bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Bulbophyllum yarlungzangboense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Malaxideae), a new species from Tibet, China
Authors: LI JIAN-WU , WANG XI-LONG , WANG CHENG-WANG , PAN BO , SONG ZHU-QIU , JIN XIAO-HUA
Published: May 2019

Bulbophyllum yarlungzangboense, a new species of Orchidaceae from Tibet, China is described and illustrated, it is morphologically similar to B. gamblei and B. shweliense, but can be easy distinguished from the later by petals ovate-oblong, stelidis triangular, base of column foot with V-shape cushion. The new species is tentatively assigned to sect. Desmosanthes based on morphological characters.
Two new species of large green canopy-dwelling frogs (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from Papua New Guinea
Authors: RICHARDS STEPHEN J. , OLIVER PAUL M.
Published: May 2019

Litoria graminea is a large green canopy-dwelling frog originally described from a single specimen from an unknown locality in Papua New Guinea. We demonstrate that this species as currently recognised contains at least three distinct taxa. We restrict the name L. graminea to a population of animals occurring south of New Guinea’s main cordillera and describe two new species of large green arboreal frogs, one from the Kikori River Basin (Southern Highlands and Gulf Province) and one from the Huon Peninsula (Morobe Province). The two new species can be distinguished from each other by differences in iris and sclera colouration, and both can be distinguished from L. graminea by their narrower heads, different iris colouration and by their small round (vs elongate) nuptial pads.
Description of the larvae of Castoraeschna colorata (Martin, 1908) and C. longfieldae (Kimmins, 1929) (Insecta: Odonata: Aeshnidae), with a key to the known larvae of the genus
Authors: CARVALHO ALCIMAR L. , SOUZA PEDRO H.R. , CALIL EDUARDO R.
Published: May 2019

The ultimate instar larvae of C. colorata and C. longfieldae are described and illustrated based on reared specimens from Parque Nacional das Emas, GO, and Chapada dos Guimarnes, MT, Brazil, respectively. A comparative table and an identification key for all described larvae of Castoraeschna are also presented.
A list of the fleas (Siphonaptera) of Mexico with new host and distribution records
Authors: SALCEDA-SÁNCHEZ BEATRIZ , HASTRITER MICHAEL W.
Published: May 2019

A total of 163 species (including subspecies) of fleas represented by 51 genera, are documented in the Republic of Mexico. Nineteen new records from ten states and six new host records are reported. Orchopeas intermedius Hubbard and Stenoponia americana (Baker) are recorded for the first time in the country. Fifty per cent (16) of the 32 states in Mexico have 11 or fewer published records. Euhoplopsyllus glacialis affinis (Baker), collected in 1945, is the only flea species known from the state of Aguascalientes.
A new species of Astyanax (Teleostei, Characiformes, Characidae), with breeding tubercles, from the Paraná and Uruguay river basins
Authors: PROTOGINO LUCILA C. , MIQUELARENA AMALIA M. , LÓPEZ HUGO L.
Published: May 2019

A new species of Astyanax, which is unusual in having breeding tubercles in mature males, is described from the Paraná and Uruguay river basins. The new species is distinguished from all other members of the genus by this feature, together with the following unique combination of characters: a round or trapezoidal humeral spot; a branch of the infraorbital sensory canal directed ventrally, continued as a series of pores totally or partially traversing the third infraorbital; body relatively slender (31.8–37.4 %SL); eye large (41.1–45.8 %HL); snout short (15.5–20.9 %HL); caudal peduncle relatively slender (10.3–12.0 %SL); maxilla with 1 pentacuspid tooth; 38–42 perforated scales in lateral line and v–vi, 23–29 anal fin rays. Males have dermal contact organs on all fins and epidermal breeding tubercles on the head and scales.
The neotype of the type species of the neotropical iguanian genus Phymaturus: a critical commentary on a recent opinion of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Authors: CEI JOSÉ M. , SCOLARO JOSÉ A.
Published: May 2019

The fundamental weakness of the Opinion 2118 (Case 3225) of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is discussed. A former documented research established the Teiid identity of Lacerta palluma Molina 1782, a misidentified type species of the Iguanian genus Phymaturus, now confirmed by the Opinion. The holotype of the iguanian synonym Centrura flagellifer (Bell, 1843) is proposed as neotype of Phymaturus palluma (Molina, 1782), the misidentified type species of Gravenhorst 1837. Such a neotype should be named Phymaturus flagellifer (Bell, 1843) in agreement to the real taxonomic position of the Molina’s species, a Teiid Callopistes, a lacertilian genus strikingly distant from the iguanid genus Phymaturus.
Transkalliapseudes spinulata, new genus, new species (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Kalliapseudidae) from the northwest Australian shelf
Authors: DRUMM DAVID T. , HEARD RICHARD W.
Published: May 2019

A new kalliapseudid genus, Transkalliapseudes is erected to receive T. spinulata, n. sp. The description of the new genus and species are based on two males collected at depths of 44–82 m from the Northwest Continental Shelf of Australia. Transkalliapseudes n. gen. shares most features (setation of uniarticulate mandibular palp, cheliped, and dactylus of pereopod I) with those of the subfamily Kalliapseudinae; however, the dactylus on pereopods IV–VI are similar to those found in the subfamily Hemikalliapseudinae, as well as, some species of Kalliapseudes. The presence of numerous granular-like spinules on appendages of T. spinulata appears to be a unique character. A key and table for the separation of the genera within the subfamily Kalliapseudinae is presented.
Redescription of Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843 (Caprellidae: Amphipoda: Crustacea) from Brazil, with note on its biogeographical distribution in South America
Authors: MASUNARI SETUKO , TAKEUCHI ICHIRO
Published: May 2019

Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843 (Caprellidae: Amphipoda: Crustacea) is redescribed based on specimens collected in mussel longlines from the Experimental Mussel Farming of Itajaí Valley University (UNIVALI), Itapocoroi Bay, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The distribution of C. dilatata was confirmed in Mar del Plata, Argentina, about 3,000 km from the previous records suggesting a wide distribution of the species along the Atlantic coast of South America.
Two new species of Graphocephala Van Duzee from Costa Rica (Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae)
Authors: GODOY CAROLINA , VILLALOBOS WILLIAM
Published: May 2019

The genus Grahocephala, which was described by Van Duzee (1916), is a large complex group distributed from southern Canada to Colombia, Venezuela, and French Guiana. Young (1977) revised the genus and described twelve new species. Later, Nielson and Godoy (1995) added five more species. In this paper two new species are described from Costa Rica: G. crusa and G. riverae. The first species showed positive DAS-ELISA results for the bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa.
Checklist of the Arctiidae (Lepidoptera: Insecta) of the continental United States and Canada
Authors: FERGUSON DOUGLAS C. , OPLER PAUL A.
Published: May 2019

A checklist of the 282 species of Arctiidae of North America north of Mexico is presented. The list reflects changes in taxonomy and additions to the fauna since publication of the Checklist of the Moths of America North of Mexico in 1983. Pagara Walker, 1856 and Neoplynes Hampson, 1900 are transferred from Lithosiinae to Arctiinae. Lectotypes are designated for Arctia incorrupta Henry Edwards, 1881, and Arctia incorrupta Henry Edwards, 1881. Two new combinations are proposed: Cisthene tenuifascia schwarziorum Dyar, 1899, and Trocodima fuscipes (Grote, 1883). Arachnis citra verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 is proposed as a revised status. “Afrida” exegens Dyar, 1922 is reported for North America for the first time, but its subfamily and generic placement are uncertain. Clemensia patella (Druce, 1885) is raised from synonymy with Clemensia albata Packard, 1864. Seventeen taxa are designated as new or revised synonyms: Arctia oithona Strecker, 1878 (= Grammia phyllira (Drury, 1773)); Arctia rectilinea French, 1879 (= Grammia phyllira (Drury, 1773)); Arctia conspicua Stretch, 1906 (= Grammia phyllira (Drury, 1773)); Arctia quadranotata Strecker, 1880 (= Grammia f-pallida (Strecker, 1878)); Apantesis sociata Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (= Grammia f-pallida Strecker, 1878); Apantesis moierra Dyar, 1914 (= Grammia f-pallida (Strecker, 1878)); Apantesis mormonica Neumoegen, 1885 (= Notarctia arizoniensis (Stretch)); Arctia caja parva Rothschild, 1910 (= Arctia opulenta (Henry Edwards, 1881)); Kodiosoma otero Barnes, 1907 (= Kodiosoma fulva Stretch, 1872); Estigmene arizonensis Rothschild, 1910 (= Estigmene albida Stretch, 1874); Ecpantheria denudata Slosson, 1888 (= Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, [1790])); Arachnis hampsoni Dyar, 1903 (= Arachnis picta maia Ottolengui, 1896); Arachnis midas Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 (= Arachnis citra verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918); Arachnis apachea Clarke, 1941 (= Arachnis citra verna Barnes & McDunnough, 1918); Euchaetes pudens (Henry Edwards, 1882) (= Cycnia collaris (Fitch, 1856)); Arctia sciurus Boisduval, 1869 (= Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1827); Pygarctia albistrigata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 (= Pygarctia pterygostigma Dyar, 1909); and Microdota hemiceras Forbes, 1931 (= Trocodima fuscipes (Grote, 1883)). Halysidota underwoodi Rothschild and H. fuliginosa Rothschild are removed from the North American list because their inclusion was based on
Segesta riograndensis, new genus and species of an Atalophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) mayfly from southern Brazil
Authors: SIEGLOCH ANA E. , POLEGATTO CLEBER M. , FROEHLICH CLAUDIO G.
Published: May 2019

A new genus, Segesta, is described based on nymphs from the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The genus is related to Thraulodes, Massartellopsis, Meridialaris and Secochela as indicated by the posterolateral spines on abdominal segments 2 to 9, by the long lanceolate gills present on segments 1 to 7, tarsal claws without a large subapical denticle, and general shape of clypeus and labrum. However, the new genus can be distinguished from those related genera by the maxillary and labial palps that are very large and remarkably curved, a shape unique among the Neotropical Atalophlebiinae not belonging to the Hermanella-group.
Discovery of Indosialis from China, with description of one new species (Megaloptera: Sialidae)
Authors: LIU XING Y. , YANG DING , HAYASHI FUMIO
Published: May 2019

The little known alderfly genus Indosialis is recorded from China for the first time. One species is described as new to science: Indosialis bannaensis sp. nov.
A revised checklist of Odonata (Insecta) from Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with eight new records
Authors: ANJOS-SANTOS DANIELLE , COSTA JANIRA M.
Published: May 2019

A list of 77 species in 37 genera and 10 families recorded in Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is presented. Eight species (Hetaerina brigthwelli (Kirby); Lestes tricolor Erichson; Ischnura fluviatilis Selys; Leptagrion andromache Hagen in Selys; Triacanthagyna nympha (Navás); Triacanthagyna septima (Selys in Sagra); Zonophora campanulata campanulata (Burmeister) and Micrathyria borgmeieri Santos) have been recorded for the first time for the region, enlarging the knowledge about Odonata species of Rio de Janeiro State. Comments about new records and additional relevant literature are discussed.
A new troglobitic Pseudouroctonus Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) from northern México
Authors: FRANCKE OSCAR F. , SAVARY WARREN E.
Published: May 2019

Pseudouroctonus sprousei sp. nov., from El Abra cave, in Coahuila, México, is described from a single adult male. It is most similar to Pseudouroctonus reddelli (Gertsch and Soleglad), a wellknown troglophile from Texas and Coahuila, which is also the type species for the genus Pseudouroctonus Stahnke.
A new species of Microglanis Eigenmann, 1912 (Siluriformes, Pseudopimelodidae) from rio São Francisco basin, Brazil
Authors: MORI HORÁCIO , SHIBATTA OSCAR A.
Published: May 2019

Microglanis leptostriatus n. sp. is described from the middle-upper rio São Francisco basin. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: light transverse stripe, located in occipital region between the opercular openings, thin and sinuous; pale region below dorsal and adipose fins mottled with brown spots; and a dark stripe in the axis of gill filaments in alcohol preserved specimens. Microglanis leptostriatus is further distinguished from M. parahybae and M. garavelloi, the closest species geographically, by having the following combination of characters: longer head length [28.3–32.1% of SL (mean = 30.0) versus 25.5–28.5% (mean = 27.2) and 25.2–30.2 (mean = 28.0), respectively], shorter dorsal spine length [11.7–14.9% of SL (mean = 13.6) versus 14.1–18.1% (mean = 16.0) and 11.3–19.0 (mean = 15.5)], shorter pectoral spine length [12.5–19.7% of SL (mean = 17.4) versus 19.4–22.7% (mean = 20.6) and 18.5–26.2 (mean = 22.1)].
Phylogeny of the subfamily Mycetophilinae (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Authors: RINDAL EIRIK , SØLI GEIR E.E.
Published: May 2019

A phylogenetic analysis of the Mycetophilinae is presented and discussed. The analysis is based on morphological characters for 27 genera. Fourteen equally parsimonious trees were found. The monophyly of the Mycetophilinae and the two tribes, Exechiini and Mycetophilini, is well supported. Within the Exechiini, good support for the sister-group relationship of Exechia and Exechiopsis was found, as was support for the inclusion of Cordyla in the tribe. The analysis provides good resolution within the Mycetophilini, with Trichonta as the sister group of the remaining taxa.
Revision of the Australian wolf spider genus Anomalosa Roewer, 1960 (Araneae: Lycosidae)
Authors: FRAMENAU VOLKER W.
Published: May 2019

The wolf spider genus Anomalosa Roewer, 1960 is revised with Anomalosa kochi (Simon, 1898) as type species. Anomalosa includes a further Australian species, A. oz sp. nov. Representatives of Anomalosa are small, elongated lycosids with a longitudinal light median band on the dorsal shield of the prosoma and on the opisthosoma, the latter being particularly distinct in males. They are closely related to Venonia Thorell, 1894. Similar to Venonia, males have a bipartite prolateral tegular lobe on the pedipalp, but it is much larger than in Venonia and, in contrast to Venonia, larger than the membranous tegular apophysis. Anomalosa kochi has only been found in Queensland, whereas the distribution of A. oz sp. nov. includes New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. This allopatric distribution coincides with the McPherson Range as a biogeographical border. Although most males and females of Anomalosa have been caught in pitfall traps or running freely in moderately moist habitats, such as near creeks and dams, there is evidence that representatives of this genus build sheet-webs similar to Venonia. This behaviour is supported by morphological evidence as species of Anomalosa have elongated posterior spinnerets. The original description of A. harishi (Dyal, 1935) from Panjab, India, does not match the diagnosis of Anomalosa. Consequently, I reject the inclusion of A. harishi in Anomalosa and re-transfer it to its original genus Anomalomma Simon, 1890, Anomalomma harishi Dyal, 1935, pending a systematic revision of this genus.
A new eriophyoid mite species (Acari: Eriophyoidea) on Picea abies (Pinaceae)
Authors: LEWANDOWSKI MARIUSZ
Published: May 2019

A new eriophyoid species, Calepitrimerus lutocinus n. sp., a vagrant on Picea abies in Poland, is described. It is the first Calepitrimerus species reported from Picea plants.
The genus Potamobates Champion in Ecuador, with description of P. shuar n. sp. (Hemiptera: Gerridae)
Authors: BUZZETTI FILIPPO M.
Published: May 2019

Potamobates horvathi Esaki and P. anchicaya Polhemus & Polhemus are reported for Ecuador for the first time. P. shuar n. sp. is described from southern Ecuadorean Amazonas. Male and female genitalia separate P. shuar from other congeneric species. Five species of Potamobates occurr in Ecuador: P. anchicaya, P. horvathi, P. shuar n. sp., P. sumaco Cognato, and P. williamsi Hungerford. Finally, comments on the phylogeny of the genus are given.
A new species, Apseudes larseni (Crustacea: Tanaidacea),from the marine waters of New Zealand
Authors: KNIGHT JULIANNE S. , HEARD RICHARD W.
Published: May 2019

Apseudes larseni, new species, is described from the marine waters of New Zealand in depths of 108–1357 m. The new species belongs to a group of species characterized by the presence of lateral spines on both the carapace and pereonites. Apseudes larseni can be distinguished from all but one of these species, A. graciloides, by having two pairs of lateral spines on the carapace. Apseudes larseni also differs from A. graciloides by (1) the lateral spines of pereonite 1 having a different placement, (2) pereonite 2 having four pairs of lateral spines, as opposed to one pair in A. graciloides, (3) the cheliped with merus having a ventral spine (absent in A. graciloides) and a distinctly shorter and stouter carpus, and (4) pereopod 1 with basis lacking ventral spines (present in A. graciloides). The morphological similarity of the two sexes, especially in the similar cheliped and the apparent presence of a reduced genital cone on some female specimens, suggest the possibility that Apseudes larseni may be hermaphroditic.
Canopyana vateriae gen. nov. and sp. nov.A leafhopper breeding on Vateria indica and a new record of Bhatia distanti (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Selenocephalinae) from south India
Authors: VIRAKTAMATH C. A. , SRINIVASA Y. B.
Published: May 2019

Canopyana gen. nov. with Canopyana vateriae sp. nov. as type species is described and illustrated. The new species was collected on Vateria indica L. (Dipterocarpaceae) while canopy was being sampled in Karnataka. The new genus is similar to Kutara Distant but differs in differently placed antennal bases, shape of the head and the male genitalia. Bhatia distanti Zhang and Webb previously known only from Sri Lanka is recorded for the first time from Western Ghats of India.
A new species of the genus Tonsilla (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) from mountains of Sichuan, China
Authors: XU XIANG , LI SHU Q.
Published: May 2019

A new species of Coelotinae from mountains of Sichuan, China, Tonsilla defossa sp. nov., is described and illustrated. The new species can be distinguished from other Tonsilla species by the thick patellar apophysis and the fishtail-shaped conductor in male, and by the strongly reduced atrium and the hidden spermathecal heads in female.
Review of the species of Ardistomina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Clivinini) in America north of Mexico
Authors: BOUSQUET YVES
Published: May 2019

North American species of the genera Aspidoglossa Putzeys, Semiardistomis Kult and Ardistomis Putzeys, which constitute the subtribe Ardistomina in the tribe Clivinini, are reviewed. The five species are keyed, redescribed and notes are provided about their distribution and habitat requirements. Larval character states of the subtribe are described for the first time based on first instar of Semiardistomis viridis (Say). Illustrations of some of the most important morphological features as well as distribution maps are included. The species known as Ardistomis morio (Dejean) is redescribed from the holotype. Evidence is presented which establishes that this species does not belong to the genus Ardistomis, or to the subtribe Ardistomina, and that the sole specimen known was probably collected in the Neotropical Region, not in the Nearctic Region. The species is returned to the genus Clivina in which it was originally described.
Two new species in the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) candens (Panzer, 1793) species-group from Iran and Turkey, with taxonomic notes on the group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Authors: BÍLÝ SVATOPLUK
Published: May 2019

Two new species in the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) candens (Panzer, 1793) species-group: Anthaxia (Anthaxia) jenisi new species, from southern Iran and A. (A.) pyrosoma new species, from eastern Turkey, are described, illustrated and compared with related species. Anthaxia urens Abeille de Perrin, 1882 is removed from synonymy with A. lucens Küster, 1852 and is treated as a wellcharacterized subspecies. A key to the species of the A. candens species-group is provided and short comments on the taxonomic history, distribution and bionomy of the group are given
Two new Asian Scaphytopiini leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of a new genus
Authors: DAI WU , ZHANG YALIN L. , VIRAKTAMATH C. A. , WEBB M. D.
Published: May 2019

The following new leafhopper taxa of the deltocephaline tribe Scaphytopiini are described: Grammacephalus furcatus Dai & Zhang sp. nov. from China, and Sikhamani Viraktamath & Webb gen. nov. with type species S. delicatula Viraktamath & Webb sp. nov. from Nepal and China. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations of the new species are given and a checklist to the species of Grammacephalus Haupt is provided. The type specimens are deposited in the Entomological Museum of Northwest A&F University, The Natural History Museum, London, the B.P. Bishop Museum, Hawaii, U.S.A. and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India.
Redescription of Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a western Mediterranean ant species
Authors: GÜSTEN ROBERT , SCHULZ ANDREA , SANETRA MATTHIAS
Published: May 2019

The western Mediterranean ant species Tetramorium forte Forel, 1904 is redescribed and a lectotype is designated. Taxonomic controversy surrounding the application of the name and its synonymy is thereby resolved: T. ruginode Stitz, 1917 (with its junior synonym T. hispanicum Bondroit, 1918), T. maurum tingitanum Santschi, 1929 and T. maroccanum De Haro & Collingwood, 1994 are relegated to synonymy with T. forte. Lectotypes are designated for T. hispanicum, T. maurum tingitanum, T. maroccanum and T. silvestrianum Emery, 1924. The latter taxon, previously regarded as a junior synonym of T. forte, is synonymized with Myrmica
A new genus and species of sepiolid squid from the waters around Tonga in the central South Pacific (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae)
Authors: LU C. C. , BOUCHER-RODONI R.
Published: May 2019

A new genus and species, Choneteuthis tongaensis gen. et sp. nov., is described from the waters around Tonga in the central South Pacific Ocean. The new genus does not clearly fit in any of the currently recognized subfamilies of the family Sepiolidae, justifying a reconsideration of the subfamilial subdivision of the family.
Description of a new Fridericia species (Oligochaeta: Enchytraeidae) and its molecular comparison with two morphologically similar species by PCR-RFLP
Authors: DÓZSA-FARKAS K. , CECH G.
Published: May 2019

A new species, Fridericia crassiductata sp.n. was described and compared by DNA fragment analyses (PCR-RFLP), with two similar species, Fridericia ratzeli (Eisen,1872) sensu Nielsen & Christensen (1959) and F. eiseni Dózsa-Farkas, 2005. The main characteristics of the new species are: 13–20 mm long, 0.5–0.7 mm wide, segment number: (38)–40–56, spermatheca with 9–10 large, sessile, globular diverticula, long and thick ectal duct, and two very large (80–130 µ m long) egg shaped ectal glands. Maximum ten chaetae per bundle, typical brown reticulate epidermal gland cells noticeable on the body surface. The oesophageal appendage is variable between type-a and type-c (according to Möller 1971) the branches are located proximally. The seminal vesicle is large, the penial slit is longitudinal with more transverse components. Three subneural glands in XIV–XVI. The new species was collected only in the Zemplén Mountains in Hungary, in similar biotopes (between and under the leaf-litter) to those of the common F. ratzeli. It may be hypothesized that it fills the ecological role of F. ratzeli because, although all three compared species occurred in this area, F. ratzeli was very seldom found and never together with the new species. The three species were also examined by molecular methods. Which confirmed the existence of three distinct species. Both morphological and molecular studies indicate that F. ratzeli is still not a homogeneous species. It seems that the applied molecular methods help distinguish morphologically very similar species.
First record and conservation status of Allobates algorei (Anura: Aromobatidae) in Colombia
Authors: ACEVEDO ALDEMAR A. , ARMESTO ORLANDO , MEZA-JOYA FABIO LEONARDO
Published: May 2019

The Neotropical genus Allobates Zimmerman & Zimmerman (1988) is a large monophyletic clade composed of 54 described species distributed between Central America and South America (Frost, 2019; Grant et al., 2017). Twelve species have been recorded in Colombia, mostly distributed in the eastern flank of the Eastern Cordillera and Amazonian Region, although some species reach the Magdalena Valley and the Central and Western Cordillera (Acosta-Galvis, 2017).
Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson) (Coleoptera: Ochodaeidae) and Faargia gentilii (Martínez) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), two species newly discovered in Chile
Authors: MONDACA JOSÉ , FIERRO ANDRÉS , ROTHMANN SERGIO
Published: May 2019

The presence in Chile of scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) described originally from Peru and Argentina have been reported previously, as a result of the distributional corridors through passes in the Andes Mountains (Gutiérrez 1947, 1950; Roig-Juñent et al. 2005; Ruiz-Manzanos 2006; Mondaca 2011). The purpose of this paper is to report the presence of Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson, 1847) (Coleoptera: Ochodaeidae: Ochodaeinae: Ochodaeini) and Faargia gentilii (Martínez, 1975) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Tanyproctini) in Chile, expanding the distribution of the second species to the west of the Andes Mountain range. The presence of both species in Chile is not surprising, due to the similarity of habitats in the collection areas with neighboring localities in Peru and Argentina.
Review of the free-living Nematode (Nematoda) fauna of Lake Baikal
Authors: NAUMOVA TATYANA V. , GAGARIN VLADIMIR G.
Published: May 2019

A complete list of free-living nematodes found in Lake Baikal is presented. A total of 112 species of roundworms from 32 genera, 16 families and 8 orders are listed. The locations and depths of nematode finds in Baikal are indicated, information on their distribution is summarized, and zoogeographical characteristics for each species are given.
Meaningful occupations of young adults with muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders
Authors: Lindsay Sally , Cagliostro Elaine , McAdam Laura
Published: May 2019

Background.

Youth with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other neuromuscular disorders are living well into adulthood and often need help engaging in meaningful occupations.

Purpose.

Our purpose was to explore enablers and barriers to engaging in meaningful occupations, from the perspectives of youth, parents, and practitioners.

Method.

This qualitative study involved 26 participants (11 parents, eight youth ages 19 to 28 [mean = 22.3 years], seven practitioners). Data were obtained from semistructured interviews and analyzed using an interpretive descriptive approach.

Findings.

Youth with DMD and neuromuscular disorders engage in meaningful occupations in a variety of ways. Occupational enablers were supports and accommodations and self-care skills and coping strategies, while occupational barriers involved societal expectations of a normative adulthood, discrimination and inaccessible environments, lack of supports and resources, medical challenges, fatigue, lack of motivation, and social isolation and depression.

Implications.

Practitioners should work to uncover what youth consider important and connect them to appropriate resources so they can engage in meaningful occupations.
A Gendered Imperative: Does Sexual Violence Attract UN Attention in Civil Wars?
Authors: Benson Michelle , Gizelis Theodora-Ismene
Published: May 2019

There is increasing awareness that sexual violence is distinct from other aspects of civilian victimization in civil wars. Few studies have examined the independent impact of such violence on responses to civil wars as compared to “traditional” forms of violence. This article explores whether reports of high levels of rape and sexual violence increase the probability of United Nations (UN) attention to conflicts and calls to action. In so doing, we combine original data on UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions with data on sexual violence in armed conflict and estimate the impact of sexual violence on UN attention to all civil wars from 1990 to 2009. We show that the effects of sexual violence on the number and level of UNSC resolutions are significant even when controlling for other important determinants of UN action. These findings have important implications for understanding how the UN has expanded its view on protecting civilians.
Putting the Person Back in Person-Brands: Understanding and Managing the Two-Bodied Brand
Authors: Fournier Susan , Eckhardt Giana M.
Published: May 2019

This article provides insight into the management of brands that are also people by unpacking the interdependencies that exist between people and brands and focusing on the qualities that make person-brands human rather than on the qualities that make them brands. Using the extended case method to examine 20 years of public data about the Martha Stewart brand, the authors highlight the interdependent relationship between the person and the brand—in particular, consistency and balance—and identify four aspects of the person that can upset these interdependencies: mortality, hubris, unpredictability, and social embeddedness. Mortality and hubris can cause imbalance, but with the right skills and structures, these factors can be proactively managed. Inconsistency in the meanings of the person versus the brand can derive from the person’s unpredictability and social embeddedness and compromise brand value, but it may also enhance brand value by adding needed intimacy and authenticity. This two-bodied conceptualization suggests renewed management principles and contributes to branding theory through identification of the doppelgänger within, new brand strength facets, and emphasis on risk versus returns.
Marketing modernity: Business and family in British Rail’s “Age of the Train” campaign, 1979–84
Authors: Smith Lewis Charles
Published: May 2019

British Rail’s “Age of the Train” campaign, running between 1979 and 1984, saw an effort by British Rail to align the organisation with prevailing political attitudes of enterprise, competition and family. Traditional historiographies of railway marketing have only engaged with interwar railway marketing, leaving a significant historiographical gap. British Rail in the 1980s was a public enterprise, grew out of consensus political thought, and made heavy losses, all which Thatcher made clear she disliked. Hence, the campaign aimed to present British Rail alongside Thatcher’s free market “enterprise culture”, drawing attention to the competitive and economic strengths of their operations. The campaign highlighted the social benefits of the railway by asserting that travelling by car would cause rifts in the traditional family dynamic and presenting the train as a modern and relevant form of transportation for the era.
Is Adoption Equally Beneficial to Different Aspects of Youth’s Behavioral Health? Findings From Comparing Adopted Chinese Youth With Non-Adopted American and Chinese Youth
Authors: Tan Tony Xing , Yi Zhiyao
Published: May 2019

To test whether adoption differentially benefited adopted youth’s behavioral health, 243 female American youth who were adopted from China were compared with 234 non-adopted American peers, and 955 non-adopted Chinese peers living in China on four composite scales: School Problems, Internalizing Problems, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Personal Adjustment. The adopted youth were from high socioeconomic status (SES) families, while the two comparison groups were from average SES families. Self-report data were collected with the third edition of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-3). Effect sizes showed that the adopted youth outperformed their non-adopted American and Chinese peers. Latent mean comparison using Mplus 8 showed that, controlling for age difference, the adopted youth’s advantages over the comparison groups in some subscales dissipated. These findings were explained with possible compensating effects afforded by growing up in high SES adoptive environment, as well as on children’s differential susceptibility to the benefit of intervention.
“Drugs Paradise”: Dutch Stereotypes and Substance Regulation in European Collaborations on Drug Policies in the 1970s
Authors: de Quadros Rigoni Rafaela
Published: May 2019

The Dutch approach toward the consumption and trade of drugs has yielded the country a stereotypical image of a too liberal nation. But how did this image develop and to what extent has it influenced Dutch on drug policies? This article goes back to the 1970s to analyze these questions in the context of the first European collaboration around drug policies, with the creation of the Pompidou Group—Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs. The analysis draws on archival data and literature. Results show that the emergence of the Dutch stereotype of a “drugs paradise” was formed well before the shift in the national Opium Act in 1976 and the existence of coffee shops and was closely connected with the different national and international framing of a drug problem in the 1970s. The Dutch approach was seen as contributing to the increased availability of drugs in other European countries, while fighting the supply of drugs remained the dominant solution for the “drug problem” in the Pompidou group. Dutch policy makers perceived stereotypes as a problem and have indeed influenced the Netherlands to take more conciliatory positions regarding drug policies with the intention to protect the national image. This included trying to keep a low profile regarding their liberal cannabis policies and a high profile as a serious drug trade crime fighter. Consequently, despite the image of a drugs paradise, the Dutch political positions around drugs contained elements of both leniency and strict law enforcement.
Understanding Victim Cooperation in Cases of Nonfatal Gun Assaults
Authors: Hipple Natalie Kroovand , Thompson Kristina J. , Huebner Beth M. , Magee Lauren A.
Published: May 2019

Victims play a central role in criminal case processing, but research suggests many victims do not report crimes to police or cooperate in a police investigation. This study extends the literature on victim cooperation by examining the effect of incident-level variables and neighborhood characteristics on victim cooperation in nonfatal shooting incidents. The sample includes 1,054 nonfatal shooting victims from two Midwestern cities. Results using binary logistic regression suggest that incident and victim characteristics are significantly associated with cooperation, but race conditions the effect of injury severity and motive on cooperation. The willingness to cooperate among Whites is contingent on injury severity while non-White victims do not become markedly more cooperative when confronted with serious injury. Race also moderates the relationship between crime motive and cooperation. This work demonstrates the need to incorporate nonfatal firearm violence into studies of victim cooperation and gun crime more broadly.
Chaotic tip trajectory tracking and deflection suppression of a two-link flexible manipulator using second-order fast terminal SMC
Authors: Lochan Kshetrimayum , Roy Binoy Krishna , Subudhi Bidyadhar
Published: May 2019

The problem of chaotic tip trajectory tracking control for a planar assumed modes modelled two-link flexible manipulator is addressed. Tracking of such an apparently random-like (chaotic) desired trajectory is a challenging task. Initially, a PID-type sliding surface is designed in terms of the tip trajectory tracking error, then a second-order integral-type fast terminal sliding mode control is designed using the above-designed sliding surfaces. The desired chaotic trajectory is generated from a four-dimensional chaotic hyperjerk system. The proposed controller guarantees fast tracking performance with lower steady-state error and less control input. The model of a two-link flexible manipulator is obtained using the assumed modes method. The robustness of the proposed control method is evaluated in the presence of matched uncertainty and variability of payload. The performances of the proposed control technique are verified in terms of low tracking error and fast tip deflection suppression. The effectiveness of the proposed technique is validated using numerical simulations, and compared with the normal second-order sliding mode control (SMC) and another controller reported recently in the literature.
Lyapunov approach for motion synchronization of a two-slider system
Authors: Dou Haibin
Published: May 2019

This paper focuses on a novel boundary control design for motion synchronization of a two-slider system. In this system, two sliders are constrained by a flexible beam. The de-synchronization of two sliders will result in the interaction between them. The interaction force is considered as shear force in this paper. Based on the shear force coupling, the system models are derived. In order to obtain an accurate representation, the flexible beam is derived as a distributed parameter system with one partial differential equation. Based on the proposed models, a Lyapunov approach is used to design the boundary control laws for two sliders to realize the synchronization motion. Simulations are provided to illustrated that the proposed method can effectively improve the sync motion performance compared with the cross-coupling method.
How self-perceived job insecurity affects health: Evidence from an age-differentiated mediation analysis
Authors: Lübke Christiane
Published: May 2019

While the detrimental health effects of self-perceived job insecurity are well documented, less is known about the mechanisms through which insecurity affects health. In this article, potential explanations for this relationship are examined separately for three age groups (18–35, 36–50, and 51–65). Mediation analyses based on the German Socio-economic Panel show an ‘immediate shock effect’ that occurs when a person becomes worried, as well as a ‘prolonged stress effect’ that sets in when job loss worries persist over a longer period. Second, the results reveal that for middle-aged workers, both effects of self-perceived job insecurity are largely explained by the following factors: perceived financial problems, feelings of stress, exhaustion, and anxiety, a perceived lack of control, and family dissatisfaction. Yet it appears that these factors do not fully explain the detrimental health effects of job insecurity among younger or older workers.
An Exploration of Revenue Structure Characteristics in Rural Municipalities
Authors: Propheter Geoffrey
Published: May 2019

This article tests for differences in revenue structure between small rural and nonrural municipalities. Colorado serves as a case study owing to its large number of small municipalities. Empirical analyses indicate that rural municipalities are less likely to adopt a local option sales tax, receive a smaller share of their total revenue from intergovernmental aid, and have less diversified tax systems compared to similarly sized nonrural municipalities. The article also shows these conclusions are sensitive to how one defines ruralness, indicating that what scholars know about public finance in rural communities is sensitive to the definition as well.
Confidence-rich grid mapping
Authors: Agha-mohammadi Ali-akbar , Heiden Eric , Hausman Karol , Sukhatme Gaurav
Published: May 2019

Representing the environment is a fundamental task in enabling robots to act autonomously in unknown environments. In this work, we present confidence-rich mapping (CRM), a new algorithm for spatial grid-based mapping of the 3D environment. CRM augments the occupancy level at each voxel by its confidence value. By explicitly storing and evolving confidence values using the CRM filter, CRM extends traditional grid mapping in three ways: first, it partially maintains the probabilistic dependence among voxels; second, it relaxes the need for hand-engineering an inverse sensor model and proposes the concept of sensor cause model that can be derived in a principled manner from the forward sensor model; third, and most importantly, it provides consistent confidence values over the occupancy estimation that can be reliably used in collision risk evaluation and motion planning. CRM runs online and enables mapping environments where voxels might be partially occupied. We demonstrate the performance of the method on various datasets and environments in simulation and on physical systems. We show in real-world experiments that, in addition to achieving maps that are more accurate than traditional methods, the proposed filtering scheme demonstrates a much higher level of consistency between its error and the reported confidence, hence, enabling a more reliable collision risk evaluation for motion planning.
Epidemiological study on hand, foot and mouth disease in Tongzhou District, Beijing, 2013–2017
Authors: Liu Xiao-Feng , Sun Xiu-Mei , Sun Xiao-Wei , Yang Yu-Qing , Huang Cong-Hui , Wen Han
Published: May 2019

Objective

To study the epidemiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in Tongzhou District, Beijing between 2013 and 2017.

Methods

Data on HFMD infections from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017 were collected from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases Reporting Information System and analysed. Serotyping of enteroviruses from samples from patients with HFMD was undertaken using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction.

Results

A total of 15 341 patients with HFMD were reported and 32 patients (0.2%) were classified as having severe HFMD. The annual mean incidence rate of HFMD was 219.3/100 000 of the general population. The incidence and case-severity rates of HFMD generally decreased between 2013 and 2017. In the floating migrant population, the incidence and cases-severity rates of HFMD were significantly higher than in the local population. The peak incidence and severity-case rates were at 2 years of age and > 90% of patients were ≤5 years. Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16 were the predominant pathogens in 2013–2017.

Conclusions

During the 5-year period 2013–2017, the incidence rate and case-severity rate of HFMD generally decreased in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The floating migrant population and children ≤5 years of age were at the highest risk of HFMD.
Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Tian Fangyuan , Chen Zhaoyan , Xu Ting
Published: May 2019

Background

Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor that targets JAK1 and JAK3, and thus regulates immune response. Therefore, tofacitinib is used to treat immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as chronic plaque psoriasis. The objective of this study was to systematically assess the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in treating chronic plaque psoriasis.

Objective

To systematically review the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.

Methods

Databases including PubMed, Embase, and The Cochrane Library were searched for randomized controlled trials about the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in treating chronic plaque psoriasis from inception to August 2017 (PROSPERO Code No: CRD42017076587).

Results

Six articles (seven randomized controlled trial studies) involving 3743 patients were included. The meta-analysis results showed that for efficacy, tofacitinib (5 mg or 10 mg) compared with placebo can significantly improve the Physician’s Global Assessment response, PASI75, and PASI90 after treatment. For safety, the incidence of adverse reactions was statistically significantly higher for tofacitinib compared with placebo.

Conclusion

Treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis with tofacitinib is effective, but there may be more adverse reactions.
Expression levels of cathepsin L and cystatin C in a hyperglycemic environment were associated with aortic aneurysm development in a mouse model
Authors: Liu Yang , Jiao Yang , He Yuxiang , Ding Xiangjiu , Su Qingbo , Zhao Yan , Jiang Jianjun
Published: May 2019

Objectives

Diabetes mellitus (DM) attenuates the development of aortic aneurysms (AA). This study investigated the expression of cathepsin L and cystatin C in a hyperglycemic environment, and the influence of these proteins on AA development.

Methods

Mice were divided into AA and DM+AA groups ( n=30 per group). DM was induced by injection of streptozotocin; AA was induced by injection of angiotensin II. Doppler examination was used to measure aortic diameter, and Weigert’s elastic stain was used to detect elastin degradation. Cathepsin L and cystatin C in aortic tissue were examined by western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and polymerase chain reaction.

Results

Aortic diameter in the DM+AA group was less than that in the AA group, and elastin fragmentation grade of the aortic wall was reduced in the DM+AA group. More cathepsin L-positive cells were observed in the AA group than in the DM+AA group; conversely, more cystatin C-positive cells were observed in the DM+AA group than in the AA group. Both protein and mRNA levels of cathepsin L and cystatin C showed similar trends to those observed in immunohistochemistry.

Conclusions

Expression levels of cathepsin L and cystatin C in a hyperglycemic environment were associated with AA development in a mouse model.
Slow emergencies: Temporality and the racialized biopolitics of emergency governance
Authors: Anderson Ben , Grove Kevin , Rickards Lauren , Kearnes Matthew
Published: May 2019

How lives are governed through emergency is a critical issue for our time. In this paper, we build on scholarship on this issue by developing the concept of ‘slow emergencies’. We do so to attune to situations of harm that call into question what forms of life can and should be secured by apparatuses of emergency governance. Through drawing together work on emergency and on racialization, we define ‘slow emergencies’ as situations marked by a) attritional lethality; b) imperceptibility; c) the foreclosure of the capacity to become otherwise; d) emergency claims. We conclude with a call to reclaim ‘emergency’.