Papers submitted for publication in ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER should deal with metazoan taxa (at all possible systematic levels) and should include comparative aspects. Purely taxonomic papers (like species descriptions without a broader systematic or evolutionary context) are not considered for publication.Papers may be submitted as original scientifi c articles, reviews, short communications or opinions. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed. The corresponding Subject Editor (for details see Editorial Board information) is responsible for handling the manuscript throughout the review process and for fi nal acceptance of a paper for publication.Manuscripts not conforming to the following guidelines will be returned without further consideration. Manuscripts should be exclusively submitted through the online Elsevier Editorial System (EES) at http://ees.elsevier.com/jcz.

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TextAll manuscripts must be written in English, double spaced, font: Times 12pt, with a surrounding margin of 2,5 cm and should preferably not exceed 20 printed pages (approx. 60 manuscript pages). Short communications and Opinions should not exceed 1 printed page (incl. illustrations). Submit the text (incl.fi gure captions) as one fi le. Tables, fi gures and illustrations have to be uploaded separately as single fi les.Manuscript texts should be organized as follows: Title, Author(s), Address(es), Abstract, Key words, Text, Acknowledgements, References, Appendix, Figure captions. For Short communications and Opinions please use the following order: Title, Author Name(s), Abstract, Text, Acknowledgements, References, Address(es), Figure captions. All pages should be numbered consecutively. Use section numbers in headings, starting with “1.” for the Introduction; for subheadings please use “1.1.”, “1.1.1.” etc. Footnotes should be avoided. Do not for any reason use upper case letters for entire words. You may use italics in the text (see below). Measurements should always be given in the metric system and given to to the same decimal, i.e. 5.3 mm–6.0 mm (not: 5.3 mm–6 mm). All illustrations must be referred to in the text. Tables should not contain vertical lines and must have a concise heading explaining its content. Table headings should be formatted as follows:“Table 1. Sample parameters of all specimens investigated. Museum acronyms are explained in the text.”It is possible to include a link into the text to the database Morph-D-Base.

Scientifi c namesIf taxon names are listed in the title, their systematic position must be indicated (e.g. Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). If only family group level taxa are treated, the name of the respective order is required. Binomial taxon names in the title should be accompanied by author and date of publication. The fi rst mention of a genus group and/or species group name in the text should appear as the full scientifi c name, complete with author and date (e.g. Oulema (Oulema) melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758)). Thereafter, a binomial name should be abbreviated with the fi rst letter of the generic name, accompanied by the abbreviation of the sub generic name, if necessary (e.g. O. (O.) melanopus). Do not use a species group name without the corresponding genus or its initial. All genus and species group names have to be formatted in italics. The authorities of species names should be fully cited in the References, as are textual references. In the case of large taxonomic revisions containing many authority references, please alert the Subject Editor at submission stage.

TaxonomyTaxonomic information must conform to the requirements of the latest International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Type specimens must be designated and type depositories must be clearly indicated for new

species group taxa and should be deposited in recognized institutions. List names in synonymies as follows: Sphinx fl aveola Esper, 1786: 229, pl. 36, fi g. 1., and list the citation under References (see above).

ReferencesCitations in the text should read: Schrimpler (1993) or (Schrimpler, 1993), Schmidt and Meier (1991), or Tremewan et al. (1977) for papers with more than two authors. If several publications of a single author are cited, please separate the years of publication with comma, e.g. Blochmann (1898, 1900). More than one reference from the same author(s) with the same year of publication must be identifi ed by the letters “a”, “b”, “c”, etc., placed after the year of publication (Allan, 1996a, 1996b, 1999; Allan et al., 1995a, 1995b). If publications of more than one author are cited in parentheses, please separate different authors by semicolon and list the citations chronologically, e.g. (Hyman, 1959; James et al., 1991, 1992). All authors of a paper should be cited in the list of references. References ‘‘in press’’ (accepted for publication) shall be cited with the expected year of publication and with the remark ‘‘(in press)’’ following the name of the journal. Names of persons who provide unpublished information should have their initials included in the text, e.g. (W.F. Miller, pers. comm. 1967 [for information obtained orally]) or (J.J. Jacobs, in lit. 1993) [for information obtained in writing]). List references alphabetically by author(s) name(s). Do not italicize words in references other than genus group and species group names. Journal names should be not abbreviated.

For details see the following examples:Maschwitz, U., Dumpert, K., Sebatian, P., 1985. Morphological and behavioural adaptations of homopterophagous Blues (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Entomologia generalis 11, 95–90.Wright, C.A., Southgate, V.R., 1981. Coevolution of digeneans and molluscs, with special reference to schistosomes and their intermediate hosts. In: Forey, P.L. (Ed), The Evolving Biosphere. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 191–205.Minelli, A., 1993. Biological Systematics — The State of the Art. Chapman&Hall, London.

IllustrationsFiles for full colour images must be in a RGB colour space for online publication (e.g. at ScienceDirect). Usually, the RGB fi les will be converted to the CMYK color space during the printing process. Elsevier recommends that only TIFF, EPS or PDF formats are used for electronic artwork. MS Offi ce fi les (Word, Excel and Power Point) are also accepted. Journal quality reproduction will require grayscale and colour fi les at resolutions yielding approximately 300 dpi at fi nal size. Bitmap line art should be submitted at resolutions yielding 600–1200 dpi at fi nal size. These resolutions refer to the output size of the fi le; if you anticipate that your images will be enlarged or reduced, resolutions should be adjusted accordingly. For further information on the preparation of electronic artwork, please see http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions.If a fi gure contains more than one illustration/micrograph/photo, the single items have to be neatly arranged in a panel. Please process SEM/TEM micrographs and do not use raw negatives/electronic fi les. To clearly identify each illustration of the fi gure panel, use neat and uniform upper case letters A, B, C etc., scaled to 4–6 mm after reduction. Always indicate the absolute size by a scale bar with the length stated either directly above the scale bar or in the respective fi gure caption. Do not use magnifi cations. All Figures should be consecutively numbered and clearly identifi able with a unique fi le name (author-fi g.x is recommended) when uploaded to EES. For Short communications and Opinions a maximum of two small illustrations/tables is possible. They should fi t into one column of a single page.3D PDFs could be published at the journal ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER.

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Figure captionsFigure captions should be typed on separate page(s) following the References section of the manuscript text. They should be concise and aid with the interpretation of each fi gure and should be formatted as follows:“Fig. 1. SEM micrographs of Amphithyris hallettensis. (A) Dorsal valve interior showing median septum (ms). (B) Ventral valve interior with punctae. Abbreviations: ca, capillae; p, punctae. Scale bars: A = 200 µm; B = 150 µm.”Abbreviations used to highlight fi gure details should be explained either in the fi gure caption (as for “median septum” in the example) or in a list at the end of a caption (as for “capillae” and “punctae”).

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