First record of (Hemiptera, Scytinopteroidea, Scytinopteridae) from the Middle Triassic Tongchuan Entomofauna of China.

A new scytinopterid species, , is established based on a tegmen collected from the Middle Triassic Tongchuan Formation in Shaanxi Province, NW China. The new species can be easily separated from its congeners by the narrow tegminal apex, less curved terminal branches of stems RP, M and CuA and crossvein - connected to long vein M. This discovery represents the first record of from the Tongchuan Formation in China and suggests that the genus spread much more widely from Gondwana to northern Pangea in the Middle Triassic.

Four new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from China.

Four new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007, Ma & Tong, (♂), Ma & Tong, (♂♀), Ma & Tong, (♂) and Ma & Tong, (♂), are described from China. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs are provided.

Four new species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Anhui Province, China.

Four new species of leptonetid spiders from Anhui Province, China are recognized: Tong, (♂♀), Tong, (♂), Tong, (♂♀) and Tong, (♂♀). An identification key to leptonetid spiders from Anhui is provided.

Nine new spider species of Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species of the genus from Guizhou, southwestern China.

Species of the spider genus Thorell, 1898 exhibit high diversity in Guizhou, southwestern China. Previously, only eight species of were recorded in Guizhou. In this study, nine new species are described from karst caves: Wang, S.

Three new spider species of Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from karst caves, with a list of species from Guangxi, China.

Three new species of the genus Thorell, 1898 are described from karst caves in Guangxi, China: Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), and Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀). In addition, a list of all species from Guangxi is also provided.

Four new species of the genus Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Xizang, China.

Four new species of the genus Caporiacco, 1934 are described from Xizang, China, i.e., Tong & Li, (♂), Tong & Li, (♂♀), Tong & Li, (♂♀) and Tong & Li, (♂♀).

A new species of the spider genus Huber, 2005 (Araneae, Pholcidae), with a list of species from Vietnam.

Background: The genus Huber, 2005 contains 51 species. It is distributed in the Indo-Malayan Region. Nine species have been recorded from Vietnam.

Two new oonopid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest, Yunnan, China.

A new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2015 and a new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007 are recorded from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province: Tong & Li, (♂♀) and Tong & Li, (♂♀). An identification key to species of the genus from Xishuangbanna is provided. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, and photomicroscopy images of new species are provided.

A new spider species of Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Guizhou Province, south-western China.

Background: China exhibits remarkable diversity of the spider genus Thorell, 1898, with 62 species recorded to date. However, the largest number of species was found in Yunnan Province (23 ssp.), while only seven species were found in Guizhou Province.

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.

Eight new spider species of Thorell, 1898 (Araneae, Pholcidae), with an updated overview of species from Yunnan, China.

In this study, eight new species are described from the subtropical parts of Yunnan Province in southwestern China: Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀), Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂), and Zhang, Li & Yao, (♂♀). They add up to a total of 31 species from Yunnan in an updated list provided in this paper.

Two new species of Simon, 1882 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Cangshan Mountain, Yunnan, China.

Two new species of , Tong & Yang, (♂♀) and Tong & Yang, (♂) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses and photographs of habitus and copulatory organs are provided.

Mitogenomics reveals extremely low genetic diversity in the endangered Jilin clawed salamander: Implications for its conservation.

The Jilin clawed salamander () is an endemic, endangered, and level-two protected amphibian species of China. In the context of serious threats to amphibians worldwide, conservation studies of this endangered species are urgently needed. In this study, mitogenomic conservation genetics and species distribution modeling analyses were performed for .

A new species of the species group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Liaoning, China, with identification keys to four closely related species.

A new species of pholcid spiders, Zhang, He & Yao, (♂♀), is described from Liaoning Province, China. The new species belongs to the speciose species group. Taxonomic keys to four closely related species are provided.

Three new species and two newly recorded species of Tachininae from Tibet, China (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Tachinidae).

During our studying of the fauna of Tibet, China, many specimens of the subfamily Tachininae (Diptera, Tachinidae) were collected and examined. Three species are described here as new to science, , , and , and two species, (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1894) and Mesnil, 1953, are newly recorded from Tibet. In addition to their descriptions, illustrations, and diagnoses, three identification keys are provided.

A survey of pholcid spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China.

The family Pholcidae C.L. Koch, 1850 is highly diverse in Guizhou Province, southwestern China, and currently contains four genera and 22 species.

A new species of from Sichuan, China, with re-description on the type specimens of (Araneae, Linyphiidae).

Background: The genus Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 is a small genus in the family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859, with only three species: (Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2022), (Chen & Song, 1988) and Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023, all distributed in China.

New Information: A new species: sp. nov.

Taxonomic study of the genus Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) from China.

Background: The genus Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera, Tachinidae) with 29 known species is a large group of Macquartiini of Tachininae and widely distributed in the Old World and the Nearctic Region.

New Information: In this study, Chinese specimens of were collected and examined, sixteen species are recognised: thirteen previously described, Zhang et Li, Zhang et Li, Zhang et Li, Zhang et Li, (Meigen), (Fallén), (Fallén), Villeneuve, Mesnil, (Meigen), (Zetterstedt), (Meigen) and Robineau-Desvoidy and three species new to science, sp. n.

A new species of (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southern Tibet, China.

A new species of is described from Yadong County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China based on morphological and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial genes 16S rRNA and COI indicated that this new species represents an independent lineage and the minimum -distance based on 16S rRNA between this species and its congeners is 4.4%.

One new genus and four new species of Liocranidae Simon, 1897 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam.

Four new species of the family Liocranidae are described from China and Vietnam. The new genus , is erected to accommodate (♂♀) from China. Further new species described include (♀) from China, (♂♀) from China and (♂) from Vietnam.

Three new species of the spider genus Kishida, 1940 (Araneae, Trachelidae) from China and Vietnam.

Three new species belonging to the group of the trachelid genus Kishida, 1940 are reported from China and Vietnam: (♂♀), (♂♀), and (♂♀). Type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China and the Vietnam National Museum of Nature (VNMN) in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Two new oonopid spider species from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Oonopidae).

The genera Tong & Li, 2018 and Tong & Li, 2020 are recorded from China for the first time. Two new species, (♂♀) and (♂♀) are described. Descriptions, diagnoses, photographs and keys to and species are provided.

Three new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Yunnan Province, China.

Three new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007, Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂), Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂), and Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂♀) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs are provided.

Two new genera and five new species of Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam.

Six species of the family Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 are described from China and Vietnam. is erected to accommodate (♂♀) from China; is erected to accommodate (Thorell, 1897), , (Yamasaki, 2017), and (Simon, 1897), , transferred from O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895.

A newly recorded genus with description of a new cave-dwelling species of (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from northeastern China.

Background: The genus Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 was proposed by Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 to accommodate three - species distributed in northern Eurasia. Male are easlily recognised by having a hood-shaped thumb on the embolus. The females have a long, S-shaped scape and the posterior median plate of the epigyne is grossly enlarged ("hypertrophied").