2011 in arthropod paleontology
This list of fossil arthropods described in 2012 is a list of new taxa of trilobites, fossil insects, crustaceans, arachnids and other fossil arthropods of every kind that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.
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Arachnids
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Acarus indicus[1] |
Sp. nov |
Disputed |
Kumar et al. |
Manjir Formation |
A mite. Originally described as a species of Acarus; Sidorchuk (2018) considered it more likely to be a misidentified immature nothrine oribatid mite (probably a member of the family Nothridae), and more likely to be a contaminant from the extant soil fauna rather than a genuine Paleozoic fossil.[2] |
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Ameticos[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Garwood et al. |
Carboniferous (late Stephanian) |
A member of Opiliones. The type species is A. scolos. |
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Araneaovoius columbiae[4] |
Gen et comb nov |
valid |
Dunlop & Braddy |
Quesnel |
An orb-web spider egg sack ichnogenus. |
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Burmesiola[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A tree trunk spider. Genus includes new species B. cretacea. |
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Chaerilobuthus[7] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Lourenço & Beigel |
A chaerilobuthid scorpion. The type species is C. complexus. |
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Eoscaphiella[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A member of the family Tetrablemmidae. Genus includes new species E. ohlhoffi. |
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Episinus tibiaseta[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A member of the family Theridiidae, a species of Episinus. |
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Femurraptor[8] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A member of the family Theridiidae. Genus includes new species F. dominicanus. |
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Fictotama maculosa[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
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Glaesacarus[9] |
Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Sidorchuk & Klimov |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A mite; a new genus for "Acarus" rhombeus Koch & Berendt (1854) |
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Jerseyuloborus[6] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A member of the family Uloboridae. Genus includes new species J. longisoma. |
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Macrogyion[3] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Garwood et al. |
Carboniferous (late Stephanian) |
A member of Opiliones. The type species is M. cronus. |
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sp nov |
Selden, Shih & Ren |
largest fossil spider described. |
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Labidostomma paleoluteum[12] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dunlop & Bertrand |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
A mite, a species of Labidostomma. |
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Praeterleptoneta tibialis[6] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A member of Araneomorphae belonging to the family Praeterleptonetidae. Originally described as a species of Praeterleptoneta, subsequently transferred to the separate genus Parvispina.[13] |
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Scopoides dominicanus[8] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Wunderlich |
A ground spider, a species of Scopoides. |
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Siro balticus[14] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Dunlop & Mitov |
Europe (Baltic Sea region) |
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Spinocharinus[15] |
Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Poschmann & Dunlop |
Early Devonian |
A member of Trigonotarbida. The type species is S. steinmeyeri. |
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Crustaceans
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Feldmann, Schweitzer, & Leahy |
Eocene |
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Dynamenella miettoi[17] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
De Angeli & Lovato |
Eocene |
An isopod belonging to the family Sphaeromatidae. |
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Insects
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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sp nov |
jr synonym |
A raphidiid snakefly. |
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Gen et sp nov |
Valid |
Emeljanov & Shcherbakov |
A planthopper, type species A. rasnitsyni |
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Comb nov |
valid |
(Mayr) |
Fossil Dolichoderin ant |
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Aradus andancensis[22] |
Sp nov |
valid |
Marchal, Guilbert, |
Montagne d'Andance |
A flat bug |
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Archiaustroconops borkenti[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-de la Fuente et al. |
El Soplao amber deposit |
A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. |
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Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Yunakov & Kirejtshuk |
Monotypic broad-nosed weevil genus, one species A. groehni |
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Subfam, Gen et sp nov |
valid |
Monotypic earwig subfamily, one species A. ethirosomatia |
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Atriculicoides szadziewskii[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-de la Fuente et al. |
El Soplao amber deposit |
A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. |
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sp nov |
valid |
Mey |
the second species in Baltimartyria |
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Ctenoplectrella phaeton[27] |
sp nov |
Valid |
Gonzalez & Engel |
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sp nov |
Valid |
Guglielmino & Olmi |
A dryinid wasp. |
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sp nov |
valid |
Chatzimanolis & Engel |
first valid Staphylininae species from the fossil record |
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sp nov |
valid |
Olmi & Guglielmino |
second fossil Dryinus lamellatus group species |
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Gen et comb nov |
Valid |
Heterick & Shattuck |
Fossil Dolichoderine ant, |
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sp nov |
valid |
Jepsen, Ansorge, & Jarzembowski |
A mesoraphidiid snakefly, one species Iberoraphidia dividua |
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Lebanoculicoides excantabris[23] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Pérez-de la Fuente et al. |
El Soplao amber deposit |
A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae. |
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sp nov |
valid |
Bechly & Wolf-Schwenninger |
Upper Neocomian |
A mesoraphidiid snakefly, one species Lebanoraphidia nana |
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sp. |
Valid |
Shi, Liu, & Ren |
Middle Jurassic |
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sp. |
Valid |
Liu, Shi, & Ren |
Middle Jurassic |
The smallest species known in the family Grammolingiidae |
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sp. |
Valid |
Shi, Yang, & Ren |
Middle Jurassic |
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Mickoleitia longimanus[36] |
Ord., fam., gen. et sp. |
valid |
Staniczek, Bechly, & Godunko |
Lower Cretaceous |
A new genus in the new family Mickoleitiidae and a new insect order Coxoplectoptera. |
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gen et sp nov |
valid |
Huber |
oldest mymarid described |
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Gen et sp. nov |
valid |
Cambay amber |
A Termitid termite |
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gen et sp. |
valid |
Szwedo |
Second fossil lophopid planthopper from Europe |
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Sp. nov |
valid |
Cambay amber |
A Stylotermitid termite |
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Platyperla marquati[40] |
Species |
Valid |
Gallego et al. |
Late Triassic |
Potrerillos Formation |
A platyperlid stonefly, a species of Platyperla. |
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fam, gen et sp. |
valid |
Brothers |
sister genus to Plumariidae |
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sp nov |
valid |
Dlussky & Radchenko |
Scandinavian amber |
A fossil ant |
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Gen et sp. nov |
valid |
Cambay amber |
A Stylotermitid termite |
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Gen. et sp. |
Valid |
Nel & Delfosse |
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Sp nov |
valid |
Poinar |
A termitaphidid termite bug |
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Titanomyrma lubei[44] |
Gen, sp, et comb nov. |
valid |
Archibald, Johnson, |
new genus for the largest known ants |
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Gen et sp. nov |
Valid |
Oldest member of the family Diplatyidae |
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Gen et sp. nov |
Valid |
Peng, Makarkin, Wang, & Ren |
A psychopsid silky lacewing, only species U. alexi |
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Vetuformosa[46] |
Sub. Fam., Gen., et Sp. Nov |
valid |
Poinar |
A baetid mayfly. |
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Gen et sp. nov |
valid |
Engel & Singh |
Cambay amber |
A Rhinotermitid termite |
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Trilobites
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Unit | Location | Notes | Images |
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Chasbellus[47] |
Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Loch & Taylor |
Early Ordovician |
Bliss Formation |
A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae. The type species is C. milleri; genus also includes C. repetskii. |
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Gladiatoria crowei[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain, McAdams & Westrop |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Gladiatoria harrisi[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain, McAdams & Westrop |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Gladiatoria nielsenae[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain, McAdams & Westrop |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Gladiatoria phoenixi[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain, McAdams & Westrop |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Gladiatoria reedi[48] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain, McAdams & Westrop |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Hebediscus williamsi[49] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Westrop & Landing |
Early Cambrian |
A member of the family Hebediscidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Luhops coquus[51] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Rushton |
Abbey Shale |
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Panisaspis[52] |
Gen. et 6 sp. et comb. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
Early Ordovician |
Fillmore Limestone |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. The type species is P. millardensis; genus also includes new species P. deltaensis, P. loganensis, P. rancherensis, P. sevierensis and P. topscityensis, as well as "Protopliomerops" quattuor Hintze (1953). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
Fillmore Limestone |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
Fillmore Limestone |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
McAdams & Adrain |
A member of the family Pliomeridae. |
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Psalikilopsis newmani[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain et al. |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Psalikilopsis paracuspidicauda[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain et al. |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Psalikilopsis redfordi[54] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Adrain et al. |
A member of the family Bathyuridae. |
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Symphysurina ethingtoni[47] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Loch & Taylor |
Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician |
A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae. |
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Symphysurina straatmannae[47] |
Sp. nov |
Valid |
Loch & Taylor |
Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician |
A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae. |
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