Newly discovered / described species 2017

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Discription of a new species of damselfish from the Philippines :

Altrichthys alelia, a new brooding damselfish (Teleostei, Perciformes, Pomacentridae) from Busuanga Island, Philippines

Discription of a new species of assassin bug from Brazil :

A new species of Rhodnius from Brazil (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae)

Discription of 5 new beetle-species from Taiwan :

Revision of the genus Shairella Chûjô, 1962 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of five new species | LEE | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new beetle-species from Korea :

A taxonomic review of the Korean species of the subgenus Datomicra Mulsant & Rey of the genus Atheta Thomson, with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) | LEE | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a newgrassland leafhopper-species from China :

Revision of the grassland leafhopper genus Jilinga Ghauri (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Paralimnini) with description of a new species from China | ZHANG | Zootaxa

Abstracts of discriptions of new beetle-species from China :

A new species of the genus Oxyporus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxyporinae) in Yunnan Province, China | LI | Zootaxa

Supplement to the knowledge of the genus Scaphidium Olivier of East China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) | TU | Zootaxa

Paracrossidius radekcervenkai (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), a new species from China | ČERVENKA | Zootaxa
 
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Abstract of the discription of a new dragonfly-species from Thailand :

A new species of the genus Burmagomphus Williamson (Odonata: Gomphidae) from Northern Thailand | MAKBUN | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 12 new beetle-species from South-East Asia :

Revision of the genus Doryscus Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) | LEE | Zootaxa

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

Description of Metopiellus painensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), first troglobitic Pselaphinae from Brazil | ASENJO | Zootaxa

New Skipper-butterfly species from South America :

Monotypic no longer: a new species of Panca Evans (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae: Moncini) from South America | DOLIBAINA | Zootaxa

Abstract of 3 new moth-species from South-East Asia :

A description of three new species of the genus Alienia Fibiger, 2011 from Southeast Asia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae: Micronoctuini) | QI | Zootaxa

Discription of 3 new jellyfish-species from the South China Sea :

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Discription of a new species of deep-sea hermit crab :

Differentiation of three common deep-water hermit crabs (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Parapaguridae) from the South African demersal abundance surveys, including the description of a new species of Paragiopagurus Lemaitre, 1996

Discription of 6 new snail-species from Nepal :

Conchological differentiation and genital anatomy of Nepalese Glessulinae (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Subulinidae), with descriptions of six new species

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

A new species of Limnonectes (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Vietnam | PHAM | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new Goby-species from Fiji :

Two new species of Trimma (Pisces; Gobiidae) from Fiji, south-western Pacific Ocean | WINTERBOTTOM | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of hermit crab from Japan :

Enneophyllus ecarina , a new species of scaphopod shell dwelling hermit crab (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguridae) from deep-sea off the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan | KOMAI | Zootaxa

Discription of a new subspecies of butterfly from Hainan island :

Description of a new subspecies of Talicada nyseus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) from Hainan, China (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with notes on the genus Talicada Moore, 1881 | LO | Zootaxa
 
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Prabhukumar, Konickal Mambetta et al. (2017). Rediscovery of Arisaema translucens (Araceae) and notes on A. tuberculatum, two strict endemics of Nilgiris, India. Phytotaxa 306(1): 85-90. [Abstract]

Prates, Ivan, Melo-Sampaio, Paulo Roberto, Drummond, Leandro de Oliveira, Teixeira Jr., Mauro, Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut and Carnaval, Ana Carolina. (2017). Biogeographic links between southern Atlantic Forest and western South America: Rediscovery, re-description, and phylogenetic relationships of two rare montane anole lizards from Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 113: 49-58. [Abstract]

Teofilovski, Aco. (2017). Contribution to knowledge of the flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Botanica Serbica 41(1): 99-103. [Lathyrus linifolius, Lactuca plumieri and Serratula tinctoria]

Rich, Madeline, Sullivan, John P. and Hopkins, Carl D. (2017). Rediscovery and description of Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879) and a new cryptic Paramormyrops (Mormyridae: Osteoglossiformes) from the Ogooué River of Gabon using morphometrics, DNA sequencing and electrophysiology. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: Rediscovery and description of Paramormyrops sphekodes (Sauvage, 1879) and a new cryptic Paramormyrops (Mormyridae: Osteoglossiformes) from the Ogooué River of Gabon using morphometrics, DNA sequencing and electrophysiology | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic [Abstract]

Mir, Aabid Hussain, Upadhaya, Krishna and Roy, Dilip Kumar. (2017). Rediscovery, Distribution and Conservation Implications of Cleyera grandiflora Wall. ex Choisy (Pentaphylacaceae): An Endangered and Endemic Tree Species of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. DOI: 10.1007/s40009-017-0550-9 [Abstract]

Sosa-Calvo, J., Ješovnik, A., Vasconcelos, H. L., Bacci, M. Jr. and Schultz, T. R. (2017). Rediscovery of the enigmatic fungus-farming ant "Mycetosoritis" asper Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Implications for taxonomy, phylogeny, and the evolution of agriculture in ants. PLoS ONE 12(5): e0176498.
 
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Discription of a new species of bug from Palawan :

First record of Biromiris from the Oriental region, with a new species from Philippines (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae)

Discription of 4 new butterfly-species from South America :

Revision of the genus Reinmara Schaus, 1928 (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae) with the descriptions of four new species from South America

Abstract of the discription of a new species of catfish from Equador :

Revision of the genus Reinmara Schaus, 1928 (Lepidoptera, Mimallonoidea, Mimallonidae) with the descriptions of four new species from South America

Abstract of the discription of a new species of amphipoda from the Philippines :

Siphonoecetini Just, 1983 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Ischyroceridae) 11: Cephaloecetes schioettei sp. nov. from The Philippines | JUST | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of moth from Spain :

Eupithecia gypsophilata , a new species in the graphata species group of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) | SKOU | Zootaxa
 
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'Faceless' fish missing for more than a century rediscovered by Australian scientists

A “faceless” deep-sea fish not seen for more than a century has been rediscovered by scientists trawling the depths of a massive abyss off Australia’s east coast, along with “amazing” quantities of rubbish.

The 40cm fish was rediscovered 4km below sea level in waters south of Sydney by scientists from Museums Victoria and the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) on the weekend.

Dr Tim O’Hara, the chief scientist and expedition leader, who is a senior curator of marine invertebrates at Museums Victoria, said it was the first time the fish had been seen in waters off Australia since 1873, when one was dredged up by a British ship near Papua New Guinea.

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Rediscovery some rare plants :

Rare plants not seen in decades re-discovered in Bombala

Abstract of the discription of 2 new Amphipoda-species from China :

Two new Gammarus species and a new name (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Gammaridae) from Northwest China | ZHAO | Zootaxa

Abstract of 8 new species of micro-moths from Cambodia :

Dichomeris Hübner, 1818 (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Dichomeridinae) from Cambodia, including associated Chinese species | ZHAO | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of Hermit crabs from Japan :

Redescription of the pagurid hermit crab Catapaguroides fragilis (Melin, 1939) and descriptions of two new species from deep-sea off the Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) | KOMAI | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new Loach-species from Iraqi Kurdistan :

Oxynoemacheilus zarzianus , a new loach from the Lesser Zab River drainage in Iraqi Kurdistan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) | FREYHOF | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 3 new leafhopper-species from Australia :

Three new Macropsini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) leafhopper species from Australia | YANG | Zootaxa
 
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vogelcommando said:
Rediscovery of a jumping spider in India :

Last Seen In Myanmar 122 Years Ago, A Jumping Spider Has Been Rediscovered in Mumbai
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this seems unlikely on the face of it - Mumbai is quite a long way from Burma. However, it looks like the species is only known from the type specimen which was collected by Eugene W. Oates, who was a public servant in both India and Burma. I would suggest that the origin of the specimen was mislabelled when sent to the British Museum.

Also, regarding the article's title, 122 years ago is when the species was first described (at the British Museum), not when it was actually collected or "last seen in Myanmar".
 
University of Costa Rica Scientists Locate Frog Believed Extinct

"Researchers at the University of Costa Rica recently observed a neotropical frog that hasn’t been observed for at least 30 years and which had therefore been declared extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The rediscovery of the species, Craugastor escoces, or red-bellied frog, occurred in the Juan Castro Blanco National Park, located in the province of Alajuela, near Ciudad Quesada and San Ramón, reported the UCR this week."

Read more: University of Costa Rica Scientists Locate Frog Believed Extinct - Costa Rica Star News
 
Percino-Daniel, Ruth, del Valle, Yasminda García and Campbell, Jonathan A. (2017). Rediscovery and additional records for Craugastor palenque (Anura: Craugastoridae) from the archaeological Mayan site of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist 59(1): 139-141. [Abstract]
 
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