A biodiversity hotspot in North Africa

A biodiversity hotspot in North Africa

A biodiversity hotspot in North Africa Aziza Cave harbors a rich and diverse array of subterranean life that is only now beginning to be revealed widely. Guest blog post by Marconi Souza-Silva Beneath the arid pre-Saharan zone of Morocco lies Aziza Cave, also known as Kef Aziza or Tazouguert Cave. The vast subterranean system stretches … Read more

New oviposition behaviour spotted in parasitoid wasp

New oviposition behaviour spotted in parasitoid wasp

New oviposition behaviour spotted in parasitoid wasp A female Eupelmus messene used her ovipositor to drill through the wall of a polystyrene Petri dish and laid her egg outside the dish. The thin, flexible, and mobile ovipositor of some female insects, perfected over thousands of years of evolution, can carry substances and drill into various … Read more

The 2024 Save The Snakes Grant Recipients

The 2024 Save The Snakes Grant Recipients

The 2024 Save The Snakes Grant Recipients Seven years ago, Save The Snakes was founded with a snake conservation vision. We believed that if Save The Snakes could support wildlife conservationists to mitigate human-snake conflict in their own communities, then they could lay the groundwork to protect threatened snake populations in their part of the … Read more

12 new weevil species discovered using advanced imaging tools

12 new weevil species discovered using advanced imaging tools

12 new weevil species discovered using advanced imaging tools Two of these new species occur in Japan, including one species found in Yanbaru National Park, Okinawa. Jake Lewis, an entomologist in the Environmental Science and Informatics Section at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), is fascinated by weevils, a diverse group of beetles … Read more

Exploring the 10th World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo: A Journey of Conservation and Collaboration

Exploring the 10th World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo: A Journey of Conservation and Collaboration

Exploring the 10th World Congress of Herpetology in Borneo: A Journey of Conservation and Collaboration The 10th World Congress of Herpetology, held from August 5 to 9 at the Borneo Convention Center in Kuching, Sarawak, brought together over 1,400 delegates from 70 nations—uniting researchers, conservationists, and enthusiasts passionate about reptiles and amphibians. Save The Snakes … Read more

Crustacean with panda-like coloring confirmed as a new species

Crustacean with panda-like coloring confirmed as a new species

Crustacean with panda-like coloring confirmed as a new species The newly classified Melita panda — named after the charismatic mammal — was first found in the 1990s. Decades after it was first found in Japan, a species of crustacean with unique black-and-white coloring that resembles a panda has been confirmed to be new to science. Melitid amphipods … Read more

Cyber catalogue and revision of the nematode genus Enchodelus

Cyber catalogue and revision of the nematode genus Enchodelus

Cyber catalogue and revision of the nematode genus Enchodelus All available information on Enchodelus species is brought together. This will contribute to a more complete assessment of species diversity and distribution. Guest blog post by Milka Elshishka and Vlada Peneva The order Dorylaimida is the most diverse nematode group, with over 2640 valid species and … Read more

Museum für Naturkunde and Pensoft

Museum für Naturkunde and Pensoft

Museum für Naturkunde and Pensoft By adopting Open Access in 2014, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MfN) took an important step towards ensuring the research published in its journals can reach scientists, members of the public, and key decision-makers across borders.  Beginning with the two oldest journals, Zoosystematics and Evolution (ZSE) and Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ), … Read more

Celebrating 10 years of Open Access: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Celebrating 10 years of Open Access: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Celebrating 10 years of Open Access: Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift Founded in 1857 as the Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ), stands as one of the world’s oldest continuously published entomological journals. Throughout its 166-year history, DEZ has weathered significant challenges, navigating two world wars and internal societal divisions, consistently re-emerging to contribute to insect … Read more