| Author (and author names) | Published between | No. of references | No. of described taxa (valid) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi, T. | 1993–1995 | 2 | – |
| Yamamoto, C. I. | 1998–1999 | 4 | – |
| Yamamoto, M.-T. | 1994–2004 | 4 | – |
| Yamamoto, S. | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Yamamoto, T. | 1995–1998 | 4 | – |
| Yamamura, N. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| Yamane, S. | 1978–2023 | 112 | 108 |
| Yamanouchi, Y. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| Yamaoka, R. | 1997–2005 | 2 | – |
| Yamauchi, K. | 1968–2005 | 26 | 6 |
| Yandell, M.; Yandell, M. D. | 2011 | 3 | – |
| Yang, A. S. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Yang, B. | 1998–1999 | 2 | – |
| Yang, C.-C. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Yang, D.-R. | 2013–2015 | 2 | 1 |
| Yang, P. | 2010 | 1 | – |
| Yang, T.-C. | 1974 | 1 | – |
| Yang, X. | 1994–1997 | 3 | – |
| Yang, Y. | 1992 | 1 | – |
| Yang, Z. | 1998–2019 | 2 | 2 |
| Yano, K. | 1985 | 1 | – |
| Yano, M. | 1909–1985 | 17 | 1 |
| Yanoviak, S. P. | 2008 | 1 | – |
| Yarrow, H. C. | 1875 | 1 | – |
| Yarrow, I. H. H. | 1954–1969 | 11 | 1 |
| Yashima, M. | 2004 | 1 | – |
| Yashiro, T. | 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| Yasumatsu, K. | 1935–1965 | 21 | 5 |
| Yasuno, M. | 1963 | 1 | – |
| Yazdi, A. B. | 2012 | 1 | – |
| Ye, C. | 2010 | 1 | – |
| Ye, D. | 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| Ye, D. D. | 2013 | 1 | – |
| Ye, Q. | 1992 | 1 | – |
| Yefremova, Z. A. | 2016 | 1 | – |
| Yek, S. H. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Yen, A. L. | 1985 | 1 | – |
| Yen, A. Y. | 1992 | 1 | – |
| Yencharis, J. | 1995 | 1 | – |
| Yensen, D. | 1980 | 1 | – |
| Yensen, E. | 1980 | 1 | – |
| Yensen, N. P.; Yensen, N. | 1977–1980 | 2 | – |
| Yi, S. V. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Ying Y. | – | – | – |
| Yokohari, F. | 2005–2009 | 2 | – |
| Yong, G. W. J. | 2018–2022 | 3 | 4 |
| Yong, H.-S. | 1982–1986 | 3 | – |
| York, A. | 1994 | 1 | – |
| Yorke, J. A. | 2011 | 1 | – |
| Yoshida, M. C. | 1997–1999 | 3 | – |
| Yoshimura, J. | 2019 | 1 | – |
| Yoshimura, M. | 2002–2014 | 16 | 19 |
| Yoshioka, H. | 1939 | 2 | – |
| Yosida, T. H. | 1965–1966 | 3 | – |
| Yospin, M. M. | 1999 | 1 | – |
| Young, A. M. | 1983–1986 | 2 | – |
| Young, G. R. | 2001 | 1 | – |
| Young, J. | 1964–1969 | 4 | – |
| Youngsteadt, E. | 2023 | 1 | – |
| Yousef, A. F. A. | 2016 | 1 | – |