Newly discovered / described species 2017

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'Extinct' flower found near Peak District walking route

A plant thought to be globally extinct has been rediscovered growing near a popular country walking route.

The leek-coloured hawkweed, which resembles a dandelion, was discovered in Derbyshire in 1898 but not confirmed as a new species until 1942.

It disappeared from the area in the 1950s and died out at its only other site in Staffordshire some years ago.

Now staff from Kew's Millennium Seed Bank have found two small populations near the Peak District's Monsal Trail.

Just 62 of the plants, which grow in rocky limestone habitats, have been indentified in a nature reserve.

Source: 'Extinct' flower found in Peak District


Wang, Kai, Red, Jinlong, Jiang, Ke, Yuan, Zhiyong, Che, Jing and Siler, Cameron D. (2017). Rediscovery of the enigmatic Mountain Dragon, Japalura yulongensis (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae), with notes on its natural history and conservation. Zootaxa 4318(2): 351-363. [Abstract]
 
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Discription of a new beetle-species from Kenya :

A new species of Eurypeza Lacroix, 2006 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini) from Kenya | SEHNAL | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of butterflyfish from the Philippines :

Roa rumsfeldi, a new butterflyfish (Teleostei, Chaetodontidae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Philippines

Discription of a new genus and species of bristle worm from the South China Sea :

A new genus and species of bristle worm from Beibu Gulf, South China Sea (Annelida, Polychaeta, Amphinomidae)

Discription of 3 new millipede-species from Cameroon :

The millipede genus Stemmiulus Gervais, 1844 in Cameroon, with descriptions of three new species (Diplopoda, Stemmiulida, Stemmiulidae)

Discription of a new weevil-species from Spain :

Revision of the genus Limobius, with the description of a new species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Hyperini)
 
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Abstract of the discription of 3 new Mexican grasshoppers :

Studies in Mexican Grasshoppers: Three new species of Dactylotini (Acrididae: Melanoplinae) from Mexico and a review of existing conspecifics with comments on their geographical distributions | FONTANA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new loach-species from India :

Physoschistura harkishorei , a new species of loach from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) | DAS | Zootaxa

Discription of 3 new millipede-species from China :

Three new cavernicolous species of the millipede genus Trichopeltis Pocock, 1894 from southern China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Cryptodesmidae)

Discription of a new beetle-species from Cameroon :

Ancient diversity of Afrotropical Microborus: three endemic species – not one widespread

New gecko-species from India :

New species of large gecko discovered from Eastern Ghats

New species of Caecilian from the Seychelles :

Seychelles home to new species of caecilian, a legless amphibian
 
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Discription of a new species of black fly from Australia :

Taxonomic revision of Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón: reassignment of Austrosimulium colboi and description of P. obcidens n. sp. from Western Australia | CRAIG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of sea cucumber from the North-West Pacific :

Scoliorhapis stepanovi —new species of sea cucumber from the North-West Pacific (Holothuroidea: Synaptida: Chiridotidae: Taeniogyrinae) and some remarks on the genus Scoliorhapis | SMIRNOV | Zootaxa

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

A new species of Phyllodytes (Anura: Hylidae) from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Bahia, Brazil | VÖRÖS | Zootaxa

Discription of a new freshwater crab from Malaysia :

Salangathelphusa peractio, a new species of lowland freshwater crab from Pulau Langkawi, Peninsular Malaysia (Crustacea, Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae)

Discription of a new species of scorpion from Brazil :

A new species of Physoctonus Mello-Leitão, 1934 from the ‘Campos formations’ of southern Amazonia (Scorpiones, Buthidae)

Discription of a new species of burnet moth from Texas :

A New Cryptic Lactura from Texas (Lepidoptera, Zygaenoidea, Lacturidae)
 
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Abstract of the rediscovery of a frog in Peru :

Rediscovery of the Endangered frog Phrynopus montium (Shreve, 1938) Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) in the cloud forest of central Peru | MAY | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of killi-fish from Brazil :

A new annual fish of the genus Austrolebias (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from Rio Camaquã basin, Laguna dos Patos system, Brazilian Pampa | VOLCAN | Zootaxa

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

A new species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Guiana Shield, Brazil | SLOBODIAN | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of dottyback from Indonesia :

Pseudochromis stellatus , a new species of dottyback from Indonesia (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae) | GILL | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of grass-miner moths from the Caucasus :

The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) of Caucasus, with description of three new species | SRUOGA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new genus and 6 new species of ground spiders from South America :

Description of Almafuerte , a new genus of ground spiders from South America (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) | GRISMADO | Zootaxa

Discription of 2 new killifish-species from Brazil :

Description of two endangered new seasonal killifish species of the genus Cynolebias from the São Francisco River basin, Brazilian Caatinga (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae)
 
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Abstract of the discription of the new species :

A new species of manakin (Aves: Pipridae; Machaeropterus ) from Peru with a taxonomic reassessment of the Striped Manakin ( M. regulus ) complex | LANE | Zootaxa
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And another article about the new species :

New Bird Species Discovered in Peru: Machaeropterus eckelberryi | Biology | Sci-News.com

Abstract of the discription of a new species of harvestman from the Andeans :

Taxonomic revision of the Andean harvestman genus Rhaucus Simon, 1879 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cosmetidae) | GARCÍA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of grass lizard from China :

A new species of the genus Takydromus (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Tianjingshan Forestry Station, northern Guangdong, China | WANG | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of beetle from the USA :

A review of North American Elonus species, with description of E. gruberi n. sp. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Aderidae) | GOMPEL | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new killifish-species from Oman :

Aphanius kruppi , a new killifish from Oman with comments on the A. dispar species group (Cyprinodontiformes: Aphaniidae) | FREYHOF | Zootaxa

Discription of 14 new species of cicades from Australia :

A revision of the Myopsalta crucifera (Ashton) species group (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettini) with 14 new species from mainland Australia | POPPLE | Zootaxa

Discription of 2 new species of lance lacewings from the Philippines :

New Philippine species of Spilosmylus Kolbe (Neuroptera, Osmylidae)
 
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Discription of 2 new species of shore bugs from New Zealand :

Kiwisaldula waiho and K. hurunui , two new species of Saldidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the South Island of New Zealand, with redescriptions of K. butleri (White) and K. laelaps (White) | LARIVIÈRE | Zootaxa

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

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) and the first record of C. otai from Son La Province, Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of fairy wrasse from the Philippines :

Cirrhilabrus shutmani , a new species of fairy wrasse from the Babuyan Islands, northern Philippines (Teleostei: Labridae) | TEA | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of Anthias-fish from Micronesia :

Pseudanthias tequila , a new species of anthiadine serranid from the Ogasawara and Mariana Islands | GILL | Zootaxa

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

The new sponge species Amphoriscus pedunculatus (Porifera, Calcarea) | KLAUTAU | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new spider-species from Taiwan :

The discovery of the spider genus Putaoa (Araneae, Pimoidae) in Taiwan with the description of a new species, including its web architecture | HORMIGA | Zootaxa

Discription of 3 new species of horseface loaches from South-east Asia :

Revision of the horseface loaches (Cobitidae, Acantopsis ), with descriptions of three new species from Southeast Asia | BOYD | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 2 new catfish-species from Brazil :

Two new species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio Amazonas basin, Brazil | ROXO | Zootaxa

Discription of a new beetle-species from Madagascar :

A new species of the genus Madecorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae) from Madagascar | FROLOV | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of freshwater-sponge from Venezuela :

Racekiela andina sp. nov. (Spongillida: Spongillidae): first report of a freshwater sponge from the Venezuelan Andes | HERNÁNDEZ | Zootaxa

Discription of a new sea-horse species from Korea and Japan :

Seahorses of the Hippocampus coronatus complex: taxonomic revision, and description of Hippocampus haema, a new species from Korea and Japan (Teleostei, Syngnathidae)
 
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Abstract of the discription of 7 new spider-species from southern Africa :

An update on the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with description of seven new species | LOTZ | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of beetle from Taiwan :

Zyras ( Diaulaconia ) artemis sp. n., a new termitophilous species from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) | LIANG | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of sandperch from the Philippines ( discovered in an aquarium ! ) :

A new species of the sandperch genus Parapercis from the Philippines Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) | HO | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of skipper from China :

A new skipper from China: Notocrypta ariannae n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) | GALLO | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new river loach from China :

A new Schistura from an upper Mekong affluent in Yunnan (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) | ENDRUWEIT | Zootaxa

Discription of a new species of cave-earwig from Brazil "

Earwigs from Brazilian caves, with notes on the taxonomic and nomenclatural problems of the Dermaptera (Insecta)

Discription of 2 new species of paper wasps from Europe :

Revision of the West Palaearctic Polistes Latreille, with the descriptions of two species – an integrative approach using morphology and DNA barcodes (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Discription of a new frog-species from Peru :

A new species of Phrynopus (Amphibia, Anura, Craugastoridae) from upper montane forests and high Andean grasslands of the Pui Pui Protected Forest in central Peru
 
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Enciso-Calle, Maria Paula, Viuche-Lozano, Andres, Anganoy-Criollo, Marvin and Bernal, Manuel Hernando. (2017). Rediscovery of Atelopus subornatus Werner, 1899 (Anura: Bufonidae), with a redescription of the tadpole. Zootaxa 4344(1): 160-162. [Abstract]
 
Abstract of the discription of 2 new gulper sharks :

Revision of the genus Centrophorus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae): Part 2—Description of two new species of Centrophorus and clarification of the status of Centrophorus lusitanicus Barbosa du Bocage & de Brito Capello, 1864 | WHITE | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new penguin tetra-species from Brazil :

Thayeria tapajonica (Characiformes: Characidae), a new species from rio Tapajós basin, Brazil | MOREIRA | Zootaxa

Discription of 4 new spider-species from Hainan Island :

Four new species of the primitive segmented spider genus Qiongthela from Hainan island, China (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae)

Discription of 4 new species of cockroaches from China :

The cockroaches of Balta Tepper from China, with the description of four new species (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Pseudophyllodromiinae)

Discription of a new species of mayfly from China :

A new species of the genus Teloganopsis with setaceous mouthparts and forelegs from southern China (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae)

Discription of a new species of thrips from China :

A new species of Helionothrips from China (Thysanoptera, Panchaetothripinae)
 
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Discription of 7 new beetle-species from the Americas :

Hyboptera Chaudoir, 1872 of the Cryptobatida group of subtribe Agrina: A taxonomic revision with notes on their ways of life (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)

Discription of 2 new species of dance flies from Brazil :

New species of Metachela Coquillett (Diptera, Empididae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil and a key to the Neotropical species

Discription of a new species of scuttle fly from China :

The little-known genus Dahliphora Schmitz, 1923 of China (Diptera, Phoridae)

Rediscovery of a sawfly-species from Laos :

Rediscovery of Cladiucha insolita Konow (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae), description of the male and intraspecific variation

Discription of 2 new moth-species from Spain :

Gielisella gen. n., a new genus and two new species from southern Spain (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Parametriotinae) with a catalogue of parametriotine genera

Discription of a new genus and 2 new species of isopods from Brazil :

The first troglobiotic species of the family Pudeoniscidae (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species

Discription of 6 new snail-species from Albania :

Six new subterranean freshwater gastropod species from northern Albania and some new records from Albania and Kosovo (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae)
 
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Abstract of the discription of 4 new species of comb-tailed spiders fromChina :

Review of the comb-tailed spider genus Hahnia C.L. Koch 1841 (Hahniidae) from Gaoligong Mountains in Yunnan, China | HUANG | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of horned frog from Vietnam and China :

The Vietnamese population of Megophrys kuatunensis (Amphibia: Megophryidae) represents a new species of Asian horned frog from Vietnam and southern China | TAPLEY | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of 4 new species of beetles from northern South America :

Review of the genus Eburodacrys White, 1853 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) | BOTERO | Zootaxa

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

Hypostomus velhochico , a new keeled Hypostomus Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the rio São Francisco basin in Brazil | ZAWADZKI | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new sub-species of Great evening bat from Thailand :

The first record of Ia io Thomas, 1902 (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Sundaic Subregion, with a description of a new subspecies from peninsular Thailand | SOISOOK | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new spider-species from India :

First description of the male of the type species Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 and description of a new Meotipa species (Araneae, Theridiidae) from India | MURTHAPPA | Zootaxa

Abstract of the discription of a new species of mud-dwelling goby from Papua New Guinea :

Description of a new mud-dwelling goby (Gobiidae: Acentrogobius)... ⋆ aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology

Abstracts ( and photos ) of the discriptions of :
a new species of Reeffish
a new species of Killifish
a new species of catfish
a new species of cardinalfish :

aqua International Journal 23(1) ⋆ aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology

Discription of a new species of catfish from Brazil :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n3/1982-0224-ni-15-03-e170007.pdf

Discription of a new species of fish from Brazil :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n3/1982-0224-ni-15-03-e170026.pdf

Discription of a new fish-species from Brazil :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n3/1982-0224-ni-15-03-e170028.pdf

Discription of a new parasitic catfish from Brazil :

http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ni/v15n3/1982-0224-ni-15-03-e170057.pdf
 
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Otway Cray rediscovered near Anglesea: Disappearing cray fights another day

THE COMEBACK Otway Cray has made its first public appearance in Anglesea in over 10 years.

The native crayfish was last seen in the Anglesea area in 2007 and its rediscovery has excited ecologists.

Ecology Australia aquatic ecologist Katie Stevenson said she believed the reason that no one had seen the cray in so long was probably down to no one looking for them.

“It’s always exciting to find a threatened species and be able to contribute information on poorly understood animals,” she said.

“Surveys have been done in that area during years between sightings, but they’re small little things and if you don’t look you’re not going to find them.”

The Otway Cray only grows to around 6cm long and is typically found between Warrnambool and Lorne, King Island and parts of northwest Tasmania. It is listed as an endangered species in Victoria.

“Climate change is always going to be a big threat to species like this, as well as devegetation,” Ms Stevenson said. “You’ve also got the threat of introduced predators such as Trout that make it hard for native animals like this.”

The discovery was thanks to a Barwon Water-led aquatic sampling program for the Anglesea Borefield. Just under 30 of the species were discovered by researchers during the program.

Ms Stevenson confirmed ecologists were in preliminary discussions with Barwon Water on how to best protect the native species in our local waterways.

Infrastructure services general manager Paul Northey said the find was a sign of good river health in the local area.

“It’s great to see these Otway’s Crays in our local area, it’s a sign that the river health is suitable to support a diverse range of aquatic ecology,” he said.



Locals are encouraged to keep any waterways on their properties fenced off and away from livestock.

“It’s important for people to show a greater interest in our native species the more we can do to protect them,” Ms Stevenson said.

Source: Category: | The Courier Mail
 
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