Six new species of the genus Metaphire Sims & Easton, 1972 (Annelida: Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from southeastern Vietnam
Second specimen of the rare Bornean snake Xenophidion acanthognathus (Xenophidiidae, Serpentes, Reptilia) and confirmation as a distinct species from X. schaeferi
Large populations of two new species of Ophiambix (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) discovered on Japanese hot vents and cold seeps
New record of the genus Paraleptomenes Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam, with description of one new species
Two new species of the genus Malayepipona Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam, with updated key to all recognised species
