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Six new species are described in the parasitic wasp genus Alexeter. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #wasps #phylogeny #taxonomy

This is Zimirina corsica, a new species of long-spinneret ground spider named after its type locality. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #spiders #newspecies #taxonomy

Using an integrative approach, researchers investigated the Corfu populations of two land snail species in the genus Monacha. See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #snails #taxonomy

New taxonomic and faunistic data for three rove beetle species of the genus Procirrus from China: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies #beetles #taxonomy

Come to the Pensoft stand at the Kliments' Days 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! Our Marketing and Sales manager @maria-kolesnikova.bsky.social is there to welcome you and tell you all about our open-access journals in biodiversity sciences!

One new species was identified in the cockroach family Blattella - see its description here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Blattodea #entomology #newspecies

🕷 A taxonomic study of the spider genus Platnickina, with descriptions for two new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #newspecies #taxonomy

#LiteratureNotice Zhang & Li.Phylogeny-based reinterpretation of the genus Blaps Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, #Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae) from China, with description of two new species doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles

Description of a new soil ciliate discovered in South Korea: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies #taxonomy #zoology

#NewSpecies! New sillaginid from #iran just swam in: Sillago persica Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/34BBE2EF-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #SillagoPersica #FAIRdata #OA #biology #ecology #nature #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #sillaginids

#NewSpecies! New freshwater fish from #indonesia just swam in: Desmopuntius mahakamensis Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/42EFEDDE-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #DesmopuntiusMahakamensis #FAIRdata #OA #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fish #ichthyology #freshwater

#NewSpecies! New long-tongued fly from #southafrica just landed: Prosoeca parva Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D1A60800-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #ProsoecaParva #FAIRdata #biology #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #entomology #insects #diptera #fly

A revision of the Taiwanese species of the leaf beetle genus Batophila, with descriptions for eight new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #beetles #taxonomy #newspecies

Four new species of jumping plant lice are described from Brazil. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #psyllids #taxonomy #entomology

A new taxonomic proposal for the myrmecophilous darkling beetle genus Oochrotus: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #beetles #evolution #phylogeography @mncn-csic.bsky.social

Twelve new species of the rove beetle genus Bibrax are described from Ecuador. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... @mcaterino.bsky.social #beetles #biodiversity #newspecies ‪

An examination of the African populations of the crustacean Kurzia longirostris collected from rivers and streams of the Congo River Basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. #endemicspecies #taxonomy #crustaceans @universitedeliege.bsky.social doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🙃 If it looks like bird poop, smells like bird poop... 🕷️ A recent study published in our journal @zookeys.pensoft.net describes #newspecies of bird-dropping crab #spiders from the Philippines and Malaysia. 🗞️ The research paper (doi.org/10.3897/zook...) was picked up by @iflscience.com. Read more 👇

An examination of jumping spiders of the subtribe Plexippina from Southwest China identified seven species as new to science, including two assigned to new genera. Learn more in this research article: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Three new species are described in the tangle-veined fly genus Prosoeca. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #flies #newspecies #taxonomy

For the first time, the larvae of the diving beetle Cybister (Melanectes) brevis are described - learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #beetles #larvae #beetle

#NewSpecies! New freshwater crab from #india just pinched us: Patithelphusa yercaudensis Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/ABF1BF47-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #PatithelphusaYercaudensis #FAIRdata #OA #nature #conservation #animals #invertebrates #crustacea #crab #freshwater

#NewSpecies! New cave-dwelling goby from #saudiarabia just swam in: Trimma berumeni Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/89DBA89D-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #ZooKeys #TrimmaBerumeni #FAIRdata #science #OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fish #ichthyology #goby

Xylochironomus are found from Oriental region, their larvae feed on the decayed wood in the water. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Our study provides a taxonomic explanation for more than a century of misunderstanding, and confirms the importance of type specimen and original literature for taxonomic revision: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

The discovery of a new fossil species, A. (A.) aibai sp. nov., has clarified the gap between fossils and recent honey bees. zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1623...

Twenty-eight species of scale insects are reported for the first time in Peru's Arequipa region, nine of which are new records for the country. #insects #biodiversity #entomology zookeys.pensoft.net/article/163722

During herpetological surveys in Wumeng Mountain National Nature Reserve, Zhaotong City, China, a new subspecies of cascade frog was discovered. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #frogs #herpetology

This is Tridentaforma browncopper, a new moth species from south-central British Columbia. The scientific name is a translation of the name, skʷúnkʷl̓itkax̣n̓I, chosen by nłeʔképmx Elders and Knowledge Keepers, which means “brown copper moth”. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Two new planthopper species of the family Issidae are described from Central Vietnam. Learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #taxonomy #newspecies @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social

New paper in @zookeys.pensoft.net sharing data in @gbif.org: Establishing a COI DNA barcoding reference database for Taiwanese coastal fish species from egg and larvae specimens 🇹🇼 #CiteTheDOI: ✅ #OpenAccess: ⭐️ https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1247.151795

Seven new species of the leaf insect genus Phyllium are described from across the Indonesian archipelago. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #insects #newspecies @tbuescher.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

This is Desmopuntius mahakamensis, a new species of barb from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #freshwaterfish #taxonomy

A checklist to consolidate all available data on Kazakhstan’s freshwater molluscs, critically analyse their species composition, and assess their level of endemism: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #bivalves #endemicspecies #biodiversity

🐜🇯🇵 Description of a new species in the ant genus Monomorium from southern Japan: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #newspecies #ants

A new species Tridentaforma browncopper sp. nov. has been described from BC on nłeʔképmx territory. Barcoding revealed divergence from the only other Tridentaformid, confirmed by morphology. A collaboration of science, Indigenous knowledge & industry. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Researchers reviewed the moth genus Erechthias on Japan's Ogasawara Islands and described two new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #moths #taxonomy

Three new species of the wolf spider genus Zoica are described from eastern and southeastern parts of Asia. Learn all about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #spiders #newspecies

The ineresting story of a new mussel genus and species published in ZooKeys that was first found in 2016 www.wunc.org/environment/...

Welcome, Parasesarma otiense! 🦀🦑 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1628...

Finally new paper on leaf insects out 📄🍃 We had a deeper look into the diversity of Indonesian _Phyllium_ 👀 new species, new phylogeny, new egg morphologies 🪾🪺🍃 with @tbuescher.bsky.social and @zookeys.pensoft.net 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zook...

We're here, #LivingData2025! Come visit us at booth 9 and our team, headed by Pensoft CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev, will tell you all about our involvement in biodiversity-related #HorizonEU & #H2020 project as well as our commitment to #openaccess publishing!

A revision of the honey bee subgenus Glossamegilla in the Indo-Australian Archipelago, taking into account wing morphometrics as a complementary argument within a taxonomic framework: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Two isopod crustaceans from the Temperate Southern Africa marine realm are described as new to science thanks to material from the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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An incredible recognition for @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev! A new mollusk species is named after him "for his incredible contribution to the reputation of Bulgarian science and his tireless, friendly support over the years." blog.pensoft.net/2025/09/25/n...

Chrysomelidae is a spectacular leaf beetle family, and for years we have been publishing special issues on it as part of the Research on Chrysomelidae series. The latest issues, RoC10, edited by @cschaboo.bsky.social, Yoko Matsumura, and Michael Schmitt, is just out! blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/20/r...

A new species of fossorial mole is described from Pu Luong Nature Reserve, north-central Vietnam. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #mammals #newspecies

A biodiversity and distribution analysis of the beetle families Bolboceratidae and Geotrupidae, and the subfamily Scarabaeinae of Honduras, with the description of one new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #taxonomy #newspecies