153 scientists from 20 countries participated in the survey of Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, scouring caves, mountains, reefs, shallows, and forests collecting species. Out of over 10,000 species collected, the researchers are predicting that as many as 2000 may be previously unknown to the scientific community.

More pictures are available at National Geographic.

”I had thought it would be rather nice to call it Mindarus ebayi,” said Dr Harrington.

Instead, the entomologist who identified the find settled on Mindarus harringtoni.