2020 in downloadable songs for the Rock Band series, List of songs released in 2020
The following table lists the available songs for the Rock Band series released in 2020. All songs available in packs are also available as individual song downloads on the same date, unless otherwise noted. Dates listed are the initial release of songs on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.


2020 in downloadable songs for the Rock Band series, List of songs released in 2020
Starting from October 6, 2015, all music added to the downloadable content catalog is exclusive to Rock Band 4. In addition, due to changes in the charting format and gameplay of Rock Band 4, the released songs no longer support keyboard or Pro guitar and bass (future downloadable content will continue to support vocal harmonies and Pro drum charts), and most songs no longer display "family friendly" or "supervision recommended" ratings. Downloadable content from previous Rock Band titles (excepting The Beatles: Rock Band) is forward-compatible in Rock Band 4 within the same system family (Xbox 360 downloads are usable in the Xbox One version and PlayStation 3 downloads are usable in the PlayStation 4 version) at no additional cost.


2020 in esports
List of esports events in 2020 (also known as professional gaming). Several events have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some organizers opted to continue running tournaments remotely through the internet.


2020 in film
2020 in film featured many film releases, several cinematic events, and a plethora of deaths connected to the industry.


2020 in film
The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release were postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films are still in theatres where guidelines enable so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers.


2020 in film, Highest-grossing films
The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are listed below. The COVID-19 pandemic caused severe disruption to the industry, with lower than usual box office returns than previous years and a reduced selection of contenders.


2020 in film, Highest-grossing films
After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone increased to over $1 billion, becoming the second billion-dollar film in the Wizarding World franchise.


2020 in film, Events, Festivals
List of some of the film festivals for 2020 that have been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF).


2020 in games
This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 2020. For video games, see 2020 in video gaming.


2020 in golf
This article summarizes the highlights of professional and amateur golf in the year 2020. The calendar was significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many events being canceled or postponed, or taking place without spectators.


2020 in golf, Men's professional golf, Other leading PGA Tour events
For a complete list of PGA Tour results see 2019–20 PGA Tour.


2020 in golf, Men's professional golf, Leading European Tour events
For a complete list of European Tour results see 2020 European Tour.


2020 in golf, Women's professional golf, Additional LPGA Tour events
For a complete list of LPGA Tour results, see 2020 LPGA Tour. For a complete list of Ladies European Tour results see 2020 Ladies European Tour.


2020 in golf, Table of results
This table summarizes all the results referred to above in date order.


2020 in heavy metal music
This is a timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2020.


2020 in hip hop music
This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in hip hop music for the year 2020.


2020 in home video
The following films, television shows and miniseries have been released on Blu-ray Disc or DVD on the following dates in 2020 in the United States and Canada. Specific details are subject to change.


2020 in ice sports, Ice hockey, 2020 world ice hockey divisions
Note: The Division II – Groups A & B, and Division III – Groups A & B tournaments were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 in ice sports, Ice hockey, 2020 world ice hockey divisions
Note: The Top Division, Division I – Groups A & B, and Division II – Group A tournaments were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 in ice sports, Speed skating
June 18 - In Germany Matthias Grosse is appointed as president of the national German speed skating association, Deutsche Eisschnelllauf-Gemeinschaft (DESG) until September 2020. This is seen by media as controversial as partner of drug banned speed skater Claudia Pechstein.


2020 in ice sports, Short track speed skating
June — During a training camp in France, the Dutch Lara van Ruijven hospitalized in intensive care due to an immune system disorder. Her situation became critical and was fighting for her life.


2020 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of jazz in the year 2020.


2020 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2020.


2020 in literature, New books
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.


2020 in mammal paleontology
This article records new taxa of fossil mammals of every kind are scheduled to be described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of mammals that are scheduled to occur in the year 2020.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Bats
A species of Mops. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Bats
A species of Rousettus. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Bats
A species of Saccolaimus. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Bats
A very large fruit bat, larger than all extant fruit bats other than some species of Pteropus and Hypsignathus. Genus includes new species T. harrisi. Announced in 2018; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Odd-toed ungulates
A relative of Forstercooperia. The type species is G. wangi. The generic name is preoccupied by Gobioceras Bogoslovskaya (1988).


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Even-toed ungulates
A small muntjac-like deer. The type species is "Eostyloceros" pidoplitschkoi Korotkevich (1964); genus also includes P. triangularis (Zdansky, 1925).


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Carnivorans
A bear belonging to the subfamily Ursinae. The type species is A. tirawa.


2020 in mammal paleontology, Eutherians, Primates, New taxa
A member of the family Parapithecidae. Genus includes new species U. perdita.


2020 in men's road cycling
2020 in men's road cycling is about the 2020 men's bicycle races governed by the UCI. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.


2020 in men's road cycling, World Championships
The World Road Championships took place in Imola, Italy from 20 to 27 September 2020. The competition was set to be held in Aigle and Martigny, Switzerland, but was moved due to the Covid-19 crisis.


2020 in men's road cycling, UCI World Tour
For the 2020 season, the UCI World Tour calendar contains the same events as in 2019, with the exception of the Tour of California which has been placed on hiatus and the Presidential Tour of Turkey, which was demoted to the newly introducedProSeries.


2020 in men's road cycling, UCI Teams, UCI WorldTeams
The UCI has granted a UCI WorldTour licence to the following nineteen teams:


2020 in music
This topic covers notable events and articles related to 2020 in music.


2020 in paleobotany
This article records new taxa of fossil plants that are scheduled to be described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleobotany that are scheduled to occur in the year 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Arecales
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Arecaceae.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Arecales
A petrified palm stem of a member of the subfamily Ceroxyloideae.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Arecales
Vallati & De Sosa Tomas in Vallati, De Sosa Tomas & Casal


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Arecales
A member of Arecaceae described on the basis of fossil pollen grains. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Buxales
A species of Pachysandra. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Caryophyllales
Pollen of a flowering plant, possibly produced by members of the family Amaranthaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Chloranthales
A member of the family Chloranthaceae. Genus includes new species S. sanjosense.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Cucurbitales
Pollen grains similar to those of extant members of the genus Coriaria.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Cucurbitales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Cayaponia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Ericales
A member of the family Theaceae. Genus includes new species A. andersonae.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Fabales
A species of Gleditsia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Fabales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Parkia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Fabales
Pollen produced by members of the family Polygalaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Fabales
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Fabales
Pollen of an eudicot, probably a member of the family Fabaceae.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Garryales
A species of Eucommia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Gentianales
An asclepiadoid Apocynaceae genus. Included species A. marginatum and A. ellipticum.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Gentianales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Rauvolfia. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Icacinales
A member of the family Icacinaceae. Genus includes new species M. australis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Lamiales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Aegiphila. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Lamiales
Pollen produced by members of the family Acanthaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Lamiales
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Lamiales
Pollen of a flowering plant, possibly produced by members of the genus Amphilophium. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Laurales
A member of the family Lauraceae. Genus includes new species A. zileensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Laurales
A member of the family Lauraceae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Laurales
A member of Laurales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species P. scalariforme. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Laurales
Possibly an early representative of Monimiaceae. Genus includes new species T. toxandra.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Laurales
Possibly a member of Laurales related to the families Monimiaceae and Atherospermataceae. Genus includes new species V. pleristaminis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Liliales
A species of Smilax. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Magnoliales
A species of Magnolia. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Magnoliales
A relative of extant early-diverging members of the Magnoliales. Genus includes new species M. virginiensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Malvales
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Malvales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Hibiscus. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Malvales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Malachra. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Malvales
Pollen produced by members of the genus Ceiba. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Malvales
A member of the family Malvaceae. Genus includes new species V. panamense.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Myrtales
A member of the family Combretaceae; a new genus for "Menendoxylon" areniensis Lutz (1979).


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Myrtales
A member of the family Myrtaceae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Myrtales
A member of Trapoideae. Genus includes new species P. weichangensis, as well as "Carpolithus" pomelii Saporta (1878) and "Hemitrapa" alpina Su & Zhou in Su et al. (2018).


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Nymphaeales
Pollen of a member of Nymphaeaceae. Genus includes new species P. cenomaniensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Oxalidales
A member of the family Cunoniaceae. Genus includes new species C. bicarpellata. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Poales
Pollen produced by members of the family Poaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Poales
A member of Cyperaceae. Genus includes new species R. cyperoides.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Ranunculales
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Ranunculales
A member of the family Menispermaceae. Genus includes new species P. parvum.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Rosales
A species of Crataegus. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Rosales
Pollen of an eudicot, probably a member of the family Ulmaceae or Cannabaceae. Genus includes new species S. variabilis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
A maple. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Burseraceae.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
A member of the family Meliaceae described on the basis of a fossil fruit. Genus includes new species M. vancouverensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
A member of the family Anacardiaceae described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. crystalliferum.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
Pollen of a flowering plant, probably a member of the family Meliaceae


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
A fossil fruit with affinities with the Rutaceae. Genus includes new species Q. obovata.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Sapindales
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Saxifragales
A species of Corylopsis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Saxifragales
A member of the family Altingiaceae. Genus includes new species P. comoxense.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Trochodendrales
A member of the family Trochodendraceae. Genus includes new species E. polystylum. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Trochodendrales
A Trochodendraceae; a new genus for "Concavistylon" wehrii Manchester et al. (2018). Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Trochodendrales
A species of Trochodendron. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species A. virginiensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A fossil fruit of a flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species C. dolichostemon.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, described on the basis of fossil endocarps. Genus includes new species C. pratchettii.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
Pollen of a flowering plant. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Laurales. Genus includes new species D. leptomiscus.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species D. pentamera.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An infructescence including a central axis and five fruits resembling Liaoningfructus. Genus includes new species E. liutiaogouensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species L. elegans.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species M mosbruggeri. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early flowering plant, possibly related to the group Austrobaileyales. Genus includes new species M. portugallica.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A flowering plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly related to myrsinoid members of the family Primulaceae. Genus includes new species P. dicycla.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A possible epizoochorous fruit. Genus includes new species R. auricularus.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A member of Pentapetalae of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species S. kapgatei.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early monocot. Genus includes new species S. ningchengensis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
An early flowering plant. Genus includes new species V. lingyuanensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Flowering plants, Other angiosperms
A winged fruit of a eudicot of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species W. viccallii, as well as W. major (Hollick).


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A conifer wood. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A pollen cone of a member of Araucariaceae. Genus includes new species C. sousai.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A member of the family Cupressaceae belonging to the subfamily Taiwanioideae. Genus includes new species C. rossii.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A member of the family Cupressaceae; a replacement name for Cupressinoxylon biotoides Blokhina (1989).


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
An ovuliferous cone of a member of the family Podocarpaceae. Genus includes new species F. lusitanica.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A member of the family Cupressaceae belonging to the subfamily Taiwanioideae. Genus includes new species M. satoi.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
Zhou, Peng, Deng, Zhang & Yang in Zhou et al.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
Fossil wood of a member of the family Pinaceae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A member of the family Pinaceae described on the basis of fossil wood


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Pinales
A species of Tsuga. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A seed plant belonging to the group Erdtmanithecales. Genus includes new species A. resinosus.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A member of Pinophyta belonging to the group Vojnovskyales. Genus includes new species A. progressus.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A seed plant belonging to the informal grouping Bennettitales-Erdtmanithecales-Gnetales. Genus includes new species B. hirsutum.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A fossil seed, possibly produced by a member of Gnetales.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A gymnosperm described on the basis of fossil wood. Genus includes new species D. mussae.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A gigantopterid. Genus includes new species F. asymmetrica and F. dahaia.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A member of Ephedraceae. Genus includes new species J. verticillata.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A member of Voltziales. Genus includes new species J. multinerve.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A seed fern. A new genus for "Dicroidium" irnensis Abu Hamad et al. (2008); genus also includes "Dicroidium" jordanensis Abu Hamad et al. (2008), "Dicroidium" robustum Kerp & Vörding (2008) and "Dicroidium" bandelii Abu Hamad et al. (2017).


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A gymnosperm stem. Genus includes new species N. maranhensis Conceição, Neregato & Iannuzzi.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A silicified gymnospermous fossil wood. Genus includes new species P. uniseriale.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A seed fossil. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A member of Voltziales. Genus includes new species W. acaulis.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A small vine, most similar to pteridosperms from the group Callistophytales. Genus includes new species W. wangii.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A seed fern; a new genus for "Alethopteris" ascendens Halle.


2020 in paleobotany, Other seed plants
A gymnosperm stem. Genus includes new species Y. novaiorquensis Conceição, Neregato & Iannuzzi.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A green alga belonging to the group Dasycladales. Genus includes new species C. gigantia.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A fern belonging to the family Pteridaceae. Genus includes new species C. pteridoides.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
Spores of a member of Filicopsida of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it is scheduled to be published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A member of Equisetales. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A member of Zosterophyllaceae. Genus includes new species G. minutus.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
An alga related to the group Bryopsidales. Genus includes "Buthotrephis" divaricata White (1901), "B." newlini White (1901), "B." lesquereuxi Grote & Pitt (1876) and "Chondrites" verus Ruedemann (1925). Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a flowering plant described on the basis of a probable fossil drupe. Genus includes new species J. daohugouensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A member of Iridopteridales of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species K. mawsoniae.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A liverwort belonging to the group Marchantiidae. Genus includes new species K. ginkgoides.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A species of Lygodium. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A member of Zosterophyllaceae. Genus includes new species P. timsiae.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
Spores of a member of Bryophyta of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly of sphagnaceous affinity. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
Pteridophyte spore. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A fern belonging to the family Lindsaeaceae. Genus includes new species P. myanmarensis.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A plant of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a lycopsid or a sphenopsid. Genus includes new species Q. mira.


2020 in paleobotany, Other plants
A member of Lycopodiopsida. Genus includes new species U. asiaticum.


2020 in paleoentomology
2020 in paleoentomology is a list of new fossil insect taxa that were described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoentomology that were scheduled to occur during the year.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
An Anaglyptini longhorn beetle. The type species is A. picollus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Lymexylidae. Genus includes new species A. hukawngensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A taldycupedine Permocupedidae. The type species is "Taldycupes" africanus Ponomarenko in Ponomarenko & Mostovski (2005); genus also includes "Taldycupes" africanus Ponomarenko in Ponomarenko & Mostovski (2005).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
An Ommatinae. The type species is "Tetraphalerus" aphaleratus Ponomarenko (1969); and an additional eight species originally assigned Tetraphalerus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Cleridae. The type species is A. cercorhampha.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Histeridae. Genus includes new species A. costatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A micromalthid. Genus includes new species A. synoriacos. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Scarabaeidae belonging to the subfamily Aegialiinae. The type species is A. balticus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Anthribidae. Genus includes new species A. neli.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Curculionidae belonging to the tribe Cryptorhynchini. The type species is B. triumurbium.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A click beetle belonging to the subfamily Lissominae and the tribe Protelaterini. The type species is B. bipectinatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Nosodendridae. Genus includes new species B. pengweii.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Zopheridae belonging to the subfamily Colydiinae. Genus includes new species B. minutum and B. donoghuei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is "Tetraphalerus" lindae Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng (2017).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Lophocateridae. The type species is B. longicoxa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A ground beetle belonging to the tribe Pseudomorphini. Genus includes new species B. planus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is B. prisnyi; genus also includes "Brochocoleus" zhiyuani Liu et al. (2017).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Dasycerinae. The type species is C. dimorphus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is C. manukyani.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Melasinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Kateretidae. Genus includes new species C. minimus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Dermestidae belonging to the subfamily Attageninae. The type species is C. coziki.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Artematopodidae. Genus includes new species C. breviantennatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Monotomidae. Genus includes new species C. carinatus Liu, Tihelka, McElrath & Yamamoto and C. diabolus Tihelka, Liu, McElrath & Yamamoto.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Bostrichidae belonging to the subfamily Polycaoninae. Genus includes new species C. minimus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Paederinae and the tribe Pinophilini. The type species is C. trichotos.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Brachypsectridae. Genus includes new species C. pulchra.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Pseudopsinae. Genus includes new species C. maweii.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Leiodidae belonging to the subfamily Cholevinae. Genus includes new species C. microsoma.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Palaeoxeninae. The type species is C. elongatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is C. carinifer.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Tenebrioninae and the tribe Toxicini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Oedemeridae belonging to the subfamily Calopodinae. The type species is D. serixioides; genus also includes D. gigas, D. obscurus and D. uniformis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is "Notocupes" neli Tihelka, Huang & Cai (2010).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Tetratomidae. The type species is E. dorbnickensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Coccinellidae belonging to the tribe Sticholotidini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Mycteridae belonging to the subfamily Eurypinae. Genus includes new species E. inglaeso.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Macraulacinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Heteroceridae. Genus includes new species E. lini and E. minor.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is F. burmensis; genus also includes F. gracilicornis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae. The type species is F. antennata; genus also includes F. tarsalis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of archostemata belonging to the family Asiocoleidae. The type species is G. chikatunovi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Curculionidae belonging to the tribe Ceutorhynchini. The type species is I. rudolphi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is "Brochocoleus" caseyi Jarzembowski, Wang & Zheng (2016).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A stem group member of the family Lepiceridae. Genus includes new species L. ankylosaurus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Permocupedidae belonging to the subfamily Taldycupedinae. The type species is "Simmondsia" permiana Ponomarenko (2013).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
An ant-like stone beetle belonging to the tribe Glandulariini. Genus includes new species L. separatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Melandryidae belonging to the tribe Hypulini. Genus includes new species M. gedanoposita.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Lophocateridae. Genus includes new species M. pengweii. Li et al. (2021) considered it to be a junior synonym of Burmacateres longicoxa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Thanerocleridae. Genus includes new species M. insularis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Ommatidae. The type species is M. chenkuni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae. Genus includes new species M. grandinotalis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
Originally described as a member of the family Cupedidae and a species of Notocupes; Kirejtshuk (2020) transferred this species to the ommatine genus Echinocups.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
Originally described as a member of the family Phalacridae. The type species is O. katyae. Gimmel & Szawaryn (2020) considered O. katyae to be a junior synonym of the cyclaxyrid species Neolitochropus bedovoyi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Diaperinae and the tribe Scaphidemini. The type species is P. neli.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Agyrtidae. Genus includes new species P. buryaticus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Biphyllidae. Genus includes new species P. ponomarenkoi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Zopheridae belonging to the subfamily Colydiinae


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is P. minutus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Malachiinae. The type species is P. transitivus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Lymexylidae. Genus includes new species P. gusakovi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Lophocateridae. Genus includes new species P. parvus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Permocupedidae belonging to the subfamily Permocupedinae. The type species is "Kaltanicupes" ponomarenkoi Pinto (1987).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Ommatinae. The type species is P. alberti; genus also includes P. pubescens.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A darkling beetle belonging to the subfamily Zolodininae. Genus includes new species P. pilosus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Malachiinae. The type species is P. obscurus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Melasinae. The type species is P. antennatus; genus also includes P. brevis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Passalidae. Genus includes new species P. araripensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A beetle of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of the family Lycidae or a member of Tenebrionoidea. Genus includes new species P. sepronai, P. meiyingae and P. milleri.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is P. deceptus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae. The type species is P. elongatulus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of Elateroidea belonging to the family Berendtimiridae. Genus includes new species R. damzeni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Zopheridae belonging to the subfamily Colydiinae and the tribe Synchitini. The type species is S. sontagae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Eucnemidae belonging to the subfamily Eucneminae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A rove beetle belonging to the subfamily Staphylininae and the tribe Amblyopinini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A cylindrical bark beetle. The type species is S. saraemcheana.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A curculionid weevil belonging to the tribe Madarini. Genus includes new species T. rhadinoalibus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A weevil belonging to the  family Brentidae and the subfamily Apioninae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
Probably an aquatic larva of beetle. Genus includes new species T. coburgensis. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Helotidae. The type species is T. fulvata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Throscidae. Genus includes new species T. guangyuani.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Coleopterans
A member of the family Brachypsectridae. Genus includes new species V. burmitica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Liberiblattinidae. The type species is A. da; genus also includes new species A. net and A. nym.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Umenocoleoidea. Genus includes new species A. hispida.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Blattidae. Genus includes new species B. poinari.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the group Blattoidea. Genus includes new species C. brachyptera.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A stem member of Nocticolidae. Genus includes new species C. burmanica and C. svadba.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A member of the family Blattidae. Genus includes new species C. kaonashi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Liberiblattinidae. The type species is D. pre.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A member of the family Umenocoleidae. Genus includes new species E. nigra.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Liberiblattinidae. The type species is H. disko; genus also includes new species H. bavi and H. nie.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Umenocoleoidea and the family Umenocoleidae or to the family Cratovitismidae. Genus includes new species L. vegrandis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Mesoblattinidae. Genus includes new species M. maxi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A member of the family Nocticolidae. Genus includes new species M. bowangi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Caloblattinidae. The type species is O. sarko.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Umenocoleidae or Cratovitismidae. The type species is P. vrsanskyi Mlynský; genus also includes P. pilosus Koubová.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Blattulidae. Genus includes new species P. analis, P. tatosanerata and P. vana.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the superfamily Corydioidea and the family Liberiblattinidae. Genus includes new species S. angusta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A cockroach belonging to the family Blattulidae. The type species is T. vekov.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dictyopterans
A member of the family Alienopteridae or Cratovitismidae. Genus includes new species V. miso.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Scenopinidae belonging to the subfamily Proratinae. Genus includes new species B. alagracilis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of Nemestrinoidea belonging to the family Rhagionemestriidae. Genus includes new species B. qiyani.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Chironomidae belonging to the subfamily Podonominae. Genus includes new species B. madmaxi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Perissommatidae. Genus includes new species C. sibirica, C. gnoma and C. mongolica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Cecidomyiidae. Genus includes new species C. salimi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of Nemestrinoidea belonging to the family Rhagionemestriidae; a new genus for "Jurassinemestrinus" eurema Grimaldi (2016).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Bombyliidae belonging to the subfamily Bombyliinae, possibly a member of the tribe Conophorini. The type species is E. delfineae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Mycetophilidae. Genus includes new species E. gallica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of Eremoneura of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species F. incomparabilis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Cecidomyiidae. Genus includes new species L. perrichoti.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Cecidomyiidae. Genus includes new species L. jaschhofi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Cecidomyiidae. Genus includes new species L. doryi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Dolichopodidae belonging to the subfamily Microphorinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Atelestidae. Genus includes new species N. hadroceria. Sinclair & Grimaldi (2020) considered this genus to be a junior synonym of the genus Alavesia, though the authors maintained the species N. hadroceria as a distinct species within the genus Alavesia.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Bombyliidae. Genus includes new species N. neraudeaui.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Neriidae. Genus includes new species P. souzai.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Bombyliidae. Genus includes new species P. pouilloni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Psychodidae. Genus includes new species S. russiaensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Psychodidae. Genus includes new species S. krzeminskii.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Hybotidae belonging to the subfamily Hybotinae. The type species is S. caridadi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A species of Tipula. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of Micromyinae belonging to the tribe Aprionini. Genus includes new species U. rautianae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of Nemestrinoidea belonging to the family Rhagionemestriidae. Genus includes new species V. mai.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Dipterans
A member of the family Psychodidae. Genus includes new species Y. szadziewskii.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Derbidae. The type species is A. obrienae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Enicocephalidae. Genus includes new species A. zhengi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Psylloidea belonging to the family Liadopsyllidae. The type species is A. pusilla.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Sternorrhyncha belonging to the group Protopsyllidioidea and to the new family Paraprotopsyllidiidae. Genus includes new species A. minutum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Mimarachnidae. Genus includes new species A. trilobatum Jiang et al. (2020) and A. minutum Fu & Huang (2020).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Dictyopharidae. The type species is B. longirostris.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Cimicomorpha belonging to the new family Berstidae. The type species is B. vampirica; genus also includes B. coleopteromorpha.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Surijokocixiidae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Sternorrhyncha belonging to the group Protopsyllidioidea and to the new family Paraprotopsyllidiidae. Genus includes new species B. setosum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Pentatomomorpha belonging to the family Yuripopovinidae. Genus includes new species C. electrus Zhang & Chen and C. minutus Shang et al..


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Aphidoidea belonging to the family Canadaphidae. The type species is C. hirtus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Sinoalidae; a replacement name for Mesodorus Chen & Wang (2019).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Leptopodidae belonging to the subfamily Leptosaldinae. Genus includes new species C. popovi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Nabidae. Genus includes new species C. camillei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Surijokocixiidae. The type species is C. carsburgi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Issidae. The type species is C. palaeocaeni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Scytinopteridae. Genus includes new species C. arcucciae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Derbidae. The type species is D. hochae; genus also includes D. aschei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Sinoalidae. Genus includes new species E. muae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Minlagerrontidae. Genus includes new species E. kachinensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Archijassidae. Genus includes new species F. aeterna.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Miridae belonging to the subfamily Isometopinae. The type species is I. hirta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Surijokocixiidae. The type species is K. punicea.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Aphidoidea belonging to the family Juraphididae. The type species is K. serotinus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Perforissidae. Genus includes new species L. changdaensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Alydidae belonging to the subfamily Micrelytrinae. The type species is "Nabis" gracillimus Heer (1865).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A scale insect belonging to the new family Macrodrilidae. Genus includes new species M. bostrychus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Tettigarctidae. The type species is M. blaisi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Coreidae. The type species is M. wuae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Sinoalidae. Genus includes new species M. elegans and M. venusta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Sternorrhyncha belonging to the group Protopsyllidioidea and to the new family Paraprotopsyllidiidae. Genus includes new species M. akrawna.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Minlagerrontidae. Genus includes new species M. zhuoi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Mimarachnidae. Genus includes new species M. burmiticus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Psylloidea. Genus includes new species M. burmanica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Anthocoridae. The type species is O. glaber.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Sternorrhyncha belonging to the group Protopsyllidioidea and to the new family Paraprotopsyllidiidae. Genus includes new species P. spinosum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A planthopper belonging to the family Jubisentidae. The type species is P. anufrievi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Cydnidae. Genus includes new species P. dentatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Archegocimicidae. Genus includes Q. ignota (Popov, 1988).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of Cicadomorpha belonging to the family Dysmorphoptilidae. Genus includes new species S. incompleta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A froghopper belonging to the family Procercopidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hemipterans
A member of the family Cicadidae. Genus includes "Oncotympana" lapidescens Zhang (1989).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Diapriidae belonging to the subfamily Belytinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Vespidae belonging to the subfamily Priorvespinae. Genus includes new species A. hirta and A. colossa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Dryinidae; a new genus for "Aphelopus" palaeophoenicius Olmi (2000).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Evaniidae. Genus includes new species B. brevis and B. aequalis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Sclerogibbidae. Genus includes new species B. aptera.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A parasitic wasp belonging to the new family Burmorussidae. Genus includes new species B. mirabilis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Pteromalidae belonging to the subfamily Eunotinae. The type species is B. costae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of Formicoidea closely related to ants. The type species is C. fossor; genus also includes C. venator.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Bethylidae belonging to the subfamily Pristocerinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Pteromalidae belonging to the subfamily Asaphesinae. The type species is C. lasallei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Rhopalosomatidae. The type species is C. alatum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Sclerogibbidae. Genus includes new species C. antennalis, C. contractocollis, C. neli and C. rasnitsyni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. Genus includes new species D. primus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A hymenopteran of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a member of Apoidea belonging to the new family Discoscapidae, but subsequently argued to be a wasp belonging to the tribe Discoscapini within the subfamily Crabroninae. The type species is D. apicula.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Sclerogibbidae. Genus includes new species E. vetusta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Encyrtidae. The type species is E. trufanovi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Bethylidae belonging to the subfamily Pristocerinae. Genus includes new species E. volgatitan.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Encyrtidae. Genus includes new species E. punctatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Aulacidae. Genus includes new species E. jehani.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Encyrtidae. Genus includes new species E. pronotatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Sclerogibbidae. Genus includes new species G. alnensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Eulophidae. The type species is K. celans.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Xyelidae. Genus includes new species M. rara.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A stephanoid wasp, in the new family Ohlhoffiidae. Genus includes new species M. bashkuevi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Scolebythidae. Genus includes new species N. burmensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A stephanoid wasp, in the new family Ohlhoffiidae. Genus includes new species O. robusta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Dryinidae belonging to the subfamily Palaeoanteoninae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of Apocrita belonging to the new family Panguidae. Genus includes new species P. yuangu and P. antiquum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Diapriidae belonging to the subfamily Belytinae. Genus includes new species P. monsirei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Dryinidae. Genus includes new species R. patrickmuelleri.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of Evanioidea belonging the family Praeaulacidae. Genus includes new species R. ferox.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. The type species is S. trimaculata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Anaxyelidae. Genus includes new species S. hirsuta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Hymenopterans
A member of the family Bethylidae belonging to the subfamily Pristocerinae. Genus includes new species U. trex.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Mecopterans
A member of the family Aneuretopsychidae. The type species is B. bella; genus also includes B. xiai.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Mecopterans
A member of the family Permochoristidae. Genus includes new species D. zavattierii.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Mecopterans
A member of the family Parachoristidae. Genus includes new species P. macloughlini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Rhachiberothidae. Genus includes new species A. cuspis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Rhachiberothidae. Genus includes new species A. falcipes.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Berothidae. Genus includes new species C. soplaensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Berothidae. Genus includes new species C. anomala, C. aspoeckae and C. monogona.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Nemopteridae. Genus includes new species C. araripensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Berothidae. Genus includes new species D. burmana, and D. bifurcata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Osmylidae. The type species is D. solus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Dipteromantispidae. Genus includes new species E. dimyi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Nymphidae. Genus includes new species E. falklandensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Hemerobiidae. Genus includes new species H. sinefurca.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Berothidae. The type species is K. bellissima.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Dipteromantispidae. Genus includes new species K. zhuodei Li & Liu and K. xiai Li et al..


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Ithonidae. The type species is L. angustimaculatus Fang, Zheng & Wang; genus also includes L. ramimaculatus Fang, Ma & Wang.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Mantispidae. The type species is L. longa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Mantispidae. The type species is P. libera.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Rhachiberothidae. Genus includes new species S. siculifera.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Rhachiberothidae. Genus includes new species U. chariessa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Osmylidae. The type species is V. tentus; genus also includes V. maculosus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Neuropterans
A member of the family Osmylidae. The type species is Z. elongatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A damsel-dragonfly belonging to the family Campterophlebiidae. Genus includes new species A. evanescens.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A dragonfly belonging to the family Liupanshaniidae. Genus includes new species C. magnifica .


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A damsel-dragonfly in the new family Enigmalestidae. Genus includes new species E. lini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A damselfly belonging to the family Hemiphlebiidae. Genus includes new species K. lini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A dragonfly belonging to the family Urolibellulidae. Genus includes new species K. lini.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A damselfly belonging to the family Argiolestidae. The type species is L. maradoniana.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A member of the stem group of the family Sieblosiidae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A damsel-dragonfly belonging to the family Burmaphlebiidae. Genus includes new species P. burmitica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Odonatans
A hawker dragonfly belonging to the new family Primumaeshnidae. Genus includes new species P. britta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the family Ripipterygidae. Genus includes new species A. rotunda.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of Elcanoidea belonging to the family Elcanidae. The type species is C. menatensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the family Elcanidae. Genus includes new species E. nevelka.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the family Locustavidae. Genus includes new species H. tongchuanensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the new family Legendreiidae. The type species is L. magnifica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the family Tridactylidae. Genus includes new species M. robustus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of Grylloidea, possibly belonging to the family Gryllidae. The type species is M. longixiphus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
Possibly a member of the family Chorotypidae. The type species is P. duvergeri; genus also includes P. minuta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Orthopterans
A member of the family Prophalangopsidae. Genus includes new species S. baektoensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Peltoperlidae. Genus includes new species B. kondratieffi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Petroperlidae. Genus includes new species B. ianstewarti.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Perlidae. Genus includes new species B. decolorata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Perlidae. Genus includes new species C. angularis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Perlidae. Genus includes new species S. longusocollum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Plecopterans
A member of the family Perlidae or Peltoperlidae. Genus includes new species Z. brevicauda.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A caddisfly of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is A. flinti.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Calamoceratidae. The type species is B. orientalis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is B. gorhon.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of Integripalpia belonging to the family Yantarocentridae. The type species is B. suspiciosus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Glossosomatidae. The type species is D. hohlomak.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of Integripalpia belonging to the family Vitimotauliidae. The type species is D. anichkovi; genus also includes D. necessarius.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Cladochoristidae. The type species is M. diuturna; genus also includes M. frequentatoria.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of Hydroptiloidea belonging to the family Ptilocolepidae. The type species is M. deflectum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Dysoneuridae. The type species is P. zugzwanga.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of Annulipalpia belonging to the new family Protobaikalopsychidae. The type species is P. rossica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Leptoceridae. The type species is P. khasurtensis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is S. wichardi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Hydrobiosidae. The type species is S. inambularia.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Glossosomatidae. The type species is S. ekaterinae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Hydrobiosidae. The type species is S. archaeoscriptor.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Polycentropodidae. The type species is S. predponimania.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of the family Psychomyiidae. The type species is S. transbaikalica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Trichopterans
A member of Protomeropina belonging to the new family Terminoptysmatidae. The type species is T. contradictoria.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
An earwig belonging to the family Labiduridae. Genus includes new species A. coralloides.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Phasmatodea belonging to the family Susumaniidae. The type species is A. echinulatum.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A snakefly belonging to the family Mesoraphidiidae. Genus includes A. myrioneura (Ren, 1997).


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Odonatoptera of uncertain phylogenetic placement or a member of the direct stem lineage of Odonatoptera. The type species is A. filicauda.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Phasmatodea belonging to the family Susumaniidae. The type species is A. contacta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Palaeodictyopterida, possibly belonging to the group Diaphanopterodea. Genus includes new species A. incompleta.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Troctomorpha belonging to the family Manicapsocidae. Genus includes new species A. perreaui.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Eoblattida and the family Megakhosaridae. Genus includes new species B. mediana.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Eoblattida. Genus includes new species B. aba.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Eoblattida and the family Blattogryllidae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A snakefly belonging to the family Mesoraphidiidae. Genus includes new species B. martynovi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of the family Eoblattidae. Genus includes new species B. duquesnei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Psocoptera belonging to the group Trogiomorpha and the family Empheriidae. Genus includes new species B. densuschaetae and B. raruschaetae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Reculida and the family Chaulioditidae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Trogiomorpha belonging to the new family Cormopsocidae Genus includes new species C. groehni.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A moth belonging to the family Eriocraniidae. The type species is C. stekolnikovi; genus also includes C. glosancestralis and C. inconcessa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Psocodea belonging to the family Trogiidae. Genus includes new species C. tankei.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A clothodid webspinner. Genus includes new species G. symmetrica and G. ancyla.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A snakefly belonging to the family Mesoraphidiidae. Genus includes new species G. ponomarenkoi.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of the stem group of Strepsiptera belonging to the family Phthanoxenidae. The type species is H. kakopoios.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A mayfly belonging to the family Oligoneuriidae. The type species is I. nubila.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Reculida and the family Liomopteridae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Phasmatodea belonging to the family Susumaniidae. Genus includes new species L. arachnoidea.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Eoblattida and the family Megakhosaridae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Archaeorthoptera belonging to the group Oedischioidea. Genus includes new species P. elongata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Amphientometae belonging to the family Manicapsocidae. Genus includes new species P. longiantennatus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Neuropteriformia of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is P. atrickmuelleri.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Paoliida. Genus includes new species P. simpliciradius.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Reculida and the family Geinitziidae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Reculida and the family Skaliciidae. Genus includes new species P. aba.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera belonging to the group Reculida and the family Geinitziidae. Genus includes new species P. chimaera.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Megasecoptera; a new genus for "Aspidothorax" tristrata.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Protozygoptera belonging to the family Kennedyidae. Genus includes new species P. tarasenkovae.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Lepidoptera belonging to the family Eolepidopterigidae. The type species is P. antitheton; genus also includes P. equesaeneus and P. praevernalis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Trogiomorpha belonging to the family Psyllipsocidae; a species of Psyllipsocus.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Archaeorthoptera belonging to the group Caloneurodea and to the family Aspidoneuridae. Genus includes new species S. magnifica.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
An insect with anatomical similarities to Diaphanopterodea and Megasecoptera. Genus includes new species S. ramosa.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A member of Polyneoptera of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Genus includes new species T. satura.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A thrips belonging to the family Aeolothripidae. The type species is T. deparis.


2020 in paleoentomology, New taxa, Other insects
A snakefly belonging to the family Mesoraphidiidae. Genus includes Y. anomala (Ren, 1997).


2020 in paleoichthyology
This list of fossil fishes described in 2020 is a list of new taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, acanthodians, fossil cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes of every kind that were described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoichthyology that occurred in 2020.


2020 in paleoichthyology, New taxa, Cartilaginous fishes
A member of Ctenacanthiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is S. makhlaevi.


2020 in paleoichthyology, New taxa, Ray-finned fishes
A goby. Originally described as a species of Hesperichthys, but subsequently transferred to the genus Sarmatigobius.


2020 in paleoichthyology, New taxa, Ray-finned fishes
A goby. Genus includes H. preaclarus (Procházka, 1893) and H. laevis (Weiler, 1942).


2020 in paleoichthyology, New taxa, Ray-finned fishes
A cichlid belonging to the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae. The type species is W. unicuspidatus.


2020 in paleomalacology
This list 2020 in paleomalacology is a list of new taxa of ammonites and other fossil cephalopods, as well as fossil gastropods, bivalves and other molluscs that are scheduled to be described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to molluscan paleontology that are scheduled to occur in the year 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Acanthoceratidae belonging to the subfamily Mantelliceratinae. The type species is "Ammonites" jubae Coquand (1880); genus also includes "Ammonites" villei Coquand (1862).


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Turrilitidae. The type species is C. tenuicostatus.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Neocomitidae. The type species is H. aguirreurretae; genus also includes H. ploszkiewiczi (Riccardi and Aguirre-Urreta, 1989) and H. varicostatus (Riccardi and Aguirre-Urreta, 1989). Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Bisatoceratidae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming was published in 2021.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Aspidoceratidae. The type species is H. endressi; genus might also include "Aspidoceras" acanthomphalum Zittel (1870).


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of Ancyloceratoidea belonging to the new family Lenicostitidae. The type species is "Hemihoplites" rusticus Vermeulen (1996). Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming was published in 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Crioceratitidae. The type species is P. etiennei; genus also includes P. primitivus (Reboulet, 1996) and P. barrabei (Sarkar, 1955).


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Cardioceratidae. Genus includes new species P. densicostatum.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Acanthoceratidae belonging to the subfamily Mammitinae. Announced in 2020; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2021.


2020 in paleomalacology, Ammonites, New taxa
A member of the family Neocomitidae. The type species is "Neocomites (Teschenites)" flucticulus Thieuloy (1977); genus also includes "Neocomites (Teschenites)" callidiscus Thieuloy (1971), "Teschenites" subflucticulus Reboulet (1996), "Neocomites (Teschenites)" pachydicranus Thieuloy (1977) and "Teschenites" subpachydicranus Reboulet (1996).


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A nautiloid related to Temnocheilus. Genus includes new species A. mazaevi.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A probable member of Oncocerida. Genus includes new species B. mirum.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A member of Orthocerida. Genus includes new species H. chaohuensis.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A nautiloid belonging to the family Liroceratidae. Genus includes new species L. ovale.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A nautiloid related to Domatoceras. Genus includes new species S. umbilicatum.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A nautiloid belonging to the family Liroceratidae. Genus includes new species S. siphonoventralis.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other cephalopods, New taxa
A nautiloid related to Permonautilus. Genus includes new species T. involutum.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Gastrocoptidae. The type species is B. gusakovi.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Vidaliellidae. Genus includes new species C. oliveri.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A species of Fusulculus; a replacement name for Epalxis ? rosenkrantzi Hansen (2019).


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Brachytrematidae. Genus includes new species L. liriola.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Ovulidae belonging to the subfamily Pediculariinae.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
Genus includes new species P. spelomphalos. Considered to be a junior synonym of the genus Euthema by Balashov (2020).


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A species of Profundimitra; a replacement name for Mitra martini Philippi (1887).


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Hydrobiidae belonging to the subfamily Pyrgulinae.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
A member of the family Vidaliellidae; a new genus for "Ampullaria" selvensis.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
Originally described as a species of Truncatellina; Balashov (2021) transferred it to the genus Euthema.


2020 in paleomalacology, Gastropods, New taxa
Genus includes new species X. lophopleura. Balashov (2021) considered Xenostoma to be a junior synonym of the genus Euthema, and transferred X. lophopleura to the latter genus.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A member of the family Veneridae. The type species is "Eumarcia" austrolissa Stilwell & Zinsmeister (1992); genus also includes "Venus" arenosa Ortmann (1899), as well as new species A. omega.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
An unionid bivalve with possible hyriid affinities. Genus includes new species A. elliptica.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A member of the family Bakevelliidae. Genus includes new species A. musculosa.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A bivalve belonging to the order Unionida and to the group Silesunionoidea. Genus includes new species C. novaolindensis.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A member of the family Veneridae. The type species is "Eurhomalea" inflata Zinsmeister (1984).


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A bivalve with possible trigonioidid affinities. Genus includes new species M. bellaradiata.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A member of the family Carditidae. The type species is "Venericardia" cannada Ihering (1907); genus also includes "Cyclocardia" dalek Pérez & del Río (2017).


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A bivalve belonging to the group Actinodontida and the family Palaeomutelidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A bivalve belonging to the group Edmondioidea and the family Pachydomidae. Genus includes new species R. delicata. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A bivalve belonging to the family Astartidae. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleomalacology, Bivalves, New taxa
A member of the family Dreissenidae belonging to the subfamily Congeriinae.


2020 in paleomalacology, Other mollusks, New taxa
A member of Paleoloricata. The type species is C. collicola.


2020 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 2020.


2020 in paleontology, Sponges
A hexactinellid sponge. Genus includes new species E. carlinslowpensis. Announced in 2019; the final version of the article naming it was published in 2020.


2020 in paleontology, Sponges
A rossellid sponge. Genus includes S. coronata and S. prodigia.


2020 in paleontology, Other animals, New taxa
A small, encrusting tubular protostomian, preserved attached to a mobile host (Vetulicola). The type species is V. gregarius.


2020 in paleontology, Foraminifera
A new genus for "Orbitolina" walnutensis Carsey (1926) and "Dictyoconus" algerianus Cherchi & Schroeder (1982).


2020 in poetry
Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2020 are outlined below under different sections. This includes poetry books released during the year in different languages, major literary awards, poetry festivals and events, besides anniversaries and deaths of renowned poets etc. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, India or France).


2020 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


2020 in politics and government
Events pertaining to world affairs in 2020, national politics, public policy, government, world economics, and international business, that took place in various nations, regions, organizations, around the world in 2020.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue
Note: This section is provided for issue-based overviews in narrative format, if desired.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Climate change
In December 2019, the World Meteorological Organization released its annual climate report revealing that climate impacts are worsening. They found the global sea temperatures are rising as well as land temperatures worldwide. 2019 is the last year in a decade that is the warmest on record.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Climate change
Global carbon emissions hit a record high in 2019, even though the rate of increase slowed somewhat, according to a report from Global Carbon Project. The economic slowdown and the closure of factories related to the coronavirus pandemic brought a 6% decrease in emissions in February and March 2020.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Climate change
BlackRock global money management firm Chief Executive Larry Fink said in January 2020 that climate change  "has become a defining factor in companies' long-term prospects... and I believe we are on the edge of a fundamental reshaping of finance."


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Coronavirus pandemic
Legislatures close, cities, regions, and entire countries are locked down, and borders close across the world in response to the pandemic. Elections are postponed. Governments rush to find funding to combat the virus, provide medical supplies and services, and to mitigate the economic slowdown. The virus, which began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11. The epicenter of the pandemic shifted from East Asia at the beginning of the year to Europe in March and April, then to the United States and Latin America in May and June. As of June 7, there have been over 7,000,000 confirmed cases and 400,000 deaths worldwide, with about 30% of the cases in the United States.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Coronavirus pandemic
After accusing the WHO of bias towards China, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to permanently cut off funding for the organization. Many blame Trump himself for the high number of cases in the United States.


2020 in politics and government, History by world issue, Police brutality and racism
Hundreds of thousands of people protest in the United States and around the world against the May 26 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of the protests emphasize local cases of police brutality and racism.


2020 in politics and government, See also, Draft articles
See also related draft articles at: 2020 in Europe politics and government, 2020 in Mideast politics and government, Category:Drafts about contemporary events


2020 in professional wrestling
2020 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.


2020 in professional wrestling
The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020. Many promotions cancelled or postponed booked events, with some being rescheduled for 2021. Other promotions, notably All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and WWE, instead held events behind closed doors. Other promotions began to follow suit as the year progressed. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) was one of the first promotions to reintroduced live fans in the second half of the year with a limited capacity, followed by AEW.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many promotions canceled or postponed their events. Others, such as WWE and AEW, began presenting empty arena shows. WWE began this with the March 13 episode of SmackDown, airing the show from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Their following episodes of 205 Live and Monday Night Raw were also broadcast from the Performance Center; WrestleMania 36 and subsequent pay-per-views were also held at this venue until August. NXT broadcasts continued to be held at NXT's home base of Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, but also behind closed doors.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
AEW began this format with the March 18 episode of Dynamite, as well as that day's tapings for Dark, broadcasting from Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida, though after a couple of weeks at this venue, they moved to The Nightmare Factory, AEW's de facto training facility in Norcross, Georgia, though shows returned to Daily's Place in May. Since AEW's first broadcast under this format, they used their wrestlers and other employees to serve as the live audience in place of fans for matches in which the wrestlers were not performing.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
WWE similarly began doing this starting with the May 25 broadcast of Raw, using their Performance Center trainees as the live audience; the promotion further expanded this to friends and family members of wrestlers, beginning with the June 15 episode of Raw. Impact Wrestling began doing shows behind closed doors in April.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
AEW then invited 60 selected fans (who were sponsors of the venue who could also invite friends and family) to their Fyter Fest event in July, following COVID-19 protocols, becoming the first to have fans, albeit select ones, to attend a professional wrestling event since the start of the pandemic. Beginning with the August 21 episode of SmackDown, WWE changed venues, with all future broadcasts of Raw, SmackDown, 205 Live, and PPVs being held in a bio-secure bubble called the WWE ThunderDome.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
WWE had nearly 1,000 LED boards to allow for rows and rows of fans to attend virtually for free—the ThunderDome was initially hosted at Orlando's Amway Center before moving to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida in December (and then the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida in April 2021). In October, WWE moved NXT's shows, along with 205 Live, to the WWE Performance Center, which was redone as the Capitol Wrestling Center, NXT's version of the ThunderDome, though with a select few live fans also in attendance—the name was also an homage to WWE's predecessor, the Capitol Wrestling Corporation.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19
In following COVID-19 guidelines, AEW became the first promotion to sell tickets for shows, but only to a 10–15% capacity of the Daily's Place venue. Fans were required to wear masks for the entirety of the shows with friends and families placed in their own pods distanced from other fans; the fans were also placed in the upper seating area of the open air venue. This began with the August 27 episode of Dynamite.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19, Postponed events
Many events were postponed to later dates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some being rescheduled to 2021. The status of the following events are still to be decided as of October 5, 2021.


2020 in professional wrestling, Calendar of notable shows, Shows affected by COVID-19, Canceled events
The following events were canceled and not rescheduled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWE, Raw and SmackDown
Raw and SmackDown each have a world championship, a secondary championship, a women's championship, and a male tag team championship.


2020 in professional wrestling, Title changes, WWE, Unbranded
These titles are not brand exclusive. The colors indicate the home brand of the champions (names without a color are former WWE wrestlers, Hall of Famers, or non-wrestlers).


2020 in professional wrestling, Awards and honors, WWE, WWE Hall of Fame
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony was postponed and merged with the 2021 event. The Class of 2020 was inducted alongside the Class of 2021 at the 2021 ceremony. Listed here are the Class of 2020 inductees.


2020 in public domain
When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that entered the public domain in 2020. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works is not uniform.


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in countries with life + 70 years
With the exception of Belarus (Life + 50 years) and Spain (which has a copyright term of Life + 80 years for creators that died before 1987), a work enters the public domain in Europe at the end of the calendar year following 70 years after the creator's death, if it was published during the creator's lifetime. Russia has a 4-year extension to Life+ 70 (in essence Life+74) for authors who worked during World War II in the Soviet Union. The list is sorted alphabetically and includes a notable work of the creator that entered the public domain on January 1, 2020.


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in countries with life + 50 years
In most countries of Africa and Asia, as well as Belarus, Bolivia, Canada, New Zealand, Egypt and Uruguay; a work enters the public domain at the end of the calendar year following 50 years after the creator's death.


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in Australia
In 2004 copyright in Australia changed from a "plus 50" law to a "plus 70" law, in line with America and the European Union. But the change was not made retroactive (unlike the 1995 change in the European Union which brought some European authors back into copyright, especially those who died from 1925 to 1944).


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in Australia
Hence the work of an author who died before 1955 is normally in the public domain in Australia; but the copyright of authors was extended to 70 years after death for those who died in 1955 or later, and no more Australian authors will come out of copyright until 1 January 2026 (those who died in 1955).


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in Australia
Unpublished works by authors who died in 1949 entered the public domain on 1 January 2020. Any published literary, artistic, dramatic, or musical work (other than computer programs) by a not generally known author (anonymous or pseudonymous) from 1949 also entered the public domain on that date.


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in the United States
Works that entered the public domain on January 1, 2020 in the United States include:


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in the United States
Some of the published works that entered the public domain include the earliest sheet music for George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Buster Keaton's silent comedy film Sherlock Jr.


2020 in public domain, Entering the public domain in the United States, Tom Lehrer
In October 2020, satirical singer/songwriter Tom Lehrer announced the release of all of his lyrics and music to the public domain.


2020 in radio
The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2020. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.


2020 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 2020.


2020 in rail transport
Passenger rail ridership plummeted worldwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic; many services were reduced in frequency or discontinued outright.


2020 in reptile paleontology
This list of fossil reptiles described in 2020 is a list of new taxa of fossil reptiles that were described during the year 2020, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to reptile paleontology that occurred in 2020.


2020 in rock music
This article summarizes the events related to rock music for the year of 2020.


2020 in spaceflight
This article documents notable spaceflight events during the year 2020.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Exploration of the Solar System
Three missions to Mars were launched in 2020, including two rovers, two orbiters, and a lander. NASA has launched the Mars 2020 mission, which includes the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, and will cache samples for eventual return to Earth. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has launched its Tianwen-1 mission, which includes an orbiter, a lander, a small rover and a deployable camera; it is China's first mission to another planet using its own delivery vehicle. Finally, the United Arab Emirates, in partnership with American universities, has launched the Hope Mars Mission orbiter on a Japanese rocket.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Exploration of the Solar System
In November, China launched Chang'e 5, the first sample-return mission to the Moon since Luna 24 in 1976. Chang'e 5 used the recently developed Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket. The mission performed the first-ever robotic lunar orbit rendezvous.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Exploration of the Solar System
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission landed on asteroid 101955 Bennu in October to obtain a surface sample for return to earth. JAXA's Hayabusa2 mission returned samples of 162173 Ryugu to Earth on 5 December 2020, with its re-entry vehicle recovered in Woomera, Australia.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Exploration of the Solar System
One solar mission was launched: ESA's Solar Orbiter, on 10 February 2020, intended to study the Sun’s heliosphere. Parker Solar Probe, launched in 2018, decreased its minimal distance to the Sun further to 14.2 million km.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Human spaceflight
In the United States, SpaceX's Dragon 2 spacecraft made its first crewed flight to the International Space Station on 31 May 2020 as part of the Commercial Crew Program, enabling American human orbital spaceflight capability for the first time since the Space Shuttle's retirement in 2011. Dragon 2 became the first commercial system to fly humans to Earth orbit. The second crewed Dragon mission and its first operational mission, Crew-1, launched on 15 November 2020.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Human spaceflight
China conducted a uncrewed flight test of a next generation crewed spacecraft in May 2020, and continues preparations for the 2021 launch of the Tianhe Core Cabin Module of the Chinese Space Station.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Human spaceflight
NASA astronaut Christina Koch set a women's record-breaking 328 days spaceflight ending on 6 February 2020. Scott Kelly still holds the all-time American record with 340 days; Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov holds the all-time spaceflight length record of 437 days. Koch also participated in the first all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir on 18 October 2019.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Rocket innovation
SpaceX made three atmospheric test flights with prototypes of its fully reusable two-stage-to-orbit vehicle Starship.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Rocket innovation
The trend towards cost reduction in access continued and several rockets made their maiden flights in 2020. Despite the increasing competition the cost of delivering cargo to the ISS went up.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Satellite innovation
SpaceX started operation of its Starlink constellation in late 2020. As of 2 December 2020, 955 satellites have been launched and Starlink is in a public beta testing phase. OneWeb planned to start service in 2020 as well, but filed for bankruptcy in March 2020 after 74 satellites were launched. OneWeb emerged from bankruptcy and plans to restart launches in December 2020.


2020 in spaceflight, Overview, Satellite innovation
The Mission Extension Vehicle MEV-1 became the first telerobotically-operated spacecraft to service another satellite on-orbit when it completed the first phase of a 5-year mission to extend the life of the Intelsat 901 (I-901) satellite. In February 2020, MEV-1 captured the communications satellite, which had been moved to graveyard orbit some months before. In April 2020, MEV-1 successfully brought Intelsat-901 it back to position in geosynchronous orbit where it is now expected to operate for another five years. This was a space industry first as satellite servicing had previously been accomplished only with on-orbit human assistance, during the missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope in the early 2000s.


2020 in spaceflight, Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
During the 7-hour, 29-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully replaced nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for the power channel on one pair of the station’s solar arrays.


2020 in spaceflight, Extravehicular activities (EVAs)
During the six hour and 58-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully completed the battery upgrade for one channel on one pair of the station’s solar arrays.