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List of years in arthropod paleontology
In paleontology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In science
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In reptile paleontology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In paleobotany
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In paleoentomology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In paleomalacology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In archosaur paleontology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In mammal paleontology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
In paleoichthyology
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

This list of fossil arthropods described in 2011 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 2011. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.

Arachnids

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Acarus indicus[1]

Sp. nov

Disputed

Kumar et al.

Early Permian

Manjir Formation

 India

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]

Ameticos[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Garwood et al.

Carboniferous (late Stephanian)

 France

A member of Opiliones. The type species is A. scolos.

Araneaovoius columbiae[4]

Gen et comb nov

valid

Dunlop & Braddy

?Ypresian

Quesnel
?Fraser Formation

 Canada
 British Columbia

An orb-web spider egg sack ichnogenus.
New ichnogenus for Aranea columbiae (Scudder 1878).[5]

Araneaovoius columbiae
(1890 illustration

Burmesiola[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A tree trunk spider. Genus includes new species B. cretacea.

Chaerilobuthus[7]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lourenço & Beigel

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A chaerilobuthid scorpion. The type species is C. complexus.

Eoscaphiella[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of the family Tetrablemmidae. Genus includes new species E. ohlhoffi.

Episinus tibiaseta[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A member of the family Theridiidae, a species of Episinus.

Femurraptor[8]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A member of the family Theridiidae. Genus includes new species F. dominicanus.

Fictotama maculosa[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A tree trunk spider.

Glaesacarus[9]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Sidorchuk & Klimov

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A mite; a new genus for "Acarus" rhombeus Koch & Berendt (1854)

Jerseyuloborus[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Late Cretaceous

New Jersey amber

 United States

A member of the family Uloboridae. Genus includes new species J. longisoma.

Macrogyion[3]

Gen. et sp. nov

Garwood et al.

Carboniferous (late Stephanian)

 France

A member of Opiliones. The type species is M. cronus.

Nephila jurassica[10][11]

sp nov

Objective synonym

Selden, Shih & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

largest fossil spider described.
objective syn of Mongolarachne jurassica[11]

Mongolarachne jurassic

Labidostomma paleoluteum[12]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dunlop & Bertrand

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A mite, a species of Labidostomma.

Praeterleptoneta tibialis[6]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A member of Araneomorphae belonging to the family Praeterleptonetidae. Originally described as a species of Praeterleptoneta, subsequently transferred to the separate genus Parvispina.[13]

Scopoides dominicanus[8]

Sp. nov

Valid

Wunderlich

Miocene

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A ground spider, a species of Scopoides.

Siro balticus[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Dunlop & Mitov

Eocene

Baltic amber

Europe (Baltic Sea region)

A member of Opiliones, a species of Siro.

Spinocharinus[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Poschmann & Dunlop

Early Devonian

 Germany

A member of Trigonotarbida. The type species is S. steinmeyeri.

Crustaceans

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Aenigmastacus[16]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Feldmann, Schweitzer, & Leahy

Eocene
Ypresian

Okanagan Highlands
Tranquille Formation

 Canada
 British Columbia

A parastacid freshwater crayfish

Dynamenella miettoi[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

De Angeli & Lovato

Eocene
Lutetian

 Italy

An isopod belonging to the family Sphaeromatidae.

Insects

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Agulla protomaculata[18]

sp nov

jr synonym

Engel

Lutetian

Green River Formation

 USA

A raphidiid snakefly.
Moved to Archiinocellia protomaculata in 2021[19]

Archiinocellia protomaculata

Alicodoxa[20]

Gen et sp nov

Valid

Emeljanov & Shcherbakov

late Eocene

Rovno amber

 Ukraine

A planthopper, type species A. rasnitsyni
also found in Baltic amber

Alicodoxa rasnitsyni

Anonychomyrma geinitzi[21]

Comb nov

valid

(Mayr)

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

Fossil Dolichoderin ant

Anonychomyrma geinitzi

Aradus andancensis[22]

Sp nov

valid

Marchal, Guilbert,
Brisac, & Nel

Turolian

Montagne d'Andance

 France

A flat bug

Aradus andancensis

Archiaustroconops borkenti[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-de la Fuente et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

El Soplao amber deposit

 Spain

A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae.

Arostropsis[24]

Gen et sp nov

valid

Yunakov & Kirejtshuk

Eocene

Baltic amber

 Europe

Monotypic broad-nosed weevil genus, one species A. groehni

Arostropsis groehni

Astreptolabis[25]

Subfam, Gen et sp nov

valid

Engel

Albian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

Monotypic earwig subfamily, one species A. ethirosomatia

Astreptolabis ethirosomatia

Atriculicoides szadziewskii[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-de la Fuente et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

El Soplao amber deposit

 Spain

A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae.

Baltimartyria rasnitsyni[26]

sp nov

valid

Mey

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

the second species in Baltimartyria

Baltimartyria rasnitsyni

Baryshnyala[27]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ilger & Brauckmann

Late Carboniferous (early Bashkirian)

Ziegelschiefer Formation

 Germany

A neopteran insect of uncertain systematic placement, assigned to the new family Baryshnyalidae. The type species is B. occulta.

Baryshnyala occulta

Ctenoplectrella phaeton[28]

sp nov

Valid

Gonzalez & Engel

Lutetian

Baltic Amber

 Europe

A leaf cutter bee

Ctenoplectrella

Dasyleptus triassicus[29]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bechly & Stockar

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Meride Limestone

  Switzerland

A member of Archaeognatha, a species of Dasyleptus.

Deinodryinus velteni[30]

sp nov

Valid

Guglielmino & Olmi

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

A dryinid wasp.

Deinodryinus velteni

Diochus electrus[31]

sp nov

valid

Chatzimanolis & Engel

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Europe

first valid Staphylininae species from the fossil record

Diochus electrus

Dryinus rasnitsyni[32]

sp nov

valid

Olmi & Guglielmino

Burdigalian

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

second fossil Dryinus lamellatus group species

Dryinus rasnitsyni

Eldermyrmex[33]

Gen et comb nov

Valid

Heterick & Shattuck

Lutetian

Baltic amber

 Russia

Fossil Dolichoderine ant,
Type species "Iridomyrmex" oblongiceps

Eldermyrmex oblongiceps

Iberoraphidia[34]

sp nov

valid

Jepsen, Ansorge, & Jarzembowski

Lower Barremian

Serra del Montsec

 Spain

A mesoraphidiid snakefly, one species Iberoraphidia dividua

Lebanoculicoides excantabris[23]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pérez-de la Fuente et al.

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

El Soplao amber deposit

 Spain

A fly belonging to the family Ceratopogonidae.

Lebanoraphidia[35]

sp nov

valid

Bechly & Wolf-Schwenninger

Upper Neocomian

Jezzine

 Lebanon

A mesoraphidiid snakefly, one species Lebanoraphidia nana

Leptolingia calonervis[36]

sp.

Valid

Shi, Liu, & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

Leptolingia imminuta[37]

sp.

Valid

Liu, Shi, & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Daohugou Beds

 China

The smallest species known in the family Grammolingiidae

Litholingia ptesa[36]

sp.

Valid

Shi, Yang, & Ren

Middle Jurassic

Jiulongshan Formation

 China

Mickoleitia longimanus[38]

Ord., fam., gen. et sp.

valid

Staniczek, Bechly, & Godunko

Lower Cretaceous

Crato Formation

 Brazil

A new genus in the new family Mickoleitiidae and a new insect order Coxoplectoptera.

Mickoleitia longimanus

Myanmymar[39]

gen et sp nov

valid

Huber

Albian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

oldest mymarid described

Myanmymar aresconoides

Nanotermes[40]

Gen et sp. nov

valid

Engel & Grimaldi

Ypresian

Cambay amber

 India

A Termitid termite

Nanotermes isaacae

Ordralfabetix[41]

gen et sp.

valid

Szwedo

Ypresian

Oise amber

 France

Second fossil lophopid planthopper from Europe

Ordralfabetix sirophatanis

Parastylotermes krishnai[40]

Sp. nov

valid

Engel & Grimaldi

Ypresian

Cambay amber

 India

A Stylotermitid termite

Parastylotermes krishnai

Platyperla marquati[42]

Species

Valid

Gallego et al.

Late Triassic

Potrerillos Formation

 Argentina

A platyperlid stonefly, a species of Platyperla.

Plumalexius[43]

fam, gen et sp.

valid

Brothers

Turonian

New Jersey amber

 USA

sister genus to Plumariidae

Plumalexius rasnitsyni

Pristomyrmex rasnitsyni[44]

sp nov

valid

Dlussky & Radchenko

Late Eocene

Scandinavian amber

 Denmark

A fossil ant

Prostylotermes[40]

Gen et sp. nov

valid

Engel & Grimaldi

Ypresian

Cambay amber

 India

A Stylotermitid termite

Prostylotermes kamboja

Renphasma[45]

Gen. et sp.

Valid

Nel & Delfosse

Early Cretaceous

Yixian Formation

 China

A stick insect

Renphasma sinica

Termitaradus dominicanus[39]

Sp nov

valid

Poinar

Burdigalian?

Dominican amber

 Dominican Republic

A termitaphidid termite bug

Titanomyrma lubei[46]

Gen, sp, et comb nov.

valid

Archibald, Johnson,
Mathewes, & Greenwood

Early Eocene

Messel shales

 Germany

new genus for the largest known ants

Titanomyrma simillima

Tytthodiplatys[25]

Gen et sp. nov

Valid

Engel

Albian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

Oldest member of the family Diplatyidae

Tytthodiplatys mecynocercus

Undulopsychopsis[47]

Gen et sp. nov

Valid

Peng, Makarkin, Wang, & Ren

Lower Barremian to Upper Aptian

Yixian Formation

 China

A psychopsid silky lacewing, only species U. alexi

Undulopsychopsis alexi

Vetuformosa[48]

Sub. Fam., Gen., et Sp. Nov

valid

Poinar

Albian

Burmese amber

 Myanmar

A baetid mayfly.
The type species is V. buckleyi,
type genus of subfamily Vetuformosinae

Vetuformosa buckleyi

Zophotermes[40]

Gen et sp. nov

valid

Engel & Singh

Ypresian

Cambay amber

 India

A Rhinotermitid termite

Zophotermes ashoki

Trilobites

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Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes Images

Chasbellus[49]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Loch & Taylor

Early Ordovician

Bliss Formation
House Limestone
Tanyard Formation
Wilberns Formation

 United States

A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae. The type species is C. milleri; genus also includes C. repetskii.

Gladiatoria crowei[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain, McAdams & Westrop

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Gladiatoria harrisi[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain, McAdams & Westrop

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Gladiatoria nielsenae[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain, McAdams & Westrop

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Gladiatoria phoenixi[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain, McAdams & Westrop

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Gladiatoria reedi[50]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain, McAdams & Westrop

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Hebediscus williamsi[51]

Sp. nov

Valid

Westrop & Landing

Early Cambrian

Brigus Formation

 Canada

A member of the family Hebediscidae.

Hintzeia parafirmimarginis[52]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Luhops coquus[53]

Sp. nov

Valid

Rushton

Cambrian (Drumian)

Abbey Shale

 United Kingdom

Panisaspis[54]

Gen. et 6 sp. et comb. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Early Ordovician

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation
Yellow Hill Limestone

 United States

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).

Protopliomerella bowlesi[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Protopliomerella kerouaci[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation
Yellow Hill Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Protopliomerella okeeffeae[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation
Yellow Hill Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Protopliomerella seegeri[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Protopliomerella stegneri[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

McAdams & Adrain

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Pliomeridae.

Psalikilopsis newmani[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain et al.

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Psalikilopsis paracuspidicauda[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain et al.

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Yellow Hill Limestone

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Psalikilopsis redfordi[56]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adrain et al.

Ordovician (Floian)

Fillmore Limestone
Garden City Formation

 United States

A member of the family Bathyuridae.

Symphysurina ethingtoni[49]

Sp. nov

Valid

Loch & Taylor

Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician

House Limestone

 United States

A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae.

Symphysurina straatmannae[49]

Sp. nov

Valid

Loch & Taylor

Late Cambrian and Early Ordovician

Bliss Formation
House Limestone
Wilberns Formation

 United States

A member of Asaphida belonging to the family Symphysurinidae.

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