Taxonomic notes of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guangxi, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang and Yunnan, China.

Twenty-one new species of jumping spiders from five provinces of South China are described: (♂), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂), (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), and (♂♀). Prószyński, 2016, is proposed as a junior synonym of Prószyński, 2016. Three new combinations are proposed: (Andreeva, Hęciak & Prószyński, 1984), and (Wanless, 1984), transferred from , and (Peng, Gong & Kim, 2000), transferred from Thorell, 1869.

Description of two new species of the genus L. Koch, 1872 and the male of Jin, Yin & Zhang, 2017 from China (Araneae, Trachelidae).

Two new spider species of the genus L. Koch, 1872 are described from China: (♀) and (♀). The male of Jin, Yin & Zhang, 2017 is described for the first time.

Three new ramarioid species of (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from China.

Three new species of from China are described: , , and . Recognition of the new species is supported by morphological and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic analyses of concatenated ITS1-5.

Four new species of the spider genus (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae, Liphistiinae) from Myanmar.

Four new species of belonging to the species group are described from Myanmar based on both sexes: Zhan & Xu, (♂♀), Zhan & Xu, (♂♀), Zhan & Xu, (♂♀) and Zhan & Xu, (♂♀). Currently, Myanmar stands as the westernmost country where is distributed, with the new species being found in the westernmost region of Myanmar.

Three new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Hunan, China.

Three new species of the genera C. L. Koch, 1846 and Prószyński, 1979 are described and named as (♂♀), (♀) and (♂♀), from Hunan Province, China.

Notes on species of Simon, 1886 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China, with descriptions of two new species.

Taxonomic notes on the species from China are provided. Two new species, Yao & Liu, and Yao & Liu, are described and illustrated, and a further three species are redescribed based on their genitalic characters: Tang, Yin, Ubick & Peng, 2008, Tang, Yin, Ubick & Peng, 2008, and Tang & Li, 2010. The species Zhu & Ono, 2007 is considered a junior synonym of Simon, 1886 based on an examination of many recently collected female and male specimens from Guangxi Province, China.

Seven new species of the segmented spider genus (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar.

Seven new species of the primitive segmented spider genus are described and assigned to species groups based on characters of the male palp and vulva plate. The group includes Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♂♀) from southeastern Myanmar, Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♀) from northwestern Thailand, and Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♀) from western Thailand; the group (Complex A) contains Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♂♀), Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♂♀), Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♂♀), and Sivayyapram & Warrit, (♂♀) from central Thailand.

Three new species of Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) from South China.

Three new species were collected from Jiangxi Provinces, China during a survey of the spider fauna of the region: Liu, (♂♀), Liu, (♂♀), and Liu, (♂♀). All species are described and illustrated with photographs and SEM micrographs, and their distribution is also mapped.

The first record of Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from China, with a new combination and descriptions of seven new species.

The genus , found for the first time in China, is surveyed and seven new species, (♂♀, Thibet), (♂♀, Qinghai), (♀, Hebei), (♂♀, Tibet), (♂♀, Xinjiang), (♂♀, Tibet), and (♂♀, Tibet), are described. A new combination is proposed for (Tang, 2011) , ex. Thorell, 1870.

Three coralloid species of the genus (Trechisporales, Basidiomycota) in China: two newly discovered taxa and one reported for the first time.

Two new species of indigenous to southern China, and , are described and illustrated, and the first record of in China is reported. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of the concatenated nuclear rDNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and nuclear large subunit sequences supported the inclusion of the three species within the clade, together with species formerly classified in .

Notes on two species of Thorell, 1887 (Arachnida, Araneae, Thomisidae) from China with description of a new species.

Two species assigned to Thorell, 1887 are reviewed. The female of Tang & Li, 2010 is described for the first time from Jianfengling National Natural Reserve, Hainan Province, China. The species Xu, Han & Li, 2008 is described as a synonym of Xu, Han & Li, 2008 based on female and male specimens from Guangdong Province, China.

Three new species of the primitively segmented spider genus (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae, Heptathelinae) from Hunan Province, China.

Three new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Ono, 2000 are identified and described from Hunan Province, China, based on morphological characters of males and females: Zhang & Xu, (♂♀), Zhang & Xu, (♂♀), and Zhang & Xu, (♂♀). All the new species belong to the -group according to male palp and female genital morphology.

A survey of the genus Tanasevitch, 1992 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with description of three new species from Yunnan, China.

Three new species of Tanasevitch, 1992 from Yunnan province, China, are described: (♀), (♂♀), and (♂♀). The diagnosis of the genus is clarified, and extended detailed descriptions, photographs of somatic features and copulatory organs, and a distribution map are provided.

 (Asteraceae), a new riparian species from eastern China.

(Asteraceae) from Fujian, eastern China, is described and illustrated. It grows on rocks in the riparian zone. Morphological, cytological and molecular investigations of were carried out.

Three new species of the genus Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) from China.

Three new species of Latreille, 1804 are described from China: Li & Liu, (♂♀) and Li & Liu, (♂♀) from Yunnan Province, and Li & Liu, (♂♀) from Hubei and Hunan provinces. Detailed descriptions, photographs of somatic features and copulatory organs, and a distribution map of these three species are provided.

A new species of Hartig, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae) from China, with references to DNA taxonomy and infection.

In the present paper, a new species of cynipid gall wasp, Liu & Pang, is described from several provinces in southern China. The new species is closely related to the recently redescribed (Kieffer, 1906). In addition to differences in adult and gall morphology, the new species is also readily separated by COI sequences, with a 6.

Four new species of the spider genus Strand, 1906 from South China (Araneae, Salticidae).

Four new species of the jumping spider genus Strand, 1906 from Guizhou and Yunnan, China are described: (♀), (♂♀), (♂♀), and (♀). Photographs of the habitus and copulatory organs and a distributional map are provided.

Four new species of the jumping spider genus (Araneae, Salticidae) from China.

We diagnose and describe four new species of Karsch, 1878 and describe for the first time the male of Peng, Li & Chen, 2003 from China based on morphological characters. The females of sp. nov.

, a new species in Begoniasect.Platycentrum (Begoniaceae) from southern Guangxi of China.

, a new species in Begoniasect.Platycentrum (Klotzsch) A.DC.

Two new toxic yellow species from China: morphological characteristics, phylogenetic analyses and toxin detection.

Some species of caused neurotoxic poisoning after consumption around the world. However, there are a large number of species in this genus that have not been studied for their toxicity or toxin content. In this study, we report two new toxic yellow species from China based on morphological characteristics, phylogenetic analyses and toxin detection.

Four new coelotine species (Araneae, Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from South China, with the first description of the male of Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990.

Four new species are described from Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province of southern China: (♂♀), (♀), (♀) and (♀). Additionally, Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990 is redescribed and its male is described for the first time.

A new species of Tu, Li & Rollard, 2005 (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Yunnan, China.

(♂♀) is described from Yunnan, China. Detailed descriptions of somatic features, genitalic characters, photos of habitus of the new species as well as of copulatory organs of (Schenkel, 1963) (♂♀) are presented. A distribution map is also provided.

Three new species of the segmented spider genus (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Hainan Island, China.

We report three new species of the segmented trapdoor spider genus Xu & Kuntner, 2015 collected from Hainan Island, China based on morphological characters: (♂♀), (♂♀), (♂♀). We also provide the GenBank accession codes of the DNA barcode gene, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), of the type specimens of all three new species to aid future identification.