Vol. 98 No. 1 (2026)

Front Cover 98 (1): Megalopinus indochinensis Mainda, 2025 | Photo: Mattes Linde (Greifswald, Germany)

Soil biodiversity, Urban soil ecology, eDNA methods, Formica ants, Staphylinidae systematics, Tropical and Palaearctic fauna, Biodiversity awareness, Biodiversity photography

Published: 2026-04-01

EDITORIAL

Global scientific collaboration under strain — implications for soil biodiversity research and conservation

Nico Eisenhauer, Monica A. Farfan, Anton Potapov

1–3
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CALL FOR COLLABORATION

A call for collaboration on urban soil biodiversity monitoring through eDNA methods – the Global Urban Soil Biodiversity (Global-USB) Project

Xin Sun, Jake M. Robinson, Stefan Geisen, Anton Potapov, Sardar Khan, Venuste Nsengimana, Ngwa M. Ngwabie, Alexei V. Tiunov, Haifeng Yao, Linxiu Zhang, Martin F. Breed, Nico Eisenhauer

5–10
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Choosing images to create awareness of soil biodiversity: lessons from emotions aroused by photographs of Collembola

Camila Leandro, Nathalie Blanc, Jérôme Cortet

133–141
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A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the Formica cinerea, F. subpilosa and F. rufibarbis species groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Roland Schultz, Bernhard Seifert

11–86
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The genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 in Arunachal Pradesh, India (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Megalopsidiinae)

Tobias Mainda, Hiren Gogoi, Tagam Dobiam, Sonu Singh, Oliver Betz

87–96
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The Afrotropical Scopaeus paludicola species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), a primitive lineage of the genus

Johannes Frisch

97–131
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OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

Advocating for the Love and Protection of Soil Animals through Photography: The Work of Frank Ashwood and Andy Murray

Frank Ashwood, Monica A. Farfan, Andy Murray

143–155
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Vol. 98 No. 1 (2026)

EDITORIAL

Global scientific collaboration under strain — implications for soil biodiversity research and conservation

CALL FOR COLLABORATION

A call for collaboration on urban soil biodiversity monitoring through eDNA methods – the Global Urban Soil Biodiversity (Global-USB) Project

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Choosing images to create awareness of soil biodiversity: lessons from emotions aroused by photographs of Collembola

A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the Formica cinerea, F. subpilosa and F. rufibarbis species groups (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

**The genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum, 1915 in Arunachal Pradesh, India (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Megalopsidiinae)**

The Afrotropical Scopaeus paludicola species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae), a primitive lineage of the genus

OPINIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

Advocating for the Love and Protection of Soil Animals through Photography: The Work of Frank Ashwood and Andy Murray

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