An entomopathogenic nematode in the soil samples that collected from the northern part of the Yunnan province of China was described using both morphological and molecular characteristics as new species "Steinernema xueshannense" (Mracek et al., 2009). Reference:
Mracek, Z., Liu, Q., Nguyen, K. B. 2009. Steinernema xueshanense n. sp (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae), a new species of entomopathogenic nematode from the province of Yunnan, southeast Tibetan Mts., China. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 102: 69-78.