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African Invertebrates @AI_Journal

OA journal for taxonomy, systematics, biology, conservation, etc. of Afrotropical invertebrates. Now on Bsky: bsky.app/profile/africaninve…

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African Invertebrates@AI_Journal
7 Jul 2025
We are moving to Bluesky! To keep up to date with our latest studies, follow us on Bluesky and Facebook. 🔵 bsky.app/profile/africaninve… facebook.com/AfricanInverteb…
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Our Journal Impact Factor has improved from 0.8 to 1.1. africaninvertebrates.pensoft…

African Invertebrates Receives Improved Journal Impact Factor

The 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for African Invertebrates stands at 1.1, up from 0.8, according to the latest Web of Science data, reports ARPHA Platform’s Indexing team.In late June, Clarivate...

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A new, improved Scopus CiteScore for African Invertebrates. africaninvertebrates.pensoft…

New, improved Scopus CiteScore for African Invertebrates

The 2024 Scopus CiteScore for African Invertebrates has been released, reporting a value of 1.3. Published in early June by Scopus and confirmed by the ARPHA Platform's indexing team, this figure...

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African Invertebrates has now launched its own data portal, where you can access datasets and occurrences published alongside papers in the journal. africaninvertebrates.pensoft…

African Invertebrates launches GBIF-hosted data portal

Pensoft has partnered with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) to launch a series of data hosted portals for 25 of its open-access journals, enhancing the accessibility and reusabil...

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A new species is described as part of a revison of the Afrotropical spider fly genus Africaterphis. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr… #Acroceridae
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Part of: Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr…

Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord

On behalf of the guest editors, we would like to invite submissions for a special issue to be published in African Invertebrates in remembrance of our colleague, Prof. Stefan Hendrik Foord. At the...

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A revision of Stegopterus beetles from South Africa's Western Cape reveals 11 new species. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr… #Coleoptera

Revision of the Western Cape endemic genus Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 (Coleoptera,...

Stegopterus Burmeister & Schaum, 1840 is a Trichiini genus endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Until now, it has been regarded as comprising only four species, namely S. vittatus...

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Part of: Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr…

Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord

On behalf of the guest editors, we would like to invite submissions for a special issue to be published in African Invertebrates in remembrance of our colleague, Prof. Stefan Hendrik Foord. At the...

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Using a rapid assessment protocol, researchers compared lowland tropical forest spider assemblages in Congo and Panama, revealing significant regional differences in family-level diversity. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr…
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New research catalogues holotypes of Diachlorini and Tabanini horseflies at @kznmuseum, providing high-quality images and vital taxonomic data for global accessibility. doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr…

Tabanidae (Diptera) holotypes in the KwaZulu-Natal Museum collection: Part 2. Diachlorini and...

All primary (name-bearing) and secondary types (paratypes) of Bartolomeudiasiella, Cydistomyia and Limata within the tribe Diachlorini and Hybomitra, Tabanus and Therioplectes within the tribe...

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Researchers synonymise the bee-fly genera Enica and Nomalonia and describe a new species from South Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr… #Diptera @LisaRollinson5
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Research on the South Africa’s Cape autumn widow butterfly reveals its ability to adjust behaviour and phenology in response to climate.🦋 doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr…

Life history and behavioural observations during the rearing of Dira clytus clytus (Linnaeus, 1764)...

Lepidoptera are known to alter their behaviour and phenology in response to climatic conditions. Understanding these responses is important for the conservation of Lepidoptera species, especially...

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Learn more on the Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/30/…

Life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa’s Cape autumn widow butterfly

A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and behaviour of the endemic Cape autumn widow butterfly (Dira clytus), a species...

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Researchers explore the life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa’s Cape autumn widow butterfly. 🇿🇦🦋 🔗 Find out about the study on the @Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/01/30/… #Lepidoptera
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As part of ongoing revisions of the Afrotropical family #Trachelidae, four new genera are described from southern Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/AfrInvertebr…
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Part of: Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr…

Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord

On behalf of the guest editors, we would like to invite submissions for a special issue to be published in African Invertebrates in remembrance of our colleague, Prof. Stefan Hendrik Foord. At the...

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African Invertebrates retweeted
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📢Initiated at the last @EntCollNet annual meeting, this topical collection welcomes contributions about #specimens curated for public education & awareness. ⌛️31 March 2025 👌No #APCs 🤗Open to anyone, incl. non-members! #entomology #scicomm #scholcomm nhcm.pensoft.net/news/768

Call for papers: Entomological collections in public education & outreach activities

Initiated by the symposium “Collections Reaching Out”, held as part of the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Collections Network (ECN) in Phoenix, Arizona, a new topical collection invites...

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Active restoration of Ghana's post-mining forests boosts spider activity densities to natural levels, but #biodiversity still lags after 20 years. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr… #Araneae
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Researchers present a novel Chumma species alongside new distribution records for the genus. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr… #Araneae
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Part of: Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr…

Gedenkschrift for Prof. Stefan H. Foord

On behalf of the guest editors, we would like to invite submissions for a special issue to be published in African Invertebrates in remembrance of our colleague, Prof. Stefan Hendrik Foord. At the...

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