A NEW GENUS OF ARCHIPOLYPODAN MILLIPEDE FROM THE COSELEY LAGERSTÄTTE, UPPER CARBONIFEROUS, UK

Abstract:  A new archipolypodan millipede, Anaxeodesmus diambonotus gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Upper Carboniferous (Westphalian B) Coseley Lagerstätte, West Midlands, UK. This taxon is unique amongst Archipolypoda in having tergites unornamented by spines or tubercles. It appears to have archidesmidan affinities as it shares similarities in sternal morphology with the Early Devonian archipolypodan Palaeodesmus tuberculata (Brade-Birks) from the Midland Valley of Scotland. Anaxeodesmus diambonotus significantly increases the ordinal diversity of Archipolypoda in the Late Carboniferous as all other Archipolypoda from this time period belong to the spiny Euphoberiida.     

A New Japygid Dipluran from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

The first Mesozoic japygid (Hexapoda: Diplura), Ferrojapyx vivax gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation of north-east Brazil. There are only two previously described occurrences of japygids in the fossil record: in Miocene or Pliocene onyx marble from Arizona and from the Carboniferous (Westphalian D) Francis Creek Shale of Mazon Creek, Illinois.     

First Mesozoic Scutigeromorph Centipede, from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

The first Mesozoic scutigeromorph centipede (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), Fulmenocursor tenax gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) Crato Formation of north-east Brazil. Previously described fossil Scutigeromorpha are known from Dominican and Baltic amber, the Carboniferous (Westphalian D) Francis Creek Shale of Mazon Creek, Illinois, the Silurian and Devonian of Britain, and the Devonian of New York State.     

中国弗叶甲属四新种记述(鞘翅目:叶甲科:叶甲亚科)

记述弗叶甲属Phratora4新种,即陈氏弗叶甲Phratora cheni sp.nov.,紫翅弗叶甲P.purpurea.sp.nov.,双钩弗叶甲P.biuncinata sp.nov.,皱弗叶甲P.caperata sp.nov.,模式标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所。     

中国苔麦蛾属研究（鳞翅目：麦蛾科）

系统研究了中国苔麦蛾属Ｂｒｙｏｔｒｏｐｈａ,中国新纪录,记述６新种２中国新纪录种。文中提供了两性外生殖器特征图和分种检索表。模式标本保存于陕西师范大学动物研究所。拟寿苔麦蛾Ｂｒｙｏｔｒｏｐｈａ ａｍｂｉｓｅｎｅｃｔｅｌｌａ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．分布于甘肃和陕西,该种与寿苔蛾Ｂｒｙｏｔｒｏｐｈａ ｓｅｎｅｃｔｅｌｌａ（Ｚｅｌｌｅｒ）相似,但雄性外生殖器抱器腹突出平缓;雌性外生殖器前阴片后缘凸起。短瓣苔麦蛾     

秦岭地区石炭纪两种新的扇状脉植物

记述的两种新植物分别来自秦岭地区的凤县和镇安县。产于凤县草凉驿红花铺草凉驿组的Adiantites honghuapuensis sp．nov．,至少二次羽状复叶,羽片线形,以宽角着生于羽轴上;小羽片椭圆形,羽片基部的小羽片偶尔分裂为2—3个裂片。小羽片基部收缩,有短柄或以较宽的基部着生于羽轴上,扇状脉。另一产自镇安县茅坪东山梁二峪河组的Qinlingopteris orientalis gen．et sp．nov．,其特征是二次羽状复叶,末二级羽轴与末级羽轴夹角较小,大约30^#左右。小羽片亚对生,长卵形或亚圆形,顶端较窄,中部较宽,基部较狭并具短柄;叶脉扇状;羽轴上具间小羽片,间小羽片与正常小羽片等形同大。草凉驿组的地质时代大致为纳缪尔期至维斯发早期,而二峪河组则为早石炭世维宪期。     

Previously undocumented diversity and abundance of cryptic species: a phylogenetic analysis of Indo-Pacific Arminidae Rafinesque, 1814 (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) with descriptions of 20 new species of Dermatobranchus

The phylogenetic relationships amongst the Arminidae were analysed based upon morphological characters of 58 presently described species or nudibranchs, including 35 previously described Arminidae and 20 new species of Dermatobranchus. From the literature review and anatomical examinations, 43 characters were considered for 78 taxa. These characters were polarized using Berthella canariensis as the outgroup taxon and the type species of several other genera identified from recent publications. The resulting phylogeny supports the monophyly of Arminidae, Dermatobranchus, Doridina, and Proctonotidae. The paraphyly of the Arminina is further demonstrated in this study. Two previously described, but poorly known, species of Indo-Pacific Armina are redescribed, Armina magnaBaba, 1955 and Armina paucifoliataBaba, 1955. The anatomy and taxonomic status of nine previously described species of Dermatobranchus were examined in this study. The anatomy of Dermatobranchus pustulosus (van Hasselt, 1824) has been overlooked since Bergh (1888) illustrated the radula of van Hasselt's specimen. It is redescribed and its range is extended to several new localities in the western Pacific. Dermatobranchus pulcherrimus Miller & Willan, 1986 is considered here as a new synonym of Dermatobranchus rubidus (Gould, 1852). The following 20 species of Dermatobranchus are new and are described in the present paper: Dermatobranchus albineus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus arminus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus caesitius sp. nov., Dermatobranchus caeruleomaculatus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus cymatilis sp. nov., Dermatobranchus dendonephthyphagus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus diagonalis sp. nov., Dermatobranchus earlei sp. nov., Dermatobranchus fasciatus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus funiculus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus kalyptos sp. nov., Dermatobranchus kokonas sp. nov., Dermatobranchus leoni sp. nov., Dermatobranchus microphallus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus oculus sp. nov., Dermatobranchus phyllodes sp. nov., Dermatobranchus piperoides sp. nov., Dermatobranchus rodmani sp. nov., Dermatobranchus semilunus sp. nov., and Dermatobranchus tuberculatus sp. nov. Eighteen of these new taxa are found in the Indo-Pacific tropics and two are found in temperate South Africa, D. albineus and D. arminus. Unique combinations of morphological characters distinguish these as new species of Dermatobranchus. Several species that are externally similar have radically divergent internal morphology, are members of different clades of Dermatobranchus, and represent cryptic species. Especially important is the radular morphology, which shows remarkable diversity of form, probably related directly to the diversification of feeding of members of this clade on various octocorals.     

Notes on some species of Parasmittina Osburn, 1952 (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida)

Nine species of the cheilostomate bryozoan genus Parasmittina Osburn, 1952, are described. Neotype specimens are selected for P. parsevalii (Audouin) and P. raigii (Audouin). P. hastingsae Soule and Soule, P. agathae sp. nov., P. parsloeparsloei sp. nov., P. pectinata sp. nov. and P. solenosmilioides sp. nov. are described from Australian localities. P. fistulata (Harmer) is redescribed and P. decorata Soule and Soule is placed in the synonymy of P. delicatula (Busk).     

中国东北晚侏罗世虻类化石(昆虫纲:双翅目)

本文论述了辽宁西部上侏罗统虻类６个科的化石,包括１新科,１０个新属和１５个新种。其中Ｐａｌａｅｐａｎｇｏｎｉｕｓ ｅｕｐｔｅｒｕｓ ｇｅｎ．ｅｔ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．,Ｅｌｐａｎｇｏｎｉｕｓ ｐｌｅｔｕｓ ｇｅｎ,ｅｔ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．和Ａｌｌｏｍｙｉａ ｒｕｄｅｒａｌｉｓ ｇｅｎ．ｅｔ ｓｐ．ｎｏｖ．均属于虻科（Ｔａｂａｎｉｄａｅ）;Ｏｒｓｏｂｒａｃｈｙｃｅｒｏｎ ｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ ｇｅｎ．ｅｔ ｓｐ     

中国鞘蛾科研究(鳞翅目):宽棘鞘蛾组研究及十二新种记述(英文)

本文报道鞘蛾属宽棘鞘蛾组（Coleophorasalicorniaegroup）分布于中国的29个种,其中包括12个新种和15个中国新纪录种：小瓣连棘鞘蛾ColeophoraarmeniaebaldizzoneetPatzak新纪录于新疆（乌鲁木齐、精河、察布查尔、塔城、北屯）,国外分布于乌克兰、亚美尼亚、哈萨克斯坦和吉尔吉斯斯坦;直连棘鞘蛾C．artaFalkovitsh新纪录于青海（循化）,国外分布蒙古;驼绒基连棘鞘蛾C.ceratoidis（Falkovitsh）新纪录于新疆（塔城）,同外分布于蒙古和俄罗斯;小蓬连棘鞘蛾C．diogenesFalkovitsh新纪录于新疆（乌鲁木齐）,国外分布乌兹别克斯坦;骨茎连棘鞘蛾（新种）C．ossaedeagasp．nov．分布青海（湟源）;垂瓣连棘鞘蛾（新种）C．pendulivalvulasp.nov.分布新疆（乌鲁木齐）;毛角连棘鞘蛾C．pilicornisRebel新纪录于陕两（杨陵）、内蒙古（赤峰、锡林浩特）、黑龙江（黑河）,国外分布匈牙利、罗马利亚、南斯拉夫、俄罗斯（乌苏里）和蒙古;韦氏连棘鞘蛾C．weymarniToll分布于内蒙古（扎兰屯、锡林浩特、东乌珠穆沁）、黑龙江（黑河、五大连池）;宽瓣束棘鞘蛾（新种）C.lativalvasp.nov．分布新疆（乌鲁木齐）、内蒙古（锡林浩特、东乌珠穆沁）、黑龙江（五大连池）;新散棘鞘蛾（新种）C．novisqualorell     

中国柱角水虻亚科三新种(双翅目,水虻科)(英文)

记述我国柱角水虻亚科3新种,即周氏柱角水虻Beris zhouae sp.nov.,条斑离眼水虻Chorisops striata sp.nov.,弯突星水虻Actina curvata sp.nov.。模式标本保存在中国农业大学昆虫博物馆。     

STUDIES ON THE TRIBE FENUSINI OF CHINA (HYMENOPTERA: TENTHREDINIDAE)

Abstract  The following new taxa from China are proposed in the Fenusini : Profenusa chrysichlorita sp. nov., Nefusa sinica sp. nov., Nefusa brevis sp. nov., Metallus sichuanensis sp. nov. , Metallus wangi sp. nov. , Metallus mai sp. nov., Nefusa sinica sp. nov. Nefusa bratis sp. nov., Metatlus sichuanensis sp. nov., Birmella discoidalisa sp. nov., Okutanius pekingensis sp. nov. All these genera except for Birmella with Fenusa pusilla (Lepel.), Fenella monilicornis Thomson and Profenusa hirashima Togashi are new records from China. New taxa are described and figured. Keys to genera and species of the tribe Fenusini from China are proposed.     

中国黄斑蜂族九新种记述(蜜蜂总科,切叶蜂科,黄斑蜂族)

记述中国黄斑蜂族3属9新种.新种是:圆斑伟黄斑蜂Bathanthidum(s.str.)circinatum,峨眉伟黄斑蜂Bathanthidium(s.str.)emeiense,叉黄斑蜂Anthidium (s.str.)furcatum,双色黄斑蜂Anthidium(s.str.)bicolor,纹黄斑蜂Anthidum(s.str.)striatum,莫干山黄斑蜂An-thidium(s.str.)moganshanensis,向日葵黄斑蜂Anthidium(Proanthidium)helianthinum,皇冠准黄斑蜂Trachusa (Paraanthidium)coronum,角足准黄斑蜂Trachusa(Paraanthidium)cornopes.模式标本保存于中国科学院动物研究所.     

中国贵州妙蝇属(双翅目,蝇科)研究及净妙蝇群五新种记述(英文)

系贵州地区妙蝇属Myospila Rondani研究的系列论文之一,记述该属1新种群:净妙蝇群M.species-lauta并描述该新种群5新种:冯氏妙蝇M.fengisp.nov.,肖黄基妙蝇M.flavibasisoides sp.nov.,亚黄基妙蝇M.subflavibasis sp.nov.,亚净妙蝇M.sublauta sp.nov.和黄褐妙蝇M.xuthosa sp.nov.。文中给出了净妙蝇群的定义,编制了新种群所有已知种的检索表,描述了新种详细的形态特征及其与近缘种的鉴别特征。新种的模式标本保存于作者所在单位。     

An Unusually Diverse Llandovery (Silurian) Diplograptid Fauna from the Southern Urals of Russia and Its Evolutionary Significance

This vesiculosus Biozone assemblage of chemically-isolated graptolites from the Orenburg District of Russia was obtained from limestones associated with pillow lavas of the Sakmara Formation of Silurian–Early Devonian age. It comprises 30 species, of which 24 are described. Nine are new, one is a new subspecies, and eight are left under open nomenclature. The assemblage is unique in its diversity of minute biserial graptolites referable to the genera ' Glyptograptus ', Normalograptus , Sudburigraptus , and Metaclimacograptus ; and is unusual in that well-preserved graptolite faunas are rare at this stratigraphical level, which is fixed by the occurrence of Cystograptus vesiculosus (Nicholson) s.l. and Paraclimacograptus innotatus (Nicholson). The following new forms are described: ' Glyptograptus ' tamariscus praecursor subsp. nov., G. mazovoensis sp. nov., G. nikitini sp. nov., G. pavlinovi sp. nov., G. telarius sp. nov., G. zimai sp. nov., Normalograptus legrandi sp. nov., N. melchini sp. nov., N. sobolevskayae sp. nov., and Metaclimacograptus bjerreskovae sp. nov. Five evolutionary lineages are defined within the ' Glyptograptus ' tamariscus (Nicholson) plexus, modifying and extending the pioneer work of Packham (1962). The diverse ' Glyptograptus ' faunas are considered to be a replacement for the Normalograptus fauna which peaked in the late Ordovician and early Silurian. Metaclimacograptus , although reasonably diverse in its speciation, exhibits a conservative style of evolution with little fundamental change throughout the Llandovery. It is suggested that cortical bandages have species-specific dimensions and micro-features. Some problematical micro- and ultrastructural features are described, notably fibrillar textures, parallel to the fusellar margins, in several species.     

中国星水虻属五新种(双翅目,水虻科)(英文)

记述我国星水虻属5新种,即基褐星水虻Actina basalis sp.nov.,贡山星水虻A.gongshana sp.nov.,长角星水虻A.longa sp.nov.,腾冲星水虻A.tengchongana sp.nov.和张氏星水虻A.zhangae sp.nov.。新种模式标本保存在中国农业大学昆虫博物馆。1基褐星水虻,新种Actina basalis sp.nov.(图3～4)新种与西藏星水虻A.xizangensis Yanget Nagatomi有些近似,但触角比头部短,中足胫节基部暗黄色。正模♂,云南金平保护站,2006-05-18,张俊华采。副模2♂♂,云南金平丫口,2006-05-18,张俊华采。2贡山星水虻,新种Actina gongshana sp.nov.(图5～6)新种与双叶星水虻A.bilobata Li,Zhanget Yang近似,但前足胫节褐色且基部暗黄色,触角鞭节黑色且基部黄褐色,阳茎三叶。正模♂,云南贡山丹侏,2007-05-18,刘星月采。副模2♂♂,同正模。3长角星水虻,新种Actinalonga sp.nov.(图1～2)新种与变星水虻A.varipes Lindner近似,但头胸背面紫色,触角比头部长。正模♂,西藏林芝,3050m,1978-06-04,李法圣采。4腾冲星水虻,新种Actina tengchongana sp.nov.(图7～8)新种与黄端星水虻A.apici flava Li,Zhanget Yang近似,但头部背面紫色,生殖基节腹面愈合部基部呈V型凹缺,阳茎中叶钝而侧叶端部稍内弯。正模♂,云南腾冲自治,2007-05-31,刘星月采。5张氏星水虻,新种Actinazhangae sp.nov.(图9～10)新种与长突星水虻A.elongata Li,Zhanget Yang很近似,但后足腿节无褐色前条纹,后足胫节基部褐色,M3不直接与盘室相连。正模♂,云南金平丫口,2006-05-18,张俊华采。     

New and little-known Eoblattida (Insecta) from the Paleozoic of Russia

New taxa of the insect order Eoblattida from the Upper Carboniferous of Russia are described, including Narkemina kata sp. nov., Narkeminopsis inversa sp. nov., Carbonokata storozhenkoi gen. et sp. nov., Tshunoptera ampla gen. et sp. nov., and Evenkiophlebia collucata gen. et sp. nov. from the Chunya locality (Krasnoyarsk Region), Narkemulla sibirica gen. et sp. nov. from the Chunya and Izykhskie Kopi localities, Khakassia (all Cnemidolestidae), and Izykhia tridentis gen. et sp. nov. from Izykhskie Kopi (?Spanioderidae). Narkeminuta permiana gen. et sp. nov. (Cnemidolestidae) is described from the Kedrovka locality (Kemerovo Region; Lower Permian), and Issadische maximum gen. et sp. nov. (Eoblattida incertae familiae) is descriobed from the Isady locality (Vologda Region; Upper Permian). Permeoblatta borealis Rasnitsyn et Aristov, 2010 (Idelinellidae) from Isady is redescribed.     

中国中沟细蜂属种类记述(膜翅目:细蜂科)

记述中国中沟细蜂属 Parthenocodrus Pschorn-Walcher 5种,其中包括4新种:梵净山中沟细蜂P.fanjingshanensis He et Xu,sp.nov.、褐足中沟细蜂P.fu scipes He et xu,sp.nov.、鼓鞭中沟细蜂P.tumidiflagellum He et ...     

中国甘肃和青海省叶蜂类六新种记述(膜翅目:叶蜂科)(英文)

记述了叶蜂科采自甘肃的3个新种:Tenthredo(Tenthredo)sinotemula sp.nov.,Tenthredo(Tenthredella)labrangensis sp.nov.和Tenthredo(Tenthredella)sinosimplex sp.nov.;采白青海的3个新种:Tenthredo(Tenthredella)rolleri sp.nov.,Tenthredo(Tenthredella)qinghaiensis sp.nov.和Tenthredo(Tenthredella)yunningsiensis sp.nov.     

Fossil Woods From Williams Point Beds, Livingston Island, Antarctica: A Late Cretaceous Southern High Latitude Flora

The wood flora from Williams Point, Livingston Island, contains 12 wood types of gymnosperm and angiosperm origin. Recent collections of material have increased the biodiversity of a postulated species-rich vegetation. The gymnosperm wood can be readily assigned to four form-genera: Araucarioxylon Kraus, Araucariopitys Jeffrey, Podocarpoxylon Gothan and Sahnioxylon Bose and Sah. This indicates a diversity of coniferous araucarian and podocarp trees alongside woods of uncertain affinity ( Sahnioxylon ; Bennettitales). Two angiosperm morphotypes are assigned to the organ genera Hedycaryoxylon Su¨ss (Monimiaceae) and Weinmannioxylon Petriella (Cunoniaceae). The remaining four taxa of angiosperm wood cannot be confidently placed in extant families as they exhibit features that suggest relationships with the Magnoliidae, Hamamelidae and Rosidae. This paper presents the first comprehensive taxonomic revision of the wood flora from Livingston Island and discusses the palaeoecology that prevailed at a latitude of about 60 degrees south during the Late Cretaceous. Newly described taxa are Araucarioxylon chapmanae sp. nov., Araucariopitys antarcticus sp. nov., Podocarpoxylon chapmanae sp. nov., P. verticalis sp. nov., P. communis sp. nov., Weinmannioxylon ackamoides sp. nov., Antarctoxylon livingstonensis gen. et sp. nov., A. multiseriatum gen. et sp. nov., A. heteroporosum gen. et sp. nov. and A. uniperforatum gen et sp. nov.