bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Loss of TP63 Promotes the Metastasis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Activating MAPK and STAT3 Signaling
Authors: Lakshmanachetty Senthilnath , Balaiya Velmurugan , High Whitney A. , Koster Maranke I.
Published: March 2019

TP63 is frequently amplified or overexpressed in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Nevertheless, the role of TP63 in the initiation and progression of HNSCCs is not known. Using archival HNSCC tissue sections, we found that TP63 expression is often downregulated in late-stage human HNSCCs. To establish a causal link between TP63 loss and HNSCC tumorigenesis, we developed a genetically engineered mouse model in which Trp63 (the mouse homolog of human TP63) was ablated from head and neck epithelia. Upon exposure of the mice to a chemical carcinogen, we found that Trp63 ablation accelerated HNSCC initiation and progression. To determine whether these findings are relevant for human HNSCCs, we generated TP63 knockdown HNSCC cell lines. These cells were implanted into the tongue of athymic nude mice to generate orthotopic xenografts. We found that loss of TP63 promoted HNSCC progression and metastasis. Furthermore, we determined that tumor metastasis is dependent on MAPK activation in TP63 knockdown HNSCCs. The significance of these findings is underscored by our finding that pharmacologic inhibition of MAPK activity by trametinib drastically impaired HNSCC metastasis mediated by TP63 loss. In conclusion, our data provide novel mechanistic insights into the role of TP63 loss in HNSCC initiation and progression, and provide a rationale for the development of new therapeutic approaches specifically targeting TP63-dependent tumor pathways.

Implications:

Our findings uncover a novel functional role for TP63 loss in HNSCC metastasis and identify MAPK signaling as a potential therapeutic target for treating HNSCCs with low TP63 expression.
Dexamethasone Promotes Keratinocyte Proliferation by Triggering Keratinocyte Growth Factor in Mast Cells
Authors: Cho Kyung-Ah , Kim Hye Ji , Kim  Yu-Hee , Park Minhwa , Woo So-Youn
Published: March 2019

Background: The skin is a dynamic body organ that can be activated by both central and local hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis systems. This phenomenon might be the crucial explanation why stress can cause relapse of chronic inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis. Here, we determined the effects of mast cells on keratinocyte proliferation under stress hormone stimulation. Methods: We subcutaneously injected dexamethasone on the shaved back of mice and evaluated histological changes and keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) expression on dermal mast cells. Further, human mast cell line (HMC-1) and keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT) cells were treated with dexamethasone in vitro to observe the extent of proliferation and the expression of KGF. Finally, the supernatants of HMC-1 cells treated with dexamethasone were used for the culture of HaCaT cells to investigate the effect on proliferation. Results: We observed epidermal thickening in dexamethasone-injected mice, accompanied by an increase in the number of KGF-expressing dermal mast cells. Similar to mouse dermal mast cells, KGF was highly expressed in the human mast cell line HMC-1 following stimulation with dexamethasone. Further, dexamethasone-treated mast cells promoted keratinocyte proliferation in vitro. However, the effects of mast cells on keratinocytes were significantly diminished in the presence of anti-KGF-blocking antibodies. Conclusion: Taken together, our results show that a stressful environment may disturb skin barrier homeostasis through mast cell-derived KGF expression.
Neuromodulatory Effect of NLRP3 and ASC in Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Authors: Ystgaard Martin Bogale , Scheffler Katja , Suganthan Rajikala , Bjørås Magnar , Ranheim Trine , Sagen Ellen L. , Halvorsen Bente , Saugstad Ola D. , Yndestad Arne
Published: March 2019

Background: Following birth asphyxia there is a robust inflammatory response. NLRP3 is a receptor of the innate immune system. Upon activation, NLRP3 forms an inflammasome together with ASC and procaspase-1 to mediate release of IL-1β and IL-18. NLRP3 has previously been shown to be upregulated following neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury in mice, but with no early effect on brain injury. Objective: We aimed to evaluate if deficiency of NLRP3 or ASC protects against neonatal HI brain damage 7 days after hypoxia-ischemia. Methods: C57BL/6J, NLRP3–/–, and ASC–/– mice were subjected to unilateral common carotid artery ligation followed by hypoxia at P9. Brain infarction, apoptosis, and microglial response were evaluated, as well as total RNA sequencing and examination of plasma levels of systemic proinflammatory cytokines. Results: NLRP3–/– mice showed significantly increased brain infarction volumes compared to wild-type (Wt) mice, while ASC–/– mice showed reduced brain infarction volumes after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. The amount of activated microglia was increased in NLRP3–/– mice, while decreased in ASC–/– mice compared to Wt mice. Total RNA sequencing showed an impaired inflammatory transcriptional response in the hippocampus of NLRP3–/– mice. Plasma levels of IL-1β and IL-18 were not affected, but TNF was lower in NLRP3–/– and ASC–/– mice compared to Wt mice. Conclusion: ASC deficiency is neuroprotective in neonatal HI brain damage in mice, while NLRP3 deficiency increases brain damage.
Diagnosis of Lymphoma Using Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Core-Needle Biopsy: A Single-Institution Experience
Authors: Jelloul Fatima-Zahra , Navarro Maria , Navale Pooja , Hagan Tamla , Cocker Rubina S. , Das Kasturi , Rosen Lisa , Zhang Xinmin , Sheikh-Fayyaz Silvat
Published: March 2019

Objective: The objective is to study the efficacy of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and core-needle biopsy (CNB) in the diagnosis of lymphoma in a single institution. Study Design: We retrospectively reviewed 635 FNAB/CNB cases performed in our institution to rule out lymphoma during a 4-year period and collected the relevant clinical and pathological information for statistical analysis. Results and Conclusions: This cohort comprised 275 males and 360 females, with a median age of 57 years. Among the 593 cases with adequate diagnostic materials for lymphoma work-up, 226 were positive for lymphoma, 286 were negative for lymphoma, and 81 were nondiagnostic. Each case had an FNAB, and 191 cases also underwent a CNB. The subclassification rate according to the WHO (2008) was 67% overall, 81% for the FNAB with CNB group, and 40% for the FNAB group. In the FNAB with CNB group, the subclassification rates for cases with and without a history of lymphoma were not significantly different. A definitive diagnosis of lymphoma relied on ancillary studies, but was not affected by location, or the needle gauge of CNB. Follow-up data revealed a high diagnostic accuracy of FNAB with CNB. In conclusion, the use of FNAB and CNB with ancillary studies is effective in providing a definitive diagnosis of lymphoma in our experience at the Northwell Health System.
Improved Detection and Evaluation of Depression in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Validity and Reliability of Screening (PHQ-2) and Diagnostic (BDI-FS-Fr) Tests of Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Alsaleh Muaweah , Videloup Ludivine , Lobbedez Thierry , Lebreuilly Joelle , Morello Remy , Thuillier Lecouf Angélique
Published: March 2019

Objective: Depression is underdiagnosed and thus undertreated. This study aimed to validate the French version of the PHQ-2 (Patient Health Questionnaire-2) and BDF-FS-Fr (Beck Depression Inventory-Fast Screen-France) on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) living in France. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 109 patients of the Centre universitaire de maladies rénales, Centre Hospi­talier Universitaire (CHU) de Caen (37 patients with CKD on pre-dialysis and grafting stage, 36 grafted patients, and 36 dialyzed patients). Statistical Approach: Test parameters and statistical aspects of assessing diagnostic and screening tests were used, including knowledge of and ability to calculate, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, diagnostic odds ratios, and the use of ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curves. Results: PHQ-2 and BDI-FS-Fr statistical parameters for depression tested very positively and had a satisfactory AUC (area under the curve). The PHQ-2 had a satisfactory AUC > 0.70, sensitivity > 0.60, and specificity > 0.80. The BDI-FS-Fr had a satisfactory area under the curve (0.859) with sensitivity (83%) and specificity (0.859); and internal consistency (α = 0.668). The PHQ-2 and BDI-FS-Fr showed good internal and external validity of structure, construct validity, criterion validity, discriminant validity, internal consistency, and factorial validity. Conclusion: The French versions of the PHQ-2 and BDI-FS have highly favorable psychometric properties. These instruments are valid self-assessment tools for screening and evaluating depression, its intensity, and its evolution. The PHQ-2 and BDI-FS-Fr thus have very good psychometric properties and are useful tools for researchers and practitioners. Regarding clinical practice in the hospital, clinicians and nurses can use the PHQ-2 to screen quickly for depression during routine consultations, during hospitalization, and in dialysis centers. The 7 items of the BDI-FS-Fr enable us to assess the depressive state, thereby avoiding a false diagnosis of depression among CKD patients in a clinical setting.
Аналіз хірургічного лікування хворих на первинну та післяопераційну вентральні грижі в період із 2001 до 2017 року
Authors: Piatnochka V. P.
Published: March 2019

Мета роботи: проаналізувати та оцінити результати хірургічного лікування хворих на первинні та післяопераційні вентральні грижі для підвищення ефективності операційного лікування даної групи пацієнтів.

Матеріали і методи. У період із 2001 до 2017 р. проведено комплексне клініко-інструментальне та лабораторне обстеження 1419 хворих на первинну вентральну грижу (ПВГ) та післяопераційну вентральну грижу (ПОВГ). Пацієнтів розподілено на групи відповідно до періодів хірургічного лікування хворих, сформовано два періоди: з 2001 до 2009 р. та з 2010 до 2017 р. Протягом першого періоду обстежено та прооперовано 597 (42,07 %) хворих. Дані пацієнти склали групу порівняння. Основна група – пацієнти, проліковані в період з 2010 до 2017 р. – 822 (57,93 %) особи.

Результати дослідження та їх обговорення. Протягом двох періодів дослідження спостерігали переважання числа післяопераційних вентральних гриж порівняно з первинними вентральними грижами. При оцінці розмірів та поширення грижового дефекту в обох групах спостерігали переважання за локалізацією серединних із поширенням на інші анатомічні ділянки передньої черевної стінки великих за розмірами гриж, переважно серед осіб з післяопераційними вентральними грижами. Прослідковується тенденція зміни техніки операційних методів лікування вентральних гриж – від натяжних (власне тканинні, «on lay») до ненатяжних («sub lay», «in lay», «CST»), а також від використання «важких» до «легких» поліпропіленових сіток. Врахування особливостей модифікації проведених операційних втручань та вибору типу сітчастого імпланту знайшли своє відображення в значному зменшенні числа ранніх як місцевих, так і загальних, та пізніх післяопераційних ускладнень, що, у свою чергу, покращило ефективність хірургічного лікування хворих із первинними та післяопераційними вентральними грижами.
Hemoglobin β93 Cysteine Is Not Required for Export of Nitric Oxide Bioactivity From the Red Blood Cell
Authors: Sun Chiao-Wang , Yang Jiangning , Kleschyov Andrei L. , Zhuge Zhengbing , Carlström Mattias , Pernow John , Wajih Nadeem , Isbell T. Scott , Oh Joo-Yeun , Cabrales Pedro , Tsai Amy G. , Townes Tim , Kim-Shapiro Daniel B. , Patel Rakesh P. , Lundberg Jon O.
Published: March 2019

Background:

Nitrosation of a conserved cysteine residue at position 93 in the hemoglobin β chain (β93C) to form S-nitroso (SNO) hemoglobin (Hb) is claimed to be essential for export of nitric oxide (NO) bioactivity by the red blood cell (RBC) to mediate hypoxic vasodilation and cardioprotection.

Methods:

To test this hypothesis, we used RBCs from mice in which the β93 cysteine had been replaced with alanine (β93A) in a number of ex vivo and in vivo models suitable for studying export of NO bioactivity.

Results:

In an ex vivo model of cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury, perfusion of a mouse heart with control RBCs (β93C) pretreated with an arginase inhibitor to facilitate export of RBC NO bioactivity improved cardiac recovery after ischemia/reperfusion injury, and the response was similar with β93A RBCs. Next, when human platelets were coincubated with RBCs and then deoxygenated in the presence of nitrite, export of NO bioactivity was detected as inhibition of ADP-induced platelet activation. This effect was the same in β93C and β93A RBCs. Moreover, vascular reactivity was tested in rodent aortas in the presence of RBCs pretreated with S-nitrosocysteine or with hemolysates or purified Hb treated with authentic NO to form nitrosyl(FeII)-Hb, the proposed precursor of SNO-Hb. SNO-RBCs or NO-treated Hb induced vasorelaxation, with no differences between β93C and β93A RBCs. Finally, hypoxic microvascular vasodilation was studied in vivo with a murine dorsal skin-fold window model. Exposure to acute systemic hypoxia caused vasodilatation, and the response was similar in β93C and β93A mice.

Conclusions:

RBCs clearly have the fascinating ability to export NO bioactivity, but this occurs independently of SNO formation at the β93 cysteine of Hb.
BİRİNCİ DÜNYA SAVAŞI’NDA HİLÂL-İ AHMER CEMİYETİ’NİN ESİR OSMANLI ASKERLERİNE YAPTIĞI YARDIMLAR: BOLU ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: SEZER Cemal
Published: March 2019

Birinci
Dünya Savaşı’nda esir düşen Osmanlı askerlerine Hilâl-i Ahmer Cemiyeti’nin
savaş sırasında ve sonrasında yardım faaliyetleri olmuştur. Tarafsız ülkelerin
Kızılhaç teşkilatlarının da katkılarıyla yapılan yardımlardan bazıları; esirlere
para, yiyecek ve giyecek dağıtmak, esir ailelerinin gönderdikleri havaleleri ya
da ücretini ödedikleri yardım paketlerini esirlere ulaştırmak, mektup ve
kartpostallar aracılığıyla esirlerin aileleriyle haberleşmesini sağlamaktır.
Cemiyetin gerçekleştirdiği yardımlardan Bolulu esir askerler de faydalanmıştır.
Bu çalışmada; Hilâl-i Ahmer Cemiyeti’nin Bolulu esirlere yaptığı yardım
faaliyetleri ele alınmıştır.
BİLARDO TOPUNUN YAPISININ SÖKÜMÜ: DIŞ POLİTİKA ANALİZİ
Authors: DEMİR İmran
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışma, temel amacı devletlerin dış politika
yönelimlerini sistematik temeller üzerine oturtmak için genellenebilir orta
ölçekte açıklamalar geliştirmek olan dış politika analizine teorik ve kavramsal
bir perspektiften yaklaşmaktadır. Çalışmada, öncelikle birey-yapı ilişkisi
bağlamında Dış Politika Analizinin Uluslararası İlişkiler alanından nedenli
ayrıştığı gösterilmekte ve dış politika analizinin ağırlıklı olarak karar
alıcılara ve süreçlere odaklandığı vurgulanmaktadır. Rasyonel seçim kuramının
ve psikolojik yaklaşımların öne çıktığı, karar alıcılar üzerinden dış politika
yönelimlerini açıklama yoluna giden yaklaşımların tartışmasını süreç bazlı
yaklaşımların değerlendirilmesi takip etmektedir. Dış politika yapımına etkide
bulunan kurumsal süreçler ve ağırlıklı olarak kamuoyu, medya ve çıkar
gruplarından oluşan iç politik süreçler üzerinden geliştirilen yaklaşımlar ele
alınmaktadır. Çalışma son olarak kültürel ve duygusal boyutunu on plana çıkaran
yaklaşımlara değinmektedir.
Principles underlying the input-dependent formation and organization of memories
Authors: Herpich Juliane , Tetzlaff Christian
Published: March 2019

The neuronal system exhibits the remarkable ability to dynamically store and organize incoming information into a web of memory representations (items), which is essential for the generation of complex behaviors. Central to memory function is that such memory items must be (1) discriminated from each other, (2) associated to each other, or (3) brought into a sequential order. However, how these three basic mechanisms are robustly implemented in an input-dependent manner by the underlying complex neuronal and synaptic dynamics is still unknown. Here, we develop a mathematical framework, which provides a direct link between different synaptic mechanisms, determining the neuronal and synaptic dynamics of the network, to create a network that emulates the above mechanisms. Combining correlation-based synaptic plasticity and homeostatic synaptic scaling, we demonstrate that these mechanisms enable the reliable formation of sequences and associations between two memory items still missing the capability for discrimination. We show that this shortcoming can be removed by additionally considering inhibitory synaptic plasticity. Thus, the here-presented framework provides a new, functionally motivated link between different known synaptic mechanisms leading to the self-organization of fundamental memory mechanisms.
A new bellflower, Campanula phitosiana sp. nov. (Campanulaceae) from Western Anatolia, Turkey
Authors: YILDIRIM HASAN , ŞENTÜRK OZAN , ÖZDÖL TUĞKAN , PİRHAN ADEMI FAHRI
Published: March 2019

Campanula phitosiana Yıldırım & Şentürk (Campanulaceae) is described as a new species from the Aydın Mountains range in western Turkey. Diagnostic characteristics, a full description, and comprehensive illustrations and microphotographs of the pollens and seeds are provided. Campanula phitosiana is a stenoendemic species distributed along the Aydın Mountain range near the county of Tire in the province of İzmir in Turkey. It is morphologically related to C. andrewsii, C. celsii, and C. topaliana, which all are distributed on rock crevices in Greece. Differences among the related species are given in detail. A preliminary IUCN Red List assessment of the new species is supplied.
Nomenclatural notes on Iris haussknechtii (Iridaceae)
Authors: BOLTENKOV EUGENY V. , GOVAERTS RAFAËL
Published: March 2019

The nomenclatural notes, discussed in the present communication, are based on the revision of Iris Linnaeus (1753: 38) names described from Turkey, considering this genus in its wide sense (e.g., Dykes 1924, Mathew 1989, Güner 2012). Iris haussknechtii Bornm. ex Baker (1892: 4) is a species endemic to Turkey referred to I. ser. Spuriae (Diels 1930: 502) Lawrence (1953: 361) of I. sect. Limniris Tausch (1823: without pagination), treated at the generic level under the name Chamaeiris Medikus (1790: 417) (Crespo 2011, Crespo et al. 2015). It is a rhizomatous, perennial herbaceous, compact plant, with two terminal pale yellow or yellow and white flowers on single stem, the perianth segments with only yellow veins, and the narrow, rather tough leaves slightly shorter than flowers. According to some authors (Dykes 1912, 1924, Peckham 1939, Mathew 1984), it is a close relative to I. sintenisii Janka (1877: 244), except for the colour of the flowers, the shape of the outer perianth segments, the fact that the spathe valves are not sharply keeled (Dykes 1924), and the reported chromosome number: 2n = 18 in I. haussknechtii (Özkan et al. 2001, as “I. kerneriana”) vs 2n = 16 in I. sintenisii (Popova & Ceschmedjiev 1975). Based on herbarium specimens examination (deposited at E, K, and P; acronym according to Thiers 2019), we conclude that I. haussknechtii is distributed in the following northern Turkey provinces: Canakkale, Balikesir, Bolu, Kastamonu, Cankiri, Ankara, Corum, Sinop, Amasya, Tokat, Erzincan, as well as in Eskisehir, Afyonkarahisar, Kirikkale, Kirsehir, and Sivas (A. Güner, pers. comm.). This plant usually occurs in open sites, on stony soil amongst woodland, in dry meadows, scrubland, and on steep stony slopes at elevations ranging from 1150 to 2350 m (Mathew 1984). At the best of our knowledge, the name I. haussknechtii has not yet been typified. After the examination of all the original material and protologue, we designated the lectotype for this name.
Crosslandia setifolia is a partly monoecious species of Fimbristylis (Abildgaardieae: Cyperaceae)
Authors: ROALSON ERIC H. , BARRETT RUSSELL L. , WILSON KAREN L. , BRUHL JEREMY J. , LARRIDON ISABEL
Published: March 2019

While the limits of Fimbristylis Vahl (1805: 285) are contentious (Goetghebeur & Coudijzer 1984, Gordon-Gray 1971, Lye 1971, 1973), particularly with regard to the inclusion of Abildgaardia Vahl (1805: 296) within Fimbristylis, all current data support the derivation of Crosslandia W.Fitzg. (1906: 9) from within Fimbristylis (Ghamkhar et al. 2007; Hinchliff & Roalson 2013, Reutemann et al. 2018, Semmouri et al. 2018, Roalson et al. 2019). Crosslandia was described as a monotypic genus in 1906 by Fitzgerald, with more details provided in 1918, where he distinguished Crosslandia from Fimbristylis in having monoecious spikelets and “…the position and structure of the female spikelets.” This is clearly a specialized, derived condition from the typically hermaphroditic flowers in monomorphic spikes of Fimbristylis, and it is not, in itself, particularly surprising that monoecy has been derived within Fimbristylis. This has been found in other Cyperaceae genera, including Eleocharis Brown (1810: 224) where there are multiple species with dimorphic inflorescences with monoecious spikes derived from the more typical hermaphroditic flowers in monomorphic spikes (Roalson et al. 2010). In addition, Clarke (2005) found that monoeicy is not always present in specimens referred to Crosslandia setifolia. For these reasons, we provide a new name in Fimbristylis to replace Crosslandia setifolia W.Fitzg. (1906: 9).
First record of the wolf spider subfamily Artoriinae and the genus Artoria from China (Araneae: Lycosidae)
Authors: LI ZONGXU , FRAMENAU VOLKER W. , ZHANG ZHI-SHENG
Published: March 2019

The subfamily Artoriinae Framenau, 2007 is here firstly recorded from China, by reporting Artoria parvula Thorell, 1877and Artoria ligulacea (Qu, Peng & Yin, 2009) comb. nov. from Yunnan Province. These records, the first of the genusnorth of the Tropic of Cancer, represent a considerable range extension of the subfamily, which is considered of Gondwanan origin.
Taxonomic notes on some Cheilostomata (Bryozoa) from Madeira
Authors: BERNING BJÖRN
Published: March 2019

Five species of cheilostome Bryozoa from the Madeiran archipelago, which were all introduced during the late 19th andearly 20th centuries, are figured and redescribed following examination of the type specimens: Schizomavella noronhai(Norman), Saevitella peristomata (Waters), Phaeostachys schmitzi (Norman), Plesiocleidochasma porcellanum (Busk),and Stephanollona contracta (Waters). One species, previously recorded as Microporella decorata (Reuss), which is a fos-sil from the Miocene Paratethyan region nowadays placed in the genus Calloporina Neviani, is newly described as Cal-loporina mariae. The genus Schedocleidochasma Soule, Soule & Chaney is synonymised with Plesiocleidochasma Soule,Soule & Chaney, and the generic diagnoses of Calloporina Neviani, Saevitella Bobies and Plesiocleidochasma are amended.
Two new species of the genus Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from China
Authors: ZHANG FENG , ZHANG BAO-SHI , JIA XIAO-MEI
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the spider genus Mallinella are reported from China: M. zhui sp. nov. (♂) and M. tianlin sp. nov. (♂).
Cordylancistrus santarosensis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new species with unique snout deplatation from the Río Santa Rosa, Ecuador
Authors: TAN MILTON , ARMBRUSTER JONATHAN W.
Published: March 2019

Cordylancistrus santarosensis is described based on five specimens from the Río Santa Rosa, Ecuador. This species canbe distinguished from all other members of the Chaetostoma group by having plates on the tip of the snout (except for acentral region at the extreme anterior edge), but lacking plates laterally on the head. This snout plating condition is intermediate between the fully plated snout of other Cordylancistrus and the unplated snout of Chaetostoma.
A new species of Chrysilla Thorell, 1887 from China (Araneae: Salticidae)
Authors: WANG LU-YU , ZHANG ZHI-SHENG
Published: March 2019

The jumping spider genus Chrysilla, established by Thorell (1887) based on the male of C. lauta Thorell, 1887, is insufficiently known. Presently, seven species are included, but none of them is known by both sexes: three of them only by males (C. deelemani Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2010; C. doriai Thorell, 1890 and the type species) and the other four only by females (C. albens Dyal, 1935; C. delicata Thorell, 1892; C. kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 and C. pilosa (Karsch, 1878)) (Platnick 2011). Only the type species and C. deelemani from the Southeast Asia seem to belong to Chrysilla. Three species (C. delicata, C. doriai and C. pilosa) need to be revised and the others (C. albens and C. kolosvaryi) are misplaced (Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold 2010; Prószyński 2011).
Revision of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789 (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae) with the description of six new species
Authors: KILBURN RICHARD N. , FEDOSOV ALEXANDER E. , OLIVERA BALDOMERO M.
Published: March 2019

The taxonomy of the genus Turris Batsch, 1789, type genus of the family Turridae, widespread in shallow-water habitatsof tropic Indo-Pacific, is revised. A total of 31 species of Turris, are here recognized as valid. New species described: Tur-ris chaldaea, Turris clausifossata, Turris guidopoppei, Turris intercancellata, Turris kantori, T. kathiewayae. Homonymrenamed: Turris bipartita nom. nov. for Pleurotoma variegata Kiener, 1839 (non Philippi, 1836). New synonymies: Turrisankaramanyensis Bozzetti, 2006 = Turris tanyspira Kilburn, 1975; Turris imperfecti, T. nobilis, T. pulchra and T. tornatumRöding, 1798, and Turris assyria Olivera, Seronay & Fedosov, 2010 = T. babylonia; Turris dollyae Olivera, 2000 = Pleu-rotoma crispa Lamarck, 1816; Turris totiphyllis Olivera, 2000 = Turris hidalgoi Vera-Peláez, Vega-Luz & Lozano-Fran-cisco, 2000; Turris kilburni Vera-Peláez, Vega-Luz & Lozano-Francisco, 2000 = Turris pagasa Olivera, 2000; Turris(Annulaturris) munizi Vera-Peláez, Vega-Luz & Lozano-Francisco, 2000 = Gemmula lululimi Olivera, 2000. Revised sta-tus: Turris intricata Powell, 1964, Pleurotoma variegata Kiener, 1839 (non Philippi, 1836) and Pleurotoma yeddoensisJousseaume, 1883, are regarded as full species (not subspecies of Turris crispa). Neotype designated: For Pleurotoma gar-nonsii Reeve, 1843, to distinguish it from Turris garnonsii of recent authors, type locality emended to Zanzibar. New combination: Turris orthopleura Kilburn, 1983, is transferred to genus Makiyamaia, family Clavatulidae.
Amazonella Fouquet et al., 2012 (Anura:Bufonidae) junior homonym of Amazonella Lundblad, 1931 (Acari:Unionicolidae): proposed replacement by Amazophrynella nom. nov.
Authors: FOUQUET ANTOINE , RECODER RENATO , TEIXEIRA MAURO , CASSIMIRO JOSÉ , AMARO RENATA CECÍLIA , CAMACHO AGUSTÍN , DAMASCENO ROBERTA , CARNAVAL ANA CAROLINA , MORITZ CRAIG , RODRIGUES MIGUEL TREFAUT
Published: March 2019

The genus Amazonella Lundblad, 1931 was originally described for an Amazonian species of water mite (Lundblad 1931: 63). Unaware its existence, Fouquet et al. (2012) re-delimited Dendrophryniscus Jiménes de la Espada, 1870 a genus of small Neotropical toads on the basis of molecular and morphological data, and proposed Amazonella as the name for a clade comprising the Amazonian species (Fouquet et al. 2012: 832). Amazonella Fouquet et al., 2012 is therefore a junior homonym of Amazonella Lundblad, 1931.
Two new species of the genus Gergithus Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) from China, with a redescription of G. bimaculatus Zhang and Che, and G. tessellatus Matsumura
Authors: MENG RUI , WANG YINGLUN
Published: March 2019

Two new species, Gergithus nonomaculatus sp. nov. and G. tristriatus sp. nov., are described in this paper. In addition,Gergithus bimaculatus Zhang and Che, 2009 and G. tessellatus Matsumura, 1916 are given supplementary descriptions.A key to all the known species of Gergithus is provided. Variations of body colour and markings in some species of the genus Gergithus are discussed.
Egg ultrastructure of two species of Galgupha Amyot & Serville, with a discussion of the eggs and oviposition patterns of thyreocorid and allied groups (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Thyreocoridae)
Authors: MATESCO VIVIANA CAUDURO , BIANCHI FILIPE MICHELS , CAMPOS LUIZ ALEXANDRE , GRAZIA JOCELIA
Published: March 2019

Immature stages are known in only 11 species of the Thyreocoridae. In this paper, the eggs of Galgupha (Euryscytus)difficilis (Breddin) and Galgupha (Gyrocnemis) fossata McAtee & Malloch are described and illustrated. Egg morphologyand oviposition habit in the Thyreocoridae and Cydnidae are reviewed. Adults of both species were collected in SãoFrancisco de Paula municipality, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and maintained in the laboratory for oviposition. Theeggs were examined by stereomicroscopy and scanning electron microscopy and photographed. In G. (E.) difficilis, theeggs were laid singly or in pairs; each egg is cylindrical (0.8 x 0.5 mm) and white and the chorion is shiny, translucent,and smooth; the micropylar processes (2–4) are short and stalked. In G. (G.) fossata, the eggs were laid singly; each eggis cylindrical (0.9 x 0.6 mm) and white and the chorion is shiny, translucent, and granulated; the micropylar processes (4–10) are short, stalked, and transversely constricted. The eggs of both species are similar to those of other thyreocorids,especially of other corimelaenines. The Thyreocoridae in the broadest sense (including the Parastrachiinae) is not auniform group concerning egg morphology, oviposition behavior, and maternal care. Within the Pentatomoidea, based onegg morphology, the Cydnidae is the group nearest to the Thyreocoridae. The evolution of the eggs in the Pentatomoidea should be investigated within a phylogenetic framework, including egg characters, in future cladistic analyses.
Aphid–feeding plant bug: A new record of Dicyphus miyamotoi Yasunaga (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Bryocorinae) from the Korean Peninsula
Authors: JUNG SUNGHOON , DUWAL RAM KESHARI , LEE SEUNGHWAN
Published: March 2019

The plant bug genus Dicyphus Fieber 1858 (Miridae: Bryocorinae: Dicyphini) is described with more than 70 species (Schuh 2002–2011) and 43 species have been documented in the Palaearctic region (Kerzhner & Josifov 1999). In Fareast Asia, only two species are recognized: D. parkheoni Lee & Kerzhner 1995 from the Korean Peninsula, and D. miyamotoi Yasunaga 2000 from Japan.
Two new species of Rhodacaridae (Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea) from Iran
Authors: CASTILHO RAPHAEL C. , JALAEIAN MAHDI , DE MORAES GILBERTO J.
Published: March 2019

Multidentorhodacarus saboorii n. sp. and Rhodacarellus iraniensis n. sp. (Acari: Mesostigmata: Rhodacaroidea: Rhodacaridae) are described and figured. These are the first descriptions of Rhodacaridae mites from Iran.
A new species of the Dendropsophus parviceps group from the western Amazon Basin (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)
Authors: MOTTA ANA P. , CASTROVIEJO-FISHER SANTIAGO , VENEGAS PABLO J. , ORRICO VICTOR G.D. , PADIAL JOSÉ M.
Published: March 2019

We describe Dendropsophus frosti sp. nov. from lowland terra firme rainforests of the headwaters of the Amazon RiverBasin in Colombia and Peru. The new species is known from only two localities, the type locality near Leticia (Departa-mento Amazonas, Colombia, 04° 06' 24.2" S, 69° 56' 57.4" W; 103 m.a.s.l.), and the paratopotypic locality, Piedras in thePutumayo basin (Departamento Loreto, Peru, 02.79278° S, 72.91750° W; 90–170 m.a.s.l.). Maximum likelihood and par-simony analyses of 2436 aligned base pairs of the 12S and 16S rRNA genes recovered the new species as a member of D.parviceps group and sister to D. brevifrons. The new species is most closely related to D. parviceps, D. brevifrons, and D.koechlini, and it can be readily distinguished from these and all other members of the D. parviceps group by, among othercharacters, its plain dorsal light brown coloration, copper iris, plain immaculate pale yellow to white venter coloration, lack of flash marks on groin and axillae, and absence of white spots on lips.
The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in Madagascar, with the description of a new species
Authors: GOODMAN STEVEN M. , TAYLOR PETER J. , RATRIMOMANARIVO FANJA , HOOFER STEVEN R.
Published: March 2019

Using molecular genetics, male sexual organ morphology (baculum), and cranio-dental characters, we describe a new spe-cies of the genus Neoromicia from Madagascar, N. robertsi sp. nov. It is presumed to be endemic to the island and isknown from three specimens taken in montane areas of the eastern central region. The new species shows 1.0 % and 2.8%divergence in the 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes, respectively, from its nearest congener and is notably larger in cranio-dental measurements than other members of the genus occurring on Madagascar. This new species was previously iden-tified as N. melckorum, which is considered a junior synonym of southern African N. capensis. Neoromicia malagasyen-sis, an endemic to central western Madagascar, is the sister species to N. robertsi and the two are best considered vicariantspecies. Specimens provisionally assigned to N. malagasyensis, but notably smaller in baculum and skull size, and withdifferent baculum morphology, probably represent another unknown species from the island. Given the apparent rarity ofN. robertsi compared with other Malagasy members of this genus living in the eastern portion of Madagascar, it is considered a taxon of conservation concern.
A new feather mite species of the genus Proctophyllodes Robin, 1877 (Astigmata: Proctophyllodidae) from the Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus (Passeriformes: Aegithalidae)—morphological description with DNA barcode data
Authors: MIRONOV SERGEY V. , DABERT JACEK , DABERT MIROSLAWA
Published: March 2019

A new feather mites species, Proctophyllodes valchukae sp. n., is described from the Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus(Linnaeus, 1758) (Passeriformes: Aegithalidae), captured in the Primoriye (Russian Far East). The new species belongsto the tricetratus species group and is most closely related to P. stachyris Atyeo et Braasch, 1966. For the first time forfeather mites the standard morphological description is supplemented by sequence data of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene fragment (COI) and nuclear D2 region of 28S rDNA.
The catfish genus Erethistoides (Siluriformes: Sisoridae) in Myanmar, with descriptions of three new species
Authors: NG HEOK HEE , FERRARIS, JR. CARL J. , NEELY DAVID A.
Published: March 2019

The presence of the sisorid catfish genus Erethistoides in Myanmar, represented by three new species, is recorded for thefirst time. This discovery from the Irrawaddy and Sittang river drainages from central Myanmar and the Ann ChaungRiver drainage in western Myanmar extends the documented range of the genus beyond the Ganges/Brahmaputra Riverbasin. Erethistoides longispinis is distinguished from congeners in having the following unique combination ofcharacters: length of the dorsal-fin spine 24–27% SL, length of the pectoral-fin spine 29–35% SL, and absence ofproximally-directed serrations on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine. Erethistoides luteolus differs from congeners inhaving the following combination of characters: yellow base color of the body, body with distinct bands, vertebrae 30,premaxillary tooth band partially exposed when the mouth is closed, length of the dorsal-fin spine 14–15% SL, length ofthe pectoral-fin spine 21–24% SL, absence of proximally-directed serrations on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine,length of the adipose-fin base 16–17% SL, length of the caudal peduncle 22–25% SL and depth of the caudal peduncle 6–7% SL. Erethistoides vesculus is distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: creambase color of the body, body with distinct bands, vertebrae 30, premaxillary tooth band partially exposed when the mouthis closed, length of the dorsal-fin spine 15% SL, length of the pectoral-fin spine 22–23% SL, absence of proximally-directed serrations on the anterior edge of the pectoral spine, length of the adipose-fin base 14–15% SL, length of the caudal peduncle 19–21% SL and depth of the caudal peduncle 4–5% SL.
Erratum: MONNÉ M.M. (2012) Catalogue of the type-species of the genera of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, Oxypeltidae and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region . Zootaxa, 3213, 1–183.
Authors: MONNÉ M. M.
Published: March 2019

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Soares testudinarius gen. et sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Flatidae), a new representative of the tribe Phantiini from Madagascar
Authors: STROIŃSKI ADAM , ŚWIERCZEWSKI DARIUSZ
Published: March 2019

This paper describes a new flatid genus, Soares gen. nov., and a new species S. testudinarius sp. nov. from Madagascar.The new genus is assigned to the tribe Phantiini (subfamily Flatinae), which is recorded from Madagascar for the first time. Additionally, the illustrations of the female internal genital structures are provided.
A new cryptic species of glassfrog (Centrolenidae: Nymphargus) from Reserva Las Gralarias, Ecuador
Authors: HUTTER CARL R. , GUAYASAMIN JUAN M.
Published: March 2019

We describe a new species of Nymphargus from Reserva Las Gralarias, in the montane forests of the Pacific versant ofthe Andes of Ecuador. The new species, Nymphargus lasgralarias sp. nov., is nearly morphologically identical to sym-patric Nymphargus griffithsi (Goin 1961), with the exception of the following characters: (i) a gold colored iris with nu-merous small spots and lighter reticulation, (ii) absence of dark dorsal spotting, and (iii) a significantly larger body size.Additionally, we describe the vocalizations for N. griffithsi and N. lasgralarias. The call of N. lasgralarias sp. nov. is eas-ily distinguished from N. griffithsi through the following temporal and spectral characteristics: (i) calls are emitted in series, (ii) waveform shape is always pulsed, (iii) significantly shorter call duration, and (iv) lower dominant frequency.
Description of a new species of genus Gobio from Turkey (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Authors: TURAN DAVUT , EKMEKÇI F. GÜLER , LUSKOVA VERA , MENDEL JAN
Published: March 2019

Gobio sakaryaensis, a new species from the Tozman and the Porsuk streams of the Sakarya River drainage (northwesternAnatolia, Black Sea basin), is described. The species is distinguished from other gudgeons by a combination of the fol-lowing characters: breast completely scaled, scales approximately extending to isthmus; head length 27.2–30.0 % SL; 39–42 lateral line scales; 4–6 scales between anus and anal-fin origin; 6–8 scales between posterior extremity of pelvic-fin bases and anus. A key is provided for Gobio and Romanogobio species recorded from Turkey.
Botrylloides pizoni, a new species of Botryllinae (Ascidiacea) from the Mediterranean Sea R.
Authors: BRUNETTI R. , MASTROTOTARO F.
Published: March 2019

A new ascidian species belonging to the Botryllinae was discovered in the Gulf of Taranto (South Italy). This new species wascollected in different seasons over a period of several years, which allowed information about its biology to be obtained. Thenew species presents large zooids arranged in ladder systems. The zooids have several rows of stigmata, the second one com-plete, ovary posterior to testis, one larva per side developing in an incubatory pouch, and a peculiar arrangement of the gut loop. The new species is named Botrylloides pizoni after the great French zoologist Antoine Pizon (1860–1942).
A new genus of leaf litter inhabiting Neotropical Monoplatina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)
Authors: LINZMEIER ADELITA M. , KONSTANTINOV ALEXANDER S.
Published: March 2019

A new genus (Andersonaltica) containing five new species (A. denticulata, A. elongata, A. pecki—the type species of thegenus, A. tuberosa, and A. valens) from Central America is described and illustrated. It is compared to Aedmon Clark,Apleuraltica Bechyne, Distigmoptera Blake, Hypolampsis Clark, and Pseudolampsis Horn and a key to identification of these genera is provided.
Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 2: subgenus Chrysosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Authors: RŮŽIČKA JAN , SCHNEIDER JAN , QUBAIOVÁ JARIN , NISHIKAWA MASAAKI
Published: March 2019

A taxonomic revision of the subgenus Chrysosilpha Portevin, 1921 (of the genus Necrophila Kirby & Spence, 1828) ispresented. Three valid species are recognized: (1) N. (C.) formosa (Laporte, 1832), comb. nov. (ex Silpha Linnaeus, 1758),widely distributed from Laos and Vietnam through the Malay Peninsula, to Sumatra and Bali, with Silpha chloropteraLaporte, 1840 and Chrysosilpha chloroptera var. magnifica Portevin, 1921 as newly established junior subjectivesynonyms; (2) N. (C.) renatae (Portevin, 1920), comb. nov. (ex Silpha), endemic to Sulawesi; and (3) N. (C.) viridis(Motschulsky, 1861), comb. nov. (ex Oiceoptoma Leach, 1815), endemic to the Philippines. Lectotypes are designated forSilpha formosa Laporte, 1832; Silpha chloroptera Laporte, 1840 and Chrysosilpha chloroptera var. magnifica Portevin,1921. Georeferenced records for all three species are mapped. Parsimony analysis supports the monophyly ofChrysosilpha, with N. (C.) formosa as the sister to a clade of N. (C.) renatae and N. (C.) viridis. Geometricalmorphometrics (thin-plate spline) discriminated the three species of Chrysosilpha; the first two relative warp axesindicated 70.31% shape variation in males and 77.18% in females, which was further confirmed by MANOVA to be highlysignificant. Canonical variate analysis indicated no overlap between the three taxa and enabled a 100% correct classification of each specimen to its group mean.
Two newly recorded genera and three new species of the tribe Cedusini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) from Korea
Authors: RAHMAN MOHAMMAD ATIKUR , KWON YONG JUNG , SUH SANG JAE
Published: March 2019

Three new derbid species, Produsa koreana sp. nov., Hauptenia palgongsanensis sp. nov. and Hauptenia tripartita sp. nov. ofthe tribe Cedusini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) are described and illustrated from Korea. They represent the firstrecord of the genera Produsa Szwedo, 2006 and Hauptenia Szwedo, 2006 and the tribe Cedusini in the Korean fauna. Identification keys to the known species of Produsa and Hauptenia are provided.
Head porotaxy and chaetotaxy of order Acerentomata (Protura)
Authors: RUSEK JOSEF , SHRUBOVYCH JULIA , SZEPTYCKI ANDRZEJ
Published: March 2019

The head porotaxy and chaetotaxy was studied in three families of proturans in the order Acerentomata: Hesperentomidae,Protentomidae and Acerentomidae. The head chaetotaxy of Protentomidae is highly diversified. A system of head setae names was developed and applied for a phyletic analysis of Acerentomata.
Crotonothrips polyalthiae sp.n. (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a leaf-galling pest of the Asian amenity tree, Polyalthia longifolia
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A. , NASRUDDIN ANDI
Published: March 2019

A new species of Phlaeothripinae, Crotonothrips polyalthiae, is described as inducing leaf galls in Indonesia and PeninsularMalaysia on the widespread Asian tree Polyalthia longifolia. This is the fifteenth species to be placed in the genusCrotonothrips, the others being from India, but with one from Japan. The new species has exceptionally elongate maxillary stylets and mouth cone. The taxonomy and systematics of the Indian species are noted to require further study.
The genus Syllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) in the southern Mexican Pacific, with the description of two new species and three new records
Authors: OROPEZA DIANA L. SALCEDO , SAN MARTÍN GUILLERMO , SOLÍS-WEISS VIVIANNE
Published: March 2019

As part of a study dealing with polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) from soft bottoms of the western coasts of AcapulcoBay, southern Mexican Pacific, 574 specimens of the genus Syllis Lamarck, 1818 were analyzed. Nine species are report-ed, of which Syllis garciai (Campoy, 1982) and Syllis glarearia (Westheide, 1974) are new records for the Mexican Pa-cific. Syllis magnipectinis (Storch, 1967), described from the Red Sea, is newly reported in the eastern Pacific; notes onits morphological variations and its distribution range are herein included. Additionally, two new species of Syllis are de-scribed: S. antoniae n. sp., is closely related to S. vivipara Krohn, 1869, but it has bidentate falcigers with a smaller sub-distal tooth and some falcigers with coarse spines on the edge. S. deleoni n. sp., is characterized by having bidentate falcigers with broad teeth and coarse spines and the body densely covered with papillae.
New species of the Rhinella crucifer group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Brazilian Cerrado
Authors: VAZ-SILVA WILIAN , VALDUJO PAULA HANNA , POMBAL JR. JOSÉ P.
Published: March 2019

A new species of Rhinella of Central Brazil from the Rhinella crucifer group is described. Rhinella inopina sp. nov. is restricted to the disjunct Seasonal Tropical Dry Forests enclaves in the western Cerrado biome. The new species is characterized mainly by head wider than long, shape of parotoid gland, and oblique arrangement of the parotoid gland. Data on natural history and distribution are also presented.
A check list of the world genera of the family Chloropidae (Diptera, Cyclorrhapha, Muscomorpha)
Authors: NARTSHUK EMILIA P.
Published: March 2019

A check list of the world genera of the family Chloropidae (Diptera, Cyclorrhapha, Muscomorpha) reflects all generic namesand nomenclature changes published before 2010. It includes 204 valid genera: 2 fossils, 4 of Siphonellopsinae, 14 of Rhode-siellinae, 109 of Oscinellinae, 75 of Chloropinae and 138 subgenera and synonyms. Chloropid genera were described by 67 authors.
Response of Southern China Winter Rainfall to El Niño Diversity and Its Relevance to Projected Southern China Rainfall Change
Authors: Wang Qiang , Cai Wenju , Zhong Wenxiu , Zeng Lili , Wu Lixin , Wang Dongxiao
Published: March 2019

Responding to El Niño diversity, greater winter southern China (SC) rainfall is associated with an anomalous warming in the eastern tropical Pacific, but less rainfall with an anomalous warming in the central tropical Pacific. Compared with other widely used indices, the first two principal components of sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical Pacific better represent the influences of the different El Niño anomaly patterns on winter SC rainfall. This is because these two indices can distinguish a zonal shift of the west North Pacific anticyclone, which conveys the tropical Pacific influence on SC rainfall. At a positive phase, the first principal component features a pattern similar to that of a canonical El Niño, whereas the second component is characterized by a warming in the central Pacific. Based on these two indices, performance of phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project models in simulating the SC rainfall response to El Niño is evaluated. About half of the models cannot reproduce the response to either principal component. The majority of the remaining models can only simulate the response to one principal component, and only five models produce a reasonable response to both principal components. Importantly, changes to SC rainfall in the future depend on the simulation of the SC rainfall response. Models that simulate the teleconnection of SC rainfall with only the first (second) principal component project an increase (decrease) in SC rainfall. Projection of a rainfall change in models that simulate the teleconnection with both principal components, that is, a moderate increase in SC winter rainfall, is more credible.