Alpine Entomology

Til moth do us part: new species marks 42 years of marriage “It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife.

Misidentified for over a century, a new European moth species has been discovered by Peter Huemer.

“It is without a doubt the prettiest species I have encountered in my long scientific career," said Huemer, who named the moth after his wife.

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12.08.2025 10:06 — 👍 12    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Two new species are described and illustrated as part of this review of Chinese species belonging to the spider wasp genus 𝐸𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑦𝑟𝑜𝑛.

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11.08.2025 06:38 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Trends in arthropods of alpine aquatic ecosystems Aquatic ecosystems and especially running waters are considered to be the most impacted ecosystems on the planet. Moreover, aquatic invertebrates are key indicators of global or local changes. Further...

'𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬' encourages scientists to publish research articles or short notices on trends and changes in biogeography, species community, distribution, behavior, or morphology of aquatic arthropods from mountainous regions.

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04.08.2025 07:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Impacts of alien insects in the Alpine ecosystem Recent years have seen a worldwide increase in invasions by alien species, especially plants and insects, mostly due to trade and climate change. In Switzerland and in Europe, these invasive insects c...

'𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦' aims to refine our current knowledge on invasive species and plant-insect interactions in Alpine regions.

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We have two Topical Collections still open for submission!

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Updated checklist of mayflies from northeastern Algeria with biogeographical and ecological insights (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) play a crucial role in nutrient cycling and energy transfer between ecotones, making them key indicators of freshwater ecosystem health. As part of a broader study conducted b...

Researchers present an updated checklist of mayflies - featuring ten species new to science - from northeastern Algeria alongside biogeographical and ecological insights.

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25.07.2025 08:29 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Three new species are described in this study listing 13 Atherigona species from Angola.

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