New Species 2018
New Species 2018 (141)
1 beetle from Brazil
Publication: A peculiar new beetle from Brazil associated with a cave habitat (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini).
Authors: MICHAEL BALKENOHL, THAIS GIOVANNINI PELLEGRINI & ROBSON DE ALMEIDA ZAMPAULO
Bonstetten, Switzerland; Universidade Federal de Lavras & Environmental Licensing and Speleology, Lavras, Brazil.
3 cyanobacteries from China
Publication: Three new cyanobacterial species of Lobaria (Lobariaceae, Peltigerales) from the Hengduan Mountains, China.
Authors: Miao Cong-Cong, Wang Xin-Yu, Christoph Scheidegger, Wang Li-Song & Zhao Zun-Tian
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Zurich & University of Bern, Switzerland; Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong & Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, China.
1 fish from Myanmar
Publication: Amblyceps improcerum, a new sisoroid catfish from Kachin State, Myanmar (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae).
Author: Heok Hee Ng & Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
1 fish from Myanmar
Publication: Mustura celata, a new genus and species of loaches from northern Myanmar, and an overview of Physoschistura and related taxa (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae).
Author: Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
1 fish from Myanmar
Publication: A New Glyptosternine Catfish from Northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Sisoridae).
Authors: Heok Hee Ng and Maurice Kottelat
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
3 fishes from Southeast Asia
Publication: Three new species of archerfishes from the freshwaters of Southeast Asia (Teleostei: Toxotidae) and notes on Henri Mouhot’s fish collections.
Authors: Maurice Kottelat & Tan Heok Hui
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland (corresponding member); Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
1 extinct ruminant from Bulgaria
Authors: Mennecart B., Geraads D., Spassov N., Zagorchev I.
Natural History Museum Basel, Switzerland; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France; Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Austria; National Museum of Natural History & Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
1 frog from Italy and Switzerland
Publication: Genomic Evidence for Cryptic Speciation in Tree Frogs From the Apennine Peninsula, With Description of Hyla perrini sp. nov.
Authors: Christophe Dufresnes and 23 co-authors
University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and nine other institutions
3 mayflies from the Canary Islands
Authors: Jean-Luc Gattolliat, Sereina Rutschmann, Michael T. Monaghan & Michel Sartori
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; University of Vigo, Spain; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries & Berlin Center for Genomics in Biodiversity Research, Berlin, Germany.
26 mayflies from New Guinea
Authors: Thomas Kaltenbach & Jean-Luc Gattolliat
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland
4 beetles from the Himalayas
Publications: Description of two new Nebria (Eunebria) species from Central Nepal with remarks on N. xanthacra Chaudoir, 1850 and N. cinctella Andrewes, 1925 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Nebriini). Two new species of the genus Nebria Latreille, 1802, subgenus Asionebria Shilenkov, 1982 from Tibet (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nebriini).
Authors: Charles Huber & Joachim Schmidt
Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, Switzerland; University of Rostock, Germany
1 beetle from Portugal
Publication: A new species from Portugal and a replacement name in Rhamphus Clairville, 1798 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae).
Authors: Christoph Germann & Enzo Colonnelli
Naturmuseum Solothurn, Switzerland; Roma, Italy.
1 spider from Iran
Publication: A new species of Phyxioschema (Araneae: Dipluridae) from Iran.
Authors: Peter J. Schwendinger & Alireza Zamani
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Tehran, Iran.
10 beetles from China and Chile
Publications: Supplement to the knowledge of the genera Baeocera ERICHSON, 1845 and Scaphobaeocera CSIKI, 1909 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scaphidiinae) of the People’s Republic of China; On the Baeocera monstrosa group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), with description of a new species from China; Review of the genus Baeocera of Chile (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae)
Author: Ivan LÖBL
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland
1 beetle from Malaysia
Publication: Notes on Smetanabatrus from Southeast Asia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).
Authors: Zi-Wei Yin & Giulio Cuccodoro
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Shanghai Normal University, P. R. China.
2 trematode parasites from Brazil
Publication: A new genus and two new species of dactylogyrid monogeneans from gills of Neotropical catfishes (Siluriformes: Doradidae and Loricariidae).
Authors: Aline Angelina Acosta, Tomáš Scholz, Isabel Blasco-Costa, Philippe Vieira Alves, Reinaldo José da Silva
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; São Paulo State University & Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic.
4 mayflies from Israel
Publication: Taxonomy of Baetis Leach in Israel (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae).
Authors: Zohar Yanai, Jean-Luc Gattolliat & Netta Dorchin
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Tel Aviv University, Israel.
1 fossil ray-finned fishes from Laos
Publication: A new Lepisosteiformes (Actinopterygii : Ginglymodi) from the Early Cretaceous of Laos and Thailand, SE Asia.
Authors: Cavin, L., Deesri., D, Veran, M., Khentavong, B, Jintasakul, P., Chanthasit, P. & Allain, R.
Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; Mahasarakham University, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University & Sirindhorn Museum Thailand; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France; Savannakhet Dinosaur Museum, Laos.
Note: a new genus was also described in this study.
5 sea snails from the Philippines
Publication: Description of five new species of Pseudorhaphitoma (Gastropoda: Mangeliidae) from the Philippines.
Authors: Peter Stahlschmidt & Emmanuel Tardy
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany.
10 beetles from Sulawesi
Publication: A review of Scaphisomatini from Sulawesi, with descriptions of ten new species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae).
Author: Ivan Löbl
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland
9 beetles from the Philippines and China
Publications: Supplement to the knowledge of the Philippine Scaphisomatini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae); On the Chinese species of Scaphobaeocera Csiki, 1909, and new records of Scaphoxium Löbl, 1979 and Toxidium LeConte, 1860 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae).
Author: Ivan Löbl
Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland
7 fossil parasitoid wasps from Germany
Publication: Seven remarkable new fossil species of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Eocene Messel Pit.
Authors: Tamara Spasojevic, Sonja Wedmann & Seraina Klopfstein
Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern & University of Bern, Switzerland; Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum, Messel, Germany.
Note: two new genera were also described in this study.
2 fossil parasitoid wasps from Russia
Publication: New ichneumonids (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) from the Eocene Tadushi Formation, Russian Far East.
Authors: D.S. Kopylov, T. Spasojevic & S. Klopfstein
Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern & University of Bern, Switzerland; Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
Note: a new genus was also described in this study.
2 mayflies from Saudi Arabia
Publication: Labiobaetis from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Insecta, Ephemeroptera, Baetidae).
Authors: Jean-Luc Gattolliat, Boris C. Kondratieff, Thomas Kaltenbach, Hathal M. Al Dhafer
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Colorado State University, USA; King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1 lupin from Colombia
Authors: N. Contreras-Ortiz, O. A. Jara-Muñoz & C. E. Hughes
University of Zurich, Switzerland; Universidad de los Andes & 2Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Columbia
3 tree species from Madagascar
Publication: Three Critically Endangered new species of Capurodendron (Sapotaceae) from Madagascar.
Authors: Laurent Gautier & Yamama Naciri
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Geneva, Switzerland
5 foraminifers from the Pacific Ocean
Publication: Five new species and two new genera of xenophyophores (Foraminifera: Rhizaria) from part of the abyssal equatorial Pacific licensed for polymetallic nodule exploration.
Authors: Andrew J. Gooday, Maria Holzmann, Aurélie Goineau, Richard B. Pearce, Ivan Voltski, Alexandra A.-T. Weber & Jan Pawlowski
University of Geneva, Switzerland; National Oceanography Centre & Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, UK
Note: Bizarria bryiformis gen. et sp. nov. (picture) displays unusual features for the group.
1 foraminifer from the Antarctic Sea
Publication: Eyes of the Deep-sea Floor: The Integrative Taxonomy of the Foraminiferal Genus Vanhoeffenella.
Authors: Ivan Voltskia, Andrew J. Goodayb & Jan Pawlowski
University of Geneva, Switzerland; National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, UK
1 foraminifer from the Mediterranean Sea
Publication: Cyrea szymborska gen. et sp. nov., a new textulariid foraminifer from the Mediterranean Sea.
Authors: Maria Holzmann, Sylvain Rigaud, Shahrouz Amini, Ivan Voltski & Jan Pawlowski
University of Geneva, Switzerland; Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Note: a new genus was also proposed for this new species
1 hydroid from North America
Publication: DNA barcoding of some Pandeidae species (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Anthoathecata).
Author: Peter Schuchert
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva & University of Geneva, Switzerland
6 catfishes from from the Guianas
Authors: Sonia Fisch-Muller, Jan H. A. Mol & Raphaël Covain
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva & University of Geneva, Switzerland; University of Suriname, Paramaribo, Suriname
Note: a new genus was also described in this work.
2 beetles from Chile
Publication: A revision of the Chilean Brachyglutini – Part 3. Revision of Achilia Reitter, 1890: A. frontalis species group (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae).
Authors: Sergey A. Kurbatov, Giulio Cuccodoro & Giorgio Sabella
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva & University of Geneva, Switzerland; Museum of Entomology, Bykovo, Russia; University of Catania, Italy.
1 trematode parasite from the North Pacific
Publication: Microphallus ochotensis sp. nov. (Digenea, Microphallidae) and relative merits of two-host microphallid life cycles.
Authors: Kirill V. Galaktionov & Isabel Blasco-Costa
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva & University of Geneva, Switzerland; Russian Academy of Sciences & St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Note: this species is an internal parasite of Pacific eiders.
7 cestode parasites from Australia
Publication: Seven new species of cestode parasites (Neodermata, Platyhelminthes) from Australian birds.
Authors: Jean Mariaux & Boyko B. Georgiev
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva & University of Geneva, Switzerland; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2 amphipods from Switzerland
Authors: Cene Fišer, Roman Alther, Valerija Zakšek, Špela Borko, Andreas Fuchs & Florian Altermatt
Eawag Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, & University of Zurich, Switzerland; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany.
Note: The species were named after Hans Lukas “Luc” Hoffmann (1923–2016), naturalist and ecologists, founder of the MAVA foundation and co-founder of the World Wild Fund for NAture (WWF), and after Tony Whitten (1953–2017), who devoted his life to nature conservation including conserving life in caves, also being a co-chair of the Cave Invertebrate Specialist Group at IUCN.
1 mayfly from North Africa
Publication: Habrophlebia hassainae, a new mayfly species (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from North Africa.
Authors: Nadhira Benhadji, Karima Abdellaoui Hassaine & Michel Sartori
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Université de Tlemcen, Algérie
2 moths from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania
Authors: Bernard Landry & Donald R. Davis
Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA
1 mayfly from Thailand
Authors: Chanaporn Sutthinun, Jean-Luc Gattolliat & Boonsatien Boonsoong
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, & University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
2 ascomycetes from Europe
Publication: Cryptodiscus muriformis and Schizoxylon gilenstamii, two new species of Stictidaceae (Ascomycota).
Authors: Samantha Fernández-Brime, Ibai Olariaga, Hans-Otto Baral, Gernot Friebes, Walter Jaklitsch,
Beatrice Senn-Irlet & Mats Wedin
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland; Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden; BOKU-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences & University of Vienna, Austria; Tübingen, Germany.
5 Chironomids from Switzerland
Authors: Joel Moubayed-Breil & Brigitte Lods-Crozet
Museum of Zoology, Lausanne, Switzerland; Freshwater & Marine biology, Montpellier, France