bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Construction and validation of an instrument for the assessment of care provided to people with suicidal behavior
Authors: Linhares Laura Maria Souza de , Kawakame Patrícia Moita Garcia , Tsuha Daniel Henrique , Souza Albert Schiaveto de , Barbieri Ana Rita
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an instrument for evaluating primary health care professionals’ assistance to people with suicidal behavior. METHODS: This was a methodological study, which began with a literature review, followed by the elaboration of an instrument. In its first version, the instrument had 34 items, divided into four domains: “professional characterization,” “professional perception ” “professional knowledge/abilities,” and “organization of the care network.” Contents were validated using the Delphi method. Semantic analysis was performed by college-educated primary health care professionals in greater and lesser strata of ability. For internal consistency analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was calculated. The study was conducted between January and December 2017. RESULTS: After four Delphi rounds, the instrument was successfully validated. In its final form, it is comprised of 50 items, divided into five domains: “professional characterization,” “professional sensibility,” “professional experience,” “professional knowledge/abilities,” and “organization of the care network.” Questions belonging to the last four domains have answers on a five-point Likert scale. In the semantic analysis, 93.6% of the evaluations were “good” and “very good.” The instrument’s general Cronbach alpha was 0.90. CONCLUSIONS: The final version of the instrument was able to fulfill its objectives. It is useful as a support for epidemiological research and planning of health actions. The evaluation of professional approaches to suicidal behavior is crucial for the organization of suicide assistance services in primary health care, and for the integration of services provided by different care units
Prenatal evaluation in primary care in Northeast Brazil
Authors: Silva Esther Pereira da , Leite Antônio Flaudiano Bem , Lima Roberto Teixeira , Osório Mônica Maria
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE: To characterize prenatal care and verify possible factors associated with its adequacy. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study based on interviews with health care professionals and consultations on official documents of women attending prenatal of the primary health care in the city of João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba, in the Northeast region of Brazil. Prenatal care was evaluated by an index with criteria referring to aspects of structure, process and outcome, denominated IPR/Prenatal. The multivariate logistic regression method revealed that demographic, socioeconomic, reproductive and maternal morbidity variables were possible determinants for prenatal adequacy. RESULTS: The survey involved 130 services and 1,625 primary health care patients. Prenatal care was adequate in approximately 23% of the cases. Low prevalence of referral to maternity, educational strategies and examinations were observed. The analysis showed that nonadolescent women (OR = 1,390), with a longer period of schooling (OR = 1.750), higher per capita income (OR = 1,870) and primiparous women (OR = 1,230) were more likely to have an adequate prenatal. CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal care, when evaluated by broader criteria, showed a low percentage of adequacy. Strategies should be developed to ensure the referral to the maternity where the birth will take place and health education activities and examinations to provide adequate prenatal care in the municipality under study. In addition, factors associated with adequacy must be considered by managers and health professionals.
Nuclear Focal Adhesion Kinase Controls Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Neointimal Hyperplasia Through GATA4-Mediated Cyclin D1 Transcription
Authors: Jeong Kyuho , Kim Jung-Hyun , Murphy James M. , Park Hyeonsoo , Kim Su-Jeong , Rodriguez Yelitza A.R. , Kong Hyunkyung , Choi Chungsik , Guan Jun-Lin , Taylor Joan M. , Lincoln Thomas M. , Gerthoffer William T. , Kim Jun-Sub , Ahn Eun-Young Erin , Schlaepfer David D. , Lim Ssang-Taek Steve
Published: May 2019

Rationale:

Neointimal hyperplasia is characterized by excessive accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) leading to occlusive disorders, such as atherosclerosis and stenosis. Blood vessel injury increases growth factor secretion and matrix synthesis, which promotes SMC proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia via FAK (focal adhesion kinase).

Objective:

To understand the mechanism of FAK action in SMC proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia.

Methods and Results:

Using combined pharmacological FAK catalytic inhibition (VS-4718) and SMC-specific FAK kinase-dead (Myh11-Cre-ER
T2
) mouse models, we report that FAK regulates SMC proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia in part by governing GATA4- (GATA-binding protein 4) cyclin D1 signaling. Inhibition of FAK catalytic activity facilitates FAK nuclear localization, which is required for proteasome-mediated GATA4 degradation in the cytoplasm. Chromatin immunoprecipitation identified GATA4 binding to the mouse cyclin D1 promoter, and loss of GATA4-mediated cyclin D1 transcription diminished SMC proliferation. Stimulation with platelet-derived growth factor or serum activated FAK and redistributed FAK from the nucleus to cytoplasm, leading to concomitant increase in GATA4 protein and cyclin D1 expression. In a femoral artery wire injury model, increased neointimal hyperplasia was observed in parallel with elevated FAK activity, GATA4 and cyclin D1 expression following injury in control mice, but not in VS-4718-treated and SMC-specific FAK kinase-dead mice. Finally, lentiviral shGATA4 knockdown in the wire injury significantly reduced cyclin D1 expression, SMC proliferation, and neointimal hyperplasia compared with control mice.

Conclusions:

Nuclear enrichment of FAK by inhibition of FAK catalytic activity during vessel injury blocks SMC proliferation and neointimal hyperplasia through regulation of GATA4-mediated cyclin D1 transcription.
Facing the Refugee Challenge in Europe: A Litmus Test for the European Union
Authors: Rizcallah Cecilia
Published: May 2019

According to mainstream discourse, the EU is facing a ‘refugee crisis’ due to a mass influx of asylum seekers, which is putting the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) under pressure. Although this article acknowledges that the CEAS is currently under pressure, it aims to take a different view from the assumption that the—admittedly significant—arrival of asylum seekers constitutes in itself a problem for the EU. It suggests that the problems encountered by the CEAS are rather symptomatic of a deeper gridlock resulting from this system’s lack of compliance with two main EU’s fundamental values, the respect of which constitutes the ‘fundamental premise’ of EU integration, namely solidarity and human rights. From both an historical and a legal perspective, the EU is indeed founded on a set of values comprising the respect of human rights and solidarity. The treaties further require their respect internally (i.e. Articles 2 and 6 TEU), but also vis-à-vis the rest of the world (i.e. Articles 3(5) and 21 TEU). However, the current responses to the arrival of asylum-seekers are, in several respects, in contradiction with these founding values. On the one hand, the internal management of the influx of refugees reveals a lack of solidarity and results in breaches of asylum-seekers’ fundamental rights. On the other, the EU’s asylum policy does not meet the requirement according to which the Union shall, in its relations with the wider world, uphold and promote these values. These observations lead us to believe that facing the refugee challenge constitutes, from a normative perspective at least, a litmus test for the EU at large. Indeed, the EU’s difficulties in dealing with the arrival of the asylum seekers—which have already been the subject of extensive research—appear to be the evidence of an identity crisis. The way the EU, hand in hand with its Member States, responds to this challenge thus amounts to a ‘decisively indicative test’ for its normative foundations that are a prerequisite for the viability of the entire undertaking, and, notably, of the principle of mutual trust.
Das Harnspritzen als Markierungsverhalten der Sibirischen Tiger im Zürcher Zoo
Authors: van den Brink W.J.
Published: May 2019

Das Markierverhalten der sibirischen Tiger im Zürcher Zoo wurde beobachtet. Harnspritzen findet an bestimmten Stellen im Käfig statt, von denen einige stark bevorzugt werden. Das Sekret einer Zibetkatze bewirkte eine Tendenz zur Steigerung des Markierens.
The Life Cycle of a Gorgonian: Eunicella Singularis (Esper, 1794)
Authors: Weinberg Steven , Weinberg Francisca
Published: May 2019

The life cycle of the gorgonian Eunicella singularis has been studied with emphasis on larval behaviour, metamorphosis and annual growth. Planulae are found to have a mobile phase lasting from several hours to several days. Once settled, they metamorphose into a complete primary polyp in approximately four days. In the first year, budding will yield colonies of a height between 10 and 30 mm. Subsequently, average growth rates range from 14 to 33 mm year-1. Death may be due to several causes. Predators may partly denude the gorgonian branches, thus facilitating the settlement of epibionts, which in turn may invade the entire skeleton, slowly pushing back the living tissue of the gorgonian. Colonies may also be torn off their substratum by wave or current action, this process sometimes being speeded up when tall epibionts such as fast growing bryozoans enhance resistance to water movement. Once toppled, the gorgonians die by necrosis of their living tissues, or by being buried under sediment. Colonies of E. singularis are estimated to reach an age of approximately 25 to 30 years. Some data have been obtained on growth rates and life spans of two other Mediterranean gorgonians, Lophogorgia ceratophyta and Paramuricea clavata.
Biology and Distribution of Gammarus Aequicauda and G. Insensibilis (Crustacea, Amphipoda) in the Lagoon System of Bages-Sigean (France)
Authors: Janssen Hans , Scheepmaker Maarten , van Couwelaar Matthijs , Pinkster Sjouk
Published: May 2019

Gammarus aequicauda (Martynov, 1931) and Gammarus insensibilis Stock, 1966 have been the subject of a quantitative ecological research project in the lagoon system of Bages-Sigean (France, dépt. Aude). From April 1976 till August 1977 samples have been taken at 31 different stations all over the lagoon at intervals of about 2 weeks. With the samples thus obtained we studied the biology and distribution of the two species in relation to environmental factors, the most important being chlorinity and temperature.
Communautés Antigéniques des Venins et Systématique des Viperidae
Authors: Detrait J. , Saint Girons H.
Published: May 2019

A study, by immunoelectrophoresis and immunodiffusion of the shared antigens in venom from 21 species of Viperinae and Crotalinae, representing 10 different genera, has produced a number of results of taxonomic significance which are summarized schematically in the dendrogram shown in fig. 1. For the most part these immunological data confirm the accepted classification of the Viperidae which is based on comparative morphology and biogeography. Some results, on the other hand, such as the isolated position of Atheris, need confirmation with more material. Some of the conclusions reached in this study, however, appear to be of significance for an understanding of the phylogeny of the group. Amongst the Viperinae, the genera Echis and Cerastes are apparently closely related to one another and more similar to the genus Bitis than to the genus Vipera. This latter genus is clearly composed of three groups of species with V. russelli occupying an isolated position. Amongst the Crotalinae, the genus Agkistrodon is quite distinct but Trimeresurus flavoviridis did not differ immunologically from the three species of Bothrops studied.
A Revision of the Sumatran Paradoxosomatidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale at Genoa
Authors: Jeekel C. A. W.
Published: May 2019

Redescriptions are given of the Sumatran Paradoxosomatidae described by Silvestri, 1895, and previously referred to the genus Strongylosoma Brandt, 1833. S. inerme Silv. is referred to the genus Dajakina Jeekel, 1963 (Orthomorphini). S. filum Silv. is made the type-species of the new genus Margaritosoma, which includes also S. nanum Silv. and Oxidus sequens Chamberlin, 1945, the latter from Java. For S. vellutatum Silv. the new genus Echinopeltis is proposed. Margaritosoma and Echinopeltis are both referable to the Sulciferini. S. infaustum, S. trifasciatum, S. modiglianii and S. simillimum are referred to the genus Sundanina Attems, 1914. S. elongatum Silv. is referred to the genus Sundaninella Jeekel, 1968. For S. dentatum Silv. the new genus Batakina is proposed (Sundaninini). S. birtellum Silv. is referred to the genus Tectoporus Carl, 1902 (Tectoporini).
L’évolution du Genre Jaera Leach (Isopodes; Asellotes) et ses Rapports avec L’histoire de la Méditerranée
Authors: Veuille Michel
Published: May 2019

Le genre Jaera comprend 19 espèces ou sous-espèces, pour la plupart européennes, dont les formes nouvelles Jaera istri, J. nordmanni nordmanni, J. n. occidentalis et J. n. illyrica. Il est possible de retracer leur phylogénie. Les événements cladogénétiques subis par ce groupe apparaissent étroitement corrélés à la formation des bassins méditerranéens et aux glaciations.
Jugendentwicklung, Geschlechtsreife und Wechsel der Färbung des Haarkleides beim Schopfgibbon (Hylobates Concolor Leucogenys)
Authors: Dittrich L.
Published: May 2019

Beschreibung des Verlaufes der Umfärbung eines Schopfgibbon-Weibchens beim Wechsel des Jugend- zum Alterskleid, beginnend im Alter von 7½, ausgefärbt mit 8½ Jahren. Die Geburt des ersten Kindes erfolgte, als das Weibchen eben 9 Jahre alt geworden war, des zweiten 2½ Jahre später. Auch der Verlauf der Umfärbung des erstgeborenen weiblichen Kindes beim Wechsel vom Kleinstkind- zum Jugendkleid, beginnend als es 9 Monate, abgeschlossen als es 1½ Jahre alt war, sowie sein allmähliches Selbständigwerden vom 6./7. Monat an bis zum Alter von etwa 2 Jahren, werden beschrieben.
Two New Conus Species from off Barbados, Lesser Antilles (Gastropoda, Conidae)
Authors: Wils E. , Moolenbeek R. G.
Published: May 2019

Conus sanderi n. sp. and Conus hunti n. sp. are described from deeper water (155-180 m), dredged off Barbados. Both are related to C. villepinii Fischer & Bernardi from the same area.
Biosystematics of the Malagasy Frogs. II. The Genus Boophis (Rhacophoridae)
Authors: Blommers-Schlösser R.M.A.
Published: May 2019

This paper concerns the genus Boophis Tschudi, 1938 ( = Malagasy Rhacophorus Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1822). Apart from a reconsidering of adult morphology, certain new taxonomic characters, such as the colouration in life, the morphology of the tadpole and some mating calls, are presented. Karyotypes and nuclear DNA amount were reported upon elsewhere.
Transplantation Experiments with Caribbean Millepora Species (Hydrozoa, Coelenterata), Including Some Ecological Observations on Growth Forms
Authors: de Weerdt Wallie H.
Published: May 2019

The historical background of the taxonomic problems in the fire-coral, Millepora, is reviewed. The growth forms of the Caribbean species: Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, M. complanata Lamarck and M. squarrosa Lamarck are investigated in relation with environmental factors: water movement, current, light and turbidity. Several sites on Curaçao and Bonaire were visited and all forms of Millepora collected. The localities have been divided in biotopes and the relative frequencies of the growth forms in these biotopes were studied. Some relations between growth forms and environment were found: delicately branched forms appear in deeper, quieter waters, sturdy forms in sites with strong water movement, incrusting forms in turbid and also in turbulent sites. At sites with strong current Millepora corals are most abundant. The effect of transplantations on the growth forms of the three species has been studied. The transplantations caused changes in the growth form, which was most conspicuous in M. complanata.
Abnormes Sexualverhalten Zusammengehaltener, Weiblicher Hemiechinus Auritus Syriacus (Insectivora: Erinaceinae)
Authors: Poduschka Walter
Published: May 2019

Two female Hemiechinus auritus syriacus (litter mates) were kept together for 4 weeks and demonstrated intense homosexual activity and prolonged oestrus during the entire period. This resulted also in an unwillingness to mate for one and a half, and two and a half years, respectively.
Cercariae of the Lakes Maarsseveen (Netherlands) Infecting Bithynia spp. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) and Physa Fontinalis (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)
Authors: Keulen Stef M. A.
Published: May 2019

In 1978 cercariae have been collected from four species of freshwater snails in two lakes near Utrecht (Netherlands). Eleven species are recorded, of which six are described in detail. Five of these are new: Cercaria gutta n. sp. (Psilostomidae), C. ,cana n. sp. (Notocotilydae), C. quadrata n. sp. (Pleurogenetinae), C. abdita n. sp. and C. dyjannae n. sp. (both probably belonging to the Plagiorchiida, because they show characters of the group of Xiphidocercariae). Of C. dyjannae only the metacercarial cysts have been found.
A Review of the Genus Schistura in Pakistan with Description of New Species and Sucspecies (Pisces, Cobitidae, Noemacheilinae)
Authors: Mirza Muhammad R. , Nalbant Teodor T. , Banarescu Petru M.
Published: May 2019

The genus Schistura in Pakistan is reviewed: 20 species (of which 8 are new) and 1 subspecies (new) arranged in 3 species groups are recognized.
Curassanthura Halma, A New Genus and Species of Interstitial Isopod from Curaçao, West Indies (Crustacea: Isopoda: Paranthuridae)
Authors: Kensley Brian
Published: May 2019

Curassanthura halma n. gen., n. sp. is described from a hypersaline interstitial habitat on Curaçao, West Indies. The species may represent a stage in the invasion of hypogean fresh water by a primarily marine group.
The Hypogean Paranthuridae Cruregens Chilton and Curassanthura Kensley (Crustacea, Isopoda), with Remarks on their Morphology and Adaptations
Authors: Wägele Johann Wolfgang
Published: May 2019

The morphology of the only two known hypogean Paranthuridae (Cruregens fontanus Chilton, 1881; Curassanthura halma Kensley, 1981) is described. Curassanthura has no closely related marine relatives and must be placed at the base of the more specialized Paranthuridae; Cruregens is closely related to the specialized genus Colanthura, which lives in the upper littoral. Comparing the hypogean paranthurids with Colanthura, several analogies can be found in the hypogean species (body slender, only P 1 with stout subchela, P 4-6 slender, P 7 missing, uropods slender or short and bearing long setae), which can be explained from the way of living of the Paranthuridae.
The Black-Footed Penguin Spheniscus Demersus in Artiszoo Amsterdam, 1961-1982
Authors: Leloup Marie-Josée A.E.
Published: May 2019

Black-footed Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, have been living in an open air enclosure in Artiszoo since 1961. Their numbers varied from 7 to 103 in the period under study extending from 1961 to 1982. The information used in this survey is derived from records made by the zoo keepers and from a study of the behaviour of the penguins that was performed in 1979-1980.
The Chaetotaxy of Cypridacea (Crustacea, Ostrocoda) Limbs: Proposals for a Descriptive Model
Authors: Broodbakker Nico W. , Danielopol Dan L.
Published: May 2019

The need for better and more systematic descriptions of the chaetotaxy (especially data concerning the shape, structure and pattern of distribution of the setae) is emphasized. The historical developments of studies in chaetotaxy are reviewed.
Stygobiont Crustacea Malacostraca from Geologically Older and Younger Antillean Islands: A Biogeographic Analysis
Authors: Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

Area-species graphs for stygobiont Crustacea Malacostraca of seven islands in the southern Caribbean have been compared. It appears that the “constants” C and z of these graphs are influenced by the geological time elapsed since the island’s emergence. In older islands the values for C and z are higher than in younger islands. The values for z of younger and older islands are much higher (0.79-0.97) than usually obtained in literature for terrestrial animals (0.20-0.40). This may be explained by the very limited dispersal faculties of K-strategists, such as stygobiont Malacostraca.
The Genus Heterocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in the West Indies
Authors: Broodbakker Nico W.
Published: May 2019

A redescription is provided of Heterocypris margaritae Margalef, 1961 (= H. similis Klie, 1933). H. antillensis n. sp., a species closely related to H. margaritae, is described. Taxonomic remarks are made on H. punctata Keyser, 1975, a species from Florida, which also inhabits part of the Caribbean islands and is related to both other species.
Spatial Organization of the Kasungu Elephant
Authors: Jachmann Hugo
Published: May 2019

Using a recognition file that was compiled during the study, information on movements of individually known elephants was collected over two periods, one of three and one of eight months, in 1978 and 1981/82, respectively. There appeared to be a relationship between the number of animals in the family unit and the size of the home range/activity area, probably as a result of food competition between the members of a unit. Since 1978 the size of the home range/activity area had decreased in general, as a result of compression by illegal activity. Dry-season home ranges of family units appeared to be rather stable over longer periods and larger than the wet-season home ranges that were situated along the river Lingadzi. Dry-season home ranges of bulls only lasted throughout a single dry season. During the wet season bulls ranged over an extended area. In the later part of the dry season, elephant movements were determined by salt licks and the remaining water holes with a relatively high conductivity, at a distance of the river Lingadzi. The social structure of the family units that made up a kin-group determined the time spent with each other and also appeared to influence the actual size of the home range.
Upper-Cretaceous Siberian and Canadian Amber Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera)
Authors: Botosaneanu Lazare , Wichard Wilfried
Published: May 2019

From Upper-Cretaceous amber discovered in Canada (Alberta) and in Siberia (Taymyr), 10 species of Trichoptera are recognized. One of them belongs to the recent genus Rhyacophila, one probably to the recent genus Holocentropus; the following new genera are described: Palaeohydrobiosis (Hydrobiosidae), Electralberta (type of the new family Electralbertidae), Archaeopolycentra (Polycentropodidae), Taymyrelectron (type of the new family Taymyrelectronidae), Praeathripsodes (Leptoceridae), Calamodontus (Calamoceratidae or Odontoceridae). One specimen is a philopotamid, and one an incertae sedis member of the Hydropsychoidea. These records represent a considerable enrichment of our knowledge of the Cretaceous caddisfly fauna, practically unknown until now. Phylogenetical, biogeographical and other conclusions are drawn from the study of these fossils and of their Recent and Eocene-Oligocene relatives.
The Genus Strandesia and Other Cypricercini (Crustacea, Ostracoda) in the West Indies
Authors: Broodbakker Nico W.
Published: May 2019

Seven new species and one new subspecies of the genus Strandesia s.l. Stuhlmann, 1888, are described. Four species reared by Sars (1901) from dried mud from Brazil are redescribed. The genera Acanthocypris Claus, 1892, and Neocypris Sars, 1901, are considered as subgenera of Strandesia s.l. Two species from Europe, formerly attributed to Cypricercus Sars, 1895, are redescribed. One of these, C. obliquus (Brady, 1868) was used as type-species for the erection of a new tribe and of the genus Bradleycypris by McKenzie (1982), but proves to be a member of the subgenus Neocypris of Strandesia s.l. Therefore Bradleycypris becomes a subjective synonym of Neocypris. On the other hand, Cypricercus fuscatus (Jurine, 1820) effectively shows the characters used by McKenzie for the characterization of Bradleycypris, and is selected here as type-species of the new genus Bradleystrandesia.
The Distribution and Zoogeography of Freshwater Ostracoda (Crustacea) in the West Indies, with Emphasis on Species Inhabiting Wells
Authors: Broodbakker Nico W.
Published: May 2019

The distribution of freshwater Ostracoda in the islands of the West Indies and part of the Venezuelan mainland is discussed. The ostracod fauna of wells and epigean habitats is compared. Some species, e.g. Cypretta spp. are found significantly more often in wells, others are only found in epigean habitats, e.g. Hemicypris spp. and Cypris subglobosa. Some species are found significantly more often in epigean habitats, e.g. Stenocypris major, others seem to have no preference, e.g. Physocypria affinis and Cypridopsis spp.
Arubolana Parvioculata n. sp. (Isopoda, Cirolanidae)
Authors: Notenboom Jos
Published: May 2019

Arubolana parvioculata, a new stygobiont species of cirolanid isopod crustaceans, is described from an interstitialhabitat near the mouth of an intermittent river, the Rio Secco, Discovery Bay, Jamaica. This is the first subterranean cirolanid from Jamaica. Alltogether, 6 genera of stygobiont cirolanids, with 9 species, are known from 7 islands in the West Indies. The new species has a small and elongate body, which is typical of inhabitants of interstitia. It is also euryhaline.
Les Sources du Moyen Atlas et de Rif (Maroc): Faunistique (Description de Deux Espèces Nouvelles de Trichoptères), Écologie, Intérêt Biogéographique
Authors: Giudicelli Jean , Dakki Mohamed
Published: May 2019

Seven springs in the Middle Atlas and five in the Rif have been studied. These show a great diversity of crenal habitats: water temperatureranges from 8.7° to 21°C, and the flow from 1 l/s to 1,800 l/s. Based on hydrologic and thermic characteristics, a spring typology is provided.
Observations on the Genus Salentinella (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with description of Salentinella Formenterae n. sp.
Authors: Platvoet Dirk
Published: May 2019

Samples from wells in the coastal region of the département Var (France), from Mallorca and from a cave in Formentera (Balearic islands) contained among other amphipods species belonging to the genus Salentinella Ruffo; the status of the specimens from Var and from Mallorca is discussed. Salentinella formenterae n. sp. is described from Formentera and some remarks on the discriminating features used within the genus are given.
Deficient Merlia Normani Kirkpatrick, 1908, from the Curaçao Reefs, with a discussion on the Phylogenetic Interpretation of Sclerosponges
Authors: van Soest R.W.M.
Published: May 2019

A specimen of the sclerosponge Merlia lacking a basal skeleton of calcareous chambers (corresponding to the description of Merlia deficiens Vacelet, 1980) is reported from the underside of the coral Agaricia at a depth of 10 m on the reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Its spiculation is identical to Merlia normani Kirkpatrick, 1908 specimens with the basal skeleton, from which it is concluded that M. deficiens and M. normani are probably conspecific.
Serehyba Sanctisebastiani n. gen., n. sp. (Hydrozoa, Tubulariidae), Symbiont of a Gorgonian Octocoral from the Southeast Coast of Brazil
Authors: Land da Silveira Fabio , Migotto Alvaro Esteves
Published: May 2019

An athecate hydrozoan, Serehyba sanctisebastiani, representing a new genus, is described. It possesses gonosomes with a cormidium-like structure unique among tubulariids: a distal set of branched nematophores and a proximal gonodendron. S. sanctisebastiani is apparently transitional between the families Tubulariidae and Corymorphidae. It is a symbiont of the gorgonian octocoral Lophogorgia punicea (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857).
Rhadinopyga n. gen. from the “Vogelkop” of New Guinea and Adjacent Islands, a New Genus of the Subtribe Cosmopsalrtiaria (Homoptera, Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)
Authors: Duffels J.P.
Published: May 2019

Rhadinopyga n. gen. is erected for Diceropyga recedens (Walker) from Salawati, D. impar (Walker) and D. acuminata Duffels, both from Waigeo, and Rhadinopyga epiplatys n. sp. from the “Vogelkop” area ( = Tjendrawasih) of New Guinea and the islands of Misoöl and Batjan. Phylogenetic analysis suggests a sister-group relationship of Rhadinopyga n. gen. and Diceropyga Stål. The endemism of Rhadinopyga in the “Vogelkop” area is discussed in connection with the geological history of the area and the historical biogeography of the subtribe Cosmopsaltriaria.
New Records of the Mailed Catfish Planiloricaria Cryptodon from the Upper Amazon in Peru, Brazil and Bolivia, with a Key to the Genera of the Planiloricariina
Authors: Isbrücker I.J.H. , Nijssen H.
Published: May 2019

The mailed catfish Planiloricaria cryptodon (Isbrücker, 1971) was hitherto only known from the holotype from Río Ucayali, Peru. New material from Rio Purus (Est. Acre, Brazil) and from Río Mamoré (Prov. Beni, Bolivia) is described and compared with the holotype. One of the new specimens is illustrated. A key to the genera of the subtribe Planiloricariina (tribe Loricariini of the subfamily Loricariinae) is added.
Sensonator Valentiensis n. g., n. sp. (Amphipoda) from Different Biotopes in Southern Valencia
Authors: Notenboom Jos
Published: May 2019

A new species, Sensonator valentiensis, the only representative of a new subterranean amphipod genus, was discovered in a rather small area in the S.E. part of the province of Valencia. A few specimens have been found in wells, a hyporheic habitat, and a phreatic cave lake.
Harpacticoid Copepods from the West Indian Islands: Darcythompsoniidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)
Authors: Fiers Frank
Published: May 2019

The present article in a series on the harpacticoid copepods gathered during the West Indian expeditions of the University of Amsterdam deals with three species of the family Darcythompsoniidae: Darcythompsonia inopinata Smirnov, Leptocaris glaber n. sp., and Leptocaris echinatus n. sp. Through comparison with other specimens from different localities, Darcythompsonia radans Por is considered here a synonym of D. inopinata Smirnov.
Zwei Neue Cyclopoiden (Crustacea, Copepoda) von der Insel Barbados
Authors: Herbst Hans-Volkmar
Published: May 2019

In zwei Brunnen der Insel Barbados (Westindische Inseln) wurden zwei Cyclopoida festgestellt, die mit den bisher bekannten Arten nicht zu identifizieren sind. Einer von ihnen, Halicyclops laciniatus n. sp., gehört in die Gruppe des Genus Halicyclops, die verlängerte hyaline Anhänge am Dorsalrand des praeanalen Abdominalsegments und die Dornformel 3 4 4 3 besitzt.
Species of the Genus Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 1901 (Amphipoda) from the Betic Cordillera of Southern Spain
Authors: Notenboom Jos
Published: May 2019

The genus Pseudoniphargus, up to now represented in southern Spain by a single species, branchiatus Stock, appears to be widely distributed in the area. Through the present study, based on new collections obtained in 1984 and 1985, a total of 15 species is recognized.
Homology and Functional Morphology of the Sexual Dimorphism in the Antenna of Sclerocypris Sars, 1924 (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Megalocypridinae)
Authors: Martens Koen
Published: May 2019

The sexual dimorphism in the chaetotaxy of the antenna in various species of Sclerocypris is studied and described. Relying on larval morphology, a homology between the patterns in the two sexes is deduced and a suitable nomenclature for the apomorphic male condition is proposed. The differences observed are in all probability related to the function of the male antenna during copulation.
The Skull of Chamaeleo Nasutus Adds more Information to the Relationship of Chamaeleo with Rhampholeon and Brookesia (Chamaeleonidae, Reptilia)
Authors: Hilleniu D.
Published: May 2019

The form of the skull of Chamaeleo nasutus, especially the broad, trigonal parietal, is strikingly similar to the skull of Rhampholeon. This supports the hypothesis (Hillenius, 1986) that of all chameleons the group of species around Ch. nasutus is the most closely related to Rhampholeon.
Cosmopsaltria Halmaherae n. sp. Endemic to Halmahera, Maluku, Indonesia (Homoptera, Cicadidae).
Authors: Duffels J.P.
Published: May 2019

Cosmopsaltria halmaherae n. sp. is described from Halmahera, Maluku and placed in the C. doryca group. The characters of this group are reconsidered and the relationships of its members are discussed. The C. doryca group and two other monophyletic groups of cicadas demonstrate a vicariant distribution in Maluku Utara (= North Moluccas) and Maluku Selatan (= South Moluccas).
Phylogenetic Relationships and Biogeography of the Groundwater-Dwelling Amphipod Genus Pseudoniphargus (Crustacea), with Emphasis on the Iberian Species
Authors: Notenboom Jos
Published: May 2019

Numerical phylogenetic methods are applied in order to arrive at synapomorphic similarities between species of the stygobiont amphipod genus Pseudoniphargus. Character polarity is assessed by comparison with the relevant outgroups Parapseudoniphargus and Allomelita, within a cluster of presumedly interrelated genera of Hadzioidea.
Medusae of the Amsterdam mid North Atlantic Plankton Expeditions (1980-1983) with Description of Two New Species
Authors: Bleeker J. , van der Spoel S.
Published: May 2019

The medusa fauna of the mid North Atlantic Ocean between 24° and 55°N along approximately 30°W is studied. Two Hydromedusae new to science, Oceania tydemani and Annatiara lempersi, are described. The differences in fauna south and north of 42°N, and faunal borders near 50°, 48°, 45°, 35°, 30°, and 34°-37° N are discussed. The vertical distribution and for some species the diurnal migration and subtropical submergence are recorded.
Neue marine Cyclopoida Gnathostoma (Crustacea, Copepoda) von Puerto Rico
Authors: Herbst Hans-Volkmar
Published: May 2019

Im flachen Litoral der Küste von Puerto Rico (Westindische Inseln) wurden im Riff von Cayo Enrique in Kolonien der Koralle Ricordea florida Duch. & Mich. wenige Cyclopoida Gnathostoma gesammelt, die zu den Pterinopsyllinae und Euryteinae gehören. Es handelt sich um die folgenden Arten: Pterinopsyllus insularis n. sp., Euryte grata n. sp. und Ancheuryte notabilis n. g., n. sp.
Joeropsidae from Bora Bora and Moorea, Society Islands, with descriptions of four new species (Isopoda: Asellota)
Authors: Müller Hans-Georg
Published: May 2019

The first contribution to the isopod family Joeropsidae from the Society Islands is given. All of the four species reported herein, Joeropsis gertrudae n. sp., J. minutus n. sp., J. polynesiensis n. sp., and J. salvati n. sp., are new to science. These species occur only at locations with more or less strong wave exposition. The affinities of polynesian Joeropsidae to the other members of Joeropsis are discussed.
Histologie comparée des fosses nasales de quelques Tortues marines (Dermochelys coriacea et Chelonia mydas) et d’eaux douces (Emys orbicularis et Pseudemys scripta) (Reptilia, Dermochelyidae, Cheloniidae, Emydidae)
Authors: Saint-Girons H.
Published: May 2019

Comparative histological studies carried out on the nasal cavity of four species of turtles showed that the sea turtles have a more or less regressed olfactive epithelium compared to that of the Emydidae but that their vomeronasal epithelium is more developed. The location of the vomeronasal epithelium in the cavum also differs. The data suggest that the Dermochelyidae were adapted to a strict aquatic life a long time before the Cheloniidae.
Drastic changes in the amphipod fauna (Crustacea) of Dutch inland waters during the last 25 years
Authors: Pinkster Sjouk , Scheepmaker Maarten , Platvoet Dirk , Broodbakker Nico
Published: May 2019

After the introduction of Gammarus tigrinus in The Netherlands some 25 years ago and of other recently invading amphipods (Crangonyx pseudogracilis and Corophium curvispinum) the native species decreased, the invaders increased. The success of these invaders and its impact on the local amphipod fauna is discussed. Electrophoretic tests give evidence that a second invasion of Gammarus tigrinus, this time from Germany, is taking place. Some predictions about future developments are made.
Littoral Pycnogonida from Oman
Authors: Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

Sixteen species of Pycnogonida are recorded from littoral or very shallow waters (0-3 m) of the coast of Oman. Four species are new to science: Ammothella omanensis, Achelia boschi, A. lagenaria, and Pycnogonum moolenbeeki. Since up to now no littoral Pycnogonida have been recorded from the Arabian peninsula, all other species are new to this region, with the exception of one which was recorded from deeper waters off Oman before. For some of them the range is considerably extended.
Les Brachycentrides en Inde (Trichoptera, Integripalpia)
Authors: Schmid F.
Published: May 2019

The brachycentrids are represented in India by only two genera. The only species of Brachycentrus is distributed all along the Himalayan Range. Micrasema is represented by twelve species, ten of which are presently described as new. A few short taxonomic and phyletic considerations are also given.
First record of a Tachaea species from Sulawesi (Indonesia) with description of its manca stage (Isopoda, Flabellifera, Corallanidae)
Authors: Bowman Thomas E. , Botosaneanu Lazare
Published: May 2019

A corallanid isopod in the manca stage (lacking pereopod 7), collected from alluvial gravel along the Batui River in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and identified questionably as Tachaea lacustris Weber, 1892, is illustrated and described in detail. Tachaea lacustris was known previously only from freshwater lakes in Sumatra and Java. Its presence in river alluvial gravel should not be interpreted as possible adaptation to the hyporheic habitat.
On the history and type specimens of the Cape Verde Cane Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis (Keulemans, 1866) (Aves, Sylviidae)
Authors: Hazevoet C.J.
Published: May 2019

The Cape Verde Cane Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis was first described in 1866, and again in 1871 and 1883. These descriptions were all made after specimens from the same series. A type specimen was never designated and only one syntype from the original series can be traced today. The taxonomic history of the species is discussed and the single remaining syntype described. The present status and distribution of the species are briefly discussed.
Guineapsaltria, a new genus from the Australian — New Guinean region (Homoptera, Tibicinidae), with notes on its taxonomy and biogeography
Authors: de Boer A.J.
Published: May 2019

The genus Guineapsaltria is erected for eight species, distributed in New Guinea and northeastern Queensland. Five species are transferred from the genus Baeturia Stål, 1866 and redescribed, viz. G. chinai (Blöte, 1960), G. flava (Goding & Froggatt, 1904), G. pallida (Blöte, 1960),G. stylata (Blöte, 1960), and G. viridula (Blöte, 1960), while three species are described as new to science (G. flaveola n. sp., G. pallidula n. sp., and G. pennyi n. sp.). G. flava is designated as the type species of the genus. Baeturia minuta Blöte, 1960 is synonymized with Guineapsaltria flava. The phylogeny of Guineapsaltria is discussed and some remarks are made on its phylogeneticrelationships with other New Guinean and Australian tibicinid genera. A key to the males and maps of distribution are presented.
The genus Neocyclops Gurney in the West Indies: an update including the description of Neocyclops (Protoneocyclops) geltrudeae n. sp. (Crustacea, Copepoda, Cyclopidae)
Authors: Pesce Giuseppe L. , Galassi Diana P.
Published: May 2019

Neocyclops (Protoneocyclops) geltrudeae n. sp. is described from the marine interstitial of Curaçao. Neocyclops (Neocyclops) medius Herbst, 1955 and N. (Neocyclops) vicinus Herbst, 1955 are for the first time recorded from the West Indies. New localities for Neocyclops (Protoneocyclops) stocki Pesce, 1985 from the West Indies are reported.
A standardized description of European Sminthuridae (Collembola, Symphypleona), 3: description of seven species of Sminthurus, including four new to science
Authors: Nayrolles Pierre
Published: May 2019

The following three species are redescribed: Sminthurus viridis (Linnaeus, 1758), Sminthurus nigromaculatus Tullberg, 1871, and Sminthurus multipunctatus Schäffer, 1896. Four new species are described from France and Spain: Sminthurus bourgeoisi n. sp., Sminthurus bozoulensis n. sp., Sminthurus leucomelanus n.sp.,and Sminthurus hispanicus n. sp. The importance of the ontogeny of chaetotaxyis stressed. Indeed, not all species acquire the secondary chaetotaxy in the same instar, and for these characters the most informative instar is not the adult but the third juvenile instar. The study of such characters involves the clustering of similar characters. A short discussion is given about this issue (selection of characters and clustering criteria).
A subfossil half-mandible of a Grey Seal
Authors: van Bree P.J.H. , Bosscha Erdbrink D.P.
Published: May 2019

The fortuitous discovery, in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History at Leiden, of a probably subfossil right half-mandible of a Grey Seal is reported. A short description of the piece is given and it is compared with some other recent, subfossil and fossil material.
Neocyclops (Protoneocyclops) ferrarii, a new species of cyclopid (Copepoda: Cyclopoida) from Belize, with remarks on the morphology of the genus Neocyclops
Authors: da Rocha Carlos Eduardo Falavigna
Published: May 2019

Neocyclops (Protoneocyclops) ferrarii sp. n. is described from Candy’s Pond, Twin Cays, Belize. It is morphologically closest to N. (P.) wellsi Petkovski, 1986 from Mozambique and N. (P.) herbsti Petkovski, 1986 from the Red Sea.
Phylogeny and biogeography of the Ergasilidae (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida), with reconsideration of the taxonomic status of the Vaigamidae
Authors: da Motta Amad Maria Auxiliadora Pinto , Ho Ju-Shey , da Rocha Carlos Eduardo Falavigna
Published: May 2019

Nineteen genera are currently considered valid in the Ergasilidae. A cladistic analysis was conducted on these genera and the five genera composing the closely allied Vaigamidae. Nineteen morphological characters were selected and polarized using Anthessius (Anthessiidae) as the outgroup. The most parsimonious cladogram (tree length = 60, Consistency Index = 0.50, Retention Index = 0.71), obtained through the use of the BB command in Hennig 86, is composed of eight major clades, with the five vaigamid genera composing the most derived clade. Based on Wiley’s (1981) “sequencing” convention, the five vaigamid genera cannot be placed in a family separate from the Ergasilidae. The biogeography of the ergasilid genera is discussed. Vaigamus spinicephalus is placed separately in a new genus, Pseudovaigamus.
Melitidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from anchihaline limestone caves in New Caledonia
Authors: Stock Jan H. , Iliffe Thomas M.
Published: May 2019

Four new species of Melitidae (Amphipoda)are described from anchihaline limestone caves in New Caledonia. Three species are classified with Josephosella Ruffo, 1985 (J. microps n. sp., J. debilis n. sp., and J. proiecta n. sp.) and a new genus, Caledopisa, is erected for the fourth species, C. levis n. sp. The new genus is related to Victoriopisa Karaman & Barnard, 1979.
Further information on the Dohrn-Keulemans collection of birds from the Cape Verde Islands
Authors: Hazevoet C.J. , Fischer S.
Published: May 2019

Until recently, only one specimen from the series of syntypes of the Cape Verde Cane Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis, collected by H. Dohrn and J.G. Keulemans in 1865, was known to be still in existence. Another specimen belonging to this series has now been discovered in the collections of the Berlin museum. Some additional information on the Dohrn-Keulemans collection is given, based on listings in the old catalogues of this museum.
Hyperthelie, Wurfgröße und Trächtigkeitsdauer bei der Unterfamilie Tenrecinae Cabrera, 1925 (Mammalia: Insectivora: Tenrecidae), nebst Bemerkungen zur Längsstreifung der Gattung Hemicentetes
Authors: Poduschka Walter
Published: May 2019

In a comparison of basic reproductive variables (number of teats, litter size, and duration of pregnancy) in the Madagascan Tenrecinae, some striking features (hyperthelia, litter size) are observed in Tenrec ecaudatus Lacépède, 1799 and the genus Hemicentetes Mivart, 1871. These variations are compared to Setifer setosus Froriep, 1806 and Echinops telfairi Martin, 1838. Tenrec ecaudatus gives birth to litters at intervals shorter than what was once believed to be the duration of pregnancy. This could be due either to superfetation, or to giving birth to one litter in two or more installments.
Precopulatory mate guarding and mating in Tachidius discipes (Copepoda: Harpacticoida)
Authors: Dürbaum Johannes
Published: May 2019

Precopulatory mate guarding and mating behaviour of Tachidius discipes Giesbrecht, 1881, has been analysed using a video camera mounted on a microscope. Males preferably accompany fourth or fifth stage female copepodids during precopulatory mate guarding; only rarely are third copopodid stages guarded. Rare cases of males clasping juvenile males are also known. Males are active during mate guarding and constantly change the site of attachment of their antennules. This behaviour may ensure continued association of the adult male with the juvenile copepodid when the latter moults during the mate guarding phase.
Parastenocaris hispanica n. sp. (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Parastenocarididae) from hyporheic groundwaters in Spain and its phylogenetic position within the fontinalis-group of species
Authors: Arbizu Pedro Martínez
Published: May 2019

Parastenocaris hispanica n. sp. is described from hyporheic groundwaters in Spain. The phylogenetic position of the new species within the fontinalis-group Lang is discussed. As a result P. fontinalis meridionalis Rouch is elevated to species rank. The fontinalis-group is characterized by six autapomorphic characters.
Un nouveau Microparasellidae (Crustacé Isopode) du Haut-Atlas; aspects phylogénétiques et biogéographiques
Authors: Yacoubi-Khebiz M. , Boulanouar M. , Coineau N.
Published: May 2019

The interstitial stygobiotic isopods of the genus Microcharon (Crustacea) are diversified in Morocco. A new species, M. ourikensis, is described. The new species shows some original characters for this genus: large size, strong elongation in the first male pleopod exopodal inner lobe, 5-dentate mandibular pars incisiva, and 5 spines on the last mandibular palp segment. The species is a member of the Ibero-Maghrebin messoulii group. It is an endemic representative of the Ourika valley groundwater in the Moroccan High Atlas. It derives from a littoral marine ancestor which could have colonized the continental subterranean water during Turonian or Senonian Tethyan regressions.
Phylogeny and biogeography of midwife toads (Alytes, Discoglossidae): a reappraisal
Authors: Altaba Cristian R.
Published: May 2019

The allozyme data base of Arntzen & García-París (1995) on midwife toads (Alytes, Discoglossidae) is reanalysed considering each locus as a discrete character. The phylogeny thus inferred differs from the one obtained with genetic distances in the position of A. dickhilleni from the Betic region – it appears that its sister species is the widespread A. obstetricans, not the Mallorcan endemic A. muletensis. This phylogenetic hypothesis agrees with the taxonomic treatment of the genus based on morphology. A testable biogeographic hypothesis is proposed to account for the diversification of midwife toads in Iberia and the Balearics. The postulated underlying geological changes were the spread of inland saline lakes that divided Iberia (16 mY B.P.), the emergence and break-up of the Betic orogen (14 mY), and the formation of the Betic Strait (8 mY). Dispersal over sea channels or during the Messinian Crisis (6 mY) are deemed unlikely on the basis of ecological and biogeographical data.