Newly Discovered/Described Species 2021

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Caribbean/Central America

New species of planthopper in the genus Myxia native to the El Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest Reserve in Costa Rica.

A new species of planthopper in the genus Myxia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica | ECHAVARRIA | Zootaxa

South America

New species of armored catfish in the genus Loricaria native to the Turiaçu River basin in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.

A new species of Loricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Turiaçu River basin, Eastern Amazon region, Brazil | SARAIVA | Zootaxa

2 new species of flies in the genus Culicoides native to Argentina and Uraguay respectively.

Two new species and new records of Neotropical Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) | SPINELLI | Zootaxa

New species of fly in the genus Mumetopia native to Chile.

Mumetopia interfeles sp. nov., a new species of Anthomyzidae (Diptera) occurring en masse in an urban grassy habitat in Chile: its taxonomy, phylogeny and biology | European Journal of Taxonomy

Asia

New genus (Myanophis) containing one new species of mud snake native to Myanmar.

A new genus and species of mud snake from Myanmar (Reptilia, Squamata, Homalopsidae) | KÖHLER | Zootaxa

New species of snake in the genus Pareas native to the province of Yunnan, China.

A new species of the genus Pareas (Squamata, Pareidae) from Yunnan, China

New species of beetle in the genus Leptoplectus native to the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

A new species of Leptoplectus Casey from Ryukyu Islands, Japan, with comments on morphology of integumental structures in Euplectitae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) | JAŁOSZYŃSKI | Zootaxa

2 new species of mayflies in the genus Clypeocaenis native to the Kaveri River, in the state of Karnataka, India.

Two additional new species of Clypeocaenis Soldán, 1978 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from the Western Ghats of Peninsular India | BALASUBRAMANIAN | Zootaxa

2 new species of caddisflies in the genus Hydromanicus native to the state of Sikkim, India.

New species and new records of Hydropsychinae (Insecta: Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) from India | PANDHER | Zootaxa

Oceania

New species of gecko in the genus Naultinus native to Cape Reinga, northern New Zealand.

A new species of Naultinus from the Te Paki area, northern New Zealand | HITCHMOUGH | Zootaxa
 
Africa

New species of ant spider in the genus Zodarion native to Algeria.

Description of a new species of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Algeria | BOUSEKSOU | Zootaxa

2 new species of longhorn beetles in the genus Capezoum native to the Northern Cape region of South Africa.

A review of Capezoum Adlbauer, 2003 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) with the description of two new species from the Succulent Karoo ecosystem in South-Africa | MAQUART | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of whitefly in the genus Gigaleurodes native to the province of Zhejiang, China.

Contribution to the knowledge of Dialeurodes ( Gigaleurodes ) Quaintance & Baker (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), with description of a new species from China | WANG | Zootaxa

New species of tiger moth in the genus Agrisius native to Cambodia.

New record of Agrisius Walker (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from Cambodia, with description of a new species | BAYARSAIKHAN | Zootaxa

New genus (Cabardites) containing 5 new species of lichen moths native to eastern China (1/5) northern Thailand (2/5) and northern Vietnam (2/5).

Cabardites , a new genus for the “ Adites ” maculata (Poujade, 1886) species-group, with descriptions of five new species from northern Indochina and eastern China (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) | VOLYNKIN | Zootaxa

New genus (Yelahanka) containing 7 new species of leafhoppers native to the Indian states of Karnataka (1/7), Tamil Nadu (2/7), Sikkim (1/7), Meghalaya (1/7), Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pardesh (1/7), as well as Nepal.

Leafhopper subfamily Ledrinae of the Indian subcontinent: 1. Description of Yelahanka gen. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with seven new species and new combinations | VIRAKTAMATH | Zootaxa
 
North America

11 new species of wasps in the genus Zagrammosoma native to the United States (6/11), and Mexico (2/11), as well as the Nearctic region (1/11) [1.1].

Read between the lineata: A revision of the tattooed wasps, Zagrammosoma Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), with descriptions of eleven new species | PERRY | Zootaxa

Caribbean/Central America

11 new species of wasps in the genus Zagrammosoma native to Belize (1/11), as well as the Neotropical region (1/11) [1.1].

South America

11 new species of wasps in the genus Zagrammosoma native to Argentina (1/11), Chile (1/11), Peru (1/11), and the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador (1/11) [1.1].

Asia

11 new species of wasps in the genus Zagrammosoma native to Thailand (1/11) [1.1].

Oceans

4 new species of ray-finned fishes in the genus Plectranthias native to the waters in the Arafura Sea, Tasman Sea, the Northwest Shelf, as well as waters off the coast of Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia.

Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species | GILL | Zootaxa
 
Caribbean/Central America

5 new species of wandering spiders in the genus Acanthoctenus native to Guatemala (1/5) and Panama (2/5) [1.1].

Revision of the Neotropical spider genus Acanthoctenus (Araneae: Ctenidae: Acanthocteninae) | ARIZALA | Zootaxa

South America

5 new species of wandering spiders in the genus Acanthoctenus native to Brazil (1/5) and Bolivia (1/5) [1.1]

New species of assassin bug in the genus Triatominae native to Bolivia.

Rhodnius micki, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia

Africa

3 new species of oribatid mites in the genera Pilogalumna, Pergalumna, and Stictozetes native to the Hogsback State Park in the province of Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Three new species of oribatid mites of the family Galumnidae (Acari, Oribatida) from South Africa | ERMILOV | Zootaxa

Europe

4 new species of hybotid flies in the genus Tachydromia native to Italy and the Iberian Peninsula.

Revision of the morphology, phylogenetic relationships, behaviour and diversity of the Iberian and Italian ant-like Tachydromia Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Hybotidae) | European Journal of Taxonomy

Asia

New species of scarab beetle in the genus Airapus native to the province of Fujian, China.

Airapus rakovici (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini), a new species from Fujian, China | KRÁL | Zootaxa

New species of clearwing moth in the genus Paranthrenella native to southern China.

A new species of the genus Paranthrenella Strand, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from China | YU | Zootaxa

4 new species of beetles in the genera Euconnus, Syndicus, Tmesiphorus, and Tribasodites native to Tangli Mountain, in Yunnan, China.

Four new species of Scydmaeninae and Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Yunnan, China | LI | Zootaxa

4 new species of wasps in the genus Solierella native to southern Iran.

A review of Solierella Spinola, 1851 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from Iran with description of four new species | SCHMID-EGGER | Zootaxa

4 new species of velvet ants in the genus Eotrogaspidia native to India (3/4), Nepal (3/4), Pakistan (1/4), Sri Lanka (1/4), and China (1/4).

Review of Eotrogaspidia Lelej (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae: Trogaspidiini) | OKAYASU | Zootaxa

5 new species of huntsman spiders in the genus Sinopoda native to the provinces of Anhui, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Hunan, China, as well as western Thailand respectively.

Five new Sinopoda species (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China and Thailand

3 new species of dwarf orb-weaver spiders in the genera Anapistula (1/3) and Crassignartha (2/3) native to Thailand.

First records and three new species of the family Symphytognathidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Thailand, and the circumscription of the genus Crassignatha Wunderlich, 1995

New genus (Nihonella) containing one new species of dwarf spider native to western Houshu, Japan.

Nihonella gen. nov., a new troglophilic genus of dwarf spiders from Japan with a discussion on its phylogenetic position within the subfamily Erigoninae (Araneae, Linyphiidae) | European Journal of Taxonomy

Oceania

5 new genera (Dariella, Labriella, Callitropisca, Laetifulvius, Micantropis) containing 5 new species of plant bugs native to Australia.

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/57172/

Oceans

New species of slickhead in the genus Narcetes native to the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80203-6
 
Africa

New species of cichlid in the genus Hemichromis native to the upper Chad basin in Cameroon.

A systematic revision of the five-spotted Hemichromis complex (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from West Africa and Lower Guinea, with the description of a new species from Cameroon

Asia

New species of thrips in the genus Neohydatothrips native to the state of Assam, India.

A new species of Neohydatothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from India | RACHANA | Zootaxa

2 new species of assassin bugs in the genus Abelocephala native to Taiwan.

Two new species of Abelocephala (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) from Taiwan | FORTHMAN | Zootaxa

Another new species of thrips in the genus Astrothrips native to China.

Species of Astrothrips from China, with one new species and a list of plant associations (Thysanoptera, Panchaetothripinae) | LI | Zootaxa

3 new species of cockroaches in the genus Allacata native to India.

Review of Indian Allacta Saussure & Zehntner, 1895 (Blattodea: Ectobiidae: Pseudophyllodromiinae), with description of three new species | SENRAJ | Zootaxa

New species of square-headed wasp in the genus Dasyproctus native to India.

A new species of square-headed wasp Dasyproctus Lepeletier & Brullé (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Crabronini) from India, with notes on its biology | BINOY | Zootaxa

New species of scale insect in the genus Icerya native to the state of Meghalaya, India.

A new species of Icerya Signoret (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Monophlebidae) and a key to species of the genus found in India | JOSHI | Zootaxa

3 new species of amphipods in the genus Pseudocrangonyx native to groundwater limestone caves in South Korea.

Three new species of subterranean amphipods (Pseudocrangonyctidae: Pseudocrangonyx) from limestone caves in South Korea

2 new species of ostracods in the genera Pseudostrandesia and Strandesia native to western Thailand.

Two new species of Cypricercinae McKenzie, 1971 (Crustacea: Ostracoda) from Thailand | European Journal of Taxonomy

Oceans

New species of caridean shrimp in the genus Salmoneus native to the seagrass beds off the coast of Iriomote Island, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan.

A new species of alpheid shrimp tentatively assigned to Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 (Decapoda: Caridea) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan | KOMAI | Zootaxa
 
Description of a new species of miniature chameleon from northern Madagascar, Brookesia nana. At a snout–vent length of 13.5 mm and total length of 21.6 mm the male holotype is one of the smallest apparently mature male amnioties, and this species may well be the smallest reptile species.

Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons | Frank Glaw et al. | Nature

Meet the Nano-Chameleon, a new contender for the title of ‘World’s Smallest Reptile’ - Research in Bavaria

Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2021] Brookesia nana • Extreme Miniaturization of A New Amniote Vertebrate and insights into the Evolution of Genital Size in Chameleons
 
North America

4 new species of millipedes in the genus Striaria native to the state of Idaho, USA.

The millipede family Striariidae Bollman, 1893: III. Four new species of Striaria Bollman, 1888 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striariidae) from Idaho, USA | SHEAR | Zootaxa

2 new species of picture-winged flies in the genus Tritoxa native to the state of California, USA, and the province of British Colombia, Canada.

Revision of the Nearctic genus Tritoxa Loew (Diptera: Ulidiidae) | SINCLAIR | Zootaxa

Asia

New species of gecko in the genus Cyrtodactylus native to the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

A new species of geckos of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 from Arunachal Pradesh, India

New genus (Pluviam) containing a new species of cricket native to the province of Guangxi, China.

A new genus of Podoscirtini with one new species from Guangxi, China (Orthoptera: Gryllidae; Podoscirtinae) | ZHIXIN | Zootaxa

New genus (Vietnalia) containing a new species of comb-clawed beetle native to the province of Lao Cai, Vietnam.

New genera of Alleculinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae: Alleculini) from the Oriental Region. Part XI— Vietnalia gen. nov. | NOVÁK | Zootaxa

New species of beetle in the genus Bolbelasmus native to Iran.

Bolbelasmus ( Bolbelasmus ) zagrosensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Bolboceratidae), a new species from Iran, along with an updated key to the western Palaearctic species of the subgenus | SOMMER | Zootaxa

2 new species of ants in the genus Monomorium native to the Arabian Peninsula.

Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n.

Oceania

New species of rove beetle in the genus Iotarphia native to Oceania (article doesn't specify where).

A taxonomic review of the coastal genus Iotarphia Cameron (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) with a description of new species based on morphological and molecular characters | SONG | Zootaxa

 
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Description of a new species of miniature chameleon from northern Madagascar, Brookesia nana. At a snout–vent length of 13.5 mm and total length of 21.6 mm the male holotype is one of the smallest apparently mature male amnioties, and this species may well be the smallest reptile species.

Extreme miniaturization of a new amniote vertebrate and insights into the evolution of genital size in chameleons | Frank Glaw et al. | Nature

Meet the Nano-Chameleon, a new contender for the title of ‘World’s Smallest Reptile’ - Research in Bavaria

Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2021] Brookesia nana • Extreme Miniaturization of A New Amniote Vertebrate and insights into the Evolution of Genital Size in Chameleons
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And one more article about the new species :) :

World's Smallest Chameleon Discovered And It’s 'Surprisingly' Well-Endowed
 
Caribbean/Central America

New genus (Rhaeboepelis) containing a new species of cicada native to Costa Rica [4.3].

Two new genera and species of Fidicinini Distant, 1905 with a re-description of Nosola Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadidae) | RUSCHEL | Zootaxa

South America

New species of rodent in the genus Neacomys native to the Serranía de los Yariguíes massif, Magdalena Valley region in Trans-Andean Colombia.

Calling for a reassessment of rodent diversity in Colombia: description of a new species of Neacomys (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini) from the Magdalena Valley, with a new phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus and comments on its diversification | COLMENARES-PINZÓN | Zootaxa

New genus (Nosoarna) containing a new species of cicada native to Brazil [4.3].

Africa

New species of agamid lizard in the genus Agamas native to northern Kenya.

A new of species of the Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896 complex (Squamata: Agamidae) from northern Kenya | MALONZA | Zootaxa

Europe

New species of carrion beetle in the genus Bathyscidius native to the Shpella e Blazit cave, central Albania.

Bathyscidius basarai , a new species of the tribe Leptodirini Lacordaire, 1854 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Albania | ČEPLÍK | Zootaxa

Asia

New genus (Monoxiphia) containing a new species of woodwasp native to Japan.

Konowia Brauns, 1884, and Monoxiphia , n. gen. (Hymenoptera, Xiphydriidae): Palaearctic woodwasps with simple tarsal claws on all legs | SHINOHARA | Zootaxa

New species of rove beetle in the genus Megarthrus native to the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanxi, China.

Megarthrus of China. Part 3. Comments on the occurrence of Megarthrus nitidulus Kraatz, 1857 in China, and description of a new species, with notes on teratology and phoretic acari in the genus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Proteininae) | ZHANG | Zootaxa

Oceania

New species of alpine skink in the genus Oligosoma native to the Kahurangi National Park in New Zealand.

A new alpine skink species (Scincidae: Eugongylinae: Oligosoma ) from Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand | PATTERSON | Zootaxa
 
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South America

New species of rodent in the genus Neacomys native to the Serranía de los Yariguíes massif, Magdalena Valley region in Trans-Andean Colombia.

Calling for a reassessment of rodent diversity in Colombia: description of a new species of Neacomys (Cricetidae: Oryzomyini) from the Magdalena Valley, with a new phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus and comments on its diversification | COLMENARES-PINZÓN | Zootaxa
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To clarify, this isn't finalized. This is just calling for it to be finalized.
 
Caribbean/Central America

3 new genera (Michener, Bioalfa, Hermosomastax) containing 403 new species of braconid parasitoid wasps native to Costa Rica.

Minimalist revision and description of 403 new species in 11 subfamilies of Costa Rican braconid parasitoid wasps, including host records for 219 species

Africa

New species of myxozoan in the genus Myxobolus native to the Anga River, Cameroon.

Myxobolus opsaridiumi sp. nov. (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) infecting different tissues of an ornamental fish, Opsaridium ubangiensis (Pellegrin, 1901), in Cameroon: morphological and molecular characterization | European Journal of Taxonomy

Asia

152 new species of scarab beetles in the genus Maladera native to China.

A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini) | FABRIZI | Zootaxa

Oceania

8 new species of true dung beetles in the genus Lepanus native to Queensland (7/8) and New South Wales (2/8), Australia.

Revision of Australian species of the dung beetle genus Lepanus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): review of the L. ustulatus , L. storeyi , and L. nitidus species groups and description of eight new species | GUNTER | Zootaxa

Oceans

2 new genera (Pleojassa, Parajassa) of amphipods native to the waters off of Antarctica and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean respectively.

New genera for species of Jassa Leach (Crustacea: Amphipoda) and their relationship to a revised Ischyrocerini | CONLAN | Zootaxa

10 new species of ringed worms in the genus Phyllodoce native to submarine canyons and shallow estuaries off the coast of southern and southeastern Brazil.

Ten new species of Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818 (Phyllodocidae, Annelida) from Brazil | DE OLIVEIRA | Zootaxa
 
South America

New species of anomopod in the genus Macrothrix native to the Ribeira de Iguape River, Brazil.

A new species of Macrothrix (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Macrothricidae) from the Neotropics with description of the marthae -group | SOUSA | Zootaxa

Africa

New species of grasshopper in the genus Physocrobylus native to Nguru Mountains, Tanzania.

A new species of Physocrobylus (Caelifera: Acridoidea: Acrididae: Coptacrinae), with notes on the phenology and habitat of the genus

Asia

New species of sisorid catfish in the genus Bagarius native to the Chao Phraya and Mekong river drainages in Indochina.

Description of Bagarius vegrandis , a new species of sisorid catfish from Indochina (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes), with notes on the identity of Bagarius bagarius | NG | Zootaxa

New species of ladybird in the genus Phrynocaria native to South India.

A review of Indian species of Phrynocaria Timberlake (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) with notes on synonymy and a new species from South India, hitherto misidentified as Coelophora circumusta (Mulsant) | POORANI | Zootaxa

New species of small squaregill mayfly in the genus Caenis native to the Mangalamkombu stream in southern India.

A new charismatic Caenis Stephens, 1835 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern India | SRINIVASAN | Zootaxa

3 new species of long-horned moths in the genus Frisilia native to China.

Three new species and one newly recorded species of genus Frisilia Walker (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) from China, with a checklist of the world | YU | Zootaxa

New genus (Carinadelius) containing a new species of braconid wasp native to South India.

Discovery of the chelonine tribe Adeliini Viereck, 1918 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Indian subcontinent with the description of a new genus from south India | RANJITH | Zootaxa

21 new species of braconid wasps in the genera Phanerotomella and Phanerotoma native to the Arabian Peninsula.

The tribe Phanerotomini (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Cheloninae) of the Arabian Peninsula, with special reference to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen

New species of wolf spider in the genus Evippa native to Israel.

Synopsis of the Evippinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) of Israel, with description of a new species | European Journal of Taxonomy

Oceania

New species of Papuan ground snake in the genus Stegonotus native to the Purari River basin in Gulf Province, southern Papua New Guinea.

A striking new species of Papuan groundsnake ( Stegonotus : Colubridae) from southern Papua New Guinea, with a dichotomous key to the genus in New Guinea | O’SHEA | Zootaxa
 
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