by Piter Kehoma Boll
Here is a list of species described this month. It certainly does not include all described species. You can see the list of Journals used in the survey of new species here.
Bacteria
- 13 new actinobacteria: Flexivirga caeni; Cumulibacter soli; Glycomyces buryatensis; Herbidospora galbida; Microbacterium wangchenii; Frankia soli; Amycolatopsis acidicola; Agromyces protaetiae; Bifidobacterium tibiigranuli; Tessaracoccus antarcticus; Modestobacter excelsi; Kribbella capetownensis, Kribbella speibonae;
- 2 new bacteroids: Lacibacter luteus; Hymenobacter jejuensis;
- 1 new cyanobacteria: Reptodigitus chapmanii;
- 3 new firmicutes: Anaerosphaera multitolerans; Psychrobacillus vulpis; Halalkalibacillus sediminis;
- 14 new planctomycetes: Limnoglobus roseus; Anaerohalosphaera lusitana, Limihaloglobus sulfuriphilus; Lacipirellula parvula; Novipirellula artificiosorum, Novipirellula aureliae, Novipirellula galeiformis; Rubripirellula amarantea, Rubripirellula tenax, Rubripirellula reticaptiva; Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis, Rhodopirellula pilleata, Rhodopirellula solitaria; Alienimonas californiensis;
- 21 new proteobacteria: Thalassocella blandensis; Rheinheimera sediminis; Segnochrobactrum spirostomi; Elioraea thermophila; Rhodobacter sediminicola; Rhodobacter flagellatus; Novosphingobium umbonatum; Phytobacter palmae; Luteimonas yindakuii; Nioella ostreopsis; Algoriphagus aquimaris; Pararobbsia silviterrae; Lysobacter alkalisoli; Polymorphobacter arshaanensis; Pseudocitrobacter vendiensis; Roseomonas vastitatis; Francisella opportunistica; Salinibius halmophilus; Vibrio taketomensis; Corallincola spongiicola; Candidatus Methylobacter oryzae;
- 1 new spirochaete: Borrelia maritima;
- 2 new tenericutes: Mycoplasma nasistruthionis, Mycoplasma struthionis;
SARs
- 2 new ciliates: Apolitonotus lynni, Protolitonotus clampi;
- 1 new apicomplexan: Theileria lupei;
- 3 new ochrophytes: Planothidium kaetherobertianum; Lobophora caboverdeana, L. dagamae;
Plants
- 5 new rhodophytes: Gayliella ardissonei, G. iemanja, G. tamoiensis, G. jolyana; Schizymenia jonssonii;
- 1 new chlorophyte: Droopiella limnetica;
- 1 new marchantiophyte: Leptolejeunea nigra;
- 3 new lycophytes: Phlegmariurus cocuyensis, P. idroboi, and P. josesantae;
- 2 new pteridophytes: Hymenophyllum exquisitum; Stegnogramma australis;
- 3 new magnoliids: Magnolia archilana, Magnolia tribouillierana; Magnolia napoensis;
- 12 new monocots: Chusquea limensis; Bulbophyllum rinkei; Sarcoglottis neillii; Geschollia spp.; Chlorophytum tillariense; Habenaria gracilisegmenta; Dichorisandra striatula; Araeococcus lageniformis;
- 39 new eudicots: Eugenia quiriri, Myrceugenia basicordata; Eugenia andiraana, E. libens, Myrcia iranduba, M. javariana, M. piptocalyx, Plinia rufiflora; Bredia malipoensis; Zeravschania khorasanica, Z. podlechii; Peucedanum akaliniae; Begonia depressinerva; Youngia jiulongshanensis; Ceropegia chuakulii; Begonia dinhdui, B. bacmeensis; Amana baohuaensis; Cynoglossum dalianum; Syzygium guamense, Syzygium mesekerrak; Crassothonna agaatbergensis; Rindera cetineri; Cousinia agridaghensis; Alysicarpus bhuibavadensis; Salacia pueblana; Silene sunhangii; Zahora ait-atta; Tryssophyton quadrifolius; Linum aksehirense; Phyllanthus huamotensis, P. chantaranothaii; Aeschynomene chicocesariana; Bernardia allemii; Dalechampia margarethiae; Turnera acangatinga, T. ibateguara; Fritzschia atropurpurea; Monteiroa rubra; Besleria discreta; Solanum adamantium;
Fungi
- 1 new mucoromycete: Gongronella zunyiensis;
- 10 new ascomycetes: Phyllachora dendrocalami-membranacei, P. dendrocalami-hamiltonii; Kamalia indica; Diaporthe sinensis; Strelitziana sarbhoyi; Ochroconis helicteris; Geopora sinensis; Longihyalospora ampeli; Wickerhamomyces psychrolipolyticus; Beltrania sinensis;
- 15 new basidiomycetes: Calocybe erminea; Entoloma conchatum, E. flabellatum, E. gregarium, E. pleurotoides, E. reductum; Aroramyces guanajuatensis; Fuscoporia ramulicola, Fuscoporia acutimarginata; Aureoboletus glutinosus, A. griseorufescens, A. raphanaceus, A. sinobadius, A. solus, A. velutipes;
Cnidarians
- 6 new anthozoans: Speirogorgia robertbollandi; Trichogorgia spp.; Epizoanthus xenomorphoideus, E. australis, E. gorgonus;
Flatworms
- 3 new macrostomids: Macrostomum janickei, Macrostomum mirumnovem, Macrostomum cliftonensis;
- 1 new rhabdocoel: Collastoma esotericum;
- 1 new trematode: Caudotestis dobrovolski;
Mollusks
- 5 new gastropods: Sinorachis baihu; Muangnua arborea; Antrorbis tennesseensis; Atrimitra isolata; Radix dgebuadzei;
- 3 new bivalvians: Pusillolucina arabica, P. africana, P. biritika;
- 1 new cephalopod: Euprymna brenneri;
Annelids
- 4 new polychaetes: Sigambra hernandezi, S. diazi, S. ligneroi, S. olivai;
Nematodes
- 1 new species: Aoruroides chubudaigaku;
Arachnids
- 5 new mites: Trachygamasus karuni; Centrouropoda bahariyaensis; Metatarsonemus caissara; Occigamasus lindquisti, O. makarovae;
- 22 new spiders: Vappolotes ganlongensis, V. jianpingensis; Myrmecium urcuchillay, M. girafales, M. coutoi, M. quasimodo; Gnaphosa aksuensis, G. mataica, G. prashkevichi; Cybaeus auburn, C. pearcei, C. schusteri; Goloboffia megadeth, G. pachelbeli, Goloboffia griswoldi, G. biberi; Wulfila conchamonile, W. xilitlensis, W. luisi,W. unguis, W. phantasma; Theridion odisha;
Myriapods
- 2 new diplopods: Orthomorpha caramel, O. vietnamica;
- 5 new chilopods: Rhysida ikhalama, Rhysida konda, Rhysida lewisi, Rhysida pazhuthara, Rhysida sada;
Crustaceans
- 4 new copepods: Bicorniphontodes clarae; Acartia nadiensis; Caligus chinglonglini, C. kajii;
- 1 new leptostracan: Nebalia tagiri;
- 5 new amphipods: Cephalophoxoides fortisetus, Cephalophoxoides obtusimanus; Seba longimera; Acutocoxae ogilvieae; Cerrorchestia taboukeli;
- 10 new decapods: Conchoecetes atlas, C avikele, C. chanty, C. investigator, C. pembawa; Periclimenella agattii; Pilumnus mantelattoi; Australatya hawkei; Pagurus pseudoalbus; Aegla nebeccana;
Hexapods
- 8 new collembolans: Plumachaetas belae, P. loriensis, P. mamuensis, P. wanangensis; Xenylla gwiazdowiczi; Crossodonthina langshanensis, Lobellina gladius; Oligaphorura sp.;
- 1 new proturan: Nienna chukotka;
- 2 new odonates: Forcepsioneura gabriela, Forcepsioneura janeae;
- 18 new ephemeropterans: Labiobaetis batakorum, L. sulawesiensis, L. sumbensis, L. roulade, L. weifangae, L. itineris, L. lubu, L. pakpak, L. paradiffundus, L. rimba, L. gueuningi, L. minang, L. paranumeratus, L. pilosus, L. paraoperosus, L. seramensis, L. wahai, L. jonasi;
- 4 new dictyopterans: Phidon chanco; Chromatonotus bahiaensis, C. dextrodigitatus, C. diminutivus;
- 5 new orthopterans: Duolandrevus (Eulandrevus) obsidianus; Hemierianthus mbongueensis; Toliaridectes meridionalis, Toliaridectes wendenbaumi, Toliaridectes antsycurvis;
- 2 new plecopterans: Enderleina spp.;
- 1 new thysanopteran: Mycterothrips sp.;
- 24 new hemipterans: Baseprocessa longiprocessa; Ferorhinella itatiaiensis; Ceroplastes planus; Sarimissus maculifrons, Duplexissus punctatulus; Arcofacies longispinus, A. varius; Phenacoccus poae, Rhizococcus asperulae; Mystilus manipurensis; Amblyscarta elianeae, A. souzalopesi, A. pinna; Pachyopsis fasciatus, P. nigrifacis, P. pallidus, Parapachyopsis tenebris, Uhleriana tornatucephala; Destinoides hainanensis, D. rubeus; Oecleus mackaspringi; Kelyflata capensis; Hecalus rawalakotensis; Sejanus yasunagai;
- 123 new coleopterans: Hydrochus spanglerorum; Cylindera (Parmecus) mosuoa; Anomala qiului, Anomala xuhaoi; Trachylophus tianmuensis, T. chiangi; Hydrochus argutissimus, H. basilaris, H. bicarinatus, H. bituberculatus, H. collaris, H. conjunctus, H. denarius, H. formosus, H. hellmani, H. kellymilleri, H. leei, H. lobatus, H. mauriciogarciai, H. pictus, H. sagittarius, H. shorti, H. variabiloides; Hylotribus humeralis, H. nanico, H. queirozi; Leptomeson sp.; Copris (Paracopris) javanensis; Laena hongqiao; Dryocoetiops pasohensis, D. salebrosus; Argosadalia priscilla; Brachemys minotaurus; Muscidora bezarki, Muscidora coriacea, Muscidora similis; Amblycheila katzi; Machleida banachi, M. flagstaffensis, M. tarskii, M. zofiae; Lesonthotes vulneratus; Anthonomus proximatus, Anthonomus vittatus, Anthonomus smithi, Anthonomus obrienorum, Anthonomus bowditchi, Anthonomus robinsonelli, Anthonomus curvicrus; Pandeleteius emarginatus, Pandeleteius genieri, Pandeleteius obrienorum, Pandeleteius pavo, Pandeleteius tupi; Kosmimodes howdenae; Ceutorhynchus howdenae; Apion carrorum; Macrolechriops moreyi; Laemosaccus obrieni, Laemosaccus andersoni, Laemosaccus arizonensis, Laemosaccus bimaculatus, Laemosaccus burkei, Laemosaccus clytrinoides, Laemosaccus howdenae, Laemosaccus browerorum, Laemosaccus rileyi, Laemosaccus vaurieae, and Laemosaccus gossypii, Laemosaccus westcotti, Laemosaccus peninsularis; Isodrusus howdenae, I. curacaoensis; Laccoproctus anneae, Laccoproctus burkei, Laccoproctus chiapanecus, Laccoproctus elegantulus, Laccoproctus nigrinus, Laccoproctus occidentalis, Laccoproctus similis, Laccoproctus truncatus, Laccoproctus zunilensis; Paranametis burkei, Paranametis howdenae; Phacepholis howdenae, Phacepholis burkei; Onthophilus burkei; Eulepton burkei; Epicauta (Macrobasis) sorjuanae, Zonitis (Neozonitis) bolognorum; Pachybrchis baja, P. gilberti, P. madera; Lycomedes enigmaticus; Canthidium kohlmanni; Brodskyella konvickai, Brodskyella viraktamathi; Carpelimus koreanus; Petraphaenops unguiculatus; Alienosternus sanjacintero, Hemilissa bifasciata, Hemilissa erikae, Hemilissa claudiae, Migorybia santossilvai, Alienosternus wappesi; Onthophagus etlaensis; Cacostola plotkini, C. galenae, C. opitzi, C. howdenae, C. thomasorum, C. nearnsi, C. rothschildi; Allomallodon bolivianus; Olivensa sonzognii; Thopeutica petertaylori; Acontosceles borneensis, Pseudeucinetus papuanus, Mexico ogasawaraensis, M. baliensis, M. papuanus, M. palauensis, M. borneensis;
- 1 new raphidiopteran: Inocellia tibetana;
- 111 new hymenopterans: Nannotrigona gaboi, N. occidentalis, N. pilosa; Orthocentrus areolatus, O. aztecus, O. brevicornis, O. collaris, O. contrerasi, O. coronadoae, O. dorsofuscus, O. elongatus, O. flavoorbitalis, O. fuscipes, O. hidalgoensis, O. kasparyani, O. khalaimi, O. latus, O. longiventris, O. lopezi, O. lostuxtlasi, O. malaris, O. mexicanus, O. microphthalmus, O. minor, O. montanus, O. montezuma, O. oaxacae, O. ocampo, O. pictus, O. podagricus, O. rhombifer, O. rufipleuris, O. ruizi, O. scabrosus, O. scutellatus, O. sierrae, O. similis, O. tamaulipecus, O. tergalis, O. tlaxcalensis, O. ungularis, O. varicolor, O. veracruzus, O. vulgaris, O. zaldivari; Dolichogenidea alophogaster, D. altithoracica, D. anterocava, D. apicurvus, D. atarsi, D. breviattenuata, D. carborugosa, D. clausa, D. conpuncta, D. crassa, D. cucurbita, D. excellentis, D. flexitergita, D. fluctisulcus, D. flexisulcus, D. gleditsia, D. hemituba, D. hexagona, D. infirmus, D. latitergita, D. lincostulata, D. lobesia, D. longialba, D. longimagna, D. lunatus, D. medicava, D. minuscula, D. multicolor, D. obsoleta, D. opacifinis, D. ovata, D. parallodorsum, D. pentgona, D. punctipila, D. rectivena, D. transcarinata, D. vadosulcus, D. victoria, D. wangi; Brachyzapus convergens, B. pyramidalis; Chalybion tanvinhensis; Gonatopus duranprietoae; Scaura amazonica, S. aspera, S. cearensis; Chartocerus kartiniae, C. sumatrensis, C. javensis; Crematogaster jacindae, C. gryllsi; Camponotus schulzi; Leptogenys loarelae, Lioponera neocaledonica; Astromesitius thionyi, Astromesitius olavoi; Palpostilpnus aki, P. angka, P. angkor, P. hainanensis, P. mangrovi, P. pterodactylus, P. ranui, P. singaporensis, P. tamasek, P. trifolium;
- 2 new mecopterans: Panorpa diqingensis, Panorpa dispergens;
- 80 new dipterans: Fergusonina nodulosa; Thyridanthrax elegansoides; Corethrella xokleng, C. cambirela, Corethrella yanomami, C. munteantaroku; Hebecnema anthracinella; Pseudolycoriella aotearoa, Psl. dagae, Psl. dentitegmenta, Psl. fiordlandia, Psl. gonotegmenta, Psl. hauta, Psl. huttoni, Psl. jaschhofi, Psl. jejunella, Psl. kaikoura, Psl. maddisoni, Psl. mahanga, Psl. nahenahe, Psl. orite, Psl. plicitegmenta, Psl. porehu, Psl. porotaka, Psl. puhihi, Psl. raki, Psl. robustotegmenta, Psl. subtilitegmenta, Psl. sudhausi, Psl. teo, Psl. tewaipounamu, Psl. tuakana, Psl. wernermohrigi, Psl. whakahara, Psl. whena; Megaselia ajabshirensis, M. chicheckliensis, M. exkaleybar, M. kaleybarensis, M. qurigolensis, M. shabestarensis, M. zonuzensis, M. evogliensis, M. farshbafi, M. ghalateshahensis, M. haddadi, M. hejazii, M. khaghaniniai, M. khoyensis, M. ledzona, M. mahabadensis, M. miandoabensis, M. namakiae, M. pereensis, M. yaseri, M. zarghanii; Sisyromyia albisquama, Sisyromyia angustivitta, Sisyromyia elongata, Sisyromyia maculipennis, Sisyromyia umbra, Sisyromyia vittata; Microdon dentigiganteum; Nilobezzia bamenwana; Peradon ballux, P. brevis, P. costaricensis, P. notialus, P. palpator, P. pompiloides, P. surinamensis; Mydaea adhesipeda, M. combiniseriata, M. qingyuanensis, M. quinquiseta, M. wusuensis; Campiglossa paramelaena; Dichelacera lamasi; Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) bhutanensis; Merodon rojoi;
- 5 new trichopterans: Mortoniella calovebora, M. yayas, Protoptila inflata, P. totumas, P. rambala;
- 23 new lepidopterans: Ophthalmoblysis ibarrai; Lamellisphecia minwangi; Euchalcia sp.; Cossus romantsovi; Barsine fangchenglaiae; Thiotricha elaeocarpiella, T. flavitermina; Adenogasteria leguminivora; Qhichwaruna pennata, Wiraqucha equadorica, Hastam gracilis, Uretiana tucumana, Dogniniyalemoulti, D.huanuco, Qhichwaruna argentinensis, Wiraqucha huberti, W. equadorica, Thonyocossus brasiliensis, Hastam gracilis; Cyana nusa; Alucita udovichenkoi; Saphenista bartellae, S. powelli;
Echinoderms
- 2 new asteroids: Limnasterias oinops, L. estradivariae;
- 1 new holoturoid: Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) viridiaurantia;
Actinopterygians
- 4 new anguilliforms: Muraenichthys longirostris; Ophichthus semilunatus, Ophichthus brevidorsalis; Gymnothorax pharaonis;
- 4 new aulopiforms: Lestrolepis nigroventralis, Lestidium orientale; Stemonosudis multifasciatus, Stemonosudis retrodorsalis;
- 1 new characiform: Hyphessobrycon rheophilus;
- 1 new clupeiform: Sardinella alcyone;
- 4 new cypriniforms: Homatula anteridorsalis, Homatula cryptoclathrata, Homatula nigra; Phoxinus krkae;
- 1 new gadiiform: Pterophycis spatium;
- 1 new gobiiform: Lebetus patzneri;
- 3 new lophiiforms: Oneirodes formosanus, Gigantactis cheni; Malthopsis formosa;
- 1 new ophidiiform: Onuxodon albometeori;
- 1 new perciform: Ichthyscopus pollicaris;
- 2 new scorpaeniforms: Pterygotrigla (Otohime) madagascarensis; Scorpaena regina;
- 6 new siluriforms: Imparfinis munduruku; Sturisomatichthys reinae, Sturisomatichthys guaitipan, Sturisomatichthys varii; Spinipterus moijiri; Cambeva horacioi;
- 4 new stomiiforms: Eustomias (Dinematochirus) dendrobium, Eustomias (Haploclonus) stamen, Eustomias (Nominostomias) tritentaculatus; Diplophos vicinia;
Amphibians
- 5 new anurans: Ischnocnema bocaina; Zhangixalus pachyproctus; Ameerega panguana, Ameerega imasmari; Sarcohyla toyota;
- 1 new caudate: Aneides caryaensis;
Reptiles
- 5 new squamates: Sibon ayerbeorum; Panaspis tsavoensis; Amphisbaena spp.; Liolaemus tajzara;
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