New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records [PDF]
ZooKeysBased on several small collections, new taxonomic and faunistic data on spiders of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon are presented. Six species are described as new to science: Dorceus saif Szűts & Zamani, sp. nov.
Alireza Zamani +4 more
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New species and a fascinating diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera, Insecta) in and around an overlooked urban vernal pool [PDF]
ZooKeysIn this study, the biodiversity of Chironomidae was investigated in Palmer Park Pond A, an urban vernal pond in Detroit, Michigan, USA. This study is developed as part of our ongoing Public Environmental Outreach Program at the Detroit Exploration and ...
Armin Namayandeh +8 more
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Discovery of presumably introduced spiders, Oedignatha scrobiculata Thorell, 1881 (Araneae, Liocranidae) and Boagrius qiong Lin & Li, 2022 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) on Chichi-jima Island, the Ogasawara Islands, Japan [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalThe spider fauna of the Ogasawara Islands, oceanic islands located 1,000 km south of mainland Japan was comprehensively examined by the National Museum of Nature and Science in 2011, which revealed that approximately 70% of the spider fauna was composed ...
Yuya Suzuki, Yu Hisasue
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New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species [PDF]
ZooKeysNew taxonomic and faunistic data on the agelenid spiders of Turkiye and the Caucasus are provided. Five species are described as new to science: Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov. (♂♀; Turkiye: Antalya), Tegenaria ballarini sp. nov.
Alireza Zamani +2 more
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New data on the distribution of the threatened Scarce fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in southern Romania [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2021 Euphydryas maturna is a highly endangered species listed on the Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention.
Mihai Stănescu +3 more
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New data on the distribution of the threatened Marsh Fritillary – Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – in Romania [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2022 Euphydryas aurinia, a highly endangered species listed on the Annex II of the Habitats Directive as well as on the Annex II of the Bern Convention, has a wide distribution in the Palearctic realm.
Mihai Stănescu +4 more
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New faunistic records of Chironomidae (Diptera: Insecta) from Iran
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2021 Ongoing investigation into Chironomidae specimens collected from the Sirwan River watershed in 2020 resulted in two new faunistic records for Iran, and new range extensions for the Palearctic region. Two species, Paramerina divisa (Walker, 1856) and Xenochironomus xenolabis (Kieffer, 1916) are diagnosed and reported for the first time from Iran.
Namayandeh, Armin +2 more
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New faunistic records of the family Mycetophilidae (Insecta, Diptera) from Morocco [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 A total of 54 species of Mycetophilidae are recorded for the first time in Morocco, of which 38 species are new to North Africa. A first checklist of Moroccan Mycetophilidae is appended, containing 64 species in 25 genera.
Ouarda Banamar +3 more
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New faunistic records of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the Netherlands
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales, 2022 Abstract Based on voucher adult specimens of Agromyzidae (Diptera) faunistic records of 23 species are given all of which are new additions to the fauna of the Netherlands. With this addition a total of 265 species of Agromyzidae are currently known from the country.
Miloš Černý, Jan Willem van Zuijlen
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SHILAP, 2023 The publication deals with the description of Coleophora cantabrica Baldizzone, sp. nov., species of the Cantabrian Mountains and Sierra de Gredos belonging to the group of C. genistae Stainton, 1857, close to C. oreiosella Baldizzone, 2019. C. repentis
Giorgio Baldizzone
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