Closing off a great year, the Biodiversity Data Journal extends our best wishes for a happy, healthy and exciting New Year and a wonderful Christmas! We thank our authors and reviewers as well as our editorial team as they take a well-deserved break to be with their loved ones.

🪲📄 New paper out in Biodiversity Data Journal! Honored to be part of it! Darwin wasps (Ichneumonidae) from the Pantalica Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy) — new occurrence data from a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot. Check it out here! 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Four new species of parasitic #wasps from the genus 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘢 have been described in China. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies

Research has revealed two #bioluminescent 𝘔𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘦 species in Yunnan, China, including 𝘙𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘴, previously unrecorded in the country. See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #fungi #newspecies

Updated assessment of the distribution, population status, threats, and #conservation needs of the #endemic 𝘌𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘱𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢 in the Virgin Islands. Want to know more? Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @rbgkew.bsky.social

This study provides a description of a new genus, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢, and species, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮, belonging to the tribe 𝘌𝘳𝘺𝘤𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘪 (𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦) of the order Diptera. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies #taxonomy #diptera

A new record of the slender #gecko 𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘤𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been documented in China, marking its first known occurrence in the country. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Squamata #Gekkonidae

A new #faunistic study presents an updated list of Darwin #wasps from the family Ichneumonidae, describing 42 new species records for Sicily and 9 for Italy. 🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies #biodiversity

🧪🪰🧪 More #ACG diversity described! Santarosamyia woodorum sp. nov. Fleming AJ, Smith MA, Hallwachs W, Janzen D (2025) A new genus and a new species in the tribe Eryciini ( #Diptera , #Tachinidae ) from Area de Conservación Guanacaste. @bdj.pensoft.net doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @gdfcf.bsky.social

Day three of #BES2025 is underway! Find us at booth L12 in the Lennox Suite.

A new subject editor joins our ranks: @ddpichenumonidae.bsky.social, who works on the systematics, morphology, and evolutionary biology of Darwin wasps! bdj.pensoft.net/news/1053

Two new spider species of the genus Otacilia are described from Baima Mountain Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #taxonomy #newspecies #spiders

Short but sweet! Coauthored by 8 undergrad students for whom this is a first scientific publication - congratulations!

A dataset of the vascular plants of 39 old cemeteries of the Right–Bank Dnipro Grass Steppe District in Ukraine, with 6,923 occurrences of 635 species: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #biodiversity #flora #grasslands

Descriptions and illustrations of two jumping spider species of the genus Epeus from Vietnam, including one new to science: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies #spiders #biodiversity

A survey on the fish fauna of the Kitakyushu metropolitan area in Japan. #fish #invasivespecies #biodiversity

A detailed morphological description of Hunan odd-scaled snake, Achalinus hunanensis, based on newly-collected specimens: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #snake #phylogenetics #taxonomy

We're very excited to welcome our latest subject editor, Dr. Shengchao Shi! “I hope by documenting biodiversity data of herpetological fauna, we could finally find a balance between humans and them,” he says. bdj.pensoft.net/news/1050

First description of the female of Anderson’s Reed Snake (𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖) described using collected material from Mangshi City and Lianghe County. 🔗Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #herpetology #biodiversity

New species of predatory mites belonging to the genus 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 has been described and illustrated - 𝐶𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑥𝑎 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑎 in Saudi Arabia. Also, 𝐶. 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦𝑖 has been reported as new to the cunaxid mite fauna of the country. Check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A study in Madagascar examined kleptoparasitism (the theft of resources from another organism) in Argyrodinae cobweb spiders. The study found non-random distribution of argyrodine species across three contrasting host webs and discrimination amongst the hosts. doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The macrοbenthic faunal communities were investigated in the continental shelf of Heraklion Bay within the framework of the EU project MARine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services (MARBEFES). #macrobenthos #marinelife doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Valuable information on the use practices for 468 plant species used by the Huastec Mayan traditional medicine doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#DidYouKnow that cladocerans are a central link in freshwater ecosystem food chains? A study we recently published explored their diversity in the Republic of Tyva, providing the first systematic survey from the region. blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/12/t...

Agricultural intensification significantly influences insect species richness, analysis of date palm orchards in north-eastern Algeria shows. #agriculture #palms #biodiversity doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The water boatman Xenocorixa vittipennis is reported from South Korea for the first time. Learn more about this new record here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #aquaticbugs #taxonomy #Heteroptera

A dataset documenting 14 standardised morpho-functional and fire-related traits for 50 woody species collected from the pine-oak forests of the "Barranca del Cupatitzio" National Park in Michoacán, Mexico. #ecology #ecosystems #forests doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Three species of the braconid wasp genus Aleiodes are newly recorded from South Korea. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #DNAbarcoding #wasps #taxonomy

A study on the breeding birds of Algeria's Edough region, assesing their long-term conservation status. #birds #biodiversity #ecology doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic ‘fairy lantern’ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild. 🔗 Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...

Updated, comprehensive data to support the reassessment of the IUCN conservation status of the bat Rhinolophus acuminatus, with a particular focus on its distribution, elevational range, and key conservation metrics: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

One of the few contributions to the knowledge on nocturnal Lepidoptera of the Asinara Island in Sardinia. #Lepidoptera #biodiversity #endemicspecies doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

An updated and organised list of bird species in Colombia's Tolima Department: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #birds #biodiversity #endemicspecies

The water boatman Xenocorixa vittipennis is reported from South Korea for the first time. Learn more about this new record here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #aquaticbugs #taxonomy #Heteroptera

Data on slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) in Central and Eastern Europe. #forests #environment #protists doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

Two new species of goblin spiders are described from China's Nangunhe Nature Reserve. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #taxonomy #spiders #spider

#NewSpecies New true weevil from the #philippines just came in: Metapocyrtus aliwagwag Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/60D3425A-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #BDJournal #MetapocyrtusAliwagwag #FAIRdata #OA #biology #ecology #nature #entomology #insects #coleoptera #weevil #trueweevil

#NewSpecies! New polychaete worm from #frenchpolynesia just surfaced: Spinther bohnorum Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/618E959B-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #BiodiversityDataJournal #SpintherBohnorum #FAIRdata #taxonomy #nature #wildlife #animals #worms #annelida #polychaeteworms

An inventory of the plant species recorded in two coastal grassland vegetations, the Azores Archipelago (São Miguel Island) and the south-western coast of mainland Portugal (Sesimbra and Sines Regions): doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A set of raw and processed amplicon sequencing data from the second sampling campaign of the Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (ARMS-MBON): doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

New publication out there!! @pie-upvehu.bsky.social @embrcspain.bsky.social and other @embrc-eu.bsky.social national nodes collaborating in molecular observation of coastal benthic fauna. You can find it in Biodiveristy Data Journal bsky.app/profile/bdj....

New findings are reported in the Panchaetothripinae subfamily of thrips from Saudi Arabia. #biodiversity #thrips #insects doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A dataset of 45,486 records of 90,070 specimens from 134 species of ground beetles caught between 1959 and 1966 in the Province of Drenthe, the Netherlands: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #arthropods #biodiversity #insects

The first description of the male of Opisthotropis haihaensis, including hemipenial morphology, along with revised diagnostic features and new data on its natural history and distribution: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #snakes #reptiles #herpetology

New data on the bryophyte diversity on Flores Island, Azores: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #bryophytes #liverworts #mosses

The second manuscript in the series "Dalberto Teixeira Pombo (DTP) Arthropod Collection" focuses on Algar do Carvão, a remarkable volcanic pit on Terceira Island, Azores: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A new species of flightless weevil, belonging to the genus Metapocyrtus, is described from the Philippines. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #biodiversity #endemicspecies #taxonomy

A study of two poorly-known species obligate argyrodine kleptoparasites, with data on egg sac displacement, foraging, mating, egg sac construction, and interactions with parasitoids and predators: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The phytophagous moth Atkinsonia beijingana, which feeds on oak trees, is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

An evaluation of the population structure and regeneration dynamics of Magnolia zenii: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #plants #conservation #ecology