🌊 Researchers have established a new genus, Renomaera, for a unique crustacean species discovered on seamounts near the Mariana Trench.

Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.171557

#newspecies #newgenus

#PlantHunters #NewGenus #NewSpecies #Ecuador

Dropephylloidea curticollis

#LiteratureNotice Shavrin. Dropephylloidea, a remarkable new genus from south Europe and the Middle East (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: #Omaliinae: #Omaliini) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #newgenus #Dropephylloidea

Nanelmis aguaje, new species, adult female; length 1.8 mm (excluding head). a) Dorsal habitus, b) Ventral habitus, c) Lateral habitus, d) Elytra, tilted to show produced apices.

#LiteratureNotice Barr et al. Nanelmis Barr, a #NewGenus of Diminutive Riffle Beetle ( #Coleoptera: #Dryopoidea: Elmidae: Elminae) from South America with Two #NewSpecies doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #RiffleBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin

FIGure 6. Lectotype of Rhytomus elongatus. A, dorsal habitus; B, dorsal head; C, label data.

#LiteratureNotice Génier et al. Rhytomus Génier & Saxton: A new dung beetle genus from New Guinea with five #NewSpecies and phylogenetic insights ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #ScarabBeetles

Australosagola male habitus photos, all dorsal view except for B, ventral view. A, B. A. tasmaniae comb. nov.; C. A. rugicornis comb. nov.; D. A. helenae comb. nov.; E. A. minsangi sp. nov.; F. A. minhoi sp. nov.; G. A. jiwooki sp. nov.; H. A. sunheei sp. nov.; I. A. doohyungi sp. nov.; J. A. jungjooni sp. nov.; K. A. yongsooni sp. nov. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Choi et al. Australosagola, a #NewGenus of pselaphine beetles from southern Australia ( #Coleoptera, #Staphylinidae, #Pselaphinae, Faronitae) with descriptions of seven #NewSpecies doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles

Figure 1. Turgaphiluscapitatus: 1A – holotype, ventral view in alcohol; 1B – holotype, ventral view.

#LiteratureNotice Lyubarsky et al. The #NewGenus Turgaphilus of the subfamily Xenoscelinae ( #Coleoptera: #Erotylidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Eastern Siberia doi.org/10.37828/em.... #Beetle #Beetles #PleasingFungusBeetles #NewSpecies

Figures 1–8: Habitus of Udzungwana bispinosa, sp. nov. 1, 3, 5: male. 2, 4, 6: female. 7: protibia. 8: mesotibia

#LiteratureNotice Jordal. A #NewGenus and subtribe of bark beetles ( #Coleoptera, #Scolytinae), from Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania doi.org/10.17159/225... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #BarkBeetles #Weevils

These tarantulas’ genitals are so long, it required a new genus It’s tough out there for male spiders. The sexual dimorphism is so extreme in many species that courtship frequently ends in death when they become a mate’s post-coital snack. However, arachnologists...

These tarantulas’ genitals are so long, it required a new genus #Science #Biology #Zoology #TarantulaResearch #NewGenus #ZoologyNews

A new genus of river snails, Bakyietaia (Mollusca, Viviparidae), from South China and the Indochinese Peninsula | European Journal of Taxonomy

📢New paper: Led by Zhang Le-Jia & Yen Yu-Hsiu, with Chen Zhe-Yu, Du Li-Na, me, Thomas von Rintelen (2025). A #newGenus of river #snails, Bakyietaia (Mollusca, Viviparidae), from South China and the Indochinese Peninsula. 🔓 European Journal of #Taxonomy doi.org/10.5852/ejt....

7️⃣ new comb. 🔟 new spp.

Afrotropicaltica fulvipennis (Jacoby) comb. nov. A lectotype of Blepharida favareli Achard, male, Ogooué, Sam-Kita, habitus B holotype of Cladocera fulvipennis Jacoby, male, habitus C distribution D head, pronotum, and base of elytra, male, Cameroun, Victoria E head, Republique du Congo, P.N. d’Odzala, Mbandza F median lobe of the aedeagus, from left to right in ventral, dorsal, and lateral view, Republique du Congo, P.N. d’Odzala, Mbandza G spermatheca, paralectotype of Blepharida favareli Achard, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eala H metafemoral extensor tendon, Camerun, Victoria. Abbreviations: am: apical margin; bav: basal angle of the ventral lobe; dba: dorsal-basal angle; dl: dorsal lobe; dmv: dorsal margin of the ventral lobe; ea: extended arm; vba: ventral-basal angle; vl: ventral lobe. Scale bars: 3 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D, E, F, G); 500 μm (H).

#LiteratureNotice D'Alessandro & Biondi. A new flea beetle genus from sub-Saharan Africa, and taxonomic remarks on the Blepharida genera group in the Afrotropical region ( #Chrysomelidae, #Galerucinae, Alticini) doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #LeafBeetles

Figure 1. General habitus of Domipteron gaoi n. gen. n. sp., holotype, NIGP205048, under incident light: (1) dorsal view; (2) ventral view. Scale bars = 2 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Domipteron, a #NewGenus of Calopterini from Miocene Dominican amber ( #Coleoptera: Elateroidea: #Lycidae) doi.org/10.1017/jpa.... #Beetle #Beetles #NetWingedBeetles #Fossils

#LiteratureNotice Motyka et al. An erotine net-winged beetle from Cenomanian Burmese amber confirms the Mesozoic origins of subfamilies ( #Coleoptera: Elateroidea: #Lycidae: Erotinae) doi.org/10.11646/pal... #Beetle #Beetles #NetWingedBeetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #Fossils

General habitus of Toxesbium kundratai Li, Philips & Cai gen. et sp. nov., holotype, NIGP203543, under incident light. a Dorsal view. b Ventral view. Scale bars: 500 μm

#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Toxesbium gen. nov., the first definitive member of Ernobiinae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar ( #Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) doi.org/10.1007/s125... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #SpiderBeetles

Fig. 4. Recent representatives of Tillinae. A. Cladiscopallenis seyrigi Pic; Madagascar. B. Diplopherusa transversalis Corporaal, male; Philippines. C. Cylidrus basalis M'Leay; Australia, N.S.W. D. Diplocladus louveli Spinola; W Africa. E. Eucymatodera hottentota Kuwert; South Africa. F. Paradoxocerus fulvus Kraatz, male; Senegal. G. Pseudopallenis plicata Fairmaire; Madagascar. H. Strotocera nitida Schenkling; Cameroon. I. Tillus elongatus Linnaeus, female; Czechia. J. Denops albofasciatus Charpentier; Czechia. K. Tilloidea unifasciata Fabricius; Czechia. Scale bars = 1 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Kolibáč & Perkovsky. The first record of a predaceous clerid beetle ( #Coleoptera: #Cleridae) from the Cretaceous Taimyr amber doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #CheckeredBeetles #Fossils #NewGenus #NewSpecies

Main characters of the genus Reniscymnus gen. nov. A–I Reniscymnus cordatus Peng & Chen, sp. nov. A ventral view B head C antenna D maxilla E mandible F labium G hind leg H spermatheca I coxites. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (A); 0.1 mm (B); 0.05 mm (C–I).

#LiteratureNotice Peng et al. Reniscymnus gen. nov., a #NewGenus of Scymnini ( #Coleoptera, #Coccinellidae) from the Oriental region doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #LadyBeetles #NewSpecies

Figure 1: Diversity of Saguassu gen. nov. This illustration highlights the diversity in sensor morphology (eyes and antennae) and lantern structures, as observed in the habitus, with dorsal views (A, C, E, G, I, K, M, O) and ventral views (B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P). (A, B) S. acutum sp. nov. (C, D) S. sinuosum sp. nov. (E, F) S. serratum sp. nov. (G, H) S. manauara sp. nov. (I, J) S. roura sp. nov. (K, L) S. rebellum sp. nov. (M, N) S. grossii sp. nov. (O, P) S. dissidens (Olivier, 1894) comb. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Viana et al. A new #Fireflies genus from South America, with seven #NewSpecies, a new combination, and notes on the phylogeny of Lampyrinae: Lucidotini ( #Coleoptera: #Lampyridae) dx.doi.org/10.7717/peer... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus

Figures 1–16. Tarsal claws and elytra of Hydnocerina. 1–2)Phyllobaenusaeneicollis (JMLC). 3-4) Phyllobaenusalbocinc-tus (JMLC). 5–6)Phyllobaenusantillae (JMLC). 7–8)Phyllobaenusbituberculatus (JMLC). 9–10)Phyllobaenushumeralis(JMLC). 11–12)Neohydnocera longicollis (JMLC). 13–14)Phyllobaenusverticalis (JMLC). 15–16)Wolcottia pedalis (JMLC)

#LiteratureNotice Leavengood. Living a lie: The truth behind Isohydnocera curtipennis (Newman) and other historically confused species of Phyllobaenus Dejean, with the description of the #NewGenus Neohydnocera ( #Coleoptera: #Cleridae: Clerinae: Hydnocerini) #Beetle #Beetles #CheckeredBeetles

Figure 1. Habitus. (a) Prokletijella montana n. sp., dorsal view; (b) P. montana n. sp., ventral view; (c) Adelopsella bosnica, dorsal view.

#LiteratureNotice Perreau & Hlaváč. Prokletijella montana n. gen., n. sp., the first representative of Leptodirini with asymmetric genitalia ( #Coleoptera: #Leiodidae: Cholevinae) doi.org/10.1080/0037... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #NewGenus #RoundFungusBeetles

Figure 2. Sinostenoria yangi Pan, gen. and sp. n. (A,B) Habitus, dorsal view; (C) head, dorsal view; (D,E) antennae, dorsal view; (F) pronotum, dorsal view; (G) left elytron, dorsal view; (H) pretarsal claws of fore leg; (I,J) tegmen: (I) ventral view, (J) lateral view; (K) aedeagus, lateral view. (A,C,D,F–K) male, holotype; (B,E) female, paratype (from Ningxia, Yanchi). Scale bars: 5 mm (A,B); 1 mm (C–G,I–K); 0.2 mm (H).

#LiteratureNotice Wang et al. Contributions to the Knowledge of Nemognathinae ( #Coleoptera: #Meloidae) from China † doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #BlisterBeetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies

#LiteratureNotice Mai et al. DNA but not always morphology help to recognise monophyletic genera within Cercyon terrestrial water scavenger beetles:a case study of Asiacyon gen. nov.( #Coleoptera: #Hydrophilidae) doi.org/10.1071/IS24... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #WaterScavengerBeetles

Conway, K.W., Moore, G.I. & Summers, A.P.: A new genus and four new species of seagrass-specialist clingfishes (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from temperate southern Australia, Zootaxa, 5552 (1): 1-66, December 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5552.1.1

#NewSpeciesAlert - A #NewGenus ( #𝑀𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 ) and four #NewSpecies of #seagrass-specialist #clingfishes (#Gobiesocidae) from southern #Australia.
🔒 mapress.com/zt/article/v...

#LiteratureNotice Miller et al. Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (#Coleoptera, Adephaga, #Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa. doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #PredaceousDivingBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Ramírez-Ponce et al. Pulchrotes, new subgenus of Paranomala (#Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and description of two #NewSpecies from Mexico and Central America doi.org/10.22201/ib..... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #NewGenus

#LiteratureNotice Yang et al. Mitochondrial gene rearrangements suggest a #NewGenus in the subfamily #Cantharinae (#Coleoptera). doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... #Beetle #Beetles #SoldierBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Balkenohl. Notes on Clivinini species from Asia with the description of a #NewGenus and a #NewSpecies from Myanmar and the North of India (#Coleoptera, #Carabidae, Scaritinae). zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0055... #Beetle #Beetles #GroundBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Bezark et al. The remarkable fauna of Honduras: description of a #NewGenus and a #NewSpecies of Acanthocinini (#Coleoptera: #Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). doi.org/10.3956/2022... #Beetle #Beetles #LonghornBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Shcherbakov & Ponomarenko. The first known fossil hygropetric beetle larva related to Myxophaga (#Coleoptera) from the Permian of European Russia. kmkjournals.com/journals/REJ... #Beetle #Beetles #Fossils #NewGenus #NewSpecies #Torridincolidae

#LiteratureNotice Kazantsev et al. European #NetWingedBeetles of the Pyropterus clade, with the description of Gomezzuritus gen. nov. (#Coleoptera: #Lycidae). doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus

#LiteratureNotice Haran et al. Revision of the enigmatic South African Cryptolaryngini (#Coleoptera, #Curculionidae), with description of a #NewGenus and twenty-two #NewSpecies. doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #Beetle #Beetles #Weevils