Newly discovered / described species 2019

[Daktari JG]

article on nexus of cryptozoology and conservation.
As this thread shows they aren't that far apart
How the search for mythical monsters can help conservation in the real world

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new species of treehoppers from Colombia :

Two amazing new species of treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) from Colombia: Calloconophora estellae sp. nov. and Problematode robertoi sp. nov. | FLÓREZ-V | Zootaxa

- Discription of a new species of long-snout skate from the Falkland Islands :

Redescription and taxonomic status of Dipturus chilensis (Guichenot, 1848), and description of Dipturus lamillai sp. nov. (Rajiformes: Rajidae), a new species of long-snout skate from the Falkland Islands | CONCHA | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 3 new species of monkey grasshoppers from South America :

Review of Temnomastax Rehn & Rehn, 1942 (Orthoptera, Caelifera, Eumastacidae, Temnomastacinae) | OLIVIER | Zootaxa



- New species of cave-carp from India :

World’s largest subterranean fish discovered in JH cave

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of 2 new species of litter and soil ants from Taiwan :

Taxonomic revision of the genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Taiwan and Japan, with a key to East Asian species | LEONG | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of 5 new scorpion-species from Mexico :

Taxonomic revision of the “ mexicanus ” group of the genus Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) | GERARDO A. | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of catfish from Brazil :

A new species of Curculionichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the north edge of the Brazilian Shield, lower Amazon basin

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of 57 new ant-species from Central America :

Pheidole (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Middle American Wet Forest | LONGINO | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of 24 new ground beetles from New Zealand :

The genus Mecodema Blanchard 1853 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini) from the North Island, New Zealand | SELDON F.L.S. | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of 3 new land-snails from the Philippines :

A review of Aulacospira Möllendorff, 1890 and Pseudostreptaxis Möllendorff, 1890 in the Philippines (Gastropoda, Pupilloidea, Hypselostomatidae)

- Discription of 7 new species of jumping spiders from New Guinea :

Myrmarachnine jumping spiders of the new subtribe Levieina from Papua New Guinea (Araneae, Salticidae, Myrmarachnini)

- Discription of 2 new ant-species from Thailand :

Two new species of the ant genus Acanthomyrmex Emery, 1893 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand

- Discription of 3 new dor beetles from the Philippines :

Review of the genus Bolbochromus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Geotrupidae, Bolboceratinae) in the Philippines

- Discription of 2 new ant-species from China :

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30741/

 

[Daktari JG]

new pit viper from India
Meet the new species of venomous pit viper described from India

 

[birdsandbats]

New species of fish, Aenigmachanna gollum:

New species of subterranean fish named after The Lord of the Rings character

 

[vogelcommando]

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

Loaches of Vanmanenia (Cypriniformes: Gastromyzontidae) from Yunnan, China with Description of a New Species | LI | Zootaxa

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

Description of a new species of Leporinus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from the Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil | BRITSKI | Zootaxa

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

Taxonomic revision of the microleafhopper genus Limassolla Dlabola from Korea (Hemiptrea: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) | HOSSAIN | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new genus and new species of snake from India :

A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India | GIRI | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new genus and 2 new species of stick grasshoppers from Brazil :

https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4603.2.3



- Discription of a new species of riffle bug from Venezuela :

https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4603.2.11/24557

- New pit-viper from India :

https://news.mongabay.com/2019/05/m...hkTAJFVLWU-SPdF74BVSp_B-WQkn7HSCPbgJSMMAonWSc

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of tree-frog from New Guinea :

Systematics of New Guinea treefrogs ( Litoria : Pelodryadidae) with erectile rostral spikes: an extended description of Litoria pronimia and a new species from the Foja Mountains | OLIVER | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of band-winged grasshopper from India :

An annotated checklist of the Indian species of the band-winged grasshopper genus Sphingonotus Fieber, 1852 (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with description of a new species | GUPTA | Zootaxa

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

A new species of Astyanax Baird & Girard (Characiformes: Characidae) from western Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil | BURGER | Zootaxa

- New species of Rough-sided snake from Sri Lanka :

Reptile haven of Sri Lanka yields up new species of rough-sided snake

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of a new genus and new species of snake from India :

A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India | GIRI | Zootaxa

Article with photo of the new genus / species :

Scientists Discover ‘Rain-Loving’ Snake in Mizoram » Northeast Today

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new termite-species from the Ryukyu archipelago :

Taxonomic assessment of the termite genus Neotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) in the Ryukyu-Taiwan Island arc, with description of a new species | YASHIRO | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of 2 new damsel bug-species from China :

Two new and one little-known damsel bug of the subfamily Prostemmatinae Reuter (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nabidae) from China

- Discription of a new species of semislug from Vietnam :

A new semislug of the genus Laocaia (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Helicarionidae) from Vietnam

- Discription of 3 new leafhopper-species from China :

Three new species in the leafhopper tribe Drabescini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) from southern China

- Discription of 2 new beetle-species from China :

New species and new records of the genus Deinopteroloma Jansson, 1946 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae) from China

- Discription of a new species of carnucle-bearing fanged frog from Laos and Thailand :

A new caruncle-bearing fanged frog (Limnonectes, Dicroglossidae) from Laos and Thailand

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of Rock gecko from Indonesia :

Hiding in plain sight on Gunung Muria: A new species and first record of rock gecko ( Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887; Squamata, Gekkonidae) from Java, Indonesia | RIYANTO | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new lizard-species from Brazil :

A new ‘horned' Stenocercus from the highlands of southeastern Brazil, and redescription of Stenocercus tricristatus (Reptilia: Tropiduridae)

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new bombardier beetles from India :

Bombardier beetles of the genus Pheropsophus Solier 1833 (Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) from Indian subcontinent | VENUGOPAL | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Discription of a new species of whip scorpion from Vietnam :

Taxonomy of the thelyphonid genus Typopeltis Pocock, 1894, including homology proposals for the male gonopod structures (Arachnida, Thelyphonida, Typopeltinae)

- Discription of a new beetle-species from South Africa :

Description of a new species of Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 1842 (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from the South African Northern Cape

- Discription of a new beetle-species from North America :

Species review of the genus Boreophilia Benick from North America (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Athetini): Systematics, habitat, and distribution

- Discription of 2 new frog-species from China :

Morphology, molecular genetics, and acoustics reveal two new species of the genus Leptobrachella from northwestern Guizhou Province, China (Anura, Megophryidae)

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new subspecies of the genus Iguana :

A story of nasal horns: two new subspecies of Iguana Laurenti, 1768 (Squamata, Iguanidae) in Saint Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Grenada (southern Lesser Antilles) | BREUIL | Zootaxa



- Abstract of the discription of a new Anole-species from Costa Rica :

A new species of anole from Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal, Costa Rica (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae: Norops ) | KÖHLER | Zootaxa

- Abstract of the discription of a new species of Assassin bug from Vietnam :

A new species of the emesine assassin bug genus Emesopsis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Vietnam | LAM | Zootaxa

 

[vogelcommando]

- Abstract of the discription of 2 new goby-species from the Red Sea :

Two new species of Hetereleotris (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from the Red Sea | KOVAČIĆ | Zootaxa

 

[Daktari JG]

Here be dragons
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