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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 20h

A new species is described as the jacobsoniid beetle genus 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑢𝑠 is recorded from China for the first time.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 1d

Researchers review the Chinese species of the beetle genus 𝐼𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑢𝑟𝑢𝑠, describing four new species, expanding mainland records, and providing updated identification keys and detailed illustrations.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 9d

Researchers report eight new species of the pleasing lacewing genus 𝐷𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑟 from China.

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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 26d

We are thrilled to present our first completed topical collection, "Entomological Outreach Collections and Community Engagement."

Read all about it here!

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Bugs in drawers: entomological outreach collections and their role in community engagement

A completed topical collection in the journal Natural History Collections and Museomics explores insect outreach drawers, their uses and best practices.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 28d

It's day two of #Ento25 in Glasgow! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Head up to our stand on 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 to learn all about our entomology journals and EU projects. 🐜🐝

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Alpine Entomology @alpineentomology.pensoft.net · Sep 5

The presence of the rare alpine insect 𝐻𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑖 was confirmed in Switzerland with preserved museum specimens in Basel and London, as well as live specimens.

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Alpine Entomology @alpineentomology.pensoft.net · Aug 12

Misidentified for over a century, a new European moth species has been discovered by Peter Huemer.

“It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife.

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Til moth do us part: new species marks 42 years of marriage

“It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Aug 11

Two new species are described and illustrated as part of this review of Chinese species belonging to the spider wasp genus 𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑦𝑟𝑜𝑛.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Aug 4

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Fossil Record @fr.pensoft.net · Jul 28

Researchers describe a unique, 'weird' Mesozoic cricket based on a well-preserved specimen from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber in northern Myanmar.

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African Invertebrates @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net · Jul 23

Three new species are described in this study listing 13 Atherigona species from Angola.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jul 21

We're excited about the congress of the Society for European Lepidopterology in the Czech Republic next month!

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24th European Congress of Lepidopterology

The 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology will take place on August 18-23 2025 in Svatý Jan pod Skalou, Czech Republic. It is organized by the Society for European Lepidopterology (SEL).The...

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jul 17

The false Apollo butterfly (Archon apollinus) has a complex evolutionary history as evidenced by discordance between its biological and genetic traits.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jul 9

Researchers exploring the viability of using COI barcodes to identify West Siberian Quedius species call for integrative taxonomy and curation of public DNA libraries to improve outcomes.

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African Invertebrates @africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net · Jul 7

We have moved to Bluesky! Follow us to keep up to date with our latest studies and more.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jun 26

This study redefines the identity of Nomiapis valga, restricting it to Spain and resurrecting N. caucasica for eastern populations.

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On the status of Nomiapis valga (Gerstäcker) and its distribution (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Nomiinae), with an identification key for European Nomiapis

Bees of the subfamily Nomiinae are renowned for their morphological diversity, particularly in the male sex, which often shows enormously modified hind legs and metasomal sterna. This has led to an ar...

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jun 25

Researchers attempt to solve dubious species-group names in Neotropical mantidflies (Mantispidae), resulting in 14 new synonyms and six new combinations.

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Solving taxonomic and nomenclatural problems among the Neotropical species of the family Mantispidae (Insecta, Neuroptera)

The present study focuses on solving some dubious species-group names in Neotropical Mantispidae (Insecta, Neuroptera). We analyzed type specimens deposited in European museums that were not available...

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jun 23

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift receives a new Journal Impact Factor.

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New Journal Impact Factor for Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

The 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift stands at 0.9, according to the latest Web of Science data, reports ARPHA Platform’s Indexing team.In late June, Clar...

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jun 11

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift has received a new, improved Scopus CiteScore.

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Improved Scopus CiteScore for Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

The 2024 Scopus CiteScore for Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) has been released, reporting a value of 1.9. Published in early June by Scopus and confirmed by the ARPHA Platform's in...

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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · Jun 9

In the latest @pensoft.net guest blog post, Dr. Kelly Carruthers (@crazbuglady.bsky.social) ‬explains how students in Georgia's Science Olympiad entomology exam were given real insect specimens to engage with, rather than just images, to encourage hands-on learning.

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Bugging Science Olympiad in 2024 and 2025 with Real Insect Specimens in Georgia, USA

Dr. Kelly Carruthers explains how and why real insect specimens were used for Science Olympiad entomology exams in Georgia, USA.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · Jun 5

Nine new species of the soldier beetle genus Microichthyurus are described from southern China.

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Taxonomy of the genus Microichthyurus Pic (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae), with descriptions of nine new species from China

The genus Microichthyurus Pic, 1919, from China and its adjacent areas is reviewed. M. robusticeps Pic, 1923 (Laos and Vietnam), is redescribed. Nine new species are described from southern China, inc...

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Plazi @plazi-species.bsky.social · May 23

#NewSpecies!
New darkling beetle from #china just snuck in:

Annamosdara jianfengensis

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#DeutscheEntomologischeZeitschrift #AnnamosdaraJianfengensis

#FAIRdata
#nature #insects #coleoptera #beetles #darklingbeetles

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · May 23

We're excited to announce that, together with more than 30 biodiversity journals published on the ARPHA Platform, we now got our content archive in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social.

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Journals published on ARPHA now archived in the Biodiversity Heritage Library | Blog

To date, the content available on BHL includes 16,000 legacy articles and also extends to future articles.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · May 21

A new species of darkling beetle is described and illustrated from Hainan Island as the genus Annamosdara is recorded from China for the first time.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · May 21

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