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A new genus and species of mirine plant bug endemic to central Honshu, Japan, a region receiving the world’s heaviest snowfall (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini)

Itoigawacoris venustulus Yasunaga & Mashima, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Living individual of Itoigawacoris venustulus, male adult.

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@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New mirine plant bug from #japan just snuck in:

Itoigawacoris venustulus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E26F781A-FFA2-695F-FF5A-158642096AC7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.3.6
#Zootaxa #ItoigawacorisVenustulus

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A new genus and species of mirine plant bug endemic to central Honshu, Japan, a region receiving the world’s heaviest snowfall (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Mirinae: Mirini)

Itoigawacoris venustulus Yasunaga & Mashima, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · 2 days ago

#NewSpecies!
New bloodworm from #australia just surfaced:

Marphysa tompaulingi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087CB-FF9C-FFE5-8AD1-5F92FEA9FD1E
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5717.2.1
#Zootaxa #MarphysaTompaulingi

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Redescription of the enigmatic Marphysa mossambica (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) and description of two new Marphysa species from northern Australia

Marphysa tompaulingi Glasby, Biriukova, Hutchings, Daffe & Lavesque, 2025, sp. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank

Cumulonimbus boosted

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@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 cordata, female wandering on artificial pavement.

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