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    Eoexechia Camier & Nel 2020, gen. n.

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    Eoexechia gen. n. (Figs 1–3) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A785CF8A-E9CE-48FA-9CC3-E251D9941A35 Type species. Eoexechia gallica sp. n. Diagnosis. Antenna very long, with flagellomeres as broad as long; three ocelli; frontal furrow very short, confined to back of head; frontal tubercle bilobate and broad; hind tibial apical brush produced across tibia; well-developed empodium; costal vein distinctly produced beyond tip of R5; Sc twice as long as h; R1 short; M2 long. Etymology. Named after the Eocene period and the genus Exechia. Gender feminine.Published as part of Camier, Marie & Nel, Andre, 2020, The oldest fungus gnat of the tribe Exechiini in the lowermost Eocene Oise amber (Diptera: Mycetophilidae), pp. 91-98 in Zootaxa 4722 (1) on page 92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/360373

    Eocompsoctena Ngô-Muller & Engel & Nel & Nel 2020, gen. nov.

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    Genus Eocompsoctena gen. nov. Type species. Eocompsoctena macroptera sp. nov. Etymology. The new genus-group name is a combination of the prefix from Eocene and the generic name Compsoctena Zeller, 1852 type genus of the subfamily. The gender of the name is considered to be feminine. Diagnosis. i) ocelli absent; ii) pecten on scape; iii) proboscis short, uncoiled and serrate; iv) maxillary palpus as long as proboscis and first labial palpomere; v) labial palpus with three palpomeres and ventral scale brush, third palpomere as long as second palpomere, longer than first palpomere; vi) ten veins arising separately from discal cell, all simple; vii) ac and ic present; viii) CuP elongate, surpassing level of discal cell apex, but not reaching wing margin; ix) hind wing ic present, shorter than that of forewing, x) six simple veins arising separately from discal cell; xi) epiphysis quite slender, arising from proximal half of tibia and extending beyond distal end of tibia; xii) tibial spur formula 0-1-2.Published as part of Ngô-Muller, Valerie, Engel, Michael S., Nel, Andre & Nel, Jacques, 2020, First fossil Eriocottidae discovered in Eocene Baltic amber (Insecta: Lepidoptera), pp. 273-282 in Zootaxa 4834 (2) on page 274, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4834.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/444986

    Local Church Week Pastor Andre Mitchell

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    Pastor Andre Mitchell, Pastor, Author, CEO, Deliverance Temple/Andre Mitchell Ministries, Muncie, IN, speaks on how connecting with other believers is important to your faith for Local Church Week

    Urolibellula Zeiri, Nel & Garrouste, 2015, gen. n.

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    Genus Urolibellula gen. n. Type species. Urolibellula eocenica sp. n. Etymology. Named after the two genus names Urothemis and Libellula, for the position of this fossil as sister group of the Libellulidae, close to the Urothemistidae. Gender feminine. Diagnosis. As for the family.Published as part of Zeiri, Asma, Nel, Andre & Garrouste, Romain, 2015, A new libelluloid family from the Eocene Green River Formation (Colorado, USA) (Odonata, Anisoptera), pp. 290-296 in Zootaxa 4032 (3) on page 291, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4032.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/23834

    A new myrmeleontoid genus from the Crato Formation of Northeast Brazil (Lower Cretaceous) (Insecta: Neuroptera: Palaeoleontidae)

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    Millet, Johann, Nel, Andre (2010): A new myrmeleontoid genus from the Crato Formation of Northeast Brazil (Lower Cretaceous) (Insecta: Neuroptera: Palaeoleontidae). Zootaxa 2353: 49-54, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19351

    The oldest fungus gnat of the tribe Exechiini in the lowermost Eocene Oise amber (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

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    Camier, Marie, Nel, Andre (2020): The oldest fungus gnat of the tribe Exechiini in the lowermost Eocene Oise amber (Diptera: Mycetophilidae). Zootaxa 4722 (1): 91-98, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4722.1.

    A new Symphoromyia in the Middle Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Rhagionidae)

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    Ngo-Muller, Valerie, Nel, Andre (2020): A new Symphoromyia in the Middle Eocene Baltic amber (Diptera: Rhagionidae). Zootaxa 4820 (2): 373-378, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4820.2.1

    Eocenotrichia Garrouste, Azar & Nel, 2016, gen. nov.

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    Genus Eocenotrichia gen. nov. Type species. Eocenotrichia magnifica sp. nov. Etymology. Named after Eocene and ‘trichia’, frequent termination of the generic names in the Scenopinidae. Gender feminine. Generic diagnosis. Body length 7.6 mm [female]; head higher than long, flagellum relatively elongate with notched apex for stylus; frons not protruding anteriorly; mouthparts well developed and shorter than head length; R 4 emerging in distal third of cell [r 5]; M 1 joining with R 5, cell [r 5] petiolate to wing margin; costal margin ending at R 5 +M 1; female acanthophorite spines well developed in a marginal row; sternite 8 slightly shorter than tergite 8, posteriorly rounded.Published as part of Garrouste, Romain, Azar, Dany & Nel, Andre, 2016, The oldest accurate record of Scenopinidae in the Lowermost Eocene amber of France (Diptera: Brachycera), pp. 444-450 in Zootaxa 4093 (3) on page 445, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4093.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/25532

    Salagoulestes Fate, Lapeyrie & Nel, 2013, gen. n.

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    Genus Salagoulestes gen. n. Included taxa. Only the type species Salagoulestes wesleyi sp. n. Diagnosis. Wing characters only. CuA zigzagged and short, ending on posterior wing margin at level of base of IR 2; one row of cells and straight short crossveins in area between CuA and posterior wing margin; long pterostigma; four postnodal and postsubnodal crossveins; RP 2 apparently emerging from IR 2; no intercalary longitudinal veins between main veins. Etymology. Named after The Salagou Formation and the genus name Lestes. Gender masculine.Published as part of Fate, Caitlin, Lapeyrie, Jean & Nel, Andre, 2013, A new Permagrionidae from the Middle Permian of the South of France (Odonatoptera: Protozygoptera), pp. 397-400 in Zootaxa 3702 (4) on page 398, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3702.4.8, http://zenodo.org/record/22163

    Eoacridophagus Myskowiak, Garrouste & Nel, 2016, gen. nov.

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    Genus Eoacridophagus gen. nov. Type species. Eoacridophagus azari sp. nov. (here designated) Diagnosis. Reduced mouthparts with proboscis very short; discal cell open in wing margin; anal area narrow; cell cup closed before wing margin, reaching it by a short stalk; r-m situated well basal of level of apex of R 1, R 2 + 3 not sigmoidal. Etymology. Named after the Eocene period and the genus Acridophagus. Gender masculine.Published as part of Myskowiak, Justine, Garrouste, Romain & Nel, Andre, 2016, A new genus and species of micro bee fly from the Earliest Eocene French amber (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae: Psiloderoidinae), pp. 583-586 in Zootaxa 4114 (5) on page 583, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4114.5.5, http://zenodo.org/record/25907
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