Wow! This may be some of the most interesting discoveries yet! (In my opinion).
Newly discovered / described species 2020
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- Abstract of the discription of a new frog-species from China :
A new species of Nidirana from the N. pleuraden group (Anura, Ranidae) from western Yunnan, China | LYU | Zootaxa
- Abstract of the discription of 2 new gecko-species from Angola :
A correction to a recent review of the genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Angola, with the description of two additional species | CERÍACO | Zootaxa
A new species of Nidirana from the N. pleuraden group (Anura, Ranidae) from western Yunnan, China | LYU | Zootaxa
- Abstract of the discription of 2 new gecko-species from Angola :
A correction to a recent review of the genus Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Angola, with the description of two additional species | CERÍACO | Zootaxa
- Discription of 2 new sea-slug species from Norway and the Laptev Sea ( Siberia ) :
A synoptic review of the family Dendronotidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia): a multilevel organismal diversity approach in: Contributions to Zoology - Ahead of print
- Discription of a new freshwater crab-species from Mozambique :
View of Phylogenetics of the freshwater crab (Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838) fauna from ‘sky islands’ in Mozambique with the description of a new species (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)
A synoptic review of the family Dendronotidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia): a multilevel organismal diversity approach in: Contributions to Zoology - Ahead of print
- Discription of a new freshwater crab-species from Mozambique :
View of Phylogenetics of the freshwater crab (Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838) fauna from ‘sky islands’ in Mozambique with the description of a new species (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae)
https://www.researchgate.net/public...Psychidae_with_description_of_two_new_species
Two new case moths described in Australia
Two new case moths described in Australia
New species of freshwater loach discovered in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India.
New freshwater fish discovered from western ghats in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district
New freshwater fish discovered from western ghats in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district
New land snail species from Hawaii. The snail might be the last living species under its genus, Endodonta.
Snail discovered was thought to be extinct | The Garden Island
New subspecies of Palearctic butterfly discovered in north-eastern Yakutsk, Russia.
New subspecies of the rarest Palaearctic butterfly found in the Arctic Circle of Yakutia
Snail discovered was thought to be extinct | The Garden Island
New subspecies of Palearctic butterfly discovered in north-eastern Yakutsk, Russia.
New subspecies of the rarest Palaearctic butterfly found in the Arctic Circle of Yakutia
Two new species of bark beetle found in Yunnan, China and central Thailand respectively.
Acanthotomicus diaboliculus and A. enzoi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Ipini), New Species from Southeast Asia
Three new species of damselflies discovered in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India.
Researchers discover three new species of damselflies in the Western Ghats
Acanthotomicus diaboliculus and A. enzoi (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Ipini), New Species from Southeast Asia
Three new species of damselflies discovered in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India.
Researchers discover three new species of damselflies in the Western Ghats
Not sure if these have been mentioned, but:
A new species of Aclees from Taiwan with notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) | MEREGALLI | Zootaxa
New early Pleistocene Alligator (Eusuchia: Crocodylia) from Florida bridges a gap in Alligator evolution | STOUT | Zootaxa
A new species of Carlogonus Demange, 1961 from southern India (Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae, Harpagophorinae), with phylogenetic analysis and species-group divisions in the genus | SANKARAN | Zootaxa
A new species of Aclees from Taiwan with notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) | MEREGALLI | Zootaxa
New early Pleistocene Alligator (Eusuchia: Crocodylia) from Florida bridges a gap in Alligator evolution | STOUT | Zootaxa
A new species of Carlogonus Demange, 1961 from southern India (Spirostreptida, Harpagophoridae, Harpagophorinae), with phylogenetic analysis and species-group divisions in the genus | SANKARAN | Zootaxa
There is a separate section for extinct animals
Sorry about that.
3 new species of black coral found in the North Pacific Ocean.
Newly discovered coral species face uncertainty in Pacific’s depths
4 new species of wasp found around the states that surround the Gulf of Mexico.
Ghoulish New Wasp Species May Be a 'Parasite of a Parasite'
New species of stonefly native to central China.
A new species of Indonemoura fujianensis complex (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Central China, with female association of I. auriformis Li & Yang, 2008 | LI | Zootaxa
New species of skink native to southern Vietnam.
A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa
2 new species of beetle found in southwest China.
Two new species of the genus Scaphidium Olivier (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) from Southwest China | LI | Zootaxa
New species of true toad found in the Amazon rainforests of southern Brazil.
A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti 1768) species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from southern Brazilian Amazonia | ÁVILA | Zootaxa
Newly discovered coral species face uncertainty in Pacific’s depths
4 new species of wasp found around the states that surround the Gulf of Mexico.
Ghoulish New Wasp Species May Be a 'Parasite of a Parasite'
New species of stonefly native to central China.
A new species of Indonemoura fujianensis complex (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Central China, with female association of I. auriformis Li & Yang, 2008 | LI | Zootaxa
New species of skink native to southern Vietnam.
A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata: Scincidae) from southern Vietnam | NGUYEN | Zootaxa
2 new species of beetle found in southwest China.
Two new species of the genus Scaphidium Olivier (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) from Southwest China | LI | Zootaxa
New species of true toad found in the Amazon rainforests of southern Brazil.
A new species of the Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti 1768) species group (Anura, Bufonidae) from southern Brazilian Amazonia | ÁVILA | Zootaxa
2 new species of longhorn beetles native to Iran.
Two new species of Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Iran | FAIZI | Zootaxa
New species of fruit fly from India.
A new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini) from India | DAVID | Zootaxa
New species of cicada residing in the Walker Lane region of the California/Nevada border.
A new species of Okanagana from the Walker Lane region of Nevada and California (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) | CHATFIELD-TAYLOR | Zootaxa
1 new genus, 7 new species of caddisflies native to Angola.
Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) of Angola, a new genus, seven new species, and five new records | WELLS | Zootaxa
Two new species of Phytoecia Dejean, 1835 (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from Iran | FAIZI | Zootaxa
New species of fruit fly from India.
A new species of Euphranta Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae: Trypetinae: Adramini) from India | DAVID | Zootaxa
New species of cicada residing in the Walker Lane region of the California/Nevada border.
A new species of Okanagana from the Walker Lane region of Nevada and California (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) | CHATFIELD-TAYLOR | Zootaxa
1 new genus, 7 new species of caddisflies native to Angola.
Hydroptilidae (Trichoptera) of Angola, a new genus, seven new species, and five new records | WELLS | Zootaxa
New species of grasshopper native to China.
A new species of the genus Sulcohumpacris Yin, Yin et Cao, 2017 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Pamphagidae) from China | LI | Zootaxa
New genus containing a new species of cricket native to Zhejiang, China.
Report of a new genus Mirigryllus belonging to tribe Modicogryllini, with a new species M. nigrus from Zhejiang, China (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae: Modicogryllini) | HE | Zootaxa
New genus containing 3 new species of lichen moths. The moth subspecies live in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, China and Taiwan, and Vietnam respectively.
Huangilene , a new genus for the Miltochrista alikangiae (Strand, 1917) species-group, with descriptions of three new species from Indochina, continental China and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) | VOLYNKIN | Zootaxa
3 new species of crustaceans found on the Korean side of the Yellow Sea.
Three new species of the genus Bodotria (Crustacea: Cumacea: Bodotriidae) from the Yellow Sea in Korea | KIM | Zootaxa
2 new species of flies found in Saudi Arabia.
The Muscidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, descriptions of two new species, new records and updated list of species | DAWAH | Zootaxa
A new species of the genus Sulcohumpacris Yin, Yin et Cao, 2017 (Orthoptera, Acridoidea, Pamphagidae) from China | LI | Zootaxa
New genus containing a new species of cricket native to Zhejiang, China.
Report of a new genus Mirigryllus belonging to tribe Modicogryllini, with a new species M. nigrus from Zhejiang, China (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllinae: Modicogryllini) | HE | Zootaxa
New genus containing 3 new species of lichen moths. The moth subspecies live in Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, China and Taiwan, and Vietnam respectively.
Huangilene , a new genus for the Miltochrista alikangiae (Strand, 1917) species-group, with descriptions of three new species from Indochina, continental China and Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) | VOLYNKIN | Zootaxa
3 new species of crustaceans found on the Korean side of the Yellow Sea.
Three new species of the genus Bodotria (Crustacea: Cumacea: Bodotriidae) from the Yellow Sea in Korea | KIM | Zootaxa
2 new species of flies found in Saudi Arabia.
The Muscidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia, descriptions of two new species, new records and updated list of species | DAWAH | Zootaxa
New species of moth native to northeastern Sichuan, China.
A new species of Deuveia Minet, 2002 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae) from China | KRUPITSKY | Zootaxa
New species of crown wasp native to the Andaman Islands, off the coast of India.
A new species of Foenatopus Smith (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) from Andaman Islands, India | BINOY | Zootaxa
2 new species of pseudoscorpions native to Xinjiang, China.
Two new Atemnus species (Pseudoscorpiones: Atemnidae) from Xinjiang, China | ZHAO | Zootaxa
New species of rove beetle discovered in Turkey.
Notes on the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 in the Mediterranean and adjacent regions. A new species from Turkey, seven new synonyms, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) | ANLAŞ | Zootaxa
New species of skimmer dragonfly native to Great Nicobar Island, off the coast of India.
Orthetrum erythronigrum sp. nov. (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the Great Nicobar Island, India | SUBRAMANIAN | Zootaxa
4 new species of plant bugs native to Ecuador, Brazil, and French Guinea.
Review of the genus Valdasus Stål, 1860 (Heteroptera, Miridae, Cylapinae), with descriptions of four new species from Brazil, Ecuador and French Guiana | WOLSKI | Zootaxa
8 new species of ringed worms found in French-controlled waters.
Revision of the French Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of eight new species | LAVESQUE | Zootaxa
A new species of Deuveia Minet, 2002 (Lepidoptera, Epicopeiidae) from China | KRUPITSKY | Zootaxa
New species of crown wasp native to the Andaman Islands, off the coast of India.
A new species of Foenatopus Smith (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae) from Andaman Islands, India | BINOY | Zootaxa
2 new species of pseudoscorpions native to Xinjiang, China.
Two new Atemnus species (Pseudoscorpiones: Atemnidae) from Xinjiang, China | ZHAO | Zootaxa
New species of rove beetle discovered in Turkey.
Notes on the genus Astenus Dejean, 1833 in the Mediterranean and adjacent regions. A new species from Turkey, seven new synonyms, and additional records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae) | ANLAŞ | Zootaxa
New species of skimmer dragonfly native to Great Nicobar Island, off the coast of India.
Orthetrum erythronigrum sp. nov. (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the Great Nicobar Island, India | SUBRAMANIAN | Zootaxa
4 new species of plant bugs native to Ecuador, Brazil, and French Guinea.
Review of the genus Valdasus Stål, 1860 (Heteroptera, Miridae, Cylapinae), with descriptions of four new species from Brazil, Ecuador and French Guiana | WOLSKI | Zootaxa
8 new species of ringed worms found in French-controlled waters.
Revision of the French Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of eight new species | LAVESQUE | Zootaxa
New species of bark beetle native to southeastern Mexico.
Description of new species of Ambrosiodmus Hopkins and Dryocoetoides Hopkins (Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) from Mexico | SILVA | Zootaxa
New species of stonefly native from Guangxi, China.
Caroperla brevihamata (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new stonefly species from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China | MO | Zootaxa
New species of millipede native from the Altais province, in southwestern Siberian Russia.
The millipede genus Sibiriulus Gulička, 1963 revisited, with the description of a new species from the Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae) | NEFEDIEV | Zootaxa
2 new species of thrips native to Japan.
Two new species of Neohydatothrips John (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Japan, with a record of micropterous N. elaeagni (Kudo) | MASUMOTO | Zootaxa
A new genus containing 7 new species of net-winged beetles native to the neotropical forests of Central and South America.
Currhaeus , a new genus of net-winged beetles and phylogenetic analysis of Eurrhacini (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Lycinae) | NASCIMENTO | Zootaxa
2 new species of tarantulas discovered in Southeast Asia.
Two new species of the Southeast Asian Dwarf tarantula genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1887 (Theraphosidae, Selenocosmiinae) and a discussion on the taxonomic problem of the genus: Addendum | SIVAYYAPRAM | Zootaxa
New species of tigerperche from Kimberly, Western Australia.
Revision of the genus Hannia (Teleostei, Terapontidae), with description of a new species, Hannia wintoni , from the Kimberley, Western Australia | SHELLEY | Zootaxa
New species of gall wasp from the Eastern Palaearctic region of China.
A new species of Cerroneuroterus Melika & Pujade-Villar from the Eastern Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini) | PUJADE-VILLAR | Zootaxa
New species of microchip scorpion from central Brazil.
A new troglobitic palpigrade from Central Brazil, with notes on a new opisthosomal character (Arachnida: Palpigradi) | SOUZA | Zootaxa
Description of new species of Ambrosiodmus Hopkins and Dryocoetoides Hopkins (Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) from Mexico | SILVA | Zootaxa
New species of stonefly native from Guangxi, China.
Caroperla brevihamata (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new stonefly species from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of southern China | MO | Zootaxa
New species of millipede native from the Altais province, in southwestern Siberian Russia.
The millipede genus Sibiriulus Gulička, 1963 revisited, with the description of a new species from the Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae) | NEFEDIEV | Zootaxa
2 new species of thrips native to Japan.
Two new species of Neohydatothrips John (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) from Japan, with a record of micropterous N. elaeagni (Kudo) | MASUMOTO | Zootaxa
A new genus containing 7 new species of net-winged beetles native to the neotropical forests of Central and South America.
Currhaeus , a new genus of net-winged beetles and phylogenetic analysis of Eurrhacini (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Lycinae) | NASCIMENTO | Zootaxa
2 new species of tarantulas discovered in Southeast Asia.
Two new species of the Southeast Asian Dwarf tarantula genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1887 (Theraphosidae, Selenocosmiinae) and a discussion on the taxonomic problem of the genus: Addendum | SIVAYYAPRAM | Zootaxa
New species of tigerperche from Kimberly, Western Australia.
Revision of the genus Hannia (Teleostei, Terapontidae), with description of a new species, Hannia wintoni , from the Kimberley, Western Australia | SHELLEY | Zootaxa
New species of gall wasp from the Eastern Palaearctic region of China.
A new species of Cerroneuroterus Melika & Pujade-Villar from the Eastern Palaearctic (Hymenoptera, Cynipidae, Cynipini) | PUJADE-VILLAR | Zootaxa
New species of microchip scorpion from central Brazil.
A new troglobitic palpigrade from Central Brazil, with notes on a new opisthosomal character (Arachnida: Palpigradi) | SOUZA | Zootaxa
Love the autocorrect for “micro whip” scorpion!
12 new species of tachinid flies native to the Neotropical Americas.
Taxonomic revision of the genus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae), with emphasis on the Neotropical fauna | DIOS | Zootaxa
Taxonomic revision of the genus Trichopoda Berthold, 1827 (Diptera: Tachinidae: Phasiinae), with emphasis on the Neotropical fauna | DIOS | Zootaxa
Hopefully something other than bugs soon. 
5 new species of vine snakes found in the Western Ghats region of Maharashtra, India.
Disentangling vines: a study of morphological crypsis and genetic divergence in vine snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Ahaetulla ) with the description of five new species from Peninsular India | MALLIK | Zootaxa
3 new species of tiger beetles found in Negros Island, Philippines, and the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, India respectively.
Revision of the Oriental tiger beetle genus Heptodonta Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) | GÖRN | Zootaxa
Disentangling vines: a study of morphological crypsis and genetic divergence in vine snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Ahaetulla ) with the description of five new species from Peninsular India | MALLIK | Zootaxa
3 new species of tiger beetles found in Negros Island, Philippines, and the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya, India respectively.
Revision of the Oriental tiger beetle genus Heptodonta Hope, 1838 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) | GÖRN | Zootaxa
2 new species of greater gliders found in northern and central Australia.
https://nypost.com/2020/11/08/two-new-species-of-marsupials-discovered-in-australia/
New species of wasp found in Japan.
Microgaster godzilla (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), an unusual new species from Japan which dives underwater to parasitize its caterpillar host (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Acentropinae)
New species of damselfly native to Kerala, India.
New type of damselfly spotted in Wayanad; Kerala has 175 varieties of dragonflies now
https://nypost.com/2020/11/08/two-new-species-of-marsupials-discovered-in-australia/
New species of wasp found in Japan.
Microgaster godzilla (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae), an unusual new species from Japan which dives underwater to parasitize its caterpillar host (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Acentropinae)
New species of damselfly native to Kerala, India.
New type of damselfly spotted in Wayanad; Kerala has 175 varieties of dragonflies now