December 2008

14901 times
Zootaxa 1563: 31-36 (29 Aug. 2007) 2 plates; 7 references                            Accepted: 2 Aug. 2007
The shocking pink dragon millipede, Desmoxytes purpurosea, a colourful new species from Thailand (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae)
HENRIK ENGHOFF (Denmark), CHIRASAK SUTCHARIT (Thailand) & SOMSAK PANHA (Thailand)
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2032 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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2005 times
Zootaxa 1044: 17-26 (2 Sept. 2005) 4 plates; 6 references                              Accepted: 1 Jul. 2005
Heteropoda dagmarae sp. nov. from Laos—a close relative of Heteropoda javana (Simon 1880) from Indonesia (Arachnida: Araneae: Sparassidae)
PETER JÄGER & VINCENT VEDEL (Germany)
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1934 times
Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 (15 Oct. 2008) 5 plates; 679 references                           Accepted: 29 Jul. 2008
Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)
KEIJI BABA (Japan), ENRIQUE MACPHERSON (Spain), GARY C. B. POORE (Australia), SHANE T. AHYONG (New Zealand), ADRIANA BERMUDEZ (Colombia), PATRICIA CABEZAS (Spain), CHIA-WEI LIN (R. China), MARTHA NIZINSKI (USA), CELSO RODRIGUES (Brazil) & KAREEN E. SCHNABEL (New Zealand)
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1741 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1402 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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1254 times
Zootaxa 1966: 1-52 (17 Dec. 2008) 26 plates; 21 references                          Accepted: 31 Oct. 2008
Revision of the world species of the genus Fusicornia Risbec (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae, Scelioninae)
CHARUWAT TAEKUL (USA), NORMAN F. JOHNSON (USA), LUBOMÍR MASNER (Canada) , RAJMOHANA K. (India) & CHEN SHU-PEI (China)
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1166 times
Zootaxa 273: 1-15 (22 August 2003) 28 plates; 11 references                       Accepted: 10 August 2003
The Neotropical species Askalaphium depressum (Bates): Larval description, first diagnosis and illustrations of immature Ctenodactylini, with natural history notes on the genus and tribe (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
T. L. ERWIN  & R. F. MEDINA (USA)
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1162 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1158 times
Zootaxa 1963: 54-68 (15 Dec. 2008) 4 plates; 25 references                        Accepted: 24 Oct. 2008
Three new pygmy seahorse species from Indonesia (Teleostei: Syngnathidae: Hippocampus)
SARA A. LOURIE (Canada) & RUDIE H. KUITER (Australia)
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November 2008

2720 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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2390 times
Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 (15 Oct. 2008) 5 plates; 679 references                           Accepted: 29 Jul. 2008
Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)
KEIJI BABA (Japan), ENRIQUE MACPHERSON (Spain), GARY C. B. POORE (Australia), SHANE T. AHYONG (New Zealand), ADRIANA BERMUDEZ (Colombia), PATRICIA CABEZAS (Spain), CHIA-WEI LIN (R. China), MARTHA NIZINSKI (USA), CELSO RODRIGUES (Brazil) & KAREEN E. SCHNABEL (New Zealand)
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2011 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1864 times
Zootaxa 1928: 1-72 (10 Nov. 2008) 23 plates; 83 references                             Accepted: 30 Sept. 2008
A phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Zopherini with a review of the species and generic classification (Coleoptera: Zopheridae)
IAN A. FOLEY & MICHAEL A. IVIE (USA)
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1634 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1494 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1424 times
Zootaxa 1908: 57-67 (17 Oct. 2008) 0 plates; 14 references                             Accepted: 9 Oct. 2008
Proposed amendment of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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1418 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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1185 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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1184 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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October 2008

3270 times
Zootaxa 1905: 1-220 (15 Oct. 2008) 5 plates; 679 references                           Accepted: 29 Jul. 2008
Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae)
KEIJI BABA (Japan), ENRIQUE MACPHERSON (Spain), GARY C. B. POORE (Australia), SHANE T. AHYONG (New Zealand), ADRIANA BERMUDEZ (Colombia), PATRICIA CABEZAS (Spain), CHIA-WEI LIN (R. China), MARTHA NIZINSKI (USA), CELSO RODRIGUES (Brazil) & KAREEN E. SCHNABEL (New Zealand)
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1967 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1918 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1917 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1644 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1359 times
Zootaxa 1908: 57-67 (17 Oct. 2008) 0 plates; 14 references                             Accepted: 9 Oct. 2008
Proposed amendment of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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1290 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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1270 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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1213 times
Zootaxa 273: 1-15 (22 August 2003) 28 plates; 11 references                       Accepted: 10 August 2003
The Neotropical species Askalaphium depressum (Bates): Larval description, first diagnosis and illustrations of immature Ctenodactylini, with natural history notes on the genus and tribe (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
T. L. ERWIN  & R. F. MEDINA (USA)
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1919 times
Zootaxa 1822: 1-76 (14 Jul. 2008) 27 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
The genus Peckoltia with the description of two new species and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of the genera of the Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER (USA)
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September 2008

3673 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1848 times
Zootaxa 1841: 1-30 (4 Aug. 2008) 7 plates; 170 references                              Accepted: 15 Jul. 2008
At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles
S. BLAIR HEDGES (USA)
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1833 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1678 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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1658 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1410 times
Zootaxa 1866: 95-135 (3 Sep. 2008) 17 plates; 49 references                           Accepted: 28 Apr. 2008
Polymastiidae and Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromerida) of the deep Weddell Sea, Antarctic
ALEXANDER S. PLOTKIN (Russia) & DORTE JANUSSEN (Germany)
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1285 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1235 times
Zootaxa 1850: 27-42 (15 Aug. 2008) 5 plates; 34 references                              Accepted: 17 Jul. 2008
A new species of African Forest Robin from Gabon (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Stiphrornis)
Brian K. Schmidt (USA), JEFFREY T. FOSTER (USA), GEORGE R. ANGEHR (Panama), KATE L. DURRANT (USA) & ROBERT C. FLEISCHER (USA)
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1234 times
Zootaxa 1822: 1-76 (14 Jul. 2008) 27 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
The genus Peckoltia with the description of two new species and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of the genera of the Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER (USA)
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1177 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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August 2008

8149 times
Zootaxa 1850: 27-42 (15 Aug. 2008) 5 plates; 34 references                              Accepted: 17 Jul. 2008
A new species of African Forest Robin from Gabon (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Stiphrornis)
Brian K. Schmidt (USA), JEFFREY T. FOSTER (USA), GEORGE R. ANGEHR (Panama), KATE L. DURRANT (USA) & ROBERT C. FLEISCHER (USA)
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7201 times
Zootaxa 1841: 1-30 (4 Aug. 2008) 7 plates; 170 references                              Accepted: 15 Jul. 2008
At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles
S. BLAIR HEDGES (USA)
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1831 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1776 times
Zootaxa 1822: 1-76 (14 Jul. 2008) 27 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
The genus Peckoltia with the description of two new species and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of the genera of the Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER (USA)
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1615 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1522 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1459 times
Zootaxa 1839: 43-59 (1 Aug. 2008) 1 plates; 36 references                              Accepted: 17 Jun. 2008
A new Western Pacific Tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae): The first Pleuronectiform discovered at active Hydrothermal Vents
THOMAS A. MUNROE (USA) & JUN HASHIMOTO (Japan)
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1304 times
Zootaxa 273: 1-15 (22 August 2003) 28 plates; 11 references                       Accepted: 10 August 2003
The Neotropical species Askalaphium depressum (Bates): Larval description, first diagnosis and illustrations of immature Ctenodactylini, with natural history notes on the genus and tribe (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
T. L. ERWIN  & R. F. MEDINA (USA)
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1215 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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1147 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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July 2008

5669 times
Zootaxa 1822: 1-76 (14 Jul. 2008) 27 plates; 38 references                              Accepted: 4 Jun. 2008
The genus Peckoltia with the description of two new species and a reanalysis of the phylogeny of the genera of the Hypostominae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER (USA)
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2519 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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2195 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1652 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1622 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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1579 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1081 times
Zootaxa 1796: 1-73 (16 Jun. 2008) 22 plates; 93 references                              Accepted: 6 May 2008
A fully web-illustrated morphological phylogenetic study of relationships among oak gall wasps and their closest relatives (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
JOHAN LILJEBLAD (Sweden), FREDRIK RONQUIST (Sweden), JOSE-LUIS NIEVES-ALDREY (Spain), FELIX FONTAL-CAZALLA (Spain), PALMIRA ROS-FARRE (Spain), DAVID GAITROS (USA), AND JULI PUJADE-VILLAR (Spain)
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1043 times
Zootaxa 1826: 45-58 (21 Jul. 2008) 6 plates; 41 references                              Accepted: 8 Jul. 2008
Two new species of Pamphobeteus Pocock 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) from Brazil, with a new type of stridulatory organ
ROGERIO BERTANI, CAROLINE SAYURI FUKUSHIMA & PEDRO ISMAEL DA SILVA JUNIOR (Brazil)
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907 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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692 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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May 2008

3257 times
Zootaxa 1770: 1-40 (16 May 2008) 11 plates; 69 references                              Accepted: 10 Mar. 2008
The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses
THOMAS HUELSKEN, CARINA MAREK, STEFAN SCHREIBER, IRIS SCHMIDT & MICHAEL HOLLMANN (Germany)
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2258 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1765 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1738 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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1719 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1275 times
Zootaxa 1572: 1-82 (31 Aug. 2007) 24 plates; 244 references                            Accepted: 3 Aug. 2007
Revision of the characters of Centrolenidae (Amphibia: Anura: Athesphatanura), with comments on its taxonomy and the description of new taxa of glassfrogs
DIEGO F. CISNEROS-HEREDIA (UK) & ROY W. MCDIARMID (USA)
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1275 times
Zootaxa 1737: 1-182 (31 Mar. 2008) 58 plates; 267 references                           Accepted: 9 Jan. 2008
New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation
S. BLAIR HEDGES, WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN, & MATTHEW P. HEINICKE (USA)
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1188 times
Zootaxa 1668: 521-548 (21 Dec. 2007) 14  plates;  149 references                      Accepted: 29 Nov. 2007
Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera
MICHAEL J. SHARKEY (USA)
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1183 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1012 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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April 2008

2304 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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2260 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1669 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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1546 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1496 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1275 times
Zootaxa 1737: 1-182 (31 Mar. 2008) 58 plates; 267 references                           Accepted: 9 Jan. 2008
New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation
S. BLAIR HEDGES, WILLIAM E. DUELLMAN, & MATTHEW P. HEINICKE (USA)
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997 times
Zootaxa 1572: 1-82 (31 Aug. 2007) 24 plates; 244 references                            Accepted: 3 Aug. 2007
Revision of the characters of Centrolenidae (Amphibia: Anura: Athesphatanura), with comments on its taxonomy and the description of new taxa of glassfrogs
DIEGO F. CISNEROS-HEREDIA (UK) & ROY W. MCDIARMID (USA)
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927 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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919 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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908 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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March 2008

2336 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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1718 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1584 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1244 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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1158 times
Zootaxa 1564: 1-104 (31 Aug. 2007) 1 plates; 61 references                            Accepted: 26 Apr. 2007
Annotated checklist of the rotifers (Phylum Rotifera), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy and distribution
HENDRIK SEGERS (Belgium)
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1137 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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1129 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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1069 times
Zootaxa 1730: 27-42 (20 Mar. 2008) 8 plates; 10 references                              Accepted: 15 Jan. 2008
Seven new species of Canthochilum Chapin from Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
T. Keith Philips & Michael A. Ivie (USA)
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1018 times
Zootaxa 1728: 1-58 (17 Mar. 2008) 6 plates; 74 references                              Accepted: 28 Dec. 2007
A review of the endemic Hawaiian Drosophilidae and their host plants
KARL N. MAGNACCA, DAVID FOOTE & PATRICK M. O'GRADY (USA)
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1008 times
Zootaxa 377: 1-72 (8 December 2003) 1 plate; 331 references                Accepted: 26 November 2003
George Perry’s molluscan taxa and notes on the editions of his Conchology of 1811
R.E. PETIT (USA)
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February 2008

3773 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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2403 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1958 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1737 times
Zootaxa 1668: 127-182 (21 Dec. 2007)  254 references                                       Accepted: 26 Nov. 2007
The phylum Cnidaria: A review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity three hundred years after Linneaeus 
MARYMEGAN DALY, MERCER R. BRUGLER, PAULYN CARTWRIGHT, ALLEN G. COLLINS, MICHAEL N. DAWSON, DAPHNE G. FAUTIN, SCOTT C. FRANCE, CATHERINE S. MCFADDEN, DENNIS M. OPRESKO, ESTEFANIA RODRIGUEZ, SANDRA ROMANO, JOEL STAKE (USA)
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1432 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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1393 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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1247 times
Zootaxa 1668: 639-698 (21 Dec. 2007) 1 plate;  89 references                             Accepted: 16 Nov. 2007
Order Trichoptera Kirby 1813 (Insecta), Caddisflies
Ralph W. Holzenthal, Roger J. Blahnik, Aysha L. Prather & Karl M. Kjer (USA)
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1224 times
Zootaxa 1668: 549-563 (21 Dec. 2007) 2 plates;  80 references                           Accepted: 14 Nov. 2007
Phylogeny, classification, and species-level taxonomy of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
PHILIP S. WARD (USA)
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1193 times
Zootaxa 1536: 1-296 (30 Jul. 2007) 3 plates; 835 references                            Accepted: 3 Mar. 2007
Annotated checklist of weevils from the Papuan region (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea)
GREGORY P. SETLIFF  (USA)
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1176 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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January 2008

12559 times
Zootaxa 1671: 3-31 (1 Jan. 2008) 5 plates; 31 references                                  Accepted: 11 Dec. 2007
Five new species of the damselfish genus Chromis (Perciformes: Labroidei: Pomacentridae) from deep coral reefs in the tropical western Pacific
RICHARD L. PYLE, JOHN L. EARLE & BRIAN D. GREENE (USA)
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2870 times
Zootaxa 1668: 699-747 (21 Dec. 2007) 9 plates; 163 references                          Accepted: 21 Nov. 2007
Lepidoptera phylogeny and systematics: the state of inventorying moth and butterfly diversity
Niels P.Kristensen (Denmark), Malcolm J. Scoble (UK) & Ole Karsholt (Denmark)
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2116 times
Zootaxa 1418: 1-628 (8 Mar. 2007) 2723 references                                           Accepted: 4 Oct. 2006
Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types
CARL J. FERRARIS, JR. (USA)
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1764 times
Zootaxa 1532: 51-68 (26 Jul. 2007) 7 plates; 65 references                            Accepted: 20 Jun. 2007
Get an eyeful of this: a new species of giant spitting cobra from eastern and north-eastern Africa (Squamata: Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja)
WOLFGANG WUSTER (UK) & DONALD G. BROADLEY (Zimbabwe)
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1751 times
Zootaxa 1668: 639-698 (21 Dec. 2007) 1 plate;  89 references                             Accepted: 16 Nov. 2007
Order Trichoptera Kirby 1813 (Insecta), Caddisflies
Ralph W. Holzenthal, Roger J. Blahnik, Aysha L. Prather & Karl M. Kjer (USA)
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1639 times
Zootaxa 1648: 1-120 (28 Nov. 2007)  16 plates; 276 references                           Accepted: 29 Aug. 2007
Lovell Augustus Reeve (1814–1865): malacological author and publisher
RICHARD E. PETIT (USA)
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1517 times
Zootaxa 1324: 1-357 (28 Sept. 2006) 275  references                                           Accepted:  18 Apr. 2006
Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico
G. SALGADO-MALDONADO (Mexico)
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1431 times
Zootaxa 1668: 19-40 (21 Dec. 2007)  8 plates; 78 references                              Accepted: 20 Nov. 2007
The Tree of Life Web Project
DAVID R. MADDISON (USA), KATJA-SABINE SCHULZ (USA) & WAYNE P. MADDISON (Canada)
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1360 times
Zootaxa 1668: 521-548 (21 Dec. 2007) 14  plates;  149 references                      Accepted: 29 Nov. 2007
Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera
MICHAEL J. SHARKEY (USA)
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1329 times
Zootaxa 1101: 1-119 (19 Dec. 2005) 1 plate; 732 references                          Accepted: 15 Sept. 2005
Catalogue of Recent and fossil taxa of the family Architectonicidae Gray, 1850 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
R. BIELER & R. E. PETIT (USA)
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