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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of animals of any geological age from any part of the world.

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Three new fly species of the genus Xylochironomus are described from South China and East Malaysia. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #newspecies #entomology
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A recent zoological survey in the Eastern Ghats has led to the discovery of a new genus and a novel species within the freshwater crab family Gecarcinucidae.

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December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Two new species of bird-dropping crab spiders, from the Philippines and Malaysia, are diagnosed, illustrated and described. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#biodiversity #spiders #taxonomy
December 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We wish everyone a warm and cozy holiday season and extend our best wishes for a New Year full of joy, new knowledge, and wonder.
December 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
A high-quality chromosome-level genome of roughskin sculpin was assembled. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#genomics #evolution #genome
December 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Urcola et al.The Hydradephaga (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae) of the Iberá wetlands, the second largest wetland area of South America doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #wetlands #Hydradephaga
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Description of two new centipede species in the genus Thereuopoda: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#centipedes #phylogeny #Taxonomy
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Four new species of the moth genus Araeopteron are described. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#newspecies #taxonomy #moths
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🐸A new frog species of the genus 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 is described from the Hoang Lien Range in northwestern Vietnam. Say hello to 𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@jodirowley.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

#phylogenetics #taxonomy #newspecies
December 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
An investigation into the diversity of microsnails in the limestone caves of Southern Thailand, a region recognized for its high biodiversity: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#gastropods #limestone #microsnails
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Four species of crane flies are added to the regional fauna of Northwest China, including one new to science: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #newspecies #flies
December 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
An analysis of the hidden patterns on the underside of the wings in butterflies within the Agrodiaetus monomorphic complex using UV imaging: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Description of four weevil new species from southwestern China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#biodiversity #taxonomy #weevils
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This is 𝘕𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘶𝘴, a new termite species from Central Panama whose soldier is unique among Central American representatives of the genus by its small size and orange head capsule coloration. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@oistedu.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is Nasutitermes aurantius, a new termite species from Central Panama whose soldier is unique among Central American representatives of the genus by its small size and orange head capsule coloration. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@oistedu.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The first detailed description of the internal structure of pore openings in the ostracod genus Heterocypris, plus a description for one new species.

@tu-braunschweig.de @rwth.bsky.social #freshwater #ostracods #taxonomy

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Heterocypris exodonta sp. nov. (Ostracoda, Cyprididae), morphological and molecular description of a high altitude asexual microcrustacean from the Nam Co region, Southern Tibetan Plateau
A new ostracod species, Heterocypris exodonta Bonilla-Flores & Karanovic, sp. nov. is described from a high-altitude temporary pond near Nam Co, Southern Tibetan Plateau. Detailed morphological an...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A study to provide some clarity in ant systematics as replacement names are proposed for 40 unresolved junior species group homonyms as required by ICZN Articles 23 and 60.

#Formicidae #taxonomy #ants @calacademy.bsky.social

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Replacement names for junior homonyms in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Replacement names are proposed for 40 unresolved junior species group homonyms in Formicidae (Hymenoptera) as required by ICZN Articles 23 and 60. This effort aims to enhance taxonomic stability and f...
doi.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Researchers successfully paired six cockroach species previously known from only one sex, resolving sexual dimorphism pairings in the genus Pseudoglomeris.

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December 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
A new geometrid moth species is described from Sichuan, China. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#DNAbarcoding #taxonomy #newspecies
December 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Description of a new species of loach from Guangxi Gutingshan Forest Park in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#cavefish #crypticspecies #subterranean
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Two new species of Conostigmus are described from China's Yintiaoling Nature Reserve. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #wasps #Hymenoptera
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The males of the nursery web spiders Qianlingula jiafu and Q. turbinata are described for the first time. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #spiders #arachnology
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A new crab species is described from Western Australia. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#crustaceans #crabs #taxonomy
December 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A discovery that fills the honeybee fossil age gap, a new species from the Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene lacustrine deposit in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#Apoidea #fossils #insects
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Trimma berumeni or Mikey’s golden pygmygoby, named after my former advisor and all around good guy, Mike Berumen. Glad to see more Red Sea gobies being described 😁
During #biodiversity surveys of offshore #reefs in the Farasan Banks region of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea, researchers discovered a distinctive, yellow-colored goby inhabiting cave systems at depths between 15–30 m. It is here described as a new species in the genus 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑚𝑎: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM