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The biological systematics journal published by @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Formerly known as Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). Edited by @dwhitmore79.bsky.social
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An integrative taxonomic treatment of the Mycetophilidae of Singapore, describing 98 new species of fungus gnat

Now also with a brand new cover, featuring Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov.

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The cover of Vol. 8 (3), featuring an outline of the island of Singapore and the striking, newly-described fungus gnat Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov.
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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A new genus and new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore. Paper authored by Fly School instructor Dalton Amorim, Fly School I alumnus @derschwingfliegen.bsky.social, and others
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Happy New Fungus Gnats! 🥂🦟🦟

Prof. Dalton Amorim and co-authors name 98 new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore in a monograph just published in @integsyst.bsky.social

The paper can be downloaded for free from the following link: tinyurl.com/342cs43t

Enjoy!

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Neoempheria merlio Amorim & Oliveira sp. n. from Singapore
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Fish species discovered in 1767–1772 by Philibert Commerson and Jeanne Barret, mostly from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Part 1

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#fish #types #historical @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social @mnhn.fr
Portrait of Philibert Commerson (1727–1773) 4. Gnathanodon speciosus, Carangidae, Queensland, Australia. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 5. Gnathanodon speciosus, Carangidae. Port Louis fish market, Mauritius, end of March 1770. (Drawing by Philibert Commerson; from LACEPÈDE [1801: pl. 1, fig. 1, Caranx tres beau]). 6. Scomberoides commersonnianus, Carangidae, Sri Lanka. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 7. Scomberoides commersonnianus, Carangidae. Holotype of Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède [ex Commerson], 1801 and Scomber Commersonii Shaw [ex Commerson], 1803 (not preserved), Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, end of Oct. 1770. (Drawing by Paul Philippe Sanguin de Jossigny; from Lacepède [1800: pl. 20, fig. 3, Scombéroïde Commersonnien]). 8. Trachinotus baillonii, Carangidae, Kovalam, India. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 9. Trachinotus baillonii, Carangidae. Holotype of Caesiomorus baillonii Lacepède [ex Commerson], 1801 (not preserved), Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, Nov. 1770. (Drawing by Paul Philippe Sanguin de Jossigny; from LACEPÈDE [1801: pl. 3, fig. 1, Caesiomore Baillon])
January 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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Morphological and historical evidence provides new insights into the type series of Chrysobrycon hesperus, the type species of the genus Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae)

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Paratype specimen and distribution of Chrysobrycon hesperus. 1. Specimen here considered to be the missing paratype of Chrysobrycon hesperus (P305), with its original label: MEPN-I 13157, paratype, 76.6 mm SL; scale bar: 5 mm. 2. Map showing the estimated localities of collection of the type series of Chrysobrycon hesperus in the Upper Amazon basin of Ecuador (arrow shows holotype).
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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Illustrated identification key to Palaearctic genera of Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita)

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An illustration from one of the couplets of the dichotomous key
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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First record of Paragus karnaliensis (Diptera: Syrphidae) from India, with notes on Indian species of the genus Paragus

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Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) karnaliensis, male (A, C, E) and female (B, D, F). A, B. Habitus, lateral view. C, D. Habitus, dorsal view. E, F. Head, frontal view.
January 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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A remarkable new species of the Megaselia sulphuripes-group: Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe (Diptera: Phoridae)

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Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n., holotype, ♂, Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Lkr. Coesfeld, Haltern am See, “Heimingshof-Moor”, Lat 51.751, Lon 7.264, 30.VI.2023. a. Lateral habitus. b. Right wing. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Hypopygium. e. Hypopygium, left (L) and right (R) views.
January 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Taxonomic and faunistic comments on European Scatophila Becker (Diptera: Ephydridae), with descriptions of four new species

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Habitus of male Scatophila spp. 13. S. oltmannsi sp. n. [holotype]. 14. S. oltmannsi sp. n., dorsal view [holotype]. 15. S. pumilio (Loew, 1860) [Portugal, Setúbal]. 16. S. quadriguttata (Meigen, 1830) [Germany, Lower Saxony, Meetschow].
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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A new species of Ptilodexia (Diptera: Tachinidae: Dexiinae) from Ecuador, with a key to the South American species

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Ptilodexia argentea sp. n. from Ecuador
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Five new prey species of Alysson tricolor Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae)

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Alysson tricolor (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) and its habitat in Regensburg, Germany
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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First report of the invasive pest species Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Eastern Europe

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Male of Spodoptera frugiperda, recorded on 26.VI.2021 in a small valley in the vicinity of Velyki Dmytrovychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Photo: V. Voronov)
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Erratum: A new weevil genus and species of the tribe Ithyporini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from Central Africa. Integrative Systematics 8 (1): 1–10

Appendix 2 now includes all characters used in the phylogenetic analyses.

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January 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Happy New Fungus Gnats! 🥂🦟🦟

Prof. Dalton Amorim and co-authors name 98 new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore in a monograph just published in @integsyst.bsky.social

The paper can be downloaded for free from the following link: tinyurl.com/342cs43t

Enjoy!

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Neoempheria merlio Amorim & Oliveira sp. n. from Singapore
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Volume 8 (1) of @integsyst.bsky.social was published on 30 June 2025. It includes the descriptions of 7 new genera and 31 new species of insects. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social:

tinyurl.com/yeytj2bh
July 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Volume 8 (1) of @integsyst.bsky.social was published on 30 June 2025. It includes the descriptions of 7 new genera and 31 new species of insects. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social:

tinyurl.com/yeytj2bh
July 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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We're new on @bsky.app!

You can explore our latest issue in this thread. It includes a new genus of tarantulas, a new genus of tachinid ("bristle") flies and several new invertebrate species. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social:

tinyurl.com/yh22fb6s
February 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM