Symphylella patrickmuelleri sp. nov. (Myriapoda: Symphyla): The oldest known Symphyla and first fossil record of Scolopendrellidae from Cretaceous Burmese amber

Moritz‍, Leif; Wesener‍, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.018

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“…The monotypic genus Kachinophilus Bonato et al, 2014 was recognized as a member of the currently widespread family Geophilidae Leach, 1815 (Bonato et al 2014). Likewise, the only species of class Symphyla described from Burmese amber, Symphylellapatrickmuelleri Moritz & Wesener, 2018, is referred to a genus with more than 40 extant species (Moritz and Wesener 2018). In Diplopoda, the only penicillatan millipede Polyxenusburmiticus was assigned to the extant genus Phryssonotus in the family Synxenidae (Rasnitsyn and Golovatch 2004).…”

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“…Burmese amber has proven to be an important source of arthropod fossils, containing no less than 849 described species of arthropods (Ross et al 2010; Ross 2018). Recently, the great importance of Burmese amber for the understanding of the Myriapoda fossil record and historical biogeography was demonstrated with the discovery of two species of the enigmatic order Siphoniulida (Liu et al 2017a), a species of the order Siphonophorida (Jiang et al 2019), and the first known fossil representative of the Symphyla family Scolopendrellidae (Moritz and Wesener 2018). A recent investigation of 460 newly discovered Diplopoda inclusions in Burmese amber included specimens belonging to 13 of the 16 extant orders, as well as the oldest known fossil representatives for eight extant orders (Wesener and Moritz 2018).…”

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Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: a new millipede of the order Callipodida (Diplopoda) from Cretaceous amber of Burma

Stoev¹,

Moritz‍²,

Wesener‍³

2019

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The entire Mesozoic Era is rather poor in millipede (class Diplopoda) fossils, with less than a dozen species being taxonomically described. Here, we describe the first fossil millipede of the order Callipodida, Burmanopetaluminexpectatumgen. nov. et sp. nov., found in early Cenomanian amber of Burma, 98.79±0.62 Mya. The species possesses a number of morphological traits that exclude it from all extant suborders, and Burmanopetalidea suborder nov. and Burmanopetalidae fam. nov. are here erected to accommodate it. The new suborder can be recognized by the following unique characters: pleurotergal setae absent; telson with a specific spatulate shape twice the size of the penultimate body ring; hypoproct devoid of setae; and eyes composed of five well-separated ommatidia. While the callipodidan habitus seems to have remained generally unchanged for at least 99 million years, pleurotergal and hypoproctal setation, as well as the complexity of eyes in ground-dwelling forms may have evolved recently in the order. As B.inexpectatumgen. nov. et sp. nov. is the first true callipodidan in the fossil record, the minimum age of Callipodida is thus at least 99 Mya.

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Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: a new millipede of the order Callipodida (Diplopoda) from Cretaceous amber of Burma

Stoev¹,

Moritz‍²,

Wesener‍³

2019

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“…Symphyla (Figure 6d) live in soils, mainly from undisturbed habitats with high organic matter content and rich in pore spaces [97,212]. In humid environments, some individuals can also be found in the leaf litter and under the bark of trees, to where they migrate during flooding [214].…”

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Soil Arthropods in the Douro Demarcated Region Vineyards: General Characteristics and Ecosystem Services Provided

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Viticulture is one of the oldest and most profitable forms of agriculture; it is also one of the most intensive farming systems. As intensive cultivation threatens the environment, there is increasing interest in the concept of sustainability within the wine industry, as well as new business opportunities, as customers begin to pay more attention to environmental and sustainability issues. Recognizing the key role of soil quality in environmentally and economically sustainable viticulture makes it essential to understand better soil arthropod communities, given their crucial functions in maintaining soil quality and health. The ‘Douro Demarcated Region’ (DDR) in northern Portugal offers good potential, in regards to biodiversity, due to its significant areas of non-crop habitats. This work aims to compile information on soil arthropod communities (both soil surface and soil-living) collected in the DDR vineyard agroecosystems. A description of the ecosystem services provided by them, as a basis for the development and implementation of sustainable viticulture systems, is also an objective of this work. An important set of soil arthropods necessary for the delivery of vital ecosystem services for viticulture, with particular reference to supporting and regulating services, occurred in this ecosystem. Eight classes were chiefly represented in a sample of about 167,000 arthropod specimens: Arachnida, Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Entognatha, Insecta, Malacostraca, Pauropoda, and Symphyla. The most representative were Entognatha and Insecta in soil-surface arthropods, and Arachnida and Entognatha in soil-living arthropods. The presence of recognized groups as bioindicators in agroecosystems, such as soil quality indicators, is also revealed. This knowledge is expected to contribute to a more efficient and sustainable management of the viticultural ecosystem.

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“…Identification. The antennae are consisting of more than 20 articles, the scuta of the tergites are well-rounded, the leg bases carry styli (see Moritz and Wesener 2018).…”

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“…The Myriapoda have an old (> 400 my) but also very fragmentary fossil record (see Shear andEdgecombe 2010, Edgecombe 2015), including the oldest known terrestrial animal (Wilson and Anderson 2004). From Burmese amber Ross (2018) listed 21 records of Myriapoda, of which 5 species were described: 3 Diplopoda (Cockerell 1917, Liu et al 2017a), 1 Chilopoda (Bonato et al 2014), and 1 Symphyla (Moritz and Wesener 2018). Burmese amber yielded the oldest fossil of the class Symphyla, the first known fossil representative of the family Scolopendrellidae (Moritz and Wesener 2018), and the first known fossils of the millipede order Siphoniulida (Liu et al 2017a).…”

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Checklist of the Myriapoda in Cretaceous Burmese amber and a correction of the Myriapoda identified by Zhang (2017)

Wesener‍¹,

Moritz‍²

2018

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Symphylella patrickmuelleri sp. nov. (Myriapoda: Symphyla): The oldest known Symphyla and first fossil record of Scolopendrellidae from Cretaceous Burmese amber

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Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: a new millipede of the order Callipodida (Diplopoda) from Cretaceous amber of Burma

Dwarfs under dinosaur legs: a new millipede of the order Callipodida (Diplopoda) from Cretaceous amber of Burma

Soil Arthropods in the Douro Demarcated Region Vineyards: General Characteristics and Ecosystem Services Provided

Checklist of the Myriapoda in Cretaceous Burmese amber and a correction of the Myriapoda identified by Zhang (2017)

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