🌍 The 41st SPNHC Annual Meeting is coming to the African continent for the first time! Join natural history professionals in Cape Town, South Africa, from 7 to 11 September 2026. ➡️ Check out our latest news announcement for further details: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1411 #SPNHC2026

🌏 The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution - #SAGE2026 - is now underway in Phuket, Thailand! 🔬 Bringing together global researchers to showcase the latest breakthroughs in systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biodiversity science: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1385

Pensoft Sponsors Student Awards at 5th International SAGE Congress in Phuket

The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution (SAGE 2026) is currently under way in Phuket, Thailand, running from 3 to 7 August 2026 at the Phuket Royal City Hotel. Organised un...

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🪱 A major genetic study of Dendrobaena, the most species-rich earthworm genus, has revealed that it, along with the related genus Eisenia, is likely not a single natural group! Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.201330

🦝 New genetic analysis of the olingo, an elusive relative of the kinkajou, has revealed that populations in the Guiana Shield are distinct enough from those in western Amazonia to warrant their own subspecies status: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.186604

🔬🪲 A new mite genus and species, Arabium calomerae, has been described, discovered attached to the body of a tiger beetle in the Arabia region: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.173257

🐝 The first complete checklist of thick-headed flies (Conopidae) in Armenia has been compiled, revealing 32 species across 12 genera, including six recorded in the country for the very first time: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.187591

Merapohra karsticola is a new genus and species of long-legged crab found deep within the caves of Pahang, Malaysia. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1277.181453

🏔️ A new springtail species, Metaphorura alticola, has been discovered at extreme altitudes of up to 5300 metres in Xizang, Southwest China: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.196797

🐠 We're so pleased that research published in our journal on the new Tomiyamichthys oriens species has been featured in various news outlets, including: 🔗 Discover Magazine: www.discovermagazine.com/fish-exporte... 🔗 ECO Magazine: ecomagazine.com/news/fisheri...

🦐 The deep-sea isopod Bathynomus propinquus has been finally confirmed as a valid species rather than being dismissed as unidentifiable. 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1286.200843

🐝 A comprehensive survey has catalogued 72 species of scoliid wasp across 14 genera found throughout the Americas, with Brazil, Mexico and the United States boasting the greatest diversity: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.198549

🦋 Five species from two genera of the moth tribe Artonini have been recorded in Korea, including a newly described species, Amuria baei: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.189091

🌅 A new #shrimpgoby, Tomiyamichthys oriens, has been described from Banyuwangi, East Java - Indonesia's "Sunrise of Java." 👉 Full study in our journal: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1949... 👉 @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/28/s... #newfish #sunrisefish

@pensoft.net 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 journal titles, and the @arphahub.com platform: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1354 #openaccess #BioSystEU2026 #Taxonomy

Pensoft to attend the 4th BioSyst EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden

Between 17-19 August 2026, Pensoft will exhibit at the 4th BioSyst EU meeting, taking place in Uppsala, Sweden. The conference is organized by the Swedish Systematics Association.The three-day confere...

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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: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.190753

What a great way to wrap up the week 🐜 The newly discovered harvester #ant species, Messor odrysarum, from the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria, has been covered by BBC Wildlife Magazine by Magda Patynska. 📄 Full-open access article: doi.org/10.3897/zook... 📰 www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

A new species of Messor from Bulgaria and redescription of the gyne of M. oertzeni Forel, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

A new ant species, Messor odrysarum sp. nov., of the Messor structor species group, is described based on worker, gyne and male castes collected in Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria. The description is suppo...

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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: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.194271

🪲 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: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.189385

🐛 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: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1285.186772

🐌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: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🪰Two new crane #flies described from China: Dolichopeza (Trichodolichopeza) caudata and D. (T.) uncinata. See their full taxonomic descriptions here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Meet Nesticus yamabushi, a new #spider described from central Japan (Niigata & Gunma), confirmed distinct via COI phylogenetics. Read the full open-access study here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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. See the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🐝 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 #openaccess article in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #newspecies

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: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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. Full #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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. Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

🔬💧Surveys of Yunnan's waterbodies turned up 6 species of tiny #crustaceans called ostracods, including one brand-new to science: Stenocypris menghaiensis. Most have reduced swimming hairs - a rare trait linked to fast-flowing streams and springs. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zook...