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Hidden diversity in Europe: new species and a revised taxonomy of the subgenus Leptoconops (Leptoconops) (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/186179/

Published: May 8, 2026 17:27

ZooKeys 1279: 201-239 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.186179 Authors: Dumitru Ionut Paun-Tanase, Mikel Alexander González, Sergio Magallanes, Giovanni Naro, Sara Epis, Jordi Figuerola Abstract: The Ceratopogonidae (Diptera, Nematocera) is a highly…

Taxonomic revision on the genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler, 1903 (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/185128/

Published: May 5, 2026 19:59

ZooKeys 1279: 187-200 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.185128 Authors: Zhixian Sun, Dong Sheng, Shuya Sun, Wenqiao Tang, Yahui Zhao Abstract: The genus Abbottina Jordan & Fowler, 1903 comprises small benthic gobionid fishes widely distributed in…

A taxonomic revision of the land snail genus Acinolaemus F. G. Thompson & Upatham, 1997 (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hypselostomatidae), with notes on Clostophis W. H. Benson, 1860 species from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/186771/

Published: May 5, 2026 19:59

ZooKeys 1279: 101-165 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.186771 Authors: Vukašin Gojšina, András Hunyadi, Chirasak Sutcharit, Piyoros Tongkerd, Kurt Auffenberg, Jozef Grego, Barna Páll-Gergely Abstract: In this work, the hypselostomatid land snail…

Sphenomorphus puhoatensis (Squamata, Scincidae), a new skink from Nghe An Province, Vietnam

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/188050/

Published: May 5, 2026 19:59

ZooKeys 1279: 167-186 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.188050 Authors: Anh Van Pham, Cuong The Pham, An Vinh Ong, Minh Duc Le, Thomas Ziegler, Truong Quang Nguyen Abstract: A new species of the genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 is described from…

Four new species of the whalefish genus Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934, with the establishment of three new species groups (Beryciformes, Cetomimidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/171946/

Published: May 5, 2026 18:10

ZooKeys 1279: 57-95 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.171946 Authors: Yo Su, John R. Paxton, Hsuan-Ching Ho Abstract: Four new species of the flabby whalefish genus Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934 are described based on female specimens: G. alepis sp. nov.…

Checklist of the adventive psyllids (Hemiptera, Psylloidea) of the Hawaiian Islands, including new state records, identification key, and description of a new species of Australopsylla

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Published: May 5, 2026 18:10

ZooKeys 1279: 1-56 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.178071 Authors: Janis N. Matsunaga, Karl N. Magnacca, Paul D. Krushelnycky, Diana M. Percy Abstract: In recent years, an increase in baseline arthropod surveys and closer scrutiny of specimens…

Acanthopsaron Fricke, 2024 is a junior synonym of Parapercis Bleeker, 1863, and A. striatum Fricke, 2024 is a junior synonym of P. fuscolineata Fourmanoir, 1985 (family Pinguipedidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/186008/

Published: May 5, 2026 18:10

ZooKeys 1279: 97-100 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1279.186008 Authors: Hsuan-Ching Ho, Yo Su Abstract: Fricke (2024) described a new genus and a new species, Acanthopsaron striatum Fricke, 2024, based on a single specimen. A re-examination of the…

Description of a new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from India with redescriptions of the holotypes of C. gubernatoris (Annandale, 1913) and C. himalayicus (Annandale, 1906)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/186655/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 317-338 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.186655 Authors: Sumidh Ray, Bharath Bhupathi, Suvrajyoti Chatterjee, Ritesh Das, Pratyush P. Mohapatra Abstract: A new species of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray is described from the eastern…

Revision of the Drabescus ineffectus species group with descriptions of five new species from southern China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/189788/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 265-285 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.189788 Authors: Ling Qu, Zizhong Li, Christopher H. Dietrich, Hu Li, Weifu Jiang, Renhuai Dai Abstract: Five new species of the leafhopper genus Drabescus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae,…

A new species of the Drawida japonica species complex (Oligochaeta, Moniligastridae) disclosed by integrative taxonomy in Chongqing, China

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/187038/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 245-264 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.187038 Authors: SaiYu Qiao, Feng Zhang, Yaoguang Qin, Yufeng Zhang, Huifeng Zhao Abstract: The Drawida japonica (Michaelsen, 1892) species complex is widely distributed across Asia, yet its…

A new species of Arabella (Annelida, Polychaeta, Oenonidae) from the sea off Gouqi Island, Zhejiang, China

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/182033/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 225-244 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.182033 Authors: Yehoshafati Elton Anton, Amiri Rajabu Mohamedi, Yongjiu Chen Abstract: Arabella is the second-most diverse genus in the family Oenonidae, with about 50 species known so far.…

First record of the subfamily Trichomyiinae Tonnoir, 1922 and genus Trichomyia Haliday in Curtis, 1839 (Diptera, Psychodidae) in China, with the description of a new extant species

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/183769/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 305-315 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.183769 Authors: Shuai-Lai Yang, Yi-Da Guo, Zhen Wang, Xin-Ming Yin, Yu-Qiang Xi Abstract: The subfamily Trichomyiinae Tonnoir, 1922 and the genus Trichomyia Haliday in Curtis, 1839 are recorded…

Review of the mesh-web spider genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/187037/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 287-304 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.187037 Authors: Lu-Yu Wang, Zhi-Sheng Zhang, Yong-Qiang Xu Abstract: The genus Sudesna Lehtinen, 1967 (Araneae, Dictynidae) from Xizang, China is reviewed, including one new combination and…

Taxonomic revision of the genus Aberdareleria (Diptera, Heleomyzidae, Oecotheini) with description of a new species from China

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/167489/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 339-353 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.167489 Authors: Wei Zeng, Dawei Hong, Ding Yang Abstract: The genus Aberdareleria Woźnica, 1993 (Diptera: Heleomyzidae) was previously considered monotypic and endemic to the Aberdare…

A new species of Asymphyloptera Collin (Diptera, Empididae, Clinocerinae) from the Colombian Andean-Amazon cloud forest, and an updated key to males of South American species

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/188430/

Published: April 30, 2026 16:05

ZooKeys 1278: 215-224 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.188430 Authors: Yardany Ramos-Pastrana, Eric Córdoba-Suarez, Jean Gamboa Abstract: Asymphyloptera is distributed in the Australasian region and the New World. A new species of Asymphyloptera…

A new species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837, with first description of the male of Calommata hangzhica Li & Xu, 2022 from Hunan, China (Araneae, Atypidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/183005/

Published: April 28, 2026 17:34

ZooKeys 1278: 201-213 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.183005 Authors: Fengqin Wu, Wenlong Yan, Guchun Zhou, Xianjin Peng Abstract: A new spider species of the genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is described from China: C. yueluensis sp. nov. (♂♀). The…

Molecular phylogeny of recognised Thai Landouria species (Gastropoda, Camaenidae), with descriptions of two new species

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/172545/

Published: April 28, 2026 17:34

ZooKeys 1278: 181-200 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.172545 Authors: Benchawan Nahok, Utain Chanlabut, Kitti Tanmuangpak Abstract: The molecular phylogeny and morphological–anatomical characteristics of the terrestrial snail genus Landouria…

Taxonomic reassessment and color-pattern polymorphism of the Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis (Urodela, Salamandridae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/173183/

Published: April 27, 2026 17:30

ZooKeys 1278: 163-179 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.173183 Authors: Zhihao Jiang, Jingjing Yang, Wei Zhao, Beibei He, Yue Pan, Song Huang, Jean Raffaëlli, Jinmin Chen Abstract: The Oriental fire-bellied newt Hypselotriton orientalis, widely…

A new species of Occidozyga (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) and new records of O. lingnanica from Central Vietnam

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/169620/

Published: April 27, 2026 17:28

ZooKeys 1278: 111-133 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.169620 Authors: Hoa Thi Ninh, Tao Thien Nguyen, Hoang Huy Nguyen, Cuong The Pham, Chung Van Hoang, Vien Hong Thi Nguyen, Dang Trong Do, Truong Quang Nguyen, Nikolai Orlov, Thomas Ziegler …

Taxonomic reassessment and rejection of the spider family Fonteferreidae Wunderlich, 2023 (Araneae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/181771/

Published: April 27, 2026 17:28

ZooKeys 1278: 95-109 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.181771 Authors: Lara Lopardo, Nadine Dupérré, Gustavo Hormiga, Peter Michalik Abstract: The taxonomic validity of the spider family Fonteferreidae Wunderlich, 2023 is re-evaluated in light of…

Morphological redescription and genetic characterization of the enigmatic Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Nannopodidae)

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/188797/

Published: April 27, 2026 17:28

ZooKeys 1278: 135-161 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.188797 Authors: Lesya Garlitska, Elena Chertoprud, Tatyana Mayor, Maria Saburova, Gor Gevorgyan, Andrey Azovsky Abstract: Nannopus palustris Brady, 1880 is considered to be distributed…

Sthenelais onca sp. nov. (Phyllodocida, Sigalionidae) from a sandy beach on the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/176443/

Published: April 24, 2026 17:38

ZooKeys 1278: 73-93 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1278.176443 Authors: Jeffrey A. Sibaja-Cordero, Waiomi Miranda-García Abstract: Errant polychaetes of the family Sigalionidae are active, scale-covered predators inhabiting sandy marine bottoms.…