Frogs

Amolops bellulus

Liu, W.-Z., D.-T.Yang, and C. J. Ferraris, Jr. 2000. Amolops bellulus: a new species of stream-breeding frog of the genus Amolops from western Yunnan, China (Anura: Ranidae). Copeia, 2000:536-541.

Abstract

We describe a new species of stream-breeding frog of the genus Amolops, Amolops bellulus, from the mountainous region of Lushui County, Yunnan Province, China, near the boundary between Yunnan and Myanmar. This species differs from all its congeners in a combination of morphological characteristics including the absence of a circummarginal groove at the tip of first finger, lack of a supratympanic fold, a white band along the upper jaw extending to shoulder, a black band starting from tip of snout along upper loreal region and extending to anterior flank of body, absence of a vocal sac, tympanum distinct and feebly concave, and the presence of vomerine teeth.

Insects

Leistus spp.

Kavanaugh, D. H., and C.-L. Long 1999. Three new species of genus Leistus Frölich (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Nebriini) from the Gaoligongshan of Yunnan Province, China. Acta Botanica Yunnanica, Supplement XI:99-120.

Tachyta sp.

Erwin, T. L., and D. H. Kavanaugh. 1999. A new species of Tachyta Kirby from southeastern China with a new key and analysis of phylogenetic relationships for the subgenus Paratachyta Erwin (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Bembidiini: Tachyina). Pp. 183-194. In: Zamotajlov,A., and R. Sciaky (editors), Advances in carabidology (Papers dedicated to the memory of Prof. Oleg L. Kryzhanonskij). MUISO Publishers, Krasnodar , 473 pp.

Aristochroa abrupta

Kavanaugh, David H., and Liang, Hongbin. 2003. A new species of Aristochroa Tschistscherine (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini) from the Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54(9-21): 238-244.

Abstract

A new species of the genus Aristochroa Tschitschérine, A. abrupta Kavanaugh and Liang, sp. nov., is described from the Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China (type locality: Danzhu He drainage, 2830 m, Gongshan County ). Members of this species are distinguished by the abrupt sinuation of the lateral margin of the pronotum in all adults and the long, triangular, right-deflected lamella of the aedeagus in males. Illustrations are provided for these and other structures. This species is unusual also in its occurrence at lower elevations (2770 to 3400 m) than most other members of the genus.

Millipedes

Nepalella griswoldi
Nepalella kavanaughi
Nepalella magna
Nepalella pianma
Vieteuma longi

Shear, William A. 2002. Five new chordeumatidan millipeds from China : New species of Vieteuma (Kashmireumatidae) and Nepalella (Megalotylidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 53(6):63-72.

Abstract

Five new species of chordeumatidan millipeds, Vieteuma longi (Kashmireumatidae), Nepalella pianma, N. griswoldi, N. kavanaughi and N. magna (Megalotylidae), are described from the Gaolingong Shan, Yunnan Province, China. The new species bring to seven the total number of chordeumatidans described from the Chinese mainland.

Spiders

 Pimoa spp.

Griswold, C. E., and C.-L. Long. 1999. A new spider of the genus Pimoa from the Gaoligingshan Mts., Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea, Pimoidae). Acta Botanica Yunnanica, Supplement XI:91-97.

Steatoda mainlingoides
Steatoda pardalia
Steatoda tortoisea
Steatoda terostiosa

Yin, Chang-Min, Griswold, Charles E., Bao, You-Hui, Xu, Xiang. 2003. Four species of the spider genus Steatoda (Araneae: Theridiidae)
from the Gaoligong mountains, Yunnan, China. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 54(1-8):133-140.

Abstract

Four species of the genus Steatoda are described from the Gaoligong Mountains region of Yunnan Province, China. Three new species, i.e., Steatoda mainlingoides, Steatoda pardalia, and Steatoda tortoisea, are described as is the previously unknown female of Steatoda terostiosa Zhu, 1998.