2026 June - 15 articles
The Tabanidae fauna of Uruguay has historically received limited attention, with most records dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries and concentrated near Montevideo. Here, we provide an updated synthesis of the Uruguayan Tabanidae fauna based...
The delimitation of cryptic species represents one of the main challenges, particularly in groups with low external morphological differentiation. In this context, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) enables the detection of diagnostic characters at t...
Wilsonosaura Lehr, Moravec, Von May, 2020, was described as a monotypic genus from central Peru, based on genetic and morphological characters. This genus is easily distinguished from other lizards in the gymnophthalmid subfamily Cercosaurini, except...
Opuntia miquihuanensis (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae), a new species endemic to the locality Peña-Aserradero, part of the Sierra Madre Oriental, Tamaulipas, Mexico, is formally described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analyses used maximum parsimony...
In this study a new species of Pedicularis, P. dieshanensis, is described. It is endemic to the Die Mountains, China, and grows on the alpine meadow at the edge of the fir forest at elevations of 3150–3500 m. This species is characterized by th...
The taxonomy and distribution of Kaempferia subgen. Protanthium (Zingiberaceae) in Myanmar remain incompletely documented despite the botanical significance of the region. This study aims to clarify the diversity and taxonomic status of species belon...
Decomposing whale carcasses on the seabed (whale falls) are known to support distinct communities, with many taxa new to science. This paper describes a new polynoid species, Macellicephala irisae sp. nov., from a natural whale fall at 1240 m depth i...
Among the life forms that have adapted to the harsh Antarctic environment, springtails and mites are the most abundant arthropod groups of the terrestrial ecosystem, both in continental and maritime Antarctica. The study of the systematics of these o...
A new species, Anthurium elsieae, from the Amapá State Forest in the Eastern Brazilian Amazon is described and illustrated. Belonging to the Anthurium sect. Schizoplacium, the species differs from its Amazonian congeners, A. pentaphyllum and A...
Colocasia kerrii Gagnep. has been treated as a synonym of C. fallax Schott in both the Flora of China and the Flora of Thailand accounts of Colocasia. However, detailed examination of the type material and additional specimens clearly demonstrates th...
A new species of Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 is described from Al Ula Governorate, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia. Scorpio furvus sp. nov. is distinguished from closely related congeners, including S. fuscus, S. kruglovi, S. palmatus, S. jordanensis, a...
We report fungal species used as food sources by mycophagous scarab beetles, with special emphasis on Phanaeus MacLeay, 1819, and confirm that Phanaeus zapotecus Edmonds, 2006 and Phanaeus bravoensis Moctezuma, Sánchez-Huerta & Halffter, 2...
The ‘Tenuifoliae irises’ are a distinctive group of beardless, rhizomatous perennial irises, which are characterised by their somewhat vertical rhizomes, typically clothed at the apex with long maroon-brown, sharp fibrous remains of leaf...
Anomalopsychidae Flint, 1981, is a small family of caddisflies comprising two genera: the monotypic Anomalopsyche Flint, 1967, and Contulma Flint, 1969, including 31 described species grouped into the cranifer and spinosa species groups. The genus Co...
Background: The species richness and endemism of the species of the tribes Astragaleae, Crotalarieae, Genisteae, Indigofereae, and Loteae in northeastern Mexico are poorly documented and the systematics of these groups in the study area have not been...
