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Selatosomus luhuaensis Qiu 2023, sp. nov.
No full text25. Selatosomus luhuaensis Qiu, sp. nov. Type locality: “ Route to Rela Village [ĖṻḤ], Luhua Town [ḞAEä], Heishui County [Dz ḵƃ], Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, 2430 m ”. Distribution: Sichuan.Published as part of Qiu, Lu, 2023, Selatosomus luhuaensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Dendrometrinae) from Sichuan Province, China, with an annotated checklist of the Chinese species of Selatosomus, pp. 173-186 in Zootaxa 5228 (2) on page 182, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.2.5, http://zenodo.org/record/753252
Serum ACTH and Cortisol Level is Associated with the Acute Gastrointestinal Injury Grade in ICU Patients [Erratum]
No full textXu W, Qiu Y, Qiu H, Zhong M, Li L. Int J Gen Med. 2024;17:127–134.
On page 127, the third author’s name should read from “Hongping Qiu” to “Hongping Qu”.
This error was introduced by the Editorial staff during the publication process
Coilodera grandimaculata Qiu, Xu
No full textCoilodera grandimaculata Qiu, Xu, & Chen, new species (Figs. 15–20, 50, 60–61, 68, 75–76, 85, 94) Diagnosis. This species can be easily separated from other members of the C. penicillata species complex by the combination of the following characters: tomentum orange; male antennal club longer (Fig. 15); scutellum tomentose (Fig. 50); elytra tomentose maculae larger; apex of mesometasternal process rounded (Figs. 60–61); parameres elongate (Fig. 75). Holotype (male). Length: 23.0 mm; width: 9.6 mm. Tomentum on body surface orange. Head and pronotum with wine-red and green metallic reflections; length of antennal club about twice length of antennomeres 2–7 combined. Posterior margin of median tomentose area of pronotum slightly curved. Scutellum fully clad with tomentum (Fig. 50). Posthumeral maculae distinctly larger than lateral maculae. Mesometasternal process short, apex rounded (Fig. 60); mesometasternal suture engraved, with numerous long setae. Pygidium with a large macula in middle. Sides of abdominal sternites 2–6 with tomentose maculae; abdominal sternite 6 with orange, long setae on both sides. Middle of abdomen glabrous, with a distinct groove (Figs. 16–17). Protibia with 3 teeth along outer margin, proximal tooth very small. Outer tooth of metatibia evidently shorter than ventral tooth (Fig. 68). Male genitalia as Figs. 75–76. Allotype, paratypes (8 females). Body length 22.2–23.5 mm; width 10.2–10.3 mm. Similar to male with antennal club much shorter, lateral margin of pronotum slightly angular, posthumeral macula larger, posterior margin of the median tomentose area of pronotum notched, protibia slightly wider (Fig. 18), proximal tooth of protibia and external protrusion of mesotibia much sharper, apex of mesometasternal process slightly protrudent (Fig. 61), middle of abdomen convex, abdominal sternite 6 without tomentose macula (Fig. 19), and abdominal segment 7 more exposed. Type material. CHINA: Xizang: ♂ (Holotype, SWU), 9.VIII.2014, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Bononggong (80K), Mêdog County, 2,100 m, Wei-Wei Zhang. Paratypes (8♀♀): 1♀ (Allotype, SWU), 17.VIII.2017, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Bononggong (80K), Mêdog County, 2,100 m, Jian- Yue Qiu & Hao Xu; 2♀♀ (QCCC), 18.VIII.2017, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Bononggong (80K), Mêdog County, 2,100 m, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu; 1♀ (QCCC), 13.VII.2017, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Bononggong (80K), Mêdog County, 2,100 m, Si-Yao Huang; 1♀ (QCCC) 13.VIII.2017, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Pailong Valley, Pailong, Nyingchi County, 2,050 m, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu; 3♀♀ (QCCC), VIII.2014, Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Nature Reserve, Hanmi, Beibeng, Mêdog County, 2,200 m, Wei Hu. Etymology. The specific epithet derived from the Latin adjective grandis (big, large) and the noun maculata (macula), and refers to the large yellow maculae on elytra. Distribution. China: Xizang. Natural history. Coilodera grandimaculata occurs sympatrically with C. penicillata and C. dives in Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon (Brahmaputra Valley), Tibet (Fig. 86). The male holotype was collected under a street lamp at night (Mr. Wei-Wei Zhang, personal communication), and females were found visiting flower of Zanthoxylum sp. (Rutaceae) (Fig. 94) and Hydrangea sp. (Saxifragaceae) at the type locality. Larvae and pupa were also found in decayed wood within the cockroach galleries of Salgunea sp. (Blattodea: Blaberidae: Panesthiinae).Published as part of Qiu, Jian-Yue, Xu, Hao & Chen, Li, 2017, Taxonomic review of the Oriental flower beetle Coilodera penicillata species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), pp. 511-537 in Zootaxa 4350 (3) on page 518, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4350.3.5, http://zenodo.org/record/105932
Scherotheca portonana Qiu & Bouche, 1998 Qiu & Bouche 1998
No full textScherotheca portonana Qiu & Bouché, 1998 (Fig. 4A, B) Scherotheca (Corsicadrilus) portonana Qiu & Bouché, 1998: 127. DISTRIBUTION. — Corsican endemic. HABITATS. — Mediterranean chaparrals, riparian grasslands, cork-oak open woods, Alpine grasslands; from 300 to above 1400 m of altitude. GENETIC LINEAGES. — We found four distinct species-levels lineages corresponding to the morphological description of S. portonana:Published as part of Marchán, Daniel Fernández, Gérard, Sylvain, Hedde, Mickaël, Rougerie, Rodolphe & Decaëns, Thibaud, 2022, An updated checklist and a DNA barcode library for the earthworms (Crassiclitellata, Oligochaeta) of Corsica, France, pp. 439-461 in Zoosystema 44 (17) on page 454, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a17, http://zenodo.org/record/714509
Cosmiomorpha (Cosmiomorpha) maolanensis Qiu
No full textCosmiomorpha (Cosmiomorpha) maolanensis Qiu & Xu, new species (Figs. 6, 31–32, 45– 46, 58–59, 74, 145 –148, 156, 163, 170, 172) Diagnosis. This species is almost entirely black and looks like black forms of C. modesta (Fig. 79), can be distinguished by: scales on dorsal surface shorter, smaller, almost white; male protibia wider, the deflexed tooth very long and slender with the tip rounded (Figs. 58–59); female tibiae and tarsi longer and thinner. Holotype (male). TL: 22.5 mm, TW: 10.5 mm, CW/CL: 1.15; body almost entirely black. Head: flat; dorsal surface densely microsculptured; punctures small, round, or elliptical; few punctures with sparse, radially distributed, short scales. Clypeus subrectangular, anterior margin raised with a shallow central depression. Gula smooth, sides with small punctures (Fig. 32). Antenna black; anterior portion of club dark brown. Pronotum: Dorsal surface with numerous setiferous punctures; punctures sparser, larger, deeper on disc; scales small, elongate-elliptical, almost white (Fig. 74); margins smooth. Scutellum: With sparse, setiferous punctures; scales almost white. Elytra: Black with posterior portion slightly dark brown; with numerous setiferous punctures, punctures denser on postdiscal portion; scales short, elongate elliptical, almost white. Sternum: Clad with linear scales, long and dense on mesosternum and both sides of metasternum; many scales worn off. Mesometasternal process glabrous, short, oval (Fig. 6). Pygidium: Rugose, with sparse, short, yellow scales. Abdomen: Sternites dark brown; a longitudinal groove between abdominal sternites 3–5; sternites 2–6 with numerous linear scales except for medial area, medial area with sparse setiferous punctures, scales inapparent; last sternite nearly glabrous, with a few punctures and short scales on both sides. Legs: Black, with central portion of femora dark brown. Coxae densely clad with linear scales. Trochanters glabrous. Ventral surface of femora with short, sinuous striolae and sparse, tiny, yellow scales. Tibiae with numerous punctures and sparse, tiny scales. Protibia wide; three teeth along outer margin of which the middle and proximal teeth are indistinct, the distance between the middle and proximal teeth about 1.9 times the distance between the middle and distal teeth; a row of mastoid teeth on ventral surface; deflexed tooth worn down (Fig. 58); spur very short and blunt, almost invisible. Mesotibia and metatibia with an acute spine in the middle of outer margin; small setae along inner margin. Protarsus slim; basitarsus evidently clavate, ventral surface strongly swollen. Metatarsomere 5 on left side lost. Parameres: Elongate, outer margins expanded in apical view; apex obtuse, significantly broader, with a tuft of short golden setae (Figs. 156, 163). Male paratype (1). TL: 20.0 mm (without head), TW: 11.5 mm. Body and color nearly identical to holotype. Scales on dorsal surface denser. The deflexed tooth long, slim, with round tip. Female paratypes (2). TL: 23.5–24.0 mm, TW: 11.5–12.0 mm. Except for legs, body very similar to male (Figs. 147–148). Clypeus subrectangular. Antennal club smaller. Pronotum flatter. Mesometasternal process short and round. Abdomen convex; the last sternite protuberant with a row of stout, golden setae along posterior margin. Protibia wide and short, with three acuate teeth along outer margin. Tarsi shorter and thinner. Type material. Holotype: CHINA: Guizhou: ♂ (SWUC, ex QCCC, No. 536), 11.VIII. 2012, Maolan National Nature Reserve, Libo County, alt. 870 m, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg. Paratypes (3): 1 ♂ (QCCC, No. 537), 12.VIII. 2012, ibid., alt. 740 m, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg. 1 ♀ (QCCC, No. 539), 24.VII. 2013, ibid., alt. 830 m, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg. 1 ♀ (SWUC, ex GUGC), VII. 2011, ibid., no collector recorded. Comments on type material. Both the holotype and the male paratype were found dead in several pieces and later reassembled. The deflexed tooth of the holotype is worn down but that of the male paratype is intact. The male paratype is incomplete: protarsi, left mesoleg, left metaleg, and right metatibia are incomplete; head and right metatarsus are lost. Etymology. It is named for the Maolan National Nature Reserve where the type series was collected. Distribution. China: Guizhou. Natural history. The male paratype was found under the same pear tree where C. nigripedis was collected. The female paratype were observed feeding on sap on a branch of Quercus species where C. decliva was also found (Fig. 172).Published as part of Qiu, Jian-Yue, Xu, Hao & Hu, Chun-Lin, 2013, Revision of the subgenus Cosmiomorpha (Cosmiomorpha) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae), pp. 401-434 in Zootaxa 3745 (4) on pages 422-424, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/24736
Amynthas trapezoides Qiu & Sun, sp. nov.
No full textAmynthas trapezoides Qiu & Sun sp. nov. (Figs. 1 A, B) Material. Holotype: One clitellate (C-HN008A): China, Hainan Province, Mt. Jianfeng (18 ° 44.45 ’N, 108 ° 50.32 ’E), 1020 m. elevation, soil, coll. J. P. Qiu and M. B. Bouché, 5 Jun. 2006. Paratype: Three clitellates (C-HN008B): Same data as for holotype. Other material: Seventeen semiclitellates (C-HN008C): Same data as for holotype. Locality and habitat. The specimens were collected from a yellow cinnamon soil under the arbors of Jianfeng Mountain tropical rain forests, Hainan province, China. Etymology. This species is named after its character of arrangement of spermathecal pores. Diagnosis. Dimensions 147–155mm by 3.2–3.6mm at clitellum, segments 147–194. Setae 44– 54 /III, 52– 68 /V, 52– 70 /VIII, 58–66 /XX, 54–60 /XXV; 0 between male pores; 4–6 between spermathecal pores. Spermathecal pores in 6 / 7 – 7 / 8, arranged at corner of trapezoid near the mid-ventral line. Male pores on XVIII, with a complicated glandular region on ventral side of 1 / 2 XVII– 1 / 4 XIX. Description. Preserved specimens grayish on dorsum in segment I–V, and no pigment in other segments. Dimensions 147–155mm by 3.2–3.6mm at clitellum, segments 147–194; body cylindrical in cross-section, gradually tapered towards head and tail. Prostomium ½epilobous. Setae numbering 44–54 at III, 52–68 at V, 52–70 at VIII, 58–66 at XX, 54–60 at XXV; 0 between male pores; 4–6 between spermathecal pores, setal formula AA= 1.1–1.2 AB, ZZ= 1.3–2.2 ZY. Clitellum annular XIV–XVI, reddish-brown, or grayish-brown, or yellow-brown, or light yellow; setae cannot be seen externally in clitellum. First dorsal pore 12 / 13. Two pairs of spermathecal pores in 6 / 7 – 7 / 8, ventral, arranged at corners of trapezoid, each on a small swollen forward extension of segments VII and VIII respectively. The first pair of spermathecal pores is very close to each other as compared to the second ones, being only 0.1 circumference ventrally apart. Male pores are paired in XVIII and the male pore region is very complex from 1 / 2 XVII– 1 / 4 XIX, being twisted into a glandular ventral region which includes a small extended papillae in the front edge and a pair of closely situated protuberant male pores at perichaetine of XVIII, as well as a vertical trench between two male pores from 1 / 2 XVIII to 17 / 18. This glandular region with three depression in upper place, left and right side near the bottom, has a clear dividing line at perichaetine of XVIII (Fig. 1 A). Female pore single in XIV. Septa 5 / 6–7 / 8 thick and muscular, 10 / 11 – 11 / 12 slightly thickened, 8 / 9 – 9 / 10 absent. Dorsal blood vessel single, continuous onto pharynx; esophageal hearts in X–XIII, the last two pairs of which are bigger than the anterior pairs. Gizzard in VIII–X, bucket-shaped, covered with white flocs; intestine enlarged gradually from XV and distinctly from XX; intestinal caeca simple, originating in XXVII and extending forward to XXV, horn-shaped sac with a slight incision on dorsal margins at the septa. Ovaries in XIII, spermathecae paired in VII–VIII; ampulla heart-shaped or oval-shaped, about 2.2mm long, gradually slender duct as long as 0.33 ampulla; diverticulum shorter than main pouch by 0.5, slender, terminal 0.25 dilated into an oval-shaped chamber; no nephridia on spermathecal ducts (Fig. 1 B). Male sexual system holandric, testis sacs two pairs, developed, ventral in X, XI, in close proximity to two sides on ventrum; seminal vesicles paired in each of XI and XII, anterior pair bigger in size and connected on dorsum, the latter pair separated from each other clearly; prostates in XVII–XXI, glands developed, coarsely lobate, prostatic duct irregular shaped, repeatedly curved, very close to ventral midline. No accessory glands were seen. Remarks. Amynthas trapezoides sp. nov. keys to the tokioensis group which comprised eighteen species in Sims & Easton (1972). After Sims & Easton (1972), twenty more species were reported. They are A. platycorpus (Thai, 1982), Metaphire jianfengensis (Quan, 1985), A. zhongi Qiu & Wang, 1991, A. quadrapulvinatus Wu & Sun, 1997, A. yongshilensis Hong & James, 2001, A. alveolatus Hong & James, 2001, M. geomunensis (Hong & James, 2001), A. eastoni Hong & James, 2001, A. boletiformis Hong & James, 2001, A. odaesanensis Hong & James, 2001, A. righii Hong & James, 2001, A. fasciiformis Hong & James, 2001, A. sanchongensis Hong & James, 2001, A. songnisanensis Hong & Lee, 2001, A. ephippiatus Hong & Lee, 2001, A. multimaculatus Hong & Lee, 2001, A. mujuensis Hong & Kim, 2002, A. yeoi Hong & Kim, 2002, A. heshanensis Zhang & Qiu, 2006, A. jiangmenensis Zhang & Qiu, 2006. The appearance of Amynthas trapezoides sp. nov. is somewhat similar to that of A. quadrapulvinatus. They share some similar characters: two pairs of spermathecal pores in 6 / 7 – 7 / 8; absent septa in 8 / 9 – 9 / 10; heart-shaped ampulla or oval-shaped spermathecae. However, the new species can be distinguished from A. quadrapulvinatus in that it lacks pigment, has two pairs of closely spaced spermathecal pore in 6 / 7 and 7 / 8 in the form of a trapezoid, a special male pore region comprising of a glandular depression divided by a clear line, and two male pores which are very closely spaced, Amynthas quadrapulvinatus, on the other hand, has fulvous pigment, spermathecal pores which are equidistantly spaced, and a rectangular pad male pore region with two pairs of larger truncated additional papillae that were 0.2 body circumference ventrally apart. Moreover, the new species is twice as long as A. quadrapulvinatus.Published as part of Sun, Jing, Zhao, Qi & Qiu, Jiang-Ping, 2010, Three new species of earthworms belonging to the genus Amynthas (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China, pp. 26-32 in Zootaxa 2680 on pages 26-28, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19932
Eupolyphaga hanae Qiu & Che & Wang 2018, sp. nov.
No full textEupolyphaga hanae sp. nov. (Figs. 5 E–J; 13 G–I; 19 A–D; 38 C–D, M; 40 A–K; 41 A–H) Type material. Holotype: CHINA: Sichuan: male (SWU ex LQLC), Puzhao Temple [普照寺], Daguan Town [大观镇], Dujiangyan Prefectural-Level City [都江堰市], Chengdu City [成都市], 770 m, found inside tree holes around the root of a broadleaf tree, 19.V.2015, Lu Qiu & Jing-Fei Han leg., reared by Lu Qiu from the nymph. Paratypes: Sichuan: 1 male and 1 female (LQLC, male in 100% alcohol), same data as the holotype, reared by Lu Qiu from the nymphs; 6 males and 5 females (SWU ex LQLC, 3 males and 2 females in 100% alcohol), Laogangmo Village [老岗磨村], Taixing Township [太兴乡], Fuxing Town [复兴镇], Shehong County [射洪县], Suining City [遂宁市], found around an old house, 8.III.2016, Lei Wang leg., males and parts of the females reared by Lu Qiu from the nymphs. Chongqing: 9 males and 4 females (SWU, ex LQLC, 7 males and 2 females in 100% alcohol), Majiagou [马家沟], near Feilongmiao Temple [飞龙庙], Mt. Simianshan [四面山], Jiangjin District [江 津区], 970 m, found inside the loose muddy sand under the woodpile near an old farm house, 5.VI.2016, Hao Xu, Jian-Yue Qiu & Lu Qiu leg., adult males all reared by Lu Qiu from the nymphs; 1 female (SWU), Shunzigou [笋子 沟], Mt. Simianshan, Jiangjin District, found inside a hole under a cliff, 6.III.2016, Jian-Yue Qiu & Hao Xu leg.; 1 male and 1 female (SWU), Mt. Jinyunshan [缙云山], Beibei District, 650m, 22.IX.2018, Lu Qiu leg. Guizhou: 1 male (GZU), Linjiang village [蔺江村], Xishui County [习水县], Zhunyi City [遵义市], 24-30.IX.2000, Qiong- Zhang Song leg. Other material examined. Several nymphs and oothecae (SWU), same data as the types from Dujiangyan, Suining and Mt. Simianshan. Diagnosis. Male of this species superficially resembles E. hupingensis sp. nov., but can be distinguished from the latter by the following characteristics: 1) abdomen and legs whitish yellow (Fig. 5 F), while E. hupingensis with blackish legs and abdomen (Fig. 5 B); 2) styli thin and small (Fig. 19 B), while styli stout and robust in E. hupingensis (Fig. 20 B); 3) L3 thin, anterior of L1 reduced, R2 round (Fig. 19 C–D), while L3 robust, anterior of L1 elongated, R2 with median concave in E. hupingensis (Fig. 20 C–D). Description. Male. General: measurements (mm): body length: 16.7–21.4, overall length: 27.6–36.8, pronotum length×width 5.1–5.8×8.2–9.4, tegmen length: 23.8–33.0. Small to large, brown to blackish brown in dorsal view, light pale yellow to light orange in ventral view, tegmina with dense maculae (Fig. 5 E–H). Head: round, as long as width; reddish brown, darker at vertex and the space between ocelli. Interocular space very narrow. Ocelli large, protruded, Ocelli ridge wide. Frons brownish yellow, each lateral with a large orange spot which next to the antennal socket. Antennae brown. Clypeus small, flat, ante-clypeus light orange, lateral sides white; post-clypeus reddish brown, sometimes divided by a light colored longitudinal line medially. Labrum small, brown, hind margin thin, emarginated. Maxillary palpi and labial palpi reddish brown, with joint parts and apex whitish yellow (Fig. 13 H–I). Pronotum: unicolored, reddish brown to brown. Surface generally with many small yellowish-brown pubescence and very a few reddish-brown setae, margins with additional long reddish-brown setae. Apex convex and truncated; lateral fore borders oblique roundly; lateral parts round, becoming straight towards hind part, and forming obtuse angle with the hind margin; hind margin slightly outward (Fig. 13 G). Tegmina and wings: exceeded the end of abdomen about 9.0– 14.4 mm. Tegmina dark brown, irregularly with many small hyaline maculae, denser in margins and distal half of tegmen, and more likely with several large hyaline spots around R. Wings hyaline, slightly orange, darker toward apex, venation distinct, distal portion of M, CuA densely with black maculae. Legs: with brownish pubescence, whitish yellow, tibiae darker; tibial spines usually dark reddish brown with basal portion light reddish brown. Abdomen: whitish yellow. Supra-anal plate apex slightly emarginated, anterior margin and paraprocts well pubescent; two median sclerites distinct, unequalsized; cerci yellow, slender (Fig. 19 A). Subgenital plate generally symmetrical, unicolored for the exposed part, lateral corners round, anterior margin fully with setae; styli yellow, very small (Fig. 19 B). Genitalia: well sclerited. Left phallomere: L1 very short, anterior part reduced, left with a very small process, two hind lobes robust; L2 curved roundly, right end with two short processes; L3 strongly curved, apex mildly sharped; pda well developed, paa strongly protruded. Right phallomere: small. R1M short; R1L thoroughly sclerited, thick; R2 small, divides into two round chunks, the chunks generally equal sized (Fig. 19 C–D). Female. Measurements (mm): body length: 24.3–27.9, body width: 18.4–20.5. Unicolored, pubescent, dark brown both in dorsal and ventral view, spines on the legs dark brown. Supra-anal plate transverse type, hind margin nearly straight, median distinctly emarginated, and divided by a longitudinal line. Subgenital plate with median protruded, bulged (Fig. 5 I–J). Nymph. Coloration varies from yellowish brown to dark brown, some individuals with abdomen orange, but the rest parts brown. Ootheca. As Fig. 38 C–D and M, reddish brown, serration of keel large, curved. Respiratory canals well developed. The longitudinal ridges distinct. Variation. Male of the species varied in the following characters: 1) body size, according to the material we examined, we found the Suining and Dujiangyan populations with shorter tegmina and body size (Fig. 5 E–F, H), while the Simianshan population more possible to with larger body and longer tegmina (Fig. 5 G); 2) the hyaline macula on tegmina ranging from small spots to extremely large spots (Fig. 5 E, H); 3) usually the black maculae on wings distribute on the margin of M and CuA, but some extreme individuals with the maculae expand to the median of CuA area; 4) usually individuals may have dark brown pronotum and tegmina, while some individuals may have light colored pronotum and tegmina (generally light yellowish rather than brown). Natural History. This species can be found inside the dry loose earth around old houses (Figs. 40 G–J; 41 D–E), or in the broad-leaved forest (Fig. 40 A); in the forest, they would like to live together in the tree holes, the humus in the holes is a little wet, but is loose enough for them to creep (Fig. 40 B–D). In Mt. Simianshan, E. hanae were found in a cliff hole, which is difficult to be wetted by the rain, the earth in the hole is wet but loose for E. hanae (Fig. 41 A–C); plenty individuals of E. hanae were also found under the woodpiles next to a farm house at Mt. Simianshan, the earth under the woodpiles is slightly wet and loose, which is mixed with bits of wood (Fig. 41 E); the house-owner said these roaches were not originally live under her woodpiles, they were brought by the owner from the cliff at the hillside. Mt. Simianshan is wet, but the environment under the cliff is dry, the roaches were found inside the sand; the local people call Eupolyphaga roaches as “turtle bugs”, they catch them and put them in the spirit for medicine use, the house-owner also put E. hanae under her woodpiles to breed them for medicine use. Etymology. This species is named after Ms. Jing-Fei Han, who helped the first author collect the type specimens from Dujiangyan. Distribution. China (Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou) (Fig. 2). Remarks. A species distributes around Chongqing, Sichuan and Guizhou. This new species was firstly noticed by the first author in Dujiangyan since 2012, but only a photo left (Fig. 40 C). Later from 2015 to 2016, the first author successfully obtained this species from Dujiangyan again (Fig. 40 D–F), and discovered two other populations from Suining, Sichuan and Mt. Simianshan, Chongqing. All the male adults were reared from the nymphs and oothecae were obtained from the females (Figs. 40 E–F, K; 41 F–H). One specimen from GZU was captured from Xishui, where near the border between Sichuan, Chongqing and Guizhou (Fig. 2). Before the present paper is published, a pair of this new species were captured from Mt. Jinyunshan, Chongqing. The two individuals as well as several nymphs were found inside the humus under a stone table in the forest and a nearby small hole under a cliff.Published as part of Qiu, Lu, Che, Yang-Li & Wang, Zong-Qing, 2018, A taxonomic study of Eupolyphaga Chopard, 1929 (Blattodea: Corydiidae: Corydiinae), pp. 1-68 in Zootaxa 4506 (1) on pages 16-18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4506.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260671
Amynthas stricosus Qiu & Sun 2012, sp. nov.
No full textAmynthas stricosus Qiu & Sun, sp. nov. (Fig. 1A, B) Material. Holotype: One clitellate (C-HN029-02A) specimen, China, Hainan Province, Mt. Diaoluo (18°43.31’N, 109°52.01’E), 920 m. elevation, dark cinnamon soil under meadow vegetation, 7 Jun. 2006, J. P. Qiu, J. X. Li and M. B. Bouché coll. Paratypes: Two clitellates (C-HN027-02 and C-HN027-04), China, Hainan Province, Mt. Diaoluo (18°43.39’N, 109°51.55’E), 930 m. elevation, yellow cinnamon soil in bamboo and camphor forest beside road, 6 Jun. 2006, J. P. Qiu and M. B. Bouché coll. One clitellate (C-HN028-06), China, Hainan Province, Mt. Diaoluo (18°43.45’N, 109°51.50’E), 1008 m. elevation, brown soil under a dead and lying tree, 6 Jun. 2006, J. P. Qiu and W. X. Zhang coll. Six clitellates (C-HN030-02), China, Hainan Province, Mt. Diaoluo (18°43.28’N, 109°52.01’E), 925 m. elevation, yellow cinnamon soil under meadow vegetation near a pond, 7 Jun. 2006, J. P. Qiu, J. X. Li and M. B. Bouché coll. Other material: four clitellates and four semiclitellates (C-HN029-02B), same data as for holotype. Etymology. This species is named after its lack of pigmentation. Diagnosis. Medium-sized Amynthas earthworms; no pigment; four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6–8/9, 0.4 circumference ventrally apart; male pores 0.33 body circumference ventrally apart, each on a coniform glandular disc surrounded by a round pad, with single or paired postsetal genital papillae in XVII, XIX and XX; diverticulum as long as main spermathecal axis, terminal 0.4 dilated into a band-shaped chamber. Description. External characters. Preserved specimens no pigment, unclear mid-dorsal line. Dimensions 72–97mm by 2–2.8mm at clitellum, segments 116–142; body cylindrical in cross-section, gradually tapered towards head and tail. Prostomium ½ epilobous. Setae numbering 30–54 at III, 50–76 at V, 62–72 at VIII, 40–70 at XX, 38–52 at XXV; 10–12 between male pores; 22–28/VI, 22–30/VII, 23–29/VIII between spermathecal pores, setal formula AA=1.1–1.2AB, ZZ=1.2–2ZY. Clitellum annular XIV–XVI, greyish-white, or reddish-brown, or light brown; setae can be seen externally in XIV–XVI; dorsal pore present or absent; some have furrows in clitellum. First dorsal pore 11/12 or 12/13. Four pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6–8/9, 0.4 circumference ventrally apart. Male pores paired in XVIII, 0.33 body circumference ventrally apart; each on a coniform glandular disc surrounded by a round pad. Genital papillae postsetal, single or paired in XVII, XIX and XX; number and segments variable among the 10 specimens of the type-series, in XVII in 8 specimens, paired in 7, unpaired to the right in 1 specimen; in XIX in 9 specimens, paired in 7, unpaired to the right in 2 specimens; in XX in 7 specimens, paired in 6, unpaired to the right in 1 specimen. Each papilla small, round, slightly convex (Fig. 1A). Female pore single mid-ventral in XIV. Internal characters. Septa 6/7–7/8 thick and muscular, 10/11–13/14 slightly thickened, 8/9–9/10 absent. Dorsal blood vessel single, continuous onto pharynx; esophageal hearts enlarged in X–XIII. Gizzard in VIII–X, ball-shaped; intestine enlarged gradually from XVI and distinctly from XXI; intestinal caeca simple, originating in XXVII and extending forward to XXIV, horn-shaped sac with smooth margins. Ovaries in XIII. Spermathecae paired in VI–IX, about 1.6mm long; ampulla heart-shaped, gradually slender duct as long as ampulla; diverticulum as long as main spermathecal axis, slender, terminal 0.4 dilated into a bandshaped chamber; no nephridia on spermathecal ducts (Fig. 1B). Male sexual system holandric, testis sacs two pairs, ventral in X, XI, anterior pair bigger in size, which is in close proximity to two sides on dorsum; seminal vesicles paired in each of XI and XII, anterior pair bigger in size and connected with membrane on dorsum, the latter pair separated from each other but closer; prostates in XVI–XX, coarsely lobate, prostatic duct s-shaped, distal end appreciably enlarged. No accessory glands were seen. Remarks. Amynthas stricosus sp. nov. keys to the corticis -group in Sims and Easton (1972) with four pairs of spermathecal pores intersegmental in 5/6–8/9. This present species is similar to Amynthas homosetus (Chen, 1938) in the locality and number of spermathecal pores, heart-shaped ampulla and developed prostate glands. However, the new species can be distinguished from A. homosetus in that it lacks pigment, has a smaller body size, setae visible externally in XIV–XVI, two male pores more widely spaced, variable numbers of genital papillae near male pores, and a longer band-shaped diverticulum chamber. Amynthas homosetus, on the other hand, has dark chocolate pigment on anterior dorsum and grey on other parts of body, body size rather bigger, setae visible ventrally just in XVI, 0.25 of circumference ventrally separated male pores, no genital papillae near male pores, and a shorter diverticulum with an ovoid seminal chamber. Additionally, this new species resembles Amynthas saccatus Qiu and Wang, 1993 in the genital papillae of male pore region, but can be distinguished from the latter in many essential characters. Firstly, there are 3 pairs of intersegmental spermathecal pores in 6/7–8/ 9 in A. saccatus, but 4 pairs of spermathecal pores in 5/6–8/ 9 in A. stricosus sp. nov.. Secondly, each male pore of A. saccatus is situated on a long round porophore with two small papillae nearby; while in A. stricosus sp. nov., each male pore is on a coniform glandular disc surrounded by a round pad without papillae nearby. Furthermore, there are several genital papillae and accessory glands in the spermathecal pore region internally or externally in A. saccatus. However, none of them occur in A. stricosus sp. nov. Finally, the diverticulum of A. saccatus is shorter than the main spermathecal axis and is twisted heavily on its middle part, but the diverticulum is equal to the main spermathecal axis and more slender in A. stricosus sp. nov.Published as part of Sun, Jing, Jiang, Ji-Bao & Qiu, Jiang-Ping, 2012, Four new species of the Amynthas corticis-group (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Hainan Island, China, pp. 149-158 in Zootaxa 3458 on pages 150-15
Trisetica asiaticus Zhao and Qiu 1979
No full textTrisetica asiaticus Zhao and Qiu, 1979: PALPublished as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 93, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/474551
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