bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Accumulating Sedentary Time and Physical Activity From Childhood to Adolescence and Cardiac Function in Adolescence
Authors: Haapala Eero A. , Leppänen Marja H. , Lee Earric , Savonen Kai , Laukkanen Jari A. , Kähönen Mika , Brage Soren , Lakka Timo A.
Published: March 2024

Background

Increased physical activity (PA) may mitigate the negative cardiovascular health effects of sedentary behavior in adolescents. However, the relationship of PA and sedentary time from childhood with cardiac function in adolescence remains underexplored. Therefore, we investigated the associations of cumulative sedentary time and PA from childhood to adolescence with cardiac function in adolescence.

Methods and Results

Participants were 153 adolescents (69 girls) who were aged 6 to 8 years at baseline, 8 to 10 years at 2‐year follow‐up, and 15 to 17 years at 8‐year follow‐up. Cumulative sedentary time and PA exposure between baseline and 2‐year follow‐up and between baseline and 8‐year follow‐up were measured using a combined accelerometer and heart rate monitor. Cardiac function was assessed using impedance cardiography at 8‐year follow‐up. The data were analyzed using linear regression analyses adjusted for age and sex. Cumulative moderate to vigorous PA (standardized regression coefficient [β]=−0.323 [95% CI, −0.527 to −0.119]) and vigorous PA (β=−0.295 [95% CI, −0.508 to −0.083]) from baseline to 8‐year follow‐up were inversely associated with cardiac work at 8‐year follow‐up. Conversely, cumulative sedentary time had a positive association (β=0.245 [95% CI, 0.092−0.398]). Cumulative vigorous PA from baseline to 8‐year follow‐up was inversely associated with cardiac work index at 8‐year follow‐up (β=−0.218 [95% CI, −0.436 to 0.000]).

Conclusions

Higher levels of sedentary time and lower levels of PA during childhood were associated with higher cardiac work in adolescence, highlighting the importance of increasing PA and reducing sedentary time from childhood.
Arterial Tortuosity Is a Potent Determinant of Safety in Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Authors: Saber Hamidreza , Colby Geoffrey P. , Mueller‐Kronast Nils , Aziz‐Sultan Mohammad Ali , Klucznik Richard , Saver Jeffrey L. , Sanossian Nerses , Hellinger Frank R. , Yavagal Dileep R. , Yao Tom L. , Jahan Reza , Haussen Diogo C. , Nogueira Raul G. , Froehler Michael T. , Zaidat Osama O. , Liebeskind David S. ,   for the STRATIS Investigators
Published: March 2024

Background

Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) associated with vessel injury during endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is a known complication. Arterial anatomy may predispose to increased risk of SAH and technical safety, yet factors such as clot location, arterial size, and tortuosity have not been explored. We examined these anatomic factors with respect to SAH during thrombectomy.

Methods

Arterial anatomy at the site of occlusion and mechanical thrombectomy during device deployment was detailed by the STRATIS (Systematic Evaluation of Patients Treated With Neurothrombectomy Devices for Acute Ischemic Stroke) core laboratory. Luminal diameters, arterial branching, and segmental tortuosity were measured. Arterial tortuosity was quantified using the distance factor metric. Statistical analyses included descriptive variables of arterial anatomy, with univariable and multivariable modeling to predict SAH.

Results

Arterial tortuosity in each segment from the proximal cerebral arteries to the site of occlusion was quantified in 790 subjects treated with mechanical thrombectomy in STRATIS. Cumulative arterial tortuosity to the site of vessel occlusion was greater in distal lesions. SAH was clearly linked with more distal thrombectomy (
P 
= 0.02), occurring in 19.0% of distal M2, 16.7% of M3, 7.3% of distal M1, 5.8% of proximal M2, 2.4% of distal internal carotid artery, and 2.1% of proximal M1. In multivariable analysis after adjusting for arterial diameter at the site of occlusion, arterial tortuosity was a significant predictor of SAH (upper tertile versus 1: odds ratio, 3.08 [95% CI, 1.04–9.09];
P 
= 0.04), while arterial diameter was unrelated to SAH (
P 
= 0.30) when accounting for tortuosity.

Conclusion

This novel analysis of arterial tortuosity and angiographic anatomy during mechanical thrombectomy establishes tortuosity as a determinant of SAH, providing insight for future techniques and innovative device designs.
Biometric Monitoring, Service Delivery and Misreporting: Evidence from Healthcare in India
Authors: Bossuroy Thomas , Delavallade Clara , Pons Vincent
Published: March 2024

We examine the impact of biometric monitoring devices placed in tuberculosis treatment centers in Indian slums. The devices record health worker attendance and patient visits. Combining survey data, random center visits, and hospital registers, we find that patients at biometric-equipped centers are 25 percent less likely to interrupt treatment, reflecting increased efforts by health workers and greater daily adherence by patients. The technology also improves the quality of public data by reducing overreported patient numbers and underreported treatment interruptions. Overall, our results suggest that real-time monitoring of service delivery can strengthen the state's capacity to serve poor and marginalized populations.
Regulatory Incentives for Innovation: The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Authors: Chandra Amitabh , Kao Jennifer , Miller Kathleen L. , Stern Ariel D.
Published: March 2024

Regulators of new products confront a tradeoff between speeding a product to market and collecting additional product quality information. The FDA's Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) provides an opportunity to understand if regulators can use new policy to innovate around this tradeoff. We find that the BTD program shortened clinical development times by 23 percent and did not impact the ex post safety profile of drugs with the designation. The BTD program had the greatest impact on less experienced firms and reduced clinical trial design complexity. The results suggest that targeted regulatory innovation can shorten R&D periods without compromising product quality.
Monetary Policy and Home Buying Inequality
Authors: Ringo Daniel
Published: March 2024

Does monetary policy inuence who becomes a home owner? Lower-income home buyers may be more sensitive to interest rates, at least in part because they more frequently come up against binding payment-to-income ratio constraints in credit decisions. Exploiting the timing of high-frequency observations of individual mortgage rate locks around monetary policy shocks, I find that a 1 percentage point policy-induced increase in mortgage rates lowers the presence of lower-income households in the population of home buyers by 1 to 2 percentage points immediately following the shock. Effects are substantially stronger among first-time home buyers, and persist for approximately one year.
The North Atlantic genus Heteromesus (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota: Ischnomesidae)
Authors: CUNHA MARINA R. , WILSON GEORGE D.F.
Published: March 2024

Sixteen species of Heteromesus Richardson are reviewed, additional terms are introduced to account for special morphologies in the Ischnomesidae, the diagnosis of the genus is updated and a key to species is given. Twelve species, which have previously been recorded from the Atlantic Ocean, are redescribed and four new species are described, H. calcar, H. ctenobasius, H. inaffectus and H. oryktus. Heteromesus similis Richardson is illustrated for the first time and H. bifurcatus Menzies, H. dentatus Hansen, H. frigidus Hansen, H. greeni (Tattersall), H. granulatus Richardson, H. schmidtii Hansen, H. spinescens Richardson and H. spinosus (Beddard) are reillustrated from the type material. The morphological features and ecology of the genus are discussed. The specimens of the new species H. calcar and H. ctenobasius, collected from Lucky Strike (Mid-Atlantic Ridge), are the first record of Heteromesus from hydrothermal vent habitats. Finally, the biogeography of the genus is reviewed and confirms that Heteromesus is a deep-sea genus restricted primarily to the North Atlantic and Arctic Seas. Data on unpublished records of undescribed Heteromesus spp. allows us to predict a much more diverse composition of the genus and sets the southern limit of its distribution at around 23ºS in the Eastern South Atlantic off Africa (Walvis Bay).
The Cryptolechia Zeller (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) of China (III): Checklist and descriptions of new species
Authors: WANG SHUXIA
Published: March 2024

Sixteen new species of Cryptolechia Zeller from China are described: C. peditata sp. n., C. fustiformis sp. n., C. falsitorophanes sp. n., C. luniformis sp. n., C. rectimarginalis sp. n., C. rostriformis sp. n., C. proximihamatilis sp. n., C. bifoliolata sp. n., C. dorsoprojecta sp. n., C. bifida sp. n., C. robusta sp. n., C. infundibularis sp. n., C. similifloralis sp. n., C. trimaculata sp. n., C. sticta sp. n., and C. olivaria sp. n. Photographs of the genitalia are provided, and a checklist of all described Chinese species is given.
Water mite species of the genus Atractides Koch (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) from Turkey, with a description of one new species
Authors: PESIC VLADIMIR , ERMAN ORHAN
Published: March 2024

This survey of the distribution of the water mite species (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Hygrobatidae) of the genus Atractides Koch in Turkey is based on all published data so far and numerous new records. Atractides oezkani is described as a new species; first records from Turkey are given for Atractides gibberipalpis Piersig, A. lunipes Lundblad, A. fluviatilis (Szalay), A. rivalis Lundblad and A. acutirostris (Motas & C. Angelier).
Systematic review of Neotropical genera of Lauxaniidae: 3. The genus Paracestrotus Hendel, 1925 (Diptera: Schizophora)
Authors: SILVA VERA CRISTINA
Published: March 2024

A review of the Neotropical Lauxaniidae genus Paracestrotus Hendel, 1925 is presented with redescription of P. gibbosus Hendel, 1925 and the description of a new species, P. pulchripennis sp. n., from Brazil, Pará, including illustrations and a key.
New species of zerconid mites from southern Europe and the Macaronesian region (Acari: Mesostigmata: Zerconidae)
Authors: MORAZA MARÍA LOURDES
Published: March 2024

Two new species of Prozercon and three new species of Zercon (Acari: Zerconidae) are described and illustrated on the basis of material collected from different habitats (natural, reforested and felled habitats) in Navarra (northern Spain) and Tenerife (Canary Islands).
A new species of Mursia Desmarest, 1823 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Calappidae) from the Andaman Sea
Authors: LAI JOELLE C.Y. , GALIL BELLA
Published: March 2024

An examination of a series of calappid crabs collected from the Andaman Sea and deposited in the Zoological Reference Collection of the Raffles Museum, Singapore, revealed a new species, Mursia xianshengi n. sp. It differs from the closely related M. buwaya Galil & Takeda, 2004, in its larger size, wider carapace, and the anteriorly curved lateral spines of the carapace.
Two Canariella species (Gastropoda: Helicodea: Hygromiidae) endemic to the Northwest Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Authors: IBÁÑEZ MIGUEL , SIVERIO FELIPE , ALONSO MARÍA R. , PONTE-LIRA CARMEN E.
Published: March 2024

Canariella giustii sp. nov. is described and morphological data for C. pontelirae Hutterer, 1994, previously believed extinct, are added. C. giustii differs from all the other known species of the genus mainly by the broadened penis, with a lateral-proximal epiphallar opening and the extension of the two epiphallar folds in the penial cavity without merging in a penial papilla. Both species are endemic to Teno massif (Tenerife Island).        The range of the living population of C. pontelirae is very small, only of about 0.4 km2, and tourism has significant effect over the entire area. Thus, C. pontelirae is seriously threatened. It is recommended that the species be classified as “Critically Endangered”, that it be included in the Habitats Directive Annex II and IV of the European Union, and to increase the legal protection level of its relic distribution area to the category of "Site of Scientific Interest". Nine other endemic land snail species also live at that site (among them, C. giustii) and they would benefit from this new level of protection.
The tadpole of Rhinella proboscidea (Anura: Bufonidae) with notes on adult reproductive behavior
Authors: MENIN MARCELO , RODRIGUES DOMINGOS J. , LIMA ALBERTINA P.
Published: March 2024

The tadpoles of Rhinella proboscidea are described and compared with other tadpoles of the Rhinella margaritifer group. The tadpole of R. proboscidea is characterized by small size (17.8 mm), tooth row formulae 2(2)/3, oral papillae only on lateral margins, jaw sheath V-shaped, spiracle sinistral, vent tube medial, body oval in dorsal view and depressed in lateral view, and color in life light brown. Tadpoles of R. proboscidea are morphologically similar to other species within this group and closely resemble those of R. margaritifer from Cusco Amazónico and R. castaneotica from Pará, Brazil. Rhinella proboscidea is an explosive breeder and reproduction occurs in temporary pools or small headwaters of streams or soaks, during the rainy season.
The genus Indonemoura Baumann, 1975 (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from China
Authors: LI WEIHAI , YANG DING
Published: March 2024

The species of the genus Indonemoura from China are reviewed. The following three species are described as new to science: Indonemoura baishanzuensis n. sp., Indonemoura guangdongensis n. sp. and Indonemoura yangi n. sp. A key to the species of the genus from China is given. The distribution of Indonemoura in China is discussed.
Nesoressa crawfordi, n. gen., n. sp., a montane island milliped in New Mexico, USA; proposal of the new tribe Nesoressini and a preliminary cladogram of the lineage "Aniulina" (Julida: Parajulidae)
Authors: SHELLEY ROWLAND M. , MEDRANO MICHAEL F.
Published: March 2024

Nesoressa crawfordi, n. gen., n. sp., is proposed for a slender parajulid milliped inhabiting high elevation boreal forests on five inselberg mountains in Cibola and Socorro counties, New Mexico; it is anatomically incompatible with established tribes, so Nesoressini, n. tribe, is erected to accommodate it. A sixth population existed 27 years ago in "caves near ice caves," Cibola County, but its presence today awaits confirmation. In addition to nemasomatid-like body dimensions, N. crawfordi is characterized by an elevated pleurotergal "shield" on the caudal margin of the gonopodal aperture, simple anterior gonopods possessing a sternum, telopodites, & large coxal lobes, and posterior gonopod (pg) telopodites comprising three closely appressed projections— long, parallel, nearly identically configured prefemoral processes & solenomeres and shorter, spiniform branches "C." The disjunct populations of N. crawfordi appear to be relicts from a continuous Pleistocene population in central New Mexico that fragmented into localized vicariants as the climate warmed and dried in the post-Pleistocene era. As the pgs are joined by a sclerotized sternum, Nesoressa/Nesoressini appears to be the sister-group to a clade consisting of tribes lacking this structure. A clade "Aniulina" is postulated comprising Nesoressini + (Parajulini + (Aniulini + Gosiulini)) that originated in the Rio Grande border region of the US and Mexico, its present center of diversity. Apacheiulus Loomis, 1968, a potential synonym of Gosiulus Chamberlin, 1940, is assigned to the Gosiulini, and the tribes Bollmaniulini & Karteroiulini, both established by Causey, 1974, are tentatively regarded as synonymous.
A taxonomic review of the genus Oesyperus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini)
Authors: KATAEV BORIS M.
Published: March 2024

Based on the study of the type material, the genus Oesyperus Andrewes, 1923, stat. rest. and three included species are redescribed and a key for determination of the species is provided. A relationship of Oesyperus within the Selenophori group is discussed. The following new synonymies are established: Oesyperus Andrewes, 1923 = Merklia Ito, 2004, syn. n., = Merklophonus Ito, 2005, syn. n.; Oesyperus unctulus Andrewes, 1923 = Merklia pubens Ito, 2004, syn. n.
A Revision of the New World Genera Brachylinga Irwin and Lyneborg and Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae) with the Description of a New Genus, Elcaribe Webb
Authors: WEBB DONALD W. , METZ MARK A.
Published: March 2024

The species of the New World genera Brachylinga Irwin and Lyneborg, Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg, and Elcaribe Webb, gen. nov. are described or redescribed with illustrations of the genitalia and, for most species, a map of its distribution. Keys are provided to identify the species within each genus. Brachylinga includes 24 species, ten of which (Brachylinga albifrons Webb, sp. nov., B. attenuata Webb, sp. nov., B. bicolor Webb, sp. nov., B. concava Webb, sp. nov., B. curacaoensis Webb, sp. nov., B. divaricata Webb, sp. nov., B. laculata Webb, sp. nov., B. mexicana Webb, sp. nov., B. mimica Webb, sp. nov., and B. tridentata Webb, sp. nov.) are new to science. Brachylinga antennata (Kröber) is considered a nomen dubium. Brachylinga interrupta (Kröber) is synonomized under B. chilensis (Macquart) and B. pilosa (Kröber) is synonomized under B. pavida (Coquillett). The genus Lysilinga Irwin and Lyneborg is revised and includes 10 species in North and Central America. Lysilinga chamela Webb, sp. nov., L. crassiseta Webb, sp. nov., L. digita Webb, sp. nov., L. dolichophalla Webb, sp. nov., L. nigra Webb, sp. nov., L. parkeri Webb, sp. nov., and L. recta Webb, sp. nov. are new to science. Lysilinga maculifrons (Kröber) is synonomized under L. pilifrons (Kröber) and L. subrufa (Cole) is synonomized under L. occipitalis (Adams). Elcaribe is described as a new genus and includes 14 species restricted to the Caribbean. Elcaribe anguilla Webb, sp. nov., E. bahamaensis Webb, sp. nov., E. bifidus Webb, sp. nov., E. elongatus Webb, sp. nov., E. glabrus Webb, sp. nov., E. guanaensis Webb, sp. nov., E. longicaudus Webb, sp. nov., E. paniculus Webb, sp. nov., E. scarbroughi Webb, sp. nov., E. starki Webb, sp. nov., and E. stellus Webb, sp. nov. are new to science. Brachylinga abdominalis (Fabricius), B. monensis (Curran), B. obscura (Coquillett), B. laticornis (Loew), and B. squamosa (Hardy) are placed in the genus Elcaribe. Brachylinga monensis (Curran) is synonomized under Elcaribe abdominalis (Fabricius) and B. squamosa (Hardy) is synonomized under Elcaribe obscurus (Coquillett). Psilocephala platycera Loew is determined to be an unjustified new name of Psilocephala laticornis Loew. Brachylinga parvula (Kröber) is placed in the genus Penniverpa (Therevidae), and Brachylinga appendiculata (Macquart) is determined to be a senior subjective synonym of Scepsis nivalis Walker (Tabanidae).
Revision of the South Pacific endemic genera Orthopsyche McFarlane 1976, Abacaria Mosely 1941 and Caledopsyche Kimmins 1953 with the description of 29 new species (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae)
Authors: OLÁH JÁNOS , JOHANSON KJELL ARNE , BARNARD PETER C.
Published: March 2024

The taxonomy of the SE Pacific endemic genera Orthopsyche McFarlane 1976, Abacaria Mosely 1941, and Caledopsyche Kimmins 1953 is revised, and 29 species are described as new. Orthopsyche is divided into 6 species groups. The Orthopsyche fimbriata group contains the 4 species: O. fimbriata (McLachlan), O. thomasi (Wise), O. amiena (Sykora), n. comb., and O. wardi Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. The O. tneda group includes the 2 species: O. tneda Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. and O. rashala Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. The Orthopsyche peta group holds the 5 species O. peta Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. piuna Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. mcfarlanei Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. ayapona Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., and O. schefterae Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. The largest Orthopsyche nadauna group includes 6 species: O. pakaha Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. nadauna Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. vrupama Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. sematho Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., O. neboissi Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., and O. imbah Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. The Orthopsyche kina group holds 2 species: O. kina Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. and O. edhamasa Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. The Orthopsyche touna group is monotypic, with only O. touna Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. represented.      Abacaria is divided into 6 species groups, with one incertae sedis. The Abacaria subfusca group includes the 3 species A. subfusca Kimmins, A. orkeni Illies, and A. beroni, n.comb. The Abacaria ruficeps group holds 3 species: A. ruficeps (Brauer), A. robinsoni Oláh & Barnard, n. sp., and A. moselyi Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. The Abacaria nuhu group includes the 2 species: A. nuhu Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. and A. cristova Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. The Abacaria fijiana group comprises the 3 species A. fijiana (Mosely), A. wekana Oláh & Barnard, n. sp., and A. levu Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. The Abacaria kosova group includes the 2 species A. kosova Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. and A. savura Oláh & Barnard, n. sp. A single species from New Caledonia, A. caledona Oláh & Johanson, n. sp. belongs to the Abacaria caledona group. A. picea (Brauer) is incertae sedis within Abacaria.        Caledopsyche is divided into 3 species groups, the Caledopsyche kimminsi group with the 6 species C. kimminsi Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., C. noumea Oláh & Johanson, n. sp., C. leander Schefter & Ward, C. cerberus Schefter & Ward, C. cheesmanae Kimmins, and C. phallaina Schefter & Ward. The Caledopsyche erotos group includes the single species C. erotos Schefter & Ward. The Caledopsyche atalanta group holds the 2 species C. atalanta Schefter & Ward, and C. apide Oláh & Johanson, n. sp.
Two new species of Tarsonemus (Acari: Tarsonemidae) associated with bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) from Crimea, Ukraine
Authors: MAGOWSK WOJCIECH L. , KHAUSTOV ALEXANDR A.
Published: March 2024

Two new species of mites of the genus Tarsonemus Can. & Fanz., 1876: T. fraxini n. sp. and T. bistridentati n. sp. are described and illustrated based on material from instars associated with bark beetles in Ukraine. The systematic position of new species and their host relationships are briefly discussed.
A synopsis of the Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of Mexico
Authors: Arriaga-Varela Emmanuel , Tomaszewska K. Wioletta , Navarrete-Heredia Jose Luis
Published: March 2024

The state of knowledge of Mexican Endomychidae is summarized. A checklist for all described species recorded from México is presented, including comments on taxonomy, biology and distribution. 56 species are recorded (including two subspecies); Stenotarsus marginalis Arrow is recorded for the first time from México. These species belong to 18 genera; Lycoperdinella Champion is recorded based on an undescribed species. 7 subfamilies are present in the Mexican fauna: Anamorphinae, Merophysiinae, Lycoperdininae, Stenotarsinae, Epipocinae, Eupsilobiinae and Pleganophorinae. Epipocus is the most diverse genus with 20 species, followed by Stenotarsus with 13. The highest diversity is known from Veracruz, where 30 (32?) species are known, followed by Chiapas with 12 (13?) species.
A new species of Psilorhynchus (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from the Ataran River Basin, Myanmar, with comments on the generic name Psilorhynchoides
Authors: CONWAY KEVIN W. , KOTTELAT MAURICE
Published: March 2024

Psilorhynchus robustus, new species, is described from the Ataran River drainage, Myanmar. It is distinguished by the presence of a large dark blotch situated posterodorsal to opercle opening, the upper lip separated from the rostral cap by a shallow groove, and 9 branched dorsal-fin rays. The status of Psilorhynchoides Yazdani, Singh & Rao is discussed.
New species of Mesamphisopus, an endemic South African freshwater isopod genus (Isopoda: Phreatoicidea: Mesamphisopidae)
Authors: GOUWS GAVIN
Published: March 2024

Isopoda of the suborder Phreatoicidea are represented in Africa by a single genus, Mesamphisopus, including four known species (M. abbreviatus, M. capensis, M. depressus and M. penicillatus). Six new species are described here, i.e. Mesamphisopus albidus n. sp., M. baccatus n. sp., M. kensleyi n. sp., M. paludosus n. sp., M. setosus n. sp., and M. tsitsikamma n. sp. These taxa are distinguished from each other and from the existing species using a combination of features of the antennae, mouthparts, pleopods, pleotelson and uropods, and by colouration and setation. The distinguishing features and presumed affinities of the species are presented and discussed. A dichotomous key to the species of the genus is also provided. With recent cladistic analyses suggesting that re-arrangements are necessary at the familial level, the removal of Eophreatoicus resulting in a monotypic Mesamphisopidae is considered.
Serpulids (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific, including a brief mention of Hawaiian serpulids
Authors: BASTIDA-ZAVALA J. ROLANDO
Published: March 2024

Serpulids are an important component of benthic hard-bottom communities, including fouling communities developing on natural and artificial substrates. This paper provides an overview of the serpulid fauna in the Eastern Pacific, including a brief mention of Hawaiian species. Fifty-eight serpulid species belonging to 21 genera were recorded in this area. Approximately 2,300 specimens were examined and 41 species were identified from the Eastern Pacific (Alaska to Chile) and Hawaii. Several specimens were recently collected, mainly in localities from the Pacific coast of Mexico and other localities from Panama and Hawaii; type material and additional specimens were revised in museum collections. The most diverse genus was, by far, Hydroides (21 species, 36.2%), followed by Protula and Spirobranchus (four species each one, 6.9%). A new species, Bathyvermilia kupriyanovae n. sp., is described from deep waters off California and three species, Pomatoleios sp., Serpula cf. hartmanae and Spirobranchus cf. gaymardi, need further study for their correct determination. For each species, one or two important references, a material examined section, a brief diagnosis, habitat and updated distributional information are included. Taxonomic remarks of several species and a meristic exploratory analysis of two Spirobranchus species are included. An identification key, illustrations and a checklist of all the species recorded in this region are provided.
Review of the genus Odontembia Davis, 1939 (Embioptera: Embiidae) with description of a new species
Authors: MILLER KELLY B.
Published: March 2024

The genus Odontembia Davis is reviewed. Two species are recognized, O. spinosa (Navás) and O. jacobi Miller, new species. The genus is known from central and western Africa and is principally characterized by the hind basitarsus with two ventral papillae, MA forked in the mesoand metathoracic wings with the branches of the fork as long as the stem, the medial portion of the right basipodite produced posteriorly, and the presence of several large, distinct denticles on the first segment of the left cercus. A new species is described from Ghana and differs from O. spinosa in several characters of the male genitalia. The male head, left wings and genitalia are illustrated.
Revision of the Nearctic species of the caddisfly genus Wormaldia McLachlan (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae)
Authors: MUÑOZ-QUESADA FERNANDO J. , HOLZENTHAL RALPH W.
Published: March 2024

The genus Wormaldia McLachlan 1865 (Trichoptera: Philopotamidae: Philopotaminae) is one of eight Philopotamidae genera found in the New World. In the Nearctic Region five genera are reported: Chimarra, Dolophilodes, Fumonta, Sisko, and Wormaldia. This last genus is diverse and widely distributed from Canada to South America; for the Nearctic Region the following species are reported: W. anilla (Ross, 1941), Canada, USA; W. arizonensis (Ling, 1938), Mexico, USA; W. gabriella (Banks, 1930), Canada, USA; W. gesugta Schmid, 1968, USA; W. hamata Denning, 1951, USA; W. lacerna Denning, 1958, USA; W. laona Denning, 1989, USA; W. moesta (Banks, 1914), Canada, USA; W. mohri (Ross, 1948), USA; W. occidea (Ross, 1938), Canada, USA; W. oconee Morse, 1989, USA; W. pachita Denning, 1956, USA; W. planae Ross and King, 1956, USA, W. shawnee (Ross, 1938), USA; W. strota (Ross, 1938), USA; and W. thyria Denning, 1950, USA. Diagnoses, redescriptions, and illustrations of the forewing, the hind wing, and the male genitalia of the 16 species are provided. New state distribution records are given for W. anilla, W. gabriella, W. occidea, W. planae, and W. shawnee. Two undescribed Nearctic species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: Wormaldia birneyi, new species, from USA (California) and W. clauseni, new species, from Canada (British Columbia). A key for identification of males of these 18 species of Wormaldia is provided, as well as maps of their Nearctic distributions.
Revision of the Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878 species complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae), with revalidation of A. vanderbilti Boone, 1930
Authors: ANKER ARTHUR , HURT CARLA , JARA JAVIER A. , KNOWLTON NANCY
Published: March 2024

Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878, previously believed to be widely distributed in the tropical eastern Pacific and western and eastern Atlantic, is revised. Two species are recognized based on morphology, color pattern and genetics. Alpheus cylindricus is restricted to the tropical eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to the Galapagos. A neotype of A. cylindricus from the type locality, Las Perlas Islands, is designated. On the Pacific coast of Panama, this species commonly inhabits purple sponges growing among or under large intertidal rocks. Alpheus vanderbilti Boone, 1930 is formally resurrected from the synonymy of A. cylindricus; it occurs in the tropical western Atlantic, from Bermuda to Brazil, and in the tropical eastern Atlantic, around the islands of the Gulf of Guinea. In the Caribbean, A. vanderbilti is most often encountered in large loggerhead sponges, Spheciospongia vesparia (Lamarck, 1814), while in the Gulf of Guinea it inhabits sponge-lined tunnels in coral rocks. Complete synonymies and GenBank barcodes (COI) are provided. Phylogeography of the A. cylindricus complex is discussed based on molecular data.
A new Jurassic carnivorous cockroach (Insecta, Blattaria, Raphidiomimidae) from the Inner Mongolia in China
Authors: LIANG JUN-HUI , VRŠANSKU PETER , REN DONG , SHIH CHUNGKUN
Published: March 2024

Fortiblatta cuspicolor gen. et sp. nov., a carnivorous cockroach of the family Raphidiomimidae Vishniakova, 1973, is described from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Daohugou, Eastern Inner Mongolia, China. Fifty complete specimens reveal morphological details, including prognathous head and distinct, protected eyes. Internalized outer valves of female ovipositor suggest that their reproduction was advanced, with eggs laid in conglomerates. The wide abdominal segments, long palps, and wing characteristics support their origin from representatives of the family Caloblattinidae. The asymmetrical long wings (different shape, length, width and number of veins in a pair of wings of the same individual) and low coefficient of venation variability of forewing (7.70) indicate the new species was active but not excellent flyer.
Taxonomy of Margattea Shelford, 1911 from China (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattellidae)
Authors: WANG ZONG-QING , CHE YAN-LI , WANG JIN-JUN
Published: March 2024

Margattea spinifera Bey-Bienko, 1958, and M. limbata Bey-Bienko, 1954, are redescribed and illustrated, and four new species: M. producta, M. multipunctata, M. mckittrickae, M. concava, spp. nov. (Blattaria, Blattellidae), are described from Xizang Zang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yunnan and Hainan province, China. A key to the males is included.
Taxonomic study on Scotiophyes Diakonoff from China, with the description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Authors: WANG XIN-PU
Published: March 2024

Scotiophyes subtriangulata, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to S. faeculosa from which it can distinguished by the following: basal blotch and median fascia distinct; uncus subtriangular, narrowed gradually apically; sacculus smooth ventrally near base; arms of gnathos thick and short; and aedeagus slender. Photographs of adults and genitalia of S. faeculosa and S. subtriangulata are provided. A key to the known species of the genus is included. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Insect Collection of Nankai University, China.
Tarsal spinules and setae of vaejovid scorpions (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)
Authors: MCWEST KARI J.
Published: March 2024

The relative importance of tarsal characters in vaejovid scorpions has long been neglected. The spinules and setae of the third leg basitarsus and telotarsus of the North American scorpion family Vaejovidae are illustrated, described, and compared. Nomenclature for tarsal spinules and setae is included. Variation in setal numbers and patterns within taxonomic groups, including some species, is addressed. Certain tarsal setal and spinule patterns are found to provide good characters at the genus, species group, and species levels. Over 400 specimens representing over half of the species in the family Vaejovidae were examined for setal and spinule characters. The majority of these specimens were involved in an analysis of telotarsal spinule counts of each leg. The most consistent characters that have taxonomic value were found on the telotarsus, including the relative numbers of the retroinferior and proinferior setae, the retroinferior terminal and proinferior terminal setae, and the numbers of the distal spinules of the ventromedian telotarsus surface. Other characters involving the basitarsus and additional telotarsus characters are addressed.
Description of the nymphs of Tenagobia (Incertagobia) incerta Lundblad 1929 and Tenagobia (Schadeogobia) schadei Lundblad 1929 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Micronectidae), with emphasis on morphometry and chaetotaxy
Authors: KONOPKO SUSANA AMANDA , MAZZUCCONI SILVIA ANA , BACHMANN AXEL OSCAR
Published: March 2024

The three last nymphs of Tenagobia (Incertagobia) incerta and the egg and the third and fifth nymphs of T. (Schadeogobia) schadei are described and illustrated for the first time, with emphasis on the morphometry and chaetotaxy of selected structures. Comparisons with the nymphs of T. (Fuscagobia) fuscata and the eggs of T. fuscata, T. (Tenagobia) pulchra, and T. (Fuscagobia) selecta are included. The egg of T. schadei has a very long stalk like those of T. selecta and T. fuscata, and it differs from the ones of T. pulchra and T. incerta, which have a short stalk. The nymphs of Tenagobia share the presence of 1 dorsal abdominal scent gland on each of the segments III–V, and the absence of spines on the metafemur, except those on postero-apical surface which are present. The nymphal characters most useful in identifying nymphs III-V of Tenagobia are: the body length, the head width, the grade of development of the wing pads, the number of setae on the inner surface of the protibiotarsus, spines on the anteroventral and posteroventral surfaces of the mesofemur, lanceolate setae on the anterior surface of the metatibia, and spines on the metatibial comb. The nymphal characters most useful in identifying species of Tenagobia are the head width, the number of setae on the dorsal row of the protibiotarsus, and spines on the anterior surface of the mesotibia.
A new non-sexually dichromatic species of the genus Gonatodes (Sauria: Sphaerodactylidae) from Sierra de Perijá, Venezuela
Authors: ROJAS-RUNJAIC FERNANDO J. M. , INFANTE-RIVERO EDWIN E. , CABELLO PEDRO , VELOZO PABLO
Published: March 2024

A new species of diurnal gecko of the genus Gonatodes is described from Sierra de Perijá in western Venezuela. The new species is the only member of the genus lacking sexual dichromatism, and can be readily distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of the following characters: medium body size; supraciliary spine absent; dorsolateral light spots coinciding with clusters of enlarged, conical to spinelike scales; males with escutcheon area on belly and undersurface of thighs; unique subcaudal scale pattern (1’2” followed by 1’1”); and both sexes with cryptic dorsal color pattern. The new species increases the number of Gonatodes known from Venezuela to 17.
New Afrotropical species of the bee subgenus Patellapis (Chaetalictus) with notes on additional species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Authors: KUHLMANN MICHAEL , PAULY ALAIN
Published: March 2024

For the African bee subgenus Patellapis (Chaetalictus) five species are here described as new: P. (Ch.) itigiensis sp. n., P. (Ch.) kahuziensis sp. n., P. (Ch.) knersvlaktei sp. n., P. (Ch.) rutshuruensis sp. n., and P. (Ch.) upembae sp. n. The recently discovered female of P. (Ch.) namaquensis Timmermann 2009 is described here for the first time and the nomenclatural status of P. (Ch.) pulchrinitens (Cockerell 1942) is corrected to P. (Ch.) pulchrilucens (Cockerell 1943).
Burrower bugs described after the Cydnidae of the Western–Hemisphere catalogue 1960 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae)
Authors: A. MAGNANELLI MARCO , COSCARÓN MARIA DEL CARMEN
Published: March 2024

An update to the catalogue of the Cydnidae (Hemiptera) of the Western Hemisphere (Froeschner 1960) is given. A total of 6 genera and 21 species are listed together with their synonyms. References are given for the original descriptions and the subsequent taxonomic position, the location of types, and the geographic distribution. A comprehensive bibliography is provided.
A new species of Scoloposcelis Fieber (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Anthocoridae: Scolopini) from the Korean Peninsula, with a key to the Palaearctic species
Authors: JUNG SUNGHOON , YAMADA KAZUTAKA , LEE SEUNGHWAN
Published: March 2024

One new species of flower bug, Scoloposcelis koreanus Jung & Yamada, sp. nov., that inhabits shiitake mushroom farms, is described from Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. Diagnosis, description and biological notes of the new species are presented, along with a key to the species of Scolopocelis from the Palaearctic Region.
An illustrated key to fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) from Peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Authors: DAVID K. J. , RAMANI S.
Published: March 2024

An illustrated key and a checklist are provided for 126 species of fruit flies under 46 genera in four subfamilies namely Dacinae, Phytalmiinae, Tephritinae and Trypetinae. Among these, Acroceratitis striata (Froggatt), Rhochmopterum venustum (de Meijere) and Themara yunnana Zia are new records for India. Bactrocera yercaudiae Drew is placed as a synonymn of Bactrocera digressa Radhakrishnan.
Revision of the Ochthebiinae of Venezuela (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: VALLADARES LUIS F. , SHORT ANDREW EDWARD Z.
Published: March 2024

Ochthebiinae Thomson, 1859 is a subfamily of Hydraenidae represented in the Neotropical region by the genera Ochthebius Leach, 1815, Gymnochthebius d’Orchymont, 1943 and Ochtheosus Perkins, 1997 (only in southern South America, Chile). Neotropical Ochthebiinae were mostly revised by Perkins (1980). Also important are the contributions by Balfour-Browne (1971), Anderson (1983), Perkins (1997), Perkins & Archangelsky (2002), Arce-Pérez & Jäch (2004) and Aguilera et al. (2006).
A new species of marsupial frog (Anura: Hemiphractidae: Gastrotheca) from the Andes of southern Peru
Authors: DUELLMAN WILLIAM E. , CATENAZZI ALESSANDRO , BLACKBURN DAVID C.
Published: March 2024

Gastrotheca nebulanastes sp. nov. from cloud forests in the upper Kosñipata Valley, Manu National Park, in the Andes of southern Peru is similar to G. excubitor, which inhabits grasslands in higher elevations than the cloud forests. The two species differ in relative lengths of the fingers, skin texture, coloration, and advertisement call. Although the new species has an elevational range of 2000–3300 m, it is most abundant at 2400–2800 m. A phylogenetic analysis of a previously defined clade of Gastrotheca based on a fragment of 16S mitochondrial gene provides strong support that the sister taxon to the new species is G. atympana, a species from farther north in the Cordillera Oriental in Peru.
Akanthoparapseudes alfaroae, a new genus and species of apseudomorphan tanaidacean (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) from Puerto Rican coastal waters
Authors: HEARD RICHARD W. , MORALES-NÚÑEZ ANDRÉS G.
Published: March 2024

Akanthoparapseudes alfaroae, n. gen., n. sp., is described from material collected at a depth of 28 m off Culebra Island on the eastern coast of Puerto Rico. The new genus, which is tentatively placed in the family Parapseudidae, is distinguished from other parapseudid genera by a combination of characters, including: (1) pereonites 2 to 6 subquadrate with posterolateral margins each armed with small, but distinct spiniform seta, (2) the first pleonite with anterodorsal margin lacking a distinct transverse row of small setulate setae, (3) maxilliped palp having distolateral margin of article 2 with a strongly developed spiniform seta, (4) pereopod 1 with a reduced coxal process and with anterior margin of basis armed with a strongly developed, acute, spiniform seta, (5) pereopod 2 with basis having well-developed acute spine on mid anterior margin (6) ischium of pereopods 2 to 6 having anterior margin armed with one, occasional two, well-developed narrow, acute spines, (7) pereopod 4 with dactylus, not greatly reduced, but having some adjacent setae of equal or slightly greater length. The new genus is further characterized by the presence of distinctive, blunt-tipped, crenulate, spiniform setae on the carpus and propodus of pereopods 4 to 6; similar to those reported for some species of the apseudid subgenus Bunakenia (Extensibasella) . A key for the separation of the parapseudid genera within the Tribe Parapseudini that lack a distinct transverse row of setae on the first abdominal segment is presented. Akanthoparapseudes appears to share several synapomorphies with some species of the apseudid genus Bunakenia, suggesting the possibility that these two genera may represent transitional links between the families Apseudidae and Parapseudidae. Several other important overlapping characters that appear to erode the basic differences between the two families are discussed.
Gnathia masca sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Authors: FARQUHARSON CHARON , SMIT NICO J. , GRUTTER ALEXANDRA S. , DAVIES ANGELA J.
Published: March 2024

Gnathia masca sp. nov. is described from material collected off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Aus-tralia. Males are characterised by a cephalosome with a shallow dorsal sulcus that stretches half its length, a slightly pro-duced frontal border with two conical superior fronto-lateral processes and a conical inferior medio-frontal process. Malemandibles have 6 processes on the dentate blade and a distinct internal lobe with 6 or 7 crenulations and a single largedistal process. Live males, females and larvae are characterized by brown pigmentation especially in the male where it forms a dark band that stretches between the eyes, giving it the appearance of a mask.
Description of the larva of Mnesarete pudica (Hagen in Selys, 1853) (Odonata: Calopterygidae) and notes on known genera of South American Calopterygidae larvae
Authors: GUILLERMO-FERREIRA RHAINER , BISPO PITÁGORAS C.
Published: March 2024

The final instar larva of Mnesarete pudica is described and illustrated based on reared specimens collected in Brazil. This species can be distinguished from others by presenting: a) five palpal and three premental setae; b) no posterodorsal hooks on abdominal segments; c) lateral spines only in S9-10. M. pudica is compared to other South American calopterygids and biological notes are presented.
A taxonomic review of Korean species of the genus Philhygra Mulsant & Rey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Authors: LEE SEUNG-GYU , AHN KEE-JEONG
Published: March 2024

A taxonomic review of Korean species of the athetine genus Philhygra Mulsant & Rey, 1873 is presented. Seven species are recognized, two of which, P. pseudoelongatula (Bernhauer, 1907) and P. sparsa (Bernhauer, 1907), are new to the Korean Peninsula. A key, descriptions and illustrations of diagnostic characters are provided.
New species of Hypoaspis Canestrini and Coleolaelaps Berlese (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) associated with Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Iran
Authors: KHANJANI MOHAMMAD , GHAEDI BEHNAZ , UECKERMANN EDWARD. A.
Published: March 2024

White grubs, including Polyphylla olivieri Castelnau, are among the most economically important pests of orchard trees and other crops such as potato and sugar beet. The larvae feed on the roots of the host plants and their adults feed on the leaves. Several types of organisms are parasitic or phoretic on this pest, including three species of mites from Iran. Two new species of mites, namely Hypoaspis (Hypoaspis) surii n. sp. and Coleolaelaps massoumii n. sp. are described here from the adults of P. olivieri in Hamedan, Iran. Hypoaspis polyphyllae Khanjani & Ueckermann was previously described from the larva of this species of beetle.
Cave millipedes of the United States. XIII. A new, troglobiotic species of Austrotyla from Colorado (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Conotylidae)
Authors: SHEAR WILLIAM A. , STEINMANN DAVID B.
Published: March 2024

Austrotyla stephensoni n. sp., from Colorado, is described as the first troglobiotic species of its genus, and compared to sympatric Austrotyla coloradensis (Chamberlin 1910). A key to all Austrotyla species is provided.
Review of the genus Daidalotarsonemus De Leon (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae)
Authors: REZENDE JOSÉ MARCOS , BAUCHAN GARY , LIN JIAN-ZHEN , OCHOA RONALD , LOFEGO ANTONIO CARLOS
Published: March 2024

We review the genus Daidalotarsonemus (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae), including information about its taxonomy, phylogeny and distribution. In total, 42 species are listed, which the original descriptions register from 15 countries. Among them three new species are described and ten species are redescribed. Also, Mandarin descriptions for four species are translated to English, and one species is transferred to species inquirenda status. An identification key based on females is provided. Biological and biogeographical aspects of the genus are also briefly discussed. The cladistic analysis returned a single most parsimonious tree of 212 steps (CI 48, RI 76) and reinforces the hypothesis of monophyly for Daidalotarsonemus. According to it, the genus is primarily divided into two well-defined branches (A and B): the first based on two synapomorphies and the second by one synapomorphy and one homoplasy, all related to the dorsal setae d and e, respectively. The American continent hosts most of the known diversity for this group; however, the data indicates Daidalotarsonemus has a worldwide distribution, spread throughout a variety of biomes from savannahs to temperate forests.