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Integrative Systematics

@IntegSyst

The biological journal published by @SMNStuttgart. Formerly known as Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A (Biologie)

 Stuttgart, Germany
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Joined March 2021
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Just published in @IntegSyst: Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden diversity in an evolutionarily young lineage of African cycad moths (Lepidoptera: Ennominae: Diptychini: genus Veniliodes) Free download ➡️ doi.org/10.18476/2026.615900
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Volume 8 (2) now also with its nice cover design. You can explore the whole volume here: bioone.org/journals/integrat…
The cover of Vol. 8 (2) of Integrative Systematics, depicting a tiny shore fly in the genus Scatophila, photographed whilst perched on vegetation. The fly has characteristic dark wings with lighter spots

ALT The cover of Vol. 8 (2) of Integrative Systematics, depicting a tiny shore fly in the genus Scatophila, photographed whilst perched on vegetation. The fly has characteristic dark wings with lighter spots

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An integrative taxonomic treatment of the Mycetophilidae of Singapore, describing 98 new species of fungus gnat Now also with a brand new cover, featuring Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov. Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.752376
The cover of Vol. 8 (3), featuring an outline of the island of Singapore and the striking, newly-described fungus gnat Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov.

ALT The cover of Vol. 8 (3), featuring an outline of the island of Singapore and the striking, newly-described fungus gnat Integricypta fergusondavie gen. et sp. nov.

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Fish species discovered in 1767–1772 by Philibert Commerson and Jeanne Barret, mostly from the southwestern Indian Ocean. Part 1 Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.979589
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Philibert Commerson

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Morphological and historical evidence provides new insights into the type series of Chrysobrycon hesperus, the type species of the genus Chrysobrycon (Characiformes: Stevardiidae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.301087
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Illustrated identification key to Palaearctic genera of Ceraphronoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) Free download: tinyurl.com/mry77muw
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First record of Paragus karnaliensis (Diptera: Syrphidae) from India, with notes on Indian species of the genus Paragus Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.918387
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A remarkable new species of the Megaselia sulphuripes-group: Megaselia heimingshofensis sp. n. from Central and Eastern Europe (Diptera: Phoridae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.439658
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Taxonomic and faunistic comments on European Scatophila Becker (Diptera: Ephydridae), with descriptions of four new species Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.767630
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A new species of Ptilodexia (Diptera: Tachinidae: Dexiinae) from Ecuador, with a key to the South American species Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.202609
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Five new prey species of Alysson tricolor Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Bembicidae) Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.584498
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First report of the invasive pest species Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Eastern Europe Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.242735
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Erratum: A new weevil genus and species of the tribe Ithyporini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from Central Africa. Integrative Systematics 8 (1): 1–10 Appendix 2 now includes all characters used in the phylogenetic analyses. Free download: doi.org/10.18476/2025.417768
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Happy New Fungus Gnats! 🥂🦟🦟 Prof. @AmorimDdS and co-authors name 98 new species of Mycetophilidae from Singapore in a monograph just published in @IntegSyst. The paper can be downloaded for free from the following link: tinyurl.com/342cs43t Enjoy!
Neoempheria merlio Amorim & Oliveira sp. n. from Singapore

ALT Neoempheria merlio Amorim & Oliveira sp. n. from Singapore

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Finally, we travel back to the dawn of taxonomy with a Short Communication on a fly first described by Linnaeus in 1761, but whose identity had remained unknown until now: tinyurl.com/4x748742
The lectotype of 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘴, first described 264 years ago by Carolus Linnaeus

ALT The lectotype of 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘤𝘢 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘪𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘴, first described 264 years ago by Carolus Linnaeus

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Tachinidae or bristle flies are one of the most diverse fly families, with about 9,000 described species worldwide. Here, the authors describe 6 new genera and 11 new species from the vast Afrotropical Region: tinyurl.com/2w5ecb7v
𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Cerretti gen. et sp. n., a very elegant new genus and species of bristle fly from Kenya

ALT 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘢 Cerretti gen. et sp. n., a very elegant new genus and species of bristle fly from Kenya

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More research on South American flies, this time in the house fly family Muscidae: tinyurl.com/348pt6d5 The authors discovered a new cryptic species from Argentina through morphological and molecular evidence, including sex-specific differences in the microsetae on the head
𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳 sp. n., a cryptic species of predaceous Coenosiinae (Diptera: Muscidae) just described from Argentina

ALT 𝘕𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘳 sp. n., a cryptic species of predaceous Coenosiinae (Diptera: Muscidae) just described from Argentina

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From moths to moth flies, with the description of a new species of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 from Ecuador: tinyurl.com/4bpth9ze Here are Scanning Electron Microscope images of the male genitalia, which distinguish it from all other known species
SEM images of the male genitalia of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘢, a new species of moth fly just described from Ecuador

ALT SEM images of the male genitalia of 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘹 𝘳𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘢, a new species of moth fly just described from Ecuador

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Three more species of Afrotropical moths, this time in the genus 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 of the Noctuidae, are described as new: tinyurl.com/4mpjj7ab Again, look at those forewing patterns!
Forewings of select 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

ALT Forewings of select 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

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