Researchers have described a new laurel #tree species, Aiouea altomacaensis, endemic to the mountains between Nova Friburgo and Petrópolis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read the full official description here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies #biodiversity

A new longhorn #beetle, Perissus jianfenglingensis, has been described from Hainan Province, China. The genus Perissus now comprises 99 species and subspecies across the Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian regions. Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Coleoptera #NewSpecies #Taxonomy

Two eriophyoid #mite genera have been recorded for the first time in Saudi Arabia, including a #newspecies, Cosetacus javanicus, collected from Aerva javanica. Two further species are also newly reported for the country's mite fauna. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Acarology

🦐 A new inventory of over 300 #amphipod species from Italian seas - covering the Adriatic, Tyrrhenian, and Ionian areas - offers an updated picture of their distribution and #biodiversity, including 11 non-indigenous species. #Dataset available on @gbif.org 👉Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

👉 Check out this updated #herpetofauna list providing 28 new #amphibian and reptile records from Ba Vi National Park, Vietnam, bringing its known species total to 94. See all the details in our #OA journal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Herpetology #Biodiversity

Campylopus introflexus, an #invasive #moss species native to the Southern Hemisphere that has spread across Europe, may actually retreat in response to #climatechange by moving to higher latitudes and elevations as temperatures rise: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

⭐ @pensoft.net is joining the global #biodiversity science community at the 4th World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 14-19 June 2026. Here's what the team will be up to 👇 bdj.pensoft.net/news/1234 #wbf2026 #eDNA #biodiversitydata @worldbioforum.bsky.social

🏰 We are thrilled to be in Prague for the 6th European Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Conference. 👋 Are you attending? If so, make sure to swing by the our stand to explore our journals. 📖 Let’s chat about the future of ecology and publishing! #ESP2026 #esp2026europe

🦋Two new notodontid #moths from the genus Benbowia have been described in China. Meet Benbowia uncusplana, found in Yunnan, Chongqing, and Fujian, as well as Benbowia motuoensis, found in Yunnan, Nepal, India, and Vietnam. Learn more in our #OA journal: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Lepidoptera

Extensive scientific research has resulted in a comprehensive database of #diatoms in the Salish Sea. This new inventory and #dataset are intended to assist researchers and policymakers in future #environmental assessments of the region. 👉 #OA study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @imerss.bsky.social

A new dataset characterises 421 active nests of Cory's shearwater across four Azorean islands - home to ~75% of the global breeding population. Nest structure, local topography, and #plantsurveys are all included and publicly available via @gbif.org. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #seabird

🦗A new study delivers the first #DNA #barcode library for #grasshoppers of the Comoros Islands, covering 15 species across 12 genera. Most genera were reliably identified via COI. Learn all the details in the #OA study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #DNAbarcoding #Entomology

Stream water collected during Typhoon Khanun (2023) yielded 10 mammal species via #eDNA - compared to just 2 during baseline conditions for the same sites. Extreme rainfall flushes terrestrial animal #DNA into #waterways, creating a brief window for biodiversity detection: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

⭐ Registration is now open for #TDWG2026, the annual conference of Biodiversity Information Standards (@tdwg.org), taking place in Oslo, Norway, 21-25 September 2026. 👇More details here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1231 #AI #machinelearning #biodiversitydata #metadata

The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts deadline for submissions is fast approaching on 🗓️ 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Only one week left! Conference Theme: 🔬 & 🤖 Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. More info: 🔗 tdwg.link/call-for-abs...

🪲 Researchers combined @inaturalist.bsky.social available in @gbif.org, museum records & citizen science to map 3 protected beetles across Bulgaria: stag #beetle, longhorn beetle & Alpine longhorn beetle. Full #OA study 👇 doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #Biodiversity #CitizenScience #Entomology #coleoptera

𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 has been recorded for the first time from Colombia in a cacao-producing agroecosystem in the Municipality of El Doncello, Department of Caquetá. See its full morphological characters and photographic documentation here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🌍 The Biodiversity Meets Data (BMD) project is launching the Biodiversity Explorer, a centralised digital platform designed to revolutionise conservation across Europe. ➡️ Find out all about this exciting initiative: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqaO... @bmd-project.eu

🪸🐌How do sea sponges and snails cope with warmer, more acidic #oceans? A new dataset from the Mediterranean tracks their genetic responses to simulated future #climateconditions - a resource for understanding #marineresilience: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The feather duster worm 𝘉𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘮𝘢 has been recorded for the first time in Mexico - and it has a hitchhiker. Tiny ciliate 𝘓𝘪𝘤𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪 was found living on its tentacles, a pairing never documented in science before: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #epibionts

Temporary pools host rare and threatened #plants few habitats can support. A new study maps vegetation around the rare Ranunculus lateriflorus in Slovakia and Ukraine - including a #plantcommunity recorded in Ukraine for the first time ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🐛 The XIII European Congress of Entomology (ECE 2026) is set to be held in Tours, France, from June 29 to July 3, 2026. ➡️ Find out more by accessing our latest news announcement: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1227 #ECE2026Tours @irbi-tours.bsky.social @socentomolfr.bsky.social

⏰ Deadline approaching! 📆The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts closes on 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12. Submit your presentation or poster for the upcoming conference (21-25 Sep) on the topic: Research & Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. Learn more here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1178

🦋 Abstract submission for ZoologyCon 2026 is now open! ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement to learn more: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1214 ➡️ Official website of ZoologyCon: zoologycon.ro/home/

🌊 Happy #DeepDay! Started by the @deepseaconserve.bsky.social, today is about the incredible #biodiversity hiding in our #deepseas. 👇Read @pensoft.net's blog to learn more: blog.pensoft.net/2026/05/07/c... #deepsearesearch #deepsea

🌿 #BioMonWeek26 has officially kickstarted in Montpellier! The event is bringing together Europe’s biodiversity monitoring community to bridge the gap between science and policy. 🧪 Make sure to stop by and check out the latest materials from @mbmg.pensoft.net. 📢 Stay tuned for live updates.

🕷️ The male of the spider Meotipa vittiforma has been described for the first time - years after the species was known only from a single female specimen from Hainan, China. The newly identified male was found in forest canopies of Hubei Province: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🪲Two new beetle species have been described from the mountains of northern Honshu, Japan. Read more about Nebria hayachinensis & Nebria yuda here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🕷️ #Molecular and morphological identification methods have revealed a new species of cellar spider of the genus #Phlocus - Phlocus yajiyagama - from the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. See the detailed description & microscopic images of the new #spider here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #newspecies

What would happen to the bacterial and #fungal communities associated with the sponge 𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘶𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢 under the projected #climatescenarios? This data study examines the #microsymbionts and their composition as part of a controlled experiment spanning 3 months: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🌿 The 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes is scheduled to be held at the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, from May 19 to 22, 2026. ➡️ Our latest announcement: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1202 ➡️ Conference website: www.eccbmeeting.cagliari.it

🌍 #BioMonWeek26 is just around the corner! The event will bring the #biodiversity #monitoring community together - #researchers, #policymakers, industry, and students - to exchange ideas and examine the challenges shaping the future of the field. Find out more ⤵️ mbmg.pensoft.net/news/1170

Little is known about ironclad #beetles (Zopheridae) in Bulgaria. A new study changes that, delivering an updated checklist of 21 species, fresh distribution #data for 14 of them, and the first recorded sighting of 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪 in the country. See the checklist here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🐜 #Researchers mapped acrobat #ants across Colombia's threatened #tropical dry #forests, finding 23 species - most abundant in the Caribbean region. The findings highlight both their resilience to #habitat loss and major gaps in coverage. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🪲Researchers have compiled a baseline #beetle #dataset from 16 permanent forest plots across the Azores (Pico & Terceira), using a repeatable sampling protocol built for cross-island comparison. And you can check it out here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @biodiversa.eu

🐝 Knowledge of the diverse Alysiini wasp tribe in China was recently expanded through a detailed review of three specialised insect genera. 📖 Updated identification keys and morphological illustrations were also provided in the following study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e176938

🦢 The environmental health of five major Indian Ramsar wetlands was recently evaluated. 📊 A new predictive model has subsequently been created to assist researchers in protecting the future of both migratory and resident bird species: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e177883

A new species of assassin bug, Epidaus nanlingensis, has been discovered within China's Nanling National Nature Reserve. This research includes detailed illustrations and an updated identification key for the genus: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e189283

The wasp species Obeza nigromaculata has been documented within a Colombian cacao-producing agroforestry system for the first time. Detailed morphological descriptions and photographic records were also established to support this discovery: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e176471

A wealth of important ecological data is often hidden within unstructured scientific papers. To address this, a new expert-validated dataset called RECODE was developed to help train AI models in automatically finding and organising this essential species information: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e177365

New research examined 501 Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) pellets across two seasons, revealing both nutritional residues (fur, bone, hooves) and non-nutritional ones - including plastic and construction foam. Full open-access study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The Polyplacophora (chiton) collection at the Museum of Zoology, University of Concepción - spanning 1954-2022 - has been curated and digitised under the Darwin Core standard, now fully accessible via GBIF and OBIS. See all the details here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #opendata

@bgbol.org is launching its new seminar series focused on hot scientific topics of practical and academic importance. The first session begins with a dive into @gbif.org. More info: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1183 #GBIF #DNAbarcoding

This data paper provides information on the fungal communities involved in compositing dairy plant wastewater sludge mixed with garden trimmings: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... This study is part of the permanent collection "Azores Biota" that can be accessed here: doi.org/10.3897/bdj....

This data paper provides information on the #fungal communities involved in compositing #dairy plant #wastewater sludge mixed with garden trimmings. The researchers reported 417 genera and 663 taxa: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #metagenomics

Dung #beetles support key #ecosystem processes in grazed landscapes, but their seasonal activity still needs studying. This new #data paper provides an openly reusable #dataset on how seasonality and local management shape dung-associated assemblages on an oceanic island: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

New study examines the taxonomic status and distribution of the Shuicheng horned toad (𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴) using integrated molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic data, including field records from the type locality, ultimately clarifying its systematic placement: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

The call for abstracts for the annual conference of #Biodiversity Information Standards @tdwg.org is now OPEN. Submit oral presentations, lightning talks, or posters on #biodiversity #data standards and #informatics. ⏳Deadline: 20 May 2026 👉 See all the details here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1178

Changes in #plant composition have been observed at the sacred sites of Mecca in Saudi Arabia; these changes are strongly influenced by #afforestation as well as shifts in precipitation and #temperature, which allow invasive species to displace native desert #taxa ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

🎉 Great way to start the week! The fascinating study on deep-sea life has been covered in BBC Wildlife by Melissa Hobson ⤵️ Thank you to the incredible team and to BBC Wildlife for spotlighting the hidden world beneath our #oceans. 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #deepsea #research #marine