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October 2, 2025 (v1)Taxonomic treatmentOpen
Panabachia pahuma sp. nov. Figs 3 A, 4 A, 5 A, 6 A Type material. Holotype • ♂ (ZSFQ -i 23395): “ ECUADOR: Pichincha, 0.0182°N, 78.6372°W, El Pahuma Orchid Res., 28. v- 1. vi. 2011, FIT, 2200–2400 m. AT 1329, M. Caterino, A. Tishechkin ” / “ Caterino DNA voucher, Ext. MSC-12635, Morphosp. ElP. A. 034 ”; deposited in ZSFQ. Diagnosis. Head (Figs...
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Published in New species of the Brachyglutine genus Panabachia Park (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Ecuador, pp. 225-261 in ZooKeys, 1254, 225-261, 2025.
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April 28, 2025 (v1)DatasetOpen
Table 5. Activities of odonatology Facebook groups in India. All activities%Member engagement%Activity promotion%Photography25.0Identification40.0Word of mouth26.1Education25.0Data collection30.0WhatsApp26.1Citizen science25.0Workshops, webinars20.0Facebook21.7Research12.5Awareness programs10.0Twitter13.0Ecotourism4.2Other...
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Table 4. Characteristics of odonatology Facebook groups in India. Group purpose%Target audience%Member’s background%Recruit new citizen scientists33.3People interested in odonatology33.3Researcher36.4Species identification33.3Interested people from the region33.3Citizen Scientist27.3Share collected data16.7People interested in natural...
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