FYI: Despite recent info suggesting otherwise, my lab at CU Boulder is in fact accepting grad students fall 2026! Reach out if interested in insect systematics, phylogenetics, life history, insect-plant interactions.

➡ EJT Vol. 1014 (2025) #openaccessjournal Published: 2025-09-16 ➡️ A monograph of Afrotropical and Mediterranean Derelomus Schoenherr, 1825 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with the descriptions of 14 #newspecies ⤵ ✒ Julien M. Haran et al. @gkergoat.bsky.social 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #weevils

To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society. This was a joy to write together as a community!

Our monograph (128 pages!) of the brood-pollinator #weevil genus #Derelomus is now out in @ejtaxonomy.bsky.social ! 😃 #OA Huge revision work led by #Julien_Haran @cirad.bsky.social / @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social with some #integrative_taxonomy approaches to help clarifying some species complexes!

Proud & delighted about the coming defense of our grad student #Benoit_Penel - co-supervised with @cnmeynard.bsky.social & #Julien_Haran - who did a terrific job characterizing and analyzing field margin #beetle communities responses to #agricultural practices at very large scales throughout France!

This week, I had the honor of signing the historical #Obligation_book of the @royentsoc.bsky.social as a newly appointed Fellow of the RES It is quite intimidating to sign a book that has been signed by the likes of Darwin, Wallace and Queen Elisabeth II ! Great venue too ! #Glasgow_City_Chambers

Really nice to be there at #Ento25 in #Glasgow ! @royentsoc.bsky.social Fantastic plenary this morning by #Christiane_Weirauch from @ucriverside.bsky.social on the systematics and evolution of assassin and plant bug!

Will be at #Ento25 next week in #Glasgow! I will give a talk on some overlooked #pollinators (based on results we got @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social) Will also be there as EIC of #Systematic_Entomology @royentsoc.bsky.social; do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the journal!

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

Our study on the origin of the disjunct distribution of Paleotropical Eneopterinae crickets is out! #Zoologica_Scripta #OA 2nd study by our PhD. student #Zheyuan_Yu (co-supervised with @tonyrobillard.bsky.social) @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🐜⚡ La #fourmi électrique, espèce invasive classée préoccupante par l’UE, progresse en Europe. 🔬 Une étude #INRAE réalisée sur plus de 6000 fourmis dans le monde révèle ses voies d'introduction et appelle à mieux surveiller les foyers pour prévenir sa propagation 🌎 👉 www.inrae.fr/actualites/i...

Smithsonian is hiring a Museum Specialist in Entomology! Great opportunity in Washington DC. Pay: $69,923–$90,898 per year. Apply by August 19 or when 200 applications are received. Apply here: trustcareers.si.edu/postings/a15... #Entomology #sciencejobs #science 🧪

vulgarisation de notre étude récente parue dans @consbiog.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1111/ddi....) sur l'invasion de la #fourmi_électrique 🐜⚡ en Europe du Sud (dont la #France) : www.inrae.fr/actualites/i... @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social / @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social

The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) is seeking ten taxonomic specialists in Collembola or any of the following insect orders - Blattodea, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Trichoptera! graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/postdoctoral...

New species of giant stick insect found in the Australian wet tropics. We are still living in the age of discovery! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Happy about our grad. student #Zhe-Yuan_Yu (@cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social & @isyeb.mnhn.fr) 1st paper, where she & @tonyrobillard.bsky.social described a new 🦗 species from Madagascar 😀 A follow-up study, focusing on the historical biogeography of the genus Xenogryllus should come very soon !!

Our study on the recent invasion of the Little Fire #Ant in Southern Europe (including France!) was published today in Diversity & Distribution @consbiog.bsky.social #OA great collaborative work led by @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#ERGAReads | Comparative analysis of 163 ant genomes uncovers how #genome rearrangements, gene family expansions and selection shaped the evolution of caste systems and social complexity in ants 🐜🧬 🔗 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... @cellpress.bsky.social #ants #evolution #socialevolution

Non-profit publishers (PLoS, Oxford, Cambridge) and publishers partnering a lot with academia (Wiley) are much more committed to open science than the others - MDPI being the worst by large. (4/5)

With one month left to join the entomological community this September, we are excited to invite you to #Ento25 🦋 Programme coming soon - Register now 🔽 buff.ly/TMMzh4o #StrathLife @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social #Glasgow #Entomology #InsectDecline #ClimateChange #PhD #STEM

‪XIII European Congress of Entomology 🚨 Registration is now open for ECE 2026 www.ece2026.org/submission-r... #ECE2026Tours #Entomology #insectscience @univtours.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @ird-fr.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social

BEAST X v10.5.0 finally released – you can't just do beta releases forever. github.com/beast-dev/be... Details and instructions for installing on the BEAST website: beast.community

slowly but surely we're making progress in understanding the diversity and ecology of noctuid stemborers. Lots of great collaborators from Africa; study led by Bruno Le Ru @ird-fr.bsky.social with supports from #@CBGPmontpellier and @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

some recent changes for #Systematic_Entomology @royentsoc.bsky.social ! We welcome new people on our board of EiCs ( #Ligia_Benavides, #Christopher_Owen and #Emmanuel_Toussaint) and expand our scope to include most non-terrestrial arthropods 🕷️ resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Mesquite 4.0 released! A major update — many new features, small and large (phylogenomics, visualizations, workflow management, &c). Check out the trailer video: www.mesquiteproject.org. Come discuss in our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-project). @bembidion.bsky.social ‬🧪 #evolbio

Written by our RES members, #RESInsects is a comprehensive exploration of the world of insects, perfect for experts and non-experts, put together in a beautifully illustrated book. We have an exclusive discount code for 10% off for RES Members. Get your copy 🔽 buff.ly/QCvroo0 @dkbooks.bsky.social

Have you heard the news? 📰 #RESSystematicEnt has expanded its scope! #Arachnids 🕷️ and #myriapods 🐛 are now welcome! If you work on these #arthropods, why not consider submitting a manuscript? Learn more ⬇️ buff.ly/u3jrDTU @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies 2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ. Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct. Details: christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com

Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...

Declines in insects across the globe are becoming undeniable, as are the knock-on effects on plants, birds, and other things that most people would care much more about. Hopefully more articles like this will help convince folks that bugs do matter in the grand scheme.

Oh wow, a new lepidopteran fossil dated to 236 My! Along with a reanalysis of molecular data using the new calibration. Are Lepidoptera really older than 300 My? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mesquite 4 beta released! Many new features, esp. phylogenomic. Check out the trailer and longer video on the home page: www.mesquiteproject.org, and use the download link there to get a copy. Feedback welcome! Ask and discuss on our new Google Group (groups.google.com/g/mesquite-p...).

Capturing diversity below the species level using HyRAD : a nuclear-DNA enrichment-based capture method (HyRAD) applied to environmental DNA. methodsblog.com/2025/05/21/c...

Tool use in insects: Assassin bugs apply resin to their forelegs before a stingless bee hunt. This makes the bees attack the bug in just the right position to be caught! Videos will worth watching www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

The top 10 flying insect clades rule the skies—but defy the rules. Weak or inverted latitudinal diversity gradients leave biogeographers puzzled. Entomologists? Mildly amused. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🤓 Ever heard of PCI-friendly journals? These journals either ✅ directly accept preprints or registered reports recommended by PCI, or ✉️ provide an answer (accept, reject, review) within 5-10 days. For more details and the list of these 💯 journals 👉 buff.ly/lNn7rPx

Come and join fellow lepidopterists at the 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology in the Czech Republic August 18-23, 2025! Abstract submission deadline April 30, registration deadline May 31. See you :-) sel.entu.cas.cz/important-da...

Awesome new paper by @lucalivraghi.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... in @currentbiology.bsky.social on the evo-devo of a butterfly color variation enjoy the show!

Work with Mariana P. Braga on treePPL, phylogenetics method development, biotic interactions in Uppsala SLU! 3 year postdoc position! www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Do you love #fossil plants? Are you searching for a #PhD position? I am recruiting a doctoral student to join my group at the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt/M! Deadline on the 11th of May #paleobotany #paleontology #plants #botany www.senckenberg.de/en/career/sc...

📢 The first 2025 issue of the #RES membership magazine Antenna, #RESAntenna 49(1), is published! Discover all the new topics & latest society news🐝 🦋 🐛 🦗 🪰 Full issue for members🔽 buff.ly/Yq5YLSw Free sample for non-members🔽 buff.ly/hcsuvTn

Discover what is inside the new April issue of #RESSystematicEnt See the full contents list of Systematic #Entomology Vol 50, Issue 2 🔽 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13653113/2025/50/2 @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com #systematics #insects

In @currentbiology.bsky.social #OpenAccess "The radiation of Hymenoptera illuminated by Bayesian inferences from the fossil record" By @cocomacro.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social Legendre, F. @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. #flowering_plants #macroevolution #paleoenvironment ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

Cool paper by @cocomacro.bsky.social et al. showing the diverse diversification history of hymenoptera in the fossil record! doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... #macroevolution #evolution #paleobiology @morethanadodo.bsky.social

🐞 Spread the word! Registration and abstract submission are now open for our annual conference, #Ento25! Join the entomological community in-person or online this September, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations 🔽 buff.ly/tKyJIbN

In a new #RESSystematicEnt article, whole-genome data shed light on #speciation & within-species differentiation of the #PapilioMachaon complex around the Mediterranean Basin🦋 See the #OpenAccess article🔽 doi.org/10.1111/syen.12675 @gkergoat.bsky.social @lepidochrysops.bsky.social @wiley.com

Exciting cluster hire of post-docs and PhD students at U Puerto Rico, on Butterfly Functional Genomics and more. Spread widely evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

📣 New study out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social on the population genomics of the cotton leafworm #Spodoptera_littoralis Another great collaboration with @inrae-dgimi.bsky.social ! led by: @kadurand.bsky.social and #Kiwoong_Nam @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

📢Paper alert! Fossil record is fundamental to elucidating the origin and evolution of insect pollination, as well as informing on present-day plant–pollinator interactions. Check it out in: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @ibb-botanic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social #LabPaleoecology

We would love feedback on a new NCBI-BLAST service we are launching today: sky-blast.com Under the hood it's the same BLAST executable and databases provided by NCBI, with a replica of the NIH's interface - providing an alternative to the US gov service that's less congested, faster & more reliable