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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

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 · Jul 7

Finally, we travel back to the dawn of taxonomy with a Short Communication on a fly first described by Linnaeus in 1761, but whose identity had remained unknown until now: tinyurl.com/4x748742

The lectotype of 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘴, first described 264 years ago by Carolus Linnaeus

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

Tachinidae or bristle flies are one of the most diverse fly families, with about 9,000 described species worldwide.

Here, the authors describe 6 new genera and 11 new species from the vast Afrotropical Region: tinyurl.com/2w5ecb7v

𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Cerretti gen. et sp. n., a very elegant new genus and species of bristle fly from Kenya

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

More research on South American flies, this time in the house fly family Muscidae: tinyurl.com/348pt6d5

The authors discovered a new cryptic species from Argentina through morphological and molecular evidence, including sex-specific differences in the microsetae on the head

𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳 sp. n., a cryptic species of predaceous Coenosiinae (Diptera: Muscidae) just described from Argentina

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

From moths to moth flies, with the description of a new species of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 from Ecuador: tinyurl.com/4bpth9ze

Here are Scanning Electron Microscope images of the male genitalia, which distinguish it from all other known species

SEM images of the male genitalia of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘢, a new species of moth fly just described from Ecuador

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

Three more species of Afrotropical moths, this time in the genus 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 of the Noctuidae, are described as new: tinyurl.com/4mpjj7ab

Check out those wings!

Forewings of select 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

New species and new country records also of African Gelechiidae in the genus 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢: tinyurl.com/58stuh3t

Enjoy the beautiful wing patterns on these tiny moths!

𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢 spp. from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Africa

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

The clearwing moth genus 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴 is discovered in West Africa for the first time, and 7 new Afrotropical species are described: tinyurl.com/yd3f9h5b

𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 Bartsch & Sáfián sp. n. Female basking on vegetation in the Nimba Mountains of Liberia (Photo: Szabolcs Sáfián)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

In this paper, the authors revise the World fauna of the parasitoid flat wasp genus 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴, with descriptions of three new species from New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Vietnam:

tinyurl.com/4ntm3n9s

𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 Kieffer, 1908 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), the type species of the genus 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 Kieffer, 1905

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

A genus previously known only from Australasia is discovered in the Oriental Region for the first time, with a new species from Thailand: tinyurl.com/bdhevz75

Here is a nice graphical abstract provided by the authors:

𝘘𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴 Ghafouri Moghaddam & Butcher sp. n., from Thailand. The genus was previously known only from one specimen from the Australian outback of Queensland

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

Research article:

A new genus and species of Ithyporini weevils from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea: tinyurl.com/4sh9j2vy

𝘠𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘹 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴 gen. et sp. n. A–B. Female paratype from Cameroon. – A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Habitus, dorsal view. C. Antenna. – D. Male holotype, with stridulatory file parallel to sutural margin of elytra. E. Female paratype (without stridulatory file). F. Right male protibial, showing uncus, premucro, and stiff spines on outer side. Numbers refer to character states (© Christoph Germann)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 7

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 · Jul 4

Another paper on Neotropical flies, this time in the house fly family Muscidae: tinyurl.com/348pt6d5

The authors discovered a new cryptic species through combined molecular and morphological analysis, including a Scanning Electron Microscope study of the microhairs on the heads of these flies

𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳 sp. n. from Argentina

Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 4

From moths to moth flies: a new species of the Neotropical genus 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 from Ecuador: tinyurl.com/yy9939jk

Scanning Electron Microscope image of the male genitalia of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘢 sp. n.

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 4

More new discoveries in the African moth fauna, this time with the description of three new species of 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 (Noctuidae): tinyurl.com/2dfrn5dr

Look at those wings!

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 4

Further new Afrotropical moths are described in this article: 3 new species of the gelechiid genus 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢 from East Africa: tinyurl.com/58stuh3t

Enjoy the beautiful wing patterns on these tiny moths!

Adults of 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢 moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropics

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 4

A genus previously known only from Australasia is discovered in the Oriental Region for the first time, with a new species from Thailand: tinyurl.com/bdhevz75

Here is a nice graphical abstract provided by the authors:

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Jul 4

Research article:

A new genus and species of Ithyporini weevils from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea:

tinyurl.com/4sh9j2vy

Ymmox hermes gen. et sp. n. A–B. Female paratype from Cameroon. – A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Habitus, dorsal view. C. Antenna. – D. Male holotype, with stridulatory file parallel to sutural margin of elytra. E. Female paratype (without stridulatory file). F. Right male protibial, showing uncus, premucro, and stiff spines on outer side. Numbers refer to character states (© Christoph Germann)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Book Review

“Into Darkness. The beauty of Japanese Trechini” (by S. Kawai)

Free download✅: doi.org/10.18476/202...

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Short Communication

Taxonomic notes and genus reassignments for recently described species in the genus Macquartia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Research Article

Kalimyia, a new genus of tachinid flies from the Oriental Region, with description of a new species (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Research Article

A checklist of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and their avian hosts from the Americas

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Research Article

Three new species of Mesophleps Hübner, 1825 from Namibia and Kenya (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

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Integrative Systematics @integsyst.bsky.social · Feb 5

Research Article

A taxonomic review of Western Palaearctic and African wool carder bees of the genus Anthidium (Megachilidae: Anthidiini) with males armed with two acute spines on the apical visible tergum

Free download✅: doi.org/10.18476/202...

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