iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

🐟 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!

231

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 10h

🧬 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

011

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 06/10/2026

🔬 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

042

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 05/10/2026

🦀 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

010

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 05/10/2026

🔬 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

030

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 02/10/2026

🐜 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

061

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 02/10/2026

🐍 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

310317

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 01/10/2026

🪱 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

041

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

🔬 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

031

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 30/09/2026

🧬 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

034

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

050

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

040

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

021

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

140

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

060

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!

010

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

010

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

000

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

010

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

030

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

020

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

021

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

030

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...

031

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...

050

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...

002

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

021

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

030

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

0124

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

081

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

020

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

070

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

011

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

021

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

0104

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

011

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

011

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

010

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

000

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...

041

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

050

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

010

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

010

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

041

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...

020

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

010

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

050

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...

0136

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

143

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...

020