Four new species of (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from China.

Four new wood-inhabiting fungi viz. , , , and - are proposed based on a combination of morphological features and molecular evidence. is characterized by soft coriaceous basidiomata detachable from the substrate, becoming reddish brown in KOH, subulate cystidia with an obtuse apex.

Unveiling species diversity within early-diverging fungi from China II: Three new species of (Cunninghamellaceae, Mucoromycota) from Hainan Province.

is distributed worldwide and primarily isolated from soil, feces, and decaying plants. The genus was initially classified into Absidiaceae and then Mucoraceae, and currently belongs to Cunninghamellaceae and is further divided into s.s.

Unveiling species diversity within early-diverging fungi from China III: Six new species and a new record of (Cunninghamellaceae, Mucoromycota).

had accommodated only two species for more than half a century and as many as 17 new species have been described in this genus since 2015. However, no systematic studies were conducted for this genus so far. The distribution, substrate and morphology of all known species in are analysed herein.

Re-description of 1 instar larva of (Scopoli, 1763) (Neuroptera, Osmylidae) based on naming system of sclerites.

Background: (Scopoli, 1763), the type species of the Osmylidae, has garnered significant research interest in taxonomy, particularly regarding its larval stages. To date, most studies have focused on the third instar larvae, but ignore the first instar larvae with the rough and incomplete morphological descriptions. This lack of studies has led to an unclear understanding of the morphological differences between larval stages, making it challenging to identify larvae, distinguish different osmylid species or even reconstruct phylogeny.

 species (Glomerellales, Glomerellaceae) causing walnut anthracnose in China.

species can function as plant pathogens, saprobes or endophytes on a wide variety of plant hosts and are considered amongst the ten most significant genera of plant pathogens globally. China contributes almost half the walnut production in the world. However, species occurring on walnut remain largely unresolved in China.

Three new species of (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from China.

is a cosmopolitan genus characterized by effused-reflexed to pileate basidiomata with a bluish tint and allantoid to cylindrical basidiospores which are negative to weakly positive in Melzer's reagent and Cotton Blue, causing a brown rot. Three new species of , namely, , and are described and illustrated. Phylogenies on are reconstructed with seven loci DNA sequences including ITS, nLSU, nSSU, mtSSU, RPB1, RPB2 and TEF1 based on phylogenetic analyses combined with morphological examination.

Molecular and morphological data reveal two new polypores (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) with reddish brown to orange basidiomata from China.

Two taxonomically controversial polypore genera with reddish brown to orange basidiomata that stain reddish with KOH solution, and , are revised based on additional sampling, morphological examination, and phylogenetic analysis of a combined dataset of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-nLSU sequences. is a monophyletic genus belonging to Phanerochaetaceae, whereas is a polyphyletic genus belonging to Meruliaceae.

New species and records of Botryosphaeriales (Dothideomycetes) associated with tree dieback in Beijing, China.

Botryosphaeriales species are important pathogens that have worldwide distribution. In this study, 23 Botryosphaeriales strains were isolated from 13 host species during a dieback disease survey in Beijing, China. Based on morphological and phylogenetic analyses, six Botryosphaeriales species were identified, including two new species named and , and four new host records: from Cotinuscoggygriavar.

Multi-gene phylogenetic and taxonomic contributions to (Ascomycota) associated with fallen fruits from China.

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses on samples of species associated with fallen fruits from China were carried out, and two new species were described, namely and . is found on fallen fruits of , and characterized by stromata dichotomously branched several times with long acute sterile apices, fertile parts roughened with perithecia and tomentose, and ellipsoid to fusiform ascospores. differs in its very small stromata with dark brown tomentum, light brown ascospores with an inconspicuous straight germ slit, and grows on leguminous pods.

Morphological and molecular data reveal sp. nov. and sp. nov. in Polyporales from Asia.

Two new species of Polyporales, and , are illustrated and described on the basis of morphological studies and phylogenetic analyses from southern China and Vietnam. is characterized by annual, resupinate, sometimes effused-reflexed basidiocarps, greyish orange to brownish orange pore surface, irregular pores (3-8 per mm), a trimitic hyphal system, pyriform to ventricose cystidia, and subglobose basidiospores 3.2-4.

A new mountain pitviper of the genus Burger in Hoge & Romano-Hoge, 1981 (Serpentes, Viperidae) from Yunnan, China.

Based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological comparison, a new species of mountain pitviper, , is described. The new species was collected in Yingjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from congeneric species by the following characters: (1) internasals in contact or separated by one small scale; (2) second supralabial entire and bordering the loreal pit; (3) dorsal scales in 23 (25)-21 (23, 25)-19 (17, 21) rows; (4) 134-142 ventrals; (5) 40-52 pairs of subcaudals; (6) third supralabial larger than fourth in all examined specimens of ; (7) deep orange-brown or dark brownish-grey markings on dorsal head surface; (8) background color of dorsal surface deep orange-brown or dark brownish-grey; (9) both sides of dorsum display dark brown trapezoidal patches; (10) scattered small white spots on dorsal surface of tail.

Three new species of (Mycenaceae, Agaricales) from South China.

The genus within the family Mycenaceae is characterised by the gelatinous basidiomata with poroid hymenophore and most species inhabit monocotyledonous plants. In this study, many samples covering a wide geographic range in China were examined morphologically and phylogenetically using concatenated ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-nLSU sequence data.

Diversity, pathogenicity and two new species of pestalotioid fungi (Amphisphaeriales) associated with Chinese Yew in Guangxi, China.

Chinese yew, Taxuschinensisvar.mairei is an endangered shrub native to south-eastern China and is widely known for its medicinal value. The increased cultivation of Chinese yew has increased the incidence of various fungal diseases.

Phylogenomics reveal as a hybrid between and (Salicaceae).

High levels of intra-specific polymorphism and frequent hybridisation make it difficult to define species and correctly apply their scientific names. L. is a challenging genus with plentiful natural and artificial hybrids.

Revision of the macropterous subgenus from east China, with the description of a new species (Carabidae, Zabrini, Amara).

Species from east China belonging to the subgenus Curtonotus were studied, resulting in the description of a new species, Amara (Curtonotus) beijingensis The type locality is Xiaolongmen Forest Park in Beijing. All the known macropterous species from eastern China are reviewed and for each species taxonomical notes, illustrations, and new provincial records are noted. An improved key for their identification is provided as well.

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal three new species of in China.

Species of are distributed worldwide as endophytes, pathogens and saprobes. In this study, we analysed strains isolated from diseased leaves in Yunnan Province and dead culms in Shaanxi Province, China and we identified fungal species based on multi-locus phylogeny of ITS, LSU, and genes, along with the morphological characters, host and ecological distribution. Analyses revealed three new species, namely , and and one known species .

Taxonomic study on the subgenus , the species group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichus).

The species group of the subgenus Orientostichus Sciaky & Allegro is defined for Sciaky & Allegro and six new allied species. All seven species of this group are revised on morphological characters. Six new species are described from south of Sichuan province, China: (type locality: Shuihaizi, Puge county, 27.

Outline, phylogenetic and divergence times analyses of the genus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota): two new species are proposed.

species have a worldwide distribution and 27 species have been accepted. In this study, two new species, and , are proposed from South America, based on the molecular fragments (ITS, LSU and mtSSU) and morphological evidence. Molecular clock analysis was performed and the result suggests that the ancestor of Polyporales originated between the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous period, with a mean stem of 159.

 (Rosaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China.

A new species and its variant R.funingensisf.rosea, both collected from Yunnan Province, China, are, for the first time, documented and illustrated in this study.

Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species in s.s. (Conidiobolaceae, Entomophthorales) from China.

The genus s.s. (Conidiobolaceae, Entomophthorales) has been delimited to accommodate members that produce microspores.

Species diversity and taxonomy of sensu stricto (Russulales, Basidiomycota) with descriptions of four new species from China.

is species-rich genus in Peniophoraceae, Russulales and has been shown to be polyphyletic. In this study, we performed phylogenetic analyses on the core clade of based on concatenated ITS1-5.8S-ITS2-nrLSU sequence data.

Studies of (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) species associated with plant cankers in Beijing, China, with three new species described.

The genus (Diaporthaceae, Diaporthales) comprises endophytes, pathogens and saprophytes, inhabiting a wide range of woody hosts and resulting in serious canker disease. To determine the diversity of species associated with canker disease of host plants in Beijing, China, a total of 35 representative strains were isolated from 18 host genera. Three novel species (, and ) and four known species (, , and ) were identified, based on morphological comparison and phylogenetic analyses using partial ITS, , , and loci.