Newly Discovered/Described Species 2021

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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

 
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
 
 

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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
 
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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
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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
 
 
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