There are many ways in which you can classify an unknown species. To classify an unknown species you can compare it to similar species.
In basic terms: biologists classify organisms by species, genus and family.
Hybrids are a mix of two different species. It is difficult to classify hybrids because they do not fit into either specific species.
We will classify this new species as a mammal.How do you classify this, Mister Burns?
The insect fossil would be examined for revelations about it's physical attributes and compared to other identified fossil and living insets. If the insect is unknown, it would be classified as a new species.
Genus species or when writing it in hand it should be Genus species, but underlined.
It they are unknown how would we know if they are unknown
genus and species
Taxonomy
Yes by the species
naming the species, grouping the species.. and more
Zebras and Horses are two different species. So when offspring is produced from a zebra and a horse it produces a cross-breed or hybrid. Hybrids are infertile and are hard to classify. They are hard to classify because they are both horse and zebra so it is hard to decide which species to classify them as.
When Someone finds it.