Two new long-legged flies in the Santonian amber of France (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

Avenaphora gallica sp. nov., second representative of this dolichopodid genus, and Cretomicrophorus piolencensis sp. nov., third representative of this genus, are described from a new lower Santonian amber outcrop in Southern France. The relationships of Avenaphora in the Empidoidea are discussed. Avenaphora gallica and Cretomicrophorus piolencensis were found in a marine littoral swamp palaeoenvironment, as for many modern Parathalassiinae.     

A new species of the genus Besania Brough 1939 from the Middle Triassic of Canton Grisons (Switzerland) with a discussion of the phylogenetic status of the taxon

Recent excavations in the Middle Triassic Prosanto Formation (Ladinian, Ct. Grisons, Switzerland) have produced new material of the genus Besania Brough 1939. These specimens show many previously unrecorded details. Some features differ from those of the type species Besania micrognathus, and we therefore erect a new species, Besania schaufelbergeri sp. nov. This new material has prompted a re-evaluation of the phylogenetic interrelationships of the genus. The taxon seems to be closely related to basal Halecostomi. An erratum to this article is available at .     

边眼虫属在新疆西准噶尔地区的发现

在新疆西准噶尔地区塔尔巴哈台山首次发现边眼虫属的一个新种,定名为Plagiolariaeminensis Guo (Sp.nov.).化石产于中泥盆统库鲁木迪组下部.     

缢蛏属一新种

笔者对福建省闽江口、长乐市梅花镇海区滩涂的一种蛏进行研究，发现该种的壳长与壳高比、精子细胞形态、遗传基因（另做报道）等方面有别于缢蛏．新种的贝壳壳长与壳高比值较缢蛏大，生活水域的比重较缢蛏低．精子细胞核外缘呈瓣状，具8～9瓣，顶体长度约为缢蛏的1／3，为福建河口区缢蛏属一新种（软体动物门，双壳纲，灯塔蛤科），定名为近江蛏．     

胶州湾自由生活线虫Wieseria属的两个新种

文章描述了采自青岛胶州湾潮下带沉积物中自由生活线虫Wieseria属的两个新种。新种Wieseria sinica sp.nov.特征为具有短的唇刚毛和头刚毛,且指向后方;具有椭圆形双边化感器;弓形的交接刺具有翼膜;环状的引带以及棒状尾。新种Wieseria tenuisa sp.nov.特征为具有大的德曼值（133.6）;长的唇刚毛指向前方;交接刺具有翼膜,近端呈钩状;引带呈棒状;具有相当长的棒状尾（长度相当于7.9倍泄殖腔相应体径）。它区别于新种Wieseria sinica sp.nov.主要在于更长的唇刚毛,且指向前方;交接刺相对较直且具有钩状近端,身体更加细小（德曼“a”值较大）。文章更新完善了的Wieseria属的二岐检索表。     

A New Sauropod, Gongxianosaurus, from the Lower Jurassic of Sichuan, China

The paper describes an early and primitive sauropod dinosaur, Gongxianosaurus shibeiensis (gen. et sp. nov.), from the Dongyuemiao Member of the Lower Jurassic Ziliujing Formation in Shibei Township, Gongxian County, Sichuan Province, China, which is one of the 5 dinosaur fossils discovered in Gongxian in 1997. Except the skull which is incomplete, the fossils are well preserved. It has some features of both sauropods and prosauropods. It is an intermediate type in the evolution of dinosaurs from prosauropods to sauropods and provides materials for the study of the origin and evolution of the sauropod dinosaur fauna. The discovery of this new sauropod furnishes a way for the stratigraphic correlation between the Early Jurassic Ziliujing Formation in the Sichuan basin and the Lower Jurassic Lufeng Formation in the Central Yunnan basin.     

A new species, Gerres septemfasciatus （Perciformes： Gerreidae） from the Chinese coastal waters of the South China Sea

We describe a new species of gerreid fish,Gerres septemfasciatus,based on four specimens collected from the northern South China Sea.G.septemfasciatus most closely resembles G.limbatus in general appearance.However,G.septemfasciatus is distinguished from the latter and other congeners by having 3 to 3.5 scales between the base of the fifth dorsal spine and lateral line.This species has a distinctive color pattern,including 7-8 regular,vertical,blue-grayish bands on its side.The distribution of this species ...     

贵州麻江下司寒武系杷榔组棘皮动物 始海百合新类型化石

和凯里生物群一样,贵州寒武系杷榔动物群也含有丰富的棘皮动物始海百合化石,包括两个属种即俞氏贵州始海百合 GuizhoueocrinusyuiZhao,ParsleyetPeng,2007及殷氏原始球状始海百合(新属新种)Protogloboeocrinusyini(gen.etsp. nov.).其中新属种是近期在杷榔组分布区南部贵州麻江下司淑里村杷榔组上部发现的,是凯里组中球形球状始海百合(GloboeocrinusglobolusZhao, ParsleyetPeng,2008)的原始属种,两者均具有发育的吸盘、长的茎、近于球形或椭球形的萼及较长 的腕.但新属种茎呈倒长锥柱形,缝孔长卵形,腕枝数少,两者区别明显.Protogloboeocrinusyini(gen.etsp.nov.)的发现及研 究,不仅追溯到凯里组球形球状始海百合的原始属种,了解两者演化规律是茎变短,萼变球形,缝孔变为圆形,腕枝数量增加, 捕食能力增强.而且还增添了杷榔组始海百合的多样性及其分区性:杷榔组分布区北部仅见Guizhouocrinusyui,南部仅见 Protogloboeocrinusyini(gen.etsp.nov.)