Works on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology

Stoneflies are a relatively small order of insects comprising over 4,200 extant, described species. They have long been recognised as valuable indicators of water quality, since n…

This study shows how the different environments and biogeographical provinces in the Mexican Transition Zone influence the structure of odonate communities. Through sampling condu…

Kaluginia wangi sp. nov., collected from China, is described and illustrated. The species belongs to the tribe Boreoheptagyiini (Diamesinae). The genus Kaluginia is newly recorded…

Anapleus pescheli sp. nov. (Italy: Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Sicilia; Greece: Central Greece, Peloponnesus) is herein described and figured and compared to three congeners f…

Truncatelloidea is the richest and most diverse group within Mollusca. Both morphological and molecular studies have sought to resolve its phylogenetic framework; however, th…

The genus Aberdareleria Woźnica, 1993 (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) was previously considered monotypic and endemic to the Aberdare Mountains, Kenya. Here, we describe A. qinghaiensis s…

The Drawida japonica (Michaelsen, 1892) species complex is widely distributed across Asia, yet its taxonomy remains challenging due to morphological conservatism and cryptic diver…

This study describes a new species, Metaphire wenanensis Liu & Zhao, sp. nov. integrating morphological characters and molecular data. The new species is assigned to the M. houlle…

Mayflies collected in the central mountain range of New Guinea (Highland Papua Province) revealed a new genus of Baetidae, Siphliops gen. nov. The larvae present a unique combinat…

In April 2025, adult specimens of Diptera were collected in Henan Province, China., and based on an integrated analysis of DNA barcodes and morphology, a new species is formally d…

The Ephemeropteran genus Thalerosphyrus Eaton, 1881 (Heptageniidae: Ecdyonurinae) is an Oriental-endemic genus hitherto comprising ten species, distributed from Sundaland to the W…

Four new species and 11 new faunistic records of Chironomidae are described and reported from the Guanacaste National Park, a small patch of tropical forest in the Belize Lowlands…

A small waterfall in Yunnan Province, China, was sampled for heptageniid nymphs and an unknown species was found, which is characterised by having expanded femora and short tibiae…

Aegla expansa was described from an exoskeleton by Jara (1992). The type specimen (holotype) of the species was obtained from the hamlet of La Leonera, approximately six km east o…

Boreus (Mecoptera, Boreidae) species are reviewed. Two new Alaskan species are described (Boreus tananaensis Kane, sp. nov., Boreus timaryi Kane, sp. nov.), a previously synonymiz…

This study presents the first comprehensive mitochondrial genome analysis of three Chironomidae genera, including sequencing, assembling, and annotating mitogenomes from two Parac…

We describe a new species of Xestochironomus Sublette & Wirth, 1972 and provide notes on X. luteifurcatus Sublette & Wirth, 1972 from the Dominican Republic. The adult male and fe…

Four species of the genus Cloeon have previously been reported in Thailand: C. bicolor Kimmins, 1947, C. bimaculatum Eaton, 1885, C. harveyi (Kimmins, 1947) and C. marginale Hagen…

Sudan’s unique biogeographic position at the Afrotropical-Palearctic interface, coupled with the ecological gradient of the Nile River, fosters a diverse odonate fauna. Despite th…

Prior to this publication, six species of microcaddisflies in the genus Rhyacopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) had been recorded from Ecuador. Herein, we describe five new spec…

Waterfalls have not been thoroughly studied as a habitat for freshwater macroinvertebrates, although they appear to be an exclusive environment for taxa with traits suited to thes…

The caddisfly genus Atopsyche (Trichoptera: Hydrobiosidae) in Peru currently includes 12 species, three of which occur only in Peru. Herein, we describe and illustrate seven new s…

Based on previously published species accounts and collection records of the authors, a county-level distributional checklist of all 220 caddisfly species documented within Florid…

Two new species of Hydroptilidae, Neotrichia baja sp. nov. and Ochrotrichia rivasi sp. nov., are described from the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. New country records for Mexi…

The Amazon is one of the most diverse biomes on Earth, and most of its area is in the territory of Brazil. Even though it harbors most of Earth’s diversity, species remain to be d…

Undergraduate research groups can face challenges in their involvement in multi-year or long-term research projects in maintaining momentum for projects, keeping consistency among…

Four microhabitats within pools (cobbles, sand, leaf litter, and bank vegetation) and one microhabitat in riffles (cobbles) were sampled in both rainy and dry seasons to identify …

Understanding the spatial patterns of energy flow from mountain streams via emerging aquatic insects remains limited due to a lack of empirical data. Upon emergence, adult flying …

Diet is known to be a major factor in the gut microbiome of many groups of insects. Larvae from the insect order Trichoptera have varied feeding behaviors, encompassing all functi…

The adult stage of Trichoptera is valuable for assessing the biotic integrity of streams; however, it is not clear which specific metric(s) have the greatest value for doing so. I…

Seven new species in the caddisfly family Philopotamidae are diagnosed, described, and illustrated from Ecuador, three in the subfamily Chimarrinae: Chimarrhodella spinosa sp. nov…

Freshwater leeches of the genus Helobdella Blanchard, 1896 (Annelida: Clitellata) are widely distributed in the New World, with most of the species occurring in the neotropics and…

This study presents the first inventory of Hydradephaga beetles from the Iberá wetlands, a natural reserve located in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. A total of 80 taxa wer…

Material collected in 2024 in nine different rivers on the two main islands of Fiji, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, is the basis for this taxonomic study of mayflies of the Fiji Island…

Since 2010, the Mátra Museum of the Hungarian Natural History Museum has conducted a long-term research program to explore the biodiversity and collect data of selected groups of …

On the basis of molecular and morphological studies of samples collected in China, a new Myotis species belonging to the siligorensis group is described, Myotis kalkoae Tiunov, Ji…

Investigations of material collected by one of us (CS) between May 2017 and November 2023 from 70 localities in Thailand further increases our knowledge of the diversity of the ge…

Hypselostomatid microsnails of the genera Clostophis and Acinolaemus from limestone hills in central Thailand were studied and three new species are described. Clostophis rhynchot…

Africa is recognized for its high levels of endemism across many groups of organisms, including Cladocera. Several studies contributed to our understanding of the diversity and ge…

Prosoeca Schiner, 1867 is the most diverse genus of Nemestrinidae in Africa and is endemic to southern Africa. The 37 described species in this genus are all thought to be importa…

Three new species of Xylochironomus Cranston are described here based on adult males from the Oriental region, specifically from South China and East Malaysia. The generic diagnos…

This study presents the first integrated morphological and molecular characterization of larvae from three Microtendipes species, Microtendipes baishanzuensis Song & Qi, 2023, Mic…

The first global account of the diversity of the Ephemeroptera family Leptophlebiidae in New Guinea is provided, based on collections of nymphs collected throughout the island and…

A new species of Leuctridae (Plecoptera) from Anhui Province of China, Rhopalopsole gibba sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species is compared to a similar species,…

A new species of the genus Alloperla Banks, 1906 (Plecoptera, Chloroperlidae), Alloperla triquetra Rehman, Huo & Du, sp. nov., is described from Liaoning Province, China, with dia…

Three new species within the genus Psectrocladius Kieffer, 1906, namely Psectrocladius (Mesopsectrocladius) wangi Liu, sp. nov., Psectrocladius (Psectrocladius) gracilis Liu, sp. …

Previously, only one Isca species (Isca purpurea Gillies, 1951) was recorded in China. In this review, three Isca species are presented and photographed. Among them, I. acutata sp…

The mayflies of the genus Epeorus Eaton, 1881 subgenus Caucasiron Kluge, 1997 are distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the mountains of south-west China. In contrast to t…

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…

Material from the type localities of most described species of Papuanatula and rich material newly collected across New Guinea and on the island Sulawesi form the bases for this c…