Zootaxa

**Review of the Strepsiptera fauna of the Nordic countries with the description of two new species of Stylops Kirby (Stylopidae)**

2026-01-19T11:21:02+13:00

Twisted-winged parasites (Strepsiptera) is a small insect order with around 610 species worldwide and whose members are obligate parasites of other insects. While recent advances in molecular methods have significantly improved our understanding of the species diversity, there is no review of Strepsiptera diversity from the Nordic countries that fully reflect the current state of taxonomic knowledge. Here we revise the Nordic Strepsiptera fauna, present an updated and annotated checklist of species, including new distribution data and host associations based on new records from museums, private collectors, previous publications, and databases. We describe two new species of Stylops (Strepsiptera: Stylopidae) from the Nordic countries, Stylops sapmiensis Lähteenaro & Bergsten, sp. nov. and Stylops serotinus Lähteenaro & Straka, sp. nov., supported by molecular, morphological, and host-use data. A key to genera of Nordic Strepsiptera based on males and to species based on females is provided together with distribution maps of known species.

**A further study on the wolf spider genus Hippasa Simon, 1885 from East Asia, with the description of a genus (Araneae: Lycosidae)**

2026-01-19T11:22:23+13:00

Three new species of Hippasa are described from China and adjacent regions of Thailand and Vietnam: H. modog sp. nov. (♂♀, Xizang, China), H. pulmoniformis sp. nov. (♂♀, Guangxi, China, and Hải Phòng Province, Vietnam), and H. thailandica sp. nov. (♂♀, Suan Phueng, Thailand). A new genus, Pandacosa gen. nov., is established to accommodate Hippasa bifasciata Buchar, 1997 (previously known only from females in Bhutan). The male of Pandacosa bifasciata (Buchar, 1997) comb. nov. is described for the first time based on specimens from Yunnan, China. A distribution map for all treated species is provided.

**Taxonomic and morphological characterization of genus Neolimnus Linnavuori (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae, Phlepsiini), with description of two new species**

2026-01-19T11:23:15+13:00

The genus Neolimnus Linnavuori, 1953 is revised and its differential diagnostic characters are given. Six species in two subgenera are reviewed. Neolimnus ageratus bicornis Heller & Linnavuori, 1968 is considered here to be a nomen nudum. A lectotype is designated for Deltocephalus ageratus Melichar, 1904. Two new species, Neolimnus eltorkeyi sp. nov. and Neolimnus jumanae sp. nov. are described. A key to subgenera and species is provided.

Two new species of tribe Schistopterini (Diptera: Tephritidae: Tephritinae) with an updated key to species from the Oriental region

2026-01-19T11:24:10+13:00

Two new species of Schistopterini, Rhabdochaeta octomaculata Nikhil & David, sp. nov. and Rhochmopterum nongshillong Nikhil & David, sp. nov. are described, illustrated from India and keys to all species of these genera from the Oriental Region is provided.

**Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a new ciliate, Hemiurosomoida sinica sp. nov. (Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)**

2026-01-19T11:25:00+13:00

The study investigates the morphology and phylogenetic position of a hypotrichous ciliate, Hemiurosomoida sinica sp. nov. The new species is distinguished from related species by body size and shape, number of macronuclear nodules and caudal cirri, the presence and arrangement of cortical granules, patterns of ventral and dorsal ciliature, as well as the pattern of endoral and paroral membranes. Phylogenetic analyses based on small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) sequences, using both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods, revealed that Hemiurosomoida sinica sp. nov. is positioned within the non-monophyletic Hemiurosomoida clade and exhibits a strong phylogenetic affinity with Hemiurosomoida warreni.

**Review of the placement of Flatoides monilis (Hemiptera: Flatidae: Flatoidinae)**

2026-01-19T11:25:53+13:00

The genus Flatoides Guérin-Méneville is an Afrotropical taxon in the subfamily Flatoidinae, currently containing several misplaced Neotropical species. The placement of the Jamaican species Flatoides monilis Van Duzee, 1907, is reviewed, and a new genus, Chloroflatoides gen. nov., is described for this species. A key to the American genera of Flatoidini and an amended description are also provided for Chloroflatoides monilis gen. & comb. nov.

**Description of a new species of the genus Halpe Moore, 1878 from Hainan, China (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae)**

2026-01-19T11:26:37+13:00

A new species, namely Halpe hainanensis sp. nov., is described from Hainan, China based on two male specimens. Judging from the wing patterns, the new species is slightly different from H. gamma Evans, 1937, H. interposita Devyatkin, 2008 and H. hsuyufengi Xue & Li, 2025, but it can hardly be distinguished from H. gammoides Devyatkin, 2008 and H. inayoshii Xue & Li, 2025. However, the male genitalia of the new species obviously differ from those of the five congeners. A molecular analysis based on the 658 bp COI gene sequences supports the validity of the new species.

**A new species of Amolops Cope, 1865 (Anura, Ranidae) from central Guangdong, China**

2026-01-19T11:27:29+13:00

In this study, a new species of the genus Amolops (Anura, Ranidae), Amolops guangzhouensis sp. nov., is described based on six type specimens collected from Conghua District, Guangzhou City, and adjacent Longmen County, Huizhou City, in Guangdong Province, China. The molecular phylogenetic analysis, based on two mitochondrial DNA fragments (16S and COI), places the new species as an independent evolutionary lineage within the A. daiyunensis group. The morphometric statistical analysis and morphological comparison also distinguish the new species from all other congeners. This species can be differentiated from those close relatives by dorsal surface pattern, tiny translucent white spinules across skin, indistinct supernumerary tubercle below fingers, prominent tarsal gland and tarsal fold, and nuptial pad coloration. The discovery of this new species adds to the growing diversity of this genus and represents the westernmost distribution occurrence of the A. daiyunensis group, implying the species diversity of Amolops in southeastern China might still be underestimated.

**Comments on “Hidden diversity in Daptomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae): a new species from lower montane forests of central Peru” (Pacheco et al. 2025. Zootaxa 5696 (4): 451–481)**

2026-01-19T11:28:40+13:00

**First record of Targionia arthrophyti (Archangelskaya, 1931) (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Diaspididae) in China**

2026-01-19T11:29:26+13:00