In China, the genus Guanchia Burr, 1911 (Dermaptera: Forficulidae) is inadequately studied and often confused with morphologically similar taxa of Forficula Linnaeus, 1758. In this study, we describe Guanchia qinghaiensis sp. nov. from Qing…
A new species, Amara (Zezea) yizhu sp. nov., is described from northwestern Yunnan. Its type locality, Mount Niaodiao (Eryuan, Dali, Yunnan), represents a typical “sky island” within the Hengduan Mountains. The new species constitutes the s…
Fossil evidence indicates that the basal group of Lithobiomorpha had already appeared by the Middle Devonian at the latest. However, no Mesozoic species of Lithobiomorpha have been formally established to date. Here, a new genus and species…
Cretaceous amber plays a crucial role in understanding the evolution of Late Mesozoic biotas and changes in palaeoclimates and palaeoenvironments. This paper reports amber, insects and plant fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Jiufengshan For…
Based on existing collections and new field collections, 339 new species and 18 new genera of Pselaphinae are described from Ecuador. The majority of these taxa originate from cloud forest sites in Pichincha, Tungurahua, Carchi, Cotopaxi, a…
International nomenclatural Rules are indispensable for zootaxonomy and the study and management of zoodiversity. However, the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature does not provide operational Rules for the nomenclature of
An in-depth assessment of the species of amphibians and reptiles referred to the class Amphibia by Linnaeus in the two volumes of Systema Naturae edition 12 covering Regnum Animale, and the ‘Regni Animalis Appendix’ of Mantissa Plantarum Al…
We provide a catalogue of 12 generic nomina and 19 species or subspecies epithets of reptiles of the Scattered Islands (Îles Éparses in French) in the Indian Ocean, with some nomenclatural consequences that result from our observations, esp…
In this study, we revise the taxonomic status of the styracosternan dinosaur Iguanodon galvensis. Initially assigned to the genus Iguanodon, subsequent analyses questioned this classification due to key morphological differences. In this st…
All genera of the world: Subfamilies Lithoscarabaeinae, Chironinae, Aegialiinae, Eremazinae, Aphodiinae, Aulonocneminae, Termitotroginae, and Scarabaeinae (Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) There are about 1000 genus-…
While reporting on the mosasaurid fauna of the upper Demopolis Chalk of western Alabama and northeastern Mississippi, Derstler (1988) noted the presence of numerous remains of Plioplatecarpus sp. and Mosasaurus conodon, and a single isolate…
This review summarized the duration of pre-adult development, adult longevity, and lifespan of the predatory mites in the family Rhodacaridae based on literature published from 1986 to 2024. Information on the biology and growth parameters