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Mass digitization of scientific collections: New opportunities to transform the use of biological specimens and underwr…
New information technologies have enabled the scientific collections community and its stakeholders to adapt, adopt, and leverage novel approaches for a nearly 300 years old scien…
Mariapanteles (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new genus of Neotropical microgastrine parasitoid wasp discovered through bi…
A new genus of microgastrine parasitoid wasps, Mariapanteles Whitfield & Fernández-Triana, gen. n., is described from rain forests of the Neotropics. The new genus is related to t…
A new combination expands the range of the African araneid spider Singafrotypa (Araneae, Araneidae)
Study of the syntype of Larinioides subinermis, a species known from Ethiopia only, revealed that it actually belongs to Singafrotypa Benoit, 1962. We redescribe Singafrotypa subi…
A taxonomic revision of the genus Sinotrisus Yin & Li (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)
The genus Sinotrisus Yin & Li, comprising four species, is redefined and revised. Members of Sinotrisus are often found with ants of the subfamily Formicinae, or in humid forest h…
MOSCHweb — a matrix-based interactive key to the genera of the Palaearctic Tachinidae (Insecta, Diptera)
We provide a general overview of features and technical specifications of an original interactive key web application for the identification of Palaearctic Tachinidae genera. The …
A new species of Chalicodoma from Saudi Arabia with modified facial setae (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)
Some bees and pollen wasps have independently evolved simple, stiff, erect, apically-curved, curly or hooked facial setae as adaptations to collect pollen from nototribic flowers.…
Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and cold temperate echinoid database
This database includes spatial data of Antarctic, Sub-Antarctic and cold temperate echinoid distribution (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) collected during many oceanographic campaigns …
A review of the genus Neopsocopsis (Psocodea, “Psocoptera”, Psocidae), with one new species from China
A review of species of the genus Neopsocopsis Badonnel, 1936 is presented. Four species are redescribed, viz. N. hirticornis (Reuter, 1893), N. quinquedentata (Li & Yang, 1988), N…
Two new species and one newly recorded species of Elaphropeza Macquart from Taiwan (Diptera, Empididae, Tachydromiinae)
Previously 11 Elaphropeza species were known from Taiwan. The following two species of the genus Elaphropeza are described: Elaphropeza flaviscutum sp. n. and E. trimacula sp. n. …
Four new species of Dolichopoda Bolivar, 1880 from Southern Sporades and Western Turkey (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, …
A description of four new species of Dolichopoda Bolivar, 1880 (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from Eastern Aegean region (Southern Sporades), including Western Turkey, is reported…
The large carpenter bees of central Saudi Arabia, with notes on the biology of Xylocopa sulcatipes Maa (Hymenoptera, Ap…
The large carpenter bees (Xylocopinae, Xylocopa Latreille) occurring in central Saudi Arabia are reviewed. Two species are recognized in the fauna, Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuan…
A synoptic review of the ant genera (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Philippines
An overview of the history of myrmecology in the Philippine archipelago is presented. Keys are provided to the 11 ant subfamilies and the 92 ant genera known from the Philippines.…
A revision of the genus Kaszabister Mazur (Histeridae, Histerinae, Exosternini)
We revise the four species of Kaszabister Mazur, 1972, one of which, Kaszabister barrigai sp. n., is described as new. The other species in the genus are K. rubellus (Erichson, 18…
A dataset from bottom trawl survey around Taiwan
Bottom trawl fishery is one of the most important coastal fisheries in Taiwan both in production and economic values. However, its annual production started to decline due to over…
Two new species of Oxycera (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Ningxia, China
Two new speices, Oxycera rozkosnyi sp. n. and Oxycera ningxiaensis sp. n., are described from Liupanshan Nature Reserve, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Northwest China. All essent…
Annotated type catalogue of Bothriembryon (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in Australian museums, with a compilati…
Type material of 41 Australian Bothriembryon taxa present in Australian museums is critically listed, indicating systematic issues that need to be resolved in further studies. Inf…
Two new Lesteva Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae) from Longwangshan Mountain, East China
Two new species of Lesteva Latreille are described and illustrated from Longwangshan Mountain, East China, viz. L. cala Ma & Li, sp. n. and L. erythra Ma & Li, sp. n. The latest k…
The Nearctic-Caribbean species Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius, 1801): Larval descriptions with a diagnosis of immat…
Adults and larvae of Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius), the Sugarcane Savior Beetle, live in association with grasses, the larvae in the appressed leaf axils. Both adult and lar…
Biological nomenclature terms for facilitating communication in the naming of organisms
A set of terms recommended for use in facilitating communication in biological nomenclature is presented as a table showing broadly equivalent terms used in the traditional Codes …
Description of two new species of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from China
Two new Cossidae species from China‘s Zhejiang and Sichuan provinces are described. The new species Phragmataecia monika sp. n. and Patoptoformis rimsaite sp. n. superficially res…
Two new species of Amblypsilopus Bigot with a key to species from Taiwan (Diptera, Dolichopodidae)
The following two new species of the genus Amblypsilopus Bigot from Taiwan are described: Amblypsilopus flavellus sp. n. and Amblypsilopus ventralis sp. n. One species, Amblypsilo…
Summary statistics for fossil spider species taxonomy
Spiders (Araneae) are one of the most species-rich orders on Earth today, and also have one of the longest geological records of any terrestrial animal groups, as demonstrated by …
Phylogenetic reconsideration of Myrmekiaphila systematics with a description of the new trapdoor spider species Myrmeki…
The trapdoor spider genus Myrmekiaphila currently comprises 11 nominal species. A recent molecular phylogenetic evaluation of the group identified a number of problems with respec…
Biological diversity of the Minnesota caddisflies (Insecta, Trichoptera)
The caddisfly fauna of Minnesota contains at least 277 species within 21 families and 75 genera. These species are based on examination of 312,884 specimens from 2,166 collections…
Further contributions to the aleocharine fauna of the Yukon Territory, Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
The aleocharine beetles of the Yukon Territory, Canada are reviewed based on material studied since the most recent survey of the territory in 2008. The present contribution recog…
Antarctic Starfish (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from the ANDEEP3 expedition
This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the ANDEEP3 expedition, which took place in 2005. The expedition focused on deep-sea stations in the Powell Basin a…
Three new cavernicolous species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, from southern China, with note…
The large Southeast Asian genus Desmoxytes is slightly rediagnosed. A number of troglomorphic, most likely troglobitic, species occur in southern China. A key is provided to all 1…
A revision and key to the genera of Afrotropical Mantispidae (Neuropterida, Neuroptera), with the description of a new …
The Afrotropical Mantispidae genera have previously been neglected and are poorly known. The genera are revised and redescribed. A new genus Afromantispa Snyman and Ohl is describ…
Review of the Chinese leafhopper genus Parazyginella Chou & Zhang (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Zyginellini)…
The two leafhopper species in the genus Parazyginella Chou & Zhang from China are reviewed and illustrated including one new species, Parazyginella tiani sp. n. which is described…
Annotated type catalogue of the Bothriembryontidae and Odontostomidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natu…
The type status is described for specimens of 84 taxa classified within the families Bothriembryontidae and Odontostomidae (superfamily Orthalicoidea) and kept in the Natural Hist…
On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mayaguensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988
Holo- and paratypes of the root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne mayaguensis Rammah & Hirschmann, 1988 and M. enterolobii Yang & Eisenback, 1983 were morphometrically and morphologicall…
A synopsis of the genus Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anthiini) known to occur in the Republic of South Af…
Nearly one third of the described species of Cypholoba Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Carabidae) are known to inhabit the Republic of South Africa. A key and diagnostic notes are provided …
Description of two new species of Clivina Latreille (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini) from southeastern United States
Two new species of the genus Clivina Latreille are described. One, C. choatei Bousquet & Skelley, belongs to the nominotypical subgenus and is known from six specimens collected i…
The genus Meiothrips Priesner (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae, Idolothripinae) with a key and a new species from China
The genus Meiothrips Priesner is reviewed, with Meiothrips fuscicrus sp. n., and M. nepalensis Kudo & Ananthakrishnan recorded and described from China, and a key provided to the …
Soil ecotoxicology: state of the art and future directions
Developments in soil ecotoxicology started with observations on pesticide effects on soil invertebrates in the 1960s. To support the risk assessment of chemicals, in the 1980s and…
Size dependent differences in litter consumption of isopods: preliminary results
A series of experiments were applied to test how leaf orientation within microcosms affect consumption rates (Experiment 1), and to discover intra-specific differences in leaf lit…
Feeding rates of Balloniscus sellowii (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea): the effect of leaf litter decomposition and its …
The goal of this study was to compare the feeding rates of Balloniscus sellowii on leaves of different decomposition stages according to their phenolic and flavonoid content. Leav…
Occurrence and assemblage composition of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) and terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda,…
Terrestrial isopods and millipedes, members of the invertebrate macro-decomposer guild, were collected through pitfall traps in three Swiss cities (Zurich, Lucerne, Lugano). A tot…
Assemblages of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) in a fragmented forest landscape in Central Europe
Terrestrial isopods were collected in 13 forest fragments differing in area (within the range of 0.1 and 254.5 ha), shape and composition of forest vegetation (thermophilous oak, …
Tonic immobility in terrestrial isopods: intraspecific and interspecific variability
Many arthropods, including terrestrial isopods, are capable of entering a state of tonic immobility upon a mechanical disturbance. Here we compare the responses to mechanical stim…
The effect of external marking on the behaviour of the common pill woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare
Zoologists distinguish individual animals using marking techniques. Generally they test the potential influence of marking on survival only; the influence on behaviour is usually …
Aggregation in woodlice: social interaction and density effects
Terrestrial isopods are known to be sensitive to humidity, brightness or temperature. Until now, aggregation was assumed to depend on these sensitivities as a result of individual…
Widespread Wolbachia infection in terrestrial isopods and other crustaceans
Wolbachia bacteria are obligate intracellular alpha-Proteobacteria of arthropods and nematodes. Although widespread among isopod crustaceans, they have seldom been found in non-is…
Biomineralizations: insights and prospects from crustaceans
For growing, crustaceans have to molt cyclically because of the presence of a rigid exoskeleton. Most of the crustaceans harden their cuticle not only by sclerotization, like all …
Electron microscopic and preparative methods for the analysis of isopod cuticle
The crustacean cuticle consists of a complex organic matrix and a mineral phase. The physical and chemical properties of the cuticle are corellated to the specific functions of cu…
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