Eventi, Notizie

BioSystEU 2026
A three-day conference celebrating European systematics and biodiversity research at its origin

A new species of hoverflies discovered online thanks to amateur naturalist
Monoceromyia ndidiae has been named the Swiss Systematics Society’s New Species of the Year 2026. The unique story behind the discovery of this insect highlights the importance of citizen science.
Immagine: Franklin Howley-Dumit Serulle
Alpine stonefly becomes “New Species of the Year”
New animal species are still being discovered in the Alps. Swiss zoologists have recently scientifically described six previously unknown species of stonefly. One of them, Dictyogenus nadigi, has now been named “New Species of the Year 2025” by the Swiss Systematics Society.
Immagine: Carlalberto Ravizza
A recently described grass becomes "New Species of the Year"
New plant species are still being discovered in Switzerland, too. A recently described reed grass from the Swiss Alps has now been named "New Species of the Year 2024" by the Swiss Systematics Society.
Immagine: Luca Champoud
Les trésors cachés de la nature sous les projecteurs
La Journée des Collections d’Histoire Naturelle se déroule le 20 Novembre dans près de 20 Musées et Jardins botaniques de Suisse. Au programme, des visites des coulisses et des activités de médiation pour découvrir les trésors cachés des collections, mais aussi un concours en ligne, pour lequel des élèves ont imaginé avec nous des histoires sur certains objets des collections des différentes institutions: saurez-vous séparer le vrai du faux dans les histoires fantastiques proposées?
Immagine: Naturmuseum Solothurn
A Brazilian moth elected species of the year of the Swiss Systematics Society
The species was dedicated to Professor Ricardo Galvão, the former director of the Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE), who opposed the Brazilian government's devastating biodiversity policy.
Immagine: B. Landry
