Shallow-water brittle-star (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) assemblages from the Aptian (Early Cretaceous) of the North Atlantic:first insights into bathymetric distribution patterns [PDF]
, 2014 Gale, Andrew S. +3 more
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Three new species of Paragnorimus Becker from Central America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini) with a redefinition of the genus [PDF]
, 2010 Three new species of Paragnorimus Becker are described: Paragnorimus atratus n. sp. from Guatemala, P. hondurensis n. sp. from Honduras and Nicaragua, and P. howdeni n. sp. from Guatemala.
Smith, Andrew B. T.
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Five New Species of New Zealand Hemiandrus Ander 1938 Ground wētā (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)
New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 1, March 2026.Five new species of ground wētā endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand are described based on morphological traits and informed by phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA sequences. Hemiandrus briarae sp. nov. is a robust species living on mountains in northeast South Island, and H. dryadis sp. nov. is a gracile denizen of forests in northwest South Island.
Steven A. Trewick +1 more
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Review of the genus Microchilus Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Geniatini) [PDF]
, 2009 The Brazilian scarab beetle genus Microchilus Blanchard (Rutelinae: Geniatini) is reviewed. Based on examination of type specimens, Microchilus beckeri Martínez is transferred to the genus Leucothyreus becoming L.
Jameson, Mary Liz
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Volume 53, Issue 1, March 2026.Five monotypic genera of Rhaphidophoridae have been described from remote islands located south and east of New Zealand's South Island and surrounded by ocean for at least 100 km in all directions. These genera are Novoplectron Richards, 1958 from Chatham Islands; Ischyroplectron Hutton, 1896 from Bounty Islands; Notoplectron Richards, 1964 from ...
Danilo Hegg +2 more
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First notice of Therion from South America with description of two new species from Argentina and Bolivia (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
, 1999 Therion Curtis (Ichneumonidae: Anomalinae) has a nearly cosmopolitan geographic distribution but has not previously been recorded from South America. In most Therion the tarsal claws are simple or have only a few inconspicuous teeth near the base.
Porter, Charles C.
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Carboniferous fossils enlighten the systematics and evolution of Hemiptera
Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 12, Issue 2, March/April 2026.Abstract Fossils are witnesses to the evolutionary processes undergone by living lineages. The earliest occurrence of clades provides rich insights into the timing of diversification of lineages and better delimits the groups that compose them. Hemiptera are a remarkable order within the insects due to their high morphological and ecological diversity.
Mathieu Boderau +8 more
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Apletodon gabonensis, a new species of clingfish (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae) from Gabon, eastern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2019 The clingfish Apletodon gabonensis sp. nov. is described on the basis of seven specimens and colour photographs from Gabon, eastern Atlantic Ocean. The species is small, apparently not exceeding 20 mm total length; it is characterized by having 5 dorsal ...
Fricke, Ronald, Wirtz, Peter
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An identity for the inscrutable Homo habilis
The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 3, Page 546-549, March 2026.
Ian Tattersall
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Entomological Science, Volume 29, Issue 1, March 2026.New generic synonyms and new species of Neosophia (Tachinidae) Abstract The New World tribe Cordyligasterini (Diptera: Tachinidae) is known to present a remarkable morphology, being brightly colored and many species with wasp‐like mimicry. The tribe has currently eight genera and 27 species, with four of these genera being monotypic.
Rodrigo de Vilhena Perez Dios +1 more
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