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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 29/09/2026

🔍 A new genus of leafhoppers, Dianagallia, has been formally established to accommodate a newly described species, Dianagallia yunnanica, discovered in Yunnan Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.195086

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🦋 Fifteen new moth species have been discovered and described from Ethiopia, including remarkable species such as Cimitra trifurcata, Edosa lacustris, and Wegneria aethiopica: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.197893

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🪰 Four new species of caddisfly belonging to the genus Hydropsyche have been formally described from China, with detailed morphological analysis and genetic sequencing providing comprehensive identification for these aquatic insects: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.192129

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🪲 A taxonomic overhaul of the Indian beetle genus Apogonia has led to the description of four new species from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Meghalaya. 🔗 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.193398

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

🎉 We were delighted to welcome our subject-editor Viktor Hartung to Pensoft Publishers' booth at #BioSyst2026 in Uppsala!

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 19/08/2026

🐝 Six new species of Stigmus #wasp have been identified from China, distinguished using key features such as the mesopleuron, propodeum and hind-wing venation: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.188761 #newspecies #biodiversity #hymenoptera

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 07/08/2026

🔬 Based on new morphological and molecular evidence, the Afrotropical species of Ernoporini beetles have been thoroughly revised, resulting in the establishment of the novel genus Proternoporus alongside Ernoporus and Eidophelus: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.193625

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026

🪲 Nine new species of soldier beetle in the genus Habronychus have been described, each documented through detailed illustrations of their body shape and reproductive structures: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.188847

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026

🐛 A rare group of antlions, the genus Nuglerus, has been thoroughly revised, with four new species described and the group's total now standing at eight, scattered across tropical rainforests of the Oriental Region: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.188790

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 15/07/2026

Meet Sundaloma seideli, a bizarre new #beetle genus discovered in museum collections, its pronotum entirely hides its head from above, and its legs are unusually broad. Read more about it in our #openaccess article: doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 14/07/2026

A new #beetle species, Cryptocephalomorpha thom, has been discovered in Cambodia and Thailand, marking the first confirmed record of this ant-nest beetle tribe in Cambodia. Updated ID keys will help researchers identify related species across the region: doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 06/07/2026

🪲 Genetic analysis of 35 species within the beetle genus Blaps has helped researchers untangle species boundaries, leading to the description of two new species, Blaps lineolata and Blaps ovalis. 🔬 Full study here: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.194205

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 06/07/2026

🦋 Two moth genera, Metendothenia and Xenolepis, have been recorded from Taiwan's Lanyu Island for the first time, with a new species, Xenolepis syamanlamurani, described and named in the process. 🔬 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.191917

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 01/07/2026

Today, 1 July, join us at #ECTE2026Tours for a workshop at #ECTE2026Tours with Denis Bourguet from @peercommunityin.bsky.social on "Open Science and Open Access: From Publication Models to Scholarly Communication." 🕐 When: 12:50 - 13:50 📍 Where: Level +2, Room Courteline #sciencecommunication

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 29/06/2026

🦋 The XIII European Congress of Entomology has opened today in Tours, France. 📖 If you are in attendance, come and visit us at the @pensoft.net booth to find out more and say hello! #ECE2026Tours @cnrs.fr @irbi-tours.bsky.social

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🎉 Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 1.6 and a Journal Impact Factor of 1.4! 📈 The JIF has improved from 0.9 to 1.4, moving from Q3 to Q2, and the journal is now ranked Q1 for Animal Science and Zoology. 🔗 Find out more: dez.pensoft.net/news/1277

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 19/06/2026

🦋 A recent rise in Iberian-Balearic records of the North African moth Agrotis herzogi was analysed to assess the origin, timing, and resident status of these arrivals: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.189021 @leibnizlib.bsky.social @sgn.one

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 17/06/2026

🌳 Three new species of oak red scale insects within the genus Kuwania have been formally described from specimens collected in China: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.177625

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 17/06/2026

🐚 A major taxonomic revision of fossil freshwater snails from Lake Pannon in Central Europe has been carried out, reducing over 150 years' worth of described species from 30 across ten genera to just 11 species across five genera. 🔍 Read more about it: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1282.186967

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 17/06/2026

🪲 A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of ground beetles (family Carabidae) has been carried out using 529 carabid species and 101 related species! ➡️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.189689

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 15/06/2026

🪰 Three species of the South American fly genus Anthomyia have been redescribed and their type specimens formally designated, with updated descriptions including detailed habitus images and male and female genitalia provided for A. lindigii and A. punctipennis: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.188415

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 12/06/2026

A new species of sweat bee belonging to the Asian endemic genus Gnathonomia has been described from a single male specimen collected in Vietnam. 🐝 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.179341

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 11/06/2026

Three new species of the bug genus Ceratocombus have been described from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, marking the first taxonomic study of the group in the country in over a century, with each species assigned to its respective subgenus based on morphological features: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.170965

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 11/06/2026

🦂 Six new species of scorpionfly and two new genera have been described from the Himalayas and adjacent regions, with two previously known genera recorded from Xizang, China for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.183879

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 12/05/2026

🪲 Seven new species of Sericini beetles from Myanmar have been formally described, including detailed documentation of their physical appearance and anatomical structures. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.186799

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 11/05/2026

🪰 A new genus and two new species of extinct lacewings have been identified from mid-Cretaceous amber found in Myanmar, adding to the known diversity of this ancient insect family. ➡️ Curious to find out more? Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.184533

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 08/05/2026

🦗 A new genus of leafhoppers named Chinaica has been established following the discovery of two new insect species on waxberry trees in China. 🔍 Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.188389

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 30/04/2026

🐝 Two new sawfly species have been officially recorded in Greenland for the first time. ❄️ While this brings the island's total to nine species, the population remains notably sparse. ➡️ Full study here: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.181906

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 20/04/2026

🍃 Three new species of leafhoppers have been discovered within the dense forest habitats of Mexico and Guatemala. 🔍 Detailed maps and identification guides have also been created in the following paper: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.166554

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 30/03/2026

A behaviour thought to be absent in #bristletails (Archaeognatha) has been observed for the first time. A male 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘬𝘬𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 from Hokkaido, Japan was filmed cleaning its antennae - using its foreleg to help hold the antenna near its mouthparts during the process. doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 24/03/2026

Check out the revisited Punicealis, a genus of net-winged beetles, re-describing all 6 species and documenting their female genitalia for the first time in 4 of them: doi.org/10.3897/dez.... #entomology #coleoptera #taxonomy

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 20/03/2026

North Korea gained a new crane fly species! Meet Tipula (Vestiplex) longistila found in Sanjiyon. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 16/02/2026

Two new species of rove beetles are described from the Ionian Island of Kérkyra, Greece. One of the two species - 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘢 - marks the first record of the genus Allotyphlus in both the country and entire Balkan Peninsula. Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.176451

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 09/02/2026

Four new species of the planthopper genus 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴 have been described from China, with an updated identification key to all known Chinese species of the genus also presented. Read more here: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.173015

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 06/02/2026

Check out this new book review for 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘻𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘐𝘐: 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘭ü𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭 𝘧ü𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯. The reviewer, Viktor Hartung, offers praise to the book for providing a solid foundation to all interested in the German fauna of Heteroptera: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.180736

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Book review: Niedringhaus, R., Stöckmann, M. & Wachmann, E. (2025). Die Wanzen Deutschlands II: Bestimmungsschlüssel für alle Arten. [Heteroptera of Germany II: Identification key to all species.]...

German fauna of Heteroptera is quite large with ca. 900 species and very diverse ecologically, including many potential bioindicators and species of economic importance. However, until recently the st...

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 04/02/2026

Three new species of insects in the genus Duschinckanus are described from French Guiana. The male of 𝘋𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘴 is also described, and its distribution is extended to French Guiana. Learn more about these species and their updated key: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.164078

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 23/12/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year. Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨

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Plazi @plazi-species.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

#NewSpecies! New #springtail from #brazil just sprang in: Collophora greensladeae Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/46DFCD2D-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/dez.... #DeutscheEntomologischeZeitschrift #CollophoraGreensladeae #FAIRdata #OA #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #collembola

Habitus of Collophora greensladeae fixed in ethanol.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 08/12/2025

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑠 𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑠 is described from Yunnan, China, extending the known range of the genus northward by more than 2,100 kilometres. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 05/12/2025

Researchers revise the taxonomy of Japanese 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑒𝑢𝑠𝑎, providing detailed descriptions and illustrations of seven species, including three new species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 05/12/2025

The first record of the family Ptilocerembiidae from China is presented with morphological and molecular characterisation of a new species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 04/12/2025

𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species of true bug is described from Madagascar, representing the first record of the family Parastrachiidae from the island nation. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 04/12/2025

Researchers describe ten new species as they revise the ground beetle subgenus 𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑜ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑠 in Hubei, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 25/11/2025

The leafhopper genus 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 is redescribed, and a new species, 𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑠, described and illustrated from Yunnan Province, China. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 24/11/2025

𝑀𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑎 is reported for the first time from Tunisia alongside a redescription of the species and DNA barcoding. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/dez....

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