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Diversity of the extinct land snail genus Chilonopsis of St Helena (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Achatinidae)

Species · YunnanThis paper reports the occurrence of the subfamily Pselaphinae in the Wumeng Mountains, Yunnan, Southwest China. A total of eight species have been recognized, all of which are described as new: Arthromelodes punctiventris sp. nov., A. weii sp. nov., Batrisiella ordinaria sp. nov., Batrisocenus asper sp. nov., Tribasodites ocellus sp. nov., and T. pectoralis sp. nov. of the tribe Batrisini Reitter, 1882; Nipponobythus flamma sp. nov. of the trib…Read Article
The ant-like litter beetle fauna from the Wumenshan National Nature Reserve, China, with description of eight new species (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)

Species · EcuadorThe small mygalomorph family Microstigmatidae Roewer, 1942 from Ecuador is reviewed, and images of the blind cave species, Spelocteniza ashmolei Gertsch, 1982 are presented. Six new species are described, and one new genus is erected: Pseudonemesia scutata sp. nov. (♂), Spelocteniza pampenita sp. nov. (♂♀), Spelocteniza zuninoi sp. nov. (♂), and Pastaza gen. nov., Pastaza aureliae gen. et sp. nov. (♀), Pastaza roberti gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀) and P…Read Article