PBDB Collection

Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection): Turolian, France

List of taxa

Where & when

Geology

Taphonomy & methods

Metadata & references

Taxonomic list

Insecta - Odonata - Sieblosiidae

	Paraoligolestes miocenicus n. gen., n. sp. Nel and Escuillé 1993	Nel and Escuillé 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R 10382 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata

	? Calopterygoidea indet. Selys-Longchamps 1850	Nel and Paicheler 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.07899
Insecta - Odonata - Calopterygidae

	Calopteryx andancensis n. sp. Nel and Brisac 1994		1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R 10410 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Megapodagrionidae

	Vulcagrion andancensis n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10440 (coll. Nel) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Aeshnidae

	Aeshna andancensi n. sp. Nel and Brisac 1994	Nel et al. 1994	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10403 coll. Brisac (1 measurement)

	Aeschnophlebia miocenica n. sp. Nel and Escuillé 1994	Nel et al. 1994	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10404 coll Escuille (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Gomphidae

	Gomphidae indet. Rambur 1842	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10447 (coll. Oudard) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Odonata - Corduliidae

	Corduliinae indet. Selys-Longchamps 1850	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10443 (1 measurement)

	? Somatochlora brisaci n. sp. Nel et al. 1996	Nel et al. 1996	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10420 (coll. Brisac) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Pamphiliidae

	Acantholyda grangeoni Riou 1999	Nel 2004	8 specimens
	synonym of Acantholyda (Acantholyda) erythrocephala
	MNHN-LP-R 54925 and seven in coll. Brisac (3 measurements)
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

	Apis informal sp. I Linnaeus 1758	Nel et al. 1999	7 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.54921, 54922, 54924, 54926, 55166, 55167(55206), 55169 (12 measurements)

	Apis informal sp. J Linnaeus 1758	Nel et al. 1999	2 specimens
	MNHN-LP-R.55168, 55207 (3 measurements)
Insecta - Raphidioptera - Raphidiidae

	? Ohmella coffini n. sp. Nel 1993	Nel 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN-LP-R.10411 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Megaloptera - Sialidae

	Sialis sp. Latreille 1802	Nel 1991	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.54247 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

	Ledouxnebria brisaci n. gen., n. sp. Deuve 1998	Deuve 1998	1 specimen
	coll. P. Brisac (1 measurement)

	Carabus neli n. sp. Deuve 1998	Deuve 1998	1 specimen
	coll. P. Brisac (1 measurement)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

	Cassida sp. Linnaeus 1758	Balazuc 1989	1 specimen
Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae

	Cerambycidae indet. (Latreille 1802)	Balazuc 1989	1 specimen
	Cerambicini
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

	Sitophilus punctatissimus n. sp. Zherikhin 2000	Zherikhin 2000	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.55221 (1 measurement)

	Lixus balazuci n. sp. Voisin and Nel 1993	Voisin and Nel 1993	1 specimen
	recombined as Lixus (Eulixus) balazuci
	MNHN IPM-R.10381 (2 measurements)

	Scolytus duplicatus n. sp. Petrov and Zherikhin 2000	Petrov and Zherikhin 2000	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.55223 (2 measurements)

	Scolytus tshernjaki n. sp. Petrov and Zherikhin 2000	Petrov and Zherikhin 2000	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.55222 (2 measurements)
Insecta - Hemiptera

	? Heteroptera indet. Latreille 1810	Balazuc 1989	1 specimen
Insecta - Hemiptera - Aradidae

	Aradus andancensis n. sp. Marchal et al. 2011	Marchal et al. 2011	1 specimen
	MNHN F.A33748 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Hemiptera - Naucoridae

	Ilyocoris andancensis n. sp. Jattiot et al. 2023	Jattiot et al. 2023	3 specimens
	MNHN-F.A71364, 71365, 71366 (4 measurements)
Insecta - Blattodea

	Ulmeriella pliocenica n. sp. Nel 1987	Nel 1987	1 specimen
	Coll Nel 74 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea - Kalotermitidae

	Kalotermitidae informal indet. F (Froggatt 1897)	Nel and Paicheler 1993	2 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.54347, 54348 (2 measurements)

	Kalotermitidae informal indet. G (Froggatt 1897)	Nel and Paicheler 1993	1 specimen
	MNHN IPM-R.54349 (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea - Rhinotermitidae

	Reticulitermes sp. Holmgren 1913	Nel and Paicheler 1993	14 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.54351-54364
Insecta - Blattodea - Termitidae

	Termitidae indet. (Latreille 1802)	Nel and Paicheler 1993	6 specimens
	Termitina
	MNHN IPM-R.54332, 54365-54369 (Macrotermes scheuthlei sensu Weidner & Riou, 1986) (1 measurement)
Insecta - Blattodea

	Francotermes bauzilensis Weidner and Riou 1986	Nel and Paicheler 1993	11 specimens
	MNHN IPM-R.54205-54215 (8 measurements)
Insecta - Diptera - Ptychopteridae

	Probittacomorpha brisaci n. sp. Krzemiński et al. 2012	Krzemiński et al. 2012	1 specimen
	MNHN F.A46700 coll. Brisac (2 measurements)
see common names

Geography

Country:	France	State/province:	Ardèche
Coordinates:	44.7° North, 4.7° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:	44.9° North, 4.0° East
Basis of coordinate:	based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:	outcrop

Time

Period:	Neogene	Epoch:	Miocene
10 m.y. bin:	Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:	Turolian
Age range of interval:	8.70000 - 5.33300 m.y. ago
Age estimate:	7.54 ± .06 to 7.13 ± .06 Ma (Ar/Ar)

Stratigraphy

Lithology and environment

Primary lithology:	lithified diatomite
Secondary lithology:	"volcaniclastic"
Lithology description: diatomites volcano-sedimentaires
Environment:	crater lake	Tectonic setting:	volcanic basin

Taphonomy

Modes of preservation:	adpression
Size of fossils:	macrofossils

Collection methods and comments

Reason for describing collection:	taxonomic analysis
Museum repositories:	MNHN

Metadata

Database number:	113893
Authorizer:	M. Clapham	Enterer:	J. Karr, M. Clapham
Modifier:	M. Clapham	Research group:	paleoentomology
Created:	2011-08-07 08:33:00	Last modified:	2023-06-24 10:31:48
Access level:	the public	Released:	2011-08-07 08:33:00
Creative Commons license:	CC BY

Reference information

Primary reference:

36993.

A. Nel and P. Brisac. 1994. Découverte du premier Calopteryx fossile du Miocéne de l'Ardèche (Odonata, Calopterygidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 99(1):27-30 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]

Secondary references:

51669		J. Balazuc. 1989. Quelques insectes fossiles des diatomites de Saint-Bauzile (Ardeche). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 58:240-245 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
50846		T. Deuve. 1998. Trois fossiles remarquablement conservés du Miocène de France, appartenant aux genres Carabus L. et Ledouxnebria nov. (Coleoptera, Carabidae et Nebriidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 103:229-236 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
85093		R. Jattiot, V. Trincal, R. Garrouste and A. Nel. 2023. A new fossil species of the saucer bug genus Ilyocoris (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) from the Upper Miocene maar paleolake of la Montagne d’Andance (France). Palaeoentomology 6:260-267 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
44260		W. Krzemiński, I. Kania, and A. Nel. 2012. Probittacomorpha brisaci n. sp. (Ptychopteridae, Bittacomorphinae) from the Late Miocene of Montagne d’Andance, Saint Bauzile, Ardèche (France). Zootaxa 3521:80-88 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
56447		L. Marchal, E. Guilbert, P. Brisac and A. Nel. 2011. A new record and a new species of Aradidae fossils (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). Zootaxa 2832:56-62 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
47079		A. Nel. 1987. Deux nouveaux termites du Tertiaire du sud-est de la France (Dictyoptera, Hodotermitidae, Kalotermitidae). Revue Française d'Entomologie (N.S.) 9(1):17-20 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
46796		A. Nel. 1991. Descriptions et révisions de trois "Siricidae'' fossiles du Cénozoïque (Hymenoptera). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 96(3):247-253 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
51671		A. Nel. 1991. Nouveaux insectes neuroptéroïdes fossiles de l'Oligocène de France (Neuroptera et Megaloptera). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section C, Sciences de la Terre, Paléontologie, Géologie, Minérologie 12:327-349 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
55934		A. Nel. 1993. Nouveaux Raphidioptères fossiles du Cénozoïque de France et d'Espagne. École Pratique des Hautes Études, Biologie et Évolution des Insectes 6:99-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
38896		A. Nel. 2004. New and poorly known Cenozoic sawflies of France (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinoidea, Pamphilioidea). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 2:253-269 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]
50095		A. Nel, A. Arillo, and X. Martínez-Delclòs. 1996. New fossil Odonata (Insecta) from the upper Miocene of France and Spain (Anisoptera and Zygoptera). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 199:167-219 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
51190		A. Nel and F. Escuillé. 1993. Découverte d'un nouveau genre de Sieblosiidae dans le Miocène supérieur de l'Ardèche (France) (Odonata, Zygoptera, Lestoidea, Sieblosiidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie (N.S.) 10:233-242 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
38446		A. Nel, X. Martínez-Delclòs, F. Escuillé and P. Brisac. 1994. Les Aeshnidae fossiles: Etat actuel des connaissances (Odonata, Anisoptera). Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 194(2/3):143-186 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]
44434		A. Nel, X. Martínez-Delclòs, A. Arillo and E. Peñalver. 1999. A review of the European fossil species of the bee Apis. Palaeontology 42:243-285 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
51528		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Isoptera fossiles. État actuel des connaissances, implications paléoécologiques et paléoclimatologiques (Insecta, Dictyoptera). Cahiers de Paléontologie 1993:102-179 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
42270		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1993. Les Odonata fossiles: état actuel des connaissances. Huitième partie: Les Calopterygoidea fossiles (Odonata, Zygoptera). Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 97(4):381-396 [M. Clapham/J. Karr]
36994		A. Nel and J. C. Paicheler. 1994. Les Lestoidea (Odonata, Zygoptera) fossiles: Un inventaire critique. Annales de Paléontologie 80(1):1-59 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/J. Karr]
50850		J. F. Voisin and A. Nel. 1993. Un Lixus fossile du Miocène français (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 98:19-21 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham/M. Clapham]