A new species of Orgilus Haliday,1833,Orgilus(O.)wuyuanensis Shi&Shi sp.nov.,from Wuyuan County in Inner Mongolia of China,is described and illustrated.This new species is characterized by head and mesosoma black,...A new species of Orgilus Haliday,1833,Orgilus(O.)wuyuanensis Shi&Shi sp.nov.,from Wuyuan County in Inner Mongolia of China,is described and illustrated.This new species is characterized by head and mesosoma black,legs and metasoma yellowish brown;mesopleuron with a narrow horizontal smooth area under anterior subalar depression,and a sculptured area with shallow notches at the anterior corner below it;precoxal sulcus deeply impressed,a large smooth area above precoxal sulcus and punctate and densely setose under precoxal sulcus;ovipositor sheath 0.8 times as long as length of fore wing.A checklist and a key to the twenty-one species of the genus Orgilus Haliday,1833 from China is provided.展开更多
A new genus Paratituria gen.nov.of the tribe Ledrini is described based on a new species,Paratituria nangunhensis sp.nov.from Yunnan,China as its type species.Descriptions,illustrations and the sequence of the mitocho...A new genus Paratituria gen.nov.of the tribe Ledrini is described based on a new species,Paratituria nangunhensis sp.nov.from Yunnan,China as its type species.Descriptions,illustrations and the sequence of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I(COl)are provided.展开更多
The genus Cricotopus,belonging to the subfamily Orthocladinae of the family Chironomidae,is one of the species-rich groups in this subfamily.In this study,we conducted the identification,description,and revision of do...The genus Cricotopus,belonging to the subfamily Orthocladinae of the family Chironomidae,is one of the species-rich groups in this subfamily.In this study,we conducted the identification,description,and revision of domestic specimens of the genus Cricotopus collected from various regions across the country over 20 years(19762005),comb through 11 species of 4 subgenera of Cricotopus in China,including 6 species in subgenus Cricotopus,3 species in Isocladius,1 species in Nostococladius,and 1 species in Pseudocricotopus.A key that supplements important basic data for the taxonomic research of this genus is provided.展开更多
This paper describes two new species in the genus Cneorella Medvedev&Dang,1981 from China:C.flava sp.nov.and C.hainanensis sp.nov.External morphological photographs and illustrations of the male genitalia of these...This paper describes two new species in the genus Cneorella Medvedev&Dang,1981 from China:C.flava sp.nov.and C.hainanensis sp.nov.External morphological photographs and illustrations of the male genitalia of these new species are provided.A key to the Chinese known species in this genus is given.展开更多
A new flatid genus in the tribe Selizini(Hemiptera:Fulgoromorpha:Flatidae)from southwestern China is proposed:Wattlea Peng,Ai&Zhang gen.nov.based on W.distincta Ai,Peng&Zhang sp.nov.and W.wandingensis Peng,Ai&...A new flatid genus in the tribe Selizini(Hemiptera:Fulgoromorpha:Flatidae)from southwestern China is proposed:Wattlea Peng,Ai&Zhang gen.nov.based on W.distincta Ai,Peng&Zhang sp.nov.and W.wandingensis Peng,Ai&Zhang sp.nov.from Yunnan,China.A third new species in a different genus,Zecheuna curva Ai,Peng&Zhang sp.nov.from Hainan,China,is described.Diagnoses,detailed descriptions,and illustrations are provided for each taxon,as well as comparisons with closely-related genera.展开更多
During our study of Dolichopodidae from Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei,a new species of Hercostomus,Hercostomus nimbosus Liu&Yang sp.nov.,belonging to the Hercostomus baishanzuensis group,was found.I...During our study of Dolichopodidae from Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei,a new species of Hercostomus,Hercostomus nimbosus Liu&Yang sp.nov.,belonging to the Hercostomus baishanzuensis group,was found.It is described here and compared with its similar species.展开更多
Two new species,Pangrapta paraumbrosa sp.nov.(Hunan,Shaanxi,Sichuan)and P.hutiaoxiaensis sp.nov.(Yunnan),are described from China.P.paraumbrosa is similar to P.umbrosa,but it can be easily distinguished by a larger wi...Two new species,Pangrapta paraumbrosa sp.nov.(Hunan,Shaanxi,Sichuan)and P.hutiaoxiaensis sp.nov.(Yunnan),are described from China.P.paraumbrosa is similar to P.umbrosa,but it can be easily distinguished by a larger wingspan,a grayish white reniform spot,valva without process,vesica with the different size cornuti,and a screwy and membranous ductus bursae;P.hutiaoxiaensis is similar to P.shivula,but it can be easily distinguished by forewing with a big orbicular spot with blackish brown circle,a gray reniform spot with brown circle and partially apparent stripes in the hindwing,and male genitalia with a cluster of cornuti on vesica.Detailed illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided.展开更多
A new species in the genus Oxyporus Fabricius,Oxyporus zhengkuni sp.nov.,from Jiangkou County,Guizhou,China,is described and illustrated.It can be easily recognized by its unique body coloration,which is predominantly...A new species in the genus Oxyporus Fabricius,Oxyporus zhengkuni sp.nov.,from Jiangkou County,Guizhou,China,is described and illustrated.It can be easily recognized by its unique body coloration,which is predominantly reddish-yellow with an inverted equilateral black triangle macula on the frontal middle edge of the pronotum.It is also the first record of the genus Oxyporus in Guizhou.展开更多
基金supported by the Scientific and Technological Plan Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2021GG0027)the Natural Science Foundation Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(2024LHMS03045).
文摘A new species of Orgilus Haliday,1833,Orgilus(O.)wuyuanensis Shi&Shi sp.nov.,from Wuyuan County in Inner Mongolia of China,is described and illustrated.This new species is characterized by head and mesosoma black,legs and metasoma yellowish brown;mesopleuron with a narrow horizontal smooth area under anterior subalar depression,and a sculptured area with shallow notches at the anterior corner below it;precoxal sulcus deeply impressed,a large smooth area above precoxal sulcus and punctate and densely setose under precoxal sulcus;ovipositor sheath 0.8 times as long as length of fore wing.A checklist and a key to the twenty-one species of the genus Orgilus Haliday,1833 from China is provided.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32370493,31270689)the project Survey and Species Cataloguing of Insect and Arachnid Resources in Yunnan Nangunhe National Nature Reserve.
文摘A new genus Paratituria gen.nov.of the tribe Ledrini is described based on a new species,Paratituria nangunhensis sp.nov.from Yunnan,China as its type species.Descriptions,illustrations and the sequence of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I(COl)are provided.
文摘The genus Cricotopus,belonging to the subfamily Orthocladinae of the family Chironomidae,is one of the species-rich groups in this subfamily.In this study,we conducted the identification,description,and revision of domestic specimens of the genus Cricotopus collected from various regions across the country over 20 years(19762005),comb through 11 species of 4 subgenera of Cricotopus in China,including 6 species in subgenus Cricotopus,3 species in Isocladius,1 species in Nostococladius,and 1 species in Pseudocricotopus.A key that supplements important basic data for the taxonomic research of this genus is provided.
基金Funding was provided by the Science&Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program(2022FY202100)Shaanxi Institute of Zoology Program(Y2412093J18)Shaanxi Academy of Sciences Program(2024P-08,2025k-24).
文摘This paper describes two new species in the genus Cneorella Medvedev&Dang,1981 from China:C.flava sp.nov.and C.hainanensis sp.nov.External morphological photographs and illustrations of the male genitalia of these new species are provided.A key to the Chinese known species in this genus is given.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2015FY210300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31420103911)the National Animal Collection Resource Center.
文摘A new flatid genus in the tribe Selizini(Hemiptera:Fulgoromorpha:Flatidae)from southwestern China is proposed:Wattlea Peng,Ai&Zhang gen.nov.based on W.distincta Ai,Peng&Zhang sp.nov.and W.wandingensis Peng,Ai&Zhang sp.nov.from Yunnan,China.A third new species in a different genus,Zecheuna curva Ai,Peng&Zhang sp.nov.from Hainan,China,is described.Diagnoses,detailed descriptions,and illustrations are provided for each taxon,as well as comparisons with closely-related genera.
基金supported by the Research Project of General Administration of Customs 2024HK254the Science and Technology Research Center of China Customs Self-supporting Project 2024HX08.
文摘During our study of Dolichopodidae from Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in Hubei,a new species of Hercostomus,Hercostomus nimbosus Liu&Yang sp.nov.,belonging to the Hercostomus baishanzuensis group,was found.It is described here and compared with its similar species.
基金supported by the Zhejiang Province 2023 Grain and Oil Crops Industry Technology Projects and the Doctoral Research Foundation of Southwest University of Science and Technology.
文摘Two new species,Pangrapta paraumbrosa sp.nov.(Hunan,Shaanxi,Sichuan)and P.hutiaoxiaensis sp.nov.(Yunnan),are described from China.P.paraumbrosa is similar to P.umbrosa,but it can be easily distinguished by a larger wingspan,a grayish white reniform spot,valva without process,vesica with the different size cornuti,and a screwy and membranous ductus bursae;P.hutiaoxiaensis is similar to P.shivula,but it can be easily distinguished by forewing with a big orbicular spot with blackish brown circle,a gray reniform spot with brown circle and partially apparent stripes in the hindwing,and male genitalia with a cluster of cornuti on vesica.Detailed illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided.
文摘A new species in the genus Oxyporus Fabricius,Oxyporus zhengkuni sp.nov.,from Jiangkou County,Guizhou,China,is described and illustrated.It can be easily recognized by its unique body coloration,which is predominantly reddish-yellow with an inverted equilateral black triangle macula on the frontal middle edge of the pronotum.It is also the first record of the genus Oxyporus in Guizhou.
