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NEWS - Researchers describe Omphale longigena , Omphale longitarsus , Omphale rectisulcus and Omphale xanthosoma as new species to science and four of their relatives ( O. brevibuccata Szelényi, O. connectens Graham, O. melina Yefremova & Kriskovich and O. obscura Förster) are reported from China for the first time; and a male O. melina is reported for the first time in the world. Omphale Haliday 1833 (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae, Entedoninae) includes 271 species worldwide, a cosmopolitan distribution and the second largest genus in Entedoninae. To date, 203 species from the Americas and Europe are divided into 18 groups. Prior to this study, only 11 species were known from China: O. longiventris (Ling, 1994), O. pulchra (Ling, 1994), O. gibsoni Hansson 2004, O. longiseta Hansson 1996, O. masneri Hansson 1996, O. mellea Hansson 1996, O. salicis (Haliday, 1833), O. stelteri (Boucek, 1971), O. straminea Hansson, 1996, O. sulciscuta (Thomson, 1878) and O. theana (Walker

NEWS - Papilio king cricket ( Anabropsis papiliomaculata sp. nov.) and Dulongjiang king cricket ( Anabropsis dulongjiangensis sp. nov.) from Yunnan were described, while Anabropsis (Pseudapteranabropsis) nigrimaculatis Pang, Lu & Bian 2023 from a male was reported for the first time and this species was transferred to Anabropsis (Apteranabropsis) Gorochov, 1988. Up to now, Anabropsis is divided into 7 subgenera, excluding Anabropsis (Anabropsis), the other 6 subgenera with 27 species and one subspecies are distributed in China. The characters of the wings, tibial tympanum, metasternal processes, paraproctal growth of males and subgenital plates are important inter-subgeneric differences. Anabropsis (Apteranabropsis) papiliomaculata is named after the large black butterfly-shaped spots on the pronotal disc. Chinese name 蝶斑黯螽. The new species has dimensions (mm): BL ♂24.0, ♀22.0; PL ♂6.3, ♀6.2; HFL ♂23.2, ♀21.8; HT ♂22.0, ♀21.5; OvL 14.6. Examined material. This species is simi

NEWS - De Leon pothos ( Pothos deleonii sp. nov.), Araceae: Potheae: Pothoideae, closely resembles Pothos philippinensis in sheath and leaf morphology, but differs in inflorescence and flowers. The new species is closely related to Pothos kingii in dark purple inflorescences. The new species is morphologically similar to P. philippinensis in vegetative characters but differs in purple peduncles, dark burgundy to purplish black sheaths and pendulous petioles and acuminate to caudate leaf tips (vs. acuminate to apiculate). P. deleonii is most closely related to R. kingii and P. atropurpurascens M. Hotta in having purple cylindrical peduncles, but differs by having much longer, purplish green to dark purple peduncles, 16-18 cm long (vs. 5 cm in P. kingii and 8 cm in P. atropurpurascens ), broad ovate spathes, subsessile peduncles and 7/10 of the total spathe length, larger flower diameter (2 mm) and flower orientation. P. deleonii is only known from a very limited area at two sit

NEWS - Doi Soi Malai crocodile newt ( Tylototriton soimalai sp. nov.) from Mae Tuen Wildlife Sanctuary, Tak Province, northwestern Thailand, is described based on molecular and morphological evidence and is the seventh recorded species of the genus Tylototriton reported in Thailand. Morphologically T. soimalai is distinct from other species with a head longer than wide; snout blunt or truncated; sagittal ridge on head narrow, short and distinct; dorsolateral bony ridges on head distinct and rough; parotoids distinct. Vertebral ridges prominent, broad and unsegmented; 14-16 distinct rib nodules, rounded and isolated but posterior nodules connected; forelimb and hindlimb tips overlap when pressed along the body. Body background color is black, while markings are orange. Molecular analysis indicates T. soimalai is a distinct lineage and sister to T. uyenoi with a genetic sequence divergence of 4.1% based on mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene. The new species is currently