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@zookeys.pensoft.net🌊 A remarkable new deep-sea worm species, Bathyeliasona oceanxplorer, has been discovered nearly 5,000 metres below the ocean surface in the Indian Ocean, named in honour of the OceanXplorer research vessel that supported the expedition.
@zookeys.pensoft.net@zookeys.pensoft.net🪰 The larval stage of the crane fly genus Nipponomyia has been formally described for the first time, based on specimens from South Korea, with a new species, Nipponomyia kalbongsanica, representing the first record of this genus from the Korean Peninsula.
@zookeys.pensoft.net🎉 We are delighted to welcome Higor Rodrigues as a new Subject Editor in our journal!
👉 Find out more about his expertise here: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1493
@zookeys.pensoft.net🌊 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1293.206618
@zookeys.pensoft.net🦀 A new species of Coenaletes has been discovered living alongside hermit crabs in shells along the seashores of Chocó, Colombia, with detailed descriptions of its development from first instar through to adulthood now available.
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@zookeys.pensoft.net🐟 Three new species of deep-sea conger eel - Gnathophis kbalanensis (displayed), G. melanurum and G. nanhaiensis - have been discovered in the waters off Taiwan, bringing the total number of Gnathophis eels now known from Taiwanese waters to five!
@zookeys.pensoft.net🧬 The complete mitochondrial genome of Scutiger boulengeri, a high-altitude toad from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, has been sequenced and analysed, revealing its close evolutionary relationship to the recently diverged species Scutiger liupanensis: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1293.203467
@zookeys.pensoft.net🔬 Two new parasitoid wasp species, Trechnites bulgani and Helegonatopus arkhangaiensis, have been formally described from Mongolia, with comprehensive diagnoses and detailed illustrations provided for scientific reference: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.187191
@zookeys.pensoft.net🦀 Three new crab species, Mariaplax kochazhi, Mariaplax albucus, and Hexapinus clivus, have been discovered in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, therefore expanding our understanding of deep-sea crustacean diversity in Indian waters! Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.204005
@zookeys.pensoft.net🔬 Two new genera of planthoppers have been discovered in Southeast Asia, revealing new insights into the region's remarkable insect diversity.
🌿 Three newly described species have also been formally catalogued in the following study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.206598
@zookeys.pensoft.net🐜 A new genus and species of soldierless termite, Ekueitermes alerosinus, has been described from Colombia based on both anatomical and genetic evidence. Access the full article here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.195853
@zookeys.pensoft.net🐍 A new species of blind snake, the Gyirong blind snake, has been described from Xizang, China! It is currently known only from its type locality but may also occur in neighbouring parts of Nepal.
🔗 Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.197322
@zookeys.pensoft.net🪰 The call for abstracts for the 11th International Congress of Dipterology (ICD XI) is now open!
📅 Abstracts can be submitted from today until 31 March 2027.
🔗 Read our latest news announcement: zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1482
@zookeys.pensoft.net🪱 Two new marine worm species, Barantolla multibranchia and Parheteromastus simplex, have been described from coastal China, adding to the poorly documented Capitellidae family in the region.
🔬 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.203560
@zookeys.pensoft.net🔬 The first comprehensive checklist of Iraq's free-living copepods has been compiled, confirming 51 species spanning over a century of records: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.196683
@zookeys.pensoft.net🧬 A comprehensive DNA barcode reference library for Taiwan's land mammals has been created, enabling scientists to accurately identify 48 species and expanding the available genetic information for mammalian species identification worldwide: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1293.190114
@zookeys.pensoft.net🪲 A taxonomic review of Korean beetles in the genus Panelus has led to the discovery of two new species, Panelus virginalis and Panelus jinilli.
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.200337
