2009 in arthropod paleontology

none 2009 arthropod paleontology paleontology science reptile paleontology paleobotany paleoentomology paleomalacology archosaur paleontology mammal paleontology paleoichthyology This list of fossil arthropods described in 2009 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods that were described during the year 2009, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to arthropod paleontology that occurred that year. Radiodonts Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesSchinderhannesKühl G Briggs DE Rust J Gabriele Kühl, Derek E. G. Briggs, Jes Rust A Great-Appendage Arthropod with a Radial Mouth from the Lower Devonian Hunsrück Slate, Germany Science 323 5915 771–3 February 2009 0036-8075 19197061 10.1126/science.1166586 2009Sci...323..771Kgen et sp novValidKühl, Briggs, & RustLower Devonian Hunsrück SlateGermanythumb Arachnids Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images PalaeoperenethisSelden P.A. Penney D. 2009 A fossil spider (Araneae: Pisauridae) of Eocene age from Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada Contributions to Natural History 12 3 1269–1282 https://www.e-periodica.ch/digbib/view?pid=cnh-001%3A2009%3A0%3A%3A1080#1301 Gen. et sp. nov ValidSelden & Penney EoceneYpresianOkanagan HighlandsHorsefly ShalesCanadaBritish ColumbiaA pisaurid fishing spider Crustaceans Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesChabardellaRacheboeuf Patrick R. Schram Frederick R. Vidal Muriel 2009 New Malacostracan Crustacea from the Carboniferous (Stephanian) Lagerstätte of Montceau-Les-Mines, France https://www.jstor.org/stable/29739132 Journal of Paleontology 83 4 624–629 0022-3360Gen. et sp. nov ValidRacheboeuf, Schram & Vidal Late CarboniferousStephanianMontceau-les-MinesFranceA mantis shrimp, type species is C. spinosaSottyellaGen. et sp. nov ValidRacheboeuf, Schram & Vidal Late CarboniferousStephanianMontceau-les-MinesFranceA phreatoicidean isopod, type species is S. montcellensis Insects Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAgulla mineralensisEngel M. S. 2009 A Miocene snakefly from Stewart Valley, Nevada (Raphidioptera: Raphidiidae) Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 112 4 211–214 10.1660/062.112.0409 sp novValid EngelLate BarstovianStewart Valley GroupUSAonly described Neogene snakefly fossilAllorapismaMakarkin V.N. Archibald, S.B. 2009 A new genus and first Cenozoic fossil record of moth lacewings (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) from the Early Eocene of North America Zootaxa 2063 55–63 http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/zt02063p063.pdf 24 March 2010 10.11646/zootaxa.2063.1.3 gen et sp novValid Makarkin & ArchibaldYpresianTom Thumb Tuff member Klondike Mountain FormationUSAthumb|center|upright|Allorapisma chuorum Apis (Cascapis) nearcticaMichael S. Engel, I. A. Hinojosa-Diaz & A. P. Rasnitsyn 2009 A honey bee from the Miocene of Nevada and the biogeography of Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apini) Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 60 3 23–38 http://research.calacademy.org/files/Departments/scipubs/proccas_v60_n03.pdf 4 September 2010 sp novValidEngel, Hinojosa-Diaz, & RasnitsynMiddle Miocene USAThe first fossil Apis from North America. AspidopleuraGibson G.A.P. 2009 Description of three new genera and four new species of Neanastatinae (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) from Baltic amber, with discussion of their relationships to extant taxa ZooKeys 20 http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/161 10.3897/zookeys.20.161 24 March 2010 175–214 https://web.archive.org/web/20100922071426/http://pensoftonline.net/zookeys/index.php/journal/article/view/161 22 September 2010 dead dmy-all free gen et sp novValidGibsonEoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Eupelmid waspthumb|center|upright|Aspidopleura baltica Brevivulvagen et sp novValidGibsonEoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Eupelmid waspthumb|center|upright|Brevivulva electroma Cimbrophlebia brooksiArchibald S.B. 2009 New Cimbrophlebiidae (Insecta: Mecoptera) from the Early Eocene at McAbee, British Columbia, Canada and Republic, Washington, USA Zootaxa 2249 51–62 http://www.mapress.com./zootaxa/2009/f/zt02249p062.pdf 24 March 2010 10.11646/zootaxa.2249.1.5 sp novValidArchibald YpresianTom Thumb Tuff member Klondike Mountain FormationUSAA Cimbrophlebiid scorpionflyCimbrophlebia flabelliformissp novValidArchibaldYpresianMcAbee Fossil BedsCanadaA mecopteranCimbrophlebia leahyisp novValidArchibaldYpresianMcAbee Fossil BedsCanadaA mecopteranCimbrophlebia westaesp novValidArchibaldYpresianTom Thumb Tuff member Klondike Mountain FormationUSAA mecopteranCtenobethylus oblongicepsHeterick B. E. Shattuck S. 2011 Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Zootaxa 2845 1–174comb novJr synonym (Wheeler, 1915)LutetianBaltic amberRussiaFossil Dolichoderine ant.Moved from Iridomyrmex oblongiceps to Eldermyrmex oblongiceps in 2011.thumb|center|upright|Eldermyrmex oblongicepsDenaeaspisChaboo C. S. Engel M. S. Eocene tortoise beetles from the Green River Formation in Colorado, U.S.A. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) Systematic Entomology 2009 34 202–209 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00456.x 2gen et sp novvalidChaboo & EngelEoceneBridgerianGreen River FormationParachute Creek Member USAColoradoAn Imatidiini tribe Cassidine tortoise beetle.The type species is D. chelonopsisEosacanthagen et sp novvalidChaboo & EngelEoceneBridgerianGreen River FormationParachute Creek Member USAColoradoAn Imatidiini tribe Cassidine tortoise beetle.The type species is E. delocranioidesGesomyrmex germanicusDlussky GM Wappler T Wedmann S 56253714 2009 Fossil ants of the genus Gesomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Eocene of Europe and remarks on the evolution of arboreal ant communities Zootaxa 2031 1–20 10.11646/zootaxa.2031.1.1 sp novValid Dlussky, Wappler, & WedmannLutetianEckfeld MaarGermanyA Formicinae antthumb|center|upright|Gesomyrmex germanicusGesomyrmex pulchersp novValid Dlussky, Wappler, & WedmannLutetianMessel FormationGermanyA Formicinae antthumb|center|upright|Gesomyrmex pulcherLeptofoenus pittfieldaeEngel M.S. 2005 The first fossil leptofoenine wasp (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae): A new species of Leptofoenusin Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic ZooKeys 13 57–66 10.3897/zookeys.13.159 free 1808/5595 free sp novValidEngelBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA Pteromalid waspthumb|upright|center|Leptofoenus pittfieldaeMetapelma archetyponsp novValidGibsonEoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Eupelmid waspthumb|upright|center|Metapelma archetyponNeanaperiallusgen et sp novValidGibson EoceneBaltic amberEuropeA Eupelmid waspthumb|upright|center|Neanaperiallus masneri NesagapostemonEngel M.S. 2009 Two new halictine bees in Miocene Amber from the Dominican Republic (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) ZooKeys 29 1–12 10.3897/zookeys.29.257 free 1808/5625 free gen et sp novValidEngelBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA Halictid beethumb|upright|center|Nesagapostemon moronei Nymphes georgeiArchibald S.B. Makarkin, V.N. Ansorge, J. 2009 New fossil species of Nymphidae (Neuroptera) from the Eocene of North America and Europe Zootaxa 2157 59–68 http://www.mapress.com./zootaxa/2009/f/z02157p068f.pdf 10.11646/zootaxa.2157.1.4 sp novValidArchibald, Makarkin, & AnsorgeYpresianTom Thumb Tuff member Klondike Mountain FormationUSAA Nymphid neuropteranthumb|upright|center|Nymphes georgeiOligochlora semirugosasp novValidEngel BurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA Halictid bee thumb|upright|center|Oligochlora semirugosaPaleohabropodaMichez D. Ramont P. 2009 Taxonomy; New fossil evidence of the early diversification of bees: Paleohabropoda oudardi from the French Paleocene (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) Zoologica Scripta 38 2 171–181 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00362.xGen et sp novvalidMichez & RamontThanetianMenat FormationFranceAn anthophorine bee thumb|center|upright|Paleohabropoda oudardiParatrechina pygmaeaLaPolla J.S. Dlussky G.M. 2010 Review of fossil Prenolepis genus-group species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 112 2 258–273 10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.258Comb novJr synonym (Mayr)Middle EoceneEuropean amberEuropeA formicine ant, new combination for Prenolepis pygmaea; jr synonym of Nylanderia pygmaea thumb|center|upright|Nylanderia pygmaeaPrincipiala rudgwickensisJepson JE Makarkin VN Jarzembowski E 2009 New lacewings (Insecta: Neuroptera) from the Lower Cretaceous Wealden supergroup of Southern England Cretaceous Research 30 5 1325–1338 10.1016/j.cretres.2009.07.012sp novvalidJepson, Makarkin, & JarzembowskiBarremianUpper Weald ClayEnglandAn Ithonidae lacewing, a second species of PrincipialaProceratium eocenicumDlussky G. M. 2009 The ant subfamilies Ponerinae, Cerapachyinae, and Pseudomyrmecinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Late Eocene Ambers of Europe Paleontological Journal 43 9 1043–1086 10.1134/S0031030109090068 Sp novValidDlusskyLate EoceneBaltic amberRussiaA ponerine antthumb|center|upright|Proceratium eocenicumPronymphes hoffeinsorumSp novValidArchibald, Makarkin, AnsorgePriabonianBaltic amberRussiaA Nymphid neuropteranProtomyrmicaDlussky G. M. Radchenko A. G. 2009 Two new primitive ant genera from the late Eocene European ambers. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 54 3 435–441 10.4202/app.2008.0092 free Gen et sp novvalidDlussky & RadchenkoPriabonianBaltic amberRussiaA myrmicine antthumb|center|upright|Protomyrmica ataviaTermitaradus mitnickiEngel M.S. 2009 A new termite bug in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Hemiptera, Termitaphididae) ZooKeys 25 61–68 10.3897/zookeys.25.267 free 1808/5559 free sp novValidEngelBurdigalianDominican amberDominican RepublicA termite bugthumb|center|upright|Termitaradus mitnickiTetraponera groehnisp novValidDlusskyPribonianBaltic amberRussiaA Pseudomyrmecine antthumb|center|upright|Tetraponera groehni Trilobites Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAlperillaenusMansoureh Ghobadi Pour Leonid E. Popov Elena V. Vinogradova Middle Ordovician (late Darriwilian) trilobites from the northern Betpak-Dala Desert, central Kazakhstan Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 327–349 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=916916549983257;res=IELNZC Gen. et sp. novValidPour, Popov & VinogradovaOrdovician (Darriwilian)KazakhstanA member of the family Illaenidae. Genus includes new species A. intermedius.Ammagnostus antarcticusSp. novValidBentley, Jago & CooperCambrianGoyder FormationPatrick M. Smith John R. Paterson Glenn A. Brock 2018 Trilobites and agnostids from the Goyder Formation (Cambrian Series 3, Guzhangian; Mindyallan), Amadeus Basin, central Australia Zootaxa 4396 1 1–67 10.11646/zootaxa.4396.1.1 29690342 Spurs FormationAntarctica AustraliaAsaphellus stubbsiRichard A. Fortey A new giant asaphid trilobite from the Lower Ordovician of Morocco Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 9–16 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=912649599565129;res=IELNZC Sp. novValidForteyOrdovician (Tremadocian)Fezouata FormationMoroccoBhargaviaShanchi Peng Nigel C. Hughes Noel A. Heim Bryan K. Sell Xuejian Zhu Paul M. Myrow Suraj K. Parcha Cambrian trilobites from the Parahio and Zanskar Valleys, Indian Himalaya Journal of Paleontology 71 1–95 2009 10.1666/08-129.1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232677769 Gen. et sp. et comb. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndia United StatesA member of the family Ellipsocephalidae. The type species is B. prakritika; genus also includes "Syspacephalus" obscurus Palmer and Halley (1979).Bienvillia chayaBeatriz G. Waisfeld N. Emilio Vaccari Trilobites from the Suri Formation (Lower Ordovician; Floian), Famatina Belt, Argentina Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 407–426 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=916991081868290;res=IELNZC Sp. novValidWaisfeld & VaccariOrdovician (Floian)Suri FormationArgentinaCatillicephalinaChristopher J. Bentley James B. Jago Roger A. Cooper An Acmarhachis typicalis zone trilobite fauna from the Cambrian of northern Victoria Land, Antarctica Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 165–197 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=915947635477831;res=IELNZC Gen. et comb. novValidBentley, Jago & CooperCambrianSpurs FormationAntarcticaA new genus for "Catillicephala" glasgowensis Jago & Cooper (2005).DamiraspisGen. et sp. novValidPour, Popov & VinogradovaOrdovician (Darriwilian)KazakhstanAn asaphid trilobite. Genus includes new species D. margiana.Degamella lingulataZhiyi Zhou Zhiqiang Zhou Ordovician cyclopygid trilobites from the Pagoda Formation of southwestern Shaanxi, China Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 87–101 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=912761397392679;res=IELNZC Sp. novValidZhou & ZhouOrdovicianPagoda FormationChinaA member of the family Cyclopygidae.Dividuagnostus tortelloiSp. novValidWaisfeld & VaccariOrdovician (Floian)Suri FormationArgentinaDoremataspis contractaSp. novValidBentley, Jago & CooperCambrianSpurs FormationAntarcticaFarasaphusGen. et sp. novValidPour, Popov & VinogradovaOrdovician (Darriwilian)KazakhstanAn asaphid trilobite. Genus includes new species F. singularis.Gunnia smithiSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Ptychopariidae.HaydenaspisGen. et sp. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian Stage 4Parahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Dinesidae. The type species is H. parvatya.HimalisaniaGen. et comb. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian (Guzhangian)Karsha Formation Kurgiakh FormationIndia China?A member of the family Lisaniidae. The type species is "Eoshengia" sudani Jell & Hughes (1997).Hypermecaspis edselbrussaiSp. novValidWaisfeld & VaccariOrdovician (Floian)Suri FormationArgentinaJamrogiaGen. et sp. novValidBentley, Jago & CooperCambrianSpurs FormationAntarcticaA member of the new family Jamrogiidae. Genus includes new species J. jamrogensis.Kaotaia prachinaSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Ptychopariidae.Koldinia odelliSp. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian (Guzhangian)Karsha FormationIndiaPossibly a member of the family Anomocaridae.LitzicurusJonathan M. Adrain Neo E.B. McAdams Stephen R. Westrop Trilobite biostratigraphy and revised bases of the Tulean and Blackhillsian stages of the Ibexian Series, Lower Ordovician, western United States Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 541–610 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=917419640207229;res=IELNZC Gen. et sp. et comb. novValidAdrain, McAdams & WestropEarly OrdovicianUnited StatesPossibly a member of Hystricuridae. Genus includes new species L. shawi, as well as "Pseudohystricurus" orbus Ross (1953).Microparia (Quadratapyge) obsoletaSp. novValidZhou & ZhouOrdovicianPagoda FormationChinaA member of the family Cyclopygidae.Monanocephalus liquaniSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanHsuchuang FormationChinaA member of the family Ptychopariidae.Nileus jafariMansoureh Ghobadi Pour Samuel T. Turvey Revision of some Lower to Middle Ordovician leiostegiid and associated trilobites from Iran and China Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 463–480 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=917177411580872;res=IELNZC Sp. novValidPour & TurveyOrdovician (Dapingian to early Darriwilian)Shirgesht FormationIranA member of the family Nileidae.Proasaphiscus simoniSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Proasaphiscidae.Probowmania bhattiSp. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian Stage 4Parahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Ptychopariidae.Prozacanthoides lahiriSp. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian Stage 4Parahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Zacanthoididae.Psalikilus hestoniSp. novValidAdrain, McAdams & WestropEarly OrdovicianUnited StatesSudanomocarina sinindicaSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Proasaphiscidae.Torifera jelliSp. novValidPeng et al.Cambrian (Guzhangian)Karsha Formation Kurgiakh FormationIndiaA member of the family Alsataspididae.WarburtonellaXiaowen Sun James B. Jago An Iverian (Furongian, Cambrian) trilobite faunule from the subsurface Warburton Basin, South Australia Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 37 1–8 2009 0810-8889 https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=912630966593871;res=IELNZC Gen. et sp. novValidSun & JagoCambrian (Furongian) Warburton BasinAustraliaA polymerid trilobite. Genus includes new species W. coongiensis.Xingrenaspis parthivaSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Ptychopariidae.Xingrenaspis shyamalaeSp. novValidPeng et al.WuliuanParahio FormationIndiaA member of the family Ptychopariidae. References 30em Category:2009 in paleontology Category:Lists of arthropods