🪲 Did you know that myrmecophilous rove beetles have been known for more than a century, and yet most species remain poorly investigated?

New species of the genus 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 reported from China for the first time: 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳. 🐝 Find out more about the features of this wasp here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.137062

Two new predatory mites of 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 reported in China: 𝘈. 𝘬𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘈. 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴. The latter features a unique star-shaped pattern across its body that looks like celestial tracks under a microscope, hence its name. ⭐ Access the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.172611

This study offers a comprehensive revision of all species in the Palaearctic owlfly 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢 genus and documents the discovery of two new species: 𝘋. 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳 from Aghanistan and Pakistan and 𝘋. 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and China: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792

First confirmed occurrence of the desert racer snake known as 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘪 in Lebanon. 🐍 This study fills a significant distributional gap for the genus Psammophis in the Levant: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.177920

🥁 Drum roll...🥁 Meet 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪 🎉 Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ! 🌊 Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!

❤️📊 International #LoveDataWeek is approaching! This year’s theme is "Where’s the Data?" Join @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev online on Feb 13 for a deep dive into Data Papers: How and Why? @icpsr.bsky.social @lovedataweek.bsky.social #LoveData26 #OpenScience #datapapers

The first complete mitochondrial genome for the parisitic worm 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘪 successfully mapped. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.177123

A major taxonomic review of the genus Boreus has been published, which uncovers the hidden diversity of snow scorpionflies in the Alaskan wilderness, including two new species. ❄️ Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946

New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋 Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères. zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...

🔍 Did you know that Charles Darwin used stag beetles to illustrate his theory of sexual selection? Over 150 years later, researchers are still studying their characteristics.

Four new 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 moth species are described, and keys to the Afrotropical species are provided. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #moths #Lepidoptera

New mitochondrial genomes from Chironomid midges shed fresh light on how the Harnischia complex evolved and how its species are related. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.162901

A new skink species has been described from Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. Its features include a bronze-brown tail with dark dots and a vertebrate stripe, from the middle neck to tail base. Find out all about it here: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1767...

Description of a new species of non-biting midge in the genus Xestochironomus from the Dominican Republic: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #insects #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity @swarmofthoughts.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social

Discovery of four new benthic harpacticoids from Korean waters in the Pacific Ocean: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #crustaceans #DNAbarcoding #taxonomy

We're delighted to announce that Dr. Duc-Anh Nguyen is joining our team as a Subject Editor! Read all about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1094

Check out the descriptions of two new rove beetle species, from the Amazon and a montane cloud forest in Ecuador: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetles #taxonomy #newspecies @mcaterino.bsky.social

Description of two new scutigeromorph centipede species from China: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #centipedes #phylogeny #taxonomy

A re-definition of the Afrotropical Darwin wasp genus Xanthephialtes, with a description of one new species and a species key: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #wasps #taxonomy #newspecies

A new species of dung beetle is described from Shiren Gou, Urumqi: 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘢𝘦. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #beetles #taxonomy #newspecies

Check out the first complete mitochondrial genome sequences for two species of crocodile newts - 𝘛𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 and 𝘛𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 - collected from Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #mitogenome #phylogenetics #newts @unicologne.bsky.social

Want to be a person who named a #newspecies? ⏳We have 2 days left to find the perfect name for this c#hiton before it’s officially published in the Biodiversity Data Journal on February 6. 🔬Don’t miss out on this #scientific immortality! Submit your idea now: 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Hk...

The presence of the crab-eating fox, 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴 is confirmed in north-eastern Ecuador. Read all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #wildlife #fox

Five new #species of the trapdoor #spider genus 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 are described from southern China. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #spiders #newspecies

A review of the Asian species of the long-jointed beetle genus Lagria, featuring data on three known and one newly described species: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #beetles #coleoptera

A new species of the genus Mesochra was discovered during investigations of brackish copepods in mangrove forests from central Vietnam. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

This study revisits a classic 1939 #illustration by Margery and Lorus Milne and presents an updated figure of #caddisfly #evolutionaryhistory, highlighting their variety of #larval construction behaviors and #ecological diversification. 📑See the full article here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🔎Want to name a new #deep-sea #chiton? 📣Join the global name search with @zefrank.bsky.social , @oceanspecies.bsky.social and @sgn.one . 📑 The winning name will be officially published in the Biodiversity Data Journal ( @bdj.pensoft.net ) on Feb 6! Share your name idea + reasoning below! 👇

A new species of polychaete worm is described from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain in the northeast Atlantic at ~4850 m depth. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #deepsea #phylogenetics #worms @tammyhorton.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk @unisouthampton.bsky.social

Robust chromosomal and genomic evidence validate 𝘔𝘢𝘻𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘪 as a distinct species. Read more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

A phylogenomic analysis investigating the ancestral functional traits of caddisfly larvae and pupae, focusing on the evolutionary transition from a terrestrial to an aquatic habitat: doi.org/10.3897/zook... ZooKeys' special issue is full of more Trichoptera research! zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4938/

Discovered on a wall in limestone hills covered with mixed-deciduous forest in northeastern Thailand, two land snails were recently described as new species. Find out all about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🦐 New cave shrimp species discovered in the northwestern Balkans: 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢. This subterranean species was named through a local public voting campaign! Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.176622 #NewSpecies #CaveShrimp #Subterranean

🔎Researchers have expanded the known #biodiversity of Southeast Asia by identifying six new species of the #parasitoid #wasp from the genus 𝘜𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘯. This study also represents the first time the #genus has been recorded in Vietnam ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies #taxonomy

😮 Help name a new species! Found 5,506m deep in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, this #deep-sea #chiton needs a #scientific name. 🙌We’re teaming up with @zefrank.bsky.social and @oceanspecies.bsky.social (SOSA) to let YOU decide! 👉Comment your name idea + 1 sentence explaining why. @sgn.one

An integrative taxonomic study described two new earthworm species in the genus Drawida. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #earthworms #taxonomy #phylogeny

Look at this semiterrestrial #freshwater #crab! 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪 is a newly described species from Tapah Hills in Peninsular Malaysia. See what makes it different from 𝘎. 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘦 and 𝘎. 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘢: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies #biodiversity

Fu Man’s photograph of 𝘔𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 was one of three to win the New Discovery category at the 2025 Beyond Horizon China Wildlife Awards. Officially described in 𝘡𝘰𝘰𝘒𝘦𝘺𝘴 (2023), this hedgehog is the first of its genus found in East China. 🦔

Long slime, no see! 💚👋 More than 34,000 new slime mould occurrences have been made available on GBIF, mediated by Biodiversity Data Journal ZooKeys! This study represent the first continent-scale assessment of slime moulds in Europe! 🔗gbif.link/slime-moulds

🕷️Deep in the caves of Brazil, three new ray #spider species of the genus 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰 and two spiders of the genus 𝘊𝘶𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘣𝘢 have been discovered. 🔎Access the #OA #article here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biospeleology #taxonomy #biodiversity #newspecies

The Trochidae #gastropod family just got bigger, two new species have been found in the South China Sea - 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘪 and 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘴 ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #newspecies

Ponyfish 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘢 recorded for the first time in Chinese waters! 🐟 The full study offers comprehensive morphological descriptions for both this species and the regional Aurigequula fasciata: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174380

This is Metahelotella alatonotata, a newly described beetle species from Yunnan, China. Learn all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #newspecies #beetles

Three new species of freshwater snails are described from Lake Bitahai in northwestern Yunnan, China. Learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #endemicspecies #snails #phylogeny

The 18th International Symposium on Trichoptera took place in Quito, Ecuador, from 1 to 5 July 2024. We published their proceedings in a special issue - see more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

How to optimise macro-photogrammetry for creating 3D models of biological specimens? See some suggestions by @UNM researchers here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #machinelearning #naturalhistory

A study to establish a methodology for long-term genetic monitoring of freshwater invertebrates within the Bavarian Forest National Park: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #insects #climatechange #genomics @jlugiessen.bsky.social

With seven newly described species, the total number of Atopsyche caddisflies recorded from Peru has increased to 20, raising the overall total for the genus to 160 species. ➡ See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

A phylogenomic analysis investigating the ancestral functional traits of caddisfly larvae and pupae, focusing on the evolutionary transition from a terrestrial to an aquatic habitat. #entomology #insects #caddisflies doi.org/10.3897/zook...