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Integrative Systematics

@integsyst.bsky.social
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The biological systematics journal published by @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. Formerly known as Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie). Edited by @dwhitmore79.bsky.social

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Volume 8 (2) now also with its nice cover design. You can explore the whole volume here: bioone.org/journals/int...
The cover of Vol. 8 (2) of Integrative Systematics, depicting a tiny shore fly in the genus Scatophila, photographed whilst perched on vegetation. The fly has characteristic dark wings with lighter spots
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
An integrative taxonomic treatment of the Mycetophilidae of Singapore, describing 98 new species of fungus gnat Now also with a brand new cover, featuring Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov. Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... @rudolf-meier.bsky.social @derschwingfliegen.bsky.social
The cover of Vol. 8 (3), featuring an outline of the island of Singapore and the striking, newly-described fungus gnat Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov.
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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Fly School @dipteracourse.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A new genus and new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore. Paper authored by Fly School instructor Dalton Amorim, Fly School I alumnus @derschwingfliegen.bsky.social, and others
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Fish species discovered in 1767–1772 by Philibert Commerson and Jeanne Barret, mostly from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Part 1 Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #fish #types #historical @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social @mnhn.fr
Portrait of Philibert Commerson (1727–1773)4. Gnathanodon speciosus, Carangidae, Queensland, Australia. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 5. Gnathanodon speciosus, Carangidae. Port Louis fish market, Mauritius, end of March 1770. (Drawing by Philibert Commerson; from LACEPÈDE [1801: pl. 1, fig. 1, Caranx tres beau]). 6. Scomberoides commersonnianus, Carangidae, Sri Lanka. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 7. Scomberoides commersonnianus, Carangidae. Holotype of Scomberoides commersonnianus Lacepède [ex Commerson], 1801 and Scomber Commersonii Shaw [ex Commerson], 1803 (not preserved), Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, end of Oct. 1770. (Drawing by Paul Philippe Sanguin de Jossigny; from Lacepède [1800: pl. 20, fig. 3, Scombéroïde Commersonnien]). 8. Trachinotus baillonii, Carangidae, Kovalam, India. (Photograph: John E. Randall). 9. Trachinotus baillonii, Carangidae. Holotype of Caesiomorus baillonii Lacepède [ex Commerson], 1801 (not preserved), Fort Dauphin, Madagascar, Nov. 1770. (Drawing by Paul Philippe Sanguin de Jossigny; from LACEPÈDE [1801: pl. 3, fig. 1, Caesiomore Baillon])
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Morphological and historical evidence provides new insights into the type series of Chrysobrycon hesperus, the type species of the genus Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #fish #ichthyology #paratype @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social
Paratype specimen and distribution of Chrysobrycon hesperus. 1. Specimen here considered to be the missing paratype of Chrysobrycon hesperus (P305), with its original label: MEPN-I 13157, paratype, 76.6 mm SL; scale bar: 5 mm. 2. Map showing the estimated localities of collection of the type series of Chrysobrycon hesperus in the Upper Amazon basin of Ecuador (arrow shows holotype).
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Illustrated identification key to Palaearctic genera of Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) Free download: tinyurl.com/mry77muw #wasps #parasitoids #GBOLIII #darktaxa @marinamoser.bsky.social @krogmann.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @parasitoidrex.bsky.social
An illustration from one of the couplets of the dichotomous key
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
First record of Paragus karnaliensis (Diptera: Syrphidae) from India, with notes on Indian species of the genus Paragus Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #hoverflies #flowerflies #flies #India @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Paragus (Pandasyopthalmus) karnaliensis, male (A, C, E) and female (B, D, F). A, B. Habitus, lateral view. C, D. Habitus, dorsal view. E, F. Head, frontal view.
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A remarkable new species of the Megaselia sulphuripes-group: Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe (Diptera: Phoridae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #scuttleflies #GBOLIII #darktaxa @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @leibnizlib.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n., holotype, ♂, Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Lkr. Coesfeld, Haltern am See, “Heimingshof-Moor”, Lat 51.751, Lon 7.264, 30.VI.2023. a. Lateral habitus. b. Right wing. c. Head, dorsal view. d. Hypopygium. e. Hypopygium, left (L) and right (R) views.
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Taxonomic and faunistic comments on European Scatophila Becker (Diptera: Ephydridae), with descriptions of four new species Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #Diptera #Ephydridae #shoreflies @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social
Habitus of male Scatophila spp. 13. S. oltmannsi sp. n. [holotype]. 14. S. oltmannsi sp. n., dorsal view [holotype]. 15. S. pumilio (Loew, 1860) [Portugal, Setúbal]. 16. S. quadriguttata (Meigen, 1830) [Germany, Lower Saxony, Meetschow].
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
A new species of Ptilodexia (Diptera: Tachinidae: Dexiinae) from Ecuador, with a key to the South American species Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #Diptera #Tachinidae #flies #bristleflies @leibnizlib.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Ptilodexia argentea sp. n. from Ecuador
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Five new prey species of Alysson tricolor Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #Hymenoptera #wasps @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @parasitoidrex.bsky.social @mcorr.bsky.social
Alysson tricolor (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) and its habitat in Regensburg, Germany
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
First report of the invasive pest species Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Eastern Europe Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202... #pest #moth @braconidae-ua.bsky.social @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @bioone.bsky.social
Male of Spodoptera frugiperda, recorded on 26.VI.2021 in a small valley in the vicinity of Velyki Dmytrovychi, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Photo: V. Voronov)
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Erratum: A new weevil genus and species of the tribe Ithyporini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from Central Africa. Integrative Systematics 8 (1): 1–10 Appendix 2 now includes all characters used in the phylogenetic analyses. Free download: doi.org/10.18476/202...
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Fungus Gnats! 🥂🦟🦟 Prof. Dalton Amorim and co-authors name 98 new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore in a monograph just published in @integsyst.bsky.social The paper can be downloaded for free from the following link: tinyurl.com/342cs43t Enjoy! @rudolf-meier.bsky.social
Neoempheria merlio Amorim & Oliveira sp. n. from Singapore
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Volume 8 (1) of @integsyst.bsky.social was published on 30 June 2025. It includes the descriptions of 7 new genera and 31 new species of insects. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yeytj2bh
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Volume 8 (1) of @integsyst.bsky.social was published on 30 June 2025. It includes the descriptions of 7 new genera and 31 new species of insects. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yeytj2bh
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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
We're new on @bsky.app! You can explore our latest issue in this thread. It includes a new genus of tarantulas, a new genus of tachinid ("bristle") flies and several new invertebrate species. The articles are Open Access and available for download at @bioone.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/yh22fb6s
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