New Species

The survey has found many new species previously unknown to science but there are thousands of species in
the collections that are waiting to be described. All species described are published in peer reviewed journals
and the vouchered specimen is available for scientific investigation from one of the collections. So far, we have
published 24 descriptions of new species and many more are in the process of being published. Below are
abstracts of publications of new species published.

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. Map it!

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.

Amolops sp.

Rao, D. Q. and J. A. Wilkinson, "A new species of Amolops (Anura Ranidae) from southwest China ", Copeia, p. , vol. , ( ). Accepted ? When accepted?

Vibrissaphora sp.

Rao, D.-Q., J. A. Wilkinson, and M.-W. Zhang, "A new species of the genus Vibrissaphora (Anura: Megophryidae) from Yunnan Province , China ", Herpetologica, p. 90, vol. 62, (2006).

Rhacophorus sp.

Rao, D.-Q., J. A. Wilkinson, H.-N. Liu, "A new species of Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Guangxi Province , China ", Zootaxa, p. 17, vol. 1258, (2006).

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.

Onycholabis sp.

Liang, H. and D. H. Kavanaugh, "A review of genus Onycholabis Bates (Coeoptera: Carabidae: Platynini), with description of a new species from western Yunnan , China ", Coeopterists Bulletin, p. 507, vol. 59, (2006).

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 spp.

Kavanaugh, D. H. and H. B. Liang, "Three additional new species of Aristochroa Tshitscherine (Coleoptera Carabidae: Pterostichini) from the Gaoligongshan of western Yunnan Province, China ", Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, p. 711, vol. 57, (2006).
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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. Map It!

 

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.

Dendrocellus spp.

Liang, H. B. and D. H. Kavanaugh, "Review on the genus Dendrocellus Schmidt-Gobel (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Dryptini), with descriptions of seven new species", Coleopterists Bulletin, p. , vol. , ( ).

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.
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Deinopis sp

Yin, C. M., C. E. Griswold & H. M. Yan. 2002. A new ogre-faced spider (Deinopis) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Deinopidae). Journal of Arachnology, 30:610-6 12.
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Macrothele sp.

Xu, X., C. M. Yin, & C. E. Griswold. 2002. A new species of the spider genus Macrothele from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Hexathelidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 78:116-119.
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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.
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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.

Craspedisia sp.

Yin, C.M., C.E. Griswold, Y.H. Bao and X. Xu, "A new species of the genus Craspedisia from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Theridiidae)", Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, p. 383, vol. 12, (2003).
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Sinothomisus sp.

Tang, G. C., M. Yin, C. E. Griswold, and X. J. Peng, "Description of Sinothomisus gen. nov. with a new species from Yunnan Province , China (Araneae, Thomisidae)", Zootaxa, p. 61, vol. 1366, (2006).

Macroapophysis

Tang, G., C. M. Yin, X. J. Peng, and C. E. Griswold, "Description of a new crab spider genus Macroapophysis (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South China", Zootaxa, p. , vol. , ( ). Accepted. When?

 

Fishes

Exostoma sp.

Chen, X.-Y., W. J. Poly, and D. Catania, "A new species of catfish of the genus Exostoma from Gaoligong Shan , Yunnan , China ", Copeia, p. , vol. , ( ). When publish?

Clupisoma sp.

Chen, X.-Y., C. J. Ferraris, Jr., and J. -X. Yang, "A new species of catfish of the genus Clupisoma (Siluriformes: Schilbidae) from the Salween river, Yunnan , China ", Copeia, p. 566, vol. 2005, (2005).

Erromyzon yangi

Neely, D. A., K. W. Conway, and R. L. Mayden, "Erromyzon yangi, a new hillstream loach (Teleostei Balitoridae) from the Pearl River drainage of Guangxi Province , China ", Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters, p. , vol., ( ). Accepted. When?

Schistura albirostra

Chen, X. Y. and D. A. Neely, "Schistura albirostra, a new nemacheiline loach (Teleostei Balitoridae) from the Irrawaddy River drainage of Yunnan Province , P.R. China", Copeia, p. , vol., ( ). Submitted. When?

Plants

Cymbidium sp.

Long Cun-Lin, Zhi-Ling Dao et Heng Li, "A New Species of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae) from Tibet ( Xizang ), China", NOVON, p. 203, vol.13, (2003).

Bryophytes

Shevockia

Enroth, J. and M. Ji, "Shevockia, a new moss genus with two species from southeast Asia.", Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory, p. 69, vol. 100, (2006).