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List of species described in 2022

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This is a incomplete list of flora (plant) and fauna (animal) species described in the year 2022.

Aphrastura subantarctica
Aphrastura subantarctica, a species of aves (birds) discovered in 2022.

Aves[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Aphrastura subantarctica Subantarctic rayadito Diego Ramírez Island Archipelago,  Chile This bird species has a lack of terrestrial predatory mammals. [1]
Zosterops paruhbesar (informally) Wangi Wangi white eye Region of Sulawesi,  Indonesia A endangered species of songbird. [2]

Hemiptera[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Brachymetra lata None Neotropical realm,  French Guiana A semiaquatic predatory lifestyle true bug [3]
Panstrongylus noireaui None  Bolivia A kissing bug species native to Bolivia [4]
Parahiraciini coronomensis None  China Is part of the parahiraciini genus, a genus described in 2022 by the discovery of P. phiaoacensis and P. coronomensis [5]
Parahiraciini phiaoacensis None  Vietnam Is part of the parahiraciini genus, a genus described in 2022 by the discovery of P. phiaoacensis and P. coronomensis [5]
Rhodnius micki None [[Bolivia| Bolivia]] A species of kissing bug in the taxonomic family Triatominae [6]

Hymenoptera[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Epeolus asiaticus None Asia Discovered alongside with Epeolus grordkovi [7]
Epeolus gorodkovi None Asia Discovered alongside with Epeolus asiaticus ([7] Same as species Epeolus asiaticus)
Eufriesea cockerell None Islas Marias archipelago  Mexico, North America A orchid bee species and is the first bee species to be discovered on Islas Marias [8]
Leioproctus zephyr None  Australia L. zephyr has a very distinctive clypeus [9]
Mereorus lucianae None  Brazil in neotropical realm climates A species of parasitoid wasp [10]
Palaeorionis longicaudis None  Dominican Republic, Miocene epoch during the Neogene period in the Cenozoic era, Has the longest ovipositor discovered and has been found in amber. [11]

Orthoptera[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Dravidacris annamalaica None Southern  India A species of pygmy unicorn grasshoppers [12]
Formosatettix leigongshanensis None  China One of the two species added to the Formosatettix genus which was described in 1937. [13]
Formosatettix wulongensis None [[China| China]] Described alongside Formosatettix leigongshanensis in China. [14]
Macromotettixoided parvula None [[China| China]] A species of Orthoptera (a group that includes grasshoppers, crickets and ect) described in the karst region of china. [15]
A female of the species Schneider's marmoset.

Primates[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Macaca selai Sela Macaques State of Arunachal Pradesh,  India A species of macaques [16]
Mico schneideri Schneider's marmoset Amazon Rainforest in South America A species of pseudo-cryptic primates. [17]
Trachypithecus popa Popa langur  Myanmar The species was named after the dormant volcano, Mount Popa in Myanmar [18]

Pterosauria[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Epapatelo otyikokolo None  Angola during the Late cretaceous period about 71.4 million years ago A species of pterosaur. [19]

Reptilia[edit]

Tyrannosaurus Rex Holotype
Tyrannosaurus rex which may be three species being T. imperator, T. regina and T. rex
Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Tyrannosaurus imerator? None North America A possible species of the tyrannosaurus genus. The name means "Tyrant Lizard Emperor". However a later study says that both Tyrannosaurus regina and Tyrannosaurus imperator may just be variations of Tyrannosaurus rex. [20][21]
Tyrannosaurus regina? None North America A possible species of the genus Tyrannosaurus. The name means "Tyrant Lizard Queen". However a later study says that both Tyrannosaurus regina and Tyrannosaurus imperator may just be variations of Tyrannosaurus rex. [22][21]

Strigiformes[edit]

Scientific name Common name Native range Description Reference
Otus bikegila Principe scops-owl  São Tomé and Príncipe,Principe island, Gulf of Guinea, Africa Named after the island it was described on. [23]

References[edit]

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  2. Irham, Mohammad; Prawiradilaga, Dewi M.; Menner, Jochen K.; O'Connell, Darren P.; Kelly, David J.; Analuddin, Kangkuso; Karya, Adi; Meads, Martin; Marples, Nicola M.; Rheindt, Frank E. (2022-10-21). "A distinct new species of Zosterops white‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia". Ibis: ibi.13148. doi:10.1111/ibi.13148. ISSN 0019-1019.
  3. Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão dos Santos; Crumière, Antonin Jean Johan; Toubiana, William; Khila, Abderrahman; Moreira, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo (2022-01-11). "New species and new records of semiaquatic bugs (Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) from French Guiana". ZooKeys. 1126: 155–199. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1126.94545. ISSN 1313-2970.
  4. Gil-Santana, Hélcio R.; Chavez, Tamara; Pita, Sebastián; Panzera, Francisco; Galvão, Cleber (2022-06-14). "Panstrongylus noireaui, a remarkable new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia". ZooKeys. 1104: 203–225. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1104.81879. ISSN 1313-2970.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Bourgoin, Thierry; Wang, Menglin (2020-11-25). "Parahiraciini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Issidae): one new genus, two new species and three new subtribes". ZooKeys. 997: 69–94. doi:10.3897/zookeys.997.52857. ISSN 1313-2970.
  6. Zhao, Yisheng; Galvão, Cleber; Cai, Wanzhi (2021-01-26). "Rhodnius micki, a new species of Triatominae (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) from Bolivia". ZooKeys. 1012: 71–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1012.54779. ISSN 1313-2970.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Astafurova, Yulia V.; Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu (2022-08-31). "Review of the Epeolus cruciger species group (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Epeolus Latreille, 1802) of Asia, with the description of two new species". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 92: 305–328. doi:10.3897/jhr.92.90098. ISSN 1314-2607. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  8. Ayala, Ricardo; Gonzalez, Victor H.; Engel, Michael S. (2022-08-31). "The first Pacific insular orchid bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae): A new species of Eufriesea from the Islas Marías". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 92: 273–284. doi:10.3897/jhr.92.87197. ISSN 1314-2607. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  9. Prendergast, Kit S. (2022-10-31). "Leioproctus zephyr Prendergast (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Leioproctus), an oligoletic new bee species with a distinctive clypeus". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 93: 167–188. doi:10.3897/jhr.93.85685. ISSN 1314-2607.
  10. Almeida, Luis Felipe Ventura de; Penteado-Dias, Angélica Maria (2022-10-31). "Meteorus lucianae sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Braconidae), a new parasitoid of the bud borer Crocidosema aporema (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 93: 43–51. doi:10.3897/jhr.93.94621. ISSN 1314-2607.
  11. Belokobylskij, Sergey A.; Hovorka, Tomáš (2022-10-31). "A new fossil euphorine genus and species (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) with the longest known ovipositor from Dominican amber". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 93: 71–80. doi:10.3897/jhr.93.90545. ISSN 1314-2607.
  12. Anderson, Natali (2022-11-01). "Newly-Identified Grasshopper Species Has Sword-Like Head | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  13. Zha, Ling-Sheng; Wu, Xiao-Min; Ding, Jian-Hua (2020-05-28). "Two new species of the genus Formosatettix Tinkham, 1937 (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Guizhou and Chongqing, PR China". ZooKeys. 936: 61–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.936.49552. ISSN 1313-2970.
  14. Zha, Ling-Sheng; Wu, Xiao-Min; Ding, Jian-Hua (2020-05-28). "Two new species of the genus Formosatettix Tinkham, 1937 (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) from Guizhou and Chongqing, PR China". ZooKeys. 936: 61–76. doi:10.3897/zookeys.936.49552. ISSN 1313-2970.
  15. Zha, Ling-Sheng; Yu, Feng-Ming; Boonmee, Saranyaphat; Eungwanichayapant, Prapassorn D.; Wen, Ting-Chi (2017-12-01). "Taxonomy of Macromotettixoides with the description of a new species (Tetrigidae, Metrodorinae)". ZooKeys. 645: 13–25. doi:10.3897/zookeys.645.9055. ISSN 1313-2970.
  16. Ghosh, Avijit; Thakur, Mukesh; Singh, Sujeet K.; Dutta, Ritam; Sharma, Lalit K.; Chandra, Kailash; Banerjee, Dhriti (2022-09-01). "The Sela macaque (Macaca selai) is a distinct phylogenetic species that evolved from the Arunachal macaque following allopatric speciation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 174: 107513. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107513. ISSN 1055-7903.
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  18. Roos, Christian; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Miguez, Roberto Portela; Thant, Naw May Lay; Lwin, Ngwe; Lin, Aung Ko; Lin, Aung; Yi, Khin Mar; Soe, Paing; Hein, Zin Mar; Myint, Margaret Nyein Nyein; Ahmed, Tanvir; Chetry, Dilip; Urh, Melina; Veatch, E. Grace (2020-11-18). "Mitogenomic phylogeny of the Asian colobine genus Trachypithecus with special focus on Trachypithecus phayrei (Blyth, 1847) and description of a new species". Zoological Research. 41 (6): 656–669. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.254. ISSN 2095-8137. PMC 7671912 Check |pmc= value (help). PMID 33171548 Check |pmid= value (help).
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