Alpine moth study separates two species using anatomy and DNA barcodes
A study of alpine tortricid moths used male anatomy, DNA barcodes and museum specimens to distinguish Dichrorampha velata from D. ...
Tag: Zoological Nomenclature
Documentary analysis supports 1858 publication date for Guenée’s geometrid moth volumes
A documentary analysis supports 1858, rather than the imprinted 1857, as the publication year for Achille Guenée’s two volumes on ...
Stalked by a Naming Clash, Stick Insects Get a New Identity
A century-old naming clash between a moth genus and a stick-insect genus has led taxonomists to rename the latter Bostranova ...
A Children’s Magazine Beat the World to Naming the Sumatran Rhinoceros
New research reveals that a forgotten name for the Sumatran rhinoceros appeared in a German children's magazine in 1808, six ...
Historic Sea Spider Collection Unravelled: Loman’s Pycnogonid Legacy Revisited
A new review catalogues the complete sea spider legacy of Jan C. C. Loman, locating 133 type records at Naturalis ...
Ghost Name in Stick Insect Taxonomy Finally Resolved as Nomen Nudum
A taxonomic review shows that the stick insect name Bactricia nematodes is an unavailable nomen nudum and that the specimen ...
Butterfly Name Restored After 200-Year Taxonomic Dispute
A new study resolves a decades-old taxonomic dispute by designating a neotype for the Woodland Grayling, restoring stability to the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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