Will at least 60 new beetle species be described / discovered in the year 2023?
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Just one organization (The Natural History Museum in the UK) described:
170 new beetle species in 2020
91 new beetle species in 2021
84 new beetle species in 2022
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resolving YES because the NHS discovered 58 on their own and there were at least 2 others described by other sources
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2023/december/natural-history-museum-scientists-described-815-new-species-2023.html
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-newly-beetle-species-bottle-opener-genitalia.html
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@mattyb waiting for the natural history museum to put out their annual post on new species usually on New years eve
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