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Three new species of Entomobryidae (Collembola) from Romania, including a synanthropic Willowsia species
This study describes three new species of Palaearctic Collembola—Entomobrya cezarae sp. nov., E. antoniae sp. nov., and Willowsia solanella sp. nov.—collected in Romania. The genu…
Hidden diversity in Europe: new species and a revised taxonomy of the subgenus Leptoconops (Leptoconops) (Diptera, Cera…
The Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera) is a highly diverse family of insects inhabiting a wide range of habitat types that is only absent from polar regions and remote islands.…
Morphological redescription and genetic characterization of the enigmatic Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Har…
Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880 is considered to be distributed worldwide and is the type species of Nannopus Brady, 1880 that, in turn, is the type genus of the family Nanno…
Temperature shapes the cold tolerance and body size of the springtail Isotomiella minor (Hexapoda, Collembola) in contr…
Urban environments exhibit narrower environmental temperature profiles, with increases in mean temperature compared with natural environments. In this context, urban populations w…
Hitchhiking across continents: phoresy of pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) on Diptera, with new European r…
Phoresy is an important dispersal strategy in pseudoscorpions, yet associations with Diptera have not been comprehensively revised for more than two decades. An updated synthesis …
Taxonomy of the ant genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 from China, with the description of a new species of the sima group…
The genus Cardiocondyla Emery, 1869 is a diverse group of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae, with a total of 89 recognised species and subspecies recorded worldwide. A new species …
A new species of Lomechusoides (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Formica polyctena anthills in Northeastern Europe
Lomechusoides umbrosus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) is described, a socially integrated myrmecophile associated with Formica polyctena Foerster,…
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…
A faunistic revision of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera) of Lithuania
The article presents an updated checklist and a catalogue of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha of Lithuania based on analysis of published records, material preserved in available in…
Morphological characters of the immature stages of Tychius (Apeltarius) amplicollis Aubé, 1850 (Coleoptera, Curculionid…
Tychius is a speciose and widespread weevil genus, whose phylogenetic relationships are largely unknown. Here we assess the validity of the subgenus Apeltarius using an integrativ…
A new cryptic species of Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902 (Dermaptera, Forficulidae) from the Italian Alps: molecular eviden…
The cryptic diversity within the earwig genus Chelidurella Verhoeff, 1902 remains underestimated despite growing evidence from molecular phylogenetic studies. During recent collec…
The Swedish Thripidae (Thysanoptera) – with additional notes on wetland thrips
The Swedish fauna of thrips (Thysanoptera) within the family Thripidae is reviewed in this study. Thripidae is one of the most diverse thrips families, containing many economicall…
Coleophora cytisicolella sp. nov., a new species (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae), from Austria and Hungary bred from Chama…
We describe Coleophora cytisicolella sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae), a new species from material collected in Austria and Hungary during recent fieldwork. The collected spe…
New and little-known bees of the genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) from the Nakhchivan Autonomou…
Data on 14 species of the genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 collected in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan in 2018–2025 are provided. Among them, Colletes perplexus sp…
Systematic position of the enigmatic Mirlatia arcuata moth resolved: a monotypic tribe within the basal branches of Lar…
Recently, a new monotypic geometrid moth genus and species, Mirlatia arcuata Hausmann, László, Mayr & Huemer, 2023, were described from Croatia. The description was based on a sin…
Integrative revision of the Palaearctic owlfly genus Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontidae, Ascalaphina…
The ascalaphid genus Deleproctophylla Lefèbvre is a characteristic element of insects from dry, warm grasslands across the Palaearctic, currently comprising five described species…
Revealing European cave shrimp diversity: a new species of Spelaeocaris (Decapoda, Atyidae) named through public partic…
The family Atyidae, the world’s largest family of freshwater shrimps, is represented in Europe almost exclusively by subterranean species. The Dinaric Karst of the northwestern Ba…
Heterocypris exodonta sp. nov. (Ostracoda, Cyprididae), morphological and molecular description of a high altitude asex…
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…
New insights into the Syllis prolifera species complex from the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Reports of cases of cryptic and pseudocryptic speciation have increased in the last decade among marine invertebrates thanks to the use of integrative taxonomy that combines all a…
Taxonomy of the genus Elasmopus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in Japan and South Korea, with description of a new species
To advance the limited understanding of the East Asian Elasmopus fauna, field surveys were conducted in Japan and South Korea. In the present study, a new species, E. lumbiniger s…
Testing conflicting taxonomic hypotheses in myrmecophilous Oochrotus Lucas, 1852 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae)
Cryptic and pseudocryptic species are common in myrmecophilous insects, making their taxonomic classification complex when based solely on morphology. This is the case for the bee…
Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Niphargidae) is a new component of the biotic community in the deep peb…
A new species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Niphargidae) is described from the deep pebble beach interstitial habitats along the northern Black Sea …
Description of two new species of Psilochasmus Lühe, 1909 (Digenea, Psilostomidae), with remarks on the diversity of th…
Psilochasmus Lühe, 1909 is a small genus of psilostomid digeneans parasitic in birds and characterized by the presence of a retractable tail-like structure at the posterior end of…
Unlocking Mediterranean bryozoan diversity: seven new species unveiled after fixing a neotype for Fenestrulina malusii …
Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny), the type species of Fenestrulina Jullien, is among the most widely reported bryozoans globally. Following the loss of the original type m…
Cyphocallipus africanus sp. nov.: first native callipodid millipede from continental Africa (Diplopoda, Callipodida)
The millipede Cyphocallipus africanus sp. nov. (Diplopoda, Callipodida) from Morocco is described, proving the occurrence of native species of the order Callipodida on the African…
Review of the sequester group of Pteromalus Swederus, 1795 (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) with description of three new sp…
Palaearctic species of the sequester group of Pteromalus Swederus, 1795 are reviewed. Three new species, P. boleensis Yan, Li & Tselikh, sp. nov. (Kazakhstan, China), P. longipedi…
Description of a male Zimirina corsica sp. nov. (Arachnida, Araneae) – the first Prodidomidae species reported on the E…
A new Prodidomidae species (genus Zimirina Dalmas) is proposed based on the description of a male specimen caught in Corsica. The specimen can be distinguished from other Zimirina…
Exploring Monacha species from the island of Corfu (NW Greece) by an integrative approach: new insights on M. claustral…
The Greek island of Corfu (Kérkyra) is considered the type locality of two Monacha species described in 1834 by Rossmässler, namely Monacha claustralis and M. parumcincta. In this…
Revision of Lathonura rectirostris (O.F. Müller, 1785) (Anomopoda, Macrothricidae) leads to translocation of East Asian…
The family Macrothricidae (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) remains one of the least studied groups of water fleas (Cladocera). One of macrothricids with an unclear phylogenetic status is…
A new distinctive lineage of Helix (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae), with a guide to Helix species from mainlan…
Greece is home to numerous endemic land snail species, sometimes with highly restricted distributions. Several species of Helix, representing all three subgenera, live there. Alth…
Discovery of Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Sphodrini) in Europe
The eastern Palearctic carabid beetle Synuchus congruus (Morawitz, 1862) is recorded from Belarus, Latvia, and Poland. Images of habitus, morphological features, and aedeagi, as w…
Structure of the genetic variation in the common springtail Isotomiella minor (Hexapoda, Collembola) from contrasting h…
Although Isotomiella minor (Schäffer, 1896) (Collembola) is widely distributed in temperate regions, it is one of the less-studied species genetically. The genetic variability and…
Scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) collected by mosquito trap from Košice Zoo, Central Europe
In this paper the results of a Phoridae collection from Košice Zoo in eastern Slovakia are reported. An unusual trap method was employed – BG-Sentinel 2 mosquito traps combined wi…
Endemic taxon or environmentally induced colour morph? Genetic insights into the insular subspecies of Platyceps najadu…
Phenotypic variation, particularly in colouration, is well documented in snake populations across the Balkans, with insular populations often exhibiting distinct morphological tra…
On the species identity of a tropical oyster (Bivalvia, Ostreidae, Dendostrea) invading the eastern Mediterranean Sea
Molecular and morphological data suggest that the Mediterranean populations of the non-indigenous genus Dendostrea are part of a single clade. This clade includes oysters from Rod…
Karyological analysis of Acanthocephalus ranae (Echinorhynchida): expanding the cytogenetic knowledge in acanthocephala…
This study presents the first comprehensive cytogenetic analysis of the common amphibian parasite Acanthocephalus ranae. A combination of classical cytogenetic methods and molecul…
A revision of the four Afrotropical and Palaearctic Sphyracephala Say (Diptera, Diopsidae) with an illustrated overview…
In the Afrotropical Region, Sphyracephala beccarii (Rondani) and S. munroi Curran are found, the former just extending into the Palaearctic Region. In the latter region, S. babadj…
Geometric morphometric characterization of the Balkan alpine grasshopper genus Oropodisma Uvarov, 1942 (Orthoptera, Acr…
In this study, we employ a geometric morphometric approach to quantify morphological differences among taxa of the genus Oropodisma Uvarov,1942, a complex of alpine grasshoppers c…
Agrotis villenensis—a new species of Noctuinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from the southeastern Iberian Peninsula
Agrotis villenensis sp. nov. is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Differential superficial, genital and genetic (barcode) characters from its closest Iberian and European rela…
The Aranzadi bird Ringing Scheme data bank
The Aranzadi Ringing Scheme (ARS), operated by the Aranzadi Sciences Society, is an official bird-ringing program in Spain. Established in 1949, the data bank of the ARS is publis…
New species of Plesioaxymyia Sinclair (Diptera, Axymyiidae) from the Palaearctic Region, including an updated molecular…
The family Axymyiidae includes four extant genera and nine species known from the Holarctic and Oriental regions, with only one species Mesaxymyia kerteszi (Duda, 1930) occurring …
New data on the scale insect (Hemiptera, Coccomorpha) fauna of Iceland, with description of a new species
This study adds seven species to the scale insect species list of Iceland, bringing the total number of recorded species to 15. Of these, 10 species can be considered as a part of…
Chironomidae (Diptera) from mountain lakes of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania: First records and insight into diversity
Lakes at high altitudes are extremely sensitive to environmental stressors at both local and global scales, making them important sentinels of the changing world. Chironomidae, th…
Water mite diversity from southwestern Türkiye through the lens of the DNA barcodes, with the description of one new sp…
This study presents the molecular and morphological results from an analysis of water mites collected in southwestern Türkiye. 83 COI barcodes are provided, clustered into 40 BINs…
Paucibranchia glemareci sp. nov. (Annelida, Eunicidae), a new species from the French Atlantic continental shelf
In this study, we describe a new species belonging to the genus Paucibranchia Molina-Acevedo, 2018 found in the area “La Grande Vasière” on the French Atlantic continental shelf (…
Comparison of complete mitochondrial genome sequences in the Aporrectodea caliginosa species group (Annelida, Crassicli…
We present for the first time the complete mitochondrial genomes (mt genomes) of the earthworms Aporrectodea caliginosa and Ap. trapezoides (Clitellata, Megadrili) collected in Hu…
Addenda and corrigenda: Angus RB, Maté JF, Angus EM, Král D (2024) Towards a revision of the Palaearctic species of Aph…
Corrigenda to the abovementioned paper are given, as well as new data on Aphodius (Liothorax) felix Angus et al., 2024 and A. (L.) bellumgerens Angus et al., 2024