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30/08/2024

Natural History Collections and Museomics (NHCM), a brand-new Diamond Open Access journal publishe by Pensoft, has launched on ARPHA platform.

29/08/2024

Caligus selenecola, pictured here, is a new species of parasitic copepod assigned to the diaphanus species group. Find out more about it in this paper by UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México researchers: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1209.120812

29/08/2024

At the event, the Pensoft team met up with authors and editors, showcased its new communication materials, and sponsored a Best Talk award.

28/08/2024

The lectotype of the flea beetle Longitarsus californicus is designated, described, and illustrated. See more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1209.124692

28/08/2024

Two species are described as new to science in a survey of the arthropod fauna of 33 urban green spaces in Bogotá, Colombia, between 2017 and 2019. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1209.117368

Universität Basel Natural History Museum, London Jardín Botánico de Bogotá Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Naturhistorisches Museum Basel

28/08/2024

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27/08/2024

During a comprehensive collection of freshwater copepods Thailand, a previously unknown species of calanoid copepod was recorded. It is here described as a new species: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1209.125838

Khon Kaen University - มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น

27/08/2024

Some very happy authors stopped by the Pensoft Publishers booth at the International Congress of Entomology 2024 in Kyoto today - Robin Kundrata, Elisabeth Geiser, and Sven Bradler, who is also an editor at ZooKeys!

Great to see in person people that we've worked with for almost a decade.

27/08/2024

A report of the first discovery of wild albinism in the snake family Xenodermidae: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1209.128944

American Museum of Natural History

27/08/2024

Thanks BBC Wildlife Magazine for featuring this new pit viper species whose discovery we published!

Scientists found the new snake species in the montane rainforest of Yingjiang County, close to the China-Myanmar border.

26/08/2024

A look back to the time we had at the 10th World Congress of Herpetology together with our publishers from Pensoft Publishers - the ZooKeys team met many great friends, heard some great insights, and we can't wait for the next edition!

At the event, the Pensoft team met up with authors and editors, showcased its new communication materials, and sponsored a Best Talk award.

26/08/2024

Two beautiful new goby species from China that we recently published in ZooKeys swam all the way to this news article!

📜Paper: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121

The small animals use rocks to protect their large eggs, researchers said.

26/08/2024

𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 and 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎, two beautiful new species of freshwater gobies are described from the Upper Youshui River, Chongqing, China. Discovered during surveys conducted between June 2023 and January 2024, the authors suggest that the overall species diversity within this genus may be underestimated in China.

Open-access - https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/128121/

"This study delves into the habitat of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 in the Upper Youshui River to explore the habitat segregation of Rhinogobius, building upon previous research concerning the ecological preferences of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 species."

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲
Two new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Upper Youshui River, Chongqing, China

𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Li L, Li C, Shao W, Fu S, Zhou C (2024) Two new species of freshwater goby (Teleostei, Gobiidae) from the Upper Youshui River, Chongqing, China. ZooKeys 1210: 173-195. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
Two previously unknown species of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 have been discovered in the streams of the Upper Youshui River, within the Yuan River Basin, Xiushan County, Chongqing, China.

These new species are named as 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 and 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎. Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial genomes revealed that 𝑅. 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 is genetically closest to 𝑅. 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠, while 𝑅. 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎 shares the greatest genetic similarity with 𝑅. 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖. Morphological distinctions allow for the clear differentiation of these species.

𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 sp. nov. is characterized by having VI–VII rays in the first dorsal fin and I, 8–9 rays in the second dorsal fin. The longitudinal scale series typically consists of 22–24 scales, while the transverse scale series comprises 7–8 scales. Notably, the predorsal scale series is absent and the total vertebrae count is 12+17=29.

𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎 sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by the presence of 13–15 rays on the pectoral fin. Its longitudinal scale series ranges from 30 to 33 scales, with no scales in the predorsal area. The total vertebral count is 30, with 12 precaudal and 18 caudal vertebrae. The head and body of this species are light gray with irregular orange markings on the cheeks and opercle.

Through morphological and molecular analyses, it has been confirmed that 𝑅. 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎 and 𝑅. 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 represent novel species within the 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 genus.

𝗘𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 - This species, discovered in Chongqing and Guizhou Province in the southwestern region of China, has been named 𝑅. 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖. The Latin roots “sud” meaning “south” and “occidentalis” meaning “western” combine to signify “southwestern”. The suggested Chinese name for this species is 西南吻虾虎鱼.
𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎 was discovered in a small stream with a colorful cobble substrate. Accordingly, we named this species after its habitat. In Ancient Greek, “𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜” means “stone,” and “𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎” means rich in color. We combined these two words to christen this species. We suggest the Chinese name of this species as “彩石吻虾虎鱼”.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁
Top - Photographs of 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎 captured underwater in a tank A male and B female. Photographed by Mr Zhi.
Top right - 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 headshot.
Bottom right - Stream environment in Xiushan, Chongqing where 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑔𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 sp. nov. was collected.

Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published in Zookeys journal. This paper is released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

26/08/2024

🔓 🐟 • 2024 :: sudoccidentalis & R. lithopolychroma • Two of Freshwater (Teleostei: ) from the Upper Youshui River, , China
novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/08/rhinogobius.html 🐟
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121 🔓

Abstract :: Two previously unknown species of Rhinogobius have been discovered in the streams of the Upper Youshui River, within the Basin, Xiushan County, Chongqing, China. These new species are named as Rhinogobius sudoccidentalis and Rhinogobius lithopolychroma. Phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial genomes revealed that R. sudoccidentalis is genetically closest to R. reticulatus, while R. lithopolychroma shares the greatest genetic similarity with R. leavelli. Morphological distinctions allow for the clear differentiation of these species. Rhinogobius sp. nov. is characterized by having VI–VII rays in the first dorsal fin and I, 8–9 rays in the second dorsal fin. The longitudinal scale series typically consists of 22–24 scales, while the transverse scale series comprises 7–8 scales. Notably, the predorsal scale series is absent and the total vertebrae count is 12+17=29. Rhinogobius sp. nov. can be distinguished from other species by the presence of 13–15 rays on the pectoral fin. Its longitudinal scale series ranges from 30 to 33 scales, with no scales in the predorsal area. The total vertebral count is 30, with 12 precaudal and 18 caudal vertebrae. The head and body of this species are light gray with irregular orange markings on the cheeks and opercle. Through morphological and molecular analyses, it has been confirmed that R. lithopolychroma and R. sudoccidentalis represent novel species within the Rhinogobius genus.



L. Li, C. Li, et al. 2024. . 1210: 173-195.
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.128121

25/08/2024

😍 Pleased to welcome Jéssica P. Gillung (McGill University) at the Pensoft Publishers stand at the XXVII International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto! 🇯🇵

🙌 She described her experience as an author at our journal as "amazing"!

🔍 Check out her publications in our journal to date at: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/browse_journal_articles?form_name=filter_articles&selfurl=filter_articles&backurl=filter_articles&sortby=6&journal_id=2&search_hidden=Jessica%20Gillung&search_in_=1&search_in_hidden=1&search_hidden=Gillung&search_in=1

📸 She also posed with a journal brochure of our featuring a very special carabid: Agra grace, described by our late legendary founding editor: Terry L. Erwin in 2010 (see article: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.66.684 )!

ZooKeys is a peer-reviewed, open access, online and print, rapidly published journal, launched to support free exchange of ideas, data and information in all branches of Zoology. It is one of the most dynamic, innovative  and technologically advanced scholarly journals in its field. Zookeys was...

25/08/2024

🤩 Long-years editors at ZooKeys & Chrysomelidae experts: Michael Schmitt and Caroline S Chaboo visit the Pensoft Publishers stand at the XXVII International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto! 🇯🇵

💡 Time to take a look at the special issues from the past Chrysomelidae symposia they put together and published in our journal: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/browse_journal_issues.php?journal_id=2&year=0&special_issues=1!

23/08/2024

Story on the new species of tarantula we published found in the Chiricahua Mountains!

Unfortunately, the species is already facing threats.

23/08/2024

🔓 • 2024 :: ducentiunus • Bivalves of Superfamily Galeommatoidea (Bivalvia) from western , with Observations on Commensal Relationships and Habitats
novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/08/brachiomya.html
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1207.124517 🔓

Abstract :: The Galeommatoidea are a diverse but little-studied group of small bivalves, well known for the symbiotic relationships many species have with a range of invertebrate taxa. Four species collected from the Western Cape region of South Africa were examined and illustrated, providing new details on their habitat preferences, and depicting the mantle structure of live specimens for the first time. Brachiomya sp. nov., is described herein, and an additional record of substriata (Montagu, 1808) is reported from South Africa. Brachiomya ducentiunus and Montacuta substriata have obligate symbiotic relationships with different burrowing , while Kellia becki (WH Turton, 1932) and mactroides (Hanley, 1857) are free-living. DNA data and phylogenetic analyses are provided for three of the species.



P. Valentich-Scott, C. Griffiths, et al. 2024.  . 1207: 301-323.
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1207.124517

23/08/2024

🔓 🐍 • 2024 :: citrinoventer • A of the Genus Hebius (Squamata: ) from , China
novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/07/hebius.html 🐍
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1206.123841 🔓

Abstract :: A new species of the genus Hebius Thompson, 1913 is described from Yingjiang County, Dehong Dai and Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, based on molecular and morphological evidence. It can be distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: (1) dorsal scale rows 19–17–17, feebly keeled; (2) ventrals 146–151; (3) nasal complete, nostril in the middle of the nasal; (4) supralabials 9, the fourth to sixth in contact with the eye; (5) infralabials 10–11, the first 5 touching the first pair of chin shields; (6) preoculars 2; (7) postoculars 3; (8) temporals 3, arranged in two rows (1+2); (9) maxillary teeth 31, the last 4 slightly enlarged, without diastema; (10) tail comparatively long, TAL/TL ratio 0.334 in the male; (11) dorsolateral series of irregular orange or ochre yellow blotches, extending from the neck to the posterior part of the tail; and (12) venter pale orange, tips of ventrals with subrectangular black blotches. All Hebius specimens were strongly recovered as monophyletic, in which Hebius taronensis (Smith, 1940) and Hebius venningi (Wall, 1910) were monophyletic as sister to the County specimens. According to the p‐distance of cytochrome b, the new species differs from its congeners by 9.7–15.4%.



Etymology: The specific name citrinoventer comprises the Latin words “citrinus” (yellowish-orange or orange) and “venter” (the belly or underside), based on the pale orange venter of the new species.

Y.-H. Xu, D.-C. Yang, et al. 2024. . 1206: 255-274.
DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1206.123841

22/08/2024

“With Earth in the midst of a human-mediated extinction crisis, it is astonishing how little we know about our planet’s biodiversity, even for conspicuous and charismatic groups such as tarantulas,” says author Chris Hamilton about this new discovery published in ZooKeys.

Check out his paper here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1210.125318

The remarkable new species is endemic to the Chiricahua Mountains and is predominately distributed in mid- to high-elevation forests.

21/08/2024

🤩 Looking forward to the International Congress of Entomology 2024, where our publisher Pensoft Publishers will be an active participant!

Entomologist friends, come say hi to the ZooKeys team at stand 25!

Pensoft, leading publisher of open access journals and books in entomology and biodiversity, will take part in the International Congress of Entomology 2024 (ICE2024), taking place on August 25-30 2024 in Kyoto, Japan.Pensoft’s founder and CEO and one of the founding editors of the company&rsq...

19/08/2024

Two new species of lan snails are described from Thailand in the genus Landouria. Find out more about them here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.117056

CPRU : มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏชัยภูมิ

19/08/2024

A new newt species is described from China's Huanggangshan Mountains. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.126092

16/08/2024

An updated checklist of sponges of the Spermonde Archipelago in south-west Sulawesi focusing on the littoral area: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.113603

BPPMPV KPTK Kemdikbud Naturalis Universiteit Leiden / Leiden University

16/08/2024

Five new species of net-winged beetles are described from China. Find out more about them here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.125938

16/08/2024

Colorado’s caves are home to many creatures - one of them is this newly described pseudoscorpion!

We recently published its description, and now you can read the story behind it on the Pensoft Publishers blog.

A research associate with the Zoology Department at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, found the new pseudoscorpion along with his wife and son.

16/08/2024

Description of two new marine nematode species belonging to the genus Halichoanolaimus from the intertidal zone of the Yellow Sea: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.124047

15/08/2024

This is Aleiodes pseudoseriatus, a new species of parasitoid wasp. Find out more about it here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.127135

National Museums Scotland Chulalongkorn University

15/08/2024

An evaluation of the taxonomy of subilinid snails in Myanmar recognised 40 species and subspecies across nine genera, including two new species. Find out more here: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1208.116083

Chulalongkorn University University of Yangon Myanmar Natural History Museum, London Fauna & Flora International - Myanmar Programme

15/08/2024

In the rich coastal waters of Cape Town, where an extensive underwater kelp forest, the ‘Great African Seaforest,’ grows, a new species of clam was found - read more about it on the Pensoft Publishers blog.

It was discovered while working on the 1001 Seaforest Species project, which focuses on raising awareness about the rich kelp bed ecosystems of South Africa.