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Evolutionary Systematics

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An international, peer-reviewed, life science journal, devoted to whole-organism biology. Edited and co-published by the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change and @pensoft.net. Powered by @arphahub.com. Website: evolsyst.pensoft.net

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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 09/10/2026
🦐 Eight new isopod species have been discovered in coral reef habitats near North Sulawesi, Indonesia, leading to the identification of significant biodiversity within this understudied group of crustaceans.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 07/10/2026
🪰 A #newfly species, Prophorostama nattereri, has been described from specimens collected by the renowned naturalist Johann Natterer during his #expedition to Brazil over 200 years ago and preserved at Vienna's Natural History Museum.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 02/10/2026
🪰 A new hoverfly species, Ferdinandea harusawai, has been identified in Japan through a comprehensive revision of the genus Ferdinandea across the Palaearctic region: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.210478
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026
🔬 Six specimens of the deep-sea organism Nephasoma constricticervix have been collected from the Guinea Basin at depths exceeding 5,000 metres, confirming this species' presence in the region. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.210468 @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026
🦟 The chironomid genus Heleniella has been recorded from India for the first time, with specimens from the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot identified as Heleniella nebulosa: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.208449
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026
📖 This study of museum collections has stabilised taxonomic nomenclature for the Richardiidae family and established a foundation for future research into the diversity and classification of these fascinating flies: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.206592 @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026
🪲 A revision of the Neotropical rove beetle genus Lypeticus has led to three new species being described: L. nori, L. paraguayensis and L. plaumanni. The genus has also been expanded through a newly synonymised species: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.206974
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 20/08/2026
🤝It was fantastic catching up with Prof. Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa at #BioSyst2026! 📝He's a Former Editor-in-Chief of @evolsyst.pensoft.net and current subject editor at @zse.pensoft.net. Check out some of his research below: 👉 doi.org/10.3897/evol... 👉 doi.org/10.3897/zse....
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 14/08/2026
🔬 Two new species of tiny freshwater crustacean, Hyalella portaesolis and Hyalella rodriguezi, have been discovered in the high-altitude peatlands of north-western Argentina: evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/2044...
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 04/08/2026
🐌 Three new species of tiny land snail - Habeastrum striolatum, H. tayos and H. decussatum - have been discovered on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.199967 @uni-hamburg.de @leibnizlib.bsky.social @naturalis.bsky.social @hetnatuurhistrdam.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026
🪲 Two new beetle species - Plagiogramma unicum and Tavakilianidia flava - have been discovered in a single Brazilian cave, marking the first time either of their genera has been recorded in a subterranean habitat: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.204098
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026
🦂 A previously unknown population of the giant centipede Scolopendra cingulata has been discovered surviving in a tiny refuge in Austria, at the very northern edge of its Mediterranean range. 👉 Full study: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.205134
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 03/07/2026
🕷️ Five new species of tarantula have been discovered in Ecuador, including a new genus named Yunka, and the previously unknown female of Romopelma barrigae has been described for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.196576 @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 10/06/2026
Four new species from China and Vietnam belonging to the genera Tetraserica have recently been discovered. The keys of the respective genera are updated, diagnostic characters of the new species illustrated, and new records of already known species are presented: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.189744
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 09/06/2026
🔬 The first annotated catalogue of Cumacea crustacean type material held at the Museum of Nature Hamburg has been presented, detailing 10,493 specimens across 139 species. 🌐 Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.187593 @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 08/06/2026
🪰 Several Asian species of Acanthocnema flies have been revised, with two new species described. 🔍 A related insect group has also been reclassified under an updated genus name, alongside the provision of new identification keys and distribution maps: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.195813
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 04/06/2026
🪰 A new species of #fly has been discovered in Portugal - Paraiteaphila petrella - marking the first time this insect family has been recorded on the Iberian Peninsula. Learn more in our #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.197944 #newspecies
3 images of 1. Male of Paraiteaphila petrella sp. nov. on flowers of Sedum; 2. Female of P. petrella sp. nov. on flowers of Sedum; 3. Pitões das Júnias, Portugal, type locality.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 03/06/2026
🪰 A new species of prehistoric jumping plant louse has been described from a Miocene fossil imprint in Germany. 🔬 It was categorised by its distinct wing shapes, marking the first time this insect subfamily has been recorded from the European Miocene: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.190431
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 28/05/2026
🦂 A new genus and species of prehistoric pseudoscorpion, †Burmachernes cenomanium, has been described from Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber. ⏳ The fossil record of the Chernetidae family has thus been extended by at least 20 million years! ➡️ Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.190572
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 21/05/2026
🪰 A fly family has been documented in Albania for the very first time after a striking new species was successfully discovered: Chamaepsila gropensis. 📖 See the full paper to also find out how a second rare species was tracked to its westernmost European boundary: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.188012
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 28/04/2026
A new species of snake within the genus Plagiopholis was discovered in China, increasing the total number of recognised species in this group to eight. This specimen was identified through a genetic divergence of up to 16.6% from its closest known relatives: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.188735
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 11/03/2026
New study of over 400 specimens uncovered 17 fruit fly species, marking the first time these populations are documented in Lagodekhi and Vashlovani. With four species being completely new to the region, our total known count in Transcaucasia has jumped to 35: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.183485
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 10/03/2026
A new species of hoverfly has recently been described from Ecuador, and is provided with its own identification key. This study additionally presents DNA barcodes, which constitute the first molecular data for its genus (Ubristes): doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.185722
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 13/02/2026
New species of mygalomorph spiders described from the Pampean mountain ranges of Argentina. Additionally, this paper provides an updated identification key for the Argentine species of 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.172168
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 11/02/2026
Three kukri snakes - 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘖. 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, and 𝘖. 𝘣𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 - have been recognised as distinct species. This study confirms their distinct evolutionary units, despite their recent divergence and similar DNA: doi.org/10.3897/zse.102.183157 @umich.edu
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 11/02/2026
The Black Pennant considered native to the Iranoeremian region has exhibited rapid expansion across Europe since the turn of the century. This study examines the species' presence in Hungary, using traditional field observations and citizen science data: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.178055
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 03/02/2026
Two specimens of the genus Tubiluchus are reported from Cabo Verde, serving as the southernmost record in the Eastern Atlantic for this genus. Read more about these priapulid worms, specifically 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪 and 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘢: doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.10.181089
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 22/01/2026
Descriptions of two new species of spiny frog from Ranomafana National Park, in south-east Madagascar: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #Amphibia #Anura #newspecies @tu-braunschweig.de
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 30/12/2025
Descriptions of two new species of spiny frog from Ranomafana National Park, in south-east Madagascar: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #Amphibia #Anura #newspecies @tu-braunschweig.de
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 30/12/2025
A second addition to the herpetological type catalogue of the Zoological Museum of Hamburg at @leibnizlib.bsky.social, with 53 additional newly discovered or newly described type specimens: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 29/12/2025
A frog species we published this year made it into this highly interesting review of (arbitrarily) the best scientific discoveries of 2025! www.frogheart.ca?p=60751 "These frogs are powerful reminders of how much we still don’t know about the Andes," says our author Germán Chávez.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 18/11/2025
Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and TV personality Steve Irwin just got a beautiful new snake species named after him! Lycodon irwini is glossy black, reaches up to a meter, and is believed to be endemic to India's Great Nicobar Islands. See more here: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/18/n...
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 14/11/2025
The first phylogeny of Sri Lankan goblin spiders investigates the relationships of these short-range endemic species on the island: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 13/11/2025
Devario altus is a newly described fish species established in a study of the phylogeny of Devario species in Sri Lanka. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #fish #newspecies #phylogeny @unibe.ch
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 10/11/2025
A re-examination of museum material and newly collected specimens, combined with molecular analyses, confirms this snake is a new-to-science species, described here as Lycodon irwini, named after Steve Irwin! doi.org/10.3897/evol...
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 27/10/2025
Two new species of cobweb spiders are described from Sumatra, Indonesia. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #arachnids #biodiversity #taxonomy @kalakemangga.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 20/10/2025
A new species of burrowing snake of the genus Rhinophis is described from India's Western Ghats: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #snakes #taxonomy #newspecies
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 10/10/2025
Found on snow in Pakistan, a new species of horsehair worm: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #Nematomorpha #taxonomy #newspecies @leibnizlib.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 15/09/2025
Two new genera and two new species of mud crickets are described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Learn all about them here: doi.org/10.3897/evol... @swheads.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social #fossils #crickets #biodiversity
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 12/09/2025
The first record of the dance fly genus Chillcottomyia from Europe is a new species from Portugal! Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #flies #newspecies #taxonomy
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 22/08/2025
One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 27/06/2025
Three cool new frogs described from Peru's mountains by our author and friend Germán Chávez et al.!
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 13/06/2025
Endemic to the Munim Basin in Northeastern Brazil, this is Hoplias cazumba, a new freshwater fish species whose name means little spirit! Learn all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #biodiversity #freshwaterfish #newspecies
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 13/06/2025
An illustrated inventory of the pericopine tiger moths that have been deposited in the Lepidoptera collection at the Museum of Nature Hamburg - Zoology: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #naturalhistory #moths #Lepidoptera @leibnizlib.bsky.social
A grid of nine butterfly specimens, each displayed with wings spread against a neutral background. The butterflies exhibit a wide variety of wing patterns and colors, including orange with black stripes, dark brown with white and orange spots, and black with white and red markings. Each specimen is labeled with a 20 mm scale bar for size reference.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 07/05/2025
The European dwarf mantis (Ameles spallanzania) has established breeding populations in Hungary, with a growing number of observations suggesting continued expansion towards Central Europe, this new study suggests: doi.org/10.3897/evol...
 Close-up photo of a pinned praying mantis.
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Evolutionary Systematics @evolsyst.pensoft.net · 25/04/2025
A phylogenetic analysis of the running crab spider genus Gephyrellula, with the description of one new species and new details on distribution: doi.org/10.3897/evol... #spiders #taxonomy #phylogenetics #biodiversity
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