African Invertebrates

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Our Journal Impact Factor has improved from 0.8 to 1.1. africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/news/904

A new, improved Scopus CiteScore for African Invertebrates. africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/news/876

African Invertebrates has now launched its own data portal, where you can access datasets and occurrences published alongside papers in the journal. africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/news/821

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

A new species is described as part of a revison of the Afrotropical spider fly genus Africaterphis. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinv… #Acroceridae

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

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

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/afrinv…

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/AfrInv…

Researchers synonymise the bee-fly genera Enica and Nomalonia and describe a new species from South Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinv… #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/AfrInv…

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/lif… #Lepidoptera

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

As part of ongoing revisions of the Afrotropical family #Trachelidae, four new genera are described from southern Africa. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/AfrInv…

📢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

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/afrinv… #Araneae

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

Researchers present a novel Chumma species alongside new distribution records for the genus. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/afrinv… #Araneae