First record of the hippolytid shrimp (Stimpson, 1860) (Crustacea, Decapoda) from China.

Background: Two specimens of the genus were examined from the caridean collections of the Marine Biological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences. These specimens were captured in the South China Sea in 1987. Detailed inspection revealed that their morphological features closely match the (re)descriptions of , especially in the presence of a long, distinct lateral carina on the rostrum, a dorsally unarmed rostral border, and four prominent terminal spines on the dactylus of the last three pereiopods.

A new species of Jäch & Boukal, 1995 (Coleoptera, Elmidae) from south China.

Background: Jäch & Boukal, 1995 is a member of the tribe Macronychini which has the following features: antennae short, 6-10 segmented, aedeagus long and cylindrical, paramere very small, slender or lacking. This genus currently comprises only three species. All species are distributed in China.

A review of the species group within the genus Reitter, 1913 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae).

A new species group of Reitter, 1913 is proposed and reviewed, the group. It includes eleven species: Kimoto & Takizawa, 1973, (Lacordaire, 1845), Long, 1988, (Baly, 1879), Long, 1988, (Pic, 1932), Long, 2000a, Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979, (Pic, 1923), (Fabricius, 1801), and Long, 2000b. and were new records from China.

Three new species and one new record of Deimatidae (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Synallactida) discovered in the South China Sea and the Mariana fore-arc area using integrative taxonomic methods.

Deep-sea holothurian specimens were collected during five scientific expeditions (2018-2023) using the submersible vehicle 'Shenhaiyongshi'. Our examination of specimens of Deimatidae from the South China Sea and the Mariana fore-arc area revealed three new species, which were described as , , and These species were distinguished from each other and from congeners by the arrangement, and number of ventrolateral tube feet and ossicle types. We also reported Théel, 1879 for the first time from the Mariana fore-arc area, and we recorded for the second time from the South China Sea.

 (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), a distinct new species from southwestern China.

, a new species from western Sichuan and eastern Xizang, China, is described and illustrated. It is readily assigned to A.sect.

A new species of the genus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla, Mammalia) from Medog in the eastern Himalaya.

Himalayan shrews of the genus (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla), currently represented by four nominal species, are endemic to the Himalayas and the Gaoligong Mountains. In April 2022 and April 2023, a total of 10 specimens of were collected from Beibeng and Damu, Medog County, Tibet, China. The morphology of the specimens was compared with the four recognised species of the genus .

Synthesis of Biaryl Carboxylic Acids through a Cascade Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling/Friedel-Crafts Alkylation/Lewis-Acid-Catalyzed Rearrangement/Aromatization Process.

In this study, we present a series of 1,3-dicarbonyls that can undergo a cascade Suzuki coupling, followed by a Friedel-Crafts reaction to produce molecules containing polycyclic alcohols. These polycyclic alcohols can then be converted into biaryl carboxylic acids through ring-opening rearrangement reactions catalyzed by a Lewis acid. The Friedel-Crafts reaction exhibits selective para-positioning of the hydroxyl group and demonstrates good compatibility with functional groups with a yield of up to 82%.

Using scanning electron microscopy and molecular data to discover a new species from old herbarium collections: The case of (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae).

is one of the largest genera of Lamiaceae with approximately 150-170 species distributed mainly in Eurasia. In this study, we describe and illustrate a new species, , which was previously misidentified as , from Yunnan Province, southwest China. Molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed that is found within a clade in which most species lack basal leaves.

 (Asteraceae, Senecioneae), a new species from northwestern Yunnan, China.

, a new species from northwestern Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It was tentatively placed in L.sect.

 (Hydrangeaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China.

W.B.Ju & J.

A new species of Peters, 1869 (Squamata, Xenodermidae) from Hunan Province, China.

A new species, , is described from middle and western Hunan Province based on the results of molecular systematics and morphological characters. It diverges from known congeners by a significant genetic divergence (-distance 3.2%-16.

Three new species and five new records within the genus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) from China.

The Chinese species of are revised, and three new species are described from Tibet, China: Xu & Liang, , Xu & Liang, and Xu & Liang, Five species of are reported for China as new records: (Baly, 1861), (Baly, 1859), (Jacoby, 1908), (Hope, 1831) and Takizawa, 1989. (Jacoby, 1889) is proposed as a junior synonym of Hope, 1831. Redescriptions, habitus photographs, geographic distributions, host plants (if available) and habitats are provided for these species.

The Oriental fungus-feeding genus Ananthakrishnan, 1964 from China with one new species and four new records (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Phlaeothripinae).

, a genus of fungus-feeding Phlaeothripinae , is easily recognized by the complex sculpture on the body surface. It is species-rich in the Oriental region, with 10 species here recognized from China, including and four new records. An illustrated key to the species from China is provided.

 (Primulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China.

A new species, W.B.Ju, L.

A new Asian lazy toad of the genus Theobald, 1868 (Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Tibet, China.

In this study, a new species named is described from Luozha, southern Tibet, China. Genetic analysis based on two mitochondrial genes 16S rRNA and COI and the nuclear gene RAG1 revealed that the new species belongs to an independent phylogenetic clade close to and and shares no RAG1 haplotype with other species. Morphological comparisons based on examined specimens and literatures indicated that it can be diagnosed from congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) body moderate, male body length 47.

 (Orchidaceae, Vandeae), a new species from Yunnan, China.

A new species of Orchidaceae, , from Xichou County, Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. The novelty is close to , , and , but differs from them by having a distinct, fleshy anterior callus with a deeply lobed apex at the base of the labellum and lateral lobes of labellum reflexed and facing outward.

Taxonomic novelties and global biogeography of (Ascomycota, Didymosphaeriaceae).

Whilst conducting surveys of lignicolous microfungi in Yunnan Province, we collected a large number of taxa that resemble (Didymosphaeriaceae, Pleosporales). Our phylogenetic study on involved analysing sequence data from ribosomal RNA genes (nc18S, nc28S, ITS) and protein-coding genes (2, 1-α). We present a biphasic approach (morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence) that supports the recognition of four new species in .

A new genus of japygids (Diplura: Japygidae) in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar.

Diplura is a cryptic and edaphic group of hexapod animals characterized by the presence of filiform or pincer-like cerci located at the end of the abdomen. As one of the early diverging lineages of Hexapoda, diplurans play a crucial role in unraveling the origin of the hyperdiverse insects. The fossil record of diplurans, however, is exceptionally limited due to their delicate bodies and habitat requirements.

New material of Cretaceoushormiops Loureno from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Protoischnuridae).

Among the scarce Mesozoic fossils, protoischnurid scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Protoischnuridae) represent a Cretaceous extinct group. In this study, we present the description of a new protoischnurid fossil, assigned to the genus Cretaceoushormiops Loureno, from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Distinguished by a median suture and a comparatively short anterior margin in its carapace, the new specimen differs from all other species within Cretaceoushormiops.

New genera and new species of Hahniidae (Araneae) from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

Four new genera and 11 new species of Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878 are described. The new genera are Lin & Li, , with the type species Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Guangxi, China; Lin & Li, , with the type species Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Chin, Myanmar; Lin & Li, , with the type species Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Yunnan, China and Lin & Li, , with the type species Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Guangxi, China. Seven additional new species are described: Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Guizhou, China; Lin & Li, (♀) from Yunnan, China; Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Yunnan, China; Lin & Li, (♀) from Bolikhamxay, Laos; Lin & Li, (♀) from Guizhou, China; Lin & Li, (♂♀) from Quang Binh, Vietnam and Lin & Li, (♀) from Guizhou, China.

Description of the unknown male of Li, Zhao & Li, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from China.

Background: Zhao & Li, 2019 is one of the troglophilous genera, with five known species. The previous description of from China was based solely on female specimens collected from caves in the Wuling Mountains in southern China without any males.

New Information: The present study, deals with the first record of the male of from its type locality: Guluo Cave.

 (Mazaceae), a new species from Xizang, China.

W.B.Ju, Bo Xu bis & X.

Two new species of Hille Ris Lambers (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Lachninae) from China.

Two new species from China, Qiao & Li, feeding on sp. from Shaanxi and Sichuan Provinces, and Qiao & Li, feeding on sp. from Yunnan Province, are described and illustrated.

Two new species of the group from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini).

Two new species of Latreille, 1829 from China are described: Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, (Beijing) and Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, (Xinjiang). Images of dorsal and lateral habitus, pronotum, head, and male and female genitalia are provided. The records of Weise, 1893 and Guillebeau, 1895 in China are discussed.

The morphology and spectral characteristics of the compound eye of (Selman & Vogt, 1971) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini).

The first exploratory study was conducted on the compound eye morphology and spectral characteristics of (Selman & Vogt, 1971) to clarify its eye structure and its spectral sensitivity. Scanning electron microscopy, paraffin sectioning, and transmission electron microscopy revealed that has apposition compound eyes with both eucones and open rhabdom. The micro-computed tomography (CT) results after 3D reconstruction demonstrated the precise position of the compound eyes in the insect's head and suggested that the visual range was mainly concentrated in the front and on both sides of the head.