scholarly journals A minute stingless bee in Eocene Fushan amber from northeastern China (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

2013 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel ◽  
Charles D. Michener
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Stingless Bee ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Eocene Amber

The first fossil bee in Eocene amber of the Fushan Coalfield, Liaoning, China is described and figured.  Exebotrigona velteni Engel & Michener, new genus and species (Apinae: Meliponini) is based on a stingless bee worker and is remarkably similar in several apomorphic traits to the species of the New World genus Trigonisca Moure s.l.  The diversity of fossil and subfossil Meliponini is briefly summarized, as are the characters and possible affinities of Exebotrigona.

scholarly journals New phiocricetomyine rodents (Hystricognathi) from the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Fayum Depression, Egypt

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12074
Author(s):  
Shorouq F. Al-Ashqar ◽  
Erik R. Seiffert ◽  
Dorien de Vries ◽  
Sanaa El-Sayed ◽  
Mohamed S. Antar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Late Eocene ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Early Oligocene ◽  
Species Type ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Latest Eocene

Background The rich rodent assemblages from the Eocene–Oligocene deposits of the Jebel Qatrani Formation (Fayum Depression, Egypt) have important implications for our understanding of the origin and paleobiogeography of Hystricognathi, a diverse clade that is now represented by the Afro-Asiatic Hystricidae, New World Caviomorpha, and African Phiomorpha. Methods Here we present previously undescribed material of the enigmatic hystricognath clade Phiocricetomyinae, from two stratigraphic levels in the lower sequence of the Jebel Qatrani Formation—a new genus and species (Qatranimys safroutus) from the latest Eocene Locality 41 (~34 Ma, the oldest and most productive quarry in the formation) and additional material of Talahphiomys lavocati from that species’ type locality, early Oligocene Quarry E (~31–33.2 Ma). Results The multiple specimens of Qatranimys safroutus from L-41 document almost the entire lower and upper dentition, as well as mandibular fragments and the first cranial remains known for a derived phiocricetomyine. Specimens from Quarry E allow us to expand comparisons with specimens from Libya (late Eocene of Dur at-Talah and early Oligocene of Zallah Oasis) that have been placed in T. lavocati, and we show that the Dur at-Talah and Zallah specimens do not pertain to this species. These observations leave the Fayum Quarry E as the only locality where T. lavocati occurs.

scholarly journals New Genus and Species of Gall Midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae, Porricondylinae, Holoneurini) from the Late Eocene Amber of Olevsk (Zhitomir Region, Ukraine)

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. A. Fedotova ◽  
E. E. Perkovsky
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Late Eocene ◽  
Rovno Amber ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Gall Midges ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Eocene Amber

Abstract Gall midges are reported for the first time in Late Eocene Rovno amber from the Olevsk, Zhitomir Region. This is the second amber locality to yield gall midges in the Zhitomir Region, after Gulyanka. Rovnoholoneurus gen. n. and two new species, Rovnoholoneurus davidi sp. n. and R. miyae sp. n. are described. Bryocrypta laqueata Fedotova, 2005 is transferred to the genus Rovnoholoneurus, and Rovnoholoneurus laqueatus (Fedotova, 2005), comb. n. is established. A key to the species of Rovnoholoneurus is provided.

scholarly journals A new genus and species of natricine snake from northeast India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4603 (2) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
VARAD B. GIRI ◽  
DAVID J. GOWER ◽  
ABHIJIT DAS ◽  
H.T. LALREMSANGA ◽  
SAMUEL LALRONUNGA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Molecular Variation ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Indian Populations ◽  
Western Palearctic ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic

Based on the first molecular phylogenetic analyses of samples from northeast India, specimens referred to Rhabdops from this region are more closely related to the southeast and east Asian natricine genera Opisthotropis Günther, 1872 and Sinonatrix Rossman & Eberle, 1977 (as well as to New World and western Palearctic natricines) than to peninsular Indian (true) Rhabdops. Morphologically, these northeast Indian populations differ from other natricines by having a single (‘fused’ or unpaired) internasal shield and a single prefrontal shield. Given the morphological and phylogenetic distinctiveness of these northeast Indian populations, we refer them to a new genus, Smithophis gen. nov., and transfer Rhabdops bicolor (Blyth, 1854) to Smithophis bicolor comb. nov. Based on morphological and molecular variation within our northeast Indian sample, we additionally describe Smithophis atemporalis sp. nov. from the state of Mizoram.

A new genus and species of damsel-dragonfly from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia (Odonata: Campterophlebiidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-360
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ NEL ◽  
DIYING HUANG
Keyword(s):  
Middle Jurassic ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Late Jurassic ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Lower Jurassic ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
Large Species ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Unique Shape ◽  
Anal Area

The Campterophlebiidae is the largest family of fossil damsel-dragonflies, containing more than 60 species described from Lower Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous strata of Europe and Asia. This group is especially diverse in the Middle–Late Jurassic strata in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China, with some very large species (Zhang et al., 2006, 2008, 2013; Nel et al., 2007, 2008, 2009; Petrulevičius et al., 2011; Li et al., 2013; Zhang et al., 2013; Zheng et al., 2016, 2017). Thus it is surprising that we found a new representative of these damsel-dragonflies, belonging to a group of genera characterized by a very particular shape of the forewing cubito-anal area. This fossil has a unique shape of the forewing median vein, allowing its attribution to a new genus and species. It increases our knowledge about the palaeobiodiversity of this impressive group of Odonata.

A new taxon of a primitive moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Eolepidopterigidae) from the latest Middle Jurassic of northeastern China

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ting Zhang ◽  
Chung-Kun Shih ◽  
Conrad C. Labandeira ◽  
Dong Ren
Keyword(s):  
Middle Jurassic ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Northeastern China ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Fossil Material ◽  
Jiulongshan Formation ◽  
Cross Vein

AbstractA new genus and species, Aclemus patulus n. gen. n. sp., is described based on a new specimen collected from the latest Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation in Inner Mongolia, China. Based on a combination of characters from this fossil, including a homonomous fore- and hindwing, a 3-branched media vein, wings lacking long cilia on their margins; and a cross-vein absent between subcosta and radius, we establish a new genus assigned to the Eolepidopterigidae. In addition, the diagnosis of Longcapitalis excelsus Zhang, Shih, Labandeira and Ren 2013, is emended based on new fossil material.

scholarly journals Renefouqueosis peruviensis, a new genus and species of Stenosini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Peru with a key to the Stenosini of the World and notes on the genera Anchomma and Fitzsimonsium

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf L. Aalbu ◽  
Aaron D. Smith ◽  
Kojun Kanda ◽  
Patrice Bouchard
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New World ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Old World ◽  
The World ◽  
Northern Peru ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Renefouqueosis peruviensis gen. et sp. nov., a new tenebrionid genus and species of the tribe Stenosini (subtribe Stenosina) is described from the arid mountains of Northern Peru. Including the new genus Renefouqueosis gen. nov., the tribe Stenosini now includes 40 valid genera of which nine are from the New World. The genera are placed in six subtribes (two worldwide, two New World and two Old World). Type species and subtribal assignment for each genus is presented. Notes on the placement of the genera Anchomma LeConte, 1858 and Fitzsimonsium Koch, 1962 are given. The proper placement of these genera is uncertain. Because of numerous morphological similarities to the Stenosini, we have decided to place these in a key to the world genera of Stenosini, which we provide.

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