New Species Swiss Made
The annual list of species described by researchers working in Switzerland
The SSS presents the list of new species, plants or animals (including fossils), recently described by researchers working in Switzerland.
If you wish to contribute, send your publication and a picture of the organism to swisssystematics@yahoo.com.
Click below for previous years:
2015 = 105 new species
2016 = 206 new species
2017 = 143 new species
2018 = 141 new species
2019 = 96 new species
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.
196 New Species 2020
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