bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New fungus-feeding thrips (Thysanoptera–Phlaeothripinae) from tropical Australia
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A. , MINAEI KAMB
Published: March 2019

Three new genera and seven new species of fungal-feeding thrips are described from the northern, tropical zone of Australia. Majerthrips barrowi gen. et sp. n. is a large species exhibiting polymorphism associated with wing development and sex, whereas Senithrips psomus gen. et sp. n. is a minute monomorphic species with little sexual dimorphism. Also monomorphic is Jacotia rhodorcha sp.n., the fourth species described in this genus from Australia. These three were all taken during a biodiversity survey of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Structural variation in Streptothrips tribulatius sp. n. from Cape Tribulation, Queensland, confirms the existence of dimorphism in this genus between winged and wingless individuals. Stomothrips mouldeni differs from the single described species in this genus in having the mouth cone directed ventrally not posteriorly; it was collected from Cycas pruinosa in the north of Western Australia. Also in this area but living at the base of Triodia grasses, Apostlethrips apostus and A. pygus gen. et spp. n. are remarkable amongst the Eurythrips group of leaf-litter phlaeothripines in lacking sense cones on antennal segment III, and lacking tergal wing retaining setae in macropterae, also in the setose abdominal apex.
Description of Schistocerca cohni n. sp. and redescription of S. socorro (Dirsh) (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Cyrtacanthacridinae) from Mexico
Authors: SONG HOJUN
Published: March 2019

Schistocerca cohni n. sp. is described from central Mexico and a Socorro Island endemic species, S. socorro, is redescribed with status change and justified emendation. Male external and internal genitalia are described and illustrated. Biology of the endemic species briefly described.
Taxonomy, cladistics and biogeography of the South American genus Brachygasterina Macquart (Diptera: Muscidae)
Authors: DE CARVALHO C. J.B. , PONT A. C.
Published: March 2019

Brachygasterina Macquart, an endemic South American genus, is revised to include Brachygasterina andina sp. nov. from Ecuador (Pichincha). All six species are redescribed, including B. stuebeli that was recently transferred to this genus. A cladistic analysis was performed including five of the six species of the genus and using Delia platura (Meigen), an anthomyiid fly, and Palpibracus veneris (Bigot) as outgroup taxa. Four most parsimonious cladograms were found, all supporting the monophyly of the genus, as previously stated in the literature. According to the selected cladogram, the phylogenetic relationships of Brachygasterina species are as follows: (D. platura (P. veneris ((B. andina, B. stuebeli) (B. major (B. valdiviensis, B. violaceiventris))))). A cladistic biogeographic analysis of the genus was conducted and is discussed. The pattern revealed by the species of Brachygasterina can be explained by vicariant events involving two lineages of Brachygasterina and the evolution of the Andes.
A new species of the genus Sanmenia Song & Kim, 1992 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Yunnan Province, China
Authors: YANG ZI-ZHONG , ZHU MING-SHENG , SONG DA-XIANG
Published: March 2019

A new species, Sanmenia gongshan sp. nov., is described based on five males and eight females collected from Gongshan County of the Gaoligong Mountains National Nature Reserve and three males from Yingjiang County of Yunnan Province, China. A revised diagnosis and distribution for the genus Sanmenia are given.
A new species of Dendrobates (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Amazonian lowlands in Perú
Authors: BROWN JASON L. , SCHULTE RAINER , SUMMERS KYLE
Published: March 2019

We describe a new species of poison frog from Amazonian Peru. Dendrobates uakarii, sp. nov. is distinguished by the presence of paired parallel dorsolateral lines: one yellow oblique lateral and one red dorsolateral (on each flank), with one vertebral line, similar in color to the dorsolateral lines. Phylogenetic analysis show that D. uakarii, sp. nov. and closely related taxa (D. ventrimaculatus sp. aff. Shreve from Porto Walter, Brazil and another from Amazonas, Brazil) form the sister group to D. fantasticus Boulenger. This new species can be distinguished from its sister taxa on the basis of 19 unique mitochondrial gene nucleotide site substitutions. Comparisons between closely related species show a slight difference in call repetition rate and mean frequency.
Two new species of Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha) from the cave collembolan collection of Bonet from Asturias and Cantabria (north of Spain)
Authors: JORDANA RAFAEL , BAQUERO ENRIQUE
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Entomobrya are described from two caves of Asturias and Cantabria (north of Spain). The specimens were found in the Bonet collembolan collection at the “Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales” of Madrid (Spain). Entomomobrya boneti n. sp. was found in three slides containing 11, 4 and 1 specimens respectively, from the “Cueva del Castillo”, Puente el Viesgo (Santander). Entomobrya luquei n. sp. was found in a slide with 11 specimens from “Cueva de Cuetu-Lledías”, Llanes (Asturias). The species are described considering a set of 39 morphological and chaetotaxy characters. Both species appear to be troglophiles by the pigment reduction, although there are no other troglomorphic characters present. The gut content is composed of organic matter and fungus spores.
A new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from the blue-black grassquit (Aves: Passeriformes: Emberizidae) in Brazil
Authors: VALIM MICHEL P. , PALMA RICARDO L.
Published: March 2019

A new species of Brueelia Kéler, 1936 is described and illustrated, based on lice collected from the blue-black grassquit, Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766), in Brazil. This is the first species of Philopteridae recorded from this Neotropical passeriform species.
Description of the male of the rare Madagascan species Pseudorphnus hiboni with notes on the genus Pseudorphnus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Orphninae)
Authors: FROLOV ANDREY V. , MONTREUIL OLIVIER
Published: March 2019

A male of Pseudorphnus hiboni Paulian is described from material recently collected in Ranomafana National Park (eastern Madagascar). The species is compared with the two other known species of the genus. Notes on biology and distribution are given.
Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on scolopendrid centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)
Authors: LEWIS JOHN G.E. , MINELLI ALESSANDRO , SHELLEY ROWLAND M.
Published: March 2019

Some taxonomic and nomenclatural inconsistencies in the Scolopendridae are clarified. Heterostoma cribriferum var. robustum Haase, 1887 is placed in synonymy under Ethmostigmus rubripes platycephalus (Newport, 1845), and the synonymy of Congobius Dobroruka, 1968 and Parotostigmus Pocock, 1896 (a valid subgenus of Otostigmus Porat, 1876) is formalized. The nomen novum Scolopendra attemsi is proposed for Trachycormocephalus intermedius Attems, 1928, to avert homonymy with S. intermedia Porat, 1871, upon transferring the former into Scolopendra. The following seven new combinations are proposed: Scolopendra lutea (Attems, 1928) (transferred from Arthrorhabdus); S. arenicola (Lawrence, 1975), S. koreana (Verhoeff, 1934), S. langi (Chamberlin, 1927), S. monticola (Lawrence, 1975) and S. zuluana (Lawrence, 1958) (all from Trachycormocephalus); Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) kivuensis (Dobroruka, 1968) (from Congobius). Additionally, two subspecies of Rhysida nuda (Newport, 1845) — somala Manfredi, 1933 and subnuda Jangi, 1955 — are assigned to R. immarginata (Porat, 1876).
A new species of Villa Lioy, 1864 (Diptera: Bombyliidae) parasitic on Sesiidae (Lepidoptera)
Authors: GREATHEAD DAVID J. , KARIMPOUR YOUNES
Published: March 2019

A new species of Bombyliidae, Villa sesivora sp. nov. reared from pupae of Chamaesphecia schizoceriformis Kolenati (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) feeding in the roots of Euphorbia boissieriana (Woronow) Prokh., 1949 is described from western Iran.
A new species of the genus Aphanius (Nardo, 1832) (Actinopterygii, Cyprinodontidae) from Algeria
Authors: BLANCO JOSÉ L. , HRBEK TOMAS , DOADRIO IGNACIO
Published: March 2019

A new species, Aphanius saourensis sp. nov., is described based on morphological and genetic characters. The new species comes from the Saoura Valley in northwestern Algeria. It differs from Aphanius iberus, in which the Saoura Valley populations have been included until now, by a combination of the following characters: 7–8 (9) branched rays in dorsal fin; greater preorbital length (PrOL/ED=0.9–1.3); and a narrower caudal peduncle (CPL/BLD=1.7–2.0). Body pigmentation in live males consists of a profusely mottled blue and silver pattern, without vertical bars. Females lack conspicuous black spots. The new species differs from both of its sister taxa (Aphanius iberus and A. baeticus) at 26 fixed nucleotide positions (molecular autapomorphies) in the cytochrome b gene. Genetic divergence between Aphanius iberus and Aphanius saourensis sp. nov. for the cytochrome b gene is 4.9–5.8 % and between Aphanius baeticus and Aphanius saourensis sp. nov. 6.3– 6.5 %.
A new species of Gonatocerus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) parasitic on proconiine sharpshooters (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the New World
Authors: TRIAPITSYN SERGUEI V. , VICKERMAN DANEL B. , HERATY JOHN M. , LOGARZO GUILLERMO A.
Published: March 2019

A new species of Gonatocerus Nees (Mymaridae) is described from the states of San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas in Mexico, with additional records from Argentina and Peru. Type specimens of G. uat S. Triapitsyn sp. n. were reared in Mexico from the eggs of proconiine sharpshooters (Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae: Proconiini) in the genera Homalodisca Stål and Oncometopia Stål. Taxonomic and molecular evidence from five gene regions (28S-D2, ITS1, ITS2, COI, COII) is provided to help differentiate the new species from the morphologically similar taxon, G. ashmeadi Girault, which also belongs to the ater species group of Gonatocerus.
A new species of water mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae) from the mantle cavity of the prosobranch gastropod Potadoma moerchi (Reeve) (Streptoneura: Thiaridae) in Nigeria
Authors: GLEDHILL TERENCE , AGBOLADE OLUFEMI
Published: March 2019

Dockovdia oruensis sp. nov., from the mantle cavity of the prosobranch gastropod Potadoma moerchi (Reeve) in Nigeria is described and figured. This is the second water mite species from the Hygrobatidae to be reported as a ‘parasite’ of a freshwater mollusc and, significantly, the first record of a water mite from a thiarid gastropod.
A new species of Passalozetes (Acari: Oribatida) from the Andes mountains of Argentina
Authors: MARTÍNEZ PABLO A. , HERRERO ALFREDO C.
Published: March 2019

Passalozetes (Passalozetes) alumbrensis n. sp., a new species of Passalozetidae (Acari: Oribatida), is described from the soil of a mountain peak in the Andes Range, west of Argentina. An expansion of the diagnosis of Passalozetidae is proposed.
Akysis bilustris, a new species of catfish from southern Laos (Siluriformes: Akysidae)
Authors: NG HEOK HEE
Published: March 2019

Akysis bilustris, new species, is described from the Xe Kong drainage (a subdrainage of the Mekong River) in southern Laos. It is distinguished from congeners in having a unique combination of the following characters: eye diameter 14.0– 17.5% HL, serrae on posterior margin of pectoral spine 2–3 and longer than half width of spine, pectoral fin reaching to or overlapping pelvic-fin base (length 24.5–29.3% SL), adipose-fin base length 14.3–18.3% SL, body depth at anus 11.4– 13.8% SL, caudal-peduncle length 19.6–23.4% SL, caudal-peduncle depth 6.7–9.2% SL, caudal fin emarginate, and vertebrae 30–31.
Systematics and biogeography of the genus Besdolus Ricker, 1952 (Plecoptera, Perlodidae): molecules do not match morphology
Authors: FOCHETTI ROMOLO , GAETANI BRUNELLA , FENOGLIO STEFANO , BO TIZIANO , LÓPEZ-RODRÍGUEZ MANUEL JESUS , TIERNO DE FIGUEROA JOSÉ MANUEL
Published: March 2019

The Central-Southern European genus Besdolus was reinstated and revised by Zwick and Weinzierl (1995), and includes five species: B. imhoffi (Pictet), B. ventralis (Pictet), B. bicolor (Navás), B. ravizzarum Zwick & Weinzierl, and B. illyricus Kovács & Zwick. Overall, these species are rarely collected and have apparent relictual distributions. From the ecological point of view, B. bicolor, B. ravizzarum and B. illyricus seem to be more orophilic whereas B. imhoffi and B. ventralis are associated to lowland rivers. These species are sensitive to the environmental perturbations and are endangered taxa, threatened with extinction. Species identifications are difficult using available morphological characters. We sequenced a fragment of the mitochondrial gene COI to better understand the systematics and biogeography of this genus and to evaluate the molecular intra- and interspecific distances. Specific boundaries, species relationships, degree of isolation and molecular similarity are also presented. The molecular data do not fully support the validity of the five species. Molecular distances between B. bicolor and B. ventralis and between B. imhoffi and B. illyricus are similar to what has been previously reported for conspecific stonefly taxa. In this study, the results of the molecular approach are not congruent with the traditional morphological arrangement. Biogeographically, we hypothesize that a Central European stem species dispersing westward and southward diverged into two lineages, then differentiated on the three European main peninsulas.
A revision of the genus Trisuloides Butler, 1881 with descriptions of three new species from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae). Revision of Pantheinae, contribution I
Authors: BEHOUNEK GOTTFRIED , HAN HUI-LIN , KONONENKO VLADIMIR
Published: March 2019

The subfamily Pantheinae is diagnosed. The genus Trisuloides Butler, 1881 of the subfamily Pantheinae is revised. Three new species (Trisuloides xizanga sp. n., T. becheri sp. n. and T. prosericea sp. n) are described from China as new. The name Trisuloides catocalina Moore, 1883 stat. rev. is recognized as valid, not a synonym of Trisuloides sericea Butler, 1881 and not a homonym of Tambana catocalina Moore, 1882 (currently placed in Antitrisuloides Holloway, 1985). The name Trisuloides luteifascia Hampson, 1894 is recognized as a junior synonym (syn. n.) of Trisuloides catocalina Moore, 1883. A key for identification of Trisuloides species based on genitalia characters is provided. The monotypic genus Disepholcia, which is closest to Trisuloides, is reviewed.
A new fossil Tanytarsus from Eocene Baltic amber, with notes on systematics of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: GIŁKA WOJCIECH
Published: March 2019

Tanytarsus fereci sp. nov. is described from a specimen found in Eocene Baltic amber. The new species is compared with the fossil Tanytarsus serafini Giłka and with the extant T. aculeatus Brundin. Following the analysis of morphological diagnostic characters, T. fereci is placed in the mendax species group.
On Coccophagoides Girault and Diaspiniphagus Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Aphelinidae)
Authors: HAYAT MOHAMMAD
Published: March 2019

The aphelinid genus Diaspiniphagus Silvestri is considered a valid taxon, distinct from Coccophagoides Girault. Both genera are briefly diagnosed and the world species are listed. Diaspiniphagus is newly recorded from India and a new species, D. decorus sp. nov., is described. The following species are transferred to Diaspiniphagus as new combinations: D. inlacertus (Girault) from CoccophagusWestwood and D. fasciativentris (Girault), D. forbesi (Dozier), D. fuscipennis (Girault), and D. pulchellus (Dozier) from Prospaltella Ashmead.
A new species of Tetralidia Marques-Costa & Cavichioli (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Neocoelidiinae) from Amazon Region
Authors: GONÇALVES CLAYTON CORREA , MARQUES-COSTA ANA PAULA , ALE-ROCHA ROSALY
Published: March 2019

A new species of Tetralidia Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2008, Tetralidia curvipenis sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species can be distinguished from the other species of the genus by the following characteristics: (1) style with apical third moderately curved ventrally; (2) connective Y-shaped; (3) aedeagus S-shaped with apical fifth abruptly curved ventrally and with pair of dorsal preapical spine-like processes, forming “V” in ventral view (4) anal tube with pair of moderately long basiventral processes, with slightly curved and sclerotized apices, reaching posteroventral margin of pygofer. A revised generic diagnosis and an identification key to males of the species are also provided.
A review of the genus Belciades Kozhanchikov, 1950 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Pantheinae), with descriptions of two new species from China and Thailand. Revision of Pantheinae, contribution II
Authors: BEHOUNEK GOTTFRIED , HAN HUI-LIN , KONONENKO VLADIMIR
Published: March 2019

The genus Belciades Kozhanchikov, 1950 is reviewed, and its systematic position stated as Pantheinae. Two new species are described, Belciades cyana sp. n. from China, and B. cyanobrunnea sp. n. from China and Thailand. The adult and male and female genitalia of all species are illustrated.
Opistognathus albicaudatus, a new species of jawfish (Teleostei: Opistognathidae) from the Andaman Islands
Authors: SMITH-VANIZ WILLIAM F.
Published: March 2019

A new species of jawfish, Opistognathus albicaudatus, is described based on two specimens, 91.4–94.8 mm SL, from the Andaman Islands. The combination of an elongate upper jaw produced as thin flexible lamina, and a unique colour pattern consisting of an abruptly white caudal fin and gill arches with a series of 8–10 small dark spots, each near the base of a gill raker, distinguishes the new species from other congeners. Based on morphological similarity and general color pattern, the new species seems to be most closely related to Opistognathus variabilis.These two species appear to have allopatric distributions. A range extension for O. cyanospilotus is also reported.
Phytoseiidae (Acari) in forest fragments in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: DEMITE PETERSON R. , LOFEGO ANTONIO C. , FERES REINALDO J. F.
Published: March 2019

Mites of the family Phytoseiidae have been extensively studied as biological control agents of various pests. However, knowledge of these mites in plants of forest fragments in Brazil is still incomplete. The aim of this study was to study the occurrence of Phytoseiidae in forest fragments in the Northwestern of State of São Paulo. Samplings were collected from 18 forest fragments, including 102 plant species belonging to 47 plant families. We recorded 46 phytoseiid species belonging to 17 genera and three subfamilies. Two new species are described, Amblyseius biotafapesp sp. nov. and Amblyseius novagranadensis sp. nov. Trichilia casaretti and Actinostemon communis harbored the largest numbers of species, 29 and 22, respectively. Some species recorded in this study have been frequently reported on cultivated plants. Besides the biological importance of knowing the phytoseiid mite fauna in these forests, survey studies can provide information to support projects on integrated pest management.
Australian spore-feeding Thysanoptera of the genus Bactrothrips (Phlaeothripidae – Idolothripinae)
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A. , TREE DESLEY J.
Published: March 2019

Six species, including four new species, are recognised from Australia in Bactrothrips, and Lasiothrips Moulton is synonymised with this genus. This group of spore-feeding thrips is widespread on dead leaves across the Old World tropics from Africa to Japan. The Australian species are mainly associated with dry fruiting capsules of Eucalyptus trees. Males usually have lateral tubercles on the abdomen, but no fore tarsal teeth, and the significance of this in sexual behaviour is noted.
The tanaidacean assemblage from the Central Pacific Manganese Nodule Province. II. The genera Stenotanais and Typhlotanais (Crustacea)
Authors: LARSEN KIM
Published: March 2019

Three new species of Tanaidacea are described from the manganese nodule province between the Clarion and the Clipperton Fracture Zone of the equatorial North Pacific Ocean. The specimens were collected during the Nodinaut expedition on board the r/v l´Atalante in the summer of 2004. The new species belongs to the genera Stenotanais (S. arenasi) and Typhlotanais (T. froufesae, T. pereosetulosa). Stenotanais arenasi is believed to be the first male Stenotanais reported. A key to the genus Stenotanais is presented. The anterior pleopods of T. pereosetulosa were found to be dissimilar from the posterior.
Mites of the genera Pulaeus and Lupaeus (Acari: Prostigmata: Cunaxidae) of Crimea, Ukraine
Authors: SERGEYENKO ALEXEY L.
Published: March 2019

Four new mite species from the Crimean Peninsula (Ukraine), viz. Pulaeus leonidi sp. nov., P. maslovi sp. nov., P. semistriatus sp. nov. and Lupaeus valentinae sp. nov. are described and illustrated. The female and male of Pulaeus krama (Chaudhri, 1977) are redescribed based on Crimean specimens. Pulaeus longignathos Bu & Li, 1987 syn. nov. and P. chongqingensis Bu & Li, 1987 syn. nov. are considered as the male and the female of P. krama, respectively. P. krama is recorded from Crimea for the first time. New nomenclatural combinations are proposed. Keys to species of the Pulaeus and Lupaeus of the Crimea are provided.
A new stigmaeid mite species from Iran (Acari: Stigmaeidae) and re-description of Stigmaeus longipilis (Canestrini)
Authors: YALI MARYAM PAHLAVAN , KHANJANI MOHAMMAD , RAZMJOU JABRAEIL
Published: March 2019

A new species of the genus Stigmaeus, S. ueckermanni sp. nov., is described and illustrated, and S. longipilis (Canestrini) is recorded for the first time from Iran and re-described. Both species were collected from soil under hazelnut trees, Corylus avellana L. (Betulaceae) in Ardabil province, Iran. A key to the Iranian species of Stigmaeus is provided.
An annotated checklist of the oryctine rhinoceros beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini) of the Neotropical and Nearctic realms
Authors: GASCA-ÁLVAREZ HÉCTOR JAIME , RATCLIFFE BRETT C.
Published: March 2019

A brief review of the taxonomy and natural history of the New World Oryctini is provided. An updated and annotated checklist of the Oryctini of the Neotropical and Nearctic realms is included. This now includes 14 genera, 133 extant species, and two extinct species. Tehuacania porioni Dechambre, 2009 (Oryctini) is reduced to synonymy with Barutus hartmanni Ratcliffe, 2003 (Pentodontini).
Taxonomic notes on Chinese Cercyon: description of a new species, new synonyms, and additional faunistic records (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae)
Authors: JIA FENG-LONG , FIKÁČEK MARTIN , RYNDEVICH SERGEY K.
Published: March 2019

A new species, Cercyon (Clinocercyon) hanseni sp. nov., is described from Jiangxi and Guizhou Provinces, China. Based on a study of type material, the following synonymies are proposed for the species occurring in China: Cercyon signifer Hebauer, 2002 is synonymized with C. (s. str.) berlovi Shatrovskiy, 1999, Cercyon guangxiensis Wu et Pu, 1995 with Cercyon (s. str.) quisquilius (Linnaeus, 1761), Cercyon nigrostriatus Wu et Pu, 1995 with Cercyon (Clinocercyon) lineolatus (Motschulsky, 1863), Cercyon vicinaloides dʼOrchymont, 1925, and Cercyon tropisternus Wu et Pu, 1995 with Cercyon (Paracycreon) laminatus Sharp, 1873, and Cercyon linearis Wu et Pu, 1995 with Cercyon (Paracycreon) subsolanus Balfour-Browne, 1939. A lectotype is designated for Cercyon vicinalis var. vicinaloides dʼOrchymont, 1925. Three Palaearctic species are recorded from China for the first time: Cercyon (s. str.) ovillus Motschulsky, 1860, Cercyon (s. str.) olibrus Sharp, 1874 and Cercyon (s. str.) unipunctatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Additional faunistic data from China are provided for Cercyon berlovi and Cercyon nigriceps (Marsham, 1802). Cercyon amplelevatus Jia, 1995 is transferred to the genus Armostus Sharp, 1890. A checklist of all Cercyon species recorded from China is presented, along with a tentative identification key.
Freshwater Dalyelliidae from the Nearctic (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela): new taxa and records from Ontario, Canada and Michigan and Alabama, USA
Authors: VAN STEENKISTE NIELS , GOBERT STEFAN , DAVISON PAUL , KOLASA JUREK , ARTOIS TOM
Published: March 2019

Nine taxa of Dalyelliidae Graff, 1908 collected from limnic habitats in Ontario, Canada and Michigan and Alabama, USA are discussed. Two taxa are new to science. Pseudodalyellia alabamensis n. gen. n. sp. has a unique combination of characters (Microdalyellia-type stylet with two proximal heteromorphic axes of different size and two distal axes with long spines flanking a central spiny plate, uterus without uterine sphincter, glandular protrusion in male atrium) and is therefore placed in a new genus. Gieysztoria choctaw n. sp. is strikingly similar to the Amazonian G. chiqchi Damborenea et al., 2005 but differs by having 13 symmetrically arranged, heteromorphic spines of different size on its fenestrated girdle. Gieysztoria pavimentata (Beklemischew, 1926) Ruebush & Hayes, 1939 and Gieysztoria rubra (Fuhrmann, 1894) Ruebush & Hayes, 1939 discovered in Alabama are the first records for these species in the Nearctic. Remarks on the morphology and distribution of the new North American records of Gieysztoria dodgei (Graff, 1911) Ruebush & Hayes, 1939, Microdalyellia fairchildi (Graff, 1911) Gieysztor, 1938, Microdalyellia rossi (Graff, 1911) Gieysztor, 1938, Castrella truncata (Abildgaard, 1789) Hofsten, 1907 and Castrella pinguis (Silliman, 1884) Fuhrmann, 1900 are given. For G. pavimentata, M. fairchildi and C. truncata, new localities from the Palearctic are also mentioned.
Advertisement and release calls in Neotropical toads of the Rhinella granulosa group and evidence of natural hybridization between R. bergi and R. major (Anura: Bufonidae)
Authors: GUERRA CECILIA , BALDO DIEGO , ROSSET SERGIO , BORTEIRO CLAUDIO , KOLENC FRANCISCO
Published: March 2019

The Rhinella granulosa group currently includes 12 species distributed eastern to the Andes, from Panama to central Argentina. We studied bioacoustic features of the advertisement calls in seven of these species: Rhinella azarai, R. bergi, R. centralis, R. dorbignyi, R. fernandezae, R. major, and R. merianae. In addition, we analyzed the release calls of R. azarai, R. bergi, R. dorbignyi, and R. fernandezae. The advertisement calls consisted of long trills, composed by notes with a variable pulse number (2–8) that was characteristic of each species. The release calls consisted of a single note, pulsed or not. Both advertisement and release calls clearly varied between species, except for R. dorbignyi and R. fernandezae. The study of specimens sharing exosomatic characters with R. bergi and R. major from a syntopy area, which presented intermediate spectral and temporal call parameters, confirmed natural hybridization between these two species.
The advertisement call of Rhinella granulosa (Anura, Bufonidae)
Authors: SÃO-PEDRO VINÍCIUS AVELAR , MEDEIROS PEDRO HENRIQUES , GARDA ADRIAN ANTONIO
Published: March 2019

The Rhinella granulosa species group was taxonomically reviewed by Gallardo (1965) and most recently by Narvaes and Rodrigues (2009). This last review recognized twelve species (Rhinella granulosa, R. pygmaea, R. bergi, R. major, R. mirandaribeiroi, R. azarai, R. nattereri, R. fernandezae, R. dorbignyi, R. merianae, R. humboldti, R. centralis) distributed along the open habitats of South America and Panama (Narvaes & Rodrigues, 2009). Recently, a new species (R. bernardoi) was described from San Juan province, in Argentina (Sanabria et al., 2010). Both revisions and the description paper were based on morphological and morphometric characteristics. Despite the relevance of acoustic parameters in anuran taxonomy, the advertisement call of only one species of the R. granulosa group has been formally described. Köhler et al. (1997) described the vocalization of Rhinella major from Bolivia, considered at that moment as the subspecies Bufo granulosus mini. Herein we describe the advertisement call of Rhinella granulosa, a species occurring in the Caatinga domain of northeastern Brazil according to Narvaes and Rodriguez (2009).
New species and new collection records of aquatic beetles in the genus Ochthebius Leach from southern Africa (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)
Authors: PERKINS PHILIP D.
Published: March 2019

The southern African species of the water beetle genus Ochthebius Leach, 1815, are reviewed. Eight new species are described, and new collection records are given for eight previously described species, based on the examination and databasing of 8,919 specimens from 253 localities/events. Male genitalia of the new species are illustrated, and high resolution habitus images of the holotypes of new species are provided. Distribution maps are given for the 18 species of Ochthebius now known from southern Africa, including Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, the extreme southern part of Angola, and the southern part of Mozambique. New species of Ochthebius are: O. anchorus (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Oribi Gorge); O. bicomicus (South Africa, Western Cape Province, 22 mi. N. Nelspoort); O. bupunctus (Namibia, Kaokoveld, Kunene River, Swartbooisdrift); O. endroedyi (South Africa, North West Province, Barberspan); O. granulinus (South Africa, Western Cape Province, Elandsdrift); O. involatus (South Africa, Western Cape Province, near Kommetje); O. sitiensis (Namibia, Okau Fountain, 12.5 km inland); and O. zulu (South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Nqutu).
Review of the leafhopper genus Dryodurgades Zachvatkin (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Megophthalminae) with description of a new species from China
Authors: ZHANG BIN
Published: March 2019

The megophthalmine leafhopper genus Dryodurgades Zachvatkin is reviewed. One species is described as new, D. tortilis sp. nov., and three known species are recognized and illustrated. A key to Chinese species of Dryodurgades based on males is given and a checklist of all known species of Dryodurgades is also provided.
A recently discovered species of Apiomorpha Rübsaamen (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) with unusual gall morphology
Authors: MILLS PENELOPE J. , MACDONALD MELANIE L. , RIGBY LISA M. , COOK LYN G.
Published: March 2019

Australia has a diverse array of gall-inducing scale insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea), most of which feed on eucalypts. Here we describe a recently discovered and previously unrecognised species of Apiomorpha Rübsaamen that induces an unusual gall. Galls of the adult females were first found in bushland in South West Rocks, in northern New South Wales (Australia), but the original location has been cleared for housing development. Additional specimens have been discovered in nearby bushland and near the Arakoon Conservation Park, NSW. All specimens observed to date occur on Eucalyptus racemosa Cav. The morphology of the adult female and COII mtDNA sequences suggest affinities with the Apiomorpha minor (Froggatt) species-group of Gullan (1984), but the gall of the adult female is quite distinct from those of other members of that species-group in that it has two chambers instead of one. In addition, the newly recognised species, A. nookara Mills, MacDonald, Rigby & Cook sp. n., has a diploid chromosome complement of 2n = 6, a count not yet noted for members of the A. minor species-group. The description of the species was partly prepared by undergraduates at The University of Queensland, who were helping to overcome the so-called "taxonomic impediment" by describing and naming previously undescribed taxa.
Colaphellus palaestinus Achard, a new leaf-beetle for Europe (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae)
Authors: MIFSUD DAVID , DACCORDI MAURO
Published: March 2019

Colaphellus palaestinus Achard, an alien invasive species is here reported for the first time for Europe. It was found for the first time in Malta in November 2017, and the year after thousands of individuals were observed in Malta with many photographs posted in social media and local news. Global distribution of this species and information on closely related species is also provided here. Colaphellus zarudnyi Medvedev is probably a synonym of C. palaestinus.
Contributions to the taxonomy, identification, and biogeography of the Western Palaearctic species of Campoletis Förster (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae)
Authors: VAS ZOLTÁN
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Campoletis Förster (Ichneumonidae: Campopleginae) are described: Campoletis katalinarum sp. nov. from Georgia and Turkey, and Campoletis margaritae sp. nov. from Romania and Armenia. Affixes to the identification key of the most recent revision of the genus are given. Additionally, contributing to the knowledge on biogeographical distribution of several species of the genus, 27 new records of 14 Campoletis species are reported, representing first records for 12 countries in the Palaearctic region.
Description of the snail-eating flatworm in marine aquaria, Pericelis tectivorum sp. nov. (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes)
Authors: DITTMANN ISABEL L. , DIBIASI WOLFGANG , NOREÑA CAROLINA , EGGER BERNHARD
Published: March 2019

We describe a new marine snail-eating flatworm, Pericelis tectivorum sp. nov., found in coral-bearing marine aquaria. Pericelis tectivorum sp. nov. is characterised by several differential characters of the external and internal morphology like 1) a long line of frontal eyes extending anteriorly; 2) the length of the penis papilla; 3) the spherical seminal vesicle; 4) the lack of the enlargements of the ejaculatory duct; 5) the uterine vesicles, which start posterior of the female genital at the level of the sucker and 6) the distinct sucker. The combination of these characters in one species is unique and therefore the studied specimens are recognised by us as a new species. We additionally present a phylogenetic reconstruction using partial 28S rDNA sequences including three congeners. Our analysis demonstrates that P. tectivorum sp. nov. differs also genetically from other Pericelis species included in this analysis.
The Plecoptera of Panama. III. The genus Anacroneuria (Plecoptera: Perlidae) in Panama’s national parks: 2017 survey results
Authors: KONDRATIEFF BORIS C. , ARMITAGE BRIAN J.
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Anacroneuria are described. Anacroneuria bandido sp. n. is described from Coclé and Veraguas provinces of central Panama, and A. tuberculata sp. n. is proposed to provide a new name for a species previously identified from Costa Rica as A. magnirufa Jewett, 1958. New locality records are presented for eight species previously reported from Panama. The female of one species from Bocas del Toro province is described under an informal designation. There are now 26 recognized species of Plecoptera known from Panama.
Risk and Protective Factors for Batterer Intervention Treatment Program Attrition: How Completers Are Distinct From Dropouts and No-Shows
Authors: Richards Tara N. , Jennings Wesley G. , Murphy Christopher
Published: March 2019

The current study assessed attrition in batterer intervention treatment programs (BIPs). The influence of 25 risk and protective factors on treatment “no shows,” “dropouts,” and “completers” were examined for a large sample of male and female intimate partner violence offenders ( n = 1,553). Multinomial regression analysis demonstrated that the relationship between risk/protective factors and treatment engagement was different across most factors: No shows were less likely to have a high school diploma/general educational development (GED), be employed, or to be on probation, and more likely to report a mental health problem, or have a history of drug crimes than completers (but not dropouts), while dropouts were more likely to have a history of general violence or property crimes than completers (but not no-shows). These distinctions can inform efforts to improve intake procedures and engagement strategies, and enhance recognition of “red flags” for early treatment disengagement.
Continuous tumour growth models, lead time estimation and length bias in breast cancer screening studies
Authors: Abrahamsson Linda , Isheden Gabriel , Czene Kamila , Humphreys Keith
Published: March 2019

Comparisons of survival times between screen-detected and symptomatically detected breast cancer cases are subject to lead time and length biases. Whilst the existence of these biases is well known, correction procedures for these are not always clear, as are not the interpretation of these biases. In this paper we derive, based on a recently developed continuous tumour growth model, conditional lead time distributions, using information on each individual's tumour size, screening history and percent mammographic density. We show how these distributions can be used to obtain an individual-based (conditional) procedure for correcting survival comparisons. In stratified analyses, our correction procedure works markedly better than a previously used unconditional lead time correction, based on multi-state Markov modelling. In a study of postmenopausal invasive breast cancer patients, we estimate that, in large (>12 mm) tumours, the multi-state Markov model correction over-corrects five-year survival by 2–3 percentage points. The traditional view of length bias is that tumours being present in a woman's breast for a long time, due to being slow-growing, have a greater chance of being screen-detected. This gives a survival advantage for screening cases which is not due to the earlier detection by screening. We use simulated data to share the new insight that, not only the tumour growth rate but also the symptomatic tumour size will affect the sampling procedure, and thus be a part of the length bias through any link between tumour size and survival. We explain how this has a bearing on how observable breast cancer-specific survival curves should be interpreted. We also propose an approach for correcting survival comparisons for the length bias.
The ECB’s accountability within the SSM framework: Mind the (transparency) gap
Authors: Beroš Marta Božina
Published: March 2019

With the establishment of the Banking Union, the European Central Bank has become the main banking supervisor within the framework of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. Unlike monetary policy tasks, which the European Central Bank performs in line with numerically set objectives, supervisory ones are more difficult to quantify. At the same time, supervisory decisions entail a margin of discretion, which opens the way for potential ‘political interferences’ within the supervisory process. Considering that in supervision the European Central Bank disposes with the same level of independence as in monetary matters, concerns emerge on how to secure the European Central Bank’s accountability in this domain. Indeed, recent reports by European Union actors have warned about a ‘transparency gap’ undermining the European Central Bank’s accountability within the Single Supervisory Mechanism. This contrasts the European Central Bank’s monetary policy practice where transparency has been consistently prioritized over time with positive outcomes. This article highlights the shortcomings in respect of European Central Bank’s supervisory transparency by reviewing standards and practices in the monetary and supervisory domain. Arguing that transparency is salient to the European Central Bank’s accountability within the mechanism’s multilevel governance framework, the paper suggests potential enhancements of existent information channels in line with the unique requirements of supervision.
Investigating the Distance to Crime for Offenders With Mental Illness: How Routine Is Routine?
Authors: Zawisza Thomas , Frailing Kelly
Published: March 2019

Research consistently demonstrates that offenders do not travel far to crime. Although this finding has been observed across different types of offending and offenders, one group rarely examined within this paradigm is offenders with mental illness (OWMI). We calculated the distance to crime for a group of offenders with a documented mental illness and compared that distance to those in other publications for other samples. We found that our sample of OWMI traveled about the same and in some cases shorter distances to crime than other offenders. Although this study has limitations, we believe it nevertheless lends support to the environmental criminology paradigm and provides important policy implications, as well as questions for further research.
Daily Practice Managing Resistant Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity With Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol: Cannabidiol Oromucosal Spray: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
Authors: Akgün Katja , Essner Ute , Seydel Cordula , Ziemssen Tjalf
Published: March 2019

Background/purpose:

Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Conventional anti-spasticity agents have limitations in their efficacy and tolerability. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: cannabidiol (THC:CBD) spray, a cannabinoid-based medicine, is approved as an add-on therapy for MS spasticity not adequately controlled by other anti-spasticity medications. The results from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated a reduction in the severity of spasticity and associated symptoms. However, RCTs do not always reflect real-life outcomes. We systematically reviewed the complementary evidence from non-interventional real-world studies.

Methods:

A systematic literature review was conducted to identify all non-RCT publications on THC:CBD spray between 2011 and 2017. Data on study design, patient characteristics, effectiveness, and safety outcomes were extracted from those publications meeting our inclusion criteria.

Results:

In total, we reviewed 14 real-world publications including observational studies and treatment registries. The proportion of patients reaching the threshold of minimal clinical important difference (MCID), with at least a 20% reduction of the spasticity Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score after 4 weeks ranged from 41.9% to 82.9%. The reduction in the mean NRS spasticity score after 4 weeks was maintained over 6-12 months. The average daily dose was five to six sprays. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol: cannabidiol was well tolerated in the evaluated studies in the same way as in the RCTs. No new or unexpected adverse events or safety signals were reported in everyday clinical practice.

Conclusions:

The data evaluated in this systematic review provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of THC:CBD in clinical practice and confirm results obtained in RCTs.
Necrotizing Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia
Authors: Kohli Nita , Kochie Mary , Harber Philip
Published: March 2019

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) skin infections have been common in prisons for more than a decade. However, CA-MRSA as a cause of pneumonia has been reported Infrequently. This infection can present with flu-like symptoms and rapidly progress, possibly leading to death in a matter of days. Two cases of MRSA community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) associated with influenza-like illness in correctional officers employed in two separate prisons within the California prison system are presented. Both individuals ware previously healthy, but one died of this disease, MRSA is an uncommon, but now recognized, cause of CAR These cases are notable for their unique presentation and occurrence in non-health care, occupational settings. Prompt diagnosis end intervention by occupational health nurses and physicians are critical to improving outcomes, especially in high-risk settings such as prisons. These worksites need an effective occupational health program to manage MRSA, with adequate training for both employees and inmates.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Women Who Engage in Early Breast Cancer Diagnostic Behaviors
Authors: Gunay Esma , Beser Ayse
Published: March 2019

The purpose of this study was to assess behaviors and health beliefs concerning early diagnosis of breast cancer among women working in a textile factory in Turkey. The data were collected with tools designed by the researchers. The study population consisted of 167 women working in a textile factory in Izmir, Turkey. According to their responses, 23.4% of the women performed breast self-examinations and 12.6% received clinical breast examinations. Results indicated that 91.6% of the women had no education about breast cancer. Early methods of detecting breast cancer should be included in workplace education programs.
Invisible Pollution
Authors: Strauch Kimberly A.
Published: March 2019

During the past decade, interest in the public and environmental health effects of trace levels of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the water supply has evolved. Although most pharmaceuticals are tested for human safety and efficacy prior to marketing and distribution, the potential for adverse effects in nontarget populations exposed to minute environmental medication doses has not been established. Several recent studies have demonstrated adverse effects from longstanding, low-dose exposures in both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, although human toxicity related to trace levels of pharmaceuticals in the water supply remains unknown. This article provides a brief overview of the routes through which pharmaceuticals are introduced into the environment; a description of the effects of longstanding, low-dose exposures in aquatic and terrestrial animals, including human health effects; an update on the current regulations and solutions regarding pharmaceutical disposal practices; and a discussion of implications for reducing pharmaceuticals in the environment for occupational health nurses and other allied health professionals.
Long-term results of total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy
Authors: Santos Silva Marta , Rodrigues-Pinto Ricardo , Rodrigues Cláudia , Morais Sara , Costa e Castro José
Published: March 2019

Purpose:

Knee arthropathy is a frequent complication affecting hemophilic patients, which can cause severe pain and disability. When conservative measures fail, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may be performed.

Methods:

Eighteen TKA were performed in 15 patients with hemophilia during a 24-year period in a Hemophilia Comprehensive Care Center. All patients were evaluated by a multidisciplinary team constituted by a hematologist, an orthopedic surgeon, and a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. Mean follow-up was 11.3 years.

Results:

Ten-year survival rate with prosthesis removal as end point was 94.3%. At last, follow-up visual analog pain scale score was 3.2 points, knee osteoarthritis outcome scale was 86.7 points, and mean range of motion was 88°. Only two patients required perioperative transfusion. Complication rate was 27.8% and included two infections, two prosthesis stiffness, and one case of recurrent hemarthrosis.

Conclusion:

After appropriate medical optimization and with prompt rehabilitation, TKA can be performed in hemophilic patients with good clinical results and survivor rates comparable to nonhemophilic patients.
Using a New Venture Competition to Provide External Assessment of a University Entrepreneurship Program
Authors: Chandler Gaylen N. , Broberg J. Christian
Published: March 2019

We use the framework of a university new venture competition to assess the learning of students who are entrepreneurship majors and minors. We conduct four iterations of a two-group experiment with a posttest. The treatment group consists of student teams competing in a new venture competition that have one or more students who are completing the requirements for a major or minor in entrepreneurship. The control group includes student teams competing in the competition that have no students who have completed the core requirements for a major or minor in entrepreneurship. We collected data in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. The results show that teams with entrepreneurship students most often score higher relative to objectives than teams without entrepreneurship students. We show how our findings help improve instruction and curricula in the program, and that those improvements have been measurable in subsequent competitions. In 2017, when we switched from a two-page written summary to a 3-minute video submission, the results were not as clean.