Large-scale infrastructure projects commonly have large effects on the environment. The planned construction of the Nicaragua Canal will irreversibly alter the aquatic environment of Nicaragua in many ways. Two distinct drainage basins (San Juan and Punta Gorda) will be connected and numerous ecosystems will be altered. Considering the project's far-reaching environmental effects, too few studi...

We present a review of the Chinese species of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille. Of the 60 species treated herein, 21 species are described as new: Y. flaviterminata sp. nov., Y. flavida sp. nov., Y. albula sp. nov., Y. longisaccata sp. nov., Y. fascimaculata sp. nov., Y. mucronulata sp. nov., Y. bicostata sp. nov., Y. latiuscula sp. nov., Y. purpurata sp. nov., Y. minuta sp. nov., Y. allochroa sp....