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Entomological News | 2008

A New Species of the Genus Australobius Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from Tibet, China

Hui-Qin Ma; Da-Xiang Song; Ming-Sheng Zhu

ABSTRACT The present paper describes a new species of the genus Australobius Chamberlin, 1920 (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) recently discovered in Tibet, China. Australobius anamagnus from Lhünze County, Shannan City. The cephalic shield, tergites, coxosternum and certain other diagnostic characters of the new species are illustrated.


PLOS ONE | 2013

True Lateral Eye Numbers for Extant Buthids: A New Discovery on an Old Character

Xiaofeng Yang; Yusoff Norma-Rashid; Wilson R. Lourenço; Ming-Sheng Zhu

This study reports the results of a re-analysis of the number of lateral eyes in extant buthids. Specimens studied were confined mostly to those from China and the adjacent areas. 353 specimens belonging to 20 species (subspecies) and 8 genera were rechecked and found to have 5 pairs of lateral eyes contrary to earlier published works which reported the presence of 3 pairs of lateral eyes only. Combined with reported examples collected through reference investigation including 63 species from 16 genera, our study here shows a total of 79 species from 21 genera of scorpions spanning Asia and Africa had 5 pairs of lateral eyes. Reasons for not observing the presence of the extra lateral eyes are discussed and new protocols for examining specimens including using UV light are proposed to aid lateral eye recognition. Besides, a majority of genera in Buthidae are suggested to be in “Five-eye” model and a re-examination of all previously published taxonomic studies of buthid species is highly recommended.


Oriental Insects | 2008

A new species of Australobius Chamberlin (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae) from China

Hui-Qin Ma; Da-Xiang Song; Ming-Sheng Zhu

Abstract A new species of Australobius Chamberlin (Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae), recently discovered in Tibet is described as A. nodulus, sp. nov. The diagnostic characters of the species are illustrated.


Journal of Arachnology | 2008

Revision of the spider genus Taira (Araneae, Amaurobiidae, Amaurobiinae)

Zhi-Sheng Zhang; Ming-Sheng Zhu; Da-Xiang Song

Abstract The cribellate amaurobiid genus Taira, which is suggested to be most similar to the genus Amaurobius and some other related genera, is revised based on genital characters. Eight species, one from Japan and seven from China, are included. Five new species from China are described: T. cangshan, T. concava, T. latilabiata, T. obtusa, and T. sulciformis. Titanoeca decorata Yin & Bao 2001 is newly transferred to this genus and its male is described for the first time. Taira lunaris Wang & Ran 2004 is newly synonymized with T. liboensis Zhu, Chen & Zhang 2004.


Oriental Insects | 2006

A new genus of funnel-web spiders, with notes on relationships of the five genera from China (Araneae: Agelenidae)

Zhi-Sheng Zhang; Ming-Sheng Zhu; Da-Xiang Song

Abstract A new agelenid genus, Allagelena, gen. nov. (Type species: Agelena bistriata Grube, 1861), is erected. Four species, Agelena bistriata Grube, 1861; Agelena difficilis Fox, 1936; Agelena gracilens C. L. Koch, 1841; and Agelena opulenta (L. Koch, 1878), are transferred to the new genus. The male of A. bistriata is described for the first time. The relationships among the Chinese genera of Agelenidae is given. The new genus appears to be a sister group of Agelena.


Euscorpius | 2005

Eight new species of the genera Scorpiops Peters, Euscorpiops Vachon, and Chaerilus Simon (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae, Chaerilidae) from Tibet and Yunnan, China

Jian-Xin Qi; Ming-Sheng Zhu; Wilson R. Lourenço


Zootaxa | 2005

Description of two new species of scorpions from China (Tibet) belonging to the genera Mesobuthus Vachon (Buthidae) and Heterometrus Ehrenberg (Scorpionidae)

Wilson R. Lourenço; Jian-Xin Qi; Ming-Sheng Zhu


Zootaxa | 2007

A new genus and two new species of Lithobiid Centipedes (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha) from China

Hui-Qin Ma; Da-Xiang Song; Ming-Sheng Zhu


Zootaxa | 2008

The chaerilid scorpions of China (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae)

Ming-Sheng Zhu; Guang-Xin Han; Wilson R. Lourenço


Archive | 2008

A review of the Chinese species of Bothropolys Wood, 1862 (Chilopoda: Lithobiomorpha: Lithobiidae)

Hui-Qin Ma; Da-Xiang Song; Ming-Sheng Zhu; Jiangsu Key

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Ping Qu

Agricultural University of Hebei

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Wilson R. Lourenço

National Museum of Natural History

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Jun-Xia Zhang

University of British Columbia

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Wilson R. Lourenço

National Museum of Natural History

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