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In loving memory of Dr. James Donald Lafontaine (1948-2025), a world-renowned authority on moths and butterflies who dedicated over 45 years to the Canadian National Collection of Insects:
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.183799
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.183799
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
In loving memory of Dr. James Donald Lafontaine (1948-2025), a world-renowned authority on moths and butterflies who dedicated over 45 years to the Canadian National Collection of Insects:
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.183799
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.183799
💡 The mystery of the geometrid moth 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢, originally described from Croatia, has been solved.
🔬 By analysing a rare new specimen found in 2024, researchers have confirmed that this moth is an ancient lineage that now occupies its own branch in the evolutionary tree.
🔬 By analysing a rare new specimen found in 2024, researchers have confirmed that this moth is an ancient lineage that now occupies its own branch in the evolutionary tree.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
💡 The mystery of the geometrid moth 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘢, originally described from Croatia, has been solved.
🔬 By analysing a rare new specimen found in 2024, researchers have confirmed that this moth is an ancient lineage that now occupies its own branch in the evolutionary tree.
🔬 By analysing a rare new specimen found in 2024, researchers have confirmed that this moth is an ancient lineage that now occupies its own branch in the evolutionary tree.
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📊❤️ Data is in the air!
It's international #LoveDataWeek! And our CEO, Prof. Lyubomir Penev will be opening the online session "Data Papers: How and Why?"
🗓️ When: February 13th at 5:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM UTC
🔗 Register for free here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1108
#LoveData26 #data #science
It's international #LoveDataWeek! And our CEO, Prof. Lyubomir Penev will be opening the online session "Data Papers: How and Why?"
🗓️ When: February 13th at 5:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM UTC
🔗 Register for free here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1108
#LoveData26 #data #science
Pensoft joins the International Love Data Week 9-13 February
The International Love Data Week is a global celebration of all things data, held annually during the week of Valentine’s Day. Hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
📊❤️ Data is in the air!
It's international #LoveDataWeek! And our CEO, Prof. Lyubomir Penev will be opening the online session "Data Papers: How and Why?"
🗓️ When: February 13th at 5:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM UTC
🔗 Register for free here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1108
#LoveData26 #data #science
It's international #LoveDataWeek! And our CEO, Prof. Lyubomir Penev will be opening the online session "Data Papers: How and Why?"
🗓️ When: February 13th at 5:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM UTC
🔗 Register for free here: bdj.pensoft.net/news/1108
#LoveData26 #data #science
A new lineage of looper moths have been discovered in the South African Cape Floristic Region, featuring two distinct species: 𝘍𝘺𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 and 𝘍𝘺𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢.
Read more about this exciting discovery: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174407
#newspecies
Read more about this exciting discovery: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174407
#newspecies
February 10, 2026 at 10:06 AM
A new lineage of looper moths have been discovered in the South African Cape Floristic Region, featuring two distinct species: 𝘍𝘺𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 and 𝘍𝘺𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢.
Read more about this exciting discovery: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174407
#newspecies
Read more about this exciting discovery: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174407
#newspecies
There's a new isopod on the dock. 🐛🌊
In this study, a new valviferan isopod - 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘦 - is described from the shallow coastal waters of Argentine Patagonia, and an identification key to 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 species from South America is provided.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174707
In this study, a new valviferan isopod - 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘦 - is described from the shallow coastal waters of Argentine Patagonia, and an identification key to 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 species from South America is provided.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174707
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
There's a new isopod on the dock. 🐛🌊
In this study, a new valviferan isopod - 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘦 - is described from the shallow coastal waters of Argentine Patagonia, and an identification key to 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 species from South America is provided.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174707
In this study, a new valviferan isopod - 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘦 - is described from the shallow coastal waters of Argentine Patagonia, and an identification key to 𝘌𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢 species from South America is provided.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.174707
🪲 Did you know that myrmecophilous rove beetles have been known for more than a century, and yet most species remain poorly investigated?
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🪲 Did you know that myrmecophilous rove beetles have been known for more than a century, and yet most species remain poorly investigated?
New species of the genus 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 reported from China for the first time: 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳.
🐝 Find out more about the features of this wasp here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.137062
🐝 Find out more about the features of this wasp here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.137062
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
New species of the genus 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 reported from China for the first time: 𝘕𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘹 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳.
🐝 Find out more about the features of this wasp here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.137062
🐝 Find out more about the features of this wasp here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.137062
Two new predatory mites of 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 reported in China: 𝘈. 𝘬𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘈. 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴.
The latter features a unique star-shaped pattern across its body that looks like celestial tracks under a microscope, hence its name. ⭐
Access the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.172611
The latter features a unique star-shaped pattern across its body that looks like celestial tracks under a microscope, hence its name. ⭐
Access the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.172611
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Two new predatory mites of 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 reported in China: 𝘈. 𝘬𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘈. 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴.
The latter features a unique star-shaped pattern across its body that looks like celestial tracks under a microscope, hence its name. ⭐
Access the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.172611
The latter features a unique star-shaped pattern across its body that looks like celestial tracks under a microscope, hence its name. ⭐
Access the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.172611
This study offers a comprehensive revision of all species in the Palaearctic owlfly 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢 genus and documents the discovery of two new species: 𝘋. 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳 from Aghanistan and Pakistan and 𝘋. 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and China:
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792
February 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
This study offers a comprehensive revision of all species in the Palaearctic owlfly 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢 genus and documents the discovery of two new species: 𝘋. 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳 from Aghanistan and Pakistan and 𝘋. 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘪 from Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and China:
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792
doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.173792
First confirmed occurrence of the desert racer snake known as 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘪 in Lebanon. 🐍
This study fills a significant distributional gap for the genus Psammophis in the Levant: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.177920
This study fills a significant distributional gap for the genus Psammophis in the Levant: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.177920
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
First confirmed occurrence of the desert racer snake known as 𝘗𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘪 in Lebanon. 🐍
This study fills a significant distributional gap for the genus Psammophis in the Levant: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.177920
This study fills a significant distributional gap for the genus Psammophis in the Levant: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1268.177920
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🥁 Drum roll...🥁
Meet 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪 🎉
Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ!
🌊 Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!
Meet 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪 🎉
Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ!
🌊 Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!
Ocean Species Discoveries 28–30 — new species of chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) and a public naming competition
Three new chitons are reported from distinct and underexplored marine habitats: Ferreiraella populi sp. nov. from deep-sea sunken wood off Japan in the western Pacific, Notoplax madagascariensis sp. n...
doi.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
🥁 Drum roll...🥁
Meet 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪 🎉
Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ!
🌊 Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!
Meet 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘪 🎉
Named by the community after 1,000s of suggestions, the "chiton of the people" is officially described in the latest article published in BDJ!
🌊 Shout out to everyone who participated, @zefrank.bsky.social, @oceanspecies.bsky.social & @sgn.one!
❤️📊 International #LoveDataWeek is approaching! This year’s theme is "Where’s the Data?"
Join @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev online on Feb 13 for a deep dive into Data Papers: How and Why?
@icpsr.bsky.social @lovedataweek.bsky.social
#LoveData26 #OpenScience #datapapers
Join @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev online on Feb 13 for a deep dive into Data Papers: How and Why?
@icpsr.bsky.social @lovedataweek.bsky.social
#LoveData26 #OpenScience #datapapers
Pensoft joins the International Love Data Week, 9-13 February
The International Love Data Week is a global celebration of all things data, held annually during the week of Valentine’s Day. Hosted by the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social ...
zookeys.pensoft.net
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
❤️📊 International #LoveDataWeek is approaching! This year’s theme is "Where’s the Data?"
Join @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev online on Feb 13 for a deep dive into Data Papers: How and Why?
@icpsr.bsky.social @lovedataweek.bsky.social
#LoveData26 #OpenScience #datapapers
Join @pensoft.net CEO Prof. Lyubomir Penev online on Feb 13 for a deep dive into Data Papers: How and Why?
@icpsr.bsky.social @lovedataweek.bsky.social
#LoveData26 #OpenScience #datapapers
The first complete mitochondrial genome for the parisitic worm 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘪 successfully mapped.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.177123
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.177123
February 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
The first complete mitochondrial genome for the parisitic worm 𝘌𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘪 successfully mapped.
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.177123
Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.177123
A major taxonomic review of the genus Boreus has been published, which uncovers the hidden diversity of snow scorpionflies in the Alaskan wilderness, including two new species. ❄️
Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946
Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946
February 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
A major taxonomic review of the genus Boreus has been published, which uncovers the hidden diversity of snow scorpionflies in the Alaskan wilderness, including two new species. ❄️
Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946
Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946
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New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋
Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères.
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...
Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères.
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
New Caledonian Forests are full of hidden natural treasures! 🌿🦋
Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères.
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...
Our new ZooKeys paper (led by Antoine Guiguet) describes two spectacular new species of Caloptilia moths—C. augeas and C. ceryneia—discovered in the Parc des Grandes Fougères.
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1738...
🔍 Did you know that Charles Darwin used stag beetles to illustrate his theory of sexual selection? Over 150 years later, researchers are still studying their characteristics.
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
🔍 Did you know that Charles Darwin used stag beetles to illustrate his theory of sexual selection? Over 150 years later, researchers are still studying their characteristics.
Four new 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 moth species are described, and keys to the Afrotropical species are provided.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #moths #Lepidoptera
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #moths #Lepidoptera
February 5, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Four new 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢 moth species are described, and keys to the Afrotropical species are provided.
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #moths #Lepidoptera
See more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #moths #Lepidoptera
New mitochondrial genomes from Chironomid midges shed fresh light on how the Harnischia complex evolved and how its species are related.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.162901
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.162901
Phylogeny of the Harnischia generic complex (Diptera, Chironomidae) inferred from twenty whole mitogenomes
This study presents the first comprehensive mitochondrial genome analysis of three Chironomidae genera, including sequencing, assembling, and annotating mitogenomes from two Paracladopelma species, on...
doi.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
New mitochondrial genomes from Chironomid midges shed fresh light on how the Harnischia complex evolved and how its species are related.
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.162901
Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.162901
A new skink species has been described from Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. Its features include a bronze-brown tail with dark dots and a vertebrate stripe, from the middle neck to tail base.
Find out all about it here: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1767...
Find out all about it here: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1767...
February 4, 2026 at 11:49 AM
A new skink species has been described from Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. Its features include a bronze-brown tail with dark dots and a vertebrate stripe, from the middle neck to tail base.
Find out all about it here: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1767...
Find out all about it here: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1767...
Description of a new species of non-biting midge in the genus Xestochironomus from the Dominican Republic: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#insects #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity
@swarmofthoughts.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
#insects #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity
@swarmofthoughts.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Description of a new species of non-biting midge in the genus Xestochironomus from the Dominican Republic: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#insects #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity
@swarmofthoughts.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
#insects #DNAbarcoding #biodiversity
@swarmofthoughts.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
Discovery of four new benthic harpacticoids from Korean waters in the Pacific Ocean: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#crustaceans #DNAbarcoding #taxonomy
#crustaceans #DNAbarcoding #taxonomy
February 3, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Discovery of four new benthic harpacticoids from Korean waters in the Pacific Ocean: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#crustaceans #DNAbarcoding #taxonomy
#crustaceans #DNAbarcoding #taxonomy
We're delighted to announce that Dr. Duc-Anh Nguyen is joining our team as a Subject Editor!
Read all about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1094
Read all about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1094
Duc-Anh Nguyen joins ZooKeys as a Subject Editor
Dr. Duc-Anh Nguyen is a senior researcher at the Institute of Biology of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in Hanoi, Vietnam. He just joined the Editorial Board of Zo...
zookeys.pensoft.net
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
We're delighted to announce that Dr. Duc-Anh Nguyen is joining our team as a Subject Editor!
Read all about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1094
Read all about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1094
Check out the descriptions of two new rove beetle species, from the Amazon and a montane cloud forest in Ecuador: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Beetles #taxonomy #newspecies @mcaterino.bsky.social
#Beetles #taxonomy #newspecies @mcaterino.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Check out the descriptions of two new rove beetle species, from the Amazon and a montane cloud forest in Ecuador: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#Beetles #taxonomy #newspecies @mcaterino.bsky.social
#Beetles #taxonomy #newspecies @mcaterino.bsky.social
Description of two new scutigeromorph centipede species from China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#centipedes #phylogeny #taxonomy
#centipedes #phylogeny #taxonomy
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Description of two new scutigeromorph centipede species from China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#centipedes #phylogeny #taxonomy
#centipedes #phylogeny #taxonomy
A re-definition of the Afrotropical Darwin wasp genus Xanthephialtes, with a description of one new species and a species key: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#wasps #taxonomy #newspecies
#wasps #taxonomy #newspecies
February 2, 2026 at 2:09 PM
A re-definition of the Afrotropical Darwin wasp genus Xanthephialtes, with a description of one new species and a species key: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#wasps #taxonomy #newspecies
#wasps #taxonomy #newspecies