampling events and occurrences) in forest fragments, cashew orchards and rice paddies and (2) an opportunistic dataset reporting occurrences across the entire study area. Standardised surveys were carried across 21 sampling sites, seven in each habitat type, while opportunistic surveys include all other records. For standardised surveys, a total of 703 amphibian and 265 reptile (class Squamata) encounters are reported, corresponding to nine and 13 taxa, respectively. Opportunistically, we report 62 amphibian and 93 reptile encounters, corresponding to 10 amphibian taxa, 25 Squamata taxa and two turtles (class Testudines).</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Based on 126 sampling hours of both diurnal and nocturnal standardised surveys, in addition to opportunistic surveys, these datasets comprise the first overview for amphibians and reptiles in mainland Guinea-Bissau across two seasons and different habitat types. Each of the 968 standardised and 155 opportunistic occurrences corresponds to a genus or species and is accompanied by geographic coordinates, a timestamp and, for standardised data, the land-use type. The datasets fill the distribution gaps in Guinea-Bissau of at least three species, including the frog <i>Hildebrandtiaornata</i>, the skink <i>Trachylepiskeroanensis</i> and the snake <i>Dendroaspispolylepis</i> - and include the re-discovery of the lizard <i>Latastiaornata</i> in Guinea-Bissau. Before this work, the <i>L.ornata</i> was only known from the 1938 holotype in Bafatá (ca. 60 km away from the study area) and, in 2023, from Guinea-Conakry (ca. 700 km away from the type specimen location).</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e147388"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12046337/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Biodiversity Data JournalPub Date : 2025-04-16eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.13.e151489
Ya-Fei Zhu, Abdur Rehman, Xiao Yang, Qing-Bo Huo, Liang-Liang Zeng, Valentina A Teslenko, Yu-Zhou Du
{"title":"New records of stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera) from the Greater Khingan Mountains, China.","authors":"Ya-Fei Zhu, Abdur Rehman, Xiao Yang, Qing-Bo Huo, Liang-Liang Zeng, Valentina A Teslenko, Yu-Zhou Du","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.13.e151489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e151489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Plecoptera (stoneflies) are an ancient order of aquatic insects that serve as vital bioindicators in freshwater ecosystems. This study focuses on the Greater Khingan Mountains in north-eastern China, a biodiversity hotspot with limited stonefly research. By documenting new genera and species records, it expands our knowledge of Chinese Plecoptera. The findings enhance biogeographical and ecological insights into this underexplored region.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This paper records five families, six genera and seven species of stoneflies from the Greater Khingan Mountains, among them <i>Diura</i> Billberg, 1820 and <i>Megarcys</i> Klapálek, 1912 as new Chinese-recorded genera and seven species recorded for the first time in China, including <i>Isocapniakudia</i> Ricker, 1959, <i>Paraleuctrazapekinae</i> Zhiltzova, 1974, <i>Nemouraarctica</i> Esben-Petersen, 1910, <i>Nemourasirotskii</i> Teslenko, 2018, <i>Diuramajuscula</i> (Klapálek, 1912), <i>Megarcysochracea</i> (Klapálek, 1912) and <i>Utaperlalepnevae</i> (Zhiltzova, 1970). The research materials were from the northern part of the Greater Khingan Mountains in north-eastern China, including parts of Heilongjiang Province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"13 ","pages":"e151489"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12018885/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143993385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}