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🧬 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

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 29/09/2026

🪲 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

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🕷️ Three new huntsman spider species have been described from China: Pseudopoda chengkouensis, P. liyihangi and P. maolanensis. 🔬 Detailed photographs, diagnoses and descriptions of both males and females have also been provided: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.196539

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🦐 A review of freshwater shrimp in southern Thailand has revealed 18 distinct species! 🔬 One of the newly discovered species, Caridina srivijaya, has been named after the ancient Srivijaya empire. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.193168

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🦟 New records of crane flies have been reported across the Balkans, with species newly documented from Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria. ➡️ Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.199961

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 25/09/2026

🤖 We attended a fantastic talk - "Automated Data Transcription and Darwin Core Field Itemisation from Insect Specimen Labels Using Machine Learning" - by our Editor-in-Chief Torsten Dikow at #TDWG2026. @tdwg.org

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

🎤 It was also a pleasure to attend Nedko Nedyalkov's presentation today at #SMCC2026, where they discussed the strong decline of the distribution and abundance of Cricetus cricetus and Mesocricetus newtoni in Bulgaria. 📝 Nedyalkov is notably a subject editor in our journal!

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 24/09/2026

🗣️ Today we also had the pleasure of attending Gábor Sramkó's talk at #SMCC2026 on genomic approaches for the conservation of the last Hungarian birch mouse population. 🔗 Sramkó is also an author in our open-access journal: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1236.138465

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 21/09/2026

🎤 It was fantastic to attend the opening ceremony of #SMCC2026, where we heard from @phytokeys.pensoft.net author Lyuben Zagorchev and ZooKeys subject editor Boyko Georgiev, both members of the @pensoft.net community. #SmallMammalConservation

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🍃 The complete mitochondrial genomes of two leafhopper species have been sequenced for the first time, helping to clarify the evolutionary relationships within the tribe Evacanthini: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.197902

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🔬 A new soil-dwelling ciliate, Circinella granulifera, has been discovered in Ganzhou, China, and described in detail using both microscopy and gene sequencing: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1292.205482

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🕷️ Two new spider species, Wangaraneus delicatus and Wangaraneus fencha, have been described from Xizang, China, with both sexes illustrated for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.203690

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 16/09/2026

🦋 A large-scale genetic study of moths has revealed that the superfamily Zygaenoidea, as traditionally defined, is not a single natural group. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.204651

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 15/09/2026

🪰 A thorough review of European blackflies has produced a comprehensive checklist, sifting through 268 recorded taxa to establish a core set of 261 genuine species. Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.196803

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 15/09/2026

This new study on the arid-adapted thrips genus Eremiothrips describes the male of E. brunneus for the first time, alongside two novel species, E. tetraenae and E. xerophilus. The authors also provide an identification key: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 14/09/2026

A new phylogenetic study of the squash bug tribe Cloresmini (Coreidae) resolves the paraphyly of the genus Cloresmus. The authors establish the new genus Gemenesis (with two new combinations) and describe a new species, Cloresmus tibiaspinus. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 11/09/2026

This study examined some of the natural enemies of the teak defoliator (Hyblaea puera), a pest to teak trees and gray mangroves for the first time in Chinese mainland. This led to the description of a new gregarious and koinobiont #endoparasitoid - Cotesia hyblaea: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 11/09/2026

🐟 A new genetic #dataset has been created from 51 #fish specimens sourced from local markets in Oman and Saudi Arabia, adding three brand-new #DNA barcode records and improving the genetic documentation of marine fishes in the region. ➡️ Full data paper here: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.181633

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 10/09/2026

🐛 A new genus and species of #millipede, Triramidesmus kazakhstanus, has been described from Kazakhstan's Altai Mountains and shows a unique combination of features never before recorded in its entire order! ➡️ Find out more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.210036

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 09/09/2026

🦎 A new species of #skink has been identified from the Hindu Kush region of eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, following a detailed genetic and physical reassessment of a long-uncertain population: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.1863652 #newspecies

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 08/09/2026

🐸 A new species of glassfrog, Vitreorana micaelae, has been described from Central Brazil. Only the second glassfrog known to be endemic to the Cerrado biome, it has been found living in humid gallery forests. ➡️ Access the full #openaccess study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.193210

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 08/09/2026

🌱 Our team has touched down in Brussels for #NeoBiota2026 - the 14th International Conference on Biological Invasions! Here through 11 Sept. Come chat with our team about @pensoft.net' publishing portfolio - journals, books & conference services. We'd love to connect 🤝 #conference #invasivebiology

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 08/09/2026

🦗 A new species of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa xinjiangica, has been described from Xinjiang in northwestern China, becoming only the second known member of its species complex found in East Asia! Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.203191

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 04/09/2026

🐚 The larvae of the #ocean quahog, a long-lived #clam widely used in climate research, have been described for the first time using genetic confirmation, following plankton sampling in Germany's Baltic Sea: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.195659 @ostseeforschung.bsky.social

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

🐌 The first complete mitochondrial genomes of two Atacama Desert land snails, Bostryx erythrostoma and Plectostylus broderipii, have now been mapped, with both genomes found to be rich in A and T bases and built from the typical set of 37 animal genes. Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1291.197983

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

🦎 A new species of lizard, the Orange-throated Pricklenape (Acanthosaura aurantiogularis), has been discovered along the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.195408

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 03/09/2026

📍 We recently attended the 4th BioSyst.EU meeting in Uppsala, Sweden, held in the very city where taxonomy was born! ➡️ Read the full recap on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/09/03/p... #BioSyst2026

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Pensoft at the 4th BioSyst.EU Meeting 2026 | Blog

The 4th BioSyst.EU meeting took place in Uppsala, Sweden, from 17 to 19 August 2026, organised by the Swedish Systematics Association, in collaboration with Uppsala University.

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 02/09/2026

🦉 ZoologyCon 2026 | 4-7 Nov, Bucharest 🔬 Taxonomy to genomics, ecology to conservation - join zoologists from around the world. 📋 Preliminary programme now live: zoologycon.ro/scientific-p... ⏰ Register by 20 September: zoologycon.ro/registration... #ZoologyCon2026 #Zoology

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 02/09/2026

🐌 Eight species of tiny operculate land snails have been uncovered in the limestone karsts of Vientiane and Houaphanh provinces, Laos, with four new species being described for the first time. 🏔️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.198096

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 01/09/2026

The Chinese species of the genus Reptalus are reviewed, with a new species, R. inaequalis, from Fujian Province, China, described and illustrated: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.186750

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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 01/09/2026

🧬The OPENBAR initiative (a @biogeneurope.bsky.social project) is launching two efforts to build a community #DNA #barcoding field guide: a 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 (𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟓, 𝟏𝟒-𝟏𝟔 𝐂𝐄𝐓) and a 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 on lab realities. Open to researchers across the field. Register for the online forum: mbmg.pensoft.net/news/1456

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Join BGE+ in developing a DNA barcoding field guide

DNA barcoding has reshaped biodiversity research, but it still doesn't come with a manual. Researchers are largely left to figure out best practices on their own, often the hard way. Now, the...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 01/09/2026

This study presents a sampling-event dataset designed to document Neotropical mosquitoes assemblages associated with mangrove habitats in French Guiana: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.192534 @pasteur.fr

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 31/08/2026

🕷️ Hexura vandal, a funnel-web spider, has been discovered in Idaho and named in honour of the University of Idaho's "Vandals" mascot. 📖 Read the #openaccess study in @zookeys.pensoft.net: doi.org/10.3897/zook... 📰 @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/31/n...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 31/08/2026

🐜 Confusion over the naming of Africa's driver ants has been resolved, with DNA analysis used to show that only three distinct species are found across West Africa. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.192534 @sgn.one @tudresden.bsky.social

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 31/08/2026

🦇 A single bat collected from Jinguang Temple Provincial Nature Reserve in Dali, Yunnan, has been identified as Hypsugo petersi, marking the first record of the species on mainland Asia! ➡️ Access the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.186733

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/08/2026

🌊 A record 28 species of gelatinous zooplankton (Thaliacea) were recorded in the South China Sea, including five species that had never been documented in the region before: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.188516

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/08/2026

🪰 A new species of fly, Metopomyza hebeiensis, has been documented from China, alongside two other species newly recorded in the country for the first time: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1290.199747

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 28/08/2026

Subfamily Pleganophorinae (Coleoptera) reported for the first time in mainland China! Includes new species Trochoideus sinensis and first Chinese records of two other Trochoideus species Read the #open-access study here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

🪲 A new species of stag #beetle, Ceruchus ahualuo, has been described and illustrated from Yunnan, China, following a thorough review of the genus: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.190703 #newspecies #Carabidae

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

🎋 Three new species of bamboo-feeding planthopper, Vekunta deflecta, Vekunta fodingshanensis and Vekunta furcata, have been described and illustrated from Guizhou Province, China: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.186813

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 27/08/2026

🦎 An illustrated checklist of all native terrestrial reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands has been compiled, covering eleven species, eight of which are found nowhere else on Earth! ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/zook... ➡️ @pensoft.net's blog: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/27/t...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🦐 Two new species of hadal #amphipod, Princaxelia malohi and Princaxelia kahat, have been described from the Tonga and Mariana Trenches, bringing the genus to seven known species! Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204655 #biodiversity

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🪲 A new species group within the #beetle genus Stenothemus has been proposed, bringing together 13 species from the Himalayas and south-western China, including two newly described species, S. dromoensis and S. liangi: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🦟 A distinctive group of #crane #flies has been examined in China, with Hexatoma chrysomela redescribed and newly recorded across several provinces, and a new species, H. guangxiensis, described from Guangxi and Yunnan: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.196984

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 26/08/2026

🦟 Two new species of cave-dwelling #millipede have been discovered living together in the karst caves of north-western Cambodia. ➡️ Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.204580 #biodiversity #newspecies

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 25/08/2026

🐝 Eight species of the parasitoid wasp genus Balcha have been recorded in China, including one newly described species and three species reported there for the first time, with an identification key and DNA barcoding data also provided: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.199128

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 25/08/2026

🦋 A new species of heliodinid moth, Epicroesa bellatula ("the beautiful one"), has been described from Taiwan and shown, alongside its Australian relative E. thiasarcha, to be the first moths recorded feeding on the plant Ceodes umbellifera. ➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1289.194186

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