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FIG. 9. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 9. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., Indamane, southwestern Niger, late Maastrichtian; detail of the skull, cavum tympani area, holotype MNHN- RA-2018.0031. Abbreviations: ant, antrum squamosum; cq, commissura quadrati; ica+Et, incisura columellae auris with Eustachian tube. Left lateral view. Scale bar: 2 cm.

FIG. 8. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 8. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., Indamane, southwestern Niger, late Maastrichtian; detail of the skull, holotype MNHN-RA-2018.0031, showing the rounded carotid foramen for entrance in te besicranium, at the back of the deep cavum pterygoideum, below the (broken here) podocnemidid pterygoid wing; Abbreviations:boc, basioccipital; bsph, basisphenoid; car can, enlarged carotid foramen; cav pter, cavum pterygoideum; pw, break of the pterygoid wing at its posterior base; q, quadrate; q art, area articularis quadrati. Ventral view. Scale bar: 2 cm.

FIG. 7. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 7. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., Indamane, southwestern Niger, late Maastrichtian; interpretative drawing of the skull, holotype MNHN-RA-2018.0031. Abbreviations: aaq, area articularis quadrati; boc, basioccipital; bsph, basiphenoid; car c, carotid canal; cav pter, cavum pterygoideum; co, condylus occipitalis; col-Et, columella auris with the Eustachian tube passage; cq, commissura quadrati; fpp, foramen palatinum posterius; fp, fenestra postotica; imc, intermediate maxillo-palatine crest; ju, jugal; mc, medial maxillo-palatine crest; ms, muscle insertion zone; mx, maxilla; pal, palatine; pmx, premaxilla; po, postorbital; ppo, processus paroccipitalis opisthotici; pter w, pterygoid wing; ptp, processus trochlearis pterygoideus; q, quadrate. Ventral view. Scale bar: 4 cm.

FIG. 6. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 6. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., Indamane, southwestern Niger, late Maastrichtian. Lateral view of the skull, holotype MNHN-RA-2018.0031. Abbreviations: an sq, antrum squamosum; co, condylus occipitalis; com q, commissura quadrati; fpp; foramen palatinum posterius; fr, frontal; ica+Et, incisura columellae auris with the Eustachian tube; ju, jugal; l pfr, left prefrontal; mq, meatus quadrati; mx, maxilla; na, external nare; pal, palatine; pfr, prefrontal; pmx, premaxilla; paq, processus articularis quadrati; pmx, premaxilla; po, postorbital; ppo, processus paroccipitalis opisthotici; pro, prootic; pter, pterygoid; ptp, processus trochlearis pterygoideus; q, quadrate; r paq, right processus articularis quadrati; r pter, right pterygoid; soc, supraoccipital; sq, squamosal; V, foramen trigemini; black arrow, position of the foramen stapediotemporale; blue and green dotted lines, hypothetic positions for the skull lateral notch border; red line, border of the palatal medial crest. Scale bar: 4 cm.

FIG. 5. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 5. — Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., Indamane, southwestern Niger, late Maastrichtian; photographs of the skull, holotype MNHN-RA-2018.0031: A-F, dorsal, ventral, left lateral, anterior, right lateral and posterior views. Scale bar: 4 cm.

FIG. 3 in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 3. — Geological map of Iullemmeden basin. Extract from Greigert (1961), focused on the northeastern basin part, area of Kao to Ibeceten with Mont Indamane (Mt Igdaman). Legend, from Greigert (1961): Cr 9-8, including (from top to bottom, [Mt Indamane Maastrichtian outcropping]: 1, Upper sandstones; 2, Mosasaurus shales; 3, Lower sandstones. Cr7, lower and middle Senonian, with gypsum [including Ibéceten outcropping]; Cr6, Turonian; Cr6b, Turonian (white limestones); Cr6a, lower Turonian (Nigericeras zone); CR6a-b, lower Turonian and Upper Cenomanian (Neolobites vibrayeani zone, Tegama group sandstones); e III-VI, lower Eocene; ct, terminal continental (simplified); qa2, filled fossil valleys; qd1, fixed oriented recent dunes (barchans); F, fossils at Mont Indamane and Ilatarda.

FIG. 2 in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 2. — Geographical location, northern to southern, of: Mont In Tahout area (Nigeremys locality), Indamane (Ragechelus saherica n. gen., n. sp. locality), Ibeceten (Erymnochelyine locality) and Ilatarda, fossil localities with turtles (stars), in southwestern Niger, Tahoua district between Niamey and Agades, Iullemeden basin, Upper Cretaceous. Purple line, raised edge of the Upper Cretaceous outcropping (symbols: "10" in Fig. 1, "Cr 9-8" in Fig. 3), overhanging the reg with dunes including the Ibeceten Senonian outcropping (Cr7 in Fig. 3).

FIG. 4 in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 4. — Log, simplified stratigraphic section, from Greigert (1966: pl. 37)'s Mont Indamane, presenting 16 banks, from bottom to top: alternately, 1, 3, 5, gypsiferous sandy marls and 2, 4, fine and silty sandstones; at top of 5, large dinosaur site (of Greigert et al. [1954]); 6, grey and black gypsiferous marls; 7, gypsiferous marls; 8, phosphatic breccia: fish, crocodile, batoids, sawfish (bone bed of the new turtle skull); 9, white sandstones: turtles, selachians; 10, black marls, salt; 11, 13, 15, yellow marls [with Libycoceras and Laffiteines]; 12, lumachella, with Rs (Veniella [Roudaireia] ouressensis); 14, lumachella; 16, ferrugineous sandstones (overlying crust). C LS, bank C in Lingham-Soliar (1991 [after David Ward]); D et al., Dikouma et al. (1993, 1994); F, Formation; G, Greigert (1966); MS, banks 8-10, 11/14, 19 and 25 in Moody & Sutcliffe (1991). Not to scale.

FIG. 1 in The oldest erymnochelyine turtle skull, Ragechelus sahelica n. gen., n. sp., from the Iullemmeden basin, Upper Cretaceous of Africa, and the associated fauna in its geographical and geological context

FIG. 1. — Geological map of the Iullemeden basin, extract from the Geological map of Africa, 1:10 millionth (Thiéblemont & Chêne 2016). Numbers: 1, Quaternary, 2.6-0 Ma, sedimentary; 5, Paleogene to Pleistocene, 66-0.012 Ma, sedimentary; 7, Tertiary, 66-2.6 Ma, sedimentary; 10, Upper Cretaceous, 100.5-66 Ma. Sedimentary; 12, Lower Cretaceous, 145-100.5 Ma, sedimentary; 39, Paleozoic; 45, 46, Proterozoic; 70, 86, 87, Archean. Blue square, area represented Fig. 2 (geographical map). Orange square, area represented in Fig. 3 (Greigert's geological map).

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FIG. 3 in Notaferrum n. gen. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae): the first known spider beetle associated with weaver ants

FIG. 3. — Ventral surface of Notaferrum natalensis (Pic, 1906) n. gen., n. comb. and host ant Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802: A, ventral surface showing the apically expanded prosternal process that extends beyond the procoxae (see arrow), very reduced length of the fourth abdominal ventrite, and the small depression (devoid of setae) on the metaventrite near the posterior margin; B, host ant specimen, Oecophylla longinoda Latreille, 1802, associated with the specimen from St. Lucia, SANC. Scale bar: 2 mm.

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FIG. 2 in Notaferrum n. gen. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae): the first known spider beetle associated with weaver ants

FIG. 2. — Close-up view of head and pronotum of Notaferrum natalensis (Pic, 1906) n. gen., n. comb.: A, dorsal view; B, frontal view. Note the distinct lateral and dorsal trichomes (see arrows).

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FIG. 4 in Notaferrum n. gen. (Coleoptera: Ptinidae): the first known spider beetle associated with weaver ants

FIG. 4. — Distribution of Notaferrum natalensis (Pic, 1906) n. gen., n. comb. based on three known specimens, South Africa, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province.

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Figure 7. Genera Myurella, Maculauger n. gen. and Myurellopsis n. gen. A in Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)

Figure 7. Genera Myurella, Maculauger n. gen. and Myurellopsis n. gen. A. Myurella affinis, MNHN-IM-2013-17860, PAPUA NIUGINIStn PR196, 05°12.3'S, 145° 48.8'E, 0 m, 39.8 mm. B. Myurella fortunei, MNHN-IM-2013-58677, KAVIENG 2014 Stn DW4468, 02°45'S, 150°37'E, 190–472 m, 25.2 mm. C. Myurella amoena, MNHN-IM-2013-46861, KAVIENG 2014 Stn KR02, 02°37.5'S, 150°46.5'E, 10–14 m, 24.9 mm. D. Myurella pygmaea, MNHN-IM-2009- 10121, off Lovanono, SMadagascar, 0–5 m, 6.1 mm. E. Maculauger pseudopertusa, MNHN-IM-2009-9954, MIRIKYStn DW3230, 13°25'S, 47°57'E, 71–158 m, 42.9 mm. F. Maculauger campbelli, MNHN-IM-2013-52252, EXBODI Stn CP3836, 22° 08'S, 167°11'E, 415–420 m, 20.5 mm. G. Myurellopsis undulata, MNHN-IM-2013-10252 PAPUA NIUGINI Stn PR07, 05°12.5'S, 145°48.5'E, 2–17 m, 31.9 mm. H. Myurellopsis kilburni, MNHN-IM-2013-12712, PAPUA NIUGINI Stn PS11, 05°04.7'S, 145° 48.9'E, 0–5 m, 24.8 mm. I. Myurellopsis joserosadoi, MNHN-IM-2013-52369, INHACA 2011 Stn MR13, 25°59.7'S, 32°54.5'E, 2–5 m, 17.9 mm.

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Figure 9. Genera Profunditerebra n. gen. and Neoterebra n. gen. A. P. papuaprofundi n in Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)

Figure 9. Genera Profunditerebra n. gen. and Neoterebra n. gen. A. P. papuaprofundi n. sp., MNHN-IM-2013-58123, KAVIENG 2014 Stn CP4422, 02°21'S, 150° 38'E, 496–609 m, 19.2 mm. B. P. orientalis, MNHN-IM-2009-29153, EXBODI Stn DW3930, 18° 37'S, 164°26'E, 448–464 m, 39.6 mm. C. P. brazieri, MNHN-IM-2013-55861, MORRISON AUSTRALIA Stn TA22, 43° 10.4'S, 147° 51.3'E, 1–7 m, 32.4 mm. D. Terebra specillata lectotype, NHMUK 1844.6.7.84, San Blas, Mexico, 7 fms (= 12.8 m), 39.3 mm. E. P. poppei radula, MNHN-IM-2007-30546, SANTO 2006, Stn AT44, 15°36'S, 167° 03'E, 86–118 m, broken. F. Terebra assu holotype, MNHN-IM-2000-25244, off Conceição da Barra, Espírito Santo, Brazil MD55, Stn DC75, 18°59'S, 37°50'W, 295 m, 9.8 mm. G. Terebra alagoensis holotype, MZSP 84238, continental slope off Alagoas, Brazil, 10° 05' 57''S, 35°46' 24''W, 720 m, 9.8 mm. H. Neoterebra sterigmoides, MNHN-IM-2013-20352, KARUBENTHOS 2012 Stn GD02, 16° 22.57'N, 61° 34.12'W, 0–80 m, 29.6 mm.

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FIGURES 32 37 in Paracamisia osornensis gen. n., sp. n. (Acari: Oribatida) from Valdivian forest soil in Chile

FIGURES 32 37. Paracamisia osornensis sp. n., scanning electron micrographs: 32 posterior half, ventral aspect (using Robinson backscatter detector), 33 subcapitulum and surrounding structures, ventral aspect (arrow on incision of mental tectum), 34 right coxisternal region, ventral aspect, anterior to lower right (I, II, III coxisterna), 35 legs I and II, right lateral aspect, 36 upper part of right genu I, lateral aspect, showing coupled seta d and solenidion n, plus distally bifurcated seta l ʹ, 37 upper proximal region of right tarsus I, lateral aspect, showing tarsal cluster of seta ft ʹ, solenidion, and famulus (e). Specimens cleaned of cerotegument and debris. Scale 1 bars = 50 m (32, 35), 20 m (33, 34), 5 m (36, 37).

FIGURES 1 – 9 in Description of Catumiri n. gen. and three new species (Theraphosidae: Ischnocolinae)

FIGURES 1 – 9. (1 – 4) 1. Catumiri petropolium n. sp. Male. Holotype. Male palpal bulb, prolateral face (fig. 1), retrolateral face (fig. 2). Male. IBSP 8606. Paired tarsal claw I (fig. 3). Tarsal scopulae IV (fig. 4). (5 – 9) Catumiri chicaoi n. sp. Male. Holotype. Tibial spur, ventral face (fig. 5), prolateral face (fig. 6). Male palpal bulb, prolateral face (fig. 7), retrolateral face (fig. 8). Female. Paratype. Spermathecae, dorsal face (fig. 9). Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURES 8 – 10. Hind wing. 8 — Proteros sempiternus gen. n in Phylogeny of the tribe Erotini (Coleoptera, Lycidae), with descriptions of new taxa

FIGURES 8 – 10. Hind wing. 8 — Proteros sempiternus gen. n., sp. n.; 9 — Flagrax auberti (Bourgeois); 10 — Aferos sp.

FIGURES 14 – 15. Omniops hanseni holotype. — 14. Ventral habitus. — 15 in Omniops gen. n. and two new species of Hydrophilini from Papua New Guinea (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

FIGURES 14 – 15. Omniops hanseni holotype. — 14. Ventral habitus. — 15. Pro, meso, and metasternum.

FIGURES 7 9. 7 8, Brachypterodina gonzalezi. 7 in New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics

FIGURES 7 9. 7 8, Brachypterodina gonzalezi. 7. female, dorsal view; 8. humeral area enlarged; 9. Apterodina bucki, pygidium.

FIGURES 3 – 6. Apterodina spp. 3 – 4 in New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics

FIGURES 3 – 6. Apterodina spp. 3 – 4, Apterodina bechynei: 3. male, dorsal view; 4. female, dorsal view. 5; A. bucki female, dorsal view; 6. A. ruminyahui female, dorsal view.