Vol. 96 No. 3 (2024)

Front cover A group of springtails (Collembola) scurrying over a tree trunk in winter. Photo: Rainer Fuhrmann (Adobe Stock)

Soil Biodiversity, Ecological Traits, Invertebrate Taxonomy, Soil Fauna Methods, New Ant Species

Published: 2024-12-01

EDITORIAL

Rapid publication and broad communication of Soil Organisms

Monica A. Farfan, Anton Potapov, Nico Eisenhauer

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ARTICLES

Trait concepts, categories, and databases in soil invertebrate ecology – ordering the mess

Sophie Joimel, Anton Potapov, Benjamin Pey, Jonathan Bonfanti, Jérôme Cortet, Tania De Almeida, Sara Di Lonardo, Davorka K. Hackenberger, Paul Henning Krogh, Ryszard Laskowski, Susana Loureiro, Mickael Hedde

151–166
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Review of the azurescens-group, with the description of six new brachypterous species of Stenus Latreille, 1797 from the Philippines (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae)

Tobias Mainda

167–181
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Lasius frequens n.sp. – a sister species of the supercolonial pest ant Lasius neglectus showing a differing biology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Bernhard Seifert

183–194
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Methods for the extraction of microarthropods from soil: A bibliography and guide to the literature

Alexander Bruckner

195–207
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A new species of the Aenictus pachycerus species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Western Ghats, India, with a key to members of the A. pachycerus species group

Mohammad Abdus Shakur, Sumanta Bagchi

209–223
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OBITUARY

Looking to the future of soil biodiversity: the legacy of Diana Wall

Monica A. Farfan, Elizabeth M. Bach, Nico Eisenhauer, André Franco, Tandra D. Fraser, Anton Potapov, Kelly S. Ramirez, Leena Vilonen, Carl Wepking

145–150
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