bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Coexistence of surface and cave amphipods in an ecotone environment
Authors: Luštrik Roman , Turjak Martin , Kralj-Fišer Simona , Fišer Cene
Published: April 2019

Interspecific interactions between surface and subterranean species may be a key determinant for species distributions. Until now, the existence of competition (including predation) between these groups has not been tested. To assess the coexistence and potential role of interspecific interactions between surface Gammarus fossarum and subterranean Niphargus timavi, and to determine their micro distributions, we conducted a series of field and laboratory observations. We aimed to determine: (1) species substrate preference, (2) whether the presence of G. fossarum influences the habitat choice of N. timavi, and (3) possible predation effects on micro habitat choice of small juveniles. Throughout a small river in SW Slovenia, N. timavi was predominantly found in leaf litter and gravel, but rarely in sand. In the sand however, we exclusively found juveniles. In contrast, surface G. fossarum sheltered mainly in leaf litter. A similar, body size dependent, micro distribution was observed in G. fossarum, where small individuals were generally found in gravel and sand. The presence of G. fossarum affected the micro distribution of juvenile, but not adult, N. timavi. In the laboratory we observed predation and cannibalism in both species. Niphargus timavi, however, appeared to be a more efficient predator than G. fossarum. In particular, juvenile N. timavi were most vulnerable to preying by adults of both species. This probably affected the distribution of juvenile N. timavi that chose finer substrates when placed with adult individuals in an aquarium with granules of different size. To understand the distribution of subterranean species, the summed effect of intraspecific interactions, as well as surface – subterranean species interactions, in particular between individuals of different size, should be taken into account.
Relevance of wing morphology in distinguishing and classifying genera and species of Stenogastrinae wasps
Authors: Baracchi David , Dapporto Leonardo , Turillazzi Stefano
Published: April 2019

The phylogeny of the Stenogastrinae wasps is still under discussion and their systematic incomplete. In the present work we used geometric morphometrics, a technique based on a rigorous statistical assessment of shape, to compare the forewings of fifteen species of Stenogastrinae wasps belonging to four different genera to ascertain whether this approach may be used as a reliable method in the study of the taxonomy of the group. The results show that the wing vein junctions can be diagnostic for both genus and species identification. For the first time in this subfamily, we propose a phylogenetic classification of the species based on wing morphology that largely agrees with the cladistic data available at genus level and reflects the differences among species in terms of nesting material and architecture of their nest.
Possible chemical mimicry of the European lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus)
Authors: Przybyłowicz Tomasz , Roessingh Peter , Groot Astrid T. , (Koos) Biesmeijer J.C. , (Gerard) Oostermeijer J.G.B. , Chittka Lars , Gravendeel Barbara
Published: April 2019

Pollination based on insect deception has been debated in the scientific community since it was first reported over two hundred years ago. A vast majority of deceptive syndromes occur within the orchid family. While many cheating flowers have been described and are well known, there are still many curious cases that need further investigation. One prime example of such a case is Cypripedium calceolus, known as European lady’s slipper orchid. While the flower has been of interest to many prominent scientists for over a century, its pollination is still not fully understood. Both visual and olfactory cues seem to play an important role in pollinator attraction. In this study we focussed on the olfactory cues in order to explore their relationship (in future experiments) with floral visual cues, including the unique asymmetry of these flowers. Some of the plants’ floral fragrances were used in Electroantennography experiments. Eleven chemical compounds were applied to the antennae of Bombus terrestris and Apis mellifera. Even though these species are not regular visitors of C. calceolus, we were interested to see whether there were common principles in their responses to the flowers’ scent that might justify extrapolating to other pollinator species such as sand bees that get trapped in these orchids and fly out of the flowers afterwards with pollen smeared on their body. The results show that while both species react similarly to most of the odours, some of the tested acetates induced a significantly greater reaction in B. terrestris antennae. These acetates play an important role in bumblebee pheromones, but their relevance for the natural pollinators of C. calceolus remains to be confirmed to see whether chemical mimicry by these flowers is deliberately employed to attract pollinators.
Patterns of phenotypic variation reveal substantial differentiation in sexual dimorphism of three Psammodromus (Squamata, Lacertidae) species
Authors: San-Jose Luis M. , Gonzalez-Jimena Virginia , Fitze Patrick S.
Published: April 2019

The Spanish sand racer (Psammodromus hispanicus) has been recently split into three distinct species: P. hispanicus, P. edwardsianus, and P. occidentalis. Some morphological differences have been reported but there is as yet no description allowing unambiguous identification of the three species. Here, we describe differentiation in body measurements, scalation traits, and colour traits as well as in the degree of sexual dimorphism. Our results show that P. edwardsianus can be easily distinguished by the presence of a supralabial scale below the subocular scale, which is absent in the other two species. Psammodromus hispanicus and P. occidentalis can be distinguished by the number of femoral pores, throat scales and ocelli, and the relative width of the anal scale. The degree of sexual size dimorphism and sexual colour dimorphism substantially differs among species, suggesting that different scenarios of sexual and natural selection may exist for each species. Moreover, sexually selected traits (nuptial colouration, ocelli, and femoral pores) significantly differ among species, suggesting that visual and chemical communication may also differ among species. Such differences could prevent reproduction and gene flow at secondary contact zones, potentially reinforcing isolation and speciation within this group of lizards.
The freshwater crabs of Ethiopia, northeastern Africa, with the description of a new Potamonautes cave species (Brachyura: Potamonautidae)
Authors: Cumberlidge Neil , Clark Paul F.
Published: April 2019

A recent collection of freshwater potamonautid crabs from a newly-explored cave in Ethiopia included a new species of Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838, which is described. The new species is associated with caves but is not troglobitic because it has no special morphological adaptations for life in caves typical of other species of cave-dwelling freshwater crabs. The taxonomic status and biogeographic affinities of other Ethiopian freshwater crab species are discussed. Potamonautes antheus (Colosi, 1920) and P. ignestii (Parisi, 1923) are recognized as valid species, and a key to the species of the country is included. The addition of P. kundudo sp. nov. and the recognition of two previously suppressed taxa raises to six the number of freshwater crab taxa known to occur in Ethiopia.
Rubus huagaoxiensis and R. lingtianus (Rosaceae), two new species from Sichuan, China
Authors: XIONG XIAN-HUA , JU WEN-BING , ZHANG CHENG , LI JING-CHAO , GAO XIN-FEN
Published: April 2019

Rubus huagaoxiensis and R. lingtianus, two new species of Rosaceae from Sichuan, Southwest China, are described and illustrated. Rubus huagaoxiensis is morphologically similar to R. setchuenensis, but differs from the latter by gray tomentose branchlets, thicker leaves which are usually adaxially pubescent, larger and subflabellate stipules, 0.3–0.5 cm long pedicels, sepals which are triangular to ovate and abaxially densely gray tomentose-villous, white petals which are abaxially and adaxially villous along midrib, villous styles, and spheroidal pollen grains. Rubus lingtianus is morphologically similar to R. setchuenensis and R. huagaoxiensis, but differs from R. setchuenensis by having leathery leaves, acute lobes of leaf blade, larger and subflabellate stipules, broadly ovate sepals with acute or obtuse apex, white flowers, red fruits, and subprolate pollen grains with verrucate-striate-perforate ornamentation. Rubus lingtianus differs from R. huagaoxiensis by having leathery leaves, mature leaf blade which is adaxially glabrous or soft-hairy along veins only, usually glabrous petals, styles base with few soft hairs, red fruits, and subprolate pollen grains with verrucate-striate-perforate ornamentation. Morphological comparison among these three species is given.
Rohdea henryi, the replacement name for R. chinensis, and a new combination for its variety (Asparagaceae)
Authors: TANAKA NORIYUKI
Published: April 2019

Rohdea Roth (1821: 196) is a genus of Asparagaceae Jussieu (1789: 40, as Asparagi), comprising 20 or a few more species distributed in temperate to subtropical regions of Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam (Tanaka 2010, Averyanov et al. 2014, 2017, Tanaka et al. 2018). Traditionally, Rhodea has often been included in Convallariaceae Link (1829: 184) (e.g. Takhtajan 1997, Tanaka 2003), a group of plants that are treated by Chase et al. (2009) as subfamily Nolinoideae within Asparagaceae.
Synopsis of Clinonana Osborn (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae): new distributional records and description of a new species
Authors: ENGEL GIULIA , TAKIYA DANIELA MAEDA
Published: April 2019

Based on the study of over 100 specimens, the apparently rare leafhopper genus Clinonana Osborn, 1938 is redescribed, newdistributional records are given, a new species is described, and a taxonomic key to all three species is given. The internalfemale genitalia of C. mirabilis (Spångberg, 1878) and C. impensa Kramer, 1966 are described and illustrated for the first timeand no diagnostic characteristics to distinguish females of these species were found. Clinonana impensa is newly recordedfrom Bolivia and Clinonana mirabilis is newly recorded from Bolivia, Peru, Suriname, and from the Brazilian states Amazo-nas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Rondônia. Clinonana rafaeli sp. nov. is described from Rondônia (Brazil) and may be distin-guished from other Clinonana species because of the following characteristics: (1) pronotum width up to 1.8 times as broad asgreatest visible width of mesonotum; (2) styles in lateral view with ventral concavity in median portion; and (3) aedeagus preatrium with basal processes not extending to apex of shaft.
Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the Rhinusa tetra (Fabricius) species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Authors: CALDARA ROBERTO , CASALINI ROBERTO , BAVIERA COSIMO
Published: April 2019

All taxa closely related to or synonymized with Rhinusa tetra (Fabricius, 1792) are studied, including the available type mate-rial. Four species are considered taxonomically valid: Rhinusa tetra, R. comosa (Rosenschoeld, 1838), R. moroderi (Reitter,1906), R. verbasci (Rosenschoeld, 1838). The following four new synonymies are proposed: R. tetra (= Gymnetron eoumRosenschoeld, 1838 syn. n.; = Cleopus uncinatus Dufour, 1843 syn. n.; = Cleopus verbasci Dufour, 1843 syn. n.); R. moroderi(= Gymnetron otini Hustache, 1946 syn. n). Neotypes are designated for Cionus amictus Germar, 1821, Cleopus uncinatus andCleopus verbasci. Lectotypes are designated for Curculio teter, Gymnetron comosum, Gymnetron crassirostre Lucas, 1849,Gymnetron eoum, Gymnetron fuscescens Rosenschoeld, 1838, Gymnetron haemorrhoum Rosenhauer, 1847, Gymnetron moro-deri, Gymnetron plagiellum Gyllenhal, 1838, Gymnetron trigonale Gyllenhal, 1838 and Gymnetron verbasci, all currentlyincluded in Rhinusa. A key separating the four valid species is supported by diagnoses, biological notes, distributional data andillustrations. These new findings are important because R. tetra in the broad sense was proposed as a potential candidate for the biological control of invasive Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.) in North America.
Complementary redescription of Raja lintea Fries, 1839 (Elasmobranchii, Rajidae) and its revised generic assignment
Authors: STEHMANN MATTHIAS F. W.
Published: April 2019

The generic status of many skate species has been revised during the past six decades by various authors having introducednew diagnostic morphological and anatomical characters. As a consequence, the original family Rajidae and its very di-verse type genus Raja Linnaeus, 1758 have been split into several families, subfamilies, genera and subgenera which werein several cases provisionally established due to the lack of specific material required. However, quite a number of speciesoriginally in Raja remained incompletely studied and still assigned to Raja sensu lato, because, e.g., mature males werenot yet available for studies of their relevant clasper features. One of these species is the northern North Atlantic Rajalintea Fries, 1839 which Stehmann (1970, 1973) and Stehmann and Bürkel (1984) could not assign definitively to the up-dated diagnosis of any revised rajid genus, because a mature male was not available. McEachran and Miyake (1990) andMcEachran and Dunn (1998) reallocated Raja lintea to the subgenus/genus Dipturus Rafinesque, 1810, respectively, with-out evidence or explanation given.Since a mature male of R. lintea became available, the author has reinvestigated the species, presents here its so farunknown diagnostic characters of clasper morphology and skeleton, scapulocoracoid and pelvis, and assigns the species on this basis to the genus Rajella Stehmann, 1970.
The assassin bug genus Haematoloecha in Taiwan, with notes on species occurring in the neighbouring areas (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)
Authors: RÉDEI DÁVID , TSAI JING-FU
Published: April 2019

The species of the assassin bug genus Haematoloecha Stål, 1874 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Ectrichodiinae)occurring in Taiwan are surveyed. Five species are recognized, two of them, Haematoloecha curta sp. nov. and H. pusillasp. nov. are described as new. Haematoloecha adachii Tachikawa, 1968 and H. nigrorubra Distant, 1919 are recorded forthe first time from Taiwan. Haematoloecha nigrorubra is recognized as having disjunct East Himalayan–Formosan dis-tribution pattern; a new subspecies, H. nigrorubra conspicua ssp. nov. is described for members of the Taiwanese popu-lation. A revised diagnosis of Haematoloecha is provided, species known to occur in Taiwan are keyed. The synonymyof H. nigriventris (Fallou, 1887) with H. nigrorufa (Stål, 1867) is confirmed. The colour variability of H. nigrorufa is dis-cussed. The following taxonomic changes are proposed: Haematoloecha puetzi (Kerzhner & Günther, 2004), comb. nov.(transferred from Parascadra Miller, 1954); H. nigrorubra Distant, 1919 = H. yunnana Hsiao & Ren, 1981, syn. nov.; H.rubescens Distant, 1883 = H. laeta Breddin, 1913, syn. nov. = H. laeta var. ardens Breddin, 1913, syn. nov. Lectotypes are designated for H. nigriventris, H. nigrorubra, H. nigrorufa and H. rubescens.
Review of the genus Sinoe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) with descriptions of two new species
Authors: LEE SANGMI , BROWN RICHARD L.
Published: April 2019

Species of the North American genus Sinoe Chambers, 1873, are reviewed. A neotype for Anacampsis robiniella Fitch,1859, the type species of Sinoe, is designated, and the species is redescribed. A lectotype for S. fuscopalidella Chambers,1873 and a neotype for Gelechia robiniaefoliella Chambers, 1880, both junior synonyms of S. robiniella, are also desig-nated. Two new species, Sinoe chambersi sp. nov. and S. kwakae sp. nov. are described. Adults and male and female gen-italia are illustrated for the three recognized species. Keys to the species are given based on external characters and the genitalia of both sexes.
Irenaneura, a new leafhopper genus from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), with description of four new species
Authors: CAO YANGHUI , HUANG MIN , ZHANG YALIN
Published: April 2019

A new genus of Erythroneurini from China and four new species, Irenaneura dorsispina, I. dworakowski, I. longiprocessa, I. bifurcata spp. nov. are described and illustrated, and a key for the identification of adult males is provided.
First Record of the Family Potamocoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Costa Rica and of Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 in Central America
Authors: HERRERA FEDERICO , SPRINGER MONIKA
Published: April 2019

The Neotropical family Potamocoridae includes nine species in the genera Coleopterocoris Hungerford, 1942 and Potamocoris Hungerford, 1941. The biology of the family is barely known and most of the species mentioned in the literature have been collected with light-traps. Coleopterocoris has been reported only from Brazil and is represented by five described species, whereas Potamocoris has a more extensive known distribution, with one species recorded from Honduras and Mexico, and three from Suriname, Peru, and Paraguay (Hungerford 1941; La Rivers 1950; La Rivers 1969; Polhemus & Polhemus 1983; Van Doesburg 1984; Longo et al. 2005)
Sasala nolani gen. n., sp. n. (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from the body-cavity of the guineafowl puffer fish Arothron meleagris (Lacepède) (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) from off Moorea, French Polynesia
Authors: BRAY RODNEY A. , CRIBB THOMAS H. , LITTLEWOOD D. TIMOTHY J.
Published: April 2019

The aporocotylid new genus and species Sasala nolani is described from the body-cavity of the guineafowl puffer fishArothron meleagris from off Moorea, French Polynesia. Sasala is distinguished by the combination of having an auxiliaryseminal vesicle, a tiny oral sucker, the single interand post-caecal testis, the post-ovarian uterus and the relatively shortposterior caeca. Sasala nolani ssrDNA and lsrDNA sequences have been used to infer its phylogenetic relationships withsome other aporocotylids, showing a particularly close relationship with ‘Paradeontocylix’ sinensis. A short comment onthe accumulation of eggs in the host gut wall is included, suggesting that the eggs remain in the gut wall after the adult worm infection is passed.
On the Neotropical spider genera Enna O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 and Syntrechalea F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 (Araneae, Lycosoidea, Trechaleidae): descriptions, taxonomic notes and new records
Authors: DA SILVA ESTEVAM L. CRUZ , VIQUEZ CARLOS , LISE ARNO A.
Published: April 2019

Two new species of the spider genus Enna O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897 from Costa Rica and Peru are described and illustrated:Enna osaensis sp. nov. (female, Costa Rica) and E. moyobamba sp. nov. (female, Peru). The male of E. chickeringi Silva, Lise& Carico, 2008, from Costa Rica, is described and illustrated for the first time. Enna huarinilla Silva, Lise & Carico, 2008 is ajunior synonym of Enna caliensis Silva, Lise & Carico, 2008. Enna baeza Silva, Lise & Carico, 2008, E. bonaldoi Silva, Lise& Carico, 2008, E. igarape Silva, Lise & Carico, 2008 and E. trivittata Silva & Lise, 2009 are newly recorded from Peru. Par-adossenus junin Carico & Silva, 2010 is transferred to Enna O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897. Trechalea boliviensis Carico, 1993and Trechalea lomalinda Carico, 1993 are transferred to Syntrechalea F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1902. New records of Syntrechalea lomalinda comb. nov. are reported to Venezuela and Brazil.
A new species of the schizomid genus Stenochrus (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from Mexico
Authors: MONJARAZ-RUEDAS RODRIGO
Published: April 2019

A new Mexican species of Stenochrus Chamberlin, 1922. Stenochrus valdezi new species, is described from Cueva de SanFrancisco in Chiapas based on adult male and female specimens. With the description of this species, there are 17 species from Mexico, being the country with the highest diversity of species of the genus Stenochrus worldwide.
Recent Ostracoda (Arthropoda, Crustacea) from São Pedro-São Paulo Archipelago, Brazil: a preliminary approach
Authors: ANTONIETTO LUCAS SILVEIRA , MACHADO CLÁUDIA PINTO , DO CARMO DERMEVAL APARECIDO , ROSA JOSÉ WILSON CORREA
Published: April 2019

The present study analyses ostracods from sedimentary samples collected in the São Pedro-São Paulo Archipelago, a small set of remote rock islands located Northeastern to the Brazilian coast. Thirteen species were identified, and their zoogeographical distribution was studied. An emendation for Keijcyoidea praecipua (Bold, 1963) is proposed in this paper. The distribution of the species which occur in the archipelago varies significantly: Triebelina sertata Triebel, 1948, is a cosmopolitan species; Loxoconcha (Loxocorniculum) tricornata is assumed to occur from the Caribbean Sea to the tropical portion of the Brazilian coast and Western Africa. Keijcyoidea praecipua is recorded through the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Central America and Northeastern Brazil. Xestoleberis toni? Wouters, 2003 and Triebelina cf. intermedia Witte, 1993 are known from the African coast. Neonesidea tenera? (Brady, 1886) emend. Maddocks, 1969 is found along the Indian and Pacific oceans. The species Pontocypris (Ekpontocypris) pirifera? (Müller, 1894) is also present in the western European coast and the Mediterranean Sea. Six species are probably new and have not been observed elsewhere: Aurila sp. 1, Paradoxostoma sp. 1, Paradoxostoma sp. 2, Xestoleberis sp. 1, Xestoleberis sp. 2 and Xestoleberis? sp. 3.
Description of four new species in the bee genus Melitta Kirby, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Melittidae)
Authors: MICHEZ DENIS , KUHLMANN MICHAEL , IVANOV SERGEY P. , RADCHENKO VLADIMIR G.
Published: April 2019

Four new bee species of the genus Melitta Kirby, 1802 are here described: Melitta (Cilissa) singular Michez sp. nov. fromEast-Anatolia (Turkey), Melitta (Cilissa) budashkini Radchenko & Ivanov sp. nov. from Crimea (Ukraine), Melitta (Ci-lissa) engeli Michez sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan and Melitta (Cilissa) magnifica Michez sp. nov. from Mongolia. An updated checklist of Melitta species of the world is provided.
A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae)
Authors: YOSHIMURA MASASHI , FISHER BRIAN L.
Published: April 2019

The species-rank taxonomy of the genus Adetomyrma Ward, 1994 is revised. Nine species are distinguished with eightdescribed as new: A. aureocuprea sp. nov., A. bressleri sp. nov., A. caputleae sp. nov., A. cassis sp. nov., A. caudapinniger sp.nov., A. cilium sp. nov., A. clarivida sp. nov., A. goblin sp. nov. Worker-male associations are identified for all worker-basedspecies: A. bressleri, A. caputleae, A. goblin along with A. venatrix Ward, 1994 from which the male is described for the firsttime. Five new species are described only from males. An ergatoid queen of Adetomyrma is described for the first time. Keys to species for workers and males are given.
Redescription of two troglobiotic species of the genus Pseudosinella Schäffer, 1897 (Collembola, Entomobryidae) from the Western Carpathians
Authors: KOVÁČ ĽUBOMÍR , RUSEK JOSEF
Published: April 2019

Two troglobiotic species of the genus Pseudosinella Schäffer, 1897 from the Western Carpathians are redescribed, P. ag-gtelekiensis (Stach, 1929) and P. paclti Rusek, 1961. P. aggtelekiensis has endemic distribution restricted to the Slovak-Aggtelek Karst region in Slovakia and Hungary. It shows higher level of troglomorphy (elongation of antennae, basal dis-placement of ungual teeth concurrent with their reduction) probably representing a descendant of the older phyletic Lep-idocyrtus-Pseudosinella lineage. P. paclti, distributed in caves of several karstic regions in central Slovakia, is characteristic with medium level of troglomorphy.
Three new species of Hawaiian moths from Kahoolawe island (Lepidoptera: Crambidae & Coleophoridae)
Authors: MEDEIROS MATTHEW J , ADAMSKI DAVID
Published: April 2019

Three new species of Hawaiian Lepidoptera are described herein: Pigritia uuku sp. nov. (Coleophoridae: Blastobasinae), Orthomecyna keoniae sp. nov. (Crambidae), and Tamsica kawikae sp. nov. (Crambidae) from Kahoolawe Island.
Description of the larva and redescription of the adult male of Diamphipnoa helgae Illies, 1960 (Plecoptera: Diamphipnoidae)
Authors: PESSACQ PABLO , OMAD GUILLERMO H.
Published: April 2019

Based on specimens reared in situ in the National Park “Los Alerces,” Chubut Province, Argentinean Patagonia, we describe the larvae and redescribe the adult male of Diamphipnoa helgae Illies 1960.
A new genus and species of Chamaemyiidae (Diptera: Lauxanioidea) from South America feeding on Ceroplastes wax scales (Hemiptera: Coccidae), and status of the genus Ortalidina as a chamaemyiid
Authors: GAIMARI STEPHEN D.
Published: April 2019

A new genus and species of Chamaemyiidae (Diptera: Lauxanioidea) is described and illustrated, namelyChamaeleucopis, gen. nov. (type species Chamaeleucopis trevas, sp. nov.), a predator of Ceroplastes wax scales on guavafrom Brazil. In addition, the previously unrecognized genus Ortalidina Blanchard 1852 (type species Ortalidina cellularisBlanchard 1852), mainly from the Neotropics, is recognized as a chamaemyiid, and is the senior synonym of ToropameciaCogan 1978, syn. nov. (type species Acrometopia punctata Coquillett 1902). The species Toropamecia grossa Cogan1978, syn. nov., is synonymized under Ortalidina cellularis. All species therein become new combinations withinOrtalidina, including (in their original combinations) Acrometopa australis Malloch 1933, comb. nov., Acrometopiamaculata Coquillett 1902, comb. nov., Acrometopia punctata Coquillett, comb. nov., Toropamecia apaxa Cogan 1978,comb. nov., Toropamecia caribbea Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia hendeli Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropameciahyalipennis Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia jujuyensis Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia longipennis Cogan1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia macalpinei Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia multipunctata Cogan 1978, comb. nov.,Toropamecia nigripalpis Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia reducta Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia smithiCogan 1978, comb. nov., Toropamecia veenota Cogan 1978, comb. nov., Trigonometopus reticulatus Johnson 1913, comb. nov. A habitus photo of the primary type for each species of Ortalidina is provided.
DNA barcoding and morphology support the division of Elachista nuraghella sensu auctorum (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Elachistinae) into two vicariant species
Authors: KAILA LAURI , MUTANEN MARKO
Published: April 2019

Elachista nuraghella sensu auct. (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) is shown to display a striking division of haplotype groups in theDNA barcode sequence, one widely distributed in the western Mediterranean region, the other in the east: Bulgaria, Greece andTurkey. The haplotypes correspond with constant differences in both male and female genitalia, and generally also in outerappearance. E. nuraghella Amsel is thus considered to consist of two species displaying a vicariant distribution pattern. The eastern taxon is described as Elachista grotenfelti Kaila sp. nov.
Three new species of Cerviniella Smirnov, 1946 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from the Arctic
Authors: KIHARA TERUE C. , ARBIZU PEDRO MARTÍNEZ
Published: April 2019

Considered one of the most common harpacticoid families in deep-sea benthos, the Aegisthidae can be found in varioustypes of marine sediments and at different depths. During the fourth leg of the ninth expedition of RV Polarstern in theArctic Ocean (ARK-IX/4) in September 1993, three new representatives of the genus Cerviniella were collected in mul-ticorer samples from the Laptev Sea at depths of 760-2017 m. The new species have a close relationship, as indicated by thecombination of shared characters: distal segment of antennule with aesthetasc, antennary endopod with two setae and one spinelaterally, and four spines and three setae apically; and the same number of armature elements on the maxillula and maxilla.Cerviniella danae sp. nov. and C. hitoshii sp. nov. can be easily distinguished from their congeners primarily by the reductionof the antennules to only five segments, which is common to both species but unique in Cerviniella. Cerviniella danae sp. nov.is most readily separated from other described species by the armature of the antennule and maxilliped, and the spine and setaformulae of the swimming legs. For C. hitoshii sp. nov., major diagnostic differences are found in the maxilliped, segmentationand setation of P3 and P4 endopods, and P6 represented by three setae. Cerviniella arctica sp. nov. is unique in the combinationof the following characters: caudal rami extremely elongated, armature of the antennules and mandible, and the spine and setaformulae of the swimming legs. Based on a review of the literature, an updated listing of the P1-P4 armature and a key to species of the genus are presented.
Pristolepis rubripinnis, a new species of fish from southern India (Teleostei: Percomorpha: Pristolepididae)
Authors: BRITZ RALF , KUMAR KRISHNA , BABY FIBIN
Published: April 2019

Pristolepis rubripinnis, new species, from the Pamba and Chalakudy rivers in Kerala, India, is distinguished from all otherspecies of the genus by its colour pattern, which includes orange-red soft dorsal, soft anal and caudal fins, and a yellow toorange pelvic fin. It differs further from its southern Indian congener P. marginata in having 4 or 5 scales above the lateral line (vs. 3) and 10 scales below it (vs. 9)
Ternatus, a new spider genus from China with a cladistic analysis and comments on its phylogenetic placement (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
Authors: SUN NING , LI BIN , TU LIHONG
Published: April 2019

A new spider genus, Ternatus n. gen., is erected to accommodate two new erigonine species from China, Ternatus malleatusn. sp. and Ternatus siculus n. sp. Descriptions and illustrations of the new genus and new species are provided. To test the phy-logenetic placement within Linyphiidae, morphological data of the two new species were added to the matrices of two previousstudies addressing the higher level phylogeny of erigonine spiders. The results of the cladistic analyses support the monophyly of the new genus and its sister group relationship to the genus Gonatium Menge, 1868.
Review of the aquatic Hemiptera from Cephalonia, with a checklist for the Ionian Islands, Greece (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha, Leptopodomorpha)
Authors: CIANFERONI FABIO
Published: April 2019

Eleven species of aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) are newly recorded for Cephalonia Island (Greece)—Gerromorpha: Hydrometra stagnorum (Linnaeus, 1758), Microvelia pygmaea (Dufour, 1833), Velia mariae Tamanini, 1971, Gerris argentatus Schummel, 1832, G. costae (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850), G. lacustris (Linnaeus, 1758); Nepomorpha: Corixa affinis Leach, 1817, Anisops crinitus Brooks, 1951, A. sardeus Herrich-Schäffer, 1849, Notonecta maculata Fabricius, 1794, Plea minutissima Leach, 1817—where only a few species have been recorded. The most notable records are: Anisops crinitus, which in Europe was known only from the island of Corfu (Greece) and Spain (until recently under the name A. marazanofi Poisson, 1966), and Velia mariae, whose distribution is still poorly known. Velia rivulorum (Fabricius, 1775), V. currens (Fabricius, 1794), and Anisops canariensis Nouahlier, 1893 (currently A. debilis canariensis), from old literature records, are excluded from the fauna of the Ionian Islands. Similarly, N. glauca glauca Linnaeus, 1758 is excluded from the fauna of Cephalonia and Corfu. The first record of Hydrometra gracilenta Horváth, 1899 from Corfu and for the Ionian Islands is provided. Microvelia pygmaea and Gerris maculatus Tamanini, 1946 are newly recorded for Lefkada Island. An annotated list of the Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha, and Leptopodomorpha of the Ionian Islands also is given.
Description of two new species of bathyal Primnoidae (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from the Porcupine Bank (northeastern Atlantic)
Authors: ALTUNA ÁLVARO , LÓPEZ-GONZÁLEZ PABLO J.
Published: April 2019

Two new species of bathyal Primnoidae gorgonians (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea), Callogorgia europaea sp. nov., and Thouarella porcupinensis sp. nov., were collected during a research expedition of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography to the Porcupine Bank (off Ireland, northeastern Atlantic). In the present paper, both species are described, compared with their closest congeners, and their polyps and scleromes illustrated by scanning electron microphotographs.                                                                                                        Callogorgia europaea sp. nov. is the first species of the genus described from the northeastern Atlantic having abaxial scales with an external ornamentation of prominent longitudinal crests. Thouarella porcupinensis sp. nov. is the first one in the same area characterized by a planar ramification with isolated polyps, and marginal scales having several perpendicular ridges in their distal inner side instead of a pointed edge.
Definition of the Bradysia luctifica group (Diptera, Sciaridae), with the description of five new species
Authors: VILKAMAA PEKKA , SUURONEN ANNA
Published: April 2019

The Bradysia luctifica group is characterized for a number of species with an Oriental-Australasian distribution. The group includes the following species: Bradysia abrupta sp. n. (Malaysia: Pahang, Selangor), B. calicula sp. n. (Malaysia: Sabah), B. conflexa sp. n. (Malaysia: Pahang), B. fornicata sp. n. (Malaysia: Pahang), B. luctifica (Skuse, 1888) (Australia: South Australia, Indonesia: Ceram, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea), B. robusta Mohrig, 2015 (Papua New Guinea) and B. torosa sp. n. (Papua New Guinea: Bismarck Archipelago). The species are keyed and the new species are described and illustrated.
Using Deep Learning to Estimate Tropical Cyclone Intensity from Satellite Passive Microwave Imagery
Authors: Wimmers Anthony , Velden Christopher , Cossuth Joshua H.
Published: April 2019

A deep learning convolutional neural network model is used to explore the possibilities of estimating tropical cyclone (TC) intensity from satellite images in the 37- and 85–92-GHz bands. The model, called “DeepMicroNet,” has unique properties such as a probabilistic output, the ability to operate from partial scans, and resiliency to imprecise TC center fixes. The 85–92-GHz band is the more influential data source in the model, with 37 GHz adding a marginal benefit. Training the model on global best track intensities produces model estimates precise enough to replicate known best track intensity biases when compared to aircraft reconnaissance observations. Model root-mean-square error (RMSE) is 14.3 kt (1 kt ≈ 0.5144 m s−1) compared to two years of independent best track records, but this improves to an RMSE of 10.6 kt when compared to the higher-standard aircraft reconnaissance-aided best track dataset, and to 9.6 kt compared to the reconnaissance-aided best track when using the higher-resolution TRMM TMI andAquaAMSR-E microwave observations only. A shortage of training and independent testing data for category 5 TCs leaves the results at this intensity range inconclusive. Based on this initial study, the application of deep learning to TC intensity analysis holds tremendous promise for further development with more advanced methodologies and expanded training datasets.
Addressing Pain With Inpatient Integrative Medicine at a Large Children’s Hospital
Authors: Misra Sanghamitra M. , Monico Evelyn , Kao Grace , Guffey Danielle , Kim Esther , Khatker Meesha , Gilbert Caroyl , Biard Marial , Marcus Monica , Roth Isabel , Giardino Angelo P.
Published: April 2019

Background. Pediatric integrative medicine (IM) includes the use of therapies not considered mainstream to help alleviate symptoms such as pain and anxiety. These therapies can be provided in the inpatient setting. Methods. This 10-week study involved the integration of acupuncture, biofeedback, clinical hypnotherapy, guided imagery, meditation, and music therapy to address pain in children admitted to a large US children’s hospital. Results. Of 51 patients enrolled, 60% of the patients, 66% of their mothers, and 56% of their fathers used CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) in the preceding 1 year. Although 51 families requested integrative therapies, only 18 patients received them because of inadequate provider availability. All recorded pain scores improved with integrative therapies. One parent reported a possible side effect of irritability in the child after clinical hypnotherapy while 5 children reported opiate side effects. All participating families interviewed responded that IM services helped their child’s pain and helped their child’s mood, and that our hospital should have a permanent IM consult service. Conclusion. Integrative therapies can be helpful to address pain without significant side effects. Further studies are needed to investigate the integration, cost, and cost-effectiveness of integrative therapies in pediatric hospitals.
Ageing in a Gentrifying Neighbourhood: Experiences of Community Change in Later Life
Authors: Buffel Tine , Phillipson Chris
Published: April 2019

Debates about gentrification continue to occupy a significant part of research investigating social change within urban communities. While most gentrification studies have focused on ‘incoming’ groups or those forced to leave, there is limited knowledge about those remaining in neighbourhoods undergoing community change. This study explores the experiences of older residents who have lived much of their adult lives in the same locality but whose views have been largely ignored in gentrification research. The article presents findings from seven focus groups ( N = 58 participants) and 30 in-depth interviews with people aged 60 and over living in Chorlton, a gentrifying neighbourhood in Manchester, UK. These highlight both daily challenges and exclusionary pressures, as well as how people are active in creating a sense of belonging in a neighbourhood undergoing social change. The article concludes by discussing the need for interventions which promote the ‘age-friendliness’ of communities and ensure that older people have a space to be seen and heard in their neighbourhood.
Finding the Foothold: Freedom of Political Association in the Australian Constitution
Authors: Milani Geoffrey , Handsley Elizabeth
Published: April 2019

The High Court has not definitively explained the legal status of the constitutionally implied freedom of political association since its existence was first raised in 1992. Tajjour v New South Wales affirmed the majority view that any constitutional protection enjoyed by political association is derived from the freedom of political communication; or, in the words of the Court, a ‘corollary to’ that freedom. In this article, we argue that the High Court should acknowledge the freedom of political association as a free-standing freedom rather than a corollary of political communication. The reasoning that gave rise to the implied freedom of political communication can also be applied to political association. The Court’s approach to the implication of freedom of communication, of building on the text of ss 7, 24 and 128 of the Constitution and the structures they establish, does not appear to be at odds with the implication of freedom of association. Consequently, we argue the Court has erred in favouring the corollary form of political association (pt IV). The corollary freedom has not been justified and appears either entirely unnecessary (being subsumed by political communication) or overly subjective in application. By contrast, the free-standing freedom could adopt the well-established Lange test of validity with only minor adjustments and therefore represent only a modest development of existing jurisprudence.
The Context of Caution: An Examination of Age, Social Context, and Sex on Measures of Inhibitory Control and Risky Decision-Making
Authors: Cowell Raquel A. , Paitel Elizabeth R. , Peters Sierra
Published: April 2019

Understanding how older adults successfully navigate complex choices like driving requires the consideration of processing speed, inhibitory control, attentional processes, and risk management, and the context within which these decisions occur. The current study employed the Flanker task, the Stoplight task, and a personality inventory with 43 younger adults and 49 older adults either while they were alone or being observed by two same-sex, similarly aged peers. On the Flanker task, older adults performed more slowly, but with comparable accuracy. On the Stoplight task, there was a significant main effect of Context, and an Age-Group by Sex interaction, even after controlling for response time: All groups had a greater number of crashes when alone, and young adult males had significantly more crashes than any other group. These results emphasize the importance of considering the broader context of decision-making.
An Intellectually Humbling Experience: Changes in Interpersonal Perception and Cultural Reasoning across a Five-Week Course
Authors: Meagher Benjamin R. , Gunn Hanna , Sheff Nathan , Van Tongeren Daryl R.
Published: April 2019

Finding ways to foster intellectual humility (IH)—the willingness to own one’s limitations—is an important goal for facilitating effective learning. We report the results of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study, conducted across six undergraduate, culturally diverse (58% racial/ethnic minority) introductory philosophy courses, that evaluates how social perceptions and cross-cultural reasoning change following a course on epistemology and social ethics. Critically, we manipulated whether each class received a standardized lesson in IH at the start of the course or not. Participants provided self-ratings of IH, gave round-robin judgments of their classmates, and completed a wise-reasoning writing exercise focusing on a cultural conflict at both the beginning and end of the summer course session. Results revealed no change in self-reported IH, but an increase in perceived peer IH and conscientiousness within classes where IH was taught. Moreover, an analysis of the participants’ writing suggested greater levels of compromise-seeking when dealing with a cultural conflict among the students taught about IH, relative to those in the control classes. This study provides initial insights regarding the relationship between IH and cultural humility, as well as the efficacy of facilitating the development of IH among undergraduate students.
Haitian Children’s Disaster Trauma: Validation of Pictorial Assessment of Resilience and Vulnerability
Authors: Roysircar Gargi , Geisinger Kurt F. , Thompson Ashland
Published: April 2019

The House-Tree-Person (HTP) drawing test has been culturally adapted for Haitian children and objectively scored for resilience and vulnerability (Roysircar, Colvin, Afolayan, Thompson, & Robertson, 2017). The HTP was used to assess 88 Haitian children’s adjustment to the 2010 earthquake and the continuous trauma of societal inequalities. The study examined the validity of the adapted HTP test and its dimensionality. The study included participant interviews with child self-report measures of self-esteem, as perceived by self, peers, and family; posttraumatic symptoms; and self-concept. All measures were translated and administered in Créole. Analyses included standardized sample scores; descriptive statistics; internal consistency reliability; interscale correlations; a generalizability study showing that there were no differences in HTP scores due to novice or expert raters; and an exploratory factor analysis of HTP scores indicating three factors and accounting for just under 50% of the variance. The three dimensions, HTP Resilience-Vulnerability Integrated, House Feeling Safe, and Person Feeling Unloved, are discussed within the international literature on child disaster trauma assessed pictorially, and within Haitians’ spiritual worldview of suffering and endurance.
Assessing Consistency in Single-Case A-B-A-B Phase Designs
Authors: Tanious René , De Tamal Kumar , Michiels Bart , Van den Noortgate Wim , Onghena Patrick
Published: April 2019

Previous research has introduced several effect size measures (ESMs) to quantify data aspects of single-case experimental designs (SCEDs): level, trend, variability, overlap, and immediacy. In the current article, we extend the existing literature by introducing two methods for quantifying consistency in single-case A-B-A-B phase designs. The first method assesses the consistency of data patterns across phases implementing the same condition, called CONsistency of DAta Patterns (CONDAP). The second measure assesses the consistency of the five other data aspects when changing from baseline to experimental phase, called CONsistency of the EFFects (CONEFF). We illustrate the calculation of both measures for four A-B-A-B phase designs from published literature and demonstrate how CONDAP and CONEFF can supplement visual analysis of SCED data. Finally, we discuss directions for future research.
Testing the Local Independence Assumption of the Rasch Model WithQ3-Based Nonparametric Model Tests
Authors: Debelak Rudolf , Koller Ingrid
Published: April 2019

Local independence is a central assumption of commonly used item response theory models. Violations of this assumption are usually tested using test statistics based on item pairs. This study presents two quasi-exact tests based on the [Formula: see text] statistic for testing the hypothesis of local independence in the Rasch model. The proposed tests do not require the estimation of item parameters and can also be applied to small data sets. The authors evaluate the tests with three simulation studies. Their results indicate that the quasi-exact tests hold their alpha level under the Rasch model and have higher power against different forms of local dependence than several alternative parametric and nonparametric model tests for local independence.
Broad Insecurity and Perceived Victimization Risk
Authors: Caliso Rose Ann Camille C. , Francisco Jamil Paolo S. , Garcia Emmanuel M.
Published: April 2019

Appealing to fear of crime and perceived risk of victimization is a known political strategy for gaining popular support. While fear of crime and perceived risk may stem from vulnerability and past experiences of victimization, high levels of fear and perceived risk, despite declining crime rates, had prompted researchers to investigate other sources of fear of crime and perceived victimization risk. We used survey data from 1,200 households in Metro Manila to test the hypothesis that perceived risk of victimization may be predicted by broad insecurity, which encompasses insecurities in finances, employment, education, health, disaster preparedness and rights protection. Multivariate regression is used to measure variable effects. Our results showed that broad insecurity significantly influences perceived risk of victimization. Other reliable predictors included past victimization, local government spending and social identifiers such as age and gender, but none was as strong as broad insecurity. These findings suggest that perceptions of public safety depend not only on tough policing, but also economic opportunities, human capital development and overall wellbeing. This article corroborates budding research on the diffuse sources of fear of crime and victimization. It informs political and economic prioritization in pursuit of social harmony and development amidst a rapidly changing socioeconomic and political landscape.

JEL: Z13, Z18