Newly Discovered/Described Species 2021

Also possible new subspecies of blue whale native to the western Indian Ocean.

New population of blue whales, largest animals on Earth, discovered in western Indian Ocean

 

Asia

3 new species of ants in the genus Cataglyphis native to the county of Koohrang, central-western Iran.

Three new species of Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Iran

New species of leaf beetle in the genus Manipuria native to Tibet and the Chinese province of Yunnan.

New record of the genus Manipuria Jacoby (Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) from China, with description of a new species

New species of crustacean in the genus Rangabradya native to a cave in Saturn Province, southern Thailand.

A new species of Rangabradya (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ectinosomatidae) from a cave in Satun Province, southern Thailand

2 new species of hymenopteran insects in the genus Dzhanokmenia native to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.

Two new species of Dzhanokmenia (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) from China, with first report on a host association for the genus

5 new species of freshwater atyid shrimps in the genus Caridina native to Lake Poso, Sulawesi.

Lake Poso's shrimp fauna revisited: the description of five new species of the genus Caridina (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) more than doubles the number of endemic lacustrine species

New species of water mite of the genus Hygrobates native to springs in the Tian Shian Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.

New records of the water mite genus Hygrobates Koch, 1877 from Kyrgyzstan (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae), with the description of one new species | Pešić | Ecologica Montenegrina

New genus of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae native to eastern China and Vietnam.

A new genus of ultra-elongate freshwater mussels from Vietnam and eastern China (Bivalvia: Unionidae) | Bolotov | Ecologica Montenegrina

 

Nice, new copepods.

 

A 'well-known' but still undiscribed gecko-species from New Zealand :

Muriwai gecko: Unique species 'hanging on' on Auckland's doorstep

 

- Abstract of the discription of a new cockroach-species from China :

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs...tBqf5GQFVy8X-9JqFSa5UVh94c&journalCode=tase20

 

Beautiful species!

 

- Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from Brazil :

A new species of Scinax Wagler (Hylidae: Scinaxini) from the tropical forests of Northeastern Brazil | NOVAES-E-FAGUNDES | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new treefrog-species from Papua New Guinea :

A new species of large green treefrog ( Litoria , Pelodryadidae) from Papua, Indonesia | OLIVER | Zootaxa

 

North America

New genus containing a new species of shrimp native to the waters of Hawai'i.

Opaepupu , a new genus and species of bivalve-associated shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) from Hawai’i | ANKER | Zootaxa

Africa

2 new species of tapeworms in the genus Caulobothrium found living on the duckbill eagle ray, off the coast of Senegal.

Two new species of Caulobothrium (Cestoda: “Tetraphyllidea”) from the duckbill eagle ray, Aetomylaeus bovinus (Myliobatiformes: Myliobatidae), off Senegal with new insights on morphological features of the genus | CAIRA | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of woodlice in the genus Lucasioides native to the Alati Mountains in southwestern Siberia, Russia.

A new species of the genus Lucasioides Kwon, 1993 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from Siberia, Russia | GONGALSKY | Zootaxa

2 new species of sea stars in the genus Henricia native to the deep waters of the Ogasawara Islands and Sagami Bay, Japan.

Two new deep-sea species of the genus Henricia (Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Echinasteridae) from Japanese waters | KOBAYASHI | Zootaxa

2 new genera containing 4 new species of diplurans native to caves in China and Mynamar.

Asian cave-adapted diplurans, with the description of two new genera and four new species (Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Entognatha) | European Journal of Taxonomy

4 new species of micro land snails in the genus Dicharax native to Thailand.

The operculate micro land snail genus Dicharax Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1900 (Caenogastropoda, Alycaeidae) in Thailand, with description of new species

Oceans

New species of squat lobster in the genus Munida native to the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.

A new species of Munida Leach, 1820 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Munididae) from seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park

 

- Weedy seadragon-populations differs so much that they may be seperate subspecies :

University of Technology Sydney: Weedy Seadragon genomics reveal highly distinct populations

 

- Abstract of the discription of a new lizard-species from Argentina :

A new species of Liolaemus (Reptilia: Squamata) of the Liolaemus capillitas clade (Squamata, Liolaemini, Liolaemus elongatus - kriegi group) from Sierra de Velasco, La Rioja Province, Argentina | AVILA | Zootaxa



- Abstract of the discription of a new water snake-species from Brazil :

Long known, brand new, and possibly threatened: a new species of watersnake of the genus Helicops Wagler, 1828 (Serpentes; Xenodontinae) from the Tocantins-Araguaia River Basin, Brazil | MORAES-DA-SILVA | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of cichlid from Lake Malawi :

A new species of Diplotaxodon (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi | STAUFFER | Zootaxa

 

South America

New species of freshwater crab in the genus Fredius native to the state of Rondônia, Brazil.

A new species of the genus Fredius Pretzmann, 1967 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pseudothelphusidae) from Brazil, with comments on the southerly distribution of the family | MARTINS | Zootaxa

New species of araneomorph spider in the genus Trachelopachys native to the state of Pará, Brazil.

A new species of Trachelopachys Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Trachelidae) from Amazonia | PANTOJA | Zootaxa

3 new species of neotropical house flies native to the provinces of Murillo, Bolivia, Palmás, Brazil, and Cuzco, Peru, respectively.

Neotropical Stomopogon (Diptera, Muscidae): new species, redescriptions and key to species | FOGAÇA | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of grasshopper in the genus Myrmeleomastax native to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China.

A synoptic review of Gomphomastacinae (Orthoptera: Eumastacoidea) from the Qinghai-Tibet plateau with a description of new species | QIU | Zootaxa

2 new species of aphids in the genus Cryptomyzus native to the western Tien Shan mountain range in Kazakhstan.

Two new aphid species of the genus Cryptomyzus Oestlund, 1922 (Hemiptera, Aphididae) from Kazakhstan, and keys to apterous and alate viviparous females | KADYRBEKOV | Zootaxa

New species of rove beetle in the genus Dasycerus native to central and southern Taiwan.

The first record of the subfamily Dasycerinae in Taiwan, with description of a new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) | HU | Zootaxa

6 new species of tree bugs in the genera Astroscopometopus (1/6), Isometopus (2/6), Isometopidea (1/6), Myiomma (1/6), and Alceoris (1/6) native to India and Sri Lanka.

The Isometopinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) of India and Sri Lanka: A Review of the Subfamily, with Descriptions of Six New Species | YESHWANTH | Zootaxa

2 new species of non-biting midges in the genus Paratanytarsus native to Oriental China.

Two new species of Paratanytarsus Thienemann & Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Oriental China | LI | Zootaxa

New species of round-backed millipede in the genus Hypocambala native to China.

Description of Hypocambala zizhongi sp. nov. and the new combination, Glyphiulus polytrichus (Golovatch et al., 2011) comb. nov., based on morphological and molecular data (Spirostreptida: Cambalidea: Cambalopsidae) | JIANG | Zootaxa

3 new species of leafhoppers in the genus Macropsis native to the states of Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, and Arunachal Pradesh, India respectively.

Three new leafhopper species of Macropsis Lewis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae: Macropsini) with a key to species from the Indian subcontinent | VIRAKTAMATH | Zootaxa

Australia

3 new species of thrips in the genus Leeuwenia native to Australia.

Structural variation among species of Leeuwenia (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) with three new species from Australia | MOUND | Zootaxa

Oceans

2 new species of sand lances in the genus Bleekeria native to the Andaman Sea in the northeastern Indian Ocean.

Description of two new species of sandlances, genus Bleekeria (Perciformes, Ammodytidae) from the Andaman Sea (northeastern Indian Ocean) | PSOMADAKIS | Zootaxa

 

Those Sand-lances are interesting!

 

- Discription of 6 new species of bush-crickets from Cental Africa :

Biogeographical and evolutionary aspects of a Guineo-Congolian bushcricket tribe: Revision of the genera Cestromoecha Karsch, 1893 and Poreuomena Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878, with the description of new species (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Phaneropterinae)

- Discription of 4 new micro land snail-species from Thailand :

The operculate micro land snail genus Dicharax Kobelt & Möllendorff, 1900 (Caenogastropoda, Alycaeidae) in Thailand, with description of new species

 

Already posted #8

 

North America

17 new species of insects in the genus Goja native to Mexico (4.3).

New species of Goja Navás (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Epipsocidae) from Colombia, Mexico and Peru | CARREJO | Zootaxa

New species of scarab beetle in the genus Macrodactylus native to Mexico (4.2).

Two new species of Macrodactylus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini) from Mexico and Guatemala | ARCE-PÉREZ | Zootaxa

Caribbean/Central America

New species of scarab beetle in the genus Macrodactylus native to Guatemala (4.2).

South America

17 new species of insects in the genus Goja native to Colombia and Peru (4.3).

Asia

New species of long-horned moth in the genus Lepidozonates Park native to China.

Genus Lepidozonates Park (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with description of a new species | YU | Zootaxa

2 new species of scarab beetles in the genus Anomala Samouelle native to the provinces of Yunnan and Hunan, China respectively.

Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part I: descriptions of two new species and remarks on four species | ZHAO | Zootaxa

3 new species of spiders in the genus Qiongthela native to the province of Hainan, China.

Three new species of the segmented spider genus Qiongthela (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) from Hainan Island, China

Oceans

New species of marine nematode in the genus Erebussau, as well as a new genus containing another new species of marine nematode native to the deep sea abyssal sediments of the Peru Basin in the southern Pacific Ocean.

Description and distribution of Erebussau nom. nov. pro Erebus Bussau, 1993 nec Erebus Latreille, 1810 with description of a new specie, and of Odetenema gesarae gen. nov., sp. nov. (Nematoda: Desmoscolecida) from nodule-bearing abyssal sediments in the Pacific | BEZERRA | Zootaxa

3 new species of seed shrimps in the genus Neonesidea native to waters in the Gulf of Mexico and around the Caribbean.

Taxonomic applications of the esophageal flapper valve in the Genus Neonesidea (Bairdioidea, Podocopida, Ostracoda), including descriptions of new and poorly known species from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico | MADDOCKS | Zootaxa

 

- Discription of a new genus and new species of caecilian from Ecuador :

https://www.thebhs.org/publications...gymnophiona-rhinatrematidae-from-ecuador/file

 

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of flatfish from New Zealand :

Systematic revision of the flatfish genus Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862 (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Rhombosoleidae), including description of a new species from Southeastern New Zealand, with biological and ecological summaries for the species | MUNROE | Zootaxa

 

North America

11 new species of tropical gall wasps in the genus Synergus Hartig native to Mexico.

The genus Synergus Hartig (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Synergini) in the New World: a complete taxonomic revision with a key to species | LOBATO-VILA | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of ground beetle in the genus Xestopus native to Mêdog County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

Notes on the genus Xestopus from China, with description of a new species (Carabidae,Sphodrini, Dolichina)

 

Europe

New genus containing a new species of planthopper native to Spain.

First record of a cavernicolous Kinnaridae from the Old World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae, Adolendini) provides testimony of an ancient fauna

New species of aquatic beetle in the genus Hydraena native to Durmitor Mountain, Montenegro.

Hydraena (s.str.) dinarica, new species (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae) along with further records of Hydraena spp. from Durmitor National Park, Montenegro and comments on the DNA barcoding problem with the genus

Oceans

New species of baleen whale in the genus Balaenoptera native to the northern Gulf of Mexico.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12776

 

Super!