Deep Sea Research: Discovery and description of a remarkable bathypelagic nudibranch, Bathydevius caudactylus
☑️ research highlight: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adv5900
☑️ research paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104414
#Nudibranch #Bathypelagic #bioluminescence #DeepSea #NewSpecies #NewGenus #NewFamily #ocean #oceanographicresearch #science #STEM #news #biodiversity #NorthPacificOcean #Pacific #PacificOcean #biology
Excastra albopilosa: A remarkable #NewGenus and #NewSpecies of Lamiinae (Coleoptera) from southeastern #Queensland, #Australia
http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2024/07/excastra.html #Beetles #Insects #Animals
"The fact that this striking species has avoided the attention of #entomologists for so long is something of a mystery but serves to emphasise how much may be left to discover about the Australian Lamiinae fauna."
Excastra albopilosa Tweed, Ashman & Ślipiński, 2024 DOI: 10.54102/ajt.iv1x5 A new genus and species of Cerambycidae from the subfamily ...
A new monotypic Australian genus in the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 is described, Venomius gen. nov., with V. tomhardyi sp. nov. as type species. Somatically, Venomius gen. nov. is similar to the typical leaf-curling orb-weaving spiders, such as Phonognatha Simon, 1894 or Leviana Framenau & Kuntner, 2022, due to a similar elongate cylindrical abdomen and colouration; however, the genital morphology of the new genus is very different. Most unusual are the presence of two strong macrosetae on the male pedipalp tibia. Male pedipalp sclerites are complex, with diagnostic characters including the tibial macrosetae and a keeled median and a rounded basal process on the stipes. The epigyne of females is wholly covered by the scape that has a short median process. Venomius tomhardyi gen. nov. et sp. nov. has been collected in southern Australia, from Tasmania to Western Australia, where it builds a circular, vertical orb-web. Spiders often hide in silk-lined hollows in branches of trees when disturbed during the day.
Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-05-fossil-insect-genus-species-prodigious.html
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Fossil insect study identifies #newgenus and species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper @oregonstateuniv https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/4/922 https://phys.org/news/2023-05-fossil-insect-genus-species-prodigious.html
A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an insect with prodigious leaping ability in adulthood following a nymphal stage spent covered in a frothy fluid.
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