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A new Sillago species, the black-banded sillago, Sillago nigrofasciata sp. nov. , is described based on 302 specimens sampled from the southern coast of China. Morphological comparisons have been conducted between the new species and ten other Sillago species. The results show that the new species is characterized by a black mid-lateral band below ...
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Five new leptonetid species belonging to Falcileptoneta Komatsu, 1970 and Longileptoneta Seo, 2015 are newly described from South Korea: F. dolsan sp. nov. (Jeollanam-do), F. naejangsan sp. nov. (Jeollabuk-do), L. buyongsan sp. nov. (Chungcheongbuk-do), L. byeonsanbando sp. nov. (Jeollabuk-do) and L. jirisan sp. nov. (Gyeongsangnam-do). All new spe...
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Cataglyphis fici sp. nov. , a member of the Cataglyphis livida complex, is described from the Estahban county of south-western Iran. The species is characterized by small body size and yellow to yellowish red body coloration with distinctly infuscated legs. Additionally, the taxonomic status of all known members of the Cataglyphis livida complex is...
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A new species Coomaniella ( Coomaniella ) dentata sp. nov. from Guangxi Province, China, is described and placed in the C. ( C. ) chinensis species-group. The variability is discussed, and a new adult host plant is recorded. New distributional records are given for C. biformissima Jendek & Kalashian, 1999 and C. lingafelteri Jendek & Pham, 2013.
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Four new isopods, Amakusanthura intermedia sp. nov. , Apanthura laevipedata sp. nov. , Idarcturus trispinosus sp. nov. , and Neastacilla paralongipectus sp. nov. , are reported from the sublittoral zones in Korean waters. Amakusanthura intermedia sp. nov. differs from its congeners by the following features: the uropodal exopod is sinuous distally ...
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New data on 52 non-indigenous mollusks in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is reported. Fossarus sp. ( aff. aptus sensu Blatterer 2019 ), Coriophora lessepsiana Albano, Bakker & Sabelli, sp. nov. , Cerithiopsis sp. aff. pulvis , Joculator problematicus Albano & Steger, sp. nov. , Cerithiopsis sp., Elachisina sp., Iravadia aff. elongata , Vitrinella af...
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Two new species, O. decamera sp. nov. and O. joshii sp. nov. , of the ant genus Ooceraea are described from India. These species differ from other known congeners on the basis of number of antennal segments. An illustrated key to the known species based on the worker caste is also provided.
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The genus Xestopus Andrewes, 1937 in China is reviewed, with the description of a new species: X. gutangensis Zhu & Kavanaugh, sp. nov. (type locality: Xizang: Mêdog, 29.46414°N, 95.73563°E ). The male of X. cyaneus Sciaky & Facchini, 1997 is described for the first time, and the first record of this species in Yunnan, China, represents an eastward...
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We report three new species of the segmented trapdoor spider genus Qiongthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015 collected from Hainan Island, China based on morphological characters: Q. dongfang sp. nov. (♂♀), Q. nankai sp. nov. (♂♀), Q. yalin sp. nov. (♂♀). We also provide the GenBank accession codes of the DNA barcode gene, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ...
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A representative of the family Ectinosomatidae was discovered in a temporary pool in a cave in the Satun Province, southern Thailand. Based on the characteristics of the antennary exopod, armature of the female fifth leg, and configuration of the male sixth leg, a new species of the genus Rangabradya was identified, representing the first record of...
