Self-published taxon descriptions, bereft of a basis of evidence, are a long-standing problem
in taxonomy. The problem derives in part from the Principle of Priority in the International …

The genus Morchella has gone through turbulent taxonomic treatments. Although significant
progress in Morchella systematics has been achieved in the past decade, several problems …

There is broad recognition by practicing taxonomists that the field is going through a crisis,
which has been dubbed the “taxonomic impediment”. There are many aspects involved in …

 Abstract Thailand is located at the crossroads of several biogeographical regions, and
boasts a high level of biodiversity, especially among the malacofauna. The most recent …

Abstract William Henry Benson (1803–1870) made extensive collections of Mollusca,
particularly land snails, from South Africa, Mauritius, and especially from the Indian …

 Abstract The snorkel snail genus Rhiostoma Benson, 1860 is comprised of terrestrial
cyclophorid snails with wide-ranging species diversity and radiation in Southeast Asia. The …

Abstract 412 species-group names (including 11 replacement names), and 14 genus-group
names of the Alycaeidae have been introduced to date. Type materials of 85%(336) of the …

The genus Hemiplecta is a group of large-sized land snails which have long been used as a
food resource by Indochinese people. There are five dextral and four sinistral species …

East Asian terrestrial snails of the family Camaenidae Pilsbry, 1895a are diverse in terms of
genus and species numbers, shell morphology and mode of living. This family also includes …

During the 20 th century, the taxonomy and classification of chewing lice (Psocodea,
Phthiraptera) was under the influence of Fahrenholz's rule, which states that louse and host …