bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Contextual income and incidence of disability
Authors: Danielewicz Ana Lúcia , D’Orsi Eleonora , Boing Antonio Fernando
Published: February 2019

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the association between contextual income and the incidence of disability in basic and instrumental activities of daily living. METHODS: This is a cohort study, with sample of elderly individuals (n = 1,196) residing in Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The incidence of disabilities was evaluated using reports of difficulty or inability to perform six basic activities of daily living and nine instrumental activities of daily living after four years. Contextual income was obtained from the 2010 Census. We conducted multilevel logistic regression analyses with adjustment models for individual variables. RESULTS: The incidence of disability in basic activities of daily living was 15.8% (95%CI 13.8–17.9) and in instrumental activities of daily living incidence was 13.4% (95%CI 11.6–15.5). We observed significant association between contextual income and incidence of disability in basic activities of daily living. Having as reference the elderly living in the lower income tercile, those who lived in the intermediary terciles and in that of highest income had 37% (95%CI 0.41–0.96) and 21% (95%CI 0.52–1.19) lower chances of developing disability, respectively. For the incidence of disability in instrumental activities of daily living we observed no statistically significant associations. CONCLUSIONS: Contextual income influences the development of disability in basic activities of daily living in the elderly and should be the subject of actions to reduce socioeconomic inequalities and promote longevity with independence.
Use of psychoactive drugs predicts functional disability among older adults
Authors: Falci Denise Mourão , Mambrini Juliana Vaz de Melo , Castro-Costa Érico , Firmo Josélia Oliveira Araújo , Lima-Costa Maria Fernanda , Loyola Filho Antônio Ignácio De
Published: February 2019

OBJECTIVE: Investigate whether the use of psychoactive drugs would be a predictor of incidence of functional disability among seniors living in community. METHODS: It is a population-based longitudinal study, developed between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2011, with older adults living in community. The association between the use of psychoactive drugs and the development of functional disability for instrumental (IADLs) and basic (BADLs) activities of daily living was tested using the extended Cox proportional hazards model, which considers the measure of exposure of interest throughout the follow-up period. The analyses were stratified by sex and adjusted by sociodemographic characteristics, health behavior and health conditions. RESULTS: After multivariate adjustment, the use of two or more psychoactive drugs in the female stratum was associated with disability for both IADLs (HR = 1.58; 95%CI 1.17–2.13) and BADLs (HR = 1.43; 95%CI 1.05–1.94), the use of benzodiazepines was associated with disability for IADLs (HR = 1.32; 95%CI 1.07–1.62), and the use of antidepressants was associated with disability for both IADLs (HR = 1.51; 95%CI 1.16–1.98) and BADLs (HR = 1.44; 95%CI 1.10–1.90). In the male stratum, the use of antipsychotics was associated with disability for IADLs (HR = 3.14; 95%CI 1.49–6.59). CONCLUSIONS: The study showed a prospective association between the use of psychoactive drugs and functional disability. These results indicate the need to carefully assess the prescription of psychoactive drugs for older adults and monitor their usage in order to detect damages to the health of users.
Impacts of a Brazilian pharmaceutical program on the health of chronic patients
Authors: Almeida Aléssio Tony Cavalcanti de , Sá Edvaldo Batista de , Vieira Fabiola Sulpino , Benevides Rodrigo Pucci de Sá e
Published: February 2019

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the expansion of access to medicines by the Programa Farmácia Popular do Brasil (PFPB – Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program) on the indicators of hospitalizations and deaths by hypertension and diabetes. METHODS: To estimate the impact of the Brazilian Popular Pharmacy Program, the statistical model of fixed-effect difference in differences was used, considering: the divisions Rede Própria (RP – Proprietary Network) and Rede Conveniada (RC – Partnership Network); the exposure time of the municipality to the program; intramunicipal density, measured by the number of accredited establishments; and the coverage spillover effect into patients from nonparticipating municipalities. Data from 5,566 municipalities were used, for the period from 2003 to 2016, including: (i) administrative records of the PFPB, Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM – Information System on Mortality), and Sistema de Informações Hospitalares (SIH – Hospital Information System); ii) other health data managed by the Departamento de Informática do SUS (DATASUS – Department of Informatics of SUS); iii) sociodemographic data produced by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE); and iv) data from the Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (RAIS – Annual List of Social Information). RESULTS: The expansion of access to medicines for treatment of hypertension and diabetes resulted in a meaningful and statistically significant reduction (p < 0.05) of the number of hospitalizations and deaths by these diseases, in an average annual rate of 27.6% and 8.0%, respectively. The observed impacts were induced by the partnership network, highlighting the density of establishments per 100,000 inhabitants and, above all, the exposure time of the municipality to the program as relevant to the effect. Evidence of a spillover effect and of the maintenance of impacts on different age groups, especially older people, were also observed. CONCLUSIONS: The strategy to expand access to medicines through the PFPB was effective in reducing hospitalizations and deaths by hypertension and diabetes in Brazil during the investigated period. Better understanding the impacts of the program is important to improve the pharmaceutical care policy, to ensure access to cost-effective treatments.
Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc)
Authors: Amaral Thatiana Lameira Maciel , Amaral Cledir De Araújo , Portela Margareth Crisóstomo , Monteiro Gina Torres Rego , Vasconcellos Maurício Teixeira Leite de
Published: February 2019

OBJECTIVE: Describe the sampling design and other methodological aspects of the Study of Chronic Diseases (Edoc). METHODS: Edoc comprises two household surveys with distinct populations, one with adults aged 18 to 59 years (Edoc-A) and another with older adults aged 60 years or more (Edoc-I), living in Rio Branco, Acre. The selection of the participants used complex samples by clusters in two stages of selection, census enumeration areas (CEA) and household. In the first stage, common to both surveys, 40 CEAs were selected with probability proportional to size, and in the second stage, independent for each survey, households were selected with equal probability, and all the residents eligible for each survey were selected. Sampling weights were estimated by the inverse of the product of inclusion probabilities at each stage and then calibrated to produce unbiased population estimates. Interviews were held with questionnaires about socioeconomic and demographic conditions, life habits and health conditions. Anthropometric measures focused on measures of body height, girths and mass, while the vital signs analyzed were blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate. Blood and urine samples were collected for analysis. RESULTS: The Edoc comprised 1,701 participants, 685 of Edoc-A and 1,016 of Edoc-I. Considering the loss of information of some participants and the need of studying specific themes with production of population inferences, 16 subsamples of complete information by theme were generated and two subsamples were exclusive of Edoc-I. CONCLUSIONS: The Edoc has as important developments the analyses of epidemiological profile of the population from the capital of the state of Acre, contributing to the production of knowledge in public health with useful information for decisions in public health policies.
Explanation of Postprocedural Fractional Flow Reserve Below 0.85
Authors: van Zandvoort Laurens J.C. , Masdjedi Kaneshka , Witberg Karen , Ligthart Jurgen , Tovar Forero Maria Natalia , Diletti Roberto , Lemmert Miguel E. , Wilschut Jeroen , de Jaegere Peter P.T. , Boersma Eric , Zijlstra Felix , Van Mieghem Nicolas M. , Daemen Joost
Published: February 2019

Background:

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) after percutaneous coronary intervention is a predictor of adverse cardiovascular events during follow-up. However, the rationale for low post procedural FFR values remains often elusive based on angiographic findings alone.

Methods and Results:

FFR SEARCH (Stent Evaluated at Rotterdam Cardiology Hospital) is a prospective single-center registry in which post-percutaneous coronary intervention FFR was assessed in 1000 consecutive all-comer patients. FFR measurements were performed with a microcatheter ±20 mm distal to the most distal stent edge. In 100 vessels with a post procedural FFR ≤0.85, and 20 vessels >0.85 high definition intravascular ultrasound analysis was performed.

In 100 vessels with a post-percutaneous coronary intervention FFR ≤0.85, mean post procedural FFR was 0.79±0.05. Minimal lumen area was 2.19 (1.81–3.19) mm
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, mean lumen area was 5.95 (5.01–7.03) mm
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, and minimal stent area was 4.01 (3.09–5.21) mm
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. Significant residual focal proximal lesions were found in 29% of the assessed vessels whereas, focal distal lesions were found in 30% of the vessels. Stent underexpansion and malapposition were found in 74% and 22% of vessels, respectively. Clear focal signs of luminal narrowing were found in 54% of the vessels analyzed. Although incidences of focal lesions, underexpansion, and malapposition were similar between both cohorts, minimal stent area was significantly smaller in vessels with a post-percutaneous coronary intervention FFR ≤0.85 as compared with those with an FFR >0.85.

Conclusions:

In patients with a post procedural FFR ≤0.85, intravascular ultrasound revealed focal signs of luminal narrowing in a significant number of cases.
Pesher on the True Israel, Commentary on Canticles?
Authors: Tigchelaar Eibert
Published: February 2019

This article identifies the Qumran Cave 4 manuscripts which Józef Milik labelled, more than fifty years ago, 4Q239 Pesher on the True Israel, 4Q240 Commentary on Canticles?, 4Q241 Fragments citing Lamentations, and 4Q349 Sale of Property. In addition two other manuscripts are identified: one tiny fragment preserves part of a copy of the Prayer of Manasseh (known from 4Q381), and an unidentified manuscript appears to be a communal confession.
Religions’ Future in the Anthropocene
Authors: Kollar Nathan R.
Published: February 2019

When the present epoch is described as “Anthropocene” human choice is seen as essential to the planet’s future. This essay accepts this presupposition of choice and demonstrates its consequences upon the religions of the world. It does this first by describing what human choices must be made in order to bring about a healthy planet; then provides a way of expanding the current definitions of “religion” so these new social realities will be recognized in the future. It describes in detail how religions have interfaced with planetary necessities in the past and present. Presupposing that the religions of the world have been a force of good as well as ill, it describes what must happen in both the classical as well the newer forms of religion to enable the future environmental changes to be for the good of humanity.
The Fabric of Faith-Based Environmentalism in Canada
Authors: Moyer Joanne M. , Scharper Stephen Bede
Published: February 2019

As our global environmental malaise has deepened, so has interest in potential contributions by faith communities to sustainability discourses and activities. While several studies have mapped various eco-theologies and worldviews that speak to environmental problems, this research has been largely limited to Judeo-Christian and U.S.-based groups. This study explores the work of a variety of faith-based organizations (FBOs) doing environmental work in Canada, beginning to broaden the scope beyond just Christian groups. Based on interviews, focus groups, document review, and participant observation with 16 FBOs, the study presents five environmental worldview strands: Scriptural/Theological; Traditions, Values, Virtues; the New Cosmology; Nature Experience/Revelation; and Ritual. Sub-strands specific to different faith and cultural communities were also identified. These strands are considered in relation to the activities of the FBOs, and how the nature of tradition, values, and virtues may yield potential avenues for translating worldviews into individual and societal practice.
Apocalypticism in the Homiletic Text of Pesiqta Rabbati: Catastrophic Events at the End of Time
Authors: Ulmer Rivka
Published: February 2019

The rabbinic homiletic work Pesiqta Rabbati contains several apocalyptic topoi in its homilies that culminate in descriptions of divine intervention in history, total destruction followed by the messianic age at the end-of-time, and justice at the final judgment. Nevertheless, Pesiqta Rabbati does not present itself as an apocalypse, nor does it belong to the text-type “apocalypse.” It contains midrashic apocalypticism by interpreting scriptural passages, and relied on the existing language of apocalyptic sources to augment the midrashic statements. Previous scholarship relating to the apocalypse in Pesiqta Rabbati focused mainly on the apocalypses of 2 Baruch, Paralipomena Jeremiou, and 4 Ezra. However, 1 Enoch (Similitudes) and Ascension of Isaiah should also be considered as possible sources. The Revelation to John contains numerous suggestive parallels to Pesiqita Rabbati. The apocalyptic topics address predicaments in Israel’s past history and apply these to its present and future state.
Equal Access for Roma Minority: A Question of ‘Political Will’ or ‘Competence’ of eu Institutions – a Focus on Hungary
Authors: Chowdhury Sharmin
Published: February 2019

Discrimination against the Roma minority has been a subject of continuous debate. Despite the ‘conditionality’ to acquis communautaire on anti-discrimination, the role of the accession States remains questionable regarding implementation and compliance on the ground. This article critiques the lack of competence of institutions including the Court of Justice (ecj), and the Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in areas such as mainstream education and employment. The issue demands a more robust approach both from the concerned States and the European Union (eu). The imbalance between the protection of the economic freedoms and fundamental rights of the Roma need to be addressed in line with the influencing factors emerging from an empirical study conducted in Hungary.
Political Ideology and Cultural Diversity in South Korea: Toward a Theory of Group-differentiated Rights
Authors: Yang Onjung
Published: February 2019

Korea has experienced ideological changes in the political sphere since society experienced ethnic diversity in the 1990s. The government urgently introduced new policy agenda ‘Damunhwa’ – multicultural – in the wake of up-surging social problems such as embracing cultural differences and human rights of foreigners as a salient issue following multicultural explosion with a large number of foreigners. As a result, many scholars argue that the Korean state response to cultural diversity has shifted from differential exclusion to assimilation toward immigrants in current society. However, it should be mentioned that it is implausible to link assimilation with a successful political ideology to manage ethnic diversity effectively. In this article, I argue that it is time to present a new political ideology for future directions in order to integrate ethnic minorities into a universally acceptable manner through consideration of the theory of group-differentiated rights in the context of Korean society.
Defining ‘People’ and ‘Indigenous People’ in International Human Rights Law and Its Application in Indonesia
Authors: Ya’kub Aiyub Kadir M.
Published: February 2019

This article investigates the problem of defining ‘people’ and ‘indigenous people’ under the International Human Rights Covenants and their application in the Indonesian context. Using analyses based on the Third World Approach to International Law (twail), this article shows the problems facing Indonesia in identifying indigenous peoples as traditional peoples, in terms of being isolated peoples (Masyarakat Hukum Adat, hereafter mha), and the non-isolated indigenous peoples who were sovereign before the independence of Indonesia. This interpretation has been confusing in relation to the entitlement to natural resources. Therefore, this article proposes a new understanding of indigenous peoples, in order to arrive at better treatment and recognition and in terms of sharing power and the benefits of natural resources in the Indonesian system.
Explaining the Effect of Likelihood Manipulation and Prior Through a Neural Network of the Audiovisual Perception of Space
Authors: Ursino Mauro , Cuppini Cristiano , Magosso Elisa , Beierholm Ulrik , Shams Ladan
Published: February 2019

Results in the recent literature suggest that multisensory integration in the brain follows the rules of Bayesian inference. However, how neural circuits can realize such inference and how it can be learned from experience is still the subject of active research. The aim of this work is to use a recent neurocomputational model to investigate how the likelihood and prior can be encoded in synapses, and how they affect audio-visual perception, in a variety of conditions characterized by different experience, different cue reliabilities and temporal asynchrony. The model considers two unisensory networks (auditory and visual) with plastic receptive fields and plastic crossmodal synapses, trained during a learning period. During training visual and auditory stimuli are more frequent and more tuned close to the fovea. Model simulations after training have been performed in crossmodal conditions to assess the auditory and visual perception bias: visual stimuli were positioned at different azimuth (±10° from the fovea) coupled with an auditory stimulus at various audio-visual distances (±20°). The cue reliability has been altered by using visual stimuli with two different contrast levels. Model predictions are compared with behavioral data. Results show that model predictions agree with behavioral data, in a variety of conditions characterized by a different role of prior and likelihood. Finally, the effect of a different unimodal or crossmodal prior, re-learning, temporal correlation among input stimuli, and visual damage (hemianopia) are tested, to reveal the possible use of the model in the clarification of important multisensory problems.
Taxonomic revision of Clinacanthus (Acanthaceae) in Thailand
Authors: BONGCHEEWIN BHANUBONG , DARBYSHIRE IAIN , SATITPATIPAN VEENA , KONGSAWADWORAKUL PANIDA
Published: February 2019

The taxonomy of Clinacanthus in Thailand is revised. Nomenclature, descriptions and a key to the species are provided. Clinacanthus nutans is lectotypified. Clinacanthus burmanni var. robinsoni from Vietnam is found to be distinct from both C. nutans and C. siamensis and is elevated to species status.
Three new species of Phyllocoptinae mites (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) associated with ornamental plants in Brazil
Authors: NAVIA DENISE , FLECHTMANN CARLOS H.W.
Published: February 2019

Three new species of Phyllocoptinae mites (Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) from Brazil namely Acaricalus souzae n. sp. (Acaricalini), from common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea (Convolvulaceae); Aculops fenestratus n. sp. (Anthocoptini), from royal poinciana or flamboyant, Delonix regia (Fabaceae); and Porcupinotus costaspinosus n. sp. (Anthocoptini), from Abarema cochliacarpos (Mimosaceae) are described. The eriophyoid mite species were causing no apparent damage.
The Mecistocephalidae of the Japanese and Taiwanese islands (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)
Authors: ULIANA MARCO , BONATO LUCIO , MINELLI ALESSANDRO
Published: February 2019

We present a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the Mecistocephalidae occurring in the Japanese main archipelago and in Taiwan, based on both the critical analysis of published information and the comparative morphological examination of representative specimens, including type material. A total of 34 species in 8 genera are recognised. Diagnostic characters, synonyms and geographical distribution are reviewed and discussed for all species, and a detailed redescription is provided for 12 already known species. An identification key to all species is also provided. The following species are described as new: Arrup ishiianus, Arrup lilliputianus, Arrup longicalix, Arrup kyushuensis, Mecistocephalus changi, Mecistocephalus karasawai. The following synonymies are new: Tygarrup monoporus Shinohara, 1961 = Dicellophilus pulcher (Kishida, 1928); Mecistocephalus fenestratus Verhoeff, 1934 = Mecistocephalus japonicus Meinert, 1886; Mecistocephalus insulomontanus Gressitt, 1941 = Mecistocephalus marmoratus Verhoeff, 1934; Mecistocephalus manazurensis Shinohara, 1961 = Mecistocephalus nannocornis Chamberlin, 1920; Mecistocephalus mirandus Pocock, 1895 = Mecistocephalus japonicus Meinert, 1886; Mecistocephalus okinawaensis Takakuwa, 1939 = Mecistocephalus pauroporus Takakuwa, 1936; Mecistocephalus takakuwai Verhoeff, 1934 = Mecistocephalus diversisternus (Silvestri, 1919). Dicellophilus pulcher (Kishida, 1928) new comb. is here recognised as the valid name for the species previously referred to as Dicellophilus latifrons Takakuwa,1934.
A second species in the millipede suborder Sinocallipodidea Shear, 2000 (Diplopoda: Callipodida)
Authors: STOEV PAVEL , ENGHOFF HENRIK , PANHA SOMSAK , FUANGARWORN MARUT
Published: February 2019

Sinocallipus thai sp.n, is described from Saraburi Province, Thailand. This is the second species in the suborder Sinocallipodidea Shear, 2000, hitherto known only from S. simplipodicus, discovered in a cave in Yunnan, southern China. Although there are just a few differences in the structure of the gonopods, the new species can be easily distinguished from its congener by the larger number of ocelli and pleurotergites, the relative length of antennae, shape of antennomere 7, body coloration, etc. There also seems to be a habitat differentiation, S. simplipodicus is known only from a cave, while the unique specimen of Sinocallipus thai was collected under a rock and accordingly does not show any particular troglomorphic traits. The putative record of S. simplipodicus from Laos (Shear et al., 2003, Zootaxa, 365, 1–20) is discussed in the light of the new finding
Chaetozone and Caulleriella (Polychaeta: Cirratulidae) from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, with description of eight new species
Authors: DEAN HARLAN K. , BLAKE JAMES A.
Published: February 2019

Polychaetes of the family Cirratulidae have often been poorly understood yet are very common and important components of intertidal and subtidal benthic communities. Five species of Chaetozone are here described from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Three of these species, C. acuminata sp. nov., C. cimar sp. nov., and C. nicoyana sp. nov., are new to science while C. corona Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941 and C. hedgpethi Blake, 1996 were previously described from California. C. acuminata sp. nov. has an elongate peristomium, a narrow anterior body region and elongate unidentate spines; the upper notosetal and lower neurosetal spines may be bidentate. C. cimar sp. nov. has notopodial and neuropodial spines in the mid-body region and partially complete posterior cinctures. C. nicoyana sp. nov. has a double row of posterior notopodial spines with fine recurved tips. Five new species in the genus Caulleriella are also described: C. cucula sp. nov., C. dulcei sp. nov., C. minuta sp. nov., C. moralesensis sp. nov., and C. murilloi sp. nov. C. cucula sp. nov. has dark, prominent nuchal organs, notopodial spines from the midbody to the posterior body region, capillary setae accompanying the spines in posterior setigers, bidentate neuropodial spines throughout. C. dulcei sp. nov. has accompanying capillary setae in all parapodial lobes except the posterior neuropodia, and notopodial spines from the anterior to mid-body region. C. minuta sp. nov. is a very small species with neuropodial spines beginning at setiger 4, capillaries accompanying the spines in posterior notopodia and segment 1 fused with setiger 1. C. moralesensis sp. nov. has notopodial spines from the anterior region and capillaries accompanying spines in both the notopodia and neuropodia. C. murilloi sp. nov. has dorsal tentacles emerging from setiger 3 and highly modified bidentate spines with low, rounded teeth or an encircling hood. Morphological characters which best aid in the differentiation of species in each genus are discussed including the use of peristomial annulations as a morphological character.
Callinera emiliae sp. nov. (Nemertea: Palaeonemertea) from Negros Island, the Philippines
Authors: KAJIHARA HIROSHI
Published: February 2019

Callinera emiliae sp. nov., the ninth member of the genus, is described based on three specimens collected in Dumaguete, Negros Island, Republic of the Philippines. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following characteristics: lateral sensory organs present; sub-epidermal glandular cells absent; blood vascular system without a ventral cephalic connective; nervous system with two dorsal cerebral commissures; and foregut nerves fused to form a ganglion in front of the mouth. In living specimens, epidermal constrictions were observed in the intestinal region; the presence of intestinal sphincters was confirmed in sectioned material and these correspond with the epidermal constrictions.
Freshwater prawns of the genus Macrobrachium Bate, 1868 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) of Colombia
Authors: VALENCIA DIEGO M. , CAMPOS MARTHA R.
Published: February 2019

A review of the species of freshwater prawns belonging to the genus Macrobrachium in Colombia is presented. According to the study, the genus Macrobrachium comprises 20 species for Colombia. The species Macrobrachium cortezi Rodríguez, 1982, M. ferreirai Kensley & Walker, 1982 and M. reyesi Pereira, 1986 are recorded for the first time in the country. Geographical species distributions are updated with basis on new material. Diagnoses, illustrations and a key for Colombian Macrobrachium species are included.
Biodiversity, conservation, and hotspot atlas of Costa Rica: a dung beetle perspective (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)
Authors: KOHLMANN BERT , SOLÍS ÁNGEL , ELLE ORTWIN , SOTO XINIA , RUSSO RICARDO
Published: February 2019

This paper is an analysis of the distribution of areas of high species richness and endemicity based on dung beetles living in the different Holdridge life-zones of Costa Rica by using a geographic information system (GIS). Endemism was examined in relation to whether the species were shared with Nicaragua and/or Panama, or if they were strictly Costa Rican. The species composition of dung beetle distributions in the sampling areas and life-zones was evaluated. Species distribution was also analyzed in relation to altitudinal levels. The species richness and endemicity maps served as a base for doing a gap analysis and defining four different levels of high priority conservation areas. We also investigated what percentage of these priority areas is under some type of protection or conservation scheme and which of these areas should be enlarged. Also considered is the feasibility that these areas under protection have for enlargement, considering possible problems and interactions with present land-use. We include a list of all the recorded dung beetle species for Costa Rica, as well as their presence in the different Holdridge life-zones and their endemicity status. This study clearly demonstrates the need to include insects in biodiversity-endemicity studies because different and more detailed results are obtained in relation to vertebrate and plant-based studies.
New species of Laparocerus Schönherr, 1834 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands)
Authors: MACHADO ANTONIO
Published: February 2019

The weevil genus Laparocerus Schönherr (1834) is distributed and very diverse in the Macaronesian region. In advance of a larger monographic study of the genus, five new species endemic to the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands) are described in this first contribution: L. tinguaro n.sp., L. boticarius n.sp., L. chasnensis n.sp., L. aguiari n.sp., and L. subparallelus n.sp. Detailed descriptions (including photographs of holotypes and drawings of aedeagus, spermatheca, and sternite VIII) are supplemented with diagnostic remarks referring to similar or related taxa. Data on the distribution within the island, phenology, and the host-plants are also provided. A total of 697 specimens have been studied.
A review of the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of southern South America
Authors: SMITH ANDREW B.T. , SKELLEY PAUL E.
Published: February 2019

The 27 Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) species that occur in southern South America are reviewed. This study region consists of the southern parts of Argentina and Chile including the Central Chilean, Patagonian, and Subantarctic biogeographical provinces. Keys, illustrations, and distributional records with maps for all species are presented. Seventeen species are native to southern South America, nine species are introduced, and the status of one species could not be determined due to a lack of study material. Nine of the 17 native species are endemic to southern South America, and the relationship between these endemic species and similar Australian groups is discussed. A number of classification and nomenclatural changes are made. Paranimbus Schmidt and Pseudopodotenus Dellacasa are considered to subgenera of Podotenus Schmidt. As a result, the following new combinations are created: Podotenus (Paranimbus) longitarsis (Harold), Podotenus (Paranimbus) penai (Petrovitz), Podotenus (Paranimbus) peruanus (Erichson), Podotenus (Paran- imbus) zoiai (Dellacasa), and Podotenus (Pseudopodotenus) fulviventris (Fairmaire and Germain). Ataenius chilensis (Solier) is removed from synonymy with Ataenius gracilis (Melsheimer) and is considered a valid species. Ataenius modestus Schmidt is synonymized under Ataenius chilensis (Solier). Psammobius indefensus Schmidt is transferred to the genus Leiopsammodius and Leiopsammodius chilensis Rakovic is placed in synonymy with this name. Lectotypes are designated for the following names: Aphodius chilensis Solier (now Ataenius chilensis), Aphodius reflexus Schmidt (now Orodaliscoides reflexus), Ataenius modestus (now a synonym of Ataenius chilensis), and Psammobius indefensus Schmidt (now Leiopsammodius indefensus). A neotype is designated for Aphodius angustus Philippi and Philippi, a synonym of Pleurophorus caesus (Panzer). Records considered to be erroneous for several Aphodiinae species in southern South America are also discussed.
New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera Dispio, Malacoceros, Polydora, and Scolelepis, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus Scolelepis
Authors: WILLIAMS JASON D.
Published: February 2019

Seven species of spionid worms of the Philippines are described based primarily on specimens collected from intertidal sandy beaches in 1999–2000. Four of these species are new to science and two are recorded for the first time from this region. Dispio latilamella sp. n., is distinguished by large, spoon-shaped postsetal notopodial lamellae of setiger 1 and notopodial lamellae of setigers 1–13 with digitiform extensions along margin. Malacoceros indicus (Fauvel, 1928), a widely distributed species, is discovered for the first time in the Philippines. Polydora cavitensis Pillai, 1965 is reported from Manila Bay for the first time since its original description. Four species of Scolelepis were found: S. hutchingsae Dauer, 1985, S. alisonae sp. n., S. magnicornuta sp. n., and S. villosivaina sp. n. Scolelepis hutchingsae was previously only known from Australia; the Philippine specimens closely match the original description. Scolelepis alisonae sp. n. is distinguished by postsetal notopodial lamellae with conical lobes on anterior setigers, bidentate notopodial hooded hooks beginning on setiger 68–99, and bidentate neuropodial hooded hooks beginning on setiger 25–33. Scolelepis magnicornuta sp. n. has a large, conical occipital tentacle with cilia along the sides, unidentate or bidentate notopodial hooded
A revision of the Brementia-group of genera (Copepoda: Notodelphyidae), with descriptions of a new genus and four new species
Authors: BOXSHALL GEOFF A. , MARCHENKOV ANDREY
Published: February 2019

A new genus of parasitic copepod, Paranoplodelphys, is established in the family Notodelphyidae to accommodate a new, highly reduced species, P. simplex n. gen. et n. sp., collected from a tunicate host, Didemnum dicolla in Djibouti. The new genus retains only four paired limbs: antennules, legs 1, 2 and 5. Two new species of Anoplodelphys, A. afri-cana and A.laubieri, are described from tunicate hosts of the genus Didemnum collected in the Gulf of Suez and off the Kwazulu-Natal coast, respectively. A new species of Achelidelphys, A. papuensis, is described from a Didemnum species host collected off Papua New Guinea. New records are also reported for Anoplodelphys corneci and Achelidelphys steinitzi also from tunicate hosts. After re-examination of type material of most species, a phylogenetic analysis of relationships between the genera of the Brementia-group was performed using PAUP. This identified four main clades: Brementia, Anoplodelphys, Paranoplodelphys and the Achelidelphys-clade. There was no support for the continued recognition of Cephalodelphys and Syndelphys as valid separate genera, and it is proposed to treat as them synonyms of Achelidelphys. Both genera were monotypic and upon transfer Cephalodelphys stellata Lafargue & Laubier, 1977 becomes Achelidelphys stellata (Lafargue and Laubier, 1977) n. comb. and Syndelphys reducta Lafargue and Laubier, 1977 becomes Achelidelphys reducta (Lafargue and Laubier, 1977) n. comb.
The genus Malthonica Simon, 1898 in the Iberian Peninsula (Araneae: Agelenidae)
Authors: BARRIENTOS JOSÉ ANTONIO , CARDOSO PEDRO
Published: February 2019

Until recently, Malthonica lusitanica Simon, 1898 was the only species of the genus to be known from the Iberian Peninsula. Due to intensive fieldwork made in Portugal, a new undescribed species was found, here described as Malthonica oceanica sp. n. This work provides a taxonomic revision of the genus Malthonica Simon, 1898 in the Iberian Peninsula (excluding the Balearic Islands) and gives a first account on the potential distribution and phenology of both species.
A new species of Juliomys (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae) from the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil
Authors: COSTA LEONORA P. , PAVAN SILVIA E. , LEITE YURI L.R. , FAGUNDES VALÉRIA
Published: February 2019

In the present paper, we describe Juliomys ossitenuis, a new species of sigmodontine rodent from the Altantic forest biodiversity hotspot in South America. This new species can be distinguished from the two congeners by clear morphological, molecular, and karyological characters. Juliomys ossitenuis is known from rain and semi-deciduous forests above 800 meters of altitude in southeastern Brazil, ranging from the state of Espírito Santo to São Paulo. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene confirmed that members of this new species form a well-supported monophyletic group, highly divergent from the other two species in the genus.
Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from Japan. II. Tanaidomorpha from the East China Sea, the West Pacific Ocean and the Nansei Islands
Authors: LARSEN KIM , SHIMOMURA MICHITAKA
Published: February 2019

The Japanese shallow water fauna of tanaidomorphan Tanaidacea are examined. Seven new species Tumidochelia knighti, Mesotanais birdi, Leptognathia bamberi, Typhlotanais magdalensis, Typhlotanais ohtsukae, Tanaella kommritzia and Chauliopleona hansknechti are described. Chauliopleona dentata Dojiri & Sieg, 1997, from the type locality (California) is re-described. Leptognathia dentifera and L. unicinata are transferred to Tumidochelia. The genus Leptognathia is redefined and a number of species removed from the genus. The new leptognathid genera Biarticulata and Forcipatia are erected. A key to the Tumidochelia, Mesotanais, Leptognathia sensus stricto, and Forcipatia is given.
Three new species of Myxosporea (Bivalvulida: Ceratomyxidae: Alatasporidae) from the gall bladders of anglerfishes Lophius spp. (Teleostei: Lophiidae) in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
Authors: AFONSO-DIAS ISABEL , KALAVATI CHAGANTI , MACKENZIE KEN , MACKENZIE KEVIN S.
Published: February 2019

Three new species of myxosporeans are described from the gall bladders of Lophius piscatorius L. and L. budegassa Spinola. Ceratomyxa lophii n. sp. was found in 14 of 42 L. piscatorius from two locations to the northwest of Scotland in March 2000. Alataspora budegassai n. sp. was found in all eight specimens of L. budegassa caught off Algarve in the south of Portugal in June and August 2000. Pseudalataspora lophii n. sp. was found in 21 of 48 L. piscatorius from six locations to the west and northwest of Scotland in March 2000, March 2004 and October 2004. Ceratomyxa lophii n. sp. is one of only a few species of the genus having unequal spore valves, but differs from all the other species in spore dimensions and in the form of the plasmodium. The dimensions of the spore of Alataspora budegassai n. sp. are very similar to those of A. africana Shulman, Kovaleva & Dubina, 1979, described from a species of perciform fish caught off West Africa, but are markedly different from those of any of the other 15 described species of Alataspora. Pseudalataspora lophii n. sp. differs from the other 11 species of Pseudalataspora described to date in the dimensions of the spore and other features.
Two new relict Syncordulia species found during museum and field studies of threatened dragonflies in the Cape Floristic Region (Odonata: Corduliidae)
Authors: DIJKSTRA KLAAS-DOUWE B. , SAMWAYS MICHAEL J. , SIMAIKA JOHN P.
Published: February 2019

Red List assessments often require the verification of records and taxonomy in museum collections and the field. Such research during an assessment of threatened dragonflies in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) biodiversity hotspot, led to the discovery of two new narrow-range endemic Syncordulia species, bringing the known total to four in the genus. The new species, Syncordulia legator and S. serendipator, are described with emphasis on their identification, ecology and biogeography. Morphological diversity within the genus and the absence of obvious close relatives suggest an ancient and isolated presence in the CFR, emphasizing the uniqueness and conservation importance of the region’s endemic odonate fauna.
On Gerridae (Insecta: Heteroptera) from Bhutan, with description of a new species of Onychotrechus Kirkaldy, 1903
Authors: ZETTEL HERBERT , DUC TRAN ANH
Published: February 2019

Hitherto the water striders (Gerridae) of Bhutan have been almost unknown. Only one species, Metrocoris compar (Buchanan-White, 1883), has been reported. Mainly based on new collections, the present study raises the number of known species to nine. Onychotrechus jaechi sp.n. is described; it is closely related to O. robustus Andersen, 1980 described from northwestern India.
The genus Nicostratus Distant from China (Hemiptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae)
Authors: XU JING-YANG , LIU GUO-QING
Published: February 2019

Two species are recognized, including a new species, Nicostratus frontmaculus, from Menghai, Yunnan Province, China. Photographs of the species and illustrations of genital structure are given, and distributional records of all species are provided. A key to the world species is provided. Type specimens of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Entomology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
A new species group of the genus Trechosia from the Cape region of South Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)
Authors: GEGINAT GERNOT
Published: February 2019

Trechodes intermedia sp. nov. and T. kogelbergensis sp. nov. are described from South Africa. A third species, T. humeralis (Jeannel, 1930) comb.nov. is transferred to Trechosia Jeannel from the genus Cothresia Jeannel. All three species are macropterous, endemic to the South African Cape region, and together represent a new species group of the genus Trechosia. Keys to the species groups of the genus Trechosia and to the species of the new T. intermedia group are provided.
Description of two new Temnothorax species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Italy
Authors: SCHULZ ANDREAS , HEINZE JÜRGEN , PUSCH KATJA
Published: February 2019

We describe two species of the ant genus Temnothorax: T. alienus nov. spec. and T. saxatilis nov. spec. Both new species are endemic to middle and southern Italy. We characterize the two species and compare them to similar Temnothorax from Italy and the Western Palaearctic.
A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum
Authors: MER§Ç NURETT§N , ERYILMAZ LÜTF§YE , ÖZULUò MÜF§T
Published: February 2019

The collection of fishes held by the Hydrobiology Museum, Science Faculty, Istanbul University, contains specimens representing 346 species from 105 families of fish obtained from the coastal and inland waters of Turkey. This study represents the first fish collection catologue to be published in Turkey and marks the opening of the fish collection at the Istanbul University Science Faculty Hydrobiology Museum (IUSHM).
Oribatid mites of the family Astegistidae (Acari: Oribatida) in Mongolia
Authors: BAYARTOGTOKH BADAMDORJ
Published: February 2019

The oribatid mite family Astegistidae is represented in Mongolia by four species in two genera. A new species, Cultroribula taigagica sp. nov., collected from cool temperate forests in Northern Mongolia is described based on adults. In addition, three known species, Astegistes pilosus (C.L. Koch, 1840), Cultroribula dentata Willmann, 1950 and Cultroribula vtorovi Krivolutsly, 1971 are recorded for the first time from Mongolia, which are redescribed along with data on their distribution and ecology. A key to Mongolian species of Astegistidae is given.
A review of the genus Paraxizicus Gorochov & Kang, 2005 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae)
Authors: MAO SHAO-LI , SHI FU-MING
Published: February 2019

A key to species of genus Paraxizicus is given. One species is described as new: Paraxizicus spathulata Mao & Shi sp. nov. from China. Two known species, P. sinensis (Tinkham, 1944) com. nov. and P. lacusicera (Shi et al., 1995) com. nov., are transferred to the genus Paraxizicus. The type specimens are deposited in Museum of Hebei University, Baoding, China.
New species and a new record of Isotomidae (Collembola) from the coast of Brazil
Authors: ABRANTES EDUARDO ASSIS , DE MENDONÇA MARIA CLEIDE
Published: February 2019

Two new isotomid species of the genera Archisotoma and Isotomodes and new record of Folsomides from Restinga de Maricá, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil are presented.
Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis, a new species of Palaeontinidae (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha) from the Middle Jurassic of Reshuitang and Daohugou of China
Authors: WANG BO , ZHANG HAICHUN , FANG YAN
Published: February 2019

Palaeontinodes reshuitangensis sp. nov., a new species of the Mesozoic family Palaeontinidae, is described based on some well-preserved specimens from the Middle Jurassic of Reshuitang and Daohugou of China. Palaeontinodes cf. angarensis Becker-Migdisova & Wootton, 1965 (sensu Wang, Zhang & Fang, 2006) is transferred to P. reshuitangensis. This discovery indicates that fossil-bearing strata of Daohugou and Reshuitang are contemporaneous. A key to species of the genus Palaeontinodes is presented.
Additions to the cicada fauna of Venezuela with the description of a new species and checklist of the Venezuelan cicada fauna (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae)
Authors: SANBORN ALLEN F.
Published: February 2019

The new Neotropical cicada species Fidicinoides flavipronotum sp. n. is described. Comparisons are made to other members of the genus found in Venezuela. Fidicina distanti Goding, 1925 is transferred to Fidicinoides Boulard & Martinelli and Diceroprocta bilaqueata (Uhler, 1903) is transferred to Ariasa Distant. Eleven additional species are recorded for the first time from Venezuela increasing the cicada fauna diversity of the country by 31%. A checklist of Venezuelan species is provided.
New species of Neohybos Ale-Rocha & Carvalho (Diptera, Hybotidae, Hybotinae) from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Authors: ALE-ROCHA R.
Published: February 2019

Eleven new species of Neohybos Ale-Rocha & Carvalho are described from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru: N. bicolor (Ecuador); N. brunnescens (Colombia); N. colombiensis (Colombia); N. cooperi (Colombia); N. cupreus (Ecuador); N. elegans (Ecuador, Colombia); N. fuscipes (Ecuador); N. longiventris (Peru), N. schlingeri (Colombia), N. rossi (Colombia) and N. tenuis (Ecuador, Colombia).
The Elaphidion Audinet-Serville of the Puerto Rican Bank: new species, distributions, taxonomic corrections, and a key to species (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Elaphidiini)
Authors: IVIE MICHAEL A. , SCHWENGEL-REGALA MICHELLE L.
Published: February 2019

The six species of Elaphidion Audinet-Serville occurring in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are keyed, illustrated and diagnosed. Elaphidion michelii Ivie NEW SPECIES (Puerto Rico) and Elaphidion mayesae Ivie NEW SPECIES (St. Thomas and Puerto Rico) are described. Previous records for E. pseudonomon Ivie for Puerto Rico are corrected to Elaphidion mayesae Ivie.
New records of two rare genera, Monstrotanais Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981 and Robustochelia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1983 (Tanaidacea: Crustacea)
Authors: JÓÓWIAK PIOTR , BŁAŻEWICZ-PASZKOWYCZ MAGDALENA
Published: February 2019

Two new species of two rare genera, Monstrotanais ingens n. sp. and Robustochelia virilis n. sp., have been described from the material collected during cruises of r/v Eltanin. The type species of Robustochelia, R. robusta (Kudinova-Pasternak, 1970) has been redescribed based on the well preserved holotype. Diagnoses of the two genera have been amended and key for Robustochelia species has been proposed. Currently two species are assigned to Monstrotanais and four to Robustochelia. Robustochelia solida Larsen, 2005 is now excluded from the genus and possibility of establishing a new genus for the species is considered.