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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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Description of a new Myotis bat species: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#bats #newspecies #taxonomy
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Three new species of goblin spiders are described - find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#spiders #newspecies #taxonomy
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Congratulations on a new species from Vietnam!
The study was conducted by a research team from Faculty of Biology, Agriculture, and Environmental Science, the University of Danang – University of Science and Education, Da Nang City.

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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Nine mayfly species are described as new to science. Learn more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #mayflies #newspecies
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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The best thing about big events like #EntSoc25 is that we get to meet with so many happy authors! Stop by @pensoft.net's booth #715 to say hi to our team and learn about our latest news!
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A very happy author stopped at #ECN2025 to talk to our representative at the @pensoft.net stand!

You can read @cristianbeza-beza.bsky.social's ZooKeys paper on the phylogeny of Yumtaax beetles here doi.org/10.3897/zook...
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Find our materials as well as ZooKeys subject editor Nesrine Akkari at the II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference on 27-28 November in Budapest!

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The II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference set to convene at the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
The II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 27th, and Friday, November 28th, 2025 in the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest.The conference itinera...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Six new species are described in the parasitic wasp genus Alexeter. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#wasps #phylogeny #taxonomy
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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This is Zimirina corsica, a new species of long-spinneret ground spider named after its type locality. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#spiders #newspecies #taxonomy
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Using an integrative approach, researchers investigated the Corfu populations of two land snail species in the genus Monacha. See what they found here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#snails #taxonomy
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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New taxonomic and faunistic data for three rove beetle species of the genus Procirrus from China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#newspecies #beetles #taxonomy
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Come to the Pensoft stand at the Kliments' Days 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! Our Marketing and Sales manager @maria-kolesnikova.bsky.social is there to welcome you and tell you all about our open-access journals in biodiversity sciences!
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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One new species was identified in the cockroach family Blattella - see its description here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#Blattodea #entomology #newspecies
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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🕷 A taxonomic study of the spider genus Platnickina, with descriptions for two new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#biodiversity #newspecies #taxonomy
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Zhang & Li.Phylogeny-based reinterpretation of the genus Blaps Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera, #Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae) from China, with description of two new species doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles
Habitus of Blaps (Blaps) pedinoides Li, sp. nov. A–C. Male, holotype; A. Dorsal view; B. Ventral view; C. Lateral view; D–F. Female, paratype; D. Dorsal view; E. Ventral view; F. Lateral view. Scale bars: 5 mm.
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Description of a new soil ciliate discovered in South Korea: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#newspecies #taxonomy #zoology
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#NewSpecies!
New sillaginid from #iran just swam in:

Sillago persica

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/34BBE2EF-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #SillagoPersica

#FAIRdata
#OA #biology #ecology #nature #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #sillaginids
Sillago persica, holotype.
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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#NewSpecies!
New freshwater fish from #indonesia just swam in:

Desmopuntius mahakamensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/42EFEDDE-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #DesmopuntiusMahakamensis

#FAIRdata
#OA #biodiversity #nature #conservation #animals #fish #ichthyology #freshwater
Schematic illustration of lateral pattern and interaxial streak of Desmopuntius mahakamensis, holotype.
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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#NewSpecies!
New long-tongued fly from #southafrica just landed:

Prosoeca parva

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D1A60800-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#ZooKeys #ProsoecaParva

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#biology #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #entomology #insects #diptera #fly
Frontal view of Prosoeca parva. Scale bar: 1 mm.
October 31, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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A revision of the Taiwanese species of the leaf beetle genus Batophila, with descriptions for eight new species: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#beetles #taxonomy #newspecies
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Four new species of jumping plant lice are described from Brazil. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#psyllids #taxonomy #entomology
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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A new taxonomic proposal for the myrmecophilous darkling beetle genus Oochrotus: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#beetles #evolution #phylogeography @mncn-csic.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Twelve new species of the rove beetle genus Bibrax are described from Ecuador. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

@mcaterino.bsky.social #beetles #biodiversity #newspecies ‪
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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An examination of the African populations of the crustacean Kurzia longirostris collected from rivers and streams of the Congo River Basin, Democratic Republic of Congo.

#endemicspecies #taxonomy #crustaceans @universitedeliege.bsky.social

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New morphological data on Kurzia longirostris (Daday, 1898) (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from the Congo River Basin
Africa is recognized for its high levels of endemism across many groups of organisms, including Cladocera. Several studies contributed to our understanding of the diversity and geographic distribution...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🙃 If it looks like bird poop, smells like bird poop...

🕷️ A recent study published in our journal @zookeys.pensoft.net describes #newspecies of bird-dropping crab #spiders from the Philippines and Malaysia.

🗞️ The research paper (doi.org/10.3897/zook...) was picked up by @iflscience.com. Read more 👇
What Looks And Smells Like Bird Poop? These Stinky Little Spiders That Don’t Want To Be Snacks
This genus takes mimicry to the extreme.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM