Newly Discovered/Described Species 2021

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South America

2 new genera (Capanema, Tukunha) containing 4 new species of katydids native to the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

Two new and rare genera of angle-winged katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Microcentrini) from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest | Zootaxa

New subgenus (Relicthemisia) of mining bee native to northeastern Brazil.

Relicthemisia, a new subgenus of the oil-collecting bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 with notes on distribution and host plants of C. xanthomelaena Moure & Castro, 2001 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) | European Journal of Taxonomy

New species of mosquito in the genus Wyeomyia native to northern South America.

A new species of Wyeomyia (Diptera: Culicidae) from Heliconia flower bracts in northern South America | Zootaxa

Africa

New genus (Riberazantaena) containing a new species of aquatic beetle native to the South Pare Mountains in Tanzania.

Riberazantaena , a new hydraenid genus from the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae) | Zootaxa

New species of tardigrade in the genus Macrobiotus native to Tunisia.

Integrative description of a new Tunisian tardigrade species, Macrobiotus azzunae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae, hufelandi group) | European Journal of Taxonomy

Europe

4 new species of mining bees in the genus Andrena native to Spain (4/4), Portugal (2/4), as well as a new subspecies of mining bee in the genus Andrena native from south and central Spain to Greece, Turkey, and the Caucasus Mountains.

Revisions to the faunas of Andrena of the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco with the descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) | European Journal of Taxonomy

2 new species of millipedes in the genus Syrioiulus native to Azerbaijan and the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, and Armenia, respectively.

The millipede genera Amblyiulus Silvestri, 1896 and Syrioiulus Verhoeff, 1914 in the Caucasus, with notes on their distributions (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae)

New species of crane fly in the genus Tipula native to the West Caucasus region.

A new Palaearctic species of the subgenus Lunatipula (Diptera, Tipulidae) from the West Caucasus with a survey of the caucasica species group

Asia

19 new species of big-headed flies in the genus Tomosvaryella native to the Middle East.

Revision of Tomosvaryella Aczél (Diptera: Pipunculidae) in the Middle East, with description of 19 new species | Zootaxa

2 new species of owlet moths in the genera Chytonix and Gynaephora respectively native to Korea.

Four species of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera), new to Korea | Zootaxa

New species of lichen moth in the genus Tigricollis native to eastern Indonesia.

A new species of the lichen moth genus Tigricollis Singh & Kirti, 2016 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) from eastern Indonesia | Zootaxa

New species of hymenopteran insect in the genus Asecodes native to Tibet.

A new species of Asecodes Förster (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae) and first record of A. reticulatum (Kamijo) from China, with a key to Chinese species

New species of water mite in the genus Atractides native to Iran.

https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/70043

Oceania

6 new species of microhylid frogs in the genus Xenorhina native to southern Papua New Guinea.

https://zse.pensoft.net/article/59696/

Oceans

2 new species of bryozoans in the genera Cradoscrupocellaria and Setosella respectively native to the Iberian Mediterranean and shallow Atlantic coast of Europe respectively.

https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1437

New species of copepod in the genus Typhlamphiascus native to the waters off the coast of northwestern Mexico.

https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1433

New species of mysid shrimp in the genus Idiomysis native to the waters off the coast of the state of Sabah, Malaysia.

https://zse.pensoft.net/article/68486/
 
South America

New species of catfish in the genus Loricariichthys naitve to the Rio Itabapoana and Rio Itapemirim basins in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

https://bioone.org/journals/ichthyo...icariichthys-Teleostei/10.1643/i2020013.short

New species of characin in the genus Priocharax native to the upper Rio Ipixuna in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.

A new miniature species of <i>Priocharax</i> (Characiformes: Characidae) from the upper rio Ipixuna, Purus drainage, Brazil

17 new species of sac spiders in the genus Tupirinna native to the states of Pará (5/17), Amazonas (4/17), Bahia (3/17), Mato Grosso (2/17), Minas Gerais (2/17), Santa Catarina (2/17), São Paulo (2/17), Espiríto Santo (1/17), and Rio de Janeiro (1/17), as well as the south/southeastern part (1/17) of Brazil, as well as the department of Vaupés (1/17), Colombia, and Peru (1/17).

Taxonomic revision of the genus Tupirinna Bonaldo, 2000 (Araneae: Corinnidae: Corinninae) | Zootaxa

3 new species of spiders in the genus Nopsma native to the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, and Putumayo, Colombia, respectively.

Three new species of the spider genus Nopsma (Araneae, Caponiidae, Nopinae) from Colombia

4 new species of fruit flies in the genus Anastrepha native to Colombia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.4

Africa

New species of true bug in the genus Tinna native to Nigeria.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.9

Asia

2 new species of frogs in the genus Kalophrynus native to Gunung Mulu National Park, northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044523121000784

New species of true frog in the genus Amolops native to the coastal hills of southeastern China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.6

2 new species of moths in the genus Nephelomita native to the province of Guangdong, China, and the province of West Java, Indonesia, respectively.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.2

New species of longhorn beetle in the genus Dorcadion native to the province of Ankara, Turkey.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.7

New species of common stonefly in the genus Neoperla native to the province of Anhui, China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.2.3

New species of moth in the genus Phlogophora native to the Himalayan region of India.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.2.4

Another new species of common stonefly in the genus Neoperla native to the province of Hainan, China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.2.7

New species of land snail in the genus Perrottetia native to the Western Ghats region in India.

https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers...ttetia_rajeshgopali_a_new_species_of_Perrotte

Oceania

New species of crab in the genus Parasesarma native to the islands of Guam, Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis, and New Caledonia.

https://www.publish.csiro.au/is/IS20046

Oceans

3 new species of agathotanaids in the genera Agathotana, Bunburia, and Paranarthrura respectively native to the low bathyal zone in the waters off the coast of the island of Java, Indonesia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.1.3

3 new species of copepods in the genus Bradyidius native to the deep waters of the Atlantic (2/3) and Pacific (2/3) Ocean.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.2.5

2 new species of stony sponges in the genera Petrosia and Xestospongia native to the waters off the coast of Brazil.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5004.2.2
 
South America

2 new species of spiders in the genus Cosmetus native to Colombia.

A fresh look at Cosmetus Perty, 1833 (Opiliones: Cosmetidae), with new synonymies and description of two new species from Colombia | Zootaxa

Africa

New species of lichen moth in the genus Cyana native to Tanzania.

Cyana takanoi , a new species from Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) | Zootaxa

Asia

New genus (Tawaya) containing 4 new species of twirler moths native to the island of Borneo.

New genus of gelechiid moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) from Borneo, and its four new species | Zootaxa

Oceania

4 new species of damselflies in the genus Wahnesia native to the islands of Woodlark, Misima, Tagula, and Rossel, Papua New Guinea.

Four new species of Wahnesia Förster, 1900 from the D’Entrecasteaux, Louisiade and Woodlark island groups, Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Argiolestidae) | Zootaxa

Oceans

New species of anchovy in the genus Stolephorus native to waters off the coast of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.

Stolephorus grandis , a new anchovy (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae) from New Guinea and Australia | Zootaxa

2 new species of hydrozoans in the genus Gonaxia native to the waters off the coast of New Caledonia.

An integrative study of some species of Gonaxia Vervoort, 1993 from off New Caledonia, with the establishment of Gonaxiidae as a new family of thecate hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) | Zootaxa
 
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2 new species of guitarfish in the genus Acroteriobatus native to the waters in the western Indian Ocean, off the coast of Madagascar and the Socotra Islands, respectively.

Resolution of the Acroteriobatus leucospilus species complex, with a redescription of A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926) and descriptions of two new western Indian Ocean species of Acroteriobatus (Rhinopristiformes, Rhinobatidae)
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Another article about the 2 new guitarfish-species and a new shark :

A new shark and two rays for Africa
 
South America

New species of parasitic fly in the genus Eudexia native to Brazil.

The Neotropical genus Eudexia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Tachinidae: Dexiinae: Dexiini): lectotype fixation for the type species, synonymy, and a new species from Brazil | Zootaxa

Asia

New genus (Portentus) containing a new species of fungus weevil native to the Penang National Park, Malaysia.

Description of a new genus and species, Portentus marschneri (Coleoptera: Anthribidae), from Penang National Park, Malaysia | Zootaxa

New genus (Termitocnemis) containing a new species of beetle native to the province of Fujian, China.

A new termitophilous genus and species of the tribe Amarygmini Gistel, 1848 from China (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) | Zootaxa

7 new species of darkling beetles in the genus Phaedis native to the island of Borneo.

Seven new species of the genus Phaedis Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from Borneo | Zootaxa

3 new species of hackled-orb weaver spiders in the genus Miagrammopes native to the autonomous region of Guangxi Zhuang, China, as well as Tibet, respectively.

Three species of hackled-orb web spider genus Miagrammopes from China (Araneae, Uloboridae) | Zootaxa

3 new species of darkling beetles in the genus Hexarhopalus native to the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, China respectively.

Three new species of the genus Hexarhopalus Fairmaire, 1891 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae: Cnodalonini) from China | Zootaxa

New species of pierid butterfly in the genus Pieris native to the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.

A new species of the genus Pieris Schrank, 1801 (Lepidoptera: Pieridae: Pierinae) with taxonomic notes on the Pieris napi group from India | Zootaxa

Oceans

6 new species of isopods in the genera Amakusanthura (1/6), Cortezura (1/6), Mesanthura (2/6), Skuphonura (1/6), and Tinggianthura (1/6) native to the South Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico.

Six new species of Anthuridae (Peracarida: Isopoda) from the southern Mexican Pacific | European Journal of Taxonomy
 
North America/Caribbean

2 new species of March flies in the genus Plecia native to El Salvador and Guatemala respectively [5005.1.2].

New species of Neotropical Plecia Wiedemann (Diptera: Bibionidae) and delineation of the americana -, nigra -, and xyele - species-groups | Zootaxa

South America

New species of lizard in the genus Potamites native to the province of Huanuco, Peru.

A new riparian Andean Potamites (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophtalmidae) from El Sira Mountains, central Peru, with comments on P. ecpleopus Cope 1875, and on the taxonomy and biogeography of Potamites | European Journal of Taxonomy

2 new species of March flies in the genus Plecia native to Brazil and Colombia respectively [5005.1.2].

Asia

New species of nine-spined stickleback in the genus Pungitius native to the prefecture of Yamagata, Japan.

A new species of nine-spined stickleback, Pungitius modestus (Gasterosteiformes, Gasterosteidae), from northern Honshu, Japan | Zootaxa

New genus (not given) containing a new species of pygmy mole cricket native to China.

A new genus and a new species of pygmy mole cricket from China (Orthoptera: Tridactylidae) | Zootaxa

3 new species of earthworms in the genus Eutyphoeus native to protected forests in the state of Mizoram, India.

Three uncharted endemic earthworm species of the genus Eutyphoeus (Oligochaeta: Octochaetidae) from Mizoram, India | Zootaxa

2 new species of moths in the genera Costasensora and Asyprocessa native to Malaysia and Cambodia, respectively.

Two new species of Costasensora Fibiger, 2010 and Asyprocessa Fibiger, 2010 from Malaysia and Cambodia (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Hypenodinae, Micronoctuini). Taxonomic study of Micronoctuini. Contribution VI. | Zootaxa

New species and subspecies of praying mantid in the genus Theopropus native to Yunnan, China, and Medog, Tibet respectively.

Notes on the genus Theopropus Saussure (Mantodea, Hymenopodidae) from China, with description of a new species from the Himalayas

Oceans

2 new species of gut parasites in the genus Scalithrium found in the Rio skate (Rioraja agassizii) and La Plata skate (Atlantoraja platana) respectively in the Argentine Sea.

Two new species of Scalithrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from rajiform batoids of the Argentine Sea | Zootaxa
 
North America/Caribbean

3 new species of flies in the genus Botanophila native to Mexico.

Three new species of Botanophila Lioy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) from the Mexican Transition Zone | Zootaxa

New species of water bug in the genus Ambrysus native to the Central Mexican Plateau in Mexico.

A new species of Ambrysus Stål from the Central Mexican Plateau and new state records for species of the genus in the country (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Naucoridae) | Zootaxa

South America

New genus (Dorothee) containing a new species of wasp native to Peru.

Dorothee , a new genus of Cryptinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Peru | Zootaxa

New genus (Glebych) containing a new species of cobweb spider native to the Peruvian Andes.

Glebych minutissimus gen. et sp. nov., the smallest cobweb spider (Araneae: Theridiidae) | Zootaxa

7 new species of curtain web spiders in the genus Masteria native to Ecuador.

From the lowlands to the highlands of Ecuador, a study of the genus Masteria (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Dipluridae) with description of seven new species | Zootaxa

3 new species of scorpions in the genus Olivierus native to Kazakhstan (2/3) and Uzbekistan (2/3).

Three new species of Olivierus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | Zootaxa

2 new species of sharpshooters in the genus Paratubana native to alpine fields in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Two new species of the sharpshooter genus Paratubana (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini) from alpine fields of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern Brazil | Zootaxa

2 new species of parasitoid wasps in the genus Therophilus native to Brazil.

The rare genus Therophilus Wesmael (Braconidae: Agathidinae) in Brazil with description of two new species | Zootaxa

New species of beetle in the genus Odontocheila native to Venezuela.

Taxonomic and nomenclatorial revision within the Neotropical genera of the subtribe Odontocheilina W. Horn in a new sense—24. Odontocheila paraexcisipenis sp. nov., a new species of the O. cajennensis species-group (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) | Zootaxa

New species of aeglid crab in the genus Aegla native to the Das Cinzas River basin in the state of Paraná, Brazil.

Aegla buenoi n. sp. (Decapoda: Anomura): first record of aeglid crab from Cinzas River basin, Brazil | Zootaxa

New species of giant water bug in the genus Belostoma native to the Arguaia-Tocantins river basin in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

An enigmatic new species of Belostoma Latreille from central-western Brazil (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae: Belostomatini) | Zootaxa

New species of woodlouse hunting spider in the genus Dysdera native to the province of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Notes on the spider genus Dysdera Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dysderidae) in Central Asia | Zootaxa

Africa

New species of parasitic worm in the genus Mediorhynchus found living in spotted thick-knees (Burhinus capensis) in South Africa.

A new species of Mediorhynchus Van Cleave, 1916 (Acanthocephala: Gigantorhynchidae) from Burhinus capensis (Aves: Charadriiformes) and a report of Mediorhynchus africanus Amin et al. 2013 from Guttera edouardi (Aves: Galliformes) from South Africa | Zootaxa

New species of mite in the genus Galumnella native to Mozambique.

A new species of Galumnella (Acari, Oribatida, Galumnellidae) from Mozambique | Zootaxa

New species of parasitic wasp in the genus Probles native to Madagascar.

Probles mikhailovi , a new enigmatic species of Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) from Madagascar | Zootaxa

New species of sac spider in the genus Bucliona native to Kenya.

Resurrection of the spider genus Bucliona Benoit, 1977, with a description of a new species from Kenya (Araneae, Clubionidae) | Zootaxa

Europe

New genus (Schapsugia) containing 2 new species of freshwater snails as well as another new genus (Tachira) of freshwater snails native to the federal subject of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Revealing the stygobiont and crenobiont Mollusca biodiversity hotspot in the Caucasus: Part III. Revision of stygobiont microsnails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from the Russian part of Western Transcaucasia, with the description of new taxa | Zootaxa

5 new species of water mites in the genus Atractides native to Italy.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5009.1.1

New species of ant in the genus Temnothorax native to the Iberian Peninsula.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.2

Asia

3 new species and 2 new subspecies of bush crickets in the genus Mecopoda native to India and China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.1

5 new species of scarab beetles in the genus Gynaecoserica native to Thailand (3/5), Laos (1/5), and Myanmar (1/5), respectively.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.7

4 new species of amphipods in the genus Lyurella native to the subterrariean pools in the southwestern foothills of the northwestern Caucaus Mountains in Russia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.17

2 new species of square-headed wasps in the genus Lyroda native to India.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.6

2 new species of true bugs in the genus Arboridia native to the province of Guizhou, China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.9

New species of groundhopper as well as a new subspecies of groundhopper in the genus Epitettix native to the province of Gia Lai, Vietnam, and Sabah, Indonesia, respectively.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.19

New species of ladybeetle in the genus Sasjiella native to the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.5

New species of lichen moth in the genus Aberrasine native to Tibet.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.8

New species of powder-post beetle in the genus Xylodrypta native to Laos and Thailand.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.2.9

New species of longhorn beetle in the genus Indapiodes native to the state of Maharashtra, India.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.7

New species of leafhopper in the genus Hatigoria native to China and Laos.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.10

New species of beetle in the genus Tarphius native to a Hyrcanian forest in Iran.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.12

New species of moth in the genus Phyllodesma native to the auntomonous region of Ningxia Hui, China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.13

New species of pleasing lacewing in the genus Berothella native to the island of Borneo.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.14

New species of cuckoo bee in the genus Epeolus native to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.6

New species of velvet ant in the genus Petersenidia native to the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.13

New species of jumping spider in the genus Chinattus native to the province of Peshawar, Pakistan.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.15

New species of spider wasp in the genus Austrosalius native to the province of West Papua, Indonesia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.16

New species of sand wasp in the genus Gorytes native to the regions of Zhambyl and Almaty, Kazakhstan.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.18

New species of spider in the genus Raveniola native to the Chatkal Ridge in the Western Tian Shan mountain range, Kyrgystan.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5006.1.22

Oceania

New species of thrips in the genus Eurynothrips native to the southern part of the state of Queensland, Australia.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.1

Oceans

41 new species of squat lobsters in the genus Phylladiorhynchus native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5008.1.1

2 new species of bobtail squids in the genus Iridoteuthis native to New Zealand (2/2) and southern Australia (1/2), respectively.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.4.3

New species of deep-sea shrimp in the genus Spongicoloides native around the Zhenbei Seamount in the South China Sea.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5005.3.3
 
North America/Caribbean

15 new species of leaf-miner flies in the genera Ophiomyia (6/15), Melanagromyza (4/15), Phytomyza (3/15), Agromyza (1/15), and Cerodontha (1/15) native to the states of Virginia (10/15), Maryland (7/15), Indiana (3/15), Delaware (1/15), Michigan (1/15), Pennsylvania (1/15), South Carolina (1/15), Tennessee (1/15), as well as the District of Columbia (1/15), USA.

Manual of North American Agromyzidae (Diptera, Schizophora), with revision of the fauna of the “Delmarva” states

South America

New species of frog in the genus Pristimantis native to the Llanganate and Sangay National Parks in Ecuador.

A new cryptic species of the Pristimantis lacrimosus group (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes

Africa

New genus (not given) containing a new species of rodent native to the forests of Ethiopia.

Phylogenomics of African radiation of Praomyini (Muridae: Murinae) rodents: First fully resolved phylogeny, evolutionary history and delimitation of extant genera - ScienceDirect

4 new species of squaregill mayflies in the genus Caenis and a new subspecies in the genus Afrocaenis native to Ethiopia.

https://bioone.org/journals/integra...-Ephemeroptera-from/10.18476/2021.826615.full

Europe

New species of leech in the genus Trocheta native to the Motena Cave in western Georgia.

https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/70346

Asia

New species of frog in the genus Micryletta native to the province of Yunnan, China.

A new species of Micryletta Dubois, 1987 (Anura, Microhylidae) from Yunnan Province, China

New genus (Femorbiona) containing 2 new species of sac spiders native to the provinces of Hai Phong, Vietnam, and Guangdong, China, respectively.

Femorbiona gen. nov., a new genus of sac spiders (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Southeast Asia

New genus (Paramolotra) containing 2 new species of goblin spiders native to Tibet.

A new genus and two new species of oonopid spiders from Tibet, China (Araneae, Oonopidae)

5 new species of spiders in the genus Macrothele native to the provinces of Sichuan (2/5), Hainan (1/5), and Guangxi (1/5), China, as well as Taiwan (1/5), respectively.

Five new species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 from China (Araneae, Macrothelidae)

5 new species of bush crickets in the genus Nisitrus native to the state of Kalimantan (1/5), and northern Sumatra (1/5), Indonesia, as well as the states of Sabah (3/5), and Sarawak (1/5), Malaysia, as well as the Malay peninsula (1/5), and Singapore (1/5), respectively.

Revision of the cricket genus Nisitrus Saussure (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae) and descriptions of five new species | European Journal of Taxonomy

2 new species of spiders in the genus Camptoscaphiella native to the province of Yunnan, China.

Two new species of the genus Camptoscaphiella from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Oonopidae)

New species of stonefly in the genus Phanoperla native to the province of Guangdong, China.

Review of Phanoperla (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from China

New species of moth in the genus Alphaea native to central Vietnam and northeastern Laos.

https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/70323

Oceania

New species of orb-weaver spider in the genus Novakiella native to the states of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Australia, and the island of Tasmania.

Review of the Australian and New Zealand orb-weaving spider genus Novakiella (Araneae, Araneidae)

Oceans

New species of bristle worm in the genus Neanthes native to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone part of the central Pacific Ocean.

Neanthes goodayi sp. nov. (Annelida, Nereididae), a remarkable new annelid species living inside deep-sea polymetallic nodules | European Journal of Taxonomy
 
North America/Caribbean

8 new species of feather mites in various different genera found on horned larks, Baltimore orioles, rose-breasted grosbeaks, Connecticut warblers, brown-headed cowbirds, eastern kingbirds, least flycatchers, and belted kingfishers living in Canada.

Feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines and kingfishers in Canada | Zootaxa

New species of ichneumon wasp in the genus Nesolinoceras native to the Dominican Republic.

A new species, key and further redefinition of Nesolinoceras Ashmead (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae) | Zootaxa

Africa

New species of darkling beetle in the genus Endustomus native to Tanzania.

A new species of Endustomus Brême, 1842 and new records of Afrotropical Cossyphini Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) | Zootaxa

Europe

7 new species of mining flies in various different genera native to Ukraine.

Rearing mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from host plants as an instrument for associating females with males, with the description of seven new species | Zootaxa

Asia

4 new genera (Claranemobius, Erexitonemobius, Fibunemobius, Impetunemobius) containing 9 new species of crickets native to China.

Crickets of subfamily Nemobiinae Saussure, 1877 (Orthoptera: Grylloidea; Trigonidiidae) from China with descriptions of new genera and new species | Zootaxa

2 new species of leaf katydids in the genus Paraxantia native to eastern Tibet and the western part of the province of Yunnan, China, respectively.

Two new species of Paraxantia Liu & Kang (Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae; Vosiini) from Eastern Himalayas | Zootaxa

New species of cricket in the genus Teleogryllus native to the state of Kerala, India.

Taxonomic revision of Teleogryllus mitratus (Burmeister, 1838) and T. occipitalis (Serville, 1838) in India, with the description of Teleogryllus rohinae Jaiswara & Jain sp. nov. and a key for Teleogryllus species from India (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) | Zootaxa

New species of leafhopper in the genus Waigara native to Korea.

Taxonomic revision of the genus Waigara Zhang & Webb (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) with description of a new species from Korea | Zootaxa

Oceania

New genus (Pennathrips) of thrips native to New Caledonia.

Pennathrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), a new panchaetothripine genus from New Caledonia | Zootaxa

10 new species of parasitoid wasps in the genus Diaparsis native to Papua New Guinea.

Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Papua New Guinea: genus Diaparsis Förster, part 2 . Species with notaulus | Zootaxa

Oceans

25 new species of sponges in various genera native to the shallow waters off the coast of the Galápagos Islands.

New shallow-water sponges (Porifera) from the Galápagos Islands | Zootaxa

General

4 new genera (Antarctomolgus, Didemnomolgus, Spheromolgus, Alupa) containing 13 new species of copepods are described.

Copepods associated with Ascidian hosts (Tunicata): Intramolgidae and Lichomolgidae, with descriptions of four new genera and 13 new species | Zootaxa
 
South America

New species of marmoset in the genus Mico native to the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

An integrative analysis uncovers a new, pseudo-cryptic species of Amazonian marmoset (Primates: Callitrichidae: Mico) from the arc of deforestation | Scientific Reports

New genus (Microspizias) of birds of prey native to the Neotropics.

A new genus for the tiny hawk Accipiter superciliosus and semicollared hawk A. collaris (Aves: Accipitridae), with comments on the generic name for the crested goshawk A. trivirgatus and Sulawesi goshawk A. griseiceps

New species of beaked toad in the genus Rhinella native to the Amazonas and San Martin regions in Peru.

A New Species of Toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella) from Northern Peru

New species of darter fish in the genus Characidium native to the Juruena River basin in Brazil.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.14485

New tribe (Paranadopsini) containing a new genus (Paranadopsis) containing a new species of freshwater ostracod as well as another new genus (Brasilodopsis) containing 2 new species of freshwater ostracods native to the floodplains of Brazil.

A new tribe, two new genera and three new species of Cypridopsinae (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae) from Brazil | European Journal of Taxonomy

New species of pygmy moth in the genus Ozadelpha native to the southern Andes in Argentina.

Differentiation of the Andean Ozadelpha ovata and O. rionegrella sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) based on characters of the male genitalia | Zootaxa

Africa

New species of rubber frog in the genus Phrynomantis native to the coastal lowlands of western Angola.

Citizen Science meets specimens in old formalin filled jars: a new species of Banded Rubber Frog, genus Phrynomantis (Anura, Phrynomeridae) from Angola | Request PDF

Asia

New genus (Agasthyagama) of agamid lizards native to the farther south part of the Western Ghats region, India.

A molecular and morphological study of Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Agamidae) reveals a new genus from the far south of the Western Ghats, Peninsular India | Zootaxa

New species of snake in the genus Pareas native to the province of Lam Dong, Vietnam.

A new species of Pareas (Squamata, Pareidae) from southern Vietnam

New species of moss frog in the genus Chirixalus native to the lowland forests of Java, Indonesia.

https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/RBZ-2021-0018.pdf

New species of chameleonfish in the genus Badis native to the Kaladan River basin in the state of Mizoram, India.

Badis kaladanensis, a new fish species (Teleostei: Badidae) from Mizoram, northeast India

New genus (Sestakovaia) containing 10 new species of sac spiders native to the provinces of Hormozgan (4/10), Golestan (2/10), Kerman (2/10), Alborz (1/10), East Azerbaijan (1/10), and Kurdistan (1/10), Iran.

A new genus and ten new species of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iran

New genus (Marcopoloia) containing 4 new species of carpenter moths native to the province of Gia Lai (1/4), Vietnam, the state of Kachin (1/4), Myanmar, and the province of Changwat Nan (2/4), Thailand, respectively.

https://www.biotaxa.org/em/article/view/70441

3 new species of rove beetles in the genus Lathrobium native to the provinces of Guangdong (3/3), and Hunan (1/3), China.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/68991/

2 new species of bugs in the genus Saigona native to the region of Guangxi, China.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/67004/

New species of fishfly in the genus Neochauliodes native to the western part of the province of Yunnan, China.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5016.2.2

New species of braconid wasp in the genus Yelicones native to southern India.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5016.2.10

New species of mussel in the genus Inversidens native to the province of Jiangxi, China.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/69075/

Oceans

New species of short-tailed eel in the genus Coloconger native to the waters off the coast of eastern Taiwan.

https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5016.2.7

3 new species of bryozoans in the genus Microporella native to submarine caves in the Mediterranean Sea.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/65324/
 
North America/Caribbean

New genus (Guttulapsyche) containing a new species of moth native to Mexico.

Guttulapsyche mayaensis , gen. et sp. nov., a Psychidae from Mexico with unusual larval ethology (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Typhoniinae) | Zootaxa

5 new species of freshwater crayfish in the genus Creaserinus native to the states of Texas (5/5), Louisiana (2/5), Arkansas (1/5), and Oklahoma (1/5), USA.

The genus Creaserinus Hobbs, 1973 (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in Texas | Zootaxa

New species of meniscus midge in the genus Dixella native to a mountain cloud forest in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

A new species of Dixella , the first Mexican record of Dixella shannoni , and a summary of dixid records from Mexico (Diptera: Dixidae) | Zootaxa

South America

New genus (Zagurya) of scarab beetle native to Brazil.

Zagurya , a new genus from Brazil with notes on claw movement in Macrodactylini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) | Zootaxa

New species of lice in the genus Myrsidea found on Austral thrushes (Turdus falcklandii magellanicus) native to Chile.

A new species of Myrsidea (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from Chile | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of frog in the genus Leptobrachella native to Mount Pu Ta Leng in northwestern Vietnam.

A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Mount Pu Ta Leng, northwest Vietnam | Zootaxa

4 new species of lampshade spiders in the genus Ectatosticta native to the provinces of Sichuan (2/4), and Hubei (1/4), China, as well as Tibet (1/4).

Review of the spider genus Ectatosticta Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Hypochilidae) with description of four new species from China | Zootaxa

3 new species of rove beetles in the genus Nazeris native to the Dayao Mountains in the province Guangxi, China.

New data of Nazeris Fauvel from the Dayao Mountains, Guangxi, China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) | Zootaxa

2 new species of oak gall wasps in the genera Andricus and Cynips respectively native to the eastern part of the Black Sea region in Turkey.

Two new oak gall wasp species (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae, Cynipini) from Quercus pontica (Fagaceae) in Turkey | Zootaxa

2 new species of arboreal freshwater crabs in the genus Arachnothelphusa native to Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary National Park and Bako National Park in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia respectively.

On two new species of arboreal crabs from phytotelms in Sarawak, Borneo (Crustacea: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae: Arachnothelphusa ) | Zootaxa

New species of blister beetle in the genus Mesomeloe native to Qatar.

Taxonomic study of Mesomeloe coelatus (Reiche & Saulcy, 1857) (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Meloini), with the description of an overlooked new species | Zootaxa

New species of rove beetle in the genus Ctenisomorphus native to the Yinggeling Natural Reserve in the province of Hainan, China.

First species of Ctenisomorphus Raffray, 1890 from China, with comments on Largeyeus J.-K. Li, 1993 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) | Zootaxa

Oceania

2 new species of true bugs in the genus Parathyginus native to Australia.

Revision of Australian Parathyginus with description of two new species, along with first detailed description of aedeagus in the family Heterogastridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea) | Zootaxa

Oceans

4 new species of bryozoans in the genus Juxtacribrilina native to the north Pacific Ocean, specifically off the coasts of the prefecture of Hokkaido (1/4), Japan, Commander Islands (1/4), and Shikotan Island, Kuril Islands (1/4), Russia, and Revillagigedo Island (2/4) and Kodiak Island, in the state of Alaska, USA.

The “ Cribrilina annulata " problem and new species of Juxtacribrilina (Bryozoa: Cheilostomata: Cribrilinidae) from the North Pacific | Zootaxa

2 new species of nematodes in the genera Gomphionema and Paracomesoma native to sediments in the South China Sea.

Two new species of nematodes from shallow and deep-water sediments in the South China Sea | Zootaxa
 
North America/Caribbean

2 new species of mites in the genera Galumnopsis and Notogalumna respectively, native to the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

A new species of Notogalumna from the canopy and another new edaphic species of Galumnopsis (Acari: Oribatida: Galumnoidea) from the tropical rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico | Zootaxa

Africa

3 new genera (Bugandacoccus, Illovococcus, Neoceronema) of scale insects native to Africa [5020.1.3].

New genera, new species and new combinations for some African Coccomorpha (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) | Zootaxa

New genus (Testudovestis) containing a new species of scale insect, as well as another new species of scale insect in the genus Coccus native to mainland Africa [5020.1.3].

2 new species of ground beetles in the genus Harpalus native to Tanzania and Kenya, and Ethiopia respectively.

On some Afrotropical Harpalus , with description of two new species, and remarks on Hypharpax australis (Coleoptera: Carabidae): misidentification, mislabeling, and introduction to the Australian region | Zootaxa

New species of mealybug in the genus Heliococcus native to mainland Africa [5020.1.3].

Asia

6 new species of chalcid wasps in the genera Krombeinius (1/6) and Perilampus (5/6) respectively native to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The Perilampidae of the United Arab Emirates and Yemen (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) | Zootaxa

5 new species of pirate spiders in the genus Mimetus native to China.

New species of the pirate spider genus Mimetus Hentz, 1832 from China with a cladistic hypothesis on their phylogenetic placement (Araneae, Mimetidae) | Zootaxa

New species of ant-like flower beetle in the genus Steriphodon native to the province of Balochistan, Pakistan.

Redefinition of Steriphodon Abeille de Perrin, 1895 (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), with a new species description, checklist, and key to species | Zootaxa

New species of velvet ant in the genus Andreimyrme native to the Western Ghats region in the state of Kerala, India.

Discovery of the genus Andreimyrme Lelej, 1995 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) in India and description of a new species from the Western Ghats | Zootaxa

Oceans

New genus (Jejulaimus) containing a new species of nematode native to the intertidal zone off the coast of Jeju Island, South Korea.

A new genus and species of the family Microlaimidae (Nematoda: Chromadorea) from intertidal sand of the Jeju Island, South Korea | Zootaxa
 
North America/Caribbean

4 new species of tiger moths in the genus Episcepsis native to Cuba [5020.2.7].

Four new Neotropical species of Episcepsis Butler, 1877 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) | Zootaxa

New species of moth in the genus Skaphita native to the island of Trinidad.

A new species and taxonomic changes relating to the Notodontidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad, West Indies | Zootaxa

South America

4 new species of tiger moths in the genus Episcepsis native to Brazil and Peru [5020.2.7].

Asia

New species of kneelback snake in the genus Rhabdophis native to forested areas in northeastern India.

Hidden in the plain sight: a new species of Rhabdophis (Serpentes: Natricinae) from the Rhabdophis himalayanus complex | Zootaxa

New species of gecko in the genus Hemidactylus native to the Tamhini Ghat mountain pass in the state of Maharashtra, India.

A cryptic new species of rupicolous Hemidactylus Goldfuss, 1820 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) allied to H. aaronbaueri Giri, 2008 from the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India | Zootaxa

New genus (Parahabetia) containing a new species and 2 new subspecies of bush crickets as well as 16 new species of bush crickets in the genus Habetia native to New Guinea.

Revision of the genera Habetia Kirby, 1906 and Parahabetia gen. nov. from New Guinea (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae, Conocephalinae, Agraeciini) | Zootaxa

Another new genus (name not given) contains a new species of bush cricket native to Yunnan, China.

One new genus and species of the tribe Meconematini (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematini) from Yunnan, China | Zootaxa

6 new species of tangled net spiders in the genus Taira native to China and eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.

Further revision of the mesh-web spider genus Taira Lehtinen, 1967 (Amaurobiidae), with the description of six new species | Zootaxa

3 new species of beetles in the genus Megarthrus native to mainland China.

Megarthrus of China. Part 5. The M. calcaratus complex, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae) | Zootaxa

2 new species of fungus weevils in the genus Merarius native to China.

Review of the genus Merarius Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Anthribidae), with description of two new species from China | Zootaxa

2 new species of clearwing moths in the genus Aschistophleps native to Laos.

Review of the genus Aschistophleps Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of Laos | Zootaxa

Oceans

2 new species of nematodes in the genera Enoplolaimus and Mesacanthoides respectively native to the waters off the coast of the provinces of Río Negro and Chubut, Argentina.

Two new species of Enoplolaiminae (Enoplida: Thoracostomopsidae) from Río Negro and Chubut, Argentina | Zootaxa

New species of bryozoan in the genus Hornera native to the bathyal region off the coast of New Zealand.

Hornera currieae n. sp. (Cyclostomatida: Horneridae): a new bathyal cyclostome bryozoan with reproductively induced skeletal plasticity | Zootaxa
 
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