
New Discoveries
Published:
31 December 2019
3
new species
New species of Eutarsopolipus (Trombidiformes: Podapolipidae) from the pterostichine genera Castelnaudia and Trichosternus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Australia
Owen D. Seeman
Zootaxa 4717(1): 185–205
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
17 December 2019
5
new species
Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless dragons.
Melville J, Chaplin K, Hipsley CA, Sarre SD, Sumner J, Hutchinson M.
Royal Society open science 6: 191166
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
15 December 2019
6
new species
Revision of the Australian bee fly genus Sisyromyia White, 1916 (Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Acrophthalmydini)
Xuankun Li, David K. Yeates
Zootaxa 4711(2): 201–244
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
15 December 2019
1
new species
Taxonomic revision of the Australian species of Australatya Chace 1983 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae), and the description of a new species
Satish Choy, Timothy J. Page, Benjamin Mos
Zootaxa 4711(2): 366–378
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
13 December 2019
3
new species
A molecular phylogeny of carcinoecium-forming Epizoanthus (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) from the Western Pacific Ocean with descriptions of three new species
Hiroki Kise, Javier Montenegro, Merrick Ekins, Takeya Moritaki & James Davis Reimer
Systematics and Biodiversity, DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2019.1693439
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
10 December 2019
1
new species
Hongqu Tang, Peter S Cranston
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 December 2019
1
new species
Paracaleana ferricola (Orchidaceae), a new, rare species from the south-west of Western Australia
Brown, A.P. & Brockman, G.
Nuytsia 30: 287–289
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 December 2019
3
new species
The Hibbertia polystachya–H. spicata (Dilleniaceae) species group in Western Australia
Thiele, K.R.
Nuytsia 30: 291–308
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 December 2019
1
new species
Hibbertia tuberculata (Dilleniaceae), a new, rare species from Western Australia
Thiele, K.R.
Nuytsia 30: 335–338
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 December 2019
1
new species
Nomenclatural updates and a new species of annual Hydrocotyle (Araliaceae) from Western Australia
Perkins, A.J.
Nuytsia 30: 253–277
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 December 2019
6
new species
Circumscription of Chamelaucium (Myrtaceae: Chamelaucieae), with validation of six species names and two new combinations
Marchant, N.G.
Nuytsia 30: 317–334
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
8 December 2019
1
new species
Scorpaena regina, a new scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the east coast of Queensland, Australia
Kunto Wibowo, Jeffrey W. Johnson, Hiroyuki Motomura
Zootaxa 4706(2): 275–295
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
5 December 2019
3
new species
Four new species of Plumachaetas Salmon (Collembola: Entomobryoidea) from Oceania with comments on the genus and a key to species
Fábio G. L. Oliveira1, Penelope Greenslade & Bruno Cavalcante Bellini
Zootaxa 4706(1): 121–146
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
5 December 2019
1
new species
Revision of the shell-carrying crab genus Conchoecetes Stimpson, 1858 (Crustacea: Brachyura: Dromiidae)
Colin L. Mclay, Tohru Naruse
Zootaxa 4706(1):1-47
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
3 December 2019
2
new species
Review of the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex, with descriptions of two new species from the Indo-west Pacific Ocean (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae)
Hsuan-Ching Ho, Barry Russell, Ken Graham, Peter N. Psomadakis
Zootaxa 4702(1): 216–229
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
2 December 2019
1
new species
Collastoma esotericum (Neodalyellida: Umagillidae), a new species of sipunculan-inhabiting rhabdocoel from Queensland, Australia
Daniel C. Huston
Zootaxa 4701(6): 563–573
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
1 December 2019
1
new species
New species of gall fly (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) from Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Myrtaceae) in southern Australia and its associated parasitoids and inquilines
Gary S. Taylor, Brittany K. Hyder, Kerrie A. Davies
Zootaxa 4701(5): 401–416
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
27 November 2019
2
new species
Two new species of dwarf rainbowfishes (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae) from northern Australia and southern New Guinea
Michael P. Hammer, Gerald R. Allen, Keith C. Martin, Mark Adams, Peter J. Unmack
Zootaxa 4701(3): 301–234
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
27 November 2019
1
new species
Galeatylinae, a new subfamily of Atylidae for Galeatylus coripes, new genus and species, from the Bass Strait, south-eastern Australia (Amphipoda, Dexaminoidea)
Jean Just
Zootaxa 4701(3): 291–295
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
26 November 2019
1
new species
Notes on the Carpophilus Stephens (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) of Australia, with a new species from Victoria
Gareth S. Powell, Maiya L. Hamilton
Zootaxa 4701(2): 192–196
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
17 November 2019
2
new species
Revision of Aleyroctonus Masner & Huggert (Hymenoptera, Platygastridae, Sceliotrachelinae)
Zachary Lahey, Lubomír Masner, Norman F. Johnson, Andrew Polaszek
Journal of Hymenopteran Research 73: 73–93
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
17 November 2019
1
new species
A new relictual species of Earthworm (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) from Central Australia
Geoffrey R. Dyne
Zootaxa 4700(1): 146–150
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
13 November 2019
1
new species
Blind scolopendrid centipedes of the genus Cormocephalus from subterranean habitats in Western Australia (Myriapoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
Gregory D. Edgecombe, Joel A. Huey, William F. Humphreys, Mia Hillyer, Mieke A. Burger, Erich S. Volschenk and Julianne M. Waldock
Invertebrate Systematics 33(6) 807-824
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
13 November 2019
1
new species
Taxonomic revision of Australian Copelatus Erichson, 1832 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)
Lars Hendrich, Helena Shaverdo, Jiří Hájek, Michael Balke
ZooKeys 889: 81-152
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
11 November 2019
1
new species
Morphological characters and molecular data reveal three new species of Fomitopsis (Basidiomycota)
Liu, S., Song, C.-G. & Cui, B.-K.
Mycological Progress 18 : 1317-1327.
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
7 November 2019
10
new species
Revision of Australian species of the dung beetle genus Lepanus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): description of 10 new species from the L. australis, L. monteithi, and L. villosus species groups
Nicole L. Gunter, Thomas A. Weir
Zootaxa 4695(3): 201–252
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
5 November 2019
1
new species
Caridina biyiga sp. nov., a new freshwater shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae) from Leichhardt Springs, Kakadu National Park, Australia, based on morphological and molecular data, with a preliminary illustrated key to Northern Territory Caridina
John W. Short, Timothy J. Page, Christopher L. Humphrey
Zootaxa 4695(1): 1–25
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
5 November 2019
1
new species
Chelidoperca cerasina sp. nov., a new perchlet (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean
Akari Ogino, Szu-Hsuan Lee, Wei-Jen Chen & Mizuki Matsunuma
Ichthyological Research 67: 117–132
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
4 November 2019
1
new species
Chelidoperca cerasina sp. nov., a new perchlet (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean
Ogino, A., Lee, SH., Chen, WJ. et al.
Ichthyol. Res. (2019)
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
4 November 2019
3
new species
Revision of the Australian genus Logasa Chandler (Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Faronitae) with
description of three new species
Jun-Young Kang, Donald S. Chandler & Jong-Seok Park
ZooKeys 886: 145–154
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
4 November 2019
1
new species
A diminutive species of emu (Casuariidae: Dromaiinae) from the late Miocene of the Northern Territory, Australia
Adam M. Yates & Trevor H. Worthy
Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology e1665057
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
3 November 2019
13
new species
Revision of the Australian planthopper genus Chidaea Emeljanov with a redescription of Cixius sidnicus Stål, 1859 (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)
Birgit Löcker & Werner E. Holzinger
Zootaxa 4691 (5): 401–443
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
3 November 2019
10
new species
Studies on Micarea in Australasia II. A synopsis of the genus in Tasmania, with the description of ten new species
Gintaras Kantvilas & Brian J. Coppins
The Lichenologist 51(5) 431-481
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
30 October 2019
2
new species
Characterisation of Two Toxic Gambierdiscus spp. (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) from the Great Barrier Reef (Australia): G. lewisii sp. nov. and G. holmesii sp. nov.
Anna L. Kretzschmara, Michaela E. Larssona, Mona Hoppenrath, Martina A. Doblin, Shauna A. Murray
Protist 170(6): 125699
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
30 October 2019
1
new species
Two new species of the Macrobiotus hufelandi complex (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Australia and India, with notes on their phylogenetic position
Coughlan K. & Stec D.
European Journal of Taxonomy 573: 1–38
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
23 October 2019
1
new species
A new species of rock-dwelling gecko (Gekkonidae: Gehyra) from the Mt Surprise region of northern Queensland, Australia
Stephen M. Zozaya, Jéssica Fenker & Stewart L. Macdonald
Zootaxa 4688 (4): 503–518
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
23 October 2019
3
new species
Storm B. Martin, Scott C. Cutmore, Thomas H. Cribb
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 October 2019
4
new species
The squat lobster genus Phylladiorhynchus Baba, 1969 in New Zealand and eastern Australia, with description of six new species
Kareen E. Schnabel & Shane T. Ahyong
Zootaxa 4688(3): 301–347
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
20 October 2019
1
new species
A new species of Apostlethrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae); an Australian genus from grass tussocks
Jun Wang, Laurence Mound, Desley J. Tree
Zootaxa 4688(1): 144–146
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
16 October 2019
3
new species
Porongurup, a new genus of pselaphine staphylinid beetles from Western Australia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae, Faronitae)
Su-Ho Choi, Donald S. Chandler, Jong-Seok Park
ZooKeys 881: 13-22
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
16 October 2019
1
new species
Minjerribah (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), a new genus from coastal Queensland, Australia
Daniel J. Bickel
Zootaxa 4686(4): 593–599
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
14 October 2019
3
new species
Reassessment of the genus Lophurella (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) from Australia and New Zealand reveals four cryptic species
Pilar Díaz-Tapia,Christine A. Maggs,Wendy Nelson,Erasmo C. Macaya & Heroen Verbruggen
European Journal of Phycology 55(1): 113-128
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
13 October 2019
1
new species
Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal a new species of Fistulina (Fistulinaceae, Agaricales) from Australia
Yi-Fei Sun, Shun Liu & Bao-Kai Cui
Phytotaxa 420(3): 233–240
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
13 October 2019
15
new species
Leaf-litter thrips of the genus Psalidothrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripidae) from Australia, with fifteen new species
Jun Wang, Laurence A. Mound & Desley J. Tree
Zootaxa 4686(1): 53–73
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
7 October 2019
1
new species
Aurum, a new monotypic genus of Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) endemic to Western Australia, Australia
P.M. Hutchinson & C.H. Moeseneder
Zootaxa 4683(2): 277–285
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
7 October 2019
3
new species
Description of three new velvet geckos (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from inland eastern Australia, and redescription of Oedura monilis De Vis
Conrad J. Hoskin
Zootaxa 4683(2): 242–270
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
7 October 2019
1
new species
Three new goatfishes of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from the Indo-Pacific, with a redescription of colour patterns in U. margarethae
F. Uiblein, D.C. Gledhill, D.A. Pavlov, T.A. Hoang & S. Shaheen
Zootaxa 4683(2): 151–196
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
4 October 2019
1
new species
A contribution to knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Australia -Part 5. Subfamily Trinodinae from Queensland and New Caledonia
Jiri Háva
Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series 15 (2): 323-328
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
2 October 2019
2
new species
The role of allopatric speciation and ancient origins of Bathynellidae (Crustacea) in the Pilbara (Western Australia): two new genera from the De Grey River catchment
Giulia Perina, Ana I. Camacho, Joel Huey, Pierre Horwitz and Annette Koenders
Contributions to Zoology 88(4): 452-497
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
2 October 2019
2
new species
Combined molecular and morphological phylogeny of Myrtlemiris, evolution of endosomal spicules, description of two new species and Neomyrtlemiris, gen. nov. (Insecta : Heteroptera : Miridae : Orthotylinae)
Marina Cheng & Gerasimos Cassis
Invertebrate Systematics 33(5) 719-756
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
2 October 2019
1
new species
Ferrodraco lentoni gen. et sp. nov., a new ornithocheirid pterosaur from the Winton Formation (Cenomanian–lower Turonian) of Queensland, Australia
Adele H. Pentland, Stephen F. Poropat, Travis R. Tischler, Trish Sloan, Robert A. Elliott, Harry A. Elliott, Judy A. Elliott & David A. Elliott
Scientific Reports 9 (13454)
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
1 October 2019
8
new species
A revision of the Yoyetta abdominalis (Distant) species group of cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), introducing eight new species
David L. Emery, Nathan J. Emery & Lindsay W. Popple
Records of the Australian Museum 71(7): 277–347
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
25 September 2019
1
new species
Australasian sequestrate Fungi 20: Russula scarlatina (Agaricomycetes: Russulales: Russulaceae), a new species from dry grassy woodlands of southeastern Australia
Elliott, T., & Trappe, J.
Journal of Threatened Taxa 11(12): 14619-14623
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
24 September 2019
1
new species
Epinephelus fuscomarginatus (Perciformes: Epinephelidae), a new species of grouper from off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
J.W. Johnson & J.W. Wilmer
Zootaxa 4764(3): 329–348
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
24 September 2019
1
new species
Open-holed trapdoor spiders of the genus Teyl (Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae: Anamini) from Western Australia’s Pilbara bioregion: a new species and expanded phylogenetic assessment
J.A. Huey, M.G. Rix, J.D. Wilson, M.J. Hillyer & M.S. Harvey
Zootaxa 4674(3): 349–362
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
19 September 2019
1
new species
A new species of Aenetus Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from Tasmania, with notes on the splendens group of species in South Australia
Ethan P. Beaver
Australian Entomologist 463): 125-138 125
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
19 September 2019
1
new species
'Austrophya monteithorum' sp. Nov., a new dragonfly (Odonata: Anisoptera, Libelluloidea) from tropical Queensland, Australia, with notes on its collection and locality
Gunther Theischinger
Australian Entomologist 46 (3): 145-155
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
17 September 2019
2
new species
Revision of Hyalopale (Chrysopetalidae; Phyllodocida; Annelida): an amphi-Atlantic Hyalopale bispinosa species complex and five new species from reefs of the Caribbean Sea and Indo-Pacific Oceans
Charlotte Watson, Ekin Tilic & Greg W. Rouse
Zootaxa 4671 (3): 339–368
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
17 September 2019
7
new species
On the Australian bark crab spider genus Stephanopis: taxonomic review and description of seven new species (Araneae: Thomisidae: Stephanopinae)
Miguel Machado, Renato Augusto Teixeira & Graham A. Milledge
Records of the Australian Museum 71(6): 217–276
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
16 September 2019
3
new species
New erythroneurine leafhopper species from the Australian realm (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
Yanghui Cao, Dmitry A. Dmitriev, Christopher H. Dietrich & Yalin Zhang
Zootaxa 4671(2): 251–258
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
9 September 2019
14
new species
New species of Eucinetus and Noteucinetus from Australia (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea: Eucinetidae)
John F. Lawrence
Zootaxa 4668(2): 151–182
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
8 September 2019
1
new species
Deanophlebia: A new genus of south-eastern Australian mayflies and subsequent redefinition of the subgenus Nousia (Australonousia) (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae)
K.J. Finlay
Zootaxa 4668(1): 30–50
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
6 September 2019
1
new species
The power of combined molecular and morphological analyses for the genus Botrylloides: identification of a potentially global invasive ascidian and description of a new species
Rosana M. Rocha, Marika Salonna, Francesca Griggio, Merrick Ekins, Gretchen Lambert, Francesco Mastrototaro, Andrew Fidler & Carmela Gissi
Systematics and Biodiversity, DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2019.1649738
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
2 September 2019
4
new species
Total-evidence phylogeny of the Rhinomirini, taxonomic review of its subgroupings (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Cylapinae) and description of new Australian taxa
Anna A Namyatova & Gerasimos Cassis
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, zlz058
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
1 September 2019
3
new species
Three new peacock spiders from the southeast and southwest of Australia (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus)
Jürgen C. Otto and David E. Hill
Peckhamia 189 1-77
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
1 September 2019
2
new species
A new genus of air-breathing marine slugs from South-East Asia (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Onchidiidae)
Benoît Dayrat, Tricia C. Goulding, Munawar Khalil, Joseph Comendador, Quảng Ngô Xuân, Siong Kiat Tan, and Shau Hwai Tan
Zookeys 877: 31–80
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
1 September 2019
5
new species
Hexactinellida from the Perth Canyon, Eastern Indian Ocean, with descriptions of five new species
Konstantin Tabachnick, Jane Fromont, Hermann Ehrlich & Larisa Menshenina
Zootaxa 4664(1): 47–82
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
28 August 2019
2
new species
Australian millipede assassins (Heteroptera: Reduviidae): Malingeus tumidus gen. et sp. nov. and Yaramayahus rufescens gen. et sp. nov., with new generic synonyms and an updated key
Swanson, D.R.
Austral Entomology 58: 498–514
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
28 August 2019
1
new species
Description of a new species of Membranobalanus (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from southern Australia
Andrew M. Hosie, Jane Fromont, Kylie Munyard, Diana S. Jones
ZooKeys 873: 25–42
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
27 August 2019
1
new species
Ctenophorus spinodomus sp. nov., a new species of dragon lizard (Squamata: Agamidae) from Triodia Mallee habitat of southeast Australia
Ross A. Sadlier, Donald J. Colgan, Cecilie A. Beatson & Harold G. Cogger
Records of the Australian Museum 71(5): 199–215
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
26 August 2019
8
new species
The genus Rhabdomastix Skuse in Australia (Diptera: Tipuloidea: Limoniidae)
Günther Theischinger, Zacariah D. Billingham, John Martin & Ivor Growns
Zootaxa 4661(1): 65–100
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
3
new species
A taxonomic revision of Sapotaceae for mainland Australia
L.W. Jessup
Austrobaileya 10(3): 321–382
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
1
new species
Brachychiton guymeri J.A.Bever., Fensham and P.I.Forst. (Sterculiaceae), a new species from north Queensland
Rod J. Fensham, Jamie A. Beveridge and Paul I. Forster
Austrobaileya 10(3): 443–457
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
2
new species
A taxonomic revision of Lagenophora Cass. (Asteraceae) in Australia
Jian Wang and A.R. Bean
Austrobaileya 10(3): 405–442
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
10
new species
Notes on Acacia Mill. (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae), chiefly from Queensland, 6.
Les Pedley
Austrobaileya 10(3): 297–320
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
1
new species
Alangium solomonense (Bloemb.) W.J.de Wilde and Duyfjes (Cornaceae), a new species record for Australia and Queensland
P.I.Forster
Austrobaileya 10(3): 545-547
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
22 August 2019
3
new species
Three new species of Corchorus L. and Grewia L. (Sparmanniaceae / Malvaceae subfamily Grewioideae) from northern Australia, an earlier name in Grewia, and recircumscription of Triumfetta kenneallyi Halford
Russell L. Barrett
Austrobaileya 10(3): 458–472
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
21 August 2019
1
new species
Ixodes barkeri n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) from the short-beaked echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus, with a revised key to the male Ixodes of Australia, and list of the subgenera and species of Ixodes known to occur in Australia
Barker, D.
Zootaxa 4658(2): 331-342
Taxonomy Australia blog:
Published:
21 August 2019
1
new species
Description of Calliactis tigris sp. nov.: reconciling taxonomy and phylogeny in hermit-crab symbiotic anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria: Hormathiidae)
Gusmão, L.C., Rodríguez, E. & Daly, M.
Organisms Diversity & Evolution