ZooKeys

The next generation open access peer-reviewed journal in systematic zoology. Published by @Pensoft via @ARPHAplatform.

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🌅 A new #shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oriens, has been described from Banyuwangi, East Java - Indonesia's "Sunrise of Java."

👉 Full study in our journal: https://t.co/2yYlXV2wT8

👉 @Pensoft's blog: https://t.co/rG0xr41zoO

#newfish

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📢@Pensoftis heading to the 4th BioSyst EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden (17-19 Aug)! Visit the publisher's stand to chat about their open-access journal portfolio, new journal titles, and the @ARPHAplatform: https://t.co/Nxzpaip25o

#Taxonomy #OpenAccess #Systematics

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@Pensoft is heading to the 4th BioSyst EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden (17-19 Aug)! Visit the publisher's stand to chat about their open-access journal portfolio, new titles, and the @ARPHAplatform: https://t.co/Nxzpaip25o

#BioSystEU2026 #Taxonomy

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@Pensoft is heading to the 4th BioSyst EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden (17-19 Aug)! Visit the publisher's stand to chat about their open-access journal portfolio, new titles, and the @ARPHAplatform: https://t.co/MrpcVTSgRK

#BioSystEU2026 #Taxonomy

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🪲 Seven new species of ground beetle in the genus Broscosoma have been described from across China, spanning provinces from Guangdong to Zhejiang.

🗺️ An updated checklist and distribution map for all known Chinese Broscosoma species were also produced: https://t.co/kZwNg3L8Fb

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What a great way to wrap up the week 🐜 The newly discovered harvester #ant species, Messor odrysarum from Bulgaria, has been covered by BBC Wildlife Magazine by Magda Patynska.

📄 Full-open access article: https://t.co/mdmVnPCxXF

📰 https://t.co/8MoVtTeNsq

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🦋 Three new species of moth in the genus Elachista have been described from sub-Saharan Africa, with adults and male genitalia illustrated to aid identification. A checklist of the 25 Elachista species now known from the region has also been compiled: https://t.co/DQzN47IMFm

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🪲 New research has significantly expanded knowledge of Albania's leaf beetles, with 12 species recorded in the country for the first time and three possible new species uncovered: https://t.co/mhQ28z7A7K

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🐛 Three rare millipede species from Hokkaido, Japan, were rediscovered in the wild and formally redescribed for the first time in around 110 years, having originally been documented back in 1914.

➡️ Full study here: https://t.co/0BG1Jvplqr

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🐌This new research offers a full revision of Diplommatina s.l. covering 31 species, incl. 3 rediscovered taxa, 3 new country records, and 2 new species (D. prolixa & D. somsakpanhai) on Myanmar's karst microsnails. Read the full study: https://t.co/Wo5N9jhJqZ

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🪰Two new crane #flies described from China: Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) caudata and D. (T.) uncinata. See their full taxonomic descriptions here: https://t.co/b3bRxEQooT

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Meet Nesticus yamabushi, a new #spider described from central Japan (Niigata & Gunma), confirmed distinct via COI phylogenetics.

Read the full open-access study here: https://t.co/oHdCEbriWk

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These tiny parasitic wasps help control crop pests, but their genetics are poorly known. Researchers sequenced the full mitochondrial genomes of 6 species, uncovering shared gene patterns and confirming key evolutionary relationships within the family: https://t.co/LwpXCCDtSy

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📝 Or read @Pensoft's blog to find out more: https://t.co/v9KXo7mAVG

#hymenoptera

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On Ernest Hemingway's birthday, meet his newest namesake: Chlorocytus papahemii, a new #wasp species just discovered in China - with a surprising role in the fight against a destructive sugar beet #pest.

📄 Read the open-access article here: https://t.co/obHCNENI0i

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Meet Eisenia ilensi, a new #earthworm species, described from Ili River valley, China. Its discovery is filling a gap in the region's understudied Eisenia taxonomy: https://t.co/1B7yuDxa2X

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A new #moth genus, Azaptilia gen. nov., has been described from Chile's Atacama Desert, reared from leaf mines on Tessaria absinthioides. Distinct genitalia and COI barcoding (8–12% divergence from relatives) support it as a new lineage.

Full study: https://t.co/9FDvnwiZWF

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Four bdellid mite genera and eight species are reported from Saudi Arabia for the first time. A new species, Cyta edafosa sp. nov., is also described, alongside a fresh grouping of Cyta species by trichobothrial pattern and an identification key: https://t.co/jRZMN4O5Gr

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A new bark #beetle species, Hyorrhynchus takakumaensis, is described from Japan. Anisandrus auratipilus and Debus shoreae are recorded there for the first time, bringing Japan's Scolytinae count to 3 Hyorrhynchus, 4 Anisandrus & 3 Debus species: https://t.co/aEhK5lXx80

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Meet Claea tongziensis, a newly described #fish species found in the Tongzi River in Guizhou, China. Distinguished by subtle fin, vertebrae, and body proportion differences, #DNA analysis confirms it's genetically distinct from its relatives: https://t.co/3IvZ0YHvHQ