Une nouvelle espèce du genre Bohlinia (Mammalia,Giraffidae) du Miocène supérieur de Toros-Menalla,Tchad

New Giraffidae specimens discovered from the Late Miocene fossiliferous sector of Toros-Menalla (northern Chad) are described. These specimens are assigned to Bohlinia, a genus known so far only in some Late Miocene localities of Eurasia. This is the first occurrence of the genus in Africa. Analysis of the material allows us to describe a new species of giraffid, Bohlinia adoumi n. sp., probably close to the Eurasian forms.     

Une nouvelle espèce d'Apodemus (Rodentia,Mammalia)du Pliocène de la dépression de Guadix-Baza (Grenade,Espagne)

This paper describes a new species of Apodemus,A. agustii, a Middle Pliocene Muridae from the Guadix-Baza basin. Its morphology is far from that postulated as more frequent in Apodemus: its molars crowns are relatively high: there is no connection between t6 and t9 in M¹ and M². Taking in account this and its age, it is placed in an evolutionary branch, convergent with “Rhagapodemus” morphotype.     

Une nouvelle espèce d'Euglène,Euglena Penardii

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Une nouvelle espèce de Fuciniceras du Domérien des Causses:Fuciniceras fontaneillesi Nov. sp.

The biostratigraphical sequence of the Domerian Fuciniceras is refinded with new data from the Causses (France). A new species, last representative of the genus in this country, is described and the beginning of a biogeographical differenciation is analysed.     

Ulphaceaster sarthacensis,nouveau genre et nouvelle espèce d’échinide Archiaciidae du Cénomanien (Sarthe,France)

A new genus and a new species of the echinoid family Archiaciidae from Cenomanian deposits in Sarthe (Paris Basin, France) are described. The genus Ulphaceaster nov. gen. can be distinguished from other archiaciids by its anterior ambulacrum, which is located in a deep groove running from the peristome to the apex where the test enlarges in a tea-spoon shape. The apical rostrum is taller and more slender than for species of the close genus Claviaster. The species Uphaceaster sarthacensis sp. nov. is known from the Saint-Ulphace locality only (Sables et Grès de Lamnay Formation, La Garenne quarry), where it is found in shallow marine sandy limestones, from infralittoral deposit environments.     

Le genre Dasypsyllus Baker 1905 : description d’une espèce nouvelle et essai de mise au point sur ce genre (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae)

Dasypsyllus picaflori n. sp. est décrit à partir de puces prélevées dans un nid de Trochilidae, Oreotrochilus leucopleurus Gould 1847, au Chili. C’est la deuxième espèce de Puce signalée chez des Colibris. Taxonomie, répartition, spécificité et écologie des espèces et sous-espèces connues dans le genre Dasypsyllus sont rappelées.     

Première découverte de Viperidae (Reptilia,Serpentes) dans les îles Baléares (Espagne) : des vipères du Néogène de Minorque. Description d’une nouvelle espèce du Pliocène

Two viperid snakes, Vipera natiensis sp. n. (belonging to the Vipera aspis group) and Vipera sp., have been found in the Pliocene of Minorca. On the other hand, an indeterminate viperid extends back the fossil record of the family in the Balearic Islands, to the Middle Miocene. These fossils represent the first report of viperids from the Balearic Islands. Vertebra of Vipera natiensis sp. n. are characterised by a concave anterior border of zygosphene, dorsoventrally flattened, short (as wide as long) and blunt prezygapophyseal processes. Centrum convex in transverse section, subcentral margins poorly marked and presence of two well defined subcotylar tubercles. Hypapophysis located posteriorly on the centrum and not prolonged anteriorly, or only slightly prolonged as a keel. The dorsal border of the neural spine is slightly thickened; the posterior border of the neural spine is markedly inclined posteriorly; as a result, the spine forms a posterior point, which is more or less developed, depending on the position of the vertebra along the vertebral column. The presence of Viperidae in the Neogene of the Balearic Islands involves the existence of a terrestrial connection between this archipelago and the continent during the Early Miocene and/or Middle Miocene and perhaps the presence of a later connection during the Late Miocene.     

Une nouvelle sous-famille,les Poulpinae, et quatre nouvelles espèces de Saitoum radiolaires mésozoiques téthysiens

Studies of skeleton elements of several jurassic species of Saitoum allow to compare them with Poulpus from Trias. The sub-family Poulpinae is introduced, caracterised by three cephalic arcs and the collar position of the cephalic structure. Among the jurassic forms, 4 species are newly described: S. corniculum, S. elegans, S. levium and S. trichylum.     

Révision de la tribu des Lachnogyini Reitter, 1904 sensu nov. et description d’un nouveau genre et d’une espèce nouvelle du désert de Taklamakan,Chine (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae,Pimeliinae)

La tribu des Lachnogyini Reitter, 1904 sensu nov. est révisée. Les caractères distinctifs et la position systématique des genres Lachnogya Ménétriés, 1849, Netuschilia Reitter, 1904, Klewaria Reitter, 1916 et Lachnodactylus Seidlitz, 1898 sont discutés. La rotation de l’édéage dans l’abdomen, face ventrale visible de dessus, permet de l’inclure dans la sous-famille des Pimeliinae. Un genre nouveau de Lachnogyini, sous-famille des Pimeliinae (sensu Doyen & Tschinkel 1982), est créé pour recevoir une nouvelle espèce du désert froid de Taklamakan (Xing Kiang, Chine) : Taklamakania lepetzi, n. gen., n. sp. Une nouvelle espèce d’Afghanistan : Lachnogya skopini n. sp., est décrite. En revanche, le genre Lachnodactylus est transféré à la tribu des Trachyscelini en raison de la position ventrale de son édéage.     

Dicerorhinus miguelcrus afonti nov. sp., une nouvelle espèce de rhinocéros (Mammalia,Perissodactyla) du gisement pliocène supérieur de Layna (Soria,Espagne) et de la formation pliocène de Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales,France)

More than 90 remains of rhinoceroses bones and teeth have been recovered from the Layna Pliocene deposit. They correspond to a middle sized animal with stout bones and is quite different from both the large sized Pliocène D. megarhinus, the lower Villafranchian D. jeanvireti and the slim small Villafranchian D. etruscus. Its a new species belonging to the Dicerorhinus genus: D. miguelcrusafonti nov. sp. This species is also found in the Perpignan Pliocene formation, together with D. megarhinus.     

Les Stephanodiscus (Diatomées) du Lac Léman: Description d'une nouvelle espèce,Stephanodiscus irregularis; mise au point taxonomique et distributions saisonnières

Intact sediment-water columns from a flowing cypress swamp receiving primary wastewater effluent were used to evaluate inorganic N removal and to determine the fate of ¹⁵NH _inf4 ^sup+ -N added to the floodwater. Treatments represented wetland sites which had received 0 (initial application), 2, and 50 years of primary wastewater application. The rate of inorganic-N decrease in the floodwater was greatest for the initial application columns, primarily due to sediment adsorption of NH _inf4 ^sup+ , followed by 2-year and 50-yr-columns. Maximum removal rates were 318, 296, and 148 mg N m^–2 day^–1, respectively. At the end of the 21-day study period, only 0.5 to 2.3% of applied ¹⁵N was recovered in the floodwater and 11.4 to 17.3% was recovered in the sediment, with the remaining 82.2 to 86.3% being lost from the sediment-water system. Results of the study indicated that N removal efficiency did not decrease with prolonged wastewater application, despite reduced sediment adsorption capacity, because of the significance of gaseous N losses (nitrification-denitrification, NH₃ volatilization) as an N sink in the sediment-water system.Florida Agricultural Experiment Stations Journal Series No. 7712     

Le genre Anomalocornis Carvalho & Wygodzinsky 1945 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), revision taxonomique,description d’une espèce nouvelle et affinités avec les palmiers néotropicaux

Le genre néotropical Anomalocornis Carvalho & Wygodzinsky 1945, est révisé. Les espèces A. geijskesi Carvalho & Wygodzinsky 1945, A. ariasi Carvalho 1982, A. tucuruiensis Carvalho 1984, A. rondoniensis Carvalho 1984, A. couturieri Carvalho & Costa 1993 and A. peyreti Couturier & Costa 2002 sont redécrites, leurs femelles, ainsi qu’une nouvelle espèce de Colombie, A. gentyi n. sp. sont décrites. Les espèces se différencient entre elles par leur taille, la coloration du corps, la morphologie et la coloration des articles I et II de l’antenne du mâle et par la structure des génitalia. Les différentes espèces sont originaires du Brésil, de Colombie, de l’Equateur, du Pérou et du Surinam. Toutes les espèces, excepté A. ariasi, dont la plante-hôte n’est pas connue, vivent sur les inflorescences de palmiers.     

L’espèce en paléontologie : de l’utilisation du binôme linnéen chez les rongeurs fossiles (Mammalia,Rodentia)

Many species concepts have been proposed, but biologists and palaeontologists can use the same concept to interpret present and past biodiversity as well as evolution at the species level. But the present development of many disciplines creates the opportunity of reciprocal enlightenment of the pictures obtained of species according to different criteria: morphology, hybridization, and affiliation. Observations of long (geological) and short (biological, ecological) time intervals can consequently be more easily integrated. The increase in number of developmental studies is also an important event for understanding morphological evolution. In this context, the present work aims to comment on a few studies done on rodents (Rodentia, Mammalia), which successively deal with species recognition, estimation of past biodiversity, and the pictures given by fossils of morphological evolution.     

Une association de Dasycladales (Algues vertes)du passage Albien-Cénomanien dans les Pyrénées et les Régions voisines (Chaînes Cantabriques,Provence)

Two Dasycladales (green Algae), Trinocladus tripolitanusRaineri, 1922 and? Dissocladella nov. sp. 1, are described from the Pyrenees, the Cantabrian Mountains and the Provence. In SW-Europe, the two species are found in the Upper Albian sensu lato (including the Vraconnian), in some cases along with the Vimport red Algae assemblage which does not persits beyond the Albian-Cenomanian boundary. In Libya, the type-locality of T. tripolitanus is however assigned to the Cenomanian/Turonian.