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ZoologyCon 2026 set to convene this November in Bucharest, Romania The "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History announced the ZoologyCon 2026 international congress, scheduled to take place from 4-7 November 2026 in Bucharest, Roma...

🦋 ZoologyCon 2026 is coming to Bucharest!

Join us 4-7 Nov 2026 for an international congress hosted by Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History.

📅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬:
𝟏 𝐀𝐩𝐫: Reg/Abstracts open
𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧: Abstract deadline
𝟏𝟓 𝐎𝐜𝐭: Reg deadline

𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: travaux.pensoft.net/journal_news...

First record of the #invasive mealybug 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘦 in Egypt.

📖 Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/trav...

#pest #morphology

First record of three rare #spider species from the Republic of Moldova: 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘤𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘪, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘖𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.

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#newrecord #biodiversity #Araneae

A four-year study of the #fish #fauna of the lower reaches of the Cerna River (Danube river system) identified 19 species and documented the first occurrence of 𝘊𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢 in this river ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/trav...

#freshwater #biodiversity

Going south: the first record of the dead log #beetle (𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘴) in Greece marks its southernmost distribution.
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#saproxylic #newrecord

photo of Poecilimon affinis

🦗Two bush-cricket #species, 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴 and 𝘐𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢, are recorded for the first time in the Eastern Carpathians, extending the range of 𝘗. 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴 and indicating a #biogeographical link among 𝘐. 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢 populations in Transylvania, Wallachia, and Dobrogea.
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New study reports on the #diversity and distribution of #ectoparasites on the Little Grebe (T𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘣𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴) and the Great Crested Grebe (𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴) in Algeria revealing new host-parasite: doi.org/10.3897/trav...

In Romania, the first record of the tent caterpillar 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 (from a male specimen) was found on the southwest shore of the Danube, near the Serbian border.

Check it out: doi.org/10.3897/trav...

#DNAbarcoding #biodiversity

Acoustic monitoring of the hunting pressure over the wintering population of the Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) in Romania This study explores the use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) to assess the hunting pressure on the vulnerable Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) population wintering in Romania. The Red-breast...

❄️ Over 5,900 hours of #acoustic #data collected during two winter seasons (2018–2020) in three #Natura2000 sites were used to assess hunting pressure on the vulnerable Red-breasted Goose (𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘳𝘶𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘴).

🔎See the results here: doi.org/10.3897/trav...

#audiomoth #bioacoustics

A new species of shallow-water tanaid represents the first record of the genus 𝑆𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑠 from the Sea of Crete.

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Temporal and spatial distribution patterns of dipteran assemblages in common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.) phytotelmata: Insights from eastern Slovakia The common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.) represents a unique and almost unknown aquatic ecosystem referred to as phytotelma, identified almost a century ago by Varga in 1928. The present study investi...

This study highlights the simplicity and extremity of the teasel aquatic environment and provides insights into ecological processes, such as distribution, colonisation and species interactions within the teasel ecosystem.

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The rapid expansion of Sphenophorus venatus in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, and notes on the west palearctic Sphenophorus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Sphenophorus venatus (Say, 1831), a species native to the Nearctic region, has recently been recorded in multiple Eastern Mediterranean and Balkan countries. This study compiles new records based on f...

Researchers compile new records based on field surveys and citizen science platforms, confirming the presence of Sphenophorus venatus in Albania, Bulgaria, mainland Greece, Italy, Israel and Turkey.

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Feather mites (Acariformes, Astigmata) detected on some birds in Türkiye: new records and new host-parasite associations Feather mite specimens (Astigmata: Analgoidea and Pterolichoidea) used in this study were collected from 29 dead bird individuals of various orders in Artvin, Erzurum, Rize, and Sakarya (Türkiye)...

New records and host-parasite associations are presented in this study of the feather mites detected on 29 dead birds in Türkiye.

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A new fossil Cantharidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from the Miocene deposits of Vlădiceni, Romania A newly discovered species of soldier beetle, Cantharis (s. str.) sesermanae sp. nov., has been identified from the Sarmatian (around 10.5 mya, Late Miocene) deposits located near Vlădiceni, Ia&#...

A newly discovered species of soldier beetle has been identified from the Sarmatian deposits located near Vlădiceni, Iaşi County, Romania.

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Lycidae, Elateridae (Omalisinae), Prostomidae and Pyrochroidae in the Coleoptera collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History with the first record of Pyrochroa bifov... The paper deals with twelve species of Lycidae, Elateridae (Omalisinae), Prostomidae and Pyrochroidae from Romania. Photographs of male genitalia and abdominal segments of four specimens of Pyrochroa ...

Lycidae, Elateridae Prostomidae and Pyrochroidae in the Coleoptera collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History are presented with the first record of Pyrochroa bifoveata in Romania.

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A specimen collected during the first “Galathea” expedition (1845–1847) represents the first documented record of Saptha divitiosa from the Nicobar Islands, extending and reshaping the known western limit of this species’ distribution range.

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The Asian mud-dauber wasp Sceliphron curvatum is reported for the first time in Cyprus. Researchers present an identification key and notes on the species' possible impacts.

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New and noteworthy records of Orthoptera (Insecta) from Crete (Greece) and its satellite islets Crete (Greece) and its satellite islets have been identified as a significant biodiversity hotspot with a high concentration of endemic species, including Orthoptera. So far, 76 species of Orthoptera ...

New records and findings derived from 37 years of pitfall-trap samplings by the Natural History Museum of Crete raise the total number of Orthoptera known for Crete and its satellite islands to 83 taxa.

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The updated data on the leaf beetle diversity (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of Algeti National Park and its environs (Georgia, Caucasus) The species diversity of the leaf beetles was investigated in Algeti National Park and its environs (Georgia, Caucasus). Forty-eight species of leaf beetles belonging to 23 genera are listed. Among th...

48 species are recorded in a checklist of leaf beetle diversity in Algeti National Park, Georgia, and its environs.

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Data for grey wolf prey preference show considerable seasonality in the Central Balkan Mts., reinforcing the carnivore's pronounced adaptability in terms of prey selectivity.

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Researchers present the first report of kleptoparasitism (food theft) for Leptodeira rhombifera in Nicaragua. Learn more about their battle for a yellow toad (Incilius luetkenii) here:

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