bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Decision tree as a tool for the management of coastal aquifers of limited saturated thickness
Authors: Carretero Silvina C. , Capítulo Leandro Rodrigues , Kruse Eduardo E.
Published: August 2019

In this paper, a decision tree is presented, constructed on the basis of hydrogeological characteristics (water table depth, freshwater thickness, surface area required and distance between wells), to choose the optimal groundwater extraction method in the case of a coastal unconfined aquifer. A comparison is made of the groundwater extraction methods in a freshwater aquifer of limited thickness occurring in coastal dunes in the eastern region of the Province of Buenos Aires (Argentina). The negative effects brought about by the wrong use of the groundwater extraction methods are analysed, because, as a result of excessive extraction, such methods lead to the dramatic decrease of the freshwater reserves. The decision tree is a useful tool to assist decision-makers as it suggests the most suitable groundwater extraction method options (vertical wells or wellpoints), as well as identifying areas that are unsuitable for sustainable groundwater extraction.
The application of forensic geology to investigate the substitution of zinc ingots between China and Brazil
Authors: Salvador Fábio Augusto da Silva , Nogueira e Silva Matheus Pereira , de Oliveira Mascarenhas Ricardo , Rumbelsperger Anelize Manuela Bahniuk
Published: August 2019

This paper presents the investigation of fraud and of the theft of metal acquired by a Brazilian company from a Chinese supplier. Zinc ingots were transported by ship from China to the city of Londrina, in Paraná State, Brazil. However, they were substituted at some point during their journey, and replaced with bags containing fine crushed rock. In this case of a classic ‘substitution’ it was possible to use geological methods to investigate the crushed rock. As such, the mineralogical, petrological and isotope analysis showed the replaced rock did not originate from a Brazilian provenance. Therefore, the substitution possibly occurred before the cargo's arrival in Brazil. An inadequate chain of custody of the cargo, during transportation from Asia to Brazil, including the onward journey from Paranaguá to Londrina, is likely to have provided the opportunity for the material exchange to take place. Collaboration between the Brazilian Federal Police and geological experts based in academia enabled the crime to be investigated and solved.
An Instruction Set Architecture for Machine Learning
Authors: Chen Yunji , Lan Huiying , Du Zidong , Liu Shaoli , Tao Jinhua , Han Dong , Luo Tao , Guo Qi , Li Ling , Xie Yuan , Chen Tianshi
Published: August 2019

Machine Learning (ML) are a family of models for learning from the data to improve performance on a certain task. ML techniques, especially recent renewed neural networks (deep neural networks), have proven to be efficient for a broad range of applications. ML techniques are conventionally executed on general-purpose processors (such as CPU and GPGPU), which usually are not energy efficient, since they invest excessive hardware resources to flexibly support various workloads. Consequently, application-specific hardware accelerators have been proposed recently to improve energy efficiency. However, such accelerators were designed for a small set of ML techniques sharing similar computational patterns, and they adopt complex and informative instructions (control signals) directly corresponding to high-level functional blocks of an ML technique (such as layers in neural networks) or even an ML as a whole. Although straightforward and easy to implement for a limited set of similar ML techniques, the lack of agility in the instruction set prevents such accelerator designs from supporting a variety of different ML techniques with sufficient flexibility and efficiency.

In this article, we first propose a novel domain-specific Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) for NN accelerators, called Cambricon, which is a load-store architecture that integrates scalar, vector, matrix, logical, data transfer, and control instructions, based on a comprehensive analysis of existing NN techniques. We then extend the application scope of Cambricon from NN to ML techniques. We also propose an assembly language, an assembler, and runtime to support programming with Cambricon, especially targeting large-scale ML problems. Our evaluation over a total of 16 representative yet distinct ML techniques have demonstrated that Cambricon exhibits strong descriptive capacity over a broad range of ML techniques and provides higher code density than general-purpose ISAs such as x86, MIPS, and GPGPU. Compared to the latest state-of-the-art NN accelerator design DaDianNao [7] (which can only accommodate three types of NN techniques), our Cambricon-based accelerator prototype implemented in TSMC 65nm technology incurs only negligible latency/power/area overheads, with a versatile coverage of 10 different NN benchmarks and 7 other ML benchmarks. Compared to the recent prevalent ML accelerator PuDianNao, our Cambricon-based accelerator is able to support all the ML techniques as well as the 10 NNs but with only approximate 5.1% performance loss.
Serum miR-204 is an early biomarker of type 1 diabetes-associated pancreatic beta-cell loss
Authors: Xu Guanlan , Thielen Lance A. , Chen Junqin , Grayson Truman B. , Grimes Tiffany , Bridges S. Louis , Tse Hubert M. , Smith Blair , Patel Rakesh , Li Peng , Evans-Molina Carmella , Ovalle Fernando , Shalev Anath
Published: August 2019

Pancreatic beta-cell death is a major factor in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D), but straightforward methods to measure beta-cell loss in humans are lacking, underlining the need for novel biomarkers. Using studies in INS-1 cells, human islets, diabetic mice, and serum samples of subjects with T1D at different stages, we have identified serum miR-204 as an early biomarker of T1D-associated beta-cell loss in humans. MiR-204 is a highly enriched microRNA in human beta-cells, and we found that it is released from dying beta-cells and detectable in human serum. We further discovered that serum miR-204 was elevated in children and adults with T1D and in autoantibody-positive at-risk subjects but not in type 2 diabetes or other autoimmune diseases and was inversely correlated with remaining beta-cell function in recent-onset T1D. Thus, serum miR-204 may provide a much needed novel approach to assess early T1D-associated human beta-cell loss even before onset of overt disease.
Phosphorylation of HSF1 by PIM2 Induces PD-L1 Expression and Promotes Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer
Authors: Yang Tingting , Ren Chune , Lu Chao , Qiao Pengyun , Han Xue , Wang Li , Wang Dan , Lv Shijun , Sun Yonghong , Yu Zhenhai
Published: August 2019

Heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) is the master regulator of the proteotoxic stress response, which plays a key role in breast cancer tumorigenesis. However, the mechanisms underlying regulation of HSF1 protein stability are still unclear. Here, we show that HSF1 protein stability is regulated by PIM2-mediated phosphorylation of HSF1 at Thr120, which disrupts the binding of HSF1 to the E3 ubiquitin ligase FBXW7. In addition, HSF1 Thr120 phosphorylation promoted proteostasis and carboplatin-induced autophagy. Interestingly, HSF1 Thr120 phosphorylation induced HSF1 binding to the PD-L1 promoter and enhanced PD-L1 expression. Furthermore, HSF1 Thr120 phosphorylation promoted breast cancer tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo. PIM2, pThr120-HSF1, and PD-L1 expression positively correlated with each other in breast cancer tissues. Collectively, these findings identify PIM2-mediated HSF1 phosphorylation at Thr120 as an essential mechanism that regulates breast tumor growth and potential therapeutic target for breast cancer.

Significance:

These findings identify heat shock transcription factor 1 as a new substrate for PIM2 kinase and establish its role in breast tumor progression.
The Folate Pathway Inhibitor Pemetrexed Pleiotropically Enhances Effects of Cancer Immunotherapy
Authors: Schaer David A. , Geeganage Sandaruwan , Amaladas Nelusha , Lu Zhao Hai , Rasmussen Erik R. , Sonyi Andreas , Chin Darin , Capen Andrew , Li Yanxia , Meyer Catalina M. , Jones Bonita D. , Huang Xiaodong , Luo Shuang , Carpenito Carmine , Roth Kenneth D. , Nikolayev Alexander , Tan Bo , Brahmachary Manisha , Chodavarapu Krishna , Dorsey Frank C. , Manro Jason R. , Doman Thompson N. , Donoho Gregory P. , Surguladze David , Hall Gerald E. , Kalos Michael , Novosiadly Ruslan D.
Published: August 2019

Purpose:

Combination strategies leveraging chemotherapeutic agents and immunotherapy have held the promise as a method to improve benefit for patients with cancer. However, most chemotherapies have detrimental effects on immune homeostasis and differ in their ability to induce immunogenic cell death (ICD). The approval of pemetrexed and carboplatin with anti-PD-1 (pembrolizumab) for treatment of non–small cell lung cancer represents the first approved chemotherapy and immunotherapy combination. Although the clinical data suggest a positive interaction between pemetrexed-based chemotherapy and immunotherapy, the underlying mechanism remains unknown.

Experimental Design:

Mouse tumor models (MC38, Colon26) and high-content biomarker studies (flow cytometry, Quantigene Plex, and nCounter gene expression analysis) were deployed to obtain insights into the mechanistic rationale behind the efficacy observed with pemetrexed/anti-PD-L1 combination. ICD in tumor cell lines was assessed by calreticulin and HMGB-1 immunoassays, and metabolic function of primary T cells was evaluated by Seahorse analysis.

Results:

Pemetrexed treatment alone increased T-cell activation in mouse tumors in vivo, robustly induced ICD in mouse tumor cells and exerted T-cell–intrinsic effects exemplified by augmented mitochondrial function and enhanced T-cell activation in vitro. Increased antitumor efficacy and pronounced inflamed/immune activation were observed when pemetrexed was combined with anti-PD-L1.

Conclusions:

Pemetrexed augments systemic intratumor immune responses through tumor intrinsic mechanisms including immunogenic cell death, T-cell–intrinsic mechanisms enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis leading to increased T-cell infiltration/activation along with modulation of innate immune pathways, which are significantly enhanced in combination with PD-1 pathway blockade.

See related commentary by Buque et al., p. 6890
BET Inhibition as a Rational Therapeutic Strategy for Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer
Authors: Walsh Louise , Haley Kathryn E. , Moran Bruce , Mooney Brian , Tarrant Finbarr , Madden Stephen F. , Di Grande Alessandra , Fan Yue , Das Sudipto , Rueda Oscar M. , Dowling Catríona M. , Varešlija Damir , Chin Suet-Feung , Linn Sabine , Young Leonie S. , Jirström Karin , Crown John P. , Bernards Rene , Caldas Carlos , Gallagher William M. , O'Connor Darran P. , Ní Chonghaile Tríona
Published: August 2019

Purpose:

Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a subtype of breast cancer accounting for 10% of breast tumors. The majority of patients are treated with endocrine therapy; however, endocrine resistance is common in estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer and new therapeutic strategies are needed. Bromodomain and extraterminal inhibitors (BETi) are effective in diverse types of breast cancer but they have not yet been assessed in ILC.

Experimental Design:

We assessed whether targeting the BET proteins with JQ1 could serve as an effective therapeutic strategy in ILC in both 2D and 3D models. We used dynamic BH3 profiling and RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) to identify transcriptional reprograming enabling resistance to JQ1-induced apoptosis. As part of the RATHER study, we obtained copy-number alterations and RNA-seq on 61 ILC patient samples.

Results:

Certain ILC cell lines were sensitive to JQ1, while others were intrinsically resistant to JQ1-induced apoptosis. JQ1 treatment led to an enhanced dependence on antiapoptotic proteins and a transcriptional rewiring inducing fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1). This increase in FGFR1 was also evident in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) cell lines. The combination of JQ1 and FGFR1 inhibitors was highly effective at inhibiting growth in both 2D and 3D models of ILC and IDC. Interestingly, we found in the RATHER cohort of 61 ILC patients that 20% had FGFR1 amplification and we showed that high BRD3 mRNA expression was associated with poor survival specifically in ILC.

Conclusions:

We provide evidence that BETi either alone or in combination with FGFR1 inhibitors or BH3 mimetics may be a useful therapeutic strategy for recurrent ILC patients.
Proinflammatory Macrophages Promote Multiple Myeloma Resistance to Bortezomib Therapy
Authors: Beyar-Katz Ofrat , Magidey Ksenia , Reiner-Benaim Anat , Barak Noga , Avivi Irit , Cohen Yael , Timaner Michael , Avraham Shimrit , Hayun Michal , Lavi Noa , Bersudsky Marina , Voronov Elena , Apte Ron N. , Shaked Yuval
Published: August 2019

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell neoplasia commonly treated with proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib. Although bortezomib has demonstrated enhanced survival benefit, some patients relapse and subsequently develop resistance to such therapy. Here, we investigate the mechanisms underlying relapse and refractory MM following bortezomib treatment. We show that bortezomib-exposed proinflammatory macrophages promote an enrichment of MM-tumor-initiating cells (MM-TIC) both in vitro and in vivo. These effects are regulated in part by IL1β, as blocking the IL1β axis by a pharmacologic or genetic approach abolishes bortezomib-induced MM-TIC enrichment. In MM patients treated with bortezomib, high proinflammatory macrophages in the bone marrow negatively correlate with survival rates (HR, 1.722; 95% CI, 1.138–2.608). Furthermore, a positive correlation between proinflammatory macrophages and TICs in the bone marrow was also found. Overall, our results uncover a protumorigenic cross-talk involving proinflammatory macrophages and MM cells in response to bortezomib therapy, a process that enriches the MM-TIC population.

Implications:

Our findings suggest that proinflammatory macrophages in bone marrow biopsies represent a potential prognostic biomarker for acquired MM resistance to bortezomib therapy.
Calcific Myonecrosis of the Leg: A Case Report
Authors: Gangrade Kewal , Yeotikar Girish , Wadhwani Arjun , Naneria Vinod
Published: August 2019

Calcific myonecrosis is characterized by central liquefaction and peripheral calcification involving the entire muscle mass and is considered to be a late sequel of compartment syndrome. Being a rare presentation, considering differential diagnosis is important. Diagnosis is based on history of trauma and typical radiological features. Symptomatic patients require complete excision of the mass while asymptomatic patients can be treated nonoperatively.
Complete Anterior Capsule Phimosis following Cataract Surgery in a Patient with a History of Retinopathy of Prematurity, Nystagmus, and a Narrow Angle
Authors: Wong Jr. William K. , Ing Malcolm R. , Ling Carlthan J.M.
Published: August 2019

The authors present a case of complete anterior capsule phimosis and vision decline which developed 4 weeks postoperatively in the right eye after uncomplicated cataract surgery. Prior ocular history included retinopathy of prematurity in both eyes, acute angle closure glaucoma in the left eye, prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy for a narrow angle in the right eye, and nystagmus in both eyes. This condition was addressed by surgically releasing the anterior capsule with microscissors to open the pupillary space which had been completely obscured by the anterior capsule, also causing the haptics of the 1-piece intraocular lens to deform. When cataract surgery was performed on his left eye, the surgeon performed prophylactic relaxing incisions at 4 points on the capsular opening. It is notable that his left eye did not develop anterior capsule phimosis postoperatively.
Association between Aortic Calcification, Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality in Kidney and Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients
Authors: Lewis Joshua R. , Wong Germaine , Taverniti Anne , Vucak-Dzumhur Mirna , Elder Grahame J.
Published: August 2019

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) disease is the leading cause of death in kidney and simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant recipients. Assessing abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), using lateral spine x-rays and the Kaupilla 24-point AAC (0–24) score, may identify transplant recipients at higher CV risk. Methods: Between the years 2000 and 2015, 413 kidney and 213 SPK first transplant recipients were scored for AAC at time of transplant and then followed for CV events (coronary heart, cerebrovascular, or peripheral vascular disease), graft-loss, and all-cause mortality. Results: The mean age was 44 ± 12 years (SD) with 275 (44%) having AAC (26% moderate: 1–7 and 18% high: ≥8). After a median of 65 months (IQR 29–107 months), 46 recipients experienced CV events, 59 died, and 80 suffered graft loss. For each point increase in AAC, the unadjusted hazard ratios (HR) for CV events and mortality were 1.11 (95% CI 1.07–1.15) and 1.11 (1.08–1.15). These were similar after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, transplant type, dialysis vintage, and diabetes: aHR 1.07 (95% CI 1.02–1.12) and 1.09 (1.04–1.13). For recipients with high versus no AAC, the unadjusted and fully-adjusted HRs for CV events were 5.90 (2.90–12.02) and 3.51 (1.54–8.00), for deaths 5.39 (3.00–9.68) and 3.38 (1.71–6.70), and for graft loss 1.30 (0.75–2.28) and 1.94 (1.04–3.27) in age and smoking history-adjusted analyses. Conclusion: Kidney and SPK transplant recipients with high AAC have 3-fold higher CV and mortality risk and poorer graft outcomes than recipients without AAC. AAC scoring may be useful in assessing and targeted risk-lowering strategies.
A identidade étnica dos jovens brasileiros no Japão
Authors: Ishikawa Eunice Akemi
Published: August 2019

The dekassegui movement of Japanese-Brazilians from Brazil to Japan caused changes in the migration trajectory from Japan to Brazil, and the need to rethink the concept of Japanese ethnic identity created in Brazil. Many Japanese-Brazilians consider themselves to be “Japanese” as they are considered by Brazilian society. However, in Japan they are received as foreigners, despite their Japanese background. 25 years since moving to Japan, their children, born and raised in Japanese society, have a “Brazilian” ethnic identity experience that is similar to what their ancestors faced in Brazil.
Cross-Cultural Differences in the Valuing of Dominance by Young Children
Authors: Charafeddine Rawan , Mercier Hugo , Yamada Takahiro , Matsui Tomoko , Sudo Mioko , Germain Patrick , Bernard Stéphane , Castelain Thomas , Van der Henst Jean-Baptiste
Published: August 2019

Developmental research suggests that young children tend to value dominant individuals over subordinates. This research, however, has nearly exclusively been carried out in Western cultures, and cross-cultural research among adults has revealed cultural differences in the valuing of dominance. In particular, it seems that Japanese culture, relative to many Western cultures, values dominance less. We conducted two experiments to test whether this difference would be observed in preschoolers. In Experiment 1, preschoolers in France and in Japan were asked to identify with either a dominant or a subordinate. French preschoolers identified with the dominant, but Japanese preschoolers were at chance. Experiment 2 revealed that Japanese preschoolers were more likely to believe a subordinate than a dominant individual, both compared to chance and compared to previous findings among French preschoolers. The convergent results from both experiments thus reveal an early emerging cross-cultural difference in the valuing of dominance.
Good Gods Almighty
Authors: Barrett Justin L. , Shaw R. Daniel , Pfeiffer Joseph , Grimes Jonathan , Foley Gregory S.
Published: August 2019

If “Big Gods” evolved in part because of their ability to morally regulate groups of people who cannot count on kin or reciprocal altruism to get along (Norenzayan, 2013), then powerful gods would tend to be good gods. If the mechanism for this cooperation is some kind of fear of supernatural punishment (Johnson & Bering, 2006), then we may expect that mighty gods tend to be punishing gods. The present study is a statistical analysis of superhuman being concepts from 20 countries on five continents to explore whether the goodness of a god is related to its mightiness. Gods that looked more like the God of classical theism and gods that were low in anthropomorphism were more likely to be regarded as morally good and to be the target of religious practices. Mighty gods were not, however, especially likely to punish or to be a “high god.”
Why Hazing? Measuring the Motivational Mechanisms of Newcomer Induction in College Fraternities
Authors: McCreary Gentry R. , Schutts Joshua W.
Published: August 2019

Hazing behaviors as a part of group initiations have been theorized to contribute to a sense of group solidarity, to ensure loyalty and commitment of group members, to teach group-relevant skills and attitudes to group members, and to reinforce the social hierarchy within groups. In a survey of members of an international college fraternity (n=2833), researchers propose and test a four-dimensional model of hazing motivation. Using exploratory factor analysis, the proposed four-factor model explains 74 percent of the overall variance and confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated acceptable model fit. Correlation and regression analysis suggested that social dominance- motivated hazing is strongly associated with hazing tolerance, moral disengagement, and a variety of measures related to organizational commitment and attachment.
De Burger-Leeskring: a Brief History of South Africa’s First Commercial Book Club and its Effect on Afrikaans Literature
Authors: Klingenberg Jana
Published: August 2019

This paper investigates the history of the De Burger-Leeskring and the impact it had on Afrikaans literature and cultural development. It places the development of Nasionale Pers and the Afrikaans language within the context of South Africa’s history and the development of language, politics and culture, as well as considering book clubs or readers’ circles and their purpose within this context. This paper uses Bourdieu’s classification of different kinds of capital—specifically cultural capital and financial capital—to evaluate the success of this Leeskring [Reader’s Circle]. It was found that although not financially successful, the Leeskring’s influence on Afrikaans literature was vast.
Reading Laudato Si’ in the Verapaz
Authors: Hoenes del Pinal Eric
Published: August 2019

As global climate change is becoming an increasing worry, Q’eqchi’-Maya Catholics in Guatemala have begun drawing Pope Francis encyclical Laudato Si’ into their discourse about the environment. This article examines how Catholic teachings and Maya culture come together to shape Q’eqchi’-Mayas’ views on climate change, and argues that these processes offer anthropologists of Catholicism insight into how we might better understand Catholicism as a religion that is at once local and global.
Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of continental and insular Honduras
Authors: MATAMOROS WILFREDO A. , SCHAEFER JACOB F. , KREISER BRIAN R.
Published: August 2019

The freshwater fishes of Honduras were surveyed for a period of four years (2005–2008). Surveys were supplemented with both literature and museum collection reviews. Our results show that there are at least 172 species of fishes inhabiting Honduran mainland and insular freshwater systems, 166 native and six exotic. Primary freshwater fish diversity was low, with only eigth species (4.8%). The remaining species were either secondary freshwater (47 species, 28.3%) or peripheral (111 species, 66.9%). This checklist includes 36 new records for Honduras, and 12 range expansions. Nine species were found to be endemic; however, just two of them (Amphilophus hogaboomorum and Theraps wesseli) are already described. The depauperate primary freshwater fishes fauna of Honduras (8) is congruent with low primary freshwater fishes diversity found in the region between the Usumacinta River and the Nicaraguan great lakes. Although many previously unsampled regions of Honduras were visited as part of this project, there are a variety of remote areas that remain unstudied. While this paper contributes much to the understanding of the distribution and diversity of Honduran freshwater fishes, it is likely that much diversity there remains undocumented.
A new species of Ephesiopsis (Polychaeta: Sphaerodoridae) from off southeastern Brazil
Authors: RIZZO ALEXANDRA ELAINE
Published: August 2019

Sphaerodorids belonging to the genus Ephesiopsis were collected on the outer continental shelf and slope off the coast of São Paulo State, during the REVIZEE/Score Sul/Benthos Program. Ephesiopsis guayanae Hartman and Fauchald 1971 from off Guyana is the only species previously known in this genus. Ephesiopsis shivae sp. nov., differs from E. guayanae in having a longer body, macrotubercles with smaller terminal papillae, and simple chaetae not as pointed distally; eyes are absent in the new species. Four macrotubercles with terminal papillae were observed on the pygidium of E. shivae sp. nov. Such macrotubercles were not reported in E. guayanae, although the specimens are complete; the presence of these structures in the new species necessitating emendation of the genus diagnosis.
Identities of Tenebrio Linnaeus types at Uppsala, and the resulting changes in old darkling beetle names (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Authors: FERRER JULIO , HOLSTON KEVIN
Published: August 2019

In this paper, five names used for darkling beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Linnaeus collection at the Museum of Zoology, Uppsala University (UUMZ) are evaluated based on specimen examinations, modern species concepts, and review of the original species diagnoses. The types are of species described in Systema Naturae (Tenebrio caraboides L., 1758, Tenebrio gibbus L., 1760, Tenebrio gigas L., 1767, and Tenebrio muricatus L., 1758) and Museum Ludovicae Ulrica (Tenebrio spinosus L., 1764). Tenebrio caraboides L., 1758, refers to a composite type series consisting of two UUMZ paralectotypes, identified herein as Pachychila hispanica Solier, 1835, and gaditana Rosenhauer, 1856, and the lectotype in the Linnean Collection, Natural History Museum, London (BMNH), for the ground beetle Cychrus caraboides (L. 1758). The three specimens in the De Geer Collection, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm (NHRS), under Tenebrio gibbus L., 1760, are determined as Psammodes gibbus (L., 1760), comb. nov.; this includes the “lost” type of Linnaeus, whereas the UUMZ Linnaeus specimen is not a type and identified as an undetermined species of Amnodeis Miller, 1858, similar to A. giganteus Reiche & Saulcy, 1857. The type of Tenebrio spinosus L., 1764, represents an Egyptian species, Akis spinosus (L., 1764), which has often been misidentified as Akis trilineata Herbst, 1799, a West Mediterranean species. The holotype of Tenebrio muricatus L., 1758, is Adesmia muricatus (L., 1758), comb. nov., a species appearing in recent publications as Adesmia austera Baudi di Selve, 1881, syn. nov. Two Linnean specimens preserved with the UUMZ types under the unpublished names “Tenebrio impressus” and “Tenebrio variolosus” are an undetermined species of Erodius Fabr., 1775, and Pimelia fornicata Herbst, 1799, respectively. Psammodes gibbus (L., 1760), comb. nov., is the valid name for Psammodes striatus (Fabr., 1775), syn. nov., a South African species. Pimelia gibba Fabr., 1787, and Tenebrio gibbus Pallas, 1781, are synonyms, making the current combination and attribution for this species name Moluris gibbus (Pallas, 1781). Pimelia simplex Solier, 1836, is restored as valid, resulting in changes for three subspecies names: Pimelia simplex simplex Solier, 1836, stat. rest., Pimelia simplex oasis Koch, 1941, comb. nov., and Pimelia simplex substriata Koch, 1941, comb. nov. Two new synonyms are recognized for Centorus elongatus (Herbst 1797): Calcar variabilis Gebien, 1906, syn. nov. (an unavailable subsequent usage of Tenebrio variolosus Fabr., 1801), and Tenebrio variolosus Fabr., 1801, syn. nov.
Cladistic, biogeographic and environmental niche analysis of the species of Agathemera Stål (Phasmatida, Agathemeridae)
Authors: DOMINGUEZ M. CECILIA , SAN BLAS GERMAN , AGRAIN FEDERICO , ROIG-JUÑENT SERGIO A. , SCOLLO ANA M. , DEBANDI GUILLERMO O.
Published: August 2019

The endemic southern South American genus Agathemera Stål, which contains eight species, is analyzed in a cladistic context in order to establish a hypothesis regarding the phylogenetic relationships among its species. The cladistic analysis is based on adult and immature morphological characters belonging to both sexes. A biogeographical analysis is also performed to reconstruct the biogeographic history of the genus, and an environmental niche analysis to determine the potential distribution of the species, estimate niche overlap among species, and to find the most important variables that explain its present distribution. One tree of 51 steps was obtained that supports the monophyly of the genus. The species A. elegans and A. mesoauriculae distributed in southern Chile are situated at the base of the cladogram and they are the sister group to both the Argentinian (A. claraziana, A. luteola, A. maculafulgens and A. millepunctata) and the Chilean species (A. grylloidea and A. crassa). The Biogeographic analysis using DIVA 1.1 found 1 optimal reconstruction that involves a vicariant event at each node. The vicariant event of the most apical node of the tree can be correlated to the uplifting of the Andes. The basal species are distributed in the southern regions of Chile and in the Patagonian Steppe, while the remaining species are distributed in northern highlands. Environmental Niche Models showed that the soil variable was important for all eight species. According to the models, A. claraziana and A. millepunctata have large potential geographic distribution covering almost all the Patagonian area, and have similar niche requirements, while the six remaining species showed a more restricted geographic distribution.
Two new Brazilian species of Paracerura Deharveng & Oliveira (Collembola: Isotomidae)
Authors: DE MENDONÇA MARIA CLEIDE , ABRANTES EDUARDO ASSIS , FERNANDES LILIANE HENRIQUES
Published: August 2019

Paracerura airesi sp. nov. (Paranã River, State of Tocantins) and P. serrana sp. nov. (Aiuroca Valley, State of Minas Gerais) are described and illustrated. Diagnosis of the genus Paracerura and a comparative table of four known species of the genus are given.
The genus Crypsithyris Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tineidae) in Guangdong Province, China, with comments on the biology and the description of a new species
Authors: HUANG GUO-HUA , HIROWATARI TOSHIYA , WANG MIN
Published: August 2019

Species of the genus Crypsithyris Meyrick, 1907 in Guangdong Province, South China are reviewed. Crypsithyris nanlingensis Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, sp. nov., is described and illustrated, and C. sp. and C. japonica Petersen & Gaedike, 1993, which are new records for China, also are described and illustrated. Biological notes for C. japonica and C. sp. are provided, and a key to the Crypsithyris of South China is presented.
A new genus and species of the planthopper tribe Augilini Baker (Hemiptera, Caliscelidae, Ommatidiotinae) from Thailand and China
Authors: CHE YANLI , ZHANG YALIN , WEBB M. D.
Published: August 2019

In the present paper a new genus and new species of caliscelid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha), Pseudosymplanella nigrifasciata are described and illustrated. The species is recorded from China and from bamboo in Thailand. This represents the first record of the tribe Augilini from Thailand and the first record of bamboo as a host for a member of this tribe. A key to genera of Augilini is provided and notes given on Augilina longipes Melichar.
Lerista karlschmidti (Marx and Hosmer, 1959) (Sauria: Scincidae): re-examination of the type series, reassignment of a paratype and distribution notes
Authors: COUPER PATRICK J. , AMEY ANDREW P.
Published: August 2019

Lerista karlschmidti was described from three specimens collected in the Woodstock area of north-eastern Queensland in the early 1950s but has not been recorded from Queensland since. A widely disjunct population occurs in the Northern Territory. Consequently, there has been some doubt as to whether the type series is actually from Queensland or whether these specimens had originated from the Northern Territory. The type series was re-examined and only two of the three specimens were found to be conspecific; these were morphologically consistent with material from the Northern Territory. The third specimen can be assigned to a narrowly endemic north-east Queensland population of Lerista cf. storri. Information provided by the collector’s son supports a Queensland origin for the type material, as does the inclusion of a narrowly endemic north-east Queensland taxon in the type series. Given the narrow endemicity that characterises north Queensland Lerista spp., it is unlikely that the Queensland and Northern Territory L. karlschmidti populations are conspecific. Lerista karlschmidti was last collected in Queensland 57 years ago and the Woodstock area has been substantially modified during this time. The conservation status of L. karlschmidti in Queensland warrants further investigation, particularly in light of conservation concerns for the congeneric Lerista allanae.
One new genus and four new species of Tegonotini (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Guangxi, South China
Authors: WEI SUIGAI , WANG GUOQUAN , QIN AIZHI
Published: August 2019

One new genus and four new species of the tribe Tegonotini (Eriophyidae: Phyllocoptinae) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China are described and illustrated: Asetidicrothrix luculiae gen. nov. and sp. nov. infesting Luculia sp. (Rubiaceae), Phyllocoptacus aporusae sp. nov. infesting Aporusa chinensis (Champ.) Merr. (Euphorbiaceae), Shevtchenkella acer sp. nov. infesting Acer davidii Franch. (Aceraceae) and Tegophyes embelia sp. nov. infesting Embelia oblongifolia Hemsl. (Myrsinaceae). All species described here are vagrants on the undersurface of host leaves. A key to the genera of Tegonotini from China is provided.
On the pseudoterrestris species group of the spider genus Coelotes (Araneae, Amaurobiidae)
Authors: WANG XIN-PING , GRISWOLD CHARLES E. , UBICK DARRELL
Published: August 2019

Nine species of the spider genus Coelotes are described from China and Thailand, and assigned to the pseudoterrestris species group. Six of the species are described from both sexes (Coelotes acicularis sp. nov., C. guangxian Zhang et al. 2003, C. pseudoterrestris Schenkel 1963, C. pseudoyunnanensis sp. nov., C. suthepicus Dankittipakul, Chami-Kranon & Wang 2005 and C. thailandensis Dankittipakul & Wang 2003) and three from the female only (C. pseudoguangxian sp. nov., C. yunnanensis Schenkel 1963 and C. yanhengmei sp. nov.). Significant morphological variation in the epigynum and vulva was found in C. pseudoterrestris, a species widespread from eastern to western Yunnan. The combination of significant genitalic variation and widespread occurrence suggest that C. pseuduterrestris may be a cryptic species complexs, but this hypothesis needs to be justified by further collection of both male and female specimens from other localities.
DNA barcoding confirms species rank for a cryptic geometrid species from Turkey and Bulgaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Sterrhinae)
Authors: CAN FEZA
Published: August 2019

Scopula drenowskii Sterneck, 1941, stat. n. is raised from the synonymy of Scopula decorata to species rank, based on differences in the male genitalia correlated to a considerable genetical distance in the DNA barcode region (COI). The ‘new’ species is known so far from Bulgaria and Turkey.
A redescription of Rheotanytarsus lamellatus Reiss in all stages (Diptera: Chironomidae) and new records from Argentina
Authors: TEJERINA EVA GABRIELA , PAGGI ANALÍA CONSTANCIA
Published: August 2019

Immature stages and adult female of Rheotanytarsus lamellatus Reiss are described for the first time, and the male is redescribed, diagnosed and compared with R. meridionalis (Johannsen). Both species are reported for the first time from Argentina. Keys to South American male adults and pupae are given.
The Pegomya maculata species group (Diptera Anthomyiidae) in Europe, with description of a new species
Authors: MICHELSEN VERNER , ACKLAND D. MICHAEL
Published: August 2019

The number of species in the Pegomya maculata species group is raised from three to four with the description of a new, Holarctic species, P. grahami sp. nov. The other species, P. maculata Stein, P. atricauda Ringdahl and P. macrophthalma Griffiths, are redescribed. The number of species in Europe is raised from two to four. Two species, P. grahami (previously recorded as P. maculata) and P. macrophthalma, are also Nearctic. Pegomya maculata is the only species known from the female, but descriptions are given of 2–3 unidentified female morphospecies matching the species group. A lectotype is designated for Pegomyia maculata Stein, 1906.
The rediscovery of the holotype of Kotonisia kanoi Matsumura, 1938 with notes on Matsumura's type specimens of Fulgoroidea (Insecta: Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha)
Authors: TSAUR SHUN-CHERN
Published: August 2019

Shonen Matsumura (1872–1960), the founder of entomology in Japan, is no doubt among the most influential and prolific entomologists. He produced a series of works, illustrated lists of the insects and described as many as 1200 new species. Unfortunately, most of the types he named and collected from Taiwan were brought to Japan in the late 1940s, and were hard to access by foreign students until relatively recently.Matsumura's type depositions contain brief descriptions and, sometimes, only female specimens were available for his types. This prevented sound revisionary work in Taiwan. In addition, Matsumura did not designate holotypes in his early works but simply indicated how many specimens he had.
Revision of the genus Orthocephalus Fieber, 1858 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)
Authors: NAMYATOVA ANNA A. , KONSTANTINOV FEDOR V.
Published: August 2019

The Palaearctic genus Orthocephalus Fieber, 1858 is revised. The generic names Anapomella Putshkov, 1961 and Oraniella Reuter, 1894 are synonymized with Orthocephalus Fieber, 1858; providing for three comb. nov. — O. arnoldii (Putshkov, 1961), O. tibialis (Reuter, 1894), and O. tristis (Reuter, 1894). The following new species-level synonymies are established: O. niger Reuter, 1879 = O. bivittatus Fieber, 1864, O. parvulus Reuter, 1891 = O. saltator (Hahn, 1835), and O. beresovskii Reuter, 1906 with all its varieties = O. funestus Jakovlev, 1881. Piezocanum medvedevi Putshkov, 1961 is transferred to Orthocephalus and the replacement name O. putshkovi nom. nov. is proposed to remove the homonymy with O. medvedevi Kiritshenko, 1951. Keys to males and females, and data on distribution and host plants are given for all 23 species of the genus, including Orthocephalus turkmenicus sp. n. (Azerbaijan, Iran, and Turkmenistan). Color digital habitus images and genitalic illustrations are provided of female specimens for all species and males for most of the species. Scanning electron micrographs are used to illustrate characteristic features for Orthocephalus and related groups. A phylogenetic analysis, including 33 taxa and 35 characters, is presented. The main results of this study are support for a sister-group relationship between Orthocephalus and Pachytomella, the monophyly of Orthocephalus as here diagnosed, and the relatively apical position of the clade containing Anapomella arnoldii and Oraniella tibialis within Orthocephalus.
The Dasytidae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia
Authors: LIBERTI GIANFRANCO
Published: August 2019

The study of over 10,000 specimens of Dasytidae from about 35 collections has led to the conclusion that 8 genera and 32 species and subspecies of this family, all actually observed by the author, occur in Sardinia. This number is believed to be rather close to completion. A further 30 species, reported in the past as occurring on the island, are discussed and have been removed from the list. Identification keys based on external characters only are proposed for genera and species. However, for difficult groups and where confusion may arise, drawings of aedeagi are supplied. An annoted cataloguefollows with, for each species, synonymies, bibliography, a list of sampling localities with last year of collection, notes, and chorotype. A zoogeographical analysis shows that the Sardinian Dasytidae conform to a Central Mediterranean type, with rather strong North African influences and with a high presence of strict endemics (11 species), higher than in Corsica (7 species). Danacea (Allodanacaea) is no doubt the most interesting group with 7 taxa, none of which are spread all over Sardinia and 2 of which—D. (A.) gorditana Liberti and D. (A.) nympha Liberti—only occur in a tiny area in the Nurra region. Two species, Dasytes doderoi Pic and Aplocnemus (Diplambe) januaventi Liberti, both strict Sardinian endemics, are very rare and poorly known: the first is only known on two female specimens, both collected in the Gennargentu area many years ago; the second seems in a “safer” situation because several specimens have been collected recently. Trap samples (mainly Malaise) from the Marganai and Montimannu region-owned forests (SW Sardinia, respectively Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano provinces), are also discussed.
The fungus gnats (Diptera: Bolitophilidae, Keroplatidae, Mycetophilidae) of Sardinia, with description of six new species
Authors: CHANDLER PETER J.
Published: August 2019

The fungus gnat fauna of Sardinia is reviewed and data presented for all species recorded. Altogether one species of Bolitophilidae, 16 species of Keroplatidae and 105 species of Mycetophilidae are recognised as occurring in Sardinia. As the bolitophilid and two of the mycetophilid species are represented only by females and are not determined to species level, the total confirmed Sardinian list stands at 119 species. Four species of Keroplatidae and 19 species of Mycetophilidae are new to the total Italian fauna, whereas three species of Keroplatidae and 32 species of Mycetophilidae are newly recorded for the island of Sardinia. Six species are described as new to science: two Keroplatidae (Urytalpa juliae sp. nov., Macrocera nuragica sp. nov.) and four Mycetophilidae (Boletina ichnusa sp. nov., Trichonta sandalyon sp. nov., Sciophila benjaminbottomi sp. nov., Sciophila immodesta sp. nov.). The new synonymy Zygomyia valida Winnertz, 1863 = Zygomyia simplex Strobl, 1895 syn. nov. is established. Macrocera penicillata Costa, 1857 is tentatively considered as a synonym of M. phalerata Meigen, 1818. Label data are provided for 5 and 17 species recorded without further detail in the Fauna Europaea online database, respectively from Italian mainland and Sicily; one species, Mycetophila alea Laffoon, 1965 is newly recorded for Sicily. Three species based onunconfirmed 19 th century records cited by Hellrigl from South Tyrol should be deleted from the Italian list: Exechiopsis indecisa (Walker, 1856), Mycetophila signata Meigen, 1830 and Mycomya storai Väisänen, 1979.
Foreword
Authors: CERRETTI PIERFILIPPO , MASON FRANCO , MINELLI ALESSANDRO , NARDI GIANLUCA , WHITMORE DANIEL
Published: August 2019

It was the late summer of 2003 when we first travelled to Sardinia to set up traps in the forest of Marganai, an area owned by the regional administration, in the south-western part of the island. Our Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale in Verona—a research institute of the Italian State Forestry Service—had been entrusted with the assessment of arthropod diversity in permanent monitoring sites of the ICP Forests network, a European body for long-term research in forest ecosystems (Mason et al. 2006). The project included a total of twelve forests in Italy, and we were setting up a standard sampling design at each site.
An annotated catalogue of the epigeic and cave centipedes (Chilopoda) of Sardinia
Authors: ZAPPAROLI MARZIO
Published: August 2019

Published and unpublished data on the epigeic and cave centipedes of Sardinia (Italy) are summarized and critically revised in this paper. Fifty-four species are listed and discussed (1 Scutigeromorpha, 19 Lithobiomorpha, 6 Scolopendromorpha, 28 Geophilomorpha), two of which new to the island: Lamyctes emarginatus (Newport, 1844) and Schendyla montana (Attems, 1895). Thirty-one species have been recorded in caves (1 Scutigeromorpha, 14 Lithobiomorpha, 6 Scolopendromorpha, 10 Geophilomorpha) – including the poorly known Plutonium zwierleini Cavanna, 1881 – six of which exclusive of this habitat (5 Lithobius spp., 1 Cryptops sp.). Five species are introduced or probably introduced. General geographic distribution, chorotype, Sardinian localities and ecological notes (altitudinal ranges, habitats) are given for each species. Taxonomic notes are given for some species. Lithobius turritanus Fanzago, 1881 and Lithobius molophai Restivo De Miranda, 1978, previously considered synonyms of Lithobius tricuspis Meinert, 1872 and Lithobius cerii Verhoeff, 1943, respectively, are recognized as valid species, status rev. The new synonymies Lithobius melanops domusnovae Restivo De Miranda, 1976 = Lithobius lapidicola Meinert, 1872 syn. nov., Lithobius oligoporus Latzel, 1884 = Lithobius turritanus Fanzago, 1881 syn. nov. and Lithobius fraleliae De Miranda Restivo, 1978 = Lithobius turritanus Fanzago, 1881 syn. nov. are proposed. Lithobius turritanei Restivo De Miranda i. l. in Cassola, 1982 is recognized as nomen nudum. Cryptops breviunguis A. Costa, 1882 is proposed as species inquirenda and its identity with Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844 is rejected. Lithobius molophai Restivo De Miranda, 1978 and L. sardous Silvestri, 1898 are redescribed on type or topotypical material. A lectotype for L. sardous Silvestri, 1898 is also designated. Lithobius sardus Manfredi, 1956 status nov., formerly a subspecies of L. agilis C. L. Koch, 1847, is raised to species level; its probable affinity with L. turritanus Fanzago, 1881 is also discussed. Lithobius infossusSilvestri, 1894 (= L. dahlii Verhoeff, 1925) is erased from the centipede fauna of Sardinia, and previous records should be referred to an unidentified species of Lithobius or to L. nuragicus Zapparoli, 1997.
A review of the Dardanus sinistripes (Stimpson, 1859) (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) species complex with the description of five new species from the Mexican Pacific
Authors: PARENTE MANUEL AYÓN , HENDRICKX MICHEL E.
Published: August 2019

An exhaustive revision of material identified as Dardanus sinistripes (Stimpson, 1859) in collections in Mexico and the USA, and of new material of Dardanus collected in several localities in the Eastern Pacific revealed the existence of five undescribed species closely related to D. sinistripes. Detailed study of this material allows us to redescribe D. sinistripes based on a neotype selected from a locality in Panama, and to describe D. nudus n. sp., D. stimpsoni n. sp., D. janethaigae n. sp., D. pilosus n. sp. and D. magdalenensis n. sp. The six species of the genus Dardanus in the Eastern Pacific are fully illustrated and compared.