First record of the north American rotifer Kellicottia bostoniensis (Rousselet, 1908) from the Sozh River, Belarus

New aulacopleuroidean trilobites from the Lochkovian of Oklahoma include the otarionine Cyphaspis carrolli new species from the Haragan Formation, and the brachymetopid Cordania wessmani new species from the overlying Bois d'Arc Formation. Cyphaspis carrolli is the first record of the genus from the North American Devonian. It is a highly plesiomorphic species, dissimilar to contemporaries from Europe, but closely related to Silurian species from Northern Laurentia and England. Cordania wessmani had previously been interpreted as a possible sexual dimorph of Cordania falcata Whittington, 1960, but new material and information shows that the forms occur separately with no stratigraphic overlap. New information on trilobite occurrence in the Haragan and Bois d'Arc Formations does not support previous hypotheses of trilobite sexual dimorphism, but rather indicates the presence of distinct, stratigraphically successive faunas.

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FIRST RECORD OF AN EGG PARASITOID FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN PROCONIINE SHARPSHOOTER PARAULACIZES IRRORATA (HEMIPTERA: CICADELLIDAE), WITH NOTES ON REARING TECHNIQUES

Florida Entomologist ◽

10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[288:froaep]2.0.co;2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 89 (2) ◽

pp. 288-289

Author(s):

Christopher Tipping ◽

Serguei V. Triapitsyn ◽

Russell F. Mizell

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

First Record ◽

Egg Parasitoid ◽

The North ◽

Rearing Techniques

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First record of Labyrinthus soraufi Kobluk from the southern Appalachians: Lower Cambrian Shady Dolomite, Virginia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences ◽

10.1139/e82-091 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 1094-1098 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

David R. Kobluk

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Lower Cambrian ◽

First Record ◽

Geographic Range ◽

Southern Appalachians ◽

Middle Cambrian ◽

The North

Labyrinthus soraufi Kobluk 1979, previously known only from the upper Lower Cambrian Forteau Formation of southern Labrador, has been found within upper Lower Cambrian to lower Middle Cambrian Epiphyton mounds from the upper part of the Shady Dolomite in southwestern Virginia. This problematical fossil was a contributor to framework growth in both of its known occurrences. This find extends the geographic range of this fossil to include the southern Appalachians, and shows that L. soraufi is not a fossil unique to the Cambrian of Labrador but may possibly occur more widely through the North American Lower (and Middle?) Cambrian. The absence of archaeocyathids from the Epiphyton mounds in the Upper Shady Formation shows that L. soraufi was not restricted to archaeocyathid-bearing mounds or reefs.

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First record of the North American scaphitid ammonite Discoscaphites iris from the upper Maastrichtian of Libya

Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen ◽

10.1127/0077-7749/2009/0013 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 254 (3) ◽

pp. 373-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marcin Machalski ◽

John W. M. Jagt ◽

Neil H. Landman ◽

Janusz Uberna

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

First Record ◽

The North ◽

Upper Maastrichtian

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First record and evidence of an established population of the North American mud crab Dyspanopeus sayi (Brachyura: Heterotremata: Panopeidae) in the western Mediterranean

Scientia Marina ◽

10.3989/scimar.03361.16a ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 76 (1) ◽

pp. 79-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Christoph D. Schubart ◽

Guillermo Guerao ◽

Pere Abelló

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

First Record ◽

Western Mediterranean ◽

Mud Crab ◽

The North ◽

Established Population ◽

Dyspanopeus Sayi

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First record of the Hirnantian (Upper Ordovician) δ13C excursion in the North American Midcontinent and its regional implications

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s0016756806002469 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 143 (5) ◽

pp. 657-678 ◽

Cited By ~ 87

Author(s):

STIG M. BERGSTRÖM ◽

MATTHEW M. SALTZMAN ◽

BIRGER SCHMITZ

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Sea Level ◽

North American ◽

First Record ◽

Sea Level Changes ◽

Upper Ordovician ◽

The North ◽

Study Interval ◽

First Time ◽

North And South

The most prominent of the two major global δ13C excursions in the Ordovician, the Hirnantian δ13C excursion (HICE), which is previously recorded from the uppermost Ordovician in a few sections in Nevada, Quebec, Arctic Canada, Baltoscandia, Scotland and China, is documented for the first time from the North American Midcontinent. Samples through the Girardeau Limestone and Leemon Formation in Missouri and Illinois show elevated δ13C values of +4‰ to +5‰. Although not determined precisely, the beginning of the HICE is likely to be in the upper part of the Orchard Creek Shale, and it ends in the upper Leemon Formation. Being extraordinarily useful chronostratigraphically, the presence of the HICE makes it possible to provide a firm dating of the study interval, whose age has long been controversial. Comparison between the study sections and coeval HICE sequences in North America and Europe show striking similarities, especially in sea-level history, indicating that major local lowstands reflect eustatic sea-level changes. A comparison with Hirnantian diamictite successions in North and South Africa and Argentina suggests that these lowstands correspond to two major Gondwanan glacial episodes.

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The first record of Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) in Romania

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” ◽

10.3897/travaux.62.e35470 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 57-60

Author(s):

Melanya Stan

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Near East ◽

First Record ◽

American Continent ◽

Sap Beetle ◽

Oriental Region ◽

North American Continent ◽

The North ◽

Stelidota Geminata ◽

First Time

The sap beetle, Stelidota geminata (Say, 1825) originates from the North American continent and was introduced in Europe, Oriental Region and in the Near East. It is recorded from Romania for the first time.

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First record of North American ambrosia beetle Gnathotrichus materiarius (Fitch) (Coleoptera, Scolytidae) in Finland - a new potential forest pest?

Entomologica Fennica ◽

10.33338/ef.83943 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 193-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Heli Valkama ◽

Petri Martikainen ◽

Mika Räty

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

First Record ◽

Pheromone Trap ◽

Ips Typographus ◽

European Countries ◽

Ambrosia Beetle ◽

Forest Pest ◽

The North ◽

First Time

The North American ambrosia beetle Gnathotrichus materiarius is reported for the first time in Finland. One specimen was caught by a Ips typographus pheromone trap in Vantaa in 1996. The species was introduced to Europe from North Americain 1933, and since then it has spread to many Middle European countries. It is possible that this species has already become established in Fennoscandia, because of repeated introductions.

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