December

9171 times
Zootaxa 3146: 1–63 (23 Dec. 2011) 28 plates; 168 references                     Accepted: 02 Nov. 2011
Revision of the genus Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Australia
GLENN SHEA, PATRICK COUPER, JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER & ANDREW AMEY
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6338 times
Zootaxa 3141: 1–268 (23 Dec. 2011) 5 plates; 557 references                     Accepted: 9 Nov. 2011
Nomenclatural Studies Toward a World List of Diptera Genus-Group Names. Part II: Camillo Rondani
JAMES E. O’HARA, PIERFILIPPO CERRETTI, THOMAS PAPE & NEAL L. EVENHUIS
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6043 times
Zootaxa 3127: 38–52 (13 Dec 2011) 13 plates; 20 references                        Accepted: 28 Oct. 2011
The life of René Malaise: from the wild east to a sunken island
HEGE VÅRDAL (Sweden) & ANDREAS TAEGER (Germany)
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4799 times
Zootaxa 3102: 1–26 (18 Nov. 2011) 14 plates; 29 references                   Accepted: 10 Oct. 2011
Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus laeviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sarawak, Malaysia: Strict host specificity, and first myrmecoid Aleocharini
MUNETOSHI MARUYAMA (USA), TAKASHI MATSUMOTO (Japan) & TAKAO ITIOKA (Japan)
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4424 times
Zootaxa 3131: 1–34 (15 Dec. 2011) 26 plates; 39 references                     Accepted: 19 Oct. 2011
Studies on species of Holarctic Pardosa groups (Araneae, Lycosidae). VII. The Pardosa tesquorum group
TORBJÖRN KRONESTEDT (Sweden) & YURI M. MARUSIK(Russia)
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3618 times
Zootaxa 3136: 1–44 (19 Dec 2011) 31 plates; 71 references                        Accepted: 03 Nov. 2011
A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
JAAN VIIDALEPP (Estonia)
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3334 times
Zootaxa 3106: 1–23 (22 Nov. 2011) 14 plates; 29 references                          Accepted: 13 Oct. 2011
Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae)
ANTHONY C. GILL (Australia) & UWE ZAJONZ (Germany)
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3304 times
Zootaxa 3148: 39–55 (23 Dec. 2011) 233 references
Class Amphibia Gray, 182. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness
DAVID C. BLACKBURN & DAVID B. WAKE
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2901 times
Zootaxa 3133: 1–36 (16 Dec. 2011) 36 plates; 26 references                     Accepted: 19 Oct. 2011
Identification of early life-history stages of Caribbean Apogon (Perciformes: Apogonidae) through DNA Barcoding
CAROLE C. BALDWIN (USA), BALAM J. BRITO (Mexico), DAVID G. SMITH (USA), LEE A. WEIGT (USA) & ELVA ESCOBAR-BRIONES (Mexico)
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2715 times
Zootaxa 3148: 165–191 (23 Dec. 2011) 66 references
Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness
SHANE T. AHYONG, JAMES K. LOWRY, MIGUEL ALONSO, ROGER N. BAMBER, GEOFFREY A. BOXSHALL, PETER CASTRO, SARAH GERKEN, GORDAN S. KARAMAN, JOSEPH W. GOY, DIANA S. JONES, KENNETH MELAND, D. CHRISTOPHER ROGERS & JÖRUNDUR SVAVARSSON
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November

9630 times
Zootaxa 3102: 1–26 (18 Nov. 2011) 14 plates; 29 references                   Accepted: 10 Oct. 2011
Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus laeviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sarawak, Malaysia: Strict host specificity, and first myrmecoid Aleocharini
MUNETOSHI MARUYAMA (USA), TAKASHI MATSUMOTO (Japan) & TAKAO ITIOKA (Japan)
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6761 times
Zootaxa 3106: 1–23 (22 Nov. 2011) 14 plates; 29 references                          Accepted: 13 Oct. 2011
Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae)
ANTHONY C. GILL (Australia) & UWE ZAJONZ (Germany)
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4843 times
Zootaxa 3089: 1–50 (03 Nov. 2011) 21 plates; 86 references                         Accepted: 07 Oct. 2011
New records and new species of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
SABINE STÖHR (Sweden)
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4195 times
Zootaxa 3077: 1–118 (28 Oct. 2011) 57 plates; 75 references                   Accepted: 29 Jul. 2011
Systematics, distributions and bionomics of the Catopocerini (eyeless soil fungivore beetles) of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Catopocerinae)
STEWART B. PECK & JOYCE COOK
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3522 times
Zootaxa 3100: 35–68 (16 Nov. 2011) 13 plates; 73 references                  Accepted: 07 Oct. 2011
On the Sicilian species of Pseudomeira Stierlin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
CESARE BELLÒ & COSIMO BAVIERA (Italy)
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3455 times
Zootaxa 2571: 1–36 (19 Aug. 2010) 17 plates; 31 references                          Accepted: 28 Apr. 2010
A new genus and thirteen new species of sea stars (Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) from the Aleutian Island Archipelago
ROGER N. CLARK & STEPHEN C. JEWETT (USA)
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3129 times
Zootaxa 2329: 22–36 (6 Jan. 2010) 5 plates; 38 references                           Accepted: 18 Nov. 2009
Henricia pumila sp. nov.: A brooding seastar (Asteroidea) from the coastal northeastern Pacific
DOUGLAS J. EERNISSE, MEGUMI F. STRATHMANN, & RICHARD R. STRATHMANN (USA)
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3036 times
Zootaxa 3109: 49–59 (24 Nov. 2011) 08 plates; 23 references                          Accepted: 13 Oct. 2011
A new genus and species of anchialine Hymenosomatidae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from Samar, Philippines
DANIEL EDISON M. HUSANA (Japan), SWEE HEE TAN (Singapore) & TOMOKI KASE (Japan)
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3006 times
Zootaxa 3100: 1–34 (16 Nov. 2011) 15 plates; 30 references                  Accepted: 19 Oct. 2011
Six unusual Cladotanytarsus Kieffer: towards a systematics of the genus and resurrection of Lenziella Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini)
WOJCIECH GIŁKA (Poland)
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2591 times
Zootaxa 3096: 1–17 (11 Nov. 2011) 15 plates; 60 references                         Accepted: 26 Sep. 2011
A review of the Caribbean hamlets (Serranidae, Hypoplectrus) with description of two new species
PHILLIP S. LOBEL (USA)
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October

5524 times
Zootaxa 3063: 1–21 (20 Oct. 2011) 7 plates; 21 references                         Accepted: 21 Sep. 2011
Three new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from the lower Malagarasi and Luiche rivers of western Tanzania
JOHN P. FRIEL & THOMAS R. VIGLIOTTA (USA)
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3616 times
Zootaxa 3064: 1–40 (20 Oct. 2011) 11 plates; 62 references                  Accepted: 28 Sep. 2011
Grass-dependent Thysanoptera of the family Thripidae from Australia
LAURENCE A. MOUND (Australia)
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3147 times
Zootaxa 3028: 1–64 (15 Sep. 2011) 14 plates; 317 references               Accepted: 02 Aug. 2011
Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages 
KENNETH L. KRYSKO, JOSEPH P. BURGESS, MICHAEL R. ROCHFORD, CHRISTOPHER R. GILLETTE, DANIEL CUEVA, KEVIN M. ENGE, LOUIS A. SOMMA, JENNIFER L. STABILE, DUSTIN C. SMITH, JOSEPH A. WASILEWSKI, GUY N. KIECKHEFER III, MICHAEL C. GRANATOSKY & STUART V. NIELSEN
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2608 times
Zootaxa 3046: 39–58 (30 Sep. 2011) 23 plates; 21 references                         Accepted: 29 Aug. 2011
Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini) 
WILLIAM F. SMITH-VANIZ (USA) & GERALD R. ALLEN (Australia)
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2589 times
Zootaxa 3047: 1–42 (03 Oct. 2011) 14 plates; 66 references                  Accepted: 17 Aug. 2011
Morphology-based phylogenetic analysis of the treehopper tribe Smiliini (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Smiliinae), with reinstatement of the tribe Telamonini 
MATTHEW S. WALLACE (USA)
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2583 times
Zootaxa 3061: 53–66 (18 Oct. 2011) 4 plates; 18 references                         Accepted: 08 Aug. 2011
Description and biological observations on a new species of deepwater symphurine tonguefish (Pleuronectiformes: Cynoglossidae: Symphurus) collected at Volcano–19, Tonga Arc, West Pacific Ocean 
THOMAS A. MUNROE (USA), JENNIFER TYLER (Canada) & VERENA TUNNICLIFFE (Canada)
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2426 times
Zootaxa 3039: 1–72 (22 Sep. 2011) 41 plates; 91 references                   Accepted: 07 Jun. 2011
The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups 
FRANCISCO HITA GARCIA & BRIAN L. FISHER
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2302 times
Zootaxa 3060: 1–30 (17 Oct. 2011) 13 plates; 24 references                  Accepted: 19 Sep. 2011
Polistes (Polistella) wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) from mountainous areas of northern Vietnam, with description of five new species
LIEN THI PHUONG NGUYEN, JUN-ICHI KOJIMA & FUKI SAITO
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2095 times
Zootaxa 3083: 1–120 (28 Oct. 2011) 45 plates; 149 references                   Accepted: 03 Oct. 2011
A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical poison frog genus Ranitomeya (Amphibia: Dendrobatidae)
JASON L. BROWN, EVAN TWOMEY, ADOLFO AMÉZQUITA, MOISÉS BARBOSA DE SOUZA, JANALEE P. CALDWELL, STEFAN LÖTTERS, RUDOLF VON MAY, PAULO ROBERTO MELO-SAMPAIO, DANIEL MEJÍA-VARGAS, PEDRO PEREZ-PEÑA, MARK PEPPER, ERIK H. POELMAN, MANUEL SANCHEZ-RODRIGUEZ & KYLE SUMMERS
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2069 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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September

5272 times
Zootaxa 3039: 1–72 (22 Sep. 2011) 41 plates; 91 references                   Accepted: 07 Jun. 2011
The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups 
FRANCISCO HITA GARCIA & BRIAN L. FISHER
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5119 times
Zootaxa 3010: 20–30 (31 Aug. 2011) 6 plates; 31 references                         Accepted: 12 May 2011
A new species of Underwoodisaurus (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae) from the Pilbara region of Western Australia 
PAUL DOUGHTY & PAUL M. OLIVER (Australia)
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3998 times
Zootaxa 3028: 1–64 (15 Sep. 2011) 14 plates; 317 references               Accepted: 02 Aug. 2011
Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages 
KENNETH L. KRYSKO, JOSEPH P. BURGESS, MICHAEL R. ROCHFORD, CHRISTOPHER R. GILLETTE, DANIEL CUEVA, KEVIN M. ENGE, LOUIS A. SOMMA, JENNIFER L. STABILE, DUSTIN C. SMITH, JOSEPH A. WASILEWSKI, GUY N. KIECKHEFER III, MICHAEL C. GRANATOSKY & STUART V. NIELSEN
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3591 times
Zootaxa 2982: 1–26 (02 Aug. 2011) 11 plates; 44 references                         Accepted: 30 Jun. 2011
Two new species of Australoheros (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with notes on diversity of the genus and biogeography of the Río de la Plata basin 
OLDŘICH ŘÍČAN (Czech Republic), LUBOMÍR PIÁLEK (Czech Republic), ADRIANA ALMIRÓN (Argen-tina) & JORGE CASCIOTTA (Argentina)
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3090 times
Zootaxa 3026: 1–64 (14 Sep. 2011) 26 plates; 113 references               Accepted: 23 Jun. 2011
Molecular and morphological evidence for short range endemism in the Kinnecaris solitaria complex (Copepoda: Parastenocarididae), with descriptions of seven new species 
TOMISLAV KARANOVIC & STEVEN J.B. COOPER
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2467 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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2378 times
Zootaxa 3046: 39–58 (30 Sep. 2011) 23 plates; 21 references                         Accepted: 29 Aug. 2011
Three new species of the fangblenny genus Meiacanthus from Indonesia, with color photographs and comments on other species (Teleostei: Blenniidae: Nemophini) 
WILLIAM F. SMITH-VANIZ (USA) & GERALD R. ALLEN (Australia)
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2358 times
Zootaxa 3037: 21–36 (21 Sep. 2011) 7 plates; 23 references                         Accepted: 22 Aug. 2011
An overview of the Australian psolid sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae) with the description of 5 new species 
MELANIE MACKENZIE & EMILY WHITFIELD (Australia)
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2319 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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2249 times
Zootaxa 3033: 1–67 (19 Sep. 2011) 66 plates; 75 references                   Accepted: 02 Aug. 2011
Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) principally from Kenya. Part 3. Pyrginae: Celaenorrhinini 
MATTHEW J. W. COCK & T. COLIN E. CONGDON
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August

7101 times
Zootaxa 2982: 1–26 (02 Aug. 2011) 11 plates; 44 references                         Accepted: 30 Jun. 2011
Two new species of Australoheros (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with notes on diversity of the genus and biogeography of the Río de la Plata basin 
OLDŘICH ŘÍČAN (Czech Republic), LUBOMÍR PIÁLEK (Czech Republic), ADRIANA ALMIRÓN (Argen-tina) & JORGE CASCIOTTA (Argentina)
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6448 times
Zootaxa 2944: 1–417 (08 Jun. 2011) 287 plates; 37 references                   Accepted: 13 Jun. 2011
New species (130) of the hyperdiverse aquatic beetle genus Hydraena Kugelann from Papua New Guinea, and a preliminary analysis of areas of endemism (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
PHILIP D. PERKINS
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5451 times
Zootaxa 3000: 1–43 (22 Aug. 2011) 22 plates; 33 references                  Accepted: 5 Jul. 2011
Revision of the New Caledonian endemic genus Bohumiljania Monrós (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae) 
C. A. M. REID & M. BEATSON (Australia)
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4020 times
Zootaxa 2962: 21–35 (11 Jul. 2011) 9 plates; 48 references                         Accepted: 22 Apr. 2011
Two new species of sand-bubbler crabs, Scopimera, from North China and the Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dotillidae)
KINGSLEY J.H. WONG, HSI-TE SHIH & BENNY K.K. CHAN (R. China)
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3413 times
Zootaxa 2854: 1–73 (29 Apr. 2011) 25 plates; 80 references                      Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
FERNANDO Z. VAZ-DE-MELLO (Brazil), W. D. EDMONDS (USA), FEDERICO C. OCAMPO (Argentina) & PAUL SCHOOLMEESTERS (Belgium)
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3107 times
Zootaxa 2981: 1–22 (01 Aug. 2011) 11 plates; 34 references                  Accepted: 16 Jun. 2011
Cryptic diversity and phylogeography of high alpine Sattleria—a case study combining DNA barcodes and morphology (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) 
PETER HUEMER(Austria) & PAUL D. N. HEBERT (Canada)
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3077 times
Zootaxa 3001: 1–32 (23 Aug. 2011) 12 plates; 50 references                         Accepted: 25 Jun. 2011
New species and records of springsnails (Caenogastropoda: Cochliopidae: Tryo-nia) from the Chihuahuan Desert (Mexico and United States), an imperiled bio-diversity hotspot 
ROBERT HERSHLER, HSIU-PING LIU & J. JERRY LANDYE (USA)
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2962 times
Zootaxa 2697: 1–154 (3 Dec. 2010) 83 plates; 106 references                        Accepted: 19 Aug. 2010
Reassessment of the classification of the Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata), based on morphological characters. I. General character evaluation and delineation of the families Ophiomyxidae and Ophiacanthidae
ALEXANDER MARTYNOV (Russia)
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2720 times
Zootaxa 2989: 1–50 (09 Aug. 2011) 14 plates; 278 references                     Accepted: 30 May 2011
Phylogeny, taxonomy, and zoogeography of the genus Gekko Laurenti, 1768 with the revalidation of G. reevesii Gray, 1831 (Sauria: Gekkonidae)
HERBERT RÖSLER (Germany), AARON M. BAUER (USA), MATTHEW P. HEINICKE (USA), ELI GREENBAUM (USA), TODD JACKMAN (USA), TRUONG QUANG NGUYEN (Vietnam) & THOMAS ZIEGLER (Germany)
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2608 times
Zootaxa 2987: 1–12 (05 Aug. 2011) 5 plates; 31 references                  Accepted: 6 Jul. 2011
Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae) 
JAN RŮŽIČKA & JAN SCHNEIDER (Czech Republic)
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July

6665 times
Zootaxa 2951: 1–97 (08 Jun. 2011) 23 plates; 178 references                   Accepted: 20 Jun. 2011
The species of Eupelmus (Eupelmus) Dalman and Eupelmus (Episolindelia) Girault (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) in North America north of Mexico
GARY A. P. GIBSON
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5286 times
Zootaxa 2961: 1–72 (08 Jul. 2011) 57 plates; 166 references               Accepted: 16 Jun. 2011
Identification of exotic pest and Australian native and naturalised species of Tetranychus (Acari: Tetranychidae)
OWEN D. SEEMAN & JENNIFER J. BEARD
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4721 times
Zootaxa 2948: 1–103 (08 Jul. 2011) 0 plates; 767 references               Accepted: 17 May 2011
Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda)
RÜDIGER BIELER & RICHARD E. PETIT
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4003 times
Zootaxa 2957: 1–74 (08 Jul. 2011) 8 plates; 261 references               Accepted: 28 Feb. 2011
Annotated checklist and type catalog of fish genera and species described from Taiwan
HSUAN-CHING HO & KWANG-TSAO SHAO
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3010 times
Zootaxa 2956: 1–76 (08 Jul. 2011) 52 plates; 81 references               Accepted: 19 May 2011
The tryphosine genera Photosella gen. nov. and Tryphosella Bonnier, 1893 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Tryphosinae) in Australian waters
J.K. LOWRY & H.E. STODDART
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3004 times
Zootaxa 2896: 9–36 (28 May 2011) 11 plates; 286 references                  Accepted: 20 May 2011
Laurence Alfred Mound and his contributions to our knowledge of the Thysanoptera
JOE FUNDERBURK & MARK HODDLE (USA)
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2700 times
Zootaxa 2964: 1–60 (13 Jul. 2011) 26 plates; 128 references                   Accepted: 21 Jun. 2011
A review of the monophyly and composition of the Bengaliinae with the description of a new genus and species, and new evidence for the presence of Melanomyinae in the Afrotropical Region (Diptera, Calliphoridae)
KNUT ROGNES
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2586 times
Zootaxa 2854: 1–73 (29 Apr. 2011) 25 plates; 80 references                      Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
FERNANDO Z. VAZ-DE-MELLO (Brazil), W. D. EDMONDS (USA), FEDERICO C. OCAMPO (Argentina) & PAUL SCHOOLMEESTERS (Belgium)
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2317 times
Zootaxa 2962: 21–35 (11 Jul. 2011) 9 plates; 48 references                         Accepted: 22 Apr. 2011
Two new species of sand-bubbler crabs, Scopimera, from North China and the Philippines (Crustacea: Decapoda: Dotillidae)
KINGSLEY J.H. WONG, HSI-TE SHIH & BENNY K.K. CHAN (R. China)
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2192 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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June

5771 times
Zootaxa 2902: 1–43 (1 Jun. 2011) 1 plates; 57 references                            Accepted: 9 Feb. 2011
Multi-locus phylogeny and taxonomic revision of Uperoleia toadlets (Anura: Myobatrachidae) from the western arid zone of Australia, with a description of a new species
RENEE A. CATULLO, PAUL DOUGHTY, J. DALE ROBERTS & J. SCOTT KEOGH (Australia)
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4790 times
Zootaxa 2905: 33–56 (3 Jun. 2011) 11 plates; 41 references                      Accepted: 11 May 2011
A survey of morphological variation in adult Meristogenys amoropalamus (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae), with a description of a new cryptic species
TOMOHIKO SHIMADA (Japan), MASAFUMI MATSUI (Japan), PAUL YAMBUN (Malaysia) & AHMAD SUDIN (Malaysia)
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3810 times
Zootaxa 2896: 9–36 (28 May 2011) 11 plates; 286 references                  Accepted: 20 May 2011
Laurence Alfred Mound and his contributions to our knowledge of the Thysanoptera
JOE FUNDERBURK & MARK HODDLE (USA)
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2632 times
Zootaxa 2894: 1–20 (27 May 2011) 12 plates; 65 references                     Accepted: 14 Mar. 2011
Sea snakes (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) in Vietnam: a comprehensive checklist and an updated identification key
ARNE REDSTED RASMUSSEN (Denmark), JOHAN ELMBERG (Sweden), PETER GRAVLUND (Denmark) & IVAN INEICH (France)
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2243 times
Zootaxa 2854: 1–73 (29 Apr. 2011) 25 plates; 80 references                      Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
FERNANDO Z. VAZ-DE-MELLO (Brazil), W. D. EDMONDS (USA), FEDERICO C. OCAMPO (Argentina) & PAUL SCHOOLMEESTERS (Belgium)
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2156 times
Zootaxa 2871: 19–42 (9 May 2011) 11 plates; 78 references                      Accepted: 14 Mar. 2011
Campinasuchus dinizi gen. et sp. nov., a new Late Cretaceous baurusuchid (Crocodyliformes) from the Bauru Basin, Brazil
ISMAR DE SOUZA CARVALHO (Brazil), VICENTE DE PAULA ANTUNES TEIXEIRA (Brazil), MARA LÚCIA DA FONSECA FERRAZ (Brazil), LUIZ CARLOS BORGES RIBEIRO (Brazil), AGUSTÍN GUILLERMO MARTINELLI (Brazil), FRANCISCO MACEDO NETO (Brazil), JOSEPH J. W. SERTICH (USA), GABRIEL CARDOSO CUNHA (Brazil), ISABELLA CARDOSO CUNHA (Brazil) & PATRÍCIA FONSECA FERRAZ (Brazil)
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2020 times
Zootaxa 2908: 1–44 (7 Jun. 2011) 13 plates; 89 references                        Accepted: 22 Feb. 2011
World review of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae)
RICHARD A. B. LESCHEN (New Zealand)
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1911 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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1870 times
Zootaxa 2919: 1–36 (15 Jun. 2011) 20 plates; 36 references                           Accepted: 9 May 2011
Apseudomorph tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from mud-volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz (North-east Atlantic)
MAGDALENA BŁAŻEWICZ-PASZKOWYCZ (Poland), ROGER N. BAMBER (UK) & MARINA R.CUNHA (Portugal)
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1794 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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May

16275 times
Zootaxa 2871: 19–42 (9 May 2011) 11 plates; 78 references                      Accepted: 14 Mar. 2011
Campinasuchus dinizi gen. et sp. nov., a new Late Cretaceous baurusuchid (Crocodyliformes) from the Bauru Basin, Brazil
ISMAR DE SOUZA CARVALHO (Brazil), VICENTE DE PAULA ANTUNES TEIXEIRA (Brazil), MARA LÚCIA DA FONSECA FERRAZ (Brazil), LUIZ CARLOS BORGES RIBEIRO (Brazil), AGUSTÍN GUILLERMO MARTINELLI (Brazil), FRANCISCO MACEDO NETO (Brazil), JOSEPH J. W. SERTICH (USA), GABRIEL CARDOSO CUNHA (Brazil), ISABELLA CARDOSO CUNHA (Brazil) & PATRÍCIA FONSECA FERRAZ (Brazil)
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11583 times
Zootaxa 2854: 1–73 (29 Apr. 2011) 25 plates; 80 references                      Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
FERNANDO Z. VAZ-DE-MELLO (Brazil), W. D. EDMONDS (USA), FEDERICO C. OCAMPO (Argentina) & PAUL SCHOOLMEESTERS (Belgium)
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4464 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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4433 times
Zootaxa 2843: 1–118 (29 Apr. 2011) 43 plates; 151 references                       Accepted: 21 Jan. 2011
Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 
BARRY BOLTON (UK) & BRIAN L. FISHER (USA)
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3797 times
Zootaxa 2894: 1–20 (27 May 2011) 12 plates; 65 references                     Accepted: 14 Mar. 2011
Sea snakes (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) in Vietnam: a comprehensive checklist and an updated identification key
ARNE REDSTED RASMUSSEN (Denmark), JOHAN ELMBERG (Sweden), PETER GRAVLUND (Denmark) & IVAN INEICH (France)
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3587 times
Zootaxa 2881: 51–68 (17 May 2011) 8 plates; 13 references                       Accepted: 21 Apr. 2011
Two new species of Rhinophis Hemprich (Serpentes: Uropeltidae) from Sri Lanka
DAVID J. GOWER (UK) & KALANA MADUWAGE (Sri Lanka)
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3385 times
Zootaxa 2837: 1–47 (29 Apr. 2011) 18 plates; 60 references                       Accepted: 22 Feb. 2011
Supraspecific taxonomy of Palaearctic Platycleidini with unarmed prosternum: a morphological approach (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniinae)
BRUNO MASSA & PAOLO FONTANA (Italy)
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3034 times
Zootaxa 2851: 1–75 (29 Apr. 2011) 36 plates; 17 references                       Accepted: 25 Jan. 2011
Revision of the austral South American species of Mortoniella (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae)
ROGER J. BLAHNIK & RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL (USA)
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2886 times
Zootaxa 2873: 1–26 (10 May 2011) 17 plates; 11 references                      Accepted: 30 Mar. 2011
Cornugon (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America including ten new species
CHRISTER HANSSON (UK)
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2865 times
Zootaxa 2848: 1–147 (29 Apr. 2011) 33 plates; 403 references                      Accepted: 1 Oct. 2010
Serpulidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Suez Canal— From a Lessepsian Migration Perspective (a Monograph) 
M. NECHAMA BEN-ELIAHU (Israel) & HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands)
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April

13611 times
Zootaxa 2854: 1–73 (29 Apr. 2011) 25 plates; 80 references                      Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
A multilingual key to the genera and subgenera of the subfamily Scarabaeinae of the New World (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)
FERNANDO Z. VAZ-DE-MELLO (Brazil), W. D. EDMONDS (USA), FEDERICO C. OCAMPO (Argentina) & PAUL SCHOOLMEESTERS (Belgium)
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8440 times
Zootaxa 2757: 1–23 (4 Feb. 2011) 8 plates; 28 references                             Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
Two new species of pitviper of the genus Cryptelytrops Cope 1860 (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Southeast Asia
ANITA MALHOTRA (UK), ROGER S. THORPE (UK), MRINALINI (UK) & BRYAN L. STUART (USA)
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4314 times
Zootaxa 2848: 1–147 (29 Apr. 2011) 33 plates; 403 references                      Accepted: 1 Oct. 2010
Serpulidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Suez Canal— From a Lessepsian Migration Perspective (a Monograph) 
M. NECHAMA BEN-ELIAHU (Israel) & HARRY A. TEN HOVE (The Netherlands)
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3890 times
Zootaxa 2843: 1–118 (29 Apr. 2011) 43 plates; 151 references                       Accepted: 21 Jan. 2011
Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 
BARRY BOLTON (UK) & BRIAN L. FISHER (USA)
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2703 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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2637 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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2462 times
Zootaxa 2845: 1–175 (29 Apr. 2011) 96 plates; 108 references                        Accepted: 1 Dec. 2010
Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 
BRIAN E. HETERICK & STEVE SHATTUCK (Australia)
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2364 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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2280 times
Zootaxa 2851: 1–75 (29 Apr. 2011) 36 plates; 17 references                       Accepted: 25 Jan. 2011
Revision of the austral South American species of Mortoniella (Trichoptera: Glossosomatidae: Protoptilinae)
ROGER J. BLAHNIK & RALPH W. HOLZENTHAL (USA)
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2053 times
Zootaxa 2811: 1–21 (7 Apr. 2011) 15 plates; 9 references                           Accepted: 23 Mar. 2011
Dentalion (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae: Entedoninae) a new genus from tropical America with eleven new species
CHRISTER HANSSON (UK)
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March

12582 times
Zootaxa 2757: 1–23 (4 Feb. 2011) 8 plates; 28 references                             Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
Two new species of pitviper of the genus Cryptelytrops Cope 1860 (Squamata: Viperidae: Crotalinae) from Southeast Asia
ANITA MALHOTRA (UK), ROGER S. THORPE (UK), MRINALINI (UK) & BRYAN L. STUART (USA)
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3515 times
Zootaxa 2787: 1–18 (10 Mar. 2011) 10 plates; 25 references                          Accepted: 8 Jan. 2011
Cryptic diversity of the semi-terrestrial amphipod Platorchestia japonica (Tattersall, 1922) (Amphipoda: Talitrida: Talitridae) in Japan and Taiwan, with description of a new species
YU-TING CHENG (R. China), KENJI NAKAZONO (Japan), Y. KIRK LIN (R. China) & BENNY K.K. CHAN (R. China)
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3401 times
Zootaxa 2797: 25–44 (22 Mar. 2011) 12 plates; 43 references                       Accepted: 8 Feb. 2011
Proposal of new specific status for tea-infesting populations of the nominal citrus spiny whitefly Aleurocanthus spiniferus (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)
KENKICHI KANMIYA, SHIGENORI UEDA, ATSUSHI KASAI, KOJI YAMASHITA, YASUSHI SATO & YUTAKA YOSHIYASU (Japan)
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3268 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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3089 times
Zootaxa 2794: 1–34 (18 Mar. 2011) 18 plates; 45 references                       Accepted: 18 Jan. 2011
A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae
MASASHI YOSHIMURA & BRIAN L. FISHER (USA)
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2826 times
Zootaxa 2784: 51–61 (7 Mar. 2011) 10 plates; 17 references                         Accepted: 7 Jan. 2011
Platycleis galvagnii, a peculiar new bushcricket from Sardinia (Italy) (Insecta, Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae)
PAOLO FONTANA (Italy), FILIPPO M. BUZZETTI (Italy), ROY M.J.C. KLEUKERS (The Netherlands) & BAUDEWIJN ODÉ (The Netherlands)
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2647 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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2628 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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2230 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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2204 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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February

8006 times
Zootaxa 2756: 1–39 (3 Feb. 2011) 22 plates; 76 references                           Accepted: 15 Dec. 2010
Empria longicornis species group: taxonomic revision with notes on phylogeny and ecology (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae)
MARKO PROUS, MIKK HEIDEMAA & VILLU SOON (Estonia)
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4533 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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3899 times
Zootaxa 2754: 1–26 (1 Feb. 2011) 12 plates; 78 references                           Accepted: 30 Dec. 2011
Deep-sea ophiuroids (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiurida) from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic)
CLARA F. RODRIGUES (Portugal), GORDON L. J. PATERSON (UK), ANDREW CABRINOVIC (UK) & MARINA R. CUNHA (Portugal)
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3510 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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2611 times
Zootaxa 2753: 53–68 (31 Jan. 2011) 6 plates; 29 references                          Accepted: 29 Dec. 2010
Naming the Bonaire banded box jelly, Tamoya ohboya, n. sp. (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida: Tamoyidae)
ALLEN G. COLLINS (USA), BASTIAN BENTLAGE (USA), WILLIAM (BUD) GILLAN (USA), TARA H. LYNN (USA), ANDRÉ C. MORANDINI (Brazil) & ANTONIO C. MARQUES (Brazil)
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2378 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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2259 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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2086 times
Zootaxa 2753: 1–41 (31 Jan. 2011) 25 plates; 32 references                         Accepted: 10 Dec. 2010
East African giant millipedes of the tribe Pachybolini (Diplopoda, Spirobolida, Pachybolidae)
HENRIK ENGHOFF (Denmark)
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1854 times
Zootaxa 2754: 27–40 (1 Feb. 2011) 8 plates; 28 references                              Accepted: 5 Nov. 2011
A revision of the Pyura stolonifera species complex (Tunicata, Ascidiacea), with a description of a new species from Australia
MARC RIUS (South Africa) & PETER R. TESKE (Australia)
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1718 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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January

4884 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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4831 times
Zootaxa 2746: 43–56 (21 Jan. 2011) 8 plates; 18 references                           Accepted: 7 Dec. 2010
Securicauda hermani and Carinacauda stormi, two new genera and species of slug from the Pacific Northwest of the United States (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Arionidae), with notes on Gliabates oregonius Webb 1959
WILLIAM P. LEONARD, LYLE CHICHESTER, CASEY H. RICHART & TIFFANY A. YOUNG (USA)
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3899 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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3429 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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3160 times
Zootaxa 2727: 45–55 (21 Dec. 2010) 4 plates; 41 references                           Accepted: 3 Dec. 2010
A new tree frog of the genus Rhacophorus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Vietnam
JODI J. L. ROWLEY (Australia), LE THI THUY DUONG (Vietnam), TRAN THI ANH DAO (Vietnam), BRYAN L. STUART (USA) & HOANG DUC HUY (Vietnam)
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2771 times
Zootaxa 2745: 30–42 (20 Jan. 2011) 10 plates; 23 references                       Accepted: 14 Dec. 2010
A new Brazilian species of Loxandrus LeConte, 1852, with description of immatures and notes on natural history (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Loxandrini)
CLEIDE COSTA, SERGIO A. VANIN & THIAGO R. DE CARVALHO (Brazil)
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2526 times
Zootaxa 2740: 1–23 (14 Jan. 2011) 9 plates; 24 references                           Accepted: 22 Dec. 2010
New species of and taxonomic notes on Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae)
ALLEN L. NORRBOM (USA) & CHESLAVO A. KORYTKOWSKI (Panama)
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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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Zootaxa 2744: 1–33 (19 Jan. 2011) 11 plates; 85 references                          Accepted: 21 Dec. 2010
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