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Ilyocoris andancensis sp. nov. (Figs 1–4) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3EB380F0-1632-4971-A5ED-7DFE8A2DC9FA Material. Holotype MNHN-F.A71364 (Romain Jattiot coll.), paratypes MNHN-F.A71365, and MNHNF.A71366 (all compressed mummies), stored at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Diagnosis. Adult characters only. Color patterns identical on the three fossils. Connexivum brownish along posterior part and yellowish along anterior part; green-yellow anterior part of pronotum clearly narrower than black posterior part; outer margin of embolium black. Type locality and horizon. Lower limit of Turolian to Tortonian-Messinian boundary, 7.30 ± 0.15 Ma (Pastre et al., 2004), ‘ La Montagne d’Andance’, Saint-Bauzile village, Ardèche, France. Description (based on all specimens). Head transverse; ocelli absent; eyes sessile; labium short and thick, arising near apex of head, conical, obviously segmented, without transverse sulcation; labium; apex of head without a laminated extension; vertex less than two times and half broader than transversal diameter of compound eye; head, pronotum, and scutellum shiny; ground color black and green-yellow; brown dots on head, some of which form two longitudinal, parallel, median lines, each of them widening posteriorly; anterior margin of pronotum straight behind interocular space; lateral pronotal margins limited inside by a strong sunken line; anterior part of pronotum green-yellow, and posterior part black; scutellum black; no meso- and metasternal midventral carinae (observed on holotype by partly removing the mummy); macropterous, hemelytra olive brown, opaque, very finely and densely punctate, clavus and margin paler, embolium with a less dense punctuation than the rest of hemelytra but with outer margin black; membrane without venation; fore legs raptorial, fore femur only moderately incrassate with inner antero-basal angle not produced, forming a continuous curve with trochanter, tarsus without a fringe of setae; hind legs flattened; tibiae with strong brownish spines and long swimming setae. Legs pale yellow; apex of abdomen without respiratory processes; connexivum brownish along posterior part and yellowish along anterior part. Dimensions. Body 14.7 mm long, 6.4 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71364), 12.0 mm long, 6.0 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71365), 13.5 mm long, 6.0 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71366); head 1.3 mm long, 3.4 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71364); pronotum 2.0 mm long, 4.1 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71364); abdomen 9.7 mm long, 6.5 mm wide (MNHN-F.A71364); fore tibia 2.1 mm long, 0.9 mm wide; hind tibia 3.0 mm long, tarsus 4.1 mm long, hemelytra 8.6 mm long (MNHN-F.A71364).

Genus Ilyocoris Stål, 1861 Type species. Nepa cimicoides Linnaeus, 1758; by original designation., Published as part of JATTIOT, ROMAIN, TRINCAL, VINCENT, GARROUSTE, ROMAIN & NEL, ANDRÉ, 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), pp. 260-267 in Palaeoentomology 6 (3) on page 261, DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.3.9, http://zenodo.org/record/8073120

JATTIOT, ROMAIN, TRINCAL, VINCENT, GARROUSTE, ROMAIN, NEL, ANDRÉ (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 (3): 260-267, DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.3.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.3.9

Eornithoica grimaldii sp. nov. (Fig. 1) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6234ECDE-4652-4FA1-9A6D- F765A993D8D8 Holotype. FOBU17740 (part and counterpart of a complete fly), deposited in the collection of Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming, USA. Etymology. The specific epithet is dedicated to Prof. Dr David A. Grimaldi, in recognition of his impressive contributions to the study of fossil insects and extant Diptera. Diagnosis. As for the genus (vide supra). Type locality and horizon. Douglass Pass, Garfield County, Colorado, USA, Early Eocene, Green River Formation, Parachute Creek Member, Ypresian, 46.2– 40.4 Ma. Description. Body ca. 7.0 mm long, as preserved, dark brown, covered with numerous stout spines and spurs; head poorly preserved, detached from thorax but originally deeply inserted between fore legs, ca. 1.2 mm long, 1.0 mm wide, with mouthparts projected forward; compound eyes in lateral positions; ocelli not visible, apparently absent. Thorax 3.1 mm long, 2.1 mm wide; thoracic segmental borders indistinct dorsally, but not completely obliterated; procoxae widely separated, with a large, distinctly less-sclerotized area between them; protergum distinctly shortened; mesothorax wider than long; mesocoxae widely separated; metacoxae widely separated; wings normally developed, 6.4 mm long, ca. 2.3 mm wide, slightly shorter than body; R1 short; R2+3 longer than R1, reaching wing midlength; R4+5, M1+2, and M3+4 long; crossveins r-m and i-m present but faint; R4+5 reaching wing margin distally with a broad cell between R2+3 and R4+5; eight long and stout spurs on costal margin; numerous strong spines/spurs on legs; procoxa inflated, greatly enlarged; tarsomeres I longer than tarsomeres II to IV, the latter distinctly shortened and compact; pretarsal claws recurved, not bifid, with a conspicuous base or heel; at least apex of mesotibia with a row of five stout spurs; mesofemur stout, as long as mesotibia; abdomen 3.0 mm long, 2.9 mm wide, covered with numerous long, stout spines/spurs, some situated on enlarged sclerotized bases; three large transverse dorsal sclerotized plates on basal-most segments. Remarks. It is impossible to determine what host might have been visited by the present fossil, but given that basal hippoboscids are typically ectoparasitic on birds, it is likely that E. grimaldii was specialized for some extinct species of Aves. The bird fauna of the Green River Formation is rather diverse and certainly harbored any number of potential hosts for these flies (Weidig, 2010), but fossil bats are also present in this formation (Jepsen, 1966).

Eornithoica gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 0C3395B4-3ED4-49D3-BA57- 0F65525B4C16 Type species. Eornithoica grimaldii sp. nov. Etymology. The new generic name is taken from the Ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, Ēṓs (Ἠώς, and from which the Eocene epoch derives its name), the genus name Ornithoica. The gender of the name is feminine. Diagnosis. Body, especially abdomen, and legs with numerous stout spines; dorsal segmentation of thorax not completely obliterated; wings fully developed; eight long and stout spurs on costal margin of wing; R1 short, R4+5 reaching wing margin distally, with a broad cell between R2+3 and R4+5; pretarsal claws with weakly developed basal heels; abdomen with three large transverse dorsal sclerotized plates., Published as part of NEL, ANDRÉ, GARROUSTE, ROMAIN & ENGEL, MICHAEL S., 2023, The earliest Pupipara (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea): A new genus and species from the lower Eocene of the Green River Formation, pp. 58-63 in Palaeoentomology 6 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.6.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/7754965

Lodevoisadia coheni gen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 59BE288B-C752-4898-ACE5-72799793A9F6 Fig. 1 Diagnosis As for the genus (vide supra). Etymology Named after Henri Cohen, who discovered the type specimen and allowed us to study it. The specific epithet is to be treated as a noun in genitive case. Type material Holotype Specimen 2022.3.2 (number HC Can 01a-b, part and counterpart of a forewing, collection Henri Cohen); Musée of Lodève, France. Description Counterpart of an almost complete right forewing, with costal part of extreme base not preserved, 10.4 mm long (as preserved), ca 3.5 mm wide; area between C and ScP narrow, ca 0.2 mm wide; ScP simple, closely parallel to R, ending in C at 8.0 mm from wing base; few weak and short veinlets between RA and C near apex of RA; base of RP at 3.3 mm from wing base; RP simple; base of MP at 2.5 mm from wing base; MA simple; MP forked 3.3 mm distad origin of MP; crossveins in areas between RA and MP spaced; course of RP and MA nearly straight; areas between RA and RP and between RP and MA distally widened; CuA convex, with a nearly straight and simple basal posterior branch CuA2; CuA1 branched at 2.0 mm distad its base; area between MP and CuA1 rather broad basad first branch of CuA1; RP, M, and CuA well-separated; arculus m-cua present between M and CuA1; CuP concave, straight, and simple; AA1 and AA2 convex and simple.

Genus Lodevoisadia gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CB082E08-C310-4BBD-ACE8-FEFA3D7DC580 Type species Lodevoisadia coheni gen. et sp. nov. Diagnosis Costal area narrow; ScP ending into C; RP simple; MA simple; MP forked; CuA1 with three branches; CuA2 simple; arculus m-cua present between M and CuA1; areas between RA and RP, RP and MA, and between MA and MP distally widened; few simple crossveins between RP, MA, and MP. Etymology The genus name is a combination of the town of Lodève and the genus name Isadia. Gender feminine., Published as part of Nel, André, Kundura, Jean-Paul, Pouillon, Jean-Marc, Garrouste, Romain & Jouault, Corentin, 2022, A new ' grylloblattodean' genus and species (Insecta: Polyneoptera) from the middle Permian Salagou Formation (France), pp. 77-84 in European Journal of Taxonomy 852 (1) on page 79, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2011, http://zenodo.org/record/7459029