Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll): Chattian, France
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Tettigoniidae
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Decticus antiquus n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille 5911 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Blattodea
- Termitidae
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Termitidae indet.
(Latreille 1802)
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Termitina | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Lepidoptera
- Nymphalidae
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Satyrites reynesii n. gen., n. sp.
Scudder 1872
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1 specimen | |||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Lepidoptera
- Hesperiidae
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Pamphilites abdita n. gen., n. sp.
Scudder 1875
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Scudder 1875 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Carabidae
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Nebria tisiphone n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Harpalus oustaleti n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Harpalus deletus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Stomis elegans n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Feronia minax n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Feronia provincialis n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Calosoma (Callisthenes) agassizi
(Barthelemy-Lapommeraye 1846)
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Oustalet 1874 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Carabus agassizi | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Anthicidae
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Anthicus melancholicus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
replaced by Anthicus oustaleti | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Curculionidae
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Hylobius carbo n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Cleonus pygmaeus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Coniatus minusculus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
? Hydronomus nasutus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Sitones margarum
(Germar 1849)
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Protainophthalmus margarus | ||||||||||
Cleonus asperulus
Heer 1856
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Oustalet 1874 | 6 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Protainophthalmus asperulus | ||||||||||
Cleonus marcelli
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Protainophthalmus asperulus | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Brachyderes aquisextanus
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 3 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Protainophthalmus asperulus | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Brachyderes longipes
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 5 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Protainophthalmus asperulus | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hipporhinus reynesii
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Rhytidoderes sexsulcatus | ||||||||||
Hipporhinus heeri
(Germar 1849)
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Theobald 1937 | 15 specimens | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Entimini | ||||||||||
Hipporhinus heerii
Germar 1849
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Oustalet 1874 | 20 specimens | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Entimini | ||||||||||
Cryptorhynchus gypsi n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Hylobius morosus
(Heer 1856)
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Oustalet 1874 | 7 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Curculionites morosus | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Curculionites exiguus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Cleonus inflexus
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Curculionites | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Chrysomelidae
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Chrysomela matheroni
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Chrysomela debilis n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Chrysomela lyelliana
Heer 1856
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Oustalet 1874 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
recombined as Plagiodera lyelliana | ||||||||||
Cassida blancheti
Heer 1856
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Crioceris margarum n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Cerambycidae
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Clytus leporinus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Staphylinidae
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Staphylinus (Ocypus) atavus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Ocypus atavus | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Staphylinus priscus
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Staphylinus calvus
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Staphylinus (Ocypus) germarii n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Staphylinus germarii | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Quedius reynesii
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Achenium ingens n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Erinnys elongata n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Lithoplanes elongata | ||||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Hydrophilidae
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Hydrophilopsis incerta n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Geotrupidae
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Geotrupes atacus
(Oustalet 1874)
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
original and current combination Geotrupes atavus | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
- Eucnemidae
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Eucnemidae indet.
Eschscholtz 1829
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Insecta
- Coleoptera
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Onthophagus luteus n. sp.
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Coleoptera | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Tenthredinidae
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Hylotomites robusta n. gen., n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille 107(111) (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Ichneumonidae
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Ichneumon sublongaevus n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Lithoserix antiquus | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille 5948 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Braconidae
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Bracon vasseuri n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Museum Marseille 112(113), 114(115) (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Pompilidae
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Tenthredinites bifasciata n. gen., n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Apidae
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Anthophorites mellona
Heer 1849
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Sphecidae
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Sceliphron tertiarius n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Formicidae
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Aphaenogaster maculata n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Paraphaenogaster maculata | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 55 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Thysanoptera
- Thripidae
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Thripidae indet.
Stevens 1829
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 10 | ||||||||||
Calothrips scudderi n. gen., n. sp.
Oustalet 1873
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Oustalet 1873 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cydnidae
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Odontotarsus archaicus n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Cydnus archaicus | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Cydnopsis heerii
Oustalet 1874
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Oustalet 1874 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Cydnus heeri | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Cicadellidae
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Euacanthus bellus n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Evacanthus bellus | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Calopterygidae
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Calopteryx sannoisiensis n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Sapho sannoisiensis | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille 5898 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Odonata
- Libellulidae
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Libellulidae informal larva
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 60 | ||||||||||
Libellula martini n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Palaeotramea martini | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille 5897 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Tipulidae
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Tipula cossmanni n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Tipula grandis n. sp.
Meunier 1914
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Meunier 1914 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
(2 measurements) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Chironomidae
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Chironomidae indet.
Macquart 1838
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 30, 35 | ||||||||||
Chironomus serresi n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 36 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Sciaridae
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Sciara minuscula n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 1 | ||||||||||
Sciara acuminata
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 4, 5 | ||||||||||
Sciara inflata
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 6 | ||||||||||
Sciara oblonga n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 2, 3 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Mycetophilidae
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Mycetophila longipennis n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 33 | ||||||||||
Mycetophila confusa
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 29 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Bibionidae
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Bibio conformans n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Bibio celasensis | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 20, 19 | ||||||||||
Bibio curtisi
(Heer 1856)
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
original and current combination Bibio curtisii | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 18, 22 | ||||||||||
Bibio serresi n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
synonym of Bibio curtisii | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 24 | ||||||||||
Plecia livida
(Heer 1849)
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Theobald 1937 | 4 specimens | ||||||||
Museum Marseille M 7, 8, 12, 13 | ||||||||||
Plecia constricta n. sp.
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Plecia livida | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 10 | ||||||||||
Plecia splendida
Theobald 1937
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Plecia foersteri | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 9 | ||||||||||
Plecia gracilis
(Heer 1856)
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Plecia bucklandi | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 11 | ||||||||||
Plecia elegans
(Heer 1856)
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Theobald 1937 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
synonym of Plecia bucklandi | ||||||||||
Museum Marseille M 14 | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Bombyliidae
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Bombylius depereti n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Bombylius (Bombylius) depereti | ||||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Insecta
- Diptera
- Asilidae
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Asilus sannoisiensis n. sp.
Meunier 1915
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Meunier 1915 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
(1 measurement) | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Opiliones
- Phalangiidae
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Phalangillum hirsutum n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Opiliones
- Trogulidae
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Amphitrogulus sternalis n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Amblypygi
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Phrynus marioni n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
nomen dubium belonging to Amblypygi | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
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Amphiclotho breviuscula n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Protolachesis annulata n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Protolycosa attiformis n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Paralycosa attiformis | ||||||||||
Eresoides orbicularis n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Clubionella antiqua n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Amphithomisus barbatus n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Pseudothomisus articulatus n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Theridiidae
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Ariamnes gabrieli n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Salticidae
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Attopsis hirsutus n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
recombined as Eoattopsis hirsutus | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Agelenidae
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Tegenaria lacazei n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Oecobiidae
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Uroctea galloprovincialis n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
- Hersiliidae
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Hersilia aquisextana n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
collection not given | ||||||||||
Arachnida
- Araneae
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Herselioides thanatiformis n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Mygale ambigua n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Cercidiella aquisextana n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Protochersis spinosus n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Prodysdera intermedia n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 2 specimens | ||||||||
Arachnida
- Acariformes
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Pseudopachygnathus maculatus n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
Megameropsis aquensis n. gen., n. sp.
Gourret 1887
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Gourret 1887 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
see common names |
Geography
Country: | France | State/province: | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | County: | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Coordinates: | 43.5° North, 5.5° East (view map) | ||||
Paleocoordinates: | 43.3° North, 2.8° East | ||||
Basis of coordinate: | estimated from map | ||||
Geographic resolution: | local area |
Time
Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Oligocene |
Stage: | Chattian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 4 |
Key time interval: | Chattian | ||
Age range of interval: | 27.82000 - 23.03000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
Formation: | Niveau du gypse d'Aix | ||||
Stratigraphy comments: "The ‘insect formation’ is 2.5 m thick, divided in two parts that correspond to two very different environmental conditions. The first (lower) episode is remarkable by its lateral monotony of facies on a distance of 6 km at least, in the outcrops observed on the northwest of Aix-en-Provence. This lower episode is distinguished from the rest of the ‘insect formation’ and from the whole formation of Aix-en-Provence by the presence of a very numerous thin limestone laminae. The second (upper) episode is remarkable by the presence of many silici- fied laminae. The fauna in this level is also very well preserved"….This collection consists of unspecified layers |
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: | planar lamination lithified "limestone" | ||
Lithology description: The deposit presents an alternation of limestone and marls with gypsum. | |||
Environment: | lacustrine - large | Tectonic setting: | rift |
Geology comments: This lacustrine formation was deposited in a very large but shallow-water lake, with variable salinity and near the marine coast (Nury 1990, Nury & Thomassin 1994). Irregular basins formed during extension of the European platform in the Oligocene resulting from the formation of the West-European rift system. |
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation: | mold/impression,adpression |
Size of fossils: | macrofossils,mesofossils |
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Collection method comments: Museum Marseille |
Metadata
Database number: | 122487 | ||
Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | J. Karr, M. Clapham |
Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | paleoentomology |
Created: | 2011-12-30 20:24:02 | Last modified: | 2021-05-07 09:51:46 |
Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-12-30 20:24:02 |
Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
48859. | S. H. Scudder. 1872. Description of a new fossil butterfly (Satyrites reynesii) found at Aix in Provence. The Geological Magazine 9:532-533 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
47343 | P. Gourret. 1887. Recherches sur les arachnides Tertiaires d'Aix en Provence. Recueil Zoologique Suisse 4:431-496 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39045 | F. Meunier. 1914. Nouvelles recherches sur quelques Insectes du Sannoisien D' Aix-en-Provence. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Quatrième Série 14:187-198 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham] | |
39047 | F. Meunier. 1915. Nouvelles recherches sur quelques insectes des Plâtrières d'Aix en Provence. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam 18(5):1-17 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham] | |
49085 | E. Oustalet. 1874. Recherches sur les insectes fossiles des terrains Tertiaires de la France, deuxième partie, insectes fossiles d'Aix en Provence. Annales des Sciences Géologiques, Paris 5(2):1-347 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
49260 | M. Oustalet. 1873. Sur quelques espèces fossiles de l'ordre des Thysanoptères. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Sixième Série 10:20-27 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
49263 | M. Oustalet. 1874. Sur un Hemiptère de la famille des Pentatomides. Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris, Sixième Série 11:14-16 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
39905 | S. H. Scudder. 1875. Fossil butterflies. Memoirs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1:1-99 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham] | |
38999 | N. Theobald. 1937. Les insectes fossiles des terrains oligocènes de France. Bulletin Mensuel (Mémoires) de la Société des Sciences de Nancy 1:1-473 [M. Clapham/J. Karr] |