First record of Pudeoniscidae Lemos de Castro, 1973 (Oniscidea) from Peru, with the description of a new genus and species

the first troglophilic terrestrial isopods (isopoda: oniscidea) from iran with a description of a new species

the present study reports on the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod from iran. protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp. was found in shafagh cave, southern iran. the new species is described and its diagnostic characters are figured. this species is distinguished by the long and narrow antennae, the reduced body pigmentation and the number of ommatidia

Two new species and a new record of the genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) from NE Iran

During the study on the specimens of Astragalus sect. Ammodendron in the herbarium of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUMH), based on the last and most recent sources, two new species, i.e. A. microfoliolatus sp. nova and A. rashed-mohasseli sp. nova were found and described. Morphological evidence confirmed that the belonging of these taxa to Astragalus sect. Ammodendron. The most important di...

A synopsis of the genus Rheum (Polygonaceae) in Iran with description of three new species

According to previous studies, the genus Rheum in Iran includes four species: R. turkestanicum Janisch., R. persicum Losinsk., R. ribes L. and R. khorasanicum Baradaran & Jafari. During the long-term study, based on field and many herbaria specimens, three new species including R. iranshahrii Taheri & Assadi sp. nov., R. kordestanicum Taheri & Assadi sp. nov. and R. austro-iranicum Taheri & Ass...

First record of genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from India with description of a new species

First record of cricket genus Caconemobius (Grylloidea: Nemobiinae) from China with description of a new species.

Caconemobius are distributed on widely separated islands in the Pacific area. Wings are absent in these species. They live among the rocks along the seashore, including the Hawaii, Japan and Korea. This genus is presently represented by 14 species worldwide. We found the first species of Caconemobius from China on the coast of Guangzhou. One new species, Caconemobius dibrachiatus Ma and Zhang, ...