Newly discovered / described species 2020

11 new species of spiders native to Brazil.

Taxonomic review and cladistic analysis of Neotropical spider genus Epicratinus Jocqué & Baert, 2005 (Araneae: Zodariidae) with description of eleven new species | GONÇALVES | Zootaxa

27 new species of jumping plant-lice native to Brazil.

Taxonomy and host-plant relationships of the psyllid genus Mitrapsylla (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) in Brazil | RENDÓN-MERA | Zootaxa

22 new species of parasitic wasps ranging from southern Canada to northern Argentina.

The New World ant parasitoid genus Orasema (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) | BAKER | Zootaxa

3 new genera containing 6 new species of puppet beetles. One genus is native all across Australasia (contains 1/6), one genus is native to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand (contains 4/6), and the last genus is native to the South Island of New Zealand (contains 1/6).

Sexual Dimorphism of New Zealand Puppet Beetles (Aderidae, Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea): Systematic Revision, Description of Three New Genera, and Phylogeny for Zenascus , gen. n. | GRZYMALA | Zootaxa
 
2 new species of demosponges native off the coast of Ulleung-do Island, South Korea.

Two New Species of the Genus Haliclona from Korea | KIM | Zootaxa

2 new species of caddisflies native to northern Brazil.

Two new species of Flintiella Angrisano 1995 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae: Stactobiini) from northern Brazil | DE LIEGE GAMA NETO | Zootaxa

New species of three-barbed catfish native to the Paranapanema River basin in southeastern Brazil.

A new species of Phenacorhamdia Dahl 1961 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Paranapanema River basin, southeastern Brazil | SILVA | Zootaxa

2 new species of diving beetles native to central and western Panama respectively.

Neoclypeodytes Young from Panama, with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Bidessini) | SCHEERS | Zootaxa

New species of nematode found on red worm lizards native to Gerais State, Brazil.

A new species of Aplectana Railliet & Henry (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in Amphisbaena alba Linnaeus (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Minas Gerais State, Brazil | VIEIRA | Zootaxa

New species of flower chafer scarab beetle native to the southern Himalaya mountains.

Further notes on the flower chafer genus Platysodes Westwood, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) with description of a new species from Himalaya | QIU | Zootaxa

6 new species of huntsman spiders, one species is native to Trinidad and the rest are native to Brazil.

Revision of the spider genus Sparianthis Simon, 1880 (Araneae, Sparassidae, Sparianthinae) | RHEIMS | Zootaxa

I'm confused on the last one, so take it as a grain of salt even though on the page it's listed as a "new species"

New species of slender mouse opossum native to Brazil.

Taxonomic review of the slender mouse opossums of the “Parvidens” group from Brazil (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae: Marmosops ), with description of a new species | FERREIRA | Zootaxa
 
Wow, lots of new species native to my country. I'm not that surprised, though, as Brazil is the most biodiverse country in the world.
 
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