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Just published by a team of scientists from Germany🇩🇪 and Sweden🇸🇪: the 1st-time tree of all European #butterflies🦋 It represents an important tool for evolutionary & ecological research. Also helps in #insect #conservation.
🔓Data Paper: https://t.co/gmTY4btAHM.
The 1st time-calibrated phylogeny of all 496 extant #butterfly species in Europe, incl. 18 localised endemics with no public DNA sequences previously available.
🔓Data paper: https://t.co/gmTY4btAHM
#Phylogeny #Lepidoptera #Biodiversity #WED2020
Small #diptera genus <Aethiopomyia>, #endemic to the #Afrotropical region, includes 5 species with mostly yellow colour patterns of the body.
Study: https://t.co/NRSaGAwdkH
#Entomology #Taxonomy
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4 #NewSpecies of Caribbean marine #worms discovered in brackish waters of Tamiahua Lagoon (Mexico) & described in the genus <Sigambra>.
Study: https://t.co/iJghEVBjoB.
#Polychaete #Taxonomy #NewSpecies #MarineSpecies
9 #NewSpecies of frit #flies added to the New World genus <Enderleiniella> in a revision, also revealing the 1st insights into the #biology of these #chloropids.
Article: https://t.co/IKaFdSgBBg by @JJMlynarek of @AAFC_Canada.
#Diptera #Entomology #Taxonomy #Biodiversity
Characters shaped by niche utilisation - such as body size - key to differentiating closely related sympatric species, confirms a description of 2 #NewSpecies of tiger #beetles from Taiwan.
See: https://t.co/GQnilFe1fZ.
#Carabidae #Coleoptera #Biodiversity #Taxonomy
2 #NewSpecies of highly similar tiger #beetles were recognised in #Taiwan, based on their #morphological and #molecular characteristics.
Study: https://t.co/GQnilEWqor
#Coleoptera #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Entomology
Chinese species in the genus <Deltocephalus> revealed a “#DNAbarcoding gap” when it comes to the identification of these #leafhoppers.
Study: https://t.co/ctj3ah6EyW.
#Hemiptera #Entomology #Taxonomy #DNAbarcodes
Review of the endemic in the New World genus of #mantidflies <Nolima> features a #NewSpecies from Costa Rica + 3 species redescriptions (incl. <N. Victor>, pictured).
Study: https://t.co/zhvpdq20gu.
#Neuroptera #Entomology #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Mantidfly
2 new cixiid #planthoppers discovered in China double the number of species known in the genus (Andixius): https://t.co/UEsPaOGx0P #entomology #taxonomy #Hemiptera #NewSpecies