Abstract
The genus Svistella Gorochov, 1987 includes 10 species from Asia, with nine documented in China. In this study, a new species, Svistella yayun He, sp. nov., is described from Xizang, China. Morphologically, it resembles S. rufonotata (Chopard, 1932) but can be distinguished by a smaller inner tympanum, dark-brown setae on the 5th segment of the max-illary palp, and a rounded apex on the ectoparamere. To validate our morphological infer-ences and support the description of S. yayun sp. nov. as a new species, we performed a PCA based on bioacoustics parameters and molecular analysis. All Svistella species documented in China are distinguished by integrating their songs and DNA barcoding.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 145-160 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | ZooKeys |
| Volume | 1193 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- COI
- DNA barcoding
- PCA
- Zayu
- songs
- taxonomy