Newly discovered / described species 2020

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New species of mayfly native to Uruguay

A new species of Tricorythodes Ulmer (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) from Uruguay | EMMERICH | Zootaxa

New species of finger-net caddisfly native to the Rio Grande do Norte State in Brazil.

A new species of Chimarra Stephens 1829 (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae) and new caddisfly records from Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil | QUEIROZ | Zootaxa

2 new subspecies of insects in the Rhyacophilidae family native to Croatia and Bosnia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina respectively.

The Rhyacophila fasciata Group in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rhyacophila f. fasciata Hagen 1859 and the description of two new subspecies, Rhyacophila fasciata delici Kučinić & Valladolid (ssp. nov.) from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Rhyacophila fasciata viteceki Valladolid & Kučinić (ssp. nov.) from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae) | VALLADOLID | Zootaxa
 
2 new species of beetles native to Australia.

Taxonomic Studies on Australian Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae, Brontinae) | European Journal of Taxonomy

New species of comb jelly found virtually in waters off Puerto Rico.

NOAA Scientists Virtually Discover New Species of Comb Jelly Near Puerto Rico

New species of false owlet moth native to Hubei Province, China.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/55002/

New species of leaf-miner native to southern Peru.

Phyllocnistis furcata sp. nov.: a new species of leaf-miner associated with Baccharis (Asteraceae) from Southern Peru (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

4 new species of parasitoid wasps which 2 are native to Vietnam while the other 2 are native to Costa Rica.

First record of the genus Trispinaria Quicke, 1986 (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Braconinae) in Vietnam, with descriptions of two new species
Two new species and distribution records for the genus Bohayella Belokobylskij, 1987 from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cardiochilinae)

New species of copepod native to California.

A new species of Psammonitocrella Huys, 2009 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ameiridae) from California (USA), with a discussion of the relationship between Psammonitocrella and Parastenocarididae

New species of sea slug native to the Sea of Japan, off the coast of South Korea.

A report of a new species and new record of Cadlina (Nudibranchia, Cadlinidae) from South Korea
 
I mentioned sea gooseberries at a Peer Support Meeting last week. Many years ago, my mother and I went to Whitstable in Kent. I picked up several sea gooseberries that had been cast up on the beach. Perhaps I should go back after spring tide some time. I have also visited a beach in Norfolk, which had lots of cast up sponges.
 
New species of lichen moth native to southeastern Yunnan, China.

A new species of the subgenus Idopterum Hampson, 1894 of the genus Ammatho Walker, 1855 from China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), with redefinition of the subgenus Idopterum | HUANG | Zootaxa

2 new species of mayflies native to Brazil.

Redescription of Apobaetis lakota McCafferty, 2000 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) and description of two new species from Brazil | CRUZ | Zootaxa

New genus containing 2 new species of flat bugs native to Hainan, China.

A new apterous genus of Carventinae from Hainan, China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae) | SURNAA | Zootaxa

New species of loach native to the Jarrahi river, Iran.

Oxynoemacheilus marunensis , a new loach species from the Persian Gulf basin with remarks on O. frenatus (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) | SAYYADZADEH | Zootaxa

New subgenus containing 8 new species of lice.

A new subgenus and eight new species of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae: Brueelia -complex) | GUSTAFSSON | Zootaxa
 
Dassie rat said:
I mentioned sea gooseberries at a Peer Support Meeting last week. Many years ago, my mother and I went to Whitstable in Kent. I picked up several sea gooseberries that had been cast up on the beach. Perhaps I should go back after spring tide some time. I have also visited a beach in Norfolk, which had lots of cast up sponges.
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So lucky, I've only ever seen Invasive freshwater comb jellies at the Great lakes aquarium in Duluth. I personally think, Alive, Sea gooseberries are some of the prettiest animals on earth. And, their beating hairs or cilia to shine of this luminescent colorful effect is like nothing else on the planet.
 
New species of starfish native to waters adjacent to the East Sea, off the waters of South Korea.

A new species of the genus Henricia (Asteroidea, Spinulosida, Echinasteridae) from South Korea

New species of copepod native to the deeper waters of the Kairei Field, in the western Indian Ocean.

Revision of the genus Laophontodes T. Scott (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Ancorabolidae), including the description of a new species and a key to species

New genus containing 2 new species of planthoppers native to Vietnam and China respectively.

Parahiraciini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae): one new genus, two new species and three new subtribes

New species of resin bee native to Thailand.

Resin bees of genus Megachile, subgenera Callomegachile and Carinula (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) from Thailand with description of a new species

New species of ground beetle native to Xizang, China.

First discovery of the genus Himalopenetretus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Patrobini) in China, with description of a new species
 
New species of camel cricket native to karst caves in Guizhou, China.

A new cave species of the genus Gymnaetoides (Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae: Aemodogryllini) from Guizhou, China | FENG | Zootaxa

New species of grass fly native to Brazil.

A revision of the Neotropical genus Metasiphonella Duda, 1930 (Diptera: Chloropidae) | RICCARDI | Zootaxa

New species of frog native to the Deccan Plateau, India.

A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the degraded urban ecosystems of Bengaluru, Deccan Plateau, India | DEEPAK | Zootaxa

6 new species of insects of the Chalcididae family native to southern Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Uraguay, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

The South American species of Chalcis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) | SAGUIAH | Zootaxa

2 new species of crustaceans of the Maeridae family native to waters of the Iwate and Hokkaido Prefectures and the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

Species of the Maera -clade collected from Japan. Part 4: addenda to genera Maera Leach, 1814 and Quadrimaera Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000, with revised keys to Japanese species of the clade (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae) | ARIYAMA | Zootaxa

2 new species of nematodes native to the waters of Lake Baikal, Russia.

Two new nematode species of the genus Paratrilobus Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda, Triplonchida) from the water area of Lake Baikal (Russia) | European Journal of Taxonomy
 
Smaggledagle said:
New species of camel cricket native to karst caves in Guizhou, China.

A new cave species of the genus Gymnaetoides (Rhaphidophoridae: Aemodogryllinae: Aemodogryllini) from Guizhou, China | FENG | Zootaxa

New species of grass fly native to Brazil.

A revision of the Neotropical genus Metasiphonella Duda, 1930 (Diptera: Chloropidae) | RICCARDI | Zootaxa

New species of frog native to the Deccan Plateau, India.

A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the degraded urban ecosystems of Bengaluru, Deccan Plateau, India | DEEPAK | Zootaxa

6 new species of insects of the Chalcididae family native to southern Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Uraguay, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

The South American species of Chalcis Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) | SAGUIAH | Zootaxa

2 new species of crustaceans of the Maeridae family native to waters of the Iwate and Hokkaido Prefectures and the Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

Species of the Maera -clade collected from Japan. Part 4: addenda to genera Maera Leach, 1814 and Quadrimaera Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000, with revised keys to Japanese species of the clade (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae) | ARIYAMA | Zootaxa

2 new species of nematodes native to the waters of Lake Baikal, Russia.

Two new nematode species of the genus Paratrilobus Micoletzky, 1922 (Nematoda, Triplonchida) from the water area of Lake Baikal (Russia) | European Journal of Taxonomy
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I appreciate for you and other members to do these updates, finding new species is a very exciting thing, especially if its an invertebrate. :)
 
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