New Species 2020
1 mineral from Switzerland
This new mineral is not a biological species but its discovery contributes to the knowledge of the geological world.
Publication: Rüdlingerite, Mn2+2V5+As5+O7·2H2O, a New Species Isostructural with Fianelite.
Authors: Roth P., Meisser N., Nestola F., Škoda R., Cámara F., Bosi F., Ciriotti M.E., Hålenius U., Schnyder C., Bracco R.
Swiss Seismological Service, Musée Cantonal de Géologie, Université de Lausanne & Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland, and 9 other institutions from Europe.
241 New Species 2020
21 moths from the Palearctic
Publications: La collection Jacques Plante de Noctuidae / The Jacques Plante collection of Noctuidae.
Authors: Aulombard, F., B. Landry, P. Lopes Curval, G. Ronkay, L. Ronkay & Z. Varga
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.
2 beetles from Mexico
Publication: Two new species of Megarthrus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Proteininae) from Mexican Cloud Forests.
Authors: Rodríguez W. D., Navarrete-heredia J.L., Arriaga-Varela E. & Cuccodoro, G.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Department of Entomology, National Museum, Czech Republic; Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.
2 beetles from China
Authors: Liu Z. P. & Cuccodoro, G.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
1 beetle from China
Publication: The first record of Archiclaviger in continental Asia, with description of a new species from China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).
Authors: Yin, Z.-W., Hlaváè, P., & Cuccodoro, G.
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Shanghai Normal University, China; National Museum, Natural History Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.
1 mayfly from Guinea
Publication: Pedicelliops gen. nov., a new genus from West Africa with striking antennae (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae).
Auhtors: Thomas Kaltenbach & Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland
18 mayflies from the Philippines
Authors: Thomas Kaltenbach, Jhoana M. Garces, Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Ateneo de Manila University, The Philippines.
3 beetles from South China and Thailand
Authors: Ivan löbl, Richard A. B. Leschen and Ján Kodada
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, New Zealand; Comenius University in
Bratislava, Slovakia.
6 jumping lice from South East Asia and South Africa
Authors: Daniel Burckhardt, Jan H. Giliomee, Victor L. Hamilton-Attwell & Dalva L. Queiroz
Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland; University of Stellenbosch, Botanical Society Hermanus, South Africa; Embrapa Florestast, Brazil.
27 jumping lice from Brazil
Publication: Taxonomy and host-plant relationships of the psyllid genus Mitrapsylla (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Psyllidae) in Brazil.
Authors: DIANA ISABEL RENDÓN-MERA, DANIEL BURCKHARDT, RODNEY R. CAVICHIOLI & DALVA L. QUEIROZ
Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland; Universidade Federal do Paraná, Embrapa Florestas, Brazil.
1 fossil euarthropod from Morocco
Publication: A new nektaspid euarthropod from the Lower Ordovician strata of Morocco.
Authors: Francesc Pérez-Peris, Lukáš Laibl, Lorenzo Lustri, Pierre Gueriau, Jonathan B Antcliffe, Orla G Bath Enright and Allison C Daley
University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Czech Academy of Sciences & Faculty of Science, Czech Republic.
3 cestodes from Australia
Authors: ALAIN DE CHAMBRIER, JAN BRABEC & TOMÁŠ SCHOLZ
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic.
3 cestodes from the Neotropic
Publication: Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden cestode diversity in Pimelodus catfishes in the Neotropics.
Authors: Philippe V. Alves, Alain de Chambrier, José L. Luque, Tomáš Scholz
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil; Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic.
5 cestodes from Malaysia
Publication: Cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Malaysian birds, with description of five new species.
Authors: Jean Mariaux & Boyko B. Georgiev
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria.
2 jumping lice from Brazil
Publication: Jumping plant lice of the genus Aphalara (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Aphalaridae) in the Neotropics.
Authors: Daniel Burckhardt, Giulia Dalle Cort, Dalva Luiz de Queiroz
Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland; Universidade Federal do Paraná & Embrapa Florestas, Brazil.
1 beetle from China
Authors: Christoph GERMANN, Vasily V. GREBENNIKOV
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Plant Laboratory, Canada.
2 beetles from Nepal and India
Publication: Review of Clivina subgenus Dacca PUTZEYS, 1863, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini).
Author: Michael Balkenohl
Bonstetten, Switzerland.
9 beetles from Africa and Madagascar
Author: Michael Balkenohl
Bonstetten, Switzerland
2 beetles from West Africa
Author: Michael BALKENOHL
Bonstetten, Switzerland
1 dance fly from Tadzikistan
Authors: Bradley J. Sinclair, Igor V. Shamshev & Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Canadian National Collection of Insects & Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada; Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
1 lungfish from Thailand
Publication: A new lungfish from the Jurassic of Thailand.
Authors: Lionel Cavin, Uthumporn Deesri & Phornphen Chanthasit
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Mahasarakham University & Sirindhorn Museum, Thailand.
1 Sapotaceae tree from Madagascar
Publication: Labramia ambondrombeensis (Sapotaceae), a Critically Endangered new species from Madagascar.
Authors: Aina Randriarisoa, Yamama Naciri & Laurent Gautier
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva, Switzerland
1 Araliaceae tree from Madagascar
Publication: Polysciadis (Araliaceae) species nova e Madagascaria in honorem Luciani Bernardii felsinei nominata.
Authors: Porter P. Lowry II, Martin W. Callmander & Rodolphe Spichiger
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva, Switzerland; Missouri Botanical Garden, USA; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France.
1 primrose from the Alps
Authors: Fernand Jacquemoud & Denis Jordan
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva, Switzerland; Lully, France.
1 pandanus from Madagascar
Publication: Mountains Complex of Madagascar V: A new threatened Pandanus (Pandanaceae) from the Kalobinono massif.
Authors: Martin W. Callmander, Richard Razakamalala, Iacopo Luino, Roger Lala Andriamarisoa & Sven Buerki.
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva, Switzerland; Missouri Botanical Garden, Madagascar; Boise State University, USA.
10 beetles from Asia
Author: Guido Sabatinelli
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.
3 beetles from Chile
Authors: Giorgio Sabella, Giulio Cuccodoro & Sergey A. Kurbatov
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche ed Ambientali dell’Università – sezione Biologia Animale, Catania, Italy; Museum of Entomology, All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center, Bykovo, Russia.
2 foraminifers from Oman
Publication: New Cenomanian "nummoloculinas" of the Natih Formation of Oman.
Authors: André Piuz & Vicent Vicedo
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelona, Spain.
1 moth from Switzerland
Publication: Nemapogon helveticola sp. nov. aus der Schweiz (Lepidoptera, Tineidae).
Authors: Reinhard Gaedike, Rudolf Bryner
Biel, Switzerland; Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Bonn, Germany.
5 spiders from south-east Asia
Publication: New euagrid spider species from Thailand and Malaysia,and new localities of Leptothele bencha (Arachnida: Araneae).
Authors: Peter J. Schwendinger, Christina Lehmann-Graber, Komson Hongpadharakiree & Nurul Syuhadah
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Sirinath Rajini Mangrove Ecosystem Learning Center, Thailand; The Liphistius Project, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
1 mayfly from Thailand
Publication: Cymbalcloeon gen. nov., an incredible new mayfly genus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) from Thailand.
Authors: Chanaporn Suttinun, Jean-Luc Gattolliat & Boonsatien Boonsoong
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; ZMKU, Zoological Museum of Kasetsart University,Thailand.
Note: this new species is unique by its gills movements (see video)
1 beetle from Mongolia
Publication: Nebria (Pseudonebriola) tsambagarav sp. nov., a new alpine species from the Mongolian Altai (Coleoptera, Carabidae).
Authors: Charles Huber, Peer Hajo Schnitter
Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland; Halle, Germany.
25 beetles from Madagascar
Publication: On the Scaphisomatini of Madagascar, and commentary on new trends in museums hampering taxonomic research.
Authors: Ivan Löbl
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.
3 snakes from Angola
Authors: Jakob Hallermann , Luis MP Ceríaco , Andreas Schmitz , Raffael Ernst , Werner Conradie , Luke Verburgt , Mariana P Marques & Aaron M Bauer
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Universität Hamburg, Germany and 9 other institutions.
2 frogs from Cameroon
Authors: Václav Gvoždík, Tadeáš Nečas, Matej Dolinay, Breda M. Zimkus, Andreas Schmitz and Eric B. Fokam
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Masaryk University & National Museum, Czech Republic; Harvard University, USA; University of Buea, Cameroon.
1 monitor varan from Micronesia
Authors: Valter Weijola, Varpu Vahtera, André Koch, Andreas Schmitz and Fred Kraus
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Turku, Finland; Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Germany; University of Michigan, USA.
1 beetle from Ecuador
Author: Christoph Germann
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland
2 beetles from Spain
Authors: Christoph Germann
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland
27 jumping plant-lice from Brazil
Authors: DANIEL BURCKHARDT & DALVA L. QUEIROZ
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; Embrapa Florestas, Brazil.
1 jumping plant-louse from Burma
Publication: New fossil from mid‑Cretaceous Burmese amber confirms monophyly of Liadopsyllidae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea).
Authors: Jowita Drohojowska, Jacek Szwedo, Patrick Müller & Daniel Burckhardt
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; University of Silesia & University of Gdańsk, Poland; Geological-Palaeontological Museum of the University of Hamburg, Germany.
Note: a new genus name was also proposed.
6 psyllids from Florida
Publication: The psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Florida: newly established and rarely collected taxa and checklist.
Authors: Susan E. Halbert & Daniel Burckhardt
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, USA.
1 jumping plant-lice from Iran
Publication: Jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) of Kerman, Iran, with the description of one new Cacopsylla species.
Authors: MOHAMMADREZA LASHKARI & DANIEL BURCKHARDT
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iran
1 psyllid from Taiwan
Authors: Gene-Sheng Tung, Yi-Chang Liao, Daniel Burckhardt & Man-Miao Yang
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel, Switzerland; Taiwan Forestry Research Institute & National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan.
2 moths from Columbia
Authors: Bernard Landry & Tommy Andriollo
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland.
3 flatworms from France
Authors: Lukas Schärer, Jeremias N. Brand, Pragya Singh, Kira S. Zadesen, Claus‐Peter Stelzer, Gudrun Viktorin
University of Basel, Switzerland; Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Russia; University of Innsbruck, Austria.
2 Cyprinid fishes from Laos
Publication: Devario pullatus and D. subviridis, two new species of minnows from Laos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae).
Author: Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member)
1 eel from Myanmar
Publication: Macrognathus orthosemos, a new species of spiny eel from southern Myanmar (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae).
Authors: Ralf Britz and Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); Museum für Tierkunde, Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Germany; Natural History Museum,United Kingdom.
1 cicada from Sardinia
Author: Thomas Hertach
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland
1 cyprinid fish from Borneo
Publication: Rasbora marinae, a new species of cyprinid fish from northwestern Borneo (Teleostei: Danionidae).
Authors: Tan Heok Hui & Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); National University of Singapore, Singapore.
1 cave fish from Myanmar
Publication: Kayahschistura lokalayensis, a new genus and species of cave fish from Myanmar (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
Authors: Maurice Kottelat & Jozef Grego
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Note: a new genus was also proposed.
1 mayfly from China
Publication: A new species of Cincticostella (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from China.
Authors: Chonlakran Auychinda, Dávid Murányi, Weihai Li, Michel Sartori, Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Kasetsart University,Thailand; Eszterházy Károly University, Hungary; Henan Institute of Science and Technology, China.
3 mayflies from Thailand
Publications: A New Species of Vietnamella Tshernova 1972 (Ephemeroptera: Vietnamellidae) from Thailand. Vietnamellidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) of Thailand.
Authors: Chonlakran Auychinda, Luke M. Jacobus, Michel Sartori and Boonsatien Boonsoong
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Kasetsart University, Thailand; Indiana University Purdue University Columbus, USA.
1 dragonfly from Thailand
Authors: Damrong Chainthong, Michel Sartori and Boonsatien Boonsoong
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Kasetsart University, Thailand.
6 mayflies from Asia
Authors: Jhoana M. Garces, Michel Sartori, Hendrik Freitag
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Ateneo de Manila University, The Philippines.
3 mayflies from Borneo
Publication: Labiobaetis Novikova & Kluge in Borneo (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae).
Authors: Thomas Kaltenbach, Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland
3 mayflies from Asia
Publication: A new genus of Baetidae (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) from Southeast Asia.
Authors: Thomas KALTENBACH, Jhoana M. GARCES & Jean-Luc GATTOLLIAT
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines
1 mayfly from Algeria
Publication: An unexpected new species of Habrophlebia from Algeria (Ephemeroptera, Leptophlebiidae).
Authors: Lina Hanane Kechemir, Michel Sartori, Abdelkader Lounaci
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Université Mouloud Mammeri, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria
4 beetles from Taiwan
Publication: Four new Taiwanese species of Scaphobaeocera CSIKI (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae).
Author: Ivan Löbl
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland