A behaviour thought to be absent in #bristletails (Archaeognatha) has been observed for the first time.
A male ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด from Hokkaido, Japan was filmed cleaning its antennae - using its foreleg to help hold the antenna near its mouthparts during the process.
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Check out the revisited Punicealis, a genus of net-winged beetles, re-describing all 6 species and documenting their female genitalia for the first time in 4 of them: doi.org/10.3897/dez....
#entomology #coleoptera #taxonomy
North Korea gained a new crane fly species! Meet Tipula (Vestiplex) longistila found in Sanjiyon.
Read the full study here:
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Two new species of rove beetles are described from the Ionian Island of Kรฉrkyra, Greece.
One of the two species - ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข - marks the first record of the genus Allotyphlus in both the country and entire Balkan Peninsula.
Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.176451
Four new species of the planthopper genus ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด have been described from China, with an updated identification key to all known Chinese species of the genus also presented.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.173015
Check out this new book review for ๐๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐๐: ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ด๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ญรผ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ ๐งรผ๐ณ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ.
The reviewer, Viktor Hartung, offers praise to the book for providing a solid foundation to all interested in the German fauna of Heteroptera: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.180736
Three new species of insects in the genus Duschinckanus are described from French Guiana. The male of ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ด is also described, and its distribution is extended to French Guiana.
Learn more about these species and their updated key: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.164078
As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! ๐โจ
Habitus of Collophora greensladeae fixed in ethanol.
#NewSpecies!
New #springtail from #brazil just sprang in:
Collophora greensladeae
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/46DFCD2D-...
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#FAIRdata
#OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #collembola
A survey of ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐ species from Brazil reveals a new purple springtail and provides an updated diagnosis, species key, and family-level discussion.โ
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๐ท๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ is described from Yunnan, China, extending the known range of the genus northward by more than 2,100 kilometres.
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Researchers revise the taxonomy of Japanese ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐, providing detailed descriptions and illustrations of seven species, including three new species.
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The first record of the family Ptilocerembiidae from China is presented with morphological and molecular characterisation of a new species.
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๐ท๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ , a new species of true bug is described from Madagascar, representing the first record of the family Parastrachiidae from the island nation.
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Researchers describe ten new species as they revise the ground beetle subgenus ๐๐๐๐โ๐โ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ in Hubei, China.
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The leafhopper genus ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is redescribed, and a new species, ๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ , described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China.
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ is reported for the first time from Tunisia alongside a redescription of the species and DNA barcoding.
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Two new species are described from Vietnam as part of a taxonomic revision of the ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ species group of subterranean ants.
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Two newly discovered fruit fly species are described from India, with an updated key to all ๐ธ๐ข๐โ๐๐๐๐ก๐ species known to occur in the country.
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It has been a pleasure meeting Pensoft authors at #EntSoc25 in Portland, like Kevin who recently published his research in
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With two more days to go, make sure you stop by booth 715 to say hello!
The first ever discovery of ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ springtails in China has revealed four new species.
Read about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/07/f...
Going to the 2nd Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference? Look out for DEZ's materials!
The best Best Early Career Researcher Presentation will receive a special award provided by @pensoft.net!
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Two new species of cave-adapted two-pronged bristletails are described from the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula alongside range extensions for several species.
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This study reveals that ๐ด๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ is the sister group to all other ๐ด๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ silkmoths, highlighting its key role in the evolutionary history of wild silk species and advocating for its increased attention in sericulture research.
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Researchers contribute to knowledge of the genus ๐โ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ in the West and Central Palaearctic, presenting two new species, taxonomic updates, host relationships, and a key to European species.
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Researchers describe a new genus and two new species in the tribe Empoascini from China.
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Three new species of the genus ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ are reported from China.
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The first record of ๐ป๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ from the Korean Peninsula is presented, with characterisation of its complete mitochondrial genome.
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A new species is described as the jacobsoniid beetle genus ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ข๐ is recorded from China for the first time.
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