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#NewSpecies!
New spiny frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Spinomantis lakolosy

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D9754505-B4EE-50B2-8A5B-B4D565DEAABF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.9.174833
#EvolutionarySystematics #SpinomantisLakolosy

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Two new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar

Spinomantis lakolosy Hutter, Andriampenomanana, Lambert & Vences, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

In-situ photographs of Spinomantis lakolosy, female paratype perched on a small branch alongside a rock ledge.

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Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New damselfly from the #vietnam just landed:

Onychargia hungeri

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6711721D-FFF5-4D16-FF63-F9DEFDF1F83F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.2
#Zootaxa #OnychargiaHungeri

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Notes on the genus Onychargia Selys, 1865 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) with description of O. hungeri sp. nov. from southern Vietnam

Onychargia hungeri in the type location, a mating pair.

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New damselfly from the #vietnam just landed:

Onychargia hungeri

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6711721D-FFF5-4D16-FF63-F9DEFDF1F83F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5729.4.2
#Zootaxa #OnychargiaHungeri

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #odonata #damselfly

Notes on the genus Onychargia Selys, 1865 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) with description of O. hungeri sp. nov. from southern Vietnam

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Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

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

Lagria cordata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7BDBC43A-A9E4-5D25-826D-24283005A878
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.171898
#ZooKeys #LagriaCordata

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Asian species of the little-known subgenus Lagria (Lagriella) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae), with a new species and the first record from China

Lagria (Lagriella) cordata Zhou & Chen, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Lagria cordata, female wandering on artificial pavement.

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New spiny frog from #madagascar just snuck in:

Spinomantis lakolosy

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D9754505-B4EE-50B2-8A5B-B4D565DEAABF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/evolsyst.9.174833
#EvolutionarySystematics #SpinomantisLakolosy

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

Two new species of the Spinomantis bertini species complex (Mantellidae) from south-eastern Madagascar

Spinomantis lakolosy Hutter, Andriampenomanana, Lambert & Vences, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 3 days ago

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

Lagria cordata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7BDBC43A-A9E4-5D25-826D-24283005A878
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1265.171898
#ZooKeys #LagriaCordata

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #coleoptera #beetles #bugs

Asian species of the little-known subgenus Lagria (Lagriella) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Lagriinae), with a new species and the first record from China

Lagria (Lagriella) cordata Zhou & Chen, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

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@hanscees@ieji.de · 5 days ago

@AnnBot @kim_harding well they now grow inside in the winter at my place #botany #biology

Annals of Botany

@AnnBot@botany.social · 5 days ago

⏳ There’s still time to submit!

The call for papers for the Special Issue
Seedling Traits and Climate Change remains open until February 1, 2026 🗓

We look forward to your research on how early plant life stages respond to a changing climate 🌱

👉 https://botany.fyi/htj54e

Green flyer for an Annals of Botany Special Issue, “Seedling Traits and Climate Change,” listing the editor and guest editors, with a February 1, 2026 submission deadline and a photo of sprouting seeds.

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@hanscees@ieji.de replied · 5 days ago

@AnnBot @kim_harding well they now grow inside in the winter at my place #botany #biology

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Corvus corax

@corvus21@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Henosepilachna argus 🍈

La coccinelle de la bryone est végétarienne et se nourrit de feuilles de bryone (Bryonia sp) et d'autres Cucurbitacées, comme les melons dont elle arbore fièrement la couleur.

#Nature #Biodiversite #Insects #Insectes #Ladybug #Macro #Macrophotography #Entomology #Environment #Biology #Ecology #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #InventaireNaturaliste #Photo #Photography

Coccinelle de la bryone, orange avec douze points noirs.
Elle est posée à l'extrémité pointue d'une feuille grise duveteuse.
Vue du dessus, elle semble plonger dans le vide.
Le fond de l'image est vert foncé uniforme. — Coccinelle de la bryone, orange avec douze points noirs. Elle est posée à l'extrémité pointue d'une feuille grise duveteuse. Vue du dessus, elle semble plonger dans le vide. Le fond de l'image est vert foncé uniforme.

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@corvus21@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Henosepilachna argus 🍈

La coccinelle de la bryone est végétarienne et se nourrit de feuilles de bryone (Bryonia sp) et d'autres Cucurbitacées, comme les melons dont elle arbore fièrement la couleur.

#Nature #Biodiversite #Insects #Insectes #Ladybug #Macro #Macrophotography #Entomology #Environment #Biology #Ecology #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #InventaireNaturaliste #Photo #Photography