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Luzonacera chang Li & Li 2017, sp. nov.
No full textLuzonacera chang Li & Li, sp. nov. (Figs 1–2, 15) Material examined. Holotype male, Philippines, Rizal Province, Antipolo City, San Jose Village, Mystical Cave (large cave with a bird colony, 14º36.353’N, 121º12.521’E; elev. 212 m), 04 June 2015, leg. F. Ballarin & Y. Li. Paratypes. 1 male, 2 females, same data as holotype (IZCAS). Etymology. The species name is a noun in apposition derived from the Chinese pinyin "cháng" ("long") and refers to the long embolus. Diagnosis. Specimens of the two species of Luzonacera are very similar but can be distinguished as follows. The carapace in both sexes of L. chang Li & Li, sp. nov. has a medial rounded brown area (versus three longitudinal bands in both sexes of L. duan Li & Li, sp. nov.). The male of this species is easily recognized by the long spiral embolus (versus shorter in L. duan Li & Li, sp. nov.) and the relatively light constriction of the central part of the bulb (versus constriction more pronounced in L. duan Li & Li, sp. nov.). The female is diagnosed by the two pairs of curved, elongate, distally swollen spermathecae (versus curves of spermathecae relatively more twisted in L. duan Li & Li, sp. nov.). Description. Male (holotype). Total length 2.72; carapace 0.85 long, 0.92 wide; abdomen 1.70 long, 0.66 wide. Carapace round, pale yellow, with rounded brown patch medially and triangular brown patch posterior to ocular area (Fig. 2C). Fovea shallow, dark brown. Anterior margin of thoracic region distinctly elevated. Chelicerae brown with lamina, promargin with one tooth, retromargin with two small teeth, posterior surface of fang with 25 small denticles. Clypeus slanting, brown with two pale rounded areas laterally. Labium slanting, yellow. Sternum yellow, with large brown spots medially. Abdomen elongate, with complex patterns dorsally and ventrally. Legs brown; measurements: I 15.75 (4.00, 0.30, 4.10, 4.75, 2.60), II 10.97 (3.03, 0.33, 3.13, 3.40, 1.08), III 7.27 (2.13, 0.35, 2.04, 1.92, 0.83), IV 11.69 (3.44, 0.32, 3.36, 3.52, 1.05). Palp (Figs 1 A–D): tibia remarkably swollen, cymbium with distal protrusion; bulb yellow, pyriform; conductor absent; embolus a slender spiral extending subapically from bulb. Female (paratype). Similar to male in coloration and general features but slightly larger (Figs 2 D–E). Measurements: total length 3.00; carapace 0.86 long, 0.88 wide; abdomen 1.90 long, 1.02 wide. Leg measurements: I - (3.72, 0.19, -, -, -), II 9.25 (2.56, 0.26, 2.80, 2.60, 1.03), III 9.92 (2.81, 0.28, 2.94, 3.06, 0.83), IV 6.24 (1.48, 0.31, 1.84, 1.80, 0.81). Vulva with two pairs of elongate, curved spermathecae with distal ends swollen (Fig. 2A). Distribution. Known only from the type locality (Fig. 15).Published as part of Liu, Chang, Li, Fengyuan, Li, Shuqiang & Zheng, Guo, 2017, Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia, pp. 395-417 in Zoological Systematics 42 (4) on pages 397-400, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201717, http://zenodo.org/record/558565
Figure 1. Luzonacera chang Li & Li in Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia
No full textFigure 1. Luzonacera chang Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype. A. Palp, ventral view. B. Palpal bulb, prolateral view. C. Palp, prolateral view. D. Palp, retrolateral view. Scale bars: B–D = 0.1 mm.Published as part of Liu, Chang, Li, Fengyuan, Li, Shuqiang & Zheng, Guo, 2017, Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia, pp. 395-417 in Zoological Systematics 42 (4) on page 398, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.558565
Figure 2. Luzonacera chang Li & Li in Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia
No full textFigure 2. Luzonacera chang Li & Li, sp. nov., male holotype and female paratype. A. Spermathecae, dorsal view. B. Female epigyne, ventral view. C. Male habitus, dorsal view. D. Female habitus, dorsal view. E. Female habitus, ventral view. Scale bars: A = 0.05 mm; C–E = 0.5 mm.Published as part of Liu, Chang, Li, Fengyuan, Li, Shuqiang & Zheng, Guo, 2017, Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia, pp. 395-417 in Zoological Systematics 42 (4) on page 399, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.558565
Olophrinus parastriatus Chang, Yin & Li 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Olophrinus parastriatus</i> Chang, Yin & Li, sp. nov. <p> <b>Type material.</b> HOLOTYPE: J, <b>CHINA: YUNNAN:</b> ‘China: Yunnan Prov., Nabanhe N. R., Xiao-nuo-you-xia-zhai, N22°14.121’, E100°37.09 ’’, alt. 950 m, 20.xi.2008, J.-Y. Hu & L. Tang leg.’ (deposited in the Insect Collection of Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China; abbreviation: SNUC). PARATYPE: <b>CHINA: YUNNAN:</b> 1 J, ‘ China: Yunnan Prov., Nabanhe N. R., Manfei, alt. 700 m, 05.v.2009, J.-Y. Hu & Z.-W. Yin leg.’ (SNUC).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Olophrinus parastriatus</i> is most similar to <i>O</i>. <i>striatus</i> in sharing the head, pronotum, and elytra with microsculpture consisting of transverse waves, and the right paramere of the aedeagus much broader than the left one. The new species may be separated by the much deeper emargination of male sternite VI, and the relatively much shorter parameres of the aedeagus without a preapical denticle on the ventral surface. For species description and illustrations see CHANG et al. (2019).</p>Published as part of <i>Chang, Yuan, Yin, Zi-Wei & Li, Li-Zhen, 2019, Validation of Olophrinus parastriatus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae), pp. 490 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 59 (2)</i> on page 490, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0038, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5340337">http://zenodo.org/record/5340337</a>
Da he chang ge song "Wan yan shu" Li Jingquan
No full text珠江水利造反兵团.文字: 大合唱 歌颂《万言书》 李井泉;下款: 珠江水利造反兵团批判李井泉漫画 一九六七.三.六.裝裱後高寬: 129 x 39 cm.Zhujiang shui li zao fan bing tuan.Wen zi : Da he chang ge song "Wan yan shu" Li Jingquan; Xia kuan : Zhujiang shui li zao fan bing tuan pi pan Li Jingquan man hua 1967. 3. 6.Zhuang biao hou gao kuan : 129 x 39 cm
Luzonacera Liu & Li & Li & Zheng 2017, gen. nov.
No full text3.1 Genus Luzonacera Li & Li, gen. nov. Type species: Luzonacera chang Li & Li, sp. nov. Etymology. The genus name is a combination of “ Luzon ” (refers to Luzon, the Philippine Island) with the typical ending among genus names within this family. Gender is feminine. Diagnosis. The new genus is distinguished (together with Leclercera and Althepus) from all other genera of Ochyroceratidae by the large size, the presence of a denticle on the cheliceral promargin and the rounded maxillae. It is distinguished from Leclercera and Althepus by the absence of a retrolateral protrusion on the tibia or cymbium of the male palp and by the absence of a conductor. Description. Cheliceral promargin with lamina and one denticle, retromargin with two denticles; male with swollen palpal tibia, cymbium with distal protrusion, palp lacking retrolateral tibial or cymbial apophysis, bulb pyriform, central part remarkably constricted, spiral whip-like embolus extending subapically, conductor lacking; female with two pairs of elongate, distally swollen spermathecae. Distribution. Philippines (Rizal Province). Species composition. Luzonacera chang Li & Li, sp. nov., Luzonacera duan Li & Li, sp. nov.Published as part of Liu, Chang, Li, Fengyuan, Li, Shuqiang & Zheng, Guo, 2017, Five new genera of the subfamily Psilodercinae (Araneae: Ochyroceratidae) from Southeast Asia, pp. 395-417 in Zoological Systematics 42 (4) on page 397, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201717, http://zenodo.org/record/558565
Olophrinus setiventris Chang, Yin & Li 2019, sp. nov.
No full textOlophrinus setiventris Chang, Yin & Li, sp. nov. (Figs 8B, 9–10, 18) Type material. HOLOTYPE: ♁, CHINA: YUNNAN: ‘ China: Yunnan Prov., Nabanhe N. R., Hui-lao-xin-zhai (OiZǛḃ), Lao-yin-shui-chi (Zửķ ±), alt. 1250 m, 04.v.2009, J.-Y. Hu & Z.-W. Yin leg.’ (SNUC). Diagnostic description. Male. Habitus as in Fig. 8B. Body slightly convex, TBL 7.01 mm, FBL 4.21 mm; head, pronotal disc and abdomen black, elytra and most parts of legs reddish-brown. Head (Figs 9A, 9B) sub-triangular, HL 0.92 mm, HW 1.05 mm, with fine punctures, posterolateral and posterior margins with microsculpture consisting of transverse waves; eyes prominent, EyL 0.31 mm; antennae broken. Pronotum (Fig. 9C) strongly transverse, PL 1.37 mm, PW 2.59 mm, PL/PW 0.53, with fine punctures, lacking microsculpture. Elytra (Figs 9D, 9E) transverse, EL 1.74 mm, EW 2.59 mm, EL/EW 0.67, each elytron with seven complete rows of punctures. Abdominal (Fig. 9F) surface with coarse punctures, and microsculpture consisting of transverse waves; tergite VIII (Fig. 10A) with six relatively short lobes, narrowly and shallowly incised between inner lobes and outer ones; tergite IX (Fig. 10B) divided laterally to four lobes; sternite VI (Figs 10 C–E) with posterior margin narrowly and shallowly emarginate, dense and elongate pubescence arranged along emargination; sternite VII (Figs 10 F–G) with posterior margin deeply and broadly emarginate, peg setae evenly arranged along posterior margin; sternite VIII (Fig. 10H) with four lobes, shallowly incised between inner and outer lobes, mid-length 1.52 times as long as depth of incision; sternite IX elongate and asymmetric (Fig. 10I). Length of aedeagus (Figs 10 J–K) 2.04 mm, parameres short, slightly asymmetric, right paramere longer than left one in ventral view, median lobe broad at base and narrowing toward apex. Female. Unknown. Comparative notes. Olophrinus setiventris is similar to O. lantschangensis in sharing the head with fine punctures, the posterolateral and posterior margins of the head with microsculpture consisting of transverse waves, and each elytron with seven complete rows of punctures. The new species can be readily separated by the densely setose emargination of the posterior margin of male sternite VI. Distribution. China: Yunnan (Fig. 18). Etymology. The specific epithet is a noun combined from Latin ‘ seti- ’ (seta, bristle) and ‘ ventris ’ (venter), referring to the setose posterior margin of male sternite VI.Published as part of Chang, Yuan, Yin, Zi-Wei, Li, Li-Zhen & Schülke, Michael, 2019, A review of the genus Olophrinus from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae), pp. 307-324 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 59 (1) on page 314, DOI: 10.2478/aemnp-2019-0024, http://zenodo.org/record/448900
Tachinus Chang, Li, Yin & Schülke, 2019, new species
No full textTachinus (Tachinoderu s) curvipennis Chang, Li & Yin, new species Chinese Common Name: 弯茎圆胸隐翅虫 (Fig. 5, 12) Type material (4 exs). Holotype: CHINA: Ƌ: ‘ China: Hubei Prov., Houhe Conv. (后河自然保护区), Wufeng County (五峰县), 29.iv.2004, Li-Zhen Li leg.’ (SNUC). Paratypes: CHINA: 3 ƋƋ: same locality, except ‘ 30.iv.2004 ’ (all in SNUC). Diagnostic description. Male. Habitus as in Fig. 5A; TBL 3.53–4.24 mm, FBL 2.50–2.59 mm; head, pronotal disc, elytra, and abdomen black, antennomeres I–IV, XI, mouthparts, pronotal posterolateral areas, and most parts of legs reddish-brown, tarsi yellowish-brown. Head sub-triangular, HL 0.47–0.52 mm, HW 0.75–0.80 mm, with microsculpture and finely punctures at posterior portion; eyes prominent, EyL 0.19–0.24 mm; antenna elongate, AnL 1.88–1.93 mm, relative lengths of antennomeres I–XI: 1.5: 1: 1.75: 1: 1.5: 1.25: 1.25: 1: 1: 1: 1.5. Pronotum strongly transverse, PL 0.80–0.85 mm, PW 1.37–1.41 mm, PI 0.57–0.62. Elytra slightly broader than long, EL 1.13–1.22 mm, EW 1.31–1.41 mm, EI 0.80–0.93. Abdominal surface with microsculpture consisting of transverse waves; tergite VIII (Fig. 5B) with four relatively long lobes, inner lobes much longer than outer ones; sternite VII (Fig. 5C) with posterior margin broadly and shallowly emarginate, with granules sparsely arranged in two rows at middle near posterior margin; sternite VIII (Fig. 5D) with four lobes, deeply incised between inner lobes, median length of sternite 0.62 times as long as depth, lateral lobes relatively short; sternite IX elongate and asymmetric (Fig. 5G). Length of aedeagus (Fig. 5 E–F) 0.80 mm, parameres elongate and thin, strongly curved ventrally in lateral view, median lobe broad at base and narrowing toward apex. Female. Unknown. Comparative notes. Tachinus curvipennis is most similar to T. drescheri Ullrich and T. tangliangi (described below) in sharing elongate and slender parameres of the aedeagus that greatly exceed the apex of the median lobe. It can be separated from T. drescheri by the much shallower median emargination of male sternite VII, and from T. tangliangi by the slightly deeper incisions between the inner and outer lobes, and a much narrower incision between the inner lobes of male sternite VIII. Moreover, the parameres of the median lobe of the new species are relatively the longest among these three species. Distribution. China: Hubei (Fig. 12). Etymology. The new specific epithet refers to the strongly curved parameres of the aedeagus.Published as part of Chang, Yuan, Li, Li-Zhen, Yin, Zi-Wei & Schülke, Michael, 2019, A review of the Tachinus longicornis - group of the subgenus Tachinoderus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from China, pp. 478-494 in Zootaxa 4545 (4) on pages 483-486, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4545.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/261827
Peter Chang oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Dr. Peter Chang is a cardiologist based in Houston, Texas. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan
but moved frequently to various countries including Peru and the Philippines due to his father's career as a
diplomat. Dr. Chang completed his Bachelor’s and PhD in Biochemistry at Rice University. As an
undergraduate student, Dr. Chang was active in the Chinese American community, establishing a drama
club and serving as editor for a Chinese American magazine. He remains actively engaged in the Chinese
American community today through his involvement with the Chinese Community Center and the Hope
Clinic
Lacvietina nabanhensis Chang & Li & Yin 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Lacvietina nabanhensis</i> Chang, Li & Yin, sp. nov. <p>(Fig. 1)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> <b>HOLOTYPE: CHINA:</b> ♂: ‘ China: Yunnan Prov., Nabanhe Conv. <b>(ṂDzāŊǾae ữ), B</b> engganghani (<b>ṞNJḐẽ</b>), 14.i.2004, Li & Tang leg.’ (SNUC).</p> <p> <b>Diagnostic description.</b> Male. Habitus as in Fig. 1A (both antennae broken and missing); TBL 3.55 mm, FBL 2.23 mm; head, pronotal disc, elytra, abdomen, and most parts of legs dark reddish-brown, lateral and basal margins of pronotum, posterior areas of tergites, and tarsi yellowish-brown. Head sub-triangular, HL 0.32 mm, HW 0.70 mm, with distinct punctures, without microsculpture; eyes prominent, EyL 0.17 mm; antenna broken. Pronotum strongly transverse, PL 0.70 mm, PW 1.35 mm, PL / PW = 0.52, with punctures similar to those of head, without microsculpture. Elytra transverse, EL 1.00 mm, EW 1.32 mm, EL/EW = 0.75, with punctures similar to those of pronotum, without microsculpture, with slightly produced posterolateral angles. Abdominal surface with fine pubescence, without microsculpture; tergite VIII (Fig. 1B) with four short lobes; inner lobes longer than outer ones; sternite VI with shallow, glabrous sub-triangular depression (Fig. 1C; arrow) at middle of posterior marginal area; sternite VII (Fig. 1D) with posterior margin sub-triangularly emarginate, with granules along posterior margin of sternite; sternite VIII (Fig. 1E) with four lobes, deeply incised between inner lobes, mid-length 0.53 times as long as depth of incision. Length of aedeagus (Fig. 1 F–G) 0.72 mm, parameres elongate and asymmetric, right paramere longer than left one in ventral view, median lobe broad at base and narrowing toward apex.</p> <p>Female. Unknown.</p> <p> <b>Comparative notes.</b> <i>Lacvietina nabanhensis</i> is similar to <i>L. lii</i> and <i>L</i>. <i>punctatissima</i> in general appearance. It may be separated from <i>L. lii</i> by the much less distinct impressions on tergites V–VI, and a deeper emargination of sternite VII of the male, and the less curved left paramere of the aedeagus; and from <i>L</i>. <i>punctatissima</i> by the markedly deeper emarginations of male sternites VII and VIII.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> China: Yunnan.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The new specific epithet refers to the type locality of the new species, i.e., Nabanhe Nature Reserve.</p>Published as part of <i>Chang, Yuan, Li, Li-Zhen & Yin, Zi-Wei, 2019, A contribution to the knowledge of the genus Lacvietina Herman (Coleoptera Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from China, pp. 574-580 in Zootaxa 4664 (4)</i> on pages 575-576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4664.4.9, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/3386989">http://zenodo.org/record/3386989</a>
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