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#NewSpecies

#NewSpecies!
Ceratostema limonensis
A newly discovered ericaceae from #ecuador!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A2628450-5379-5E5F-AF1D-340F78C7D82E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.263.159645
#phytoKeys #CeratostemaLimonensis

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#NewSpecies!
New shrimp from #mauritius just swam by:

Caridina henriettae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FCE86D-FFC9-DF3C-107C-5B2C9174FC02
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.2995
#ejtaxonomy #CaridinaHenriettae

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#newspecies!
A newly discovered lichen-forming fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Lobothallia wangii

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0EDCBB2D-92E4-5916-8AEF-C650B0274D75
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.125.173554
#MycoKeys #LobothalliaWangii

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#NewSpecies!
New ant-like litter beetle from #china just snuck in:

Disarthricerus dulcissimus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E4BEC6DD-B6C0-521D-A652-817BA62036E3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/dez.72.170957
#DeutscheEntomologischeZeitschrift #DisarthricerusDulcissimus

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Disarthricerus dulcissimus, male, dorsal habitus.

#NewSpecies!
New microsnail from #thailand just crawled in:

Acmella krueangensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CD7E2B23-C490-5593-A0E0-804970919958
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1256.157322
#ZooKeys #AcmellaKrueangensis

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Scanning electron micrographs of Acmella krueangensis.

#NewSpecies!
New gecko from #india just climbed in:

Hemidactylus kalinga

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/63E5500E-1E96-5948-89B3-ADC5EDCFD941
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e175753
#Herpetozoa #HemidactylusKalinga

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Live uncollected specimen of Hemidactylus kalinga. Juveniles showing variant colouration.

#NewSpecies!
New bandfish from #taiwan just swam in:

Owstonia smithvanizi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8C6C0704-F2DE-57E4-92F1-8BEDDAD233BD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1262.167436
#ZooKeys #OwstoniaSmithvanizi

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Owstonia smithvanizi, fresh specimen, holotype.

#NewSpecies!
New scorpion from #saudiarabia just stung us:

Androctonus najdensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1E2B7F2-E186-58F3-9572-14A74946EADC
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1262.163047
#zookeys #AndroctonusNajdensis

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Habitus of Androctonus najdensis, male holotype.

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #pakistan for #FungiFriday:

Lactarius swaticus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03BDEF4D-FFD6-D733-FF3B-AB87FA3BEFE0
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.690.1.4
#Phytotaxa #LactariusSwaticus

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Basidiomata of Lactarius swaticus. Holotype.

#NewSpecies!
New mountain vole from #tibet just came in:

Alticola yarlungia

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DF350893-EB56-58B8-B585-64D256AD44B3
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.170704
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #AlticolaYarlungia

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Alticola yarlungia, dorsal, ventral and lateral view.

#NewSpecies!
New freshwater mussel from #china just opened:

Huizhou xietianxiangi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F9A6493E-05AB-5B11-87ED-950455627224
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.171070
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #HuizhouXietianxiangi

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#NewSpecies!
New horned toad from #china just snuck in:

Boulenophrys yangchunensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BFFADEC3-AF19-54FB-9AAE-340AE6A60DFD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.38.e171400
#herpetozoa #BoulenophrysYangchunensis

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Life aspect of Boulenophrys yangchunensis, holotype.

#NewSpecies!
Lepanthes nasariana
A newly discovered orchid from #colombia!

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D3F1E630-9ADE-5B91-85C2-AAA3D76FADC2
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.266.161410
#phytoKeys #LepanthesNasariana

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Lepanthes nasariana in vivo. Flower, frontal view.

#NewSpecies!
New false darkling beetle from #china just snuck in:

Melandrya bifasciata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5FDE41BC-F7D8-560C-9779-EA9722CD4472
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1261.172411
#ZooKeys #MelandryaBifasciata

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Habitus of Melandrya bifasciata, male, dorsal view.

Newly described ‘lucifer’ bee found visiting critically endangered plant in Australia https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/newly-described-lucifer-bee-found-visiting-critically-endangered-plant-in-australia/ paper: https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/166350/element/4/417/

"In 2019, Kit Prendergast was surveying the #insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the #BremerRanges of Western #Australia when a bee grabbed her attention. Prendergast and her colleague dug deeper and found that the native bee, now named #Megachile lucifer, is a #NewSpecies. The species name refers to the female’s large, devil-like horns."