Zootaxa

Vol. 5828 No. 3

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A special volume published today adds 99 new species from Mêdog and other parts of China 2026-04-01

In today's 677-page special volume on beetle diversity of Mêdog, a new genus and 99 new species are described, with 53 new records. The entire volume is for open access: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1

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New geographic and host records of Chtonobdella catenifera (Moore, 1938) (Hirudinea, Hirudiniformes, Haemadipsidae) parasitizing Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831) and Manouria emys Schlegel & Müller, 1840 (Testudines) from West Sumatra, Indonesia
- ARDIKA DANI IRAWAN
- HARIYO T. WIBISONO
- ALITHA MAS JUANES
- TAKAFUMI NAKANO
- KATSUYUKI EGUCHI
Published : 2026-06-16
Description of a new species of Neallogaster Cowley, 1934 from Northern Vietnam (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cordulegastridae)
- AKIHIKO SASAMOTO
- TAKASHI YANAGISAWA
- KOZO YASHIRO
- VU VAN LIEN
Published : 2026-06-16
Three new species of Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, belonging to d’Orbigny’s group IX, with a taxonomic note on O. denudatus d’Orbigny, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini)
- FRANÇOIS GÉNIER
Published : 2026-06-16
Strahlaxiidae redefined and a new species of Strahlaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea)
- GARY C. B. POORE
- QI KOU
Published : 2026-06-16
Description of a new species of the genus Systaria Simon, 1897 from Vietnam (Araneae: Clubionidae)
- BA PHONG TRUONG
- QUOC TOAN PHAN
- QUANG DUY HOANG
Published : 2026-06-16
Two new species of the genus Bogidiella (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Bogidiellidae) from Japan
- KO TOMIKAWA
- HIRO YOSHIMURA
- MUSHI UGOMEKI
- MICHITAKA SHIMOMURA
Published : 2026-06-16
Geographical variation in Tylencholaimus mirabilis (Nematoda: Tylencholaiminae) evidence from South African and Indian populations
- EBRAHIM SHOKOOHI
- WASIM AHMAD
- M. NIRAUL ISLAM
- PETER MASOKO
Published : 2026-06-16
Integrative taxonomy reveals the larva of Allopodagrion contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) from Southeastern Brazil
- TOMÁS M. DIAS-OLIVEIRA
- RICARDO KOROIVA
- EDVANILDO G. S. JUNIOR
- GABRIEL C. JACQUES
- JEAN C. SANTOS
- DIOGO S. VILELA
Published : 2026-06-16

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Crustacean classification: on-going controversies and unresolved problems*
- GEOFF A. BOXSHALL
Published : 2007-12-21
A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World
- PHILIPPE V. ALVES
- FABIANO M. VIEIRA
- CLÁUDIA P. SANTOS
- TOMÁŠ SCHOLZ
- JOSÉ L. LUQUE
Published : 2015-02-12
A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification
- DAVID C. MARSHALL
- MAX MOULDS
- KATHY B. R. HILL
- BENJAMIN W. PRICE
- ELIZABETH J. WADE
- CHRISTOPHER L. OWEN
- GEERT GOEMANS
- KIRAN MARATHE
- VIVEK SARKAR
- JOHN R. COOLEY
- ALLEN F. SANBORN
- KRUSHNAMEGH KUNTE
- MARTIN H. VILLET
- CHRIS SIMON
Published : 2018-05-28
Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
- JOHN K. TUCKER
Published : 2004-10-12
New species, new synonymy, taxonomic notes and new records of bark and ambrosia beetles from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae and Scolytinae)
- THOMAS H. ATKINSON
Published : 2024-03-13
A new species of Microeledone from Galápagos Islands and an amended diagnosis of the Megaleledonidae (Octopoda: Incirrata)
- JANET R. VOIGHT
- STEPHANIE M. SMITH
- SALOME BUGLASS
- ALEXANDER ZIEGLER
Published : 2026-05-25
Family-group names of Recent fishes
- RICHARD VAN DER LAAN
- WILLIAM N. ESCHMEYER
- RONALD FRICKE
Published : 2014-11-11
A new species of Tinamus (Aves: Tinamiformes) from the western Amazon, Brazil
- LUIS A. MORAIS
- MARCO A. CROZARIOL
- FERNANDO I. GODOY
- RICARDO A. A. PLÁCIDO
- MARCOS A. RAPOSO
Published : 2025-12-02

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Announcements

A special volume published today adds 99 new species from Mêdog and other parts of China 2026-04-01

105 new species of crickets (Orthoptera) from the United States and Mexico 2026-03-18

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New geographic and host records of Chtonobdella catenifera (Moore, 1938) (Hirudinea, Hirudiniformes, Haemadipsidae) parasitizing Heosemys spinosa (Gray, 1831) and Manouria emys Schlegel & Müller, 1840 (Testudines) from West Sumatra, Indonesia

**Description of a new species of Neallogaster Cowley, 1934 from Northern Vietnam (Odonata: Anisoptera: Cordulegastridae)**

Three new species of Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, belonging to d’Orbigny’s group IX, with a taxonomic note on O. denudatus d’Orbigny, 1902 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Onthophagini)

**Strahlaxiidae redefined and a new species of Strahlaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea)**

**Description of a new species of the genus Systaria Simon, 1897 from Vietnam (Araneae: Clubionidae)**

**Two new species of the genus Bogidiella (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Bogidiellidae) from Japan**

**Geographical variation in Tylencholaimus mirabilis (Nematoda: Tylencholaiminae) evidence from South African and Indian populations**

**Integrative taxonomy reveals the larva of Allopodagrion contortum (Hagen in Selys, 1862) (Odonata: Megapodagrionidae) from Southeastern Brazil**

most viewed

Crustacean classification: on-going controversies and unresolved problems*

A Checklist of the Aspidogastrea (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) of the World

A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification

Catalog of Recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

New species, new synonymy, taxonomic notes and new records of bark and ambrosia beetles from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Platypodinae and Scolytinae)

**A new species of Microeledone from Galápagos Islands and an amended diagnosis of the Megaleledonidae (Octopoda: Incirrata)**

Family-group names of Recent fishes

**A new species of Tinamus (Aves: Tinamiformes) from the western Amazon, Brazil**

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