VACELET, J. (France)
A new genus of carnivorous sponges (Porifera: Poecilosclerida, Cladorhizidae) from the deep N-E Pacific, and remarks on the genus Neocladia
Zootaxa 1752: 57-65 (18 Apr. 2008) 
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VADER, W. - see BERGE, J., VADER, W.  & JOHNSEN, J.R. (Norway)

VAFAEI, R. (Iran ) - see PESIC, V. (Serbia and Montenegro), SABOORI, A. (Iran), ASADI, M.  (Iran) & VAFAEI, R. (Iran )

VAFAEI, R. (Iran ) - see PESIC, V. (Serbia and Montenegro), SABOORI, A. (Iran), ASADI, M. (Iran), VAFAEI, R. (Iran) & SANATGAR, E. (Iran)

VAHTERA, VARPU (Finland) - see PALACIO, EDGARD (Colombia), SAAKSJARVI, ILARI E. (Finland) & VAHTERA, VARPU (Finland)

VAINOLA, R. (Finland) - see DANELIYA, M.E., AUDZIJONYTE, A. & VAINOLA, R. (Finland)

VALLE, IGNACIO DEL , GABRIEL DE LA FUENTE & MANUEL FONDEVILA (Spain)
Ciliate protozoa of the forestomach of llamas (Lama glama) and alpacas (Vicugna pacos) from the Bolivian Altiplano
Zootaxa 1703: 62-68 (13 Feb. 2008)
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VELÁSQUEZ-ÁLVAREZ, Á.A. - see RUEDA-ALMONACID, J.V. , RADA, M. , SÁNCHEZ-PACHECO, S.J. , VELÁSQUEZ-ÁLVAREZ, Á.A. & QUEVEDO, A. (Colombia) 

VALDES, P.R.(Cuba)
Ardistomis quixotei (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini), a new species from Cuba and Mexico: structural and habitat features of adults, larvae and pupae, comparisons with previously described species, and notes about classification and biogeography
Zootaxa 1497: 23-33 (4 Jun. 2007) 
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VALDECASAS, ANTONIO G. (Spain)
Revision of the genus Rutacarus (Acari, Parasitengona, Hydrachnidia) with the description of a new species from Central America
Zootaxa 1693: 62-68 (31 Jan. 2008) 
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VALDESALICI, S. (Italy)
A new species of the genus Nothobranchius (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the coastal area of northeastern Mozambique
Zootaxa 1587: 61-68 (17 Sep. 2007)  
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VALDEZ-MORENO, M. E. , POOL-CANUL, J.  & CONTRERAS-BALDERAS, S. (Mexico)
A checklist of the freshwater ichthyofauna from El Petén and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, with notes for its conservation and management
Zootaxa 1072: 43-60 (28 Oct. 2005) 
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VALENCIA, D.M. & CAMPOS, M.R. (Colombia)
Freshwater prawns of the genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) of Colombia
Zootaxa 1456: 1-44 (25 Apr. 2007)
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VALENTE,  V.L.S. (Brazil) - see DÖGE, J.S. , GOTTSCHALK, M.S. , DE TONI, D.C. , BIZZO, L.E.M., OLIVEIRA, S.C.F. , VALENTE,  V.L.S. & HOFMANN, P.R.P. (Brazil)

VALENTIN, J.L. (Brazil) - see AGUIAR, A.A., GALLO, V. & VALENTIN, J.L. (Brazil)

VALENZUELA, J. (Mexico) - see FEITOSA, R.M. (Brazil), HORA, R.R. (France), DELABIE, J.H.C. (Brazil), VALENZUELA, J. (Mexico) & FRESNEAU, D. (France)

VALERIO, A.A.  & WHITFIELD, J.B.  (USA)
Epsilogaster faviolae, a new species of Mendesellinae from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Zootaxa 41: 1-7 (28 May 2002) 
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VALERIO, A.A. (Costa Rica) & WHITFIELD, J.B. (USA)
A new species of the enigmatic genus Teremys Mason, T. hanniae, from Costa Rica (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Zootaxa 364: 1-9 (21 November 2003) 
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VALERIO, A.A. (Costa Rica), DEANS, A.R. (USA) & WHITFIELD, J.B. (USA)
Review of the microgastrine braconid wasp genus Exoryza, with description of a new species, E. monocavus, from Central America
Zootaxa 526: 1-11 (26 May 2004)  
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VALERIO, A. A. (Costa Rica) , WHITFIELD, J. B. (USA) & KOLE, M. (The Netherlands)
Parapanteles rooibos, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae): the first record of the genus from the African continent
Zootaxa 855: 1-8 (11 Feb. 2005) 
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VALERIO, A. A. (Costa Rica) & WHITFIELD,  J. B. (USA)
Two new species of the genus Austrocotesia Austin & Dangerfield (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the Andean region of South America
Zootaxa 888: 1-11 (7 Mar. 2005) 
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VALERIO, A.A. (Costa Rica) , RODRIGUEZ, J.J. (USA), WHITFIELD, J.B. (USA) & JANZEN,  D.H. (USA)
Prasmodon zlotnicki, a new Neotropical species of the genus Prasmodon Nixon (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) from Costa Rica, with the first host records for the genus
Zootaxa 1016: 29-38 (8 Jul. 2005) 
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VALÉRIO-BERARDO, M.T. & WAKABARA, Y. (Brazil)
Ampeliscidae from the Brazilian coast. Record of Ampelisca burkey Barnard & Thomas, 1989 and descriptions of two new species of Ampelisca (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Zootaxa 1286: 1-14 (11 Aug. 2006) 
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VALERIO-BERARDO, M.T. (Brazil)
Description of three new species of Ampelisca (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampeliscidae) from Southwestern Atlantic, with a key of the genus for Brazilian species
Zootaxa 1626: 25-37 (31 Oct. 2007) 
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VALERIO-BERARDO, M.T., DE SOUZA, A.M.T. & RODRIGUES, C.W. (Brasil)
A new species of Cheiriphotis (Crustacea : Amphipoda: Corophiidae: Protomedeiinae) from the coast of Southeastern Brazil, with a key to species in the genus
Zootaxa 1646: 41-49 (26 Nov. 2007) 
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VÉLEZ, A. (Colombia), WOLFF, M. (Colombia) & GUTIÉRREZ, E. (Cuba) 
Blattaria of Colombia: List and distribution of genera
Zootaxa 1210: 39-52 (24 May 2006) 
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VALIM,  M. P. (Brazil) - see HERNANDES, F. A. & VALIM,  M. P. (Brazil)

VALIM, M.P. (Brazil) & PALMA, R.L. (New Zealand)
A new species of Brueelia Keler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from the blue-black grassquit (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in Brazil
Zootaxa 1153: 27-32 (17 Mar. 2006)
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VALIM, M.P. & LINARDI,  P.M. (Brazil)
Two new species of Picicola Clay & Meinertzhagen, 1938 (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from Piciformes (Bucconidae and Galbulidae) in Brazil
Zootaxa 1172: 21-29 (13 Apr. 2006) 
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VALIM, M.P. (Brazil)
Craspedorrhynchus linardii, a new species of chewing louse (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from the Gray-headed Kite (Aves: Falconiformes: Accipitridae)
Zootaxa 1173: 57-62 (13 Apr. 2006) 
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VALIM, M.P. & LINARDI, P.M. (Brazil)
Description of the male of Mayriphilopterus nystalicus Mey, 2004 (Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae)
Zootaxa 1604: 47-51 (1 Oct. 2007)  
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VALKIUNAS, G. (Lithuania) - see PALINAUSKAS, V. (Lithuania), KOSAREV, V. (Russia), SHAPOVAL, A. (Russia), BENSCH, S. (Sweden) & VALKIUNAS, G. (Lithuania)

VANDENSPIEGEL, D.  - see SAMYN, Y. , VANDENSPIEGEL, D. & MASSIN, C. (Belgium)

VANDENBERG, N.J. (USA) - see FORRESTER, J.A. & VANDENBERG, N.J. (USA)

VANDENBERG, NATALIA J. (USA) & GONZAlEZ, GUILLERMO (Chile)
A new Chilean species of Cycloneda Crotch (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellinae: Coccinellini)
Zootaxa 1772: 63-68 (19 May 2008)
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VAN BAKEL, B.W.M.  (The Netherlands) - see KORNICKER, L.S. (USA), VAN BAKEL, B.W.M.  (The Netherlands), FRAAIJE,  R.H.B. (The Netherlands) & JAGT,  J.W.M. (The Netherlands) 

Van Dam, M.H. (USA) - see Rogers, R. & Van Dam, M.H. (USA)

VAN DEN BUSSCHE, R. A. (USA) - see MARES, M. A., BRAUN, J. K., COYNER, B. S. & VAN DEN BUSSCHE, R. A. (USA)

VAN DER ZEE, J.R.  (Belgium) - see AKUM, C. (Cameroon), SONNENBERG, R. (Germany), VAN DER ZEE, J.R.  (Belgium) & WILDEKAMP, R.H. (Belgium)

VAN DER ZEE, JOUKE R.  (Belgium) - see SONNENBERG, RAINER (Germany) & JOUKE R. VAN DER ZEE (Belgium)

VAN DOVER, C.L.  (USA) - see KOMAI, T. (Japan), SHANK, T.M. (USA) & VAN DOVER, C.L.  (USA)

VANHARA, J. (Czech Republic) - see TKOC, M. & VANHARA, J. (Czech Republic)

VAN HARTEN, A.  (United Arab Emirates) - see LELEJ, A.S. (Russia) & VAN HARTEN, A.  (United Arab Emirates) 

van HARTEN, A. (United Arab Emirates) - see RHEIMS, C.A. (Brazil), SANTOS, A.J. (Brazil) & van HARTEN, A. (United Arab Emirates)

VAN HOOREBEKE, L. (Belgium) - see HENDERICKX, H., CNUDDE, V., MASSCHAELE, B., DIERICK, M., VLASSENBROECK, J. & VAN HOOREBEKE, L. (Belgium)

VAN NIEUKERKEN, E. J.  (The Netherlands), LASTUVKA,  A. (Czech Republic) & LASTUVKA, Z. (Czech Republic) 
The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Zootaxa 1216: 1-114 (26 May 2006) 
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VAN NIEUKERKEN, ERIK J. (The Netherlands)
Acalyptris Meyrick: revision of the platani and staticis groups in Europe and the Mediterranean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
Zootaxa 1436: 1-48 (29 Mar. 2007) 
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VAN NOORT, S. (South Africa) & RASPLUS, J.-Y. (France)
Revision of the Papua New Guinean fig wasp genus Robertsia Boucek (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Sycoecinae)
Zootaxa 929: 1-35 (31 Mar. 2005)
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VAN NOORT, S. (South Africa), PENG, Y.-Q. (China), & RASPLUS, J.-Y. (France)
First record of the fig wasp genus Diaziella Grandi (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae: Sycoecinae) from the Asian mainland with description of two new species from China
Zootaxa 1337: 39-59  (19 Oct. 2006)  
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VAN NOORT, S. (South Africa) - see BUFFINGTON, M.L. (USA) & VAN NOORT, S. (South Africa)

VAN OFWEGEN, L.P.  (The Netherlands), HÄUSSERMANN, V. (The Netherlands) & FÖRSTERRA, G. (Chile) 
A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Clavulariidae) from Chile
Zootaxa 1219: 47-57 (30 May 2006) 
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VAN OFWEGEN, L.P. (The Netherland), HAUSSERMANN, V. (Chile) & FORSTERRA, G. (Chile)
The genus Alcyonium (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Chile
 zootaxa 1607: 1-19 (3 Oct. 2007) 
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VAN OOSTERHOUT, C. (UK) - see BRAY, R.A. (UK), VAN OOSTERHOUT, C. (UK), BLAIS, J. (Canada) & CABLE, J. (UK)

VAN ROOIJEN, J. (The Netherlands) - see Vogel, G. (Germany) & VAN ROOIJEN, J. (The Netherlands)

VANREUSEL, ANN (Belgium) - see GHEERARDYN, HENDRIK (Belgium), SEIFRIED, SYBILLE (Germany) & VANREUSEL, ANN (Belgium)

VAN  SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands) - see HELMY, T. (Egypt) & VAN  SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands)

VAN  SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands) - see CAMPOS, M. (Brazil), MOTHES, B. (Brazil), ECKERT,  R. (Brazil) & VAN SOEST, R.W.M.  (The Netherlands)

VAN  SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands) - see DIAZ, M.C. (Venezuela), VAN SOEST, R.W.M  (The Netherlands), RUTZLER,. K. (USA) & GUZMAN, H. M. (Panama)

VAN SOEST, R. W.M.  (The Netherlands) - see MOTHES, B. (Brazil), CAMPOS, M. (Brazil) , LERNER , C. (Brazil), CARRARO, J. L. (Brazil) & VAN SOEST, R. W.M.  (The Netherlands)

VAN SOEST, R. (The Netherlands) - see LERNER, C. (Brazil), CARRARO, J.L. (Brazil) & VAN SOEST, R. (The Netherlands)

VAN SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands) - see HOOPER, J.N.A. (Australia) & VAN SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands)

VAN SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands) - see DE VOOGD, N.J. & VAN SOEST, R.W.M. (The Netherlands)

VAN SYOC, R.  (USA) - see GOMEZ-DAGLIO, L.  (Mexico) & VAN SYOC, R.  (USA)

VAN TASSELL, J.L.  & BALDWIN, C.C. (USA)
A review of the gobiid genus Akko (Teleostei: Gobiidae) with description of a new species 
Zootaxa 462: 1-15 (12 March 2004)
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VANCE, D.J. (USA) - see PAWSON, D.L. & VANCE, D.J. (USA)

VANCE, D.J. (USA) - see PAWSON, D.L. & VANCE, D.J. (USA)

VENCES, M. (The Netherlands) - see PUENTE, M. (Spain), RASELIMANANA, A.P. (Madagascar) & VENCES, M. (The Netherlands)

VANDENBERG, N.J. (USA) - see GONZÁLEZ, G. (Chile) & VANDENBERG, N.J. (USA)

VANDENBERG, N.J. & PEREZ-GELABERT, D.E. (USA)
Redescription of the Hispaniolan ladybird genus Bura Mulsant (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and justification for its transfer from Coccidulinae to Sticholotidinae
Zootaxa 1586: 39-46 (17 Sep. 2007)  
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VANIN, S. A. & GAIGER, F. (Brazil)
A cladistic analysis of the genera of the tribe Entimini (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), with description of a new genus and species from the Amazonian Region
Zootaxa 1053: 1-21 (23 Sept. 2005) 
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VANIN, S.A. & MERMUDES, J.R.M. (Brazil)
Two new Tachygonidius species from the Atlantic coast of Brazil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Zootaxa 1415: 57-64 (5 Mar. 2007)
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VANNE, S. (Cambodia) - see MA, Y.J. (P.R. China), VANNE, S. (Cambodia), LI, S.Z. (P.R. China) & YANG, P. (P.R. China)

VARKONYI, G. (Finland) & POLASZEK, A. (UK)
Rediscovery and revision of Foenobethylus Kieffer, 1913 (Hymenoptera, Bethylidae)
Zootaxa 1546: 1-14 (9 Aug. 2007) 
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VASCONCELOS, EDUARDO G. (Brazil)
Notes on Geraecormobius clavifemur (Mello-Leitão, 1927) and description of Geraecormobius reitzi n. sp. (Arachnida: Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)
Zootaxa 1088: 1-10 (29 Nov. 2005) 
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VASCONCELLOS, F.M.D. (Brazil) - see CARVALHO, I.D.S., VASCONCELLOS, F.M.D. & TAVARES, S.A.S. (Brazil)

VASCONCELLOS, A. (Brazil) - see CONSTANTINO, R. (Brazil), ACIOLI, A.N.S. (Brazil), SCHMIDT, K. (Brazil), CUEZZO, C. (Argentina), CARVALHO, S.H.C. & VASCONCELLOS, A. (Brazil)

VASSILENKO, S. & TZAREVA, L. (Russia)
New Cumacea species (Malacostraca, Peracarida) from the deepwater area of the Sea of Japan (Collections of the 52nd Cruise by the R/V «Vityaz», 1972)
Zootaxa 702: 1-16 (29 October 2004) 
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VASSILENKO, S. (Russia) - see TZAREVA, L. & VASSILENKO, S. (Russia)

VAZ-DE-MELLO, F.Z. (Mexico) - see GROSSI, P.C. (Brazil) & VAZ-DE-MELLO, F.Z. (Mexico)

VAZ-DE-MELLO, F.Z.  (Mexico)  & GENIER, F. (Canada)
Lectotype designations, new synonymies, and new species in the genera Trichillum Harold and Pedaridium Harold (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Zootaxa 1038: 41-52 (19 Aug. 2005) 
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VAZ-DE-MELLO, F.Z.  & HALFFTER, G. (Mexico) 
A new dung beetle genus with two new species from Chile (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Zootaxa 1193: 59-68 (4 May 2006) 
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VEDEL, V. (Germany) - see JÄGER, P. & VEDEL, V. (Germany)

VEDEL, V. (Germany) - see JÄGER, P. & VEDEL, V. (Germany)

VEJARANO, S. (the Netherlands), THOMAS, M. (Germany) & VENCES, M. (Germany)
Comparative larval morphology in Madagascan frogs of the genus Guibemantis (Amphibia: Mantellidae)
Zootaxa 1329: 39-57 (5 Oct. 2006)  
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VELASQUEZ, C. M. R. (Brazil)  - see PESSOA, F. A. C. , VELASQUEZ, C. M. R. , PY-DANIEL, V. (Brazil)

VEL;ZQUEZ-MARTQNEZ,  JOSI  (Mexico)  - see GONZ;LEZ-DQAZ, ALFONSO ;NGEL  (Mexico), QUIYONES,  REBECCA MARQA (USA), VEL;ZQUEZ-MARTQNEZ,  JOSI  (Mexico) & RODILES-HERN;NDEZ, ROCQO  (Mexico)

VENEGAS, P. J. (Peru) - see DUELLMAN, W. E. (USA), LEHR, E. (Germany) & VENEGAS, P. J. (Peru)

VElez-Rodriguez, C.M. (Chile) - see Fouquet, A. (New Zealand), Gaucher, P. (Guyane), Blanc, M. (Guyane), VElez-Rodriguez, C.M. (Chile)

VELU, C. S & MUNUSWAMY, N. (India)
Updated diagnoses for the Indian species of Streptocephalus (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca)
Zootaxa 1049: 33-48 (13 Sept. 2005) 
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VENCES, M. (Germany) - see VEJARANO, S. (the Netherlands), THOMAS, M. (Germany) & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see GLAW, F.,  HOEGG, S. & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see RANDRIANIAINA, R.-D. (Madagascar), GLAW,  F. (Germany), THOMAS, M. (Switzerland), GLOS, J. (Germany), RAMINOSOA, N. (Madagascar), VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see GREENBAUM, E. (USA), BAUER, A.M. (USA), JACKMAN, T.R. (USA), VENCES, M. (Germany) & GLAW, F. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see RABEMANANJARA, F.C.E. (The Netherlands), CROTTINI, A. (Italy), CHIARI, Y. (USA), ANDREONE, F. (Italy), GLAW, F. (Germany), DUGUET, R. (La Reunion), BORA, P. (Madagascar), RAMILIJAONA, O.R. (Madagascar) & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see GLAW, F. (Germany), NAGY, Z.T. (Belgium) & VENCES, M. (GERMANY)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see RASELIMANANA, A.P. (Madagascar), GLAW, F. (Germany) & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see GLAW,  F. (Germany), KOHLER, J. (Germany), BORA, P. (Madagascar), RABIBISOA, N.H.C.  (Madagascar), RAMILIJAONA, O. (Madagascar) & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see KNOLL, A., KOHLER, J., GLAW, F., TESCHKE, M. & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) - see HENDRIX, R., GAWOR, A., VENCES, M. & ZIEGLER, T. (Germany)

VENCES, M. (Germany) -see WOLLENBERG, K. C. (Germany), ANDREONE, F. (Italy), GLAW, F. (Germany) & VENCES, M. (Germany)

VENCES, MIGUEL (Germany) - see KOHLER, JORN., GLAW, FRANK & VENCES, MIGUEL (Germany)

VENEKEY, V. , LAGE,  L. M. & DA FONSECA-GENEVOIS, V. (Brazil)
Draconema brasiliensis and Draconema fluminensis (Chromadorida, Draconematidae): two new species of free living nematodes from a rocky shore affected by upwelling on the Brazilian coast
Zootaxa 1090: 51-64 (2 Dec. 2005) 
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VERNON, P. (France) - see CRAIG, D.A. (Canada), CURRIE,  D.C. (Canada)  & VERNON, P. (France)

VERA, E.I. (Argentina) - see MARTINELLI, A.G. & VERA, E.I. (Argentina)

VERANI, N.F. (Brazil) - see SEVERI, W. & VERANI, N.F. (Brazil)

VERBURG, P. (USA) & BILLS, R. (South Africa)
Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
Zootaxa 1612: 25-44 (10 Oct. 2007)  
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VERDADE, VANESSA K. (Brazil) - see CASSIMIRO, JOSE., VERDADE, VANESSA K. & RODRIGUES, MIGUEL T. (Brazil)

VERHAAGH, M. (Germany) - see BIHN, J.H. & VERHAAGH, M. (Germany)

VERMEULEN, F.B.M. (Aruba) & HRBEK, T. (Puerto Rico) 
Kryptolebias sepia n. sp. (Actinopterygii: Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae), a new killifish from the Tapanahony River drainage in southeast Surinam
Zootaxa 928: 1-20 (31 Mar. 2005) 
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VERNEAU, O. (France) - see DU PREEZ, L.H. (South Africa), VERNEAU, O. (France) & GROSS, T.S. (USA)

VERON, G. (France) - see GAUBERT, P. (France) , TRANIER, M. (France) , VERON, G. (France), KOCK, D. (Germany), DUNHAM, A.E. (USA), TAYLOR, P. J. (South Africa), STUART, C. (South Africa), STUART, T. (South Africa) & WOZENCRAFT, C. W. (USA)

VETS, V. (Belgium) - see HENDERICKX, H. & VETS, V. (Belgium)

VI, J.R.C. (Philippines) - see CHAVEZ, J. M. , DE LA PAZ, R.M. , MANOHAR, S. K. , PAGULAYAN,  R.C. & VI, J.R.C. (Philippines)

VIANA, G.F.S., RAMOS-PORTO, M., TORRES, M.F.A. & SANTOS, M.D.C.F. (Brazil)
Distribution of Heterocarpus laevigatus Bate, 1888 and Plesionika escatilis (Stimpson, 1860) along the Atlantic coast of South America (Crustacea: Caridea: Pandalidae)
Zootaxa 1577: 33-39 (7 Sep. 2007)
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VICKERMAN, D.B. - see TRIAPITSYN,S.V. , VICKERMAN, D.B. , HERATY, J.M. & LOGARZO, G.A. (USA)

VICTOR, B.C. (USA)
Coryphopterus kuna, a new goby (Perciformes: Gobiidae: Gobiinae) from the western Caribbean, with the identification of the late larval stage and an estimate of the pelagic larval duration
Zootaxa 1526: 51-61 (12 Jul. 2007) 
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VIDAL, N. (France) - see DAVID, P. (France), VOGEL, G. (Germany), VIJAYAKUMAR, S.P. (India) & VIDAL, N. (France)

VIDAL, N. (France) - see VOGEL, G. (Germany), DAVID, P. (France), LUTZ, M. (Philippines), ROOIJEN, J.V. (The Netherlands) & VIDAL, N. (France)

VIDTHAYANON, C. (Thailand) & NG, H.H. (USA)
Acrochordonichthys gyrinus, a new species of akysid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from Thailand
Zootaxa 183: 1-7 (16 April 2003) 
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VIEIRA, F.M., LUQUE, J.L. & MUNIZ-PEREIRA, L.C. (Brazil)
Checklist of helminth parasites in wild carnivore mammals from Brazil
Zootaxa 1721: 1-23 (7 Mar. 2008) 
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Vieira, L.M. (Brazil), Gordon, D.P. (New Zealand) & Correia, M.D. (Brazil)
First record of a living ditaxiporine catenicellid in the Atlantic, with a description of Vasignyella ovicellata n. sp. (Bryozoa)
Zootaxa 1582: 49-58 (12 Sep. 2007)  
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Vieira, Leandro M.  (Brazil), Migotto, Alvaro E.  (Brazil), Winston, Judith E.  (USA)
Synopsis and annotated checklist of Recent marine Bryozoa from Brazil
Zootaxa 1810: 1-39 (25 Jun. 2008) 
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VIEIRA, R. , CASTRO, I. & BRAVO, F. (Brazil)
Two new species of Ommatius Wiedemann (Diptera: Asilidae) from Brazil
Zootaxa 764: 1-7 (14 December 2004) 
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VIEIRA, R. , CASTRO, I. & BRAVO, F. (Brazil)
A new species of Ommatius Wiedemann (Diptera: Asilidae) from Brazil
Zootaxa 1017: 19-24 (12 Jul. 2005) 
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VIEIRA, J.M. (Ecuador) - see DONOSO,  D.A. (Ecuador) , VIEIRA, J.M. (Ecuador) & WILD, A.L. (USA) 

VIEIRA, K.D. S., SILVA, A.P.Z. & ARZABE, C. (Brazil)
Cranial morphology and karyotypic analysis of Ceratophrys joazeirensis (Anura: Ceratophryidae, Ceratophrynae): taxonomic considerations
Zootaxa 1320: 57-68 (25 Sept. 2006) 
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VIENNA, P. (Italy) - see PENATI, F. & VIENNA, P. (Italy)

VIGGIANI, G. (Italy) - see RASPI, A. & VIGGIANI, G. (Italy)

VIGLIOTTA, T.R. (USA) - see FRIEL, J.P. & VIGLIOTTA, T.R. (USA)

VIGNE, J.-D. (France) - see CUCCHI, T. (France), ORTH, A. (France), AUFFRAY, J.-C. (France), RENAUD, S. (France), FABRE, L. (France), CATALAN, J. (France), HADJISTERKOTIS, E. (Cyprus), BONHOMME, F. (France) & VIGNE, J.-D. (France) 

VIJAYAKUMAR, S.P. (India) - see  DAVID, P. (France), VOGEL, G. (Germany), VIJAYAKUMAR, S.P. (India) & VIDAL, N. (France)

VILA, C. (Venezuela) - see CASTROVIEJO-FISHER, S. (Sweden), AYARZAGUENA, J.(Spain) & VILA, C. (Venezuela)

VILA, R. (USA), PIÑAS, F. (Ecuador) & CLAVIJO, J.A. (Venezuela)
A new species of Diaphania Hübner, 1818 from Ecuador (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)
Zootaxa 539: 1-8 (18 June 2004)  
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VILA-FARRE, M. (Spain), MATEOS, E. (Spain), SLUYS, R. (Netherlands) & ROMERO, R. (Spain)
Terrestrial planarians (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Terricola) from the Iberian Peninsula: new records and description of three new species
Zootaxa 1739: 1-20 (2 Apr. 2008) 
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VILELA, J.F. , OLIVEIRA, J.A. DE & BONVICINO, C.R. (Brazil) 
Taxonomic status of Brucepattersonius albinasus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)
Zootaxa 1199: 61-68 (11 May 2006)  
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VILHELMSEN, L. (Denmark)
Chalinus albitibialis, a new species of Orussidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) from Morocco
Zootaxa 880: 1-7 (4 Mar. 2005) 
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VILHELMSEN, L. (Denmark) - see MIKO, I. (Hungary), VILHELMSEN, L. (Denmark), JOHNSON, N.F. (USA), MASNER, L. (Canada) & PENZES, Z. (Hungary)

VILHELMSEN, L. (Denmark) - see SCHONING, C. (Denmark), GOTWALD, W.H. JR. (USA), KRONAUER, D.J.C. (Denmark) & VILHELMSEN, L. (Denmark)

VILLALOBOS, C. DE (Argentina) - see ZANCA, F. & VILLALOBOS, C. DE (Argentina)

VILLALOBOS, C. DE (Argentina) - see ZANCA,  F. (Argentina), SCHMIDT-RHAESA, A.  (Germany), DE VILLALOBOS, C.   (Argentina) & ACHIORNO, C. (Argentina) 

VILLALOBOS, F. (Costa Rica), & CERVANTES-REZA, F. (Mexico)
Phylogenetic relationships of Mesoamerican species of the genus Sciurus (Rodentia: Sciuridae)
Zootaxa 1525: 31-40 (12 Jul. 2007) 
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VILLALOBOS, W. (Costa Rica) - see GODOY, C. & VILLALOBOS, W. (Costa Rica)

VILLEMANT, C. (France) - see LACAU,  S. (France), VILLEMANT, C. (France) & DELABIE, J.H.C. (Brazil)

VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) & HIPPA, H. (Sweden)
The genus Xenosciara gen. n. and the phylogeny of the Sciaridae (Diptera) 
Zootaxa 699: 1-24 (25 October 2004) 
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VILKAMAA, P. (Finland), KOMAROVA,  L.A. (Russia) & HIPPA, H. (Sweden)
The genus Keilbachia Mohrig (Diptera: Sciaridae) in a biodiversity hot spot: new sympatric species from Kambaiti, Burma
Zootaxa 1123: 39-55 (8 Feb. 2006) 
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VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) & HIPPA, H. (Sweden)
Corynoptera vagula Tuomikoski and allied species (Diptera: Sciaridae)
Zootaxa 1150: 31-42 (14 Mar. 2006) 
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VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) - see HIPPA, H. (Sweden), MATTSSON, I. (Sweden) & VILKAMAA, P. (Finland)

VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) - see HIPPA, H, (Sweden & VILKAMAA, P. (Finland)

VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) - see HIPPA, H. (Sweden) & VILKAMAA,  P. (Finland)

VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) & HIPPA, H. (Sweden)
Review of the Nearctic Claustropyga Hippa, Vilkamaa & Mohrig (Diptera, Sciaridae) with the description of three new species
Zootaxa 1552: 53-68 (17 Aug. 2007)
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VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) - see HIPPA, H. (Sweden) & VILKAMAA, P. (Finland)

VILKAMAA, P. (Finland) - see HIPPA, H. (Sweden) & VILKAMAA, P. (Finland)

VILLALOBOS, W. (Costa Rica) - see GODOY, C. , GARITA-CAMBRONERO, J. , RIVERA, C. & VILLALOBOS, W. (Costa Rica)

VILLA-VERDE, L.  & COSTA, W.J.E.M. (Brazil)
A new glanapterygine catfish of the genus Listrura (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the southeastern Brazilian coastal plains
Zootaxa 1142: 43-50 (8 Mar. 2006) 
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VILLARREAL-MANZANILLA, O. (Venezuela) & PINTO-DA-ROCHA, R. (Brazil)
Five new species of Protimesius from Brazil (Opiliones: Stygnidae)
Zootaxa 1325: 219-233 (28 Sept. 2006) 
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VILLAVICENCIO, J. (Argentina)- see MONGUILLOT, J.C., CABRERA, M.R., ACOSTA, J.C. & VILLAVICENCIO, J. (Argentina)

VIOLANTE-GONZALEZ, J. & AGUIRRE-MACEDO, M.L. (Mexico)
Metazoan parasites of fishes from Coyuca Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico
Zootaxa 1531: 39-48 (23 Jul. 2007) 
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VINCX, M. - see GHEERARDYN, H., FIERS, F., VINCX, M. & DE TROCH, M. (Belgium)

VIQUEZ, C. (Costa Rica) & DE ARMAS, L.F. (Cuba)
A new species of Mastigoproctus Pocock, 1894 (Thelyphonida: Thelyphonidae) from Venezuela
Zootaxa 1463: 39-45 (30 Apr. 2007) 
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) - see WEBB, M.D. (UK) & VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India)

VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. & MOHAN, G.S. (India)
A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian  subcontinent
Zootaxa 578: 1-48 (21 July 2004)  
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India)
A revision of the Varta-Stymphalus generic complex of the leafhopper tribe Scaphytopiini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Old World
Zootaxa 713: 1-47 (4 November 2004) 
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. & SRINIVASA, Y.B. (India)
Canopyana vateriae gen. nov. and sp. nov.—A leafhopper breeding on Vateria indica and a new record of Bhatia distanti (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Selenocephalinae) from south India
Zootaxa 1307: 35-39 (4 Sep. 2006)  
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A.  (India)
Revision of the leafhopper tribe Krisnini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) of the Indian subcontinent
Zootaxa 1337: 1-32  (19 Oct. 2006)   
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) - see PRATHAPAN, K. D. & VIRAKTAMATH, C. A. (India)

VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) - see PRATHAPAN, K.D. & VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India)

VIRAKTAMATH,  C.A. (India) - see WEBB, M.D. (UK) & VIRAKTAMATH,  C.A. (India)

VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) - see DAI, W. (P.R.China), ZHANG, Y.L. (P.R.China), VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) & WEBB, M.D. (UK)

VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India) & WEBB, M.D. (UK)
Review of the leafhopper genus Pythamus Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Evacanthinae) in the Indian subcontinent
Zootaxa 1546: 51-61 (9 Aug. 2007) 
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VIRAKTAMATH, C.A. (India), WEBB, M.D. (UK), DAI, W. (P.R. China) & ZHANG, Y.L. (P.R. China)
A review of the Oriental grassland leafhopper genus Platyretus Melichar (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae)
Zootaxa 1696: 37-47 (1 Feb. 2008) 
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VIRLA, E. (Argentina) - see OLMI, M. (Italy) & VIRLA, E. (Argentina)

VIRLA, E.G. (Argentina) - see TRIAPITSYN, S.V. (USA), LOGARZO, G.A. (USA), VIRLA, E.G. (Argentina) & DE LEON, J.H. (USA)

VIS, R.M.J. DE  & MORAES, G.J. DE  (Brazil)
A new species of Panonychus (Acari: Tetranychidae) from Peru 
Zootaxa 48: 1-6 (5 July 2002) 
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VISHWANATH, W. (India) - see LINTHOINGAMBI, I.  & VISHWANATH, W. (India)

VIT, S. (Germany) - see MEYBOHM,  H. & VIT, S. (Germany)

VITHEEPRADIT, A. & SITES, R.W. (USA)
A review of Eotrechus Kirkaldy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae) of Thailand with descriptions of three new species
Zootaxa 1478: 1-19 (21 May 2007) 
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VITHEEPRADIT, A. (USA) - see SITES, R.W. & VITHEEPRADIT, A. (USA)

VLASSENBROECK, J. - see HENDERICKX, H., CNUDDE, V., MASSCHAELE, B., DIERICK, M., VLASSENBROECK, J. & VAN HOOREBEKE, L. (Belgium)

VLASSENBROECK, J. (Belgium) - see PENNEY, D. (UK), DIERICK, M. (Belgium), CNUDDE, V. (Belgium), MASSCHAELE, B. (Belgium), VLASSENBROECK, J. (Belgium), HOOREBEKE, L.V. (Belgium) & JACOBS, P. (Belgium)

VOGEL, G. (Germany)- see DAVID, P. (France), BAIN, R.H. (USA), TRUONG, N.Q. (Vietnam), ORLOV, N.L. (Russia), VOGEL, G. (Germany), THANH, V.N. (Vietnam) & ZIEGLER, T. (Germany)

VOGEL, G. (Germany), DAVID, P. (France) & PAUWELS, O.S.G. (Belgium)
A review of morphological variation in Trimeresurus popeiorum (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae), with the description of two new species
Zootaxa 727: 1-63 (15 November 2004) 
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Vogel, G. (Germany) & VAN ROOIJEN, J. (The Netherlands)
A new species of Dendrelaphis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from Southeast Asia
Zootaxa 1394: 25-45 (18 Jan. 2007)  
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VOGEL, G. (Germany)- see DAVID, P. (France), VOGEL, G. (Germany), VIJAYAKUMAR, S.P. (India) & VIDAL, N. (France)

VOGEL, G. (Germany), DAVID, P. (France), LUTZ, M. (Philippines), ROOIJEN, J.V. (The Netherlands) & VIDAL, N. (France)
Revision of the Tropidolaemus wagleri-complex (Serpentes: Viperidae: Crotalinae). I. Definition of included taxa and redescription of Tropidolaemus wagleri (Boie, 1827)
Zootaxa 1644: 1-40 (23 Nov. 2007)  
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VOGT, M. (Vietnam) - see ZIEGLER, T. (Germany), HENDRIX, R. (Germany), THANH, V.N. (Vietnam), VOGT, M. (Vietnam), FORSTER, B. (Vietnam) & KIEN, D.N. (Vietnam)

VOIGTLANDER, K. (Germany) - see AKKARI, N. (Tunisia) & VOIGTLANDER, K. (Germany)

R. VONK (The Netherlands) - see V. IANNILLI (Italy), J.R. HOLSINGER (USA), S. RUFFO (Italy) & R. VONK (The Netherlands) 

VOOREN, C.M. (Brazil) - see ODDONE, M.C. , MARÇAL, A.S. & VOOREN, C.M. (Brazil)

VOOREN, C.M. (Brazil) - see SOTO, J.M.R. & VOOREN, C.M. (Brazil)

VORST, O. (The Netherlands)
Ptiliola flammifera (MIynarski) reinstated as a species distinct from P. kunzei (Heer) (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)
Zootaxa 1546: 63-68 (9 Aug. 2007) 
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VUCETIC, ANDJA (Serbia) - see TOMANOVIC, ZELJKO (Serbia), STARY, PETR (Czech Republic), KAVALLIERATOS, NICKOLAS G. (Greece), PETROVIC, ANDJELJKO (Serbia), NIKETIC, MARIJAN (Serbia) & VUCETIC, ANDJA (Serbia)

VUJIC, A.  - see MENGUAL, X. (Spain), STAHLS, G. (Findand), VUJIC, A. (Serbia and Montenegro) & MARCOS-GARCIA, M. (Spain)