December 2010

11959 times
Zootaxa 2695: 1–197 (3 Dec. 2010) 127 plates; 159 references                      Accepted: 16 Nov. 2010
Review of the Holarctic Corynoptera Winnertz, 1867, s. str. (Diptera, Sciaridae)
HEIKKI HIPPA (Sweden), PEKKA VILKAMAA (Finland) & KAI HELLER (Germany)
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4114 times
Zootaxa 2688: 1–67 (25 Nov. 2010) 28 plates; 38 references                          Accepted: 14 Oct. 2010
Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
ANDREA LUCKY & PHILIP S. WARD (USA)
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3155 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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2959 times
Zootaxa 2720: 35–58 (13 Dec. 2010) 11 plates; 45 references                       Accepted: 19 Nov. 2010
A taxonomic review of the ant genus Megalomyrmex Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central America
JOHN T. LONGINO (USA)
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2865 times
Zootaxa 2685: 39–50 (24 Nov. 2010) 6 plates; 48 references                        Accepted: 10 Nov. 2010
On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species
TOSHIHISA YASHIRO (Japan), KENJI MATSUURA (Japan), BENOIT GUÉNARD (USA), MAMORU TERAYAMA (Japan) & ROBERT R. DUNN (USA)
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2600 times
Zootaxa 2718: 1–22 (9 Dec. 2010) 8 plates; 50 references                            Accepted: 13 Nov. 2010
A new Central European species of the Daphnia curvirostris complex, Daphnia hrbaceki sp. nov. (Cladocera, Anomopoda, Daphniidae)
PETR JAN JURAČKA, VLADIMÍR KOŘÍNEK & ADAM PETRUSEK (Czech Republic)
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2362 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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2164 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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2015 times
Zootaxa 2731: 1–62 (24 Dec. 2010) 29 plates; 35 references                          Accepted: 16 Oct. 2010
New species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Nepal
HIROYUKI TAKAOKA (Japan) & SUCHITRA SHRESTHA (Nepal)
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2002 times
Zootaxa 2729: 58–64 (23 Dec. 2010) 3 plates; 12 references                           Accepted: 1 Dec. 2010
Inti (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a peculiar new genus from tropical America
CHRISTER HANSSON (UK)
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November 2010

2730 times
Zootaxa 2688: 1–67 (25 Nov. 2010) 28 plates; 38 references                          Accepted: 14 Oct. 2010
Taxonomic revision of the ant genus Leptomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
ANDREA LUCKY & PHILIP S. WARD (USA)
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2405 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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2161 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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2142 times
Zootaxa 2663: 1–35 (1 Nov. 2010) 17 plates; 41 references                            Accepted: 23 Sep. 2010
Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of the West Indies and description of a new species of Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy
TERRY WHITWORTH (USA)
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1750 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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1548 times
Zootaxa 2682: 1–68 (18 Nov. 2010) 23 plates; 176 references                         Accepted: 29 Oct. 2010
Nephtyidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from southern Europe
ASCENSÃO RAVARA (Portugal), MARINA R. CUNHA (Portugal) & FREDRIK PLEIJEL (Sweden)
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1544 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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1530 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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1482 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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1315 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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October 2010

3650 times
Zootaxa 2557: 1–18 (3 Aug. 2010) 7 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 22 Jun. 2010
A new species of Lepidocephalichthys (Teleostei: Cobitidae) with distinctive sexual dimorphism and comments on relationships in southern lineages of Cobitidae
JUSTIN C. HAVIRD (USA), LAWRENCE M. PAGE (USA), WEERAPONGSE TANGJITJAROEN (Thailand), CHAVALIT VIDTHAYANON (Thailand), CHAIWUT GRUDPAN (Thailand) & SURIYA UDDUANG (Thailand)
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2684 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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2468 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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2103 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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1855 times
Zootaxa 2582: 1–252 (31 Aug. 2010) 143 plates; 122 references                        Accepted: 3 May 2010
Taxonomy and phylogeny of New World Polyplectropus Ulmer, 1905 (Trichoptera: Psychomyioidea: Polycentropodidae) with the description of 39 new species
MARIA LOURDES CHAMORRO & RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL (USA)
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1785 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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1540 times
Zootaxa 2637: 31–54 (6 Oct. 2010) 13 plates; 44 references                              Accepted: 1 Sep. 2010
Draposa, a new wolf spider genus from South and Southeast Asia (Araneae: Lycosidae)
TORBJÖRN KRONESTEDT (Sweden)
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1411 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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1409 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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1406 times
Zootaxa 2100: 1-97 (11 May 2009) 19 plates; 183 references                          Accepted: 4 Apr. 2009
Phylogenetic systematics of Glassfrogs (Amphibia: Centrolenidae) and their sister taxon Allophryne ruthveni
JUAN M. GUAYASAMIN (Ecuador), SANTIAGO CASTROVIEJO-FISHER (Sweden), LINDA TRUEB (USA), JOSÉ AYARZAGÜENA (Spain), MARCO RADA (Colombia) & CARLES VILÀ (Sweden)
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September 2010

2757 times
Zootaxa 2581: 1–246 (31 Aug. 2010) 61 plates; 111 references                        Accepted: 1 May 2010
A taxonomic revision of Australian Conopidae (Insecta: Diptera)
MARGARET A SCHNEIDER (Australia)
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2746 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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2703 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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2592 times
Zootaxa 2582: 1–252 (31 Aug. 2010) 143 plates; 122 references                        Accepted: 3 May 2010
Taxonomy and phylogeny of New World Polyplectropus Ulmer, 1905 (Trichoptera: Psychomyioidea: Polycentropodidae) with the description of 39 new species
MARIA LOURDES CHAMORRO & RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL (USA)
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2264 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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1942 times
Zootaxa 2591: 1–382 (31 Aug. 2010) 246 plates; 241 references                     Accepted: 19 May 2010
Revision of the metallic species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini)
JASON GIBBS (Canada)
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1877 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 2593: 1–127 (31 Aug. 2010) 128 plates; 39 references                        Accepted: 5 Jun. 2010
Revision of the genus Draconarius Ovtchinnikov 1999 (Agelenidae: Coelotinae) in Yunnan, China, with an analysis of the Coelotinae diversity in the Gaoligongshan Mountains
XIN-PING WANG (P.R. China), CHARLES E.GRISWOLD (USA) & JEREMY A. MILLER (The Netherlands)
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1678 times
Zootaxa 2525: 19–50 (2 Jul. 2010) 6 plates; 86 references                              Accepted: 12 Jun. 2010
Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces) 
WILLIAM N. ESCHMEYER (USA), RONALD FRICKE (Germany), JON D. FONG (USA) & DENNIS A. POLACK (South Africa)
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1489 times
Zootaxa 2620: 63–68 (22 Sep. 2010) 4 plates; 7 references                              Accepted: 21 Aug. 2010
A new species of predatory Scolothrips (Thysanoptera, Thripidae) feeding on Raoiella mites (Tenuipalpidae) in Australia
LAURENCE A. MOUND (Australia), DESLEY J. TREE (Australia) & ARTURO GOLDARAZENA (Spain)
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August 2010

4221 times
Zootaxa 2557: 1–18 (3 Aug. 2010) 7 plates; 15 references                               Accepted: 22 Jun. 2010
A new species of Lepidocephalichthys (Teleostei: Cobitidae) with distinctive sexual dimorphism and comments on relationships in southern lineages of Cobitidae
JUSTIN C. HAVIRD (USA), LAWRENCE M. PAGE (USA), WEERAPONGSE TANGJITJAROEN (Thailand), CHAVALIT VIDTHAYANON (Thailand), CHAIWUT GRUDPAN (Thailand) & SURIYA UDDUANG (Thailand)
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3799 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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2943 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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2013 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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1892 times
Zootaxa 2534 1–36 (13 Jul. 2010) 21 plates; 49 references                           Accepted: 27 May 2010
Taxonomic revision of the spider family Penestomidae (Araneae, Entelegynae)
JEREMY A. MILLER (The Netherlands), CHARLES E. GRISWOLD (USA) & CHARLES R. HADDAD (S. Africa)
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1804 times
Zootaxa 2525: 19–50 (2 Jul. 2010) 6 plates; 86 references                              Accepted: 12 Jun. 2010
Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces) 
WILLIAM N. ESCHMEYER (USA), RONALD FRICKE (Germany), JON D. FONG (USA) & DENNIS A. POLACK (South Africa)
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1635 times
Zootaxa 936: 1-68 (12 Apr. 2005) 9 plates; 468 references                                 Accepted: 22 Mar. 2005
A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P.S. WARD (USA) 
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1600 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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1561 times
Zootaxa 2564: 1–30 (11 Aug. 2010) 27 plates; 25 references                           Accepted: 22 Jul. 2010
Kergueleniidae fam. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea) in Australian waters
J.K. LOWRY & H.E. STODDART (Australia)
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1554 times
Zootaxa 2266: 35-50 (16 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 39 references                          Accepted: 3 Sep. 2009
Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura n. sp., (Teleostei: Poeciliidae), a new guppy species from western Trinidad, with remarks on P. wingei and the status of the “Endler’s guppy”
SUSANNE SCHORIES, MANFRED K. MEYER & MANFRED SCHARTL (Germany)
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July 2010

4214 times
Zootaxa 2537 33–46 (15 Jul. 2010) 2 plates; 38 references                             Accepted: 19 Jun. 2010
Crenicichla hu, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná basin in Misiones, Argentina 
LUBOMÍR PIÁLEK (Czech Republic), OLDŘICH ŘÍČAN (Czech Republic), JORGE CASCIOTTA (Argentina) & ADRIANA ALMIRÓN (Argentina)
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4189 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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3612 times
Zootaxa 2525: 19–50 (2 Jul. 2010) 6 plates; 86 references                              Accepted: 12 Jun. 2010
Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces) 
WILLIAM N. ESCHMEYER (USA), RONALD FRICKE (Germany), JON D. FONG (USA) & DENNIS A. POLACK (South Africa)
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2990 times
Zootaxa 2534 1–36 (13 Jul. 2010) 21 plates; 49 references                           Accepted: 27 May 2010
Taxonomic revision of the spider family Penestomidae (Araneae, Entelegynae)
JEREMY A. MILLER (The Netherlands), CHARLES E. GRISWOLD (USA) & CHARLES R. HADDAD (S. Africa)
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2643 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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2486 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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2200 times
Zootaxa 2519: 31–47 (28 Jun. 2010) 8 plates; 37 references                             Accepted: 5 Jun. 2010
Betadevario ramachandrani, a new danionine genus and species from the Western Ghats of India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Danioninae) 
P. K. PRAMOD (India), FANG FANG (Sweden), K. REMA DEVI (India), TE-YU LIAO (Sweden), T.J. INDRA (India), K.S. JAMEELA BEEVI (India) & SVEN O. KULLANDER (Sweden)
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1981 times
Zootaxa 2536 53–68 (14 Jul. 2010) 9 plates; 46 references                             Accepted: 21 Jun. 2010
Squalius janae, a new species of fish from the Adriatic Sea basin in Slovenia (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae)
NINA G. BOGUTSKAYA (Russia) & PRIMOŽ ZUPANČIČ (Slovenia)
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1739 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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1733 times
Zootaxa 936: 1-68 (12 Apr. 2005) 9 plates; 468 references                                 Accepted: 22 Mar. 2005
A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P.S. WARD (USA) 
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June 2010

4827 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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3311 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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3212 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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2535 times 
Zootaxa 2496: 1–37 (7 Jun. 2010) 0 plates; 190 references                             Accepted: 15 Mar. 2010
Diversity of Australasian freshwater turtles, with an annotated synonymy and keys to species
ARTHUR GEORGES & SCOTT THOMSON (Australia)
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2216 times
Zootaxa 2519: 48–58 (28 Jun. 2010) 6 plates; 40 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2010
Macrodon atricauda (Günther, 1880) (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), a valid species from the southwestern Atlantic, with comments on its conservation
ALFREDO CARVALHO-FILHO, SIMONI SANTOS & IRACILDA SAMPAIO (Brazil)
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2094 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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2013 times
Zootaxa 936: 1-68 (12 Apr. 2005) 9 plates; 468 references                                 Accepted: 22 Mar. 2005
A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
P.S. WARD (USA) 
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1832 times
Zootaxa 2493: 59–65 (3 Jun. 2010) 4 plates; 14 references                              Accepted: 29 Apr. 2010
Sparisoma rocha, a new species of parrotfish (Actinopterygii: Labridae) from Trindade Island, South-western Atlantic
HUDSON TERCIO PINHEIRO, JOÃO LUIZ GASPARINI & IVAN SAZIMA (Brazil)
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1774 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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1688 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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May 2010

4695 times
Zootaxa 2073: 57-68 (16 Apr. 2009) 4 plates; 16 references                           Accepted: 31 Mar. 2009
Two new species of Chondrocladia (Demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) with a new spicule type from the deep south Pacific, and a discussion of the genus Meliiderma
JEAN VACELET (France), MICHELLE KELLY (New Zealand) & MONIKA SCHLACHERHOENLINGER (Australia)
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4695 times
Zootaxa 2073: 57-68 (16 Apr. 2009) 4 plates; 16 references                           Accepted: 31 Mar. 2009
Two new species of Chondrocladia (Demospongiae: Cladorhizidae) with a new spicule type from the deep south Pacific, and a discussion of the genus Meliiderma
JEAN VACELET (France), MICHELLE KELLY (New Zealand) & MONIKA SCHLACHERHOENLINGER (Australia)
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4272 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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3771 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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2732 times
Zootaxa 2450: 26–40 (10 May 2010) 2 plates; 42 references                           Accepted: 23 Mar. 2010
Phylogenies without Synapomorphies—A Crisis in Fish Systematics: Time to Show Some Character
RANDALL D. MOOI (Canada) & ANTHONY C. GILL (USA)
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2290 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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2226 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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2163 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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1836 times
Zootaxa 2449: 1–48 (7 May 2010) 39 plates; 59 references                              Accepted: 17 Mar. 2010
A taxonomic guide to the Echinodermata of the South Atlantic Bight, USA: 1. Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)
DAVID L. PAWSON, DORIS J. PAWSON & RACHAEL A. KING (USA)
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1831 times 
Zootaxa 2466: 1–74 (14 May 2010) 38 plates; 148 references                           Accepted: 3 Feb. 2010
Description of the immature stages and life history of Euselasia (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae) on Miconia (Melastomataceae) in Costa Rica 
KENJI NISHIDA (Costa Rica)
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1825 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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April 2010

4449 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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2769 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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2243 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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2070 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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2050 times
Zootaxa 2378: 1–84 (26 Feb. 2010) 16 plates; 394 references                        Accepted: 8 Dec. 2009
A checklist of the fish fauna of Greenland waters
PETER R. MØLLER (Denmark), JØRGEN G. NIELSEN (Denmark), STEEN W. KNUDSEN (Denmark), JAN Y. POULSEN (Denmark), KAJ SÜNKSEN (Greenland) & OLE A. JØRGENSEN (Denmark)
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2046 times
Zootaxa 2426: 1–42 (14 Apr. 2010) 0 plates; 227 references                       Accepted: 11 Jan. 2010
Retroactive changes should be introduced in the Code only with great care: problems related to the spellings of nomina
ALAIN DUBOIS (France)
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2030 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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1954 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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1678 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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1587 times 
Zootaxa 2413: 1–19 (29 Mar. 2010) 8 plates; 44 references                           Accepted: 15 Feb. 2010
A basal parvicursorine (Theropoda: Alvarezsauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of China
XING XU, DE-YOU WANG, CORWIN SULLIVAN, DAVID W. E. HONE, FENG-LU HAN, RONG-HAO YAN & FU-MING DU (P.R. China)
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March 2010

8967 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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4667 times
Zootaxa 2398: 1–65 (12 Mar. 2010) 26 plates; 44 references                           Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
New genera, species and host plant records of Nearctic and Neotropical Tephritidae (Diptera)
ALLEN L. NORRBOM (USA), BRUCE D. SUTTON (USA), GARY J. STECK (USA) & JOSÉ MONZÓN (Guatemala)
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3970 times 
Zootaxa 2403: 1–9 (19 Mar. 2010) 2 plates; 28 references                                Accepted: 3 Feb. 2010
A new dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Wulansuhai Formation of Inner Mongolia, China
XING XU (China), JONAH N. CHOINIERE (USA), MICHAEL PITTMAN (UK), QINGWEI TAN (China), DONG XIAO (China), ZHIQUAN LI (China), LIN TAN (China), JAMES M. CLARK (USA), MARK A. NORELL (USA), DAVID W. E. HONE (China) & CORWIN SULLIVAN (China)
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3590 times
Zootaxa 2378: 1–84 (26 Feb. 2010) 16 plates; 394 references                        Accepted: 8 Dec. 2009
A checklist of the fish fauna of Greenland waters
PETER R. MØLLER (Denmark), JØRGEN G. NIELSEN (Denmark), STEEN W. KNUDSEN (Denmark), JAN Y. POULSEN (Denmark), KAJ SÜNKSEN (Greenland) & OLE A. JØRGENSEN (Denmark)
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3049 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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2957 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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2914 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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2263 times
Zootaxa 2266: 35-50 (16 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 39 references                          Accepted: 3 Sep. 2009
Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura n. sp., (Teleostei: Poeciliidae), a new guppy species from western Trinidad, with remarks on P. wingei and the status of the “Endler’s guppy”
SUSANNE SCHORIES, MANFRED K. MEYER & MANFRED SCHARTL (Germany)
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2152 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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2075 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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February 2010

3328 times
Zootaxa 2373: 1–265 (26 Feb. 2010) 8 plates; 417 references                          Accepted: 21 Jan. 2010
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part I: André-Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
NEAL L. EVENHUIS (USA), JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), THOMAS PAPE (Denmark) & ADRIAN C. PONT (UK)
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2565 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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2177 times
Zootaxa 2321: 1-80 (22 Dec. 2009) 0 plates; 319 references                           Accepted: 2 Dec. 2009
Catalogue of family-group names in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) 
Yves Bousquet (Canada), Daniel J. Heffern (USA), Patrice Bouchard (Canada) & Eugenio H. Nearns (USA)
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2123 times
Zootaxa 2266: 35-50 (16 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 39 references                          Accepted: 3 Sep. 2009
Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura n. sp., (Teleostei: Poeciliidae), a new guppy species from western Trinidad, with remarks on P. wingei and the status of the “Endler’s guppy”
SUSANNE SCHORIES, MANFRED K. MEYER & MANFRED SCHARTL (Germany)
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1795 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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1786 times
Zootaxa 2332: 49–60 (11 Jan. 2010) 5 plates; 10 references                           Accepted: 3 Nov. 2009
Nothobranchius kadleci (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of annual killifish from central Mozambique
MARTIN REICHARD (Czech Republic)
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1652 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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1574 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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1513 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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1476 times
Zootaxa 2036: 1-126 (16 Mar. 2009) 51 plates; 352 references                         Accepted: 19 Dec. 2008
Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs
HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands) & ELENA K. KUPRIYANOVA (Australia)
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January 2010

3722 times
Zootaxa 2321: 1-80 (22 Dec. 2009) 0 plates; 319 references                           Accepted: 2 Dec. 2009
Catalogue of family-group names in Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) 
Yves Bousquet (Canada), Daniel J. Heffern (USA), Patrice Bouchard (Canada) & Eugenio H. Nearns (USA)
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2773 times
Zootaxa 2332: 49–60 (11 Jan. 2010) 5 plates; 10 references                           Accepted: 3 Nov. 2009
Nothobranchius kadleci (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of annual killifish from central Mozambique
MARTIN REICHARD (Czech Republic)
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2725 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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2257 times
Zootaxa 2266: 35-50 (16 Oct. 2009) 8 plates; 39 references                          Accepted: 3 Sep. 2009
Description of Poecilia (Acanthophacelus) obscura n. sp., (Teleostei: Poeciliidae), a new guppy species from western Trinidad, with remarks on P. wingei and the status of the “Endler’s guppy”
SUSANNE SCHORIES, MANFRED K. MEYER & MANFRED SCHARTL (Germany)
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2241 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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2094 times
Zootaxa 2190: 1-236 (6 Aug. 2009) 3 plates; 670 references                           Accepted: 22 May 2009
ANNOTATED CATALOGUE OF THE TACHINIDAE (INSECTA: DIPTERA) OF CHINA
JAMES E. O’HARA (Canada), HIROSHI SHIMA (Japan) & CHUNTIAN ZHANG (P.R. China)
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1968 times
Zootaxa 2259: 1-159 (8 Oct. 2009) 77 plates; 90 references                           Accepted: 1 Sep. 2009
Revision of New World Spalangiinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
GARY A. P. GIBSON (Canada)
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1883 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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Zootaxa 2342: 1–64 (22 Jan. 2010) 30 plates; 35 references                           Accepted: 5 Nov. 2009
Revision of the Neotropical subfamily Eurychoromyiinae (Diptera: Lauxaniidae)
STEPHEN D. GAIMARI (USA) & VERA C. SILVA (Brazil)
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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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