bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interaction Between Susceptibility Loci in MAVS and TRAF3 Genes, and High-risk HPV Infection on the Risk of Cervical Precancerous Lesions in Chinese Population
Authors: Xiao Di , Liu Dandan , Wen Zihao , Huang Xiuxia , Zeng Chengli , Zhou Zixing , Han Yajing , Ye Xiaohong , Wu Jing , Wang Yao , Guo Congcong , Ou Meiling , Huang Shiqi , Huang Chuican , Wei Xiangcai , Yang Guang , Jing Chunxia
Published: November 2018

Persistent high-risk HPV infection is considered as a major cause of cervical cancer. Nevertheless, only some infected individuals actually develop cervical cancer. The RIG-I pathway in innate immunity plays an important role in antivirus response. Here, we hypothesized that altered function of mitochondrial antiviral signaling protein (MAVS) and mitochondrial TNF receptor–associated factor 3(TRAF3), key molecules downstream of the viral sensors RIG-I, may impair their ability of clearing HPV and thereby influence the risk for cervical precancerous lesions. To investigate the effects of MAVS and TRAF3 polymorphisms on susceptibility to cervical precancerous lesions, 8 SNPs were analyzed in 164 cervical precancerous lesion cases and 428 controls. Gene–environment interactions were also calculated. We found that CA genotype of rs6052130 in MAVS gene were at 1.48 times higher risk of developing cervical precancerous lesion than individuals with CC genotype (CA vs. CC: ORadjusted = 1.48, 95% CI, 1.02–2.16). In addition, a significant synergetic interaction between high-risk HPV infection and rs6052130 was found on an additive scale. A significantly decreased risk of cervical precancerous lesions for the TC genotype of rs12435483 in the TRAF3 gene (ORadjusted = 0.67, 95% CI, 0.45–0.98) was also found. Moreover, MDR analysis identified a significant three-locus interaction model, involving high-risk HPV infection, TRAF3 rs12435483 and number of full-term pregnancies. Our results indicate that the MAVS rs6052130 and TRAF3 rs12435483 confer genetic susceptibility to cervical precancerous lesions. Moreover, MAVS rs6052130–mutant individuals have an increased vulnerability to high-risk HPV-induced cervical precancerous lesions.
Evaluation of the Associations Between Cervical Microbiota and HPV Infection, Clearance, and Persistence in Cytologically Normal Women
Authors: Ritu Wu , Enqi Wu , Zheng Siriguleng , Wang Jiandong , Ling Yaqin , Wang Yan
Published: November 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between cervical microbiota and different human papillomavirus (HPV) infection statuses in cytologically normal women. The cervical microbiota of HPV-positive or -negative women with a normal cytologic diagnosis was characterized and compared using 16S rDNA-based high-throughput sequencing, and the differences in cervical microbiota associated with new acquisition, persistence, and clearances of HPV genotypes were analyzed via one-year follow-up. The results showed that the cervical microbial richness of HPV-positive women was lower than for HPV-negative women, and the difference was more significant in the postmenopausal group relative to the premenopausal group. Ureaplasma parvum and related taxa were associated with baseline HPV positivity, while Brochothrix, Diplorickettsia, Ezakiella, Faecalibacterium, and Fusobacterium genera and their related taxa and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were associated with baseline HPV negativity. For HPV-positive women, the baseline abundance of Actinomyces was negatively associated with new HPV infection, Alloprevotella tannerae, Prevotella nigrescens, and Prevotella oulorum; and Dialister invisus were positively associated with new HPV-type infection within the year of follow-up. Lactobacillus delbrueckii was found to be negatively associated with persistent HPV infection and 9 taxa belonging to Prevotella, Dialister, and Lachnospiraceae were found to be positively associated with persistence, and/or negatively associated with clearance of HPV types. We also observed 10 novel taxa associated with the clearance/persistence of HPV that had not been reported elsewhere. Those taxa associated with different infection statuses of HPV could be used as a biomarker to help predict the risk of developing persistent HPV infection.
EGFR and MET Amplifications Determine Response to HER2 Inhibition in ERBB2-Amplified Esophagogastric Cancer
Authors: Sanchez-Vega Francisco , Hechtman Jaclyn F. , Castel Pau , Ku Geoffrey Y. , Tuvy Yaelle , Won Helen , Fong Christopher J. , Bouvier Nancy , Nanjangud Gouri J. , Soong Joanne , Vakiani Efsevia , Schattner Mark , Kelsen David P. , Lefkowitz Robert A. , Brown Karen , Lacouture Mario E. , Capanu Marinela , Mattar Marissa , Qeriqi Besnik , Cecchi Fabiola , Tian Yuan , Hembrough Todd , Nagy Rebecca J. , Lanman Richard B. , Larson Steven M. , Pandit-Taskar Neeta , Schöder Heiko , Iacobuzio-Donahue Christine A. , Ilson David H. , Weber Wolfgang A. , Berger Michael F. , de Stanchina Elisa , Taylor Barry S. , Lewis Jason S. , Solit David B. , Carrasquillo Jorge A. , Scaltriti Maurizio , Schultz Nikolaus , Janjigian Yelena Y.
Published: November 2018

The anti-HER2 antibody trastuzumab is standard care for advanced esophagogastric (EG) cancer with ERBB2 (HER2) amplification or overexpression, but intrinsic and acquired resistance are common. We conducted a phase II study of afatinib, an irreversible pan-HER kinase inhibitor, in trastuzumab-resistant EG cancer. We analyzed pretreatment tumor biopsies and, in select cases, performed comprehensive characterization of postmortem metastatic specimens following acquisition of drug resistance. Afatinib response was associated with coamplification of EGFR and ERBB2. Heterogeneous 89Zr-trastuzumab PET uptake was associated with genomic heterogeneity and mixed clinical response to afatinib. Resistance to afatinib was associated with selection for tumor cells lacking EGFR amplification or with acquisition of MET amplification, which could be detected in plasma cell-free DNA. The combination of afatinib and a MET inhibitor induced complete tumor regression in ERBB2 and MET coamplified patient-derived xenograft models established from a metastatic lesion progressing on afatinib. Collectively, differential intrapatient and interpatient expression of HER2, EGFR, and MET may determine clinical response to HER kinase inhibitors in ERBB2-amplified EG cancer.

Significance:

Analysis of patients with ERBB2-amplified, trastuzumab-resistant EG cancer who were treated with the HER kinase inhibitor afatinib revealed that sensitivity and resistance to therapy were associated with EGFR/ERBB2 coamplification and MET amplification, respectively. HER2-directed PET imaging and cell-free DNA sequencing could help guide strategies to overcome the emergence of resistant clones.

See related commentary by Klempner and Catenacci, p. 166.

This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 151
Fiberoptic versus Digital: A Comparison of Durability and Cost Effectiveness of the Two Flexible Ureteroscopes
Authors: Temiz Mustafa Zafer , Colakerol Aykut , Ertas Kasim , Tuken Murat , Yuruk Emrah
Published: November 2018

Aims: We aimed to evaluate the durability and cost effectiveness of the latest digital flexible ureterescope by comparing it with the conventional fiberoptic one. Materials and Methods: Data of patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery between January 2013 and December 2014 were collected. Fiberoptic Flex-X2 or digital Cobra vision flexible ureteroscopes were used for the procedures. The comparison of both ureteroscopes was performed in terms of patient and stone characteristics, operative outcomes, durability, and cost effectiveness. Results: A total of 105 patients were evaluated for the study. The patient and stone characteristics and operative outcomes were similar between the groups. Overall, 54 and 51 procedures were performed using Flex-X2 and Cobra vision, respectively, before they were sent for renovation. The purchase prices were USD 29,500 for Flex-X2 and USD 58,000 for Cobra vision. Costs of per case were determined as USD 549.29 for Flex-X2 and as USD 1,137.25 for Cobra vision. Per minute working time costs were USD 772.04 and 1,471.33 for Flex-X2 and Cobra vision respectively. Conclusions: The digital Cobra vision has high costs without any difference in durability as compared to Flex-X2. Moreover, it has no benefit over Flex-X2 in terms of surgical outcomes.
Subclinical Onychomycosis: Not Present in HIV-Positive Population?
Authors: Contreras-Rivera Claudia , Toussaint-Caire Sonia , Fernández-Martínez Ramón , Moreno-Coutiño Gabriela
Published: November 2018

Background: Onychomycosis is one of the most common nail diseases and constitutes up to 50% of all nail conditions. It is a chronic fungal nail infection common in the HIV-infected population. Few studies have found fungal organisms in the nail without clinical evidence, and thus, termed subclinical onychomycosis. Objectives: We analyzed the nails of the HIV population in our hospital, searching for subclinical onychomycosis. Method: A distal nail clipping was stained with PAS and observed by a trained dermatopathologist. Results: All of our samples (n = 48) turned out to be negative for fungal structures. Conclusions: The epidemiology of onychomycosis is changing, treatment options are much better now, and diagnosis and infection detection are being done earlier. Therefore, we will continue to further study this disease in other patient populations so that we can compare our results and see whether the incidence of onychomycosis in the HIV population is now similar to that in those without HIV infection of the same age.
Long-Term Cholic Acid Treatment in a Patient with Zellweger Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Heubi James E. , Bishop Warren P.
Published: November 2018

Zellweger spectrum disorders (ZSDs) are a subgroup of peroxisomal biogenesis disorders with a generalized defect in peroxisome function. Liver disease in ZSDs has been associated with the lack of peroxisomal β-oxidation of C27-bile acid intermediates to form primary C24-bile acids, which prevents normal physiologic feedback and leads to accumulation of hepatotoxic bile acid intermediates. Primary bile acid therapy, oral cholic acid (CA), as adjunctive treatment for ZSDs, restores physiologic feedback inhibition on bile acid synthesis and inhibits formation of hepatotoxic bile acid intermediates. Our patient is a Caucasian male diagnosed with moderately severe ZSD at age 5 months, and he received long-term CA therapy from age 16 months through 19 years old. CA treatment was well tolerated, with no reports of adverse events. His liver biopsy prior to CA therapy showed cholestasis, periportal inflammation, and bridging fibrosis. Following 5 months of CA therapy, his liver biopsy showed improvement in inflammation and no change in fibrosis. Serum liver enzymes during CA therapy improved compared to pre-therapy levels but frequently were above the upper limit of normal. At age 19 years, following several years with clinical cirrhosis with severe portal hypertension, he presented with worsening jaundice, and he was diagnosed with hepatocellular cancer (HCC). Early-onset advanced liver disease associated with ZSD and natural disease progression that is not completely suppressed with CA treatment likely caused HCC in our patient. Greater awareness is needed of the possibility of development of HCC in patients with moderately severe ZSD who survive past childhood.
Decremental Responses to Repetitive Nerve Stimulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Authors: Hu Fangfang , Jin Jiaoting , Kang Li , Jia Rui , Qin Xing , Liu Xuan , Liu Xiao , Liu Chenyu , Wang Liang , Zhang Ronghua , Dang Jingxia
Published: November 2018

Introduction: To illuminate the mechanism of neuromuscular junction involvement by analyzing the features of a slow-rate repetitive nerve simulation (RNS) and EMG in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed relationship between clinical features and the decremental response in RNS in 184 sporadic ALS patients. Results: (1) 44.3 and 43.5% of compound muscle action potentials (CMAP) decrement were more than –10% in deltoid muscle (Del) and Trap; (2) ALS patients were divided into RNS positive (RNS+) and RNS negative (RNS–) group according to decremental percentage of RNS greater or less than –10%. The diagnostic delay time was shorter and ALSFRS-r score was lower in RNS+ than RNS– group (p < 0.05), progression rate had no difference. The incidence of RNS+ decrement was higher in cervical enlargement onset and definite diagnostic degrees (p < 0.05); (3) In EMG+ group, the CMAP amplitude was lower (Axillary: 3.1 ± 1.91 vs. 5.92 ± 2.896, p = 0.000; Accessory: 2.68 ± 1.349 vs. 3.65 ± 1.53, p = 0.002), decremental percentage of RNS was higher (Axillary: –10.85 ± 7.508 vs. –5.43 ± 8.425, p = 0.000; Accessory: –13.11 ± 7.539 vs. –8.03 ± 5.999, p = 0.000) compared with needle EMG– group whether in Del or Trap; (4) Decremental response of RNS was positively correlated with the CMAP amplitude in Axillary and Accessory nerves (R = 0.201, p < 0.0001; R = 0.103, p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Our clinical results support the mechanism of decremental phenomenon of RNS is immature sprouts and unstable conduction by the degenerating axons in ALS patients. The more serious the axon damage, the more significant the RNS decremental response. But decremental response dose not effect disease progression.
A Case of Self-Limiting Crescentic Immunoglobulin A Glomerulonephritis Associated with Sternoclavicular Arthritis
Authors: Fujita Yoko , Suzuki Tomo , Han Wei , Watanabe Shiika , Yahagi Koichi , Nakata Mayumi , Okamoto Takeshi , Ichikawa Daisuke , Koike Junki , Shibagaki Yugo
Published: November 2018

Immunoglobulin (Ig) A glomerulonephritis (GN) is a heterogeneous disease affected by various factors. Genetic and other factors “hit” DNA, causing IgA malformation and ultimately glomerular injury. We describe a rare case of crescentic IgA GN with sternoclavicular (SC) arthritis in a 75-year-old woman. Despite active IgA GN with cellular crescents, the patient achieved remission of IgA GN without glucocorticoid therapy after remission of SC arthritis was achieved. Considering the patient’s clinical course, this case suggested a relationship between IgA GN and SC arthritis.
Evaluation of Intestinal Patency with the Patency Capsule: The Twenty-Four Hour Assessment Method
Authors: Omori Teppei , Kambayashi Harutaka , Murasugi Shun , Ito Ayumi , Yonezawa Maria , Nakamura Shinichi , Tokushige Katsutoshi
Published: November 2018

Introduction: Confirmation of intestinal patency using the patency capsule (PC) in 30–33 h may result in a complex testing schedule. The aim of this study was to perform and evaluate a 24-h PC procedure for potential use as a simple and easy-to-apply intestinal patency assessment method. Subject and Methods: The study included 342 patients who were assessed 24 h after ingesting a PC for assessment of intestinal patency. The PC elimination rate and the distribution of elimination time were evaluated. Results: Assessment of intestinal patency was conducted in 308 (90%) patients. Self-confirmed PC elimination within 24 h was possible in 104 (30.4%) patients. The PC was considered to have been already eliminated in 38 (11.1%) patients. Thus, the extracorporeal elimination rate was 41.5%. Among 200 patients with non-extracorporeal elimination, the PC reached the large intestine in 166 patients (48.5% of the total patients). Small-bowel capsule endoscopy (CE) was performed in all 308 patients, and the entire small bowel could be observed in 98.4%. Capsule retention was not observed in any of the patients. Conclusion: The 24-h assessment method, in which the PC can be ingested using the same procedure as that for CE capsule, can be handled more easily and is more useful clinically.
Spatio-Syntactical Analysis and Historical Spatial Potentials: The Case of Jaffa–Tel Aviv
Authors: Aleksandrowicz Or , Yamu Claudia , van Nes Akkelies
Published: November 2018

The application of space syntax to the study of urban history—in this case, that of Tel Aviv and Jaffa (present-day Tel Aviv–Yafo)—can add a valuable, quantifiable component to the understanding of urban processes. However, it also demonstrates that historical spatio-syntactical analysis can prove misleading when interpreted separately from other types of historical evidence—for example, the ethnic conflicts that led to the formation of a strong divide between Tel Aviv and Jaffa despite their contiguous geography and interlaced street networks. A rigorous use of spatio-syntactic analysis in combination with “conventional” historical research methods can reveal the tensions and interplays between the spatio-physical and social forces that shape the life of cities, and it can invigorate our understanding of urban growth and transformationpatterns throughout history.
Supervised Dimensionality Reduction on Grassmannian for Image Set Recognition
Authors: Liu Tianci , Shi Zelin , Liu Yunpeng
Published: November 2018

Modeling videos and image sets by linear subspaces has achieved great success in various visual recognition tasks. However, subspaces constructed from visual data are always notoriously embedded in a high-dimensional ambient space, which limits the applicability of existing techniques. This letter explores the possibility of proposing a geometry-aware framework for constructing lower-dimensional subspaces with maximum discriminative power from high-dimensional subspaces in the supervised scenario. In particular, we make use of Riemannian geometry and optimization techniques on matrix manifolds to learn an orthogonal projection, which shows that the learning process can be formulated as an unconstrained optimization problem on a Grassmann manifold. With this natural geometry, any metric on the Grassmann manifold can theoretically be used in our model. Experimental evaluations on several data sets show that our approach results in significantly higher accuracy than other state-of-the-art algorithms.
Three new species of genus Cenocorixa (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae: Corixinae) from China
Authors: REN SHUZHI , ZHU WEIBING
Published: November 2018

The genus Cenocorixa is recorded for the first time in China. Three new species Cenocorixa bui, Cenocorixa crestiforma, and Cenocorixa montana from China are described and illustrated. Some characters are illustrated by drawings and scanning electron micrographs.
Allopachria Zimmermann, 1924 from Jiangxi, China, with descriptions of two new species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors: BIAN DONGJU , JI LANZHU
Published: November 2018

Four species of the genus Allopachria Zimmermann, 1924 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) are currently known to occur in Jiangxi Province, China, two of which, Allopachria wuzhifengensis sp. nov. and Allopachria grandis sp. nov., are described as new to science. Allopachria dudgeoni Wewalka, 2000 is recorded from Jiangxi for the first time. Descriptions, diagnosis and illustrations of new species are given.
Cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Mindanao, Philippines, with the description of a new genus and a new species
Authors: LEE YOUNG JUNE
Published: November 2018

This paper provides the first faunal checklist for the family Cicadidae (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Mindanao, Philippines, comprising 17 species belonging to 13 genera. A new species, Chremistica kyoungheeae sp. nov., is described. Platypleura elizabethae Lee and Nelcyndana tener (Stål) are newly added to the cicada fauna of Mindanao. Dokuma Distant syn. nov. is treated as a junior synonym of Oncotympana Stål, which is redefined to include four species: O. pallidiventris Stål, O. viridicincta Stål, O. nigristigma (Walker) comb. nov., and an undescribed Oncotympana sp., all from the Philippines. Dokuma consobrina Distant syn. nov. is synonymized with O. viridicincta. A new genus, Sonata gen. nov., is described to include the following species previously placed in Oncotympana: Sonata fuscata (Distant), Sonata maculaticollis (De Motschulsky), Sonata ella (Lei & Chou), Sonata expansa (Walker), Sonata mahoni (Distant), Sonata melanoptera (Distant), Sonata obnubila (Distant), Sonata stratoria (Distant), and Sonata virescens (Distant) (nine species comb. nov.). The genus Champaka Distant stat. rev. is resurrected from junior synonymy with Platylomia Stål to include the following species previously placed in the Platylomia spinosa group: Champaka spinosa (Fabricius), Champaka abdulla (Distant), Champaka viridimaculata (Distant), Champaka nigra (Distant), Champaka virescens (Distant), Champaka meyeri (Distant), Champaka wallacei (Beuk), Champaka celebensis Distant, Champaka aerata (Distant), Champaka constanti (Lee), and Champaka maxima (Lee) (eleven species comb. nov.). The genus Nelcyndana Distant, 1906 is transferred to Cicadettini from Taphurini. A key to the species of Oncotympana and information on geographic distributions of the 17 Mindanao species are provided.
A colorful new species of insular rock gecko (Cnemaspis Strauch 1887) from southern Vietnam
Authors: GRISMER L. LEE , VAN TRI NGO , GRISMER JESSE L.
Published: November 2018

A new species of endemic, insular Cnemaspis is described from Hon Khoai Island, Ca Mau Province, Ngoc Hien District, 18 km off the southern tip of the Ca Mu Peninsula in southern Vietnam. Cnemaspis psychedelica sp. nov. is the most uniquely colored of all southeast Asian Cnemaspis in that both sexes and all age classes have bright orange forelimbs, forelegs, hands and feet; a bright orange tail; a dense, yellow reticulum on the neck overlying thick, black, longitudinal lines; and a blue-gray to light purple trunk bearing yellow transverse bars on bright-orange flanks. It also differs from all other species of Cnemaspis in aspects of size and squamation. Cnemaspis psychedelica is the third insular endemic species of Cnemaspis from Vietnam and brings the total number of species in Vietnam to six. Its occurrence on one of the 92 islands in Rach Gia Bay underscores the necessity for continued surveys of these poorly known islands that are beginning to show a surprising degree of endemism and diversity.
Taxonomic Review of the perciform fish genus Acanthistius from the east coast of southern Africa, with description of a new species and designation of a neotype for Serranus sebastoides Castelnau, 1861
Authors: HEEMSTRA PHILLIP C.
Published: November 2018

The genus Acanthistius Gill, 1862 comprises ten putative valid species occurring in shallow warm-temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere: South America (coasts of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Argentina) southern Africa (Namibia and South Africa), southern Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Kermadec and Easter, and Sala y Gómez islands. Two species: Acanthistius sebastoides (Castelnau, 1861) and Acanthistius sp are known from shallow waters of the east coast of South Africa (Heemstra and Randall, 1986). The latter taxon, previously known from a brief description of a single specimen, is here described from 23 specimens and named Acanthistius joanae. Acanthistius sebastoides is redescribed from 13 specimens and compared with A. joanae and species of Acanthistius known from South America and Australia. A neotype is designated for Serranus sebastoides Castelnau, 1861, as the two syntypes are apparently lost.
A new myrmeleontoid genus from the Crato Formation of Northeast Brazil (Lower Cretaceous) (Insecta: Neuroptera: Palaeoleontidae)
Authors: MILLET JOHANN , NEL ANDRE
Published: November 2018

The spectacular palaeoleontid Araripeleon alphonsei gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation (Brazil). This large neuropteran is the fourth genus of this Mesozoic family in this Formation.
Two new species of Hydraena (s.str.) Kugelann (Coleoptera: Hydraenidae)from northern Turkey
Authors: KASAPOĞLU AHMET , JÄCH MANFRED A. , SKALE ANDRÉ
Published: November 2018

More than one hundred species of Hydraena Kugelann, 1794 have been recorded from Turkey so far; more than 70 of these are known only from Turkey (see Jäch & Díaz 2001, Jäch 2004, Jäch & Kasapoğlu 2006). Many of these species are very rare and restricted to very small areas. Despite considerable collecting efforts in recent decades in northern Turkey, both of the two new species described below were collected from just a single locality in 2001 or 2005.
A new leafhopper genus Comahadina Huang and Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) and a key to genera of Eupteryx-complex
Authors: HUANG MIN , ZHANG YALIN
Published: November 2018

Leafhoppers of the Eupteryx-complex differ from other members of the tribe Typhlocybini in having the posterior branch of hind wing vein R separate from the anterior branch of M (Young 1952). The complex now includes 9 known genera of which 5 genera, Aguriahana Distant 1918, Eurhadina Haupt 1929, Eupteryx Curtis 1833, Caknesia Dworakowska 1994, Almunisna Dworakowska 1969 and Bellpenna Chiang et al 1989, have been reported from China. Here we propose a new genus Comahadina Huang and Zhang which shares the hind wing character with other genera in the complex, based on a new species, Comahadina angelica Huang and Zhang, here designated as the type-species. The new genus and species are described and illustrated and a key to all genera of the Eupteryx-complex is provided.
A new species and subspecies of Ochlesidae Stebbing, 1910 (Amphipoda: Gammaridea) from the Okhotsk Sea
Authors: LABAY VJACHESLAV S.
Published: November 2018

A new amphipod species Antarctodius noncarinatus and new subspecies Odius cassigerous ochoticus from the Okhotsk Sea are described. The key to the amphipod species of the genera Antarctodius and Odius is given.
On the status and relationships of the gecko species Gehyra barea Kopstein 1926, with description of new specimens and a range extension
Authors: OLIVER PAUL , SISTROM MARK , TJATURADI BURHAN , KREY KELIOPAS , RICHARDS STEPHEN
Published: November 2018

Gehyra barea is a poorly known gecko species from the southern Banda Islands, Maluku Province, Indonesia, that has received scant attention since it was described in 1926. A combination of morphological characters distinguish the types of this species from all other described Gehyra, and suggest that it is a distinct taxon. These same morphological characters occur in two recently collected specimens from the Raja Ampat Islands, just off the west coast of New Guinea, that we assign to this species, extending the known range of the taxon by over six hundred kilometres. We provide a revised and extended diagnosis and description of the species based on these new specimens. Morphological and genetic data from these specimens indicate G. barea is closely related to Gehyra baliola from further east in southern New Guinea, and that these species form a clade with Geyhra oceanica. Gehyra is a taxonomically challenging group, and the status of most species from the Melanesian region is in need of review.
Haploops longiseta, a new species from the Atlantic Ocean (Crustacea, Gammaridea, Ampeliscidae) [Contribution to the knowledge of the Haploops genus. 6.]
Authors: KAIM-MALKA R. A.
Published: November 2018

Haploops longiseta a new Haploops species is described based on an adult female collected in the north eastern Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) in a baited trap: IFREMER-conceived engin PROSPER left on the sea bottom at a depth of 1460m. This species is characterized by a very long seta at the end of the mandibular palp, very long dorsal setae, and a pair of long apical setae on each lobe of the telson. The pereopod 7 basis is very broad and setose on the inner side. A summarized illustrated key, based on the position of the corneal lenses, is given for the Haploops species known.
The adult male and male nymphal instars of Ceroplastes rusci (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae)
Authors: RAINATO ALESSIO , PELLIZZARI GIUSEPPINA
Published: November 2018

The morphology of the adult male and male nymphal instars of C. rusci are described and illustrated. A key to the adult males of the described Ceroplastes and Waxiella male species (Ceroplastes ceriferus (Fabricius), C. cirripediformis Comstock, C. japonicus Green, Waxiella berliniae (Hall) and Waxiella sp.) is provided and their taxonomic affinities discussed.
Three new species of scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae) from Indonesia
Authors: DISNEY R. H. L.
Published: November 2018

Plethysmochaeta lawrencei sp. nov., Poloniphora lawrencei sp. nov. and Spiniphora lawrencei sp. nov. are described from Indonesia.
Comment concerning the article by Ciplak et al. (2009) and the collection of Tettigonioidea and Acridoidea at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Authors: PENER MEIR PAUL
Published: November 2018

Recently, Zootaxa published an article by Ciplak et al. (2009), stating that certain specimens in their study are deposited at the “Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Entomology”. Ciplak et al. (2009) marked such specimens as “HUJDE”. This statement is not valid; the collection containing these specimens is no more deposited at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A catalogue of the types of Platygastridae (Hymenoptera, Platygastroidea) at the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, with brief notes on the history of the collection
Authors: NOTTON DAVID G.
Published: November 2018

The types of 42 nominal species of Platygastridae (Platygastroidea) in the collection of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris are catalogued. One new combination is established: Amblyaspis sylvicola (Risbec, 1950). The name Fidiobia hofferi Kozlov, 1978 is reinstated as a valid, available name. Brief notes are provided on the collections and type material of Joseph-Étienne Giraud, Jean-Jacques Kieffer, Paul Marchal and Jean Risbec.
Revision of the genus Orthocephalus Fieber, 1858 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae). Zootaxa, 2316, 1–118. (Erratum)
Authors: NAMYATOYA A.A , KONSTANINOV F.V.
Published: November 2018

Erratum
Revision of the genus Tillicera Spinola, 1841 (Coleoptera: Cleridae, Clerinae)
Authors: GERSTMEIER ROLAND , BERNHARD NADINE
Published: November 2018

The genus Tillicera Spinola, 1841 is taxonomically revised to include fifteen species with the following species described as new: Tillicera callosa, Tillicera michaeli, Tillicera obscura, Tillicera pseudocleroides and Tillicera tonkinensis. Tillicera mimomutilla Pic, 1926 n. syn. and Dasyceroclerus rouyeri Pic, 1938 n. syn. are placed in synonymy with Tillicera cleroides Gorham, 1892, and Tillicera hirsuta (Pic, 1926) n. comb., is transferred from Thanasimus Latreille. A key to species is provided.
The karyotype of Chironomus acerbiphilus Tokunaga, 1939 (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Poland
Authors: JABLONSKA-BARNA IZABELA , MICHAILOVA PARASKEVA , KOWNACKI ANDRZEJ , LANGTON PETER H.
Published: November 2018

The chromosome set of Chironomus crassimanus Strenzke, 1959 and pictures of its salivary gland chromosomes were presented by Keyl and Keyl (1959) and Keyl (1962). Keyl (1962) described the band sequence of chromosome AE compared with that of other Chironomus species. Later, Michailova (1989) described the chromosome markers of this species using material from Bulgaria. Martin (2006) indicated that the banding patterns of arms A and E of Chironomus acerbiphilus Tokunaga, 1939 are as in C. crassimanus and consequently suggested synonymy. Our study presents the karyotype of Chironomus acerbiphilus (= C. crassimanus) from Poland. This species is new for the Polish fauna.
Taxonomy of the genus Hybridolinus Schillhammer (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Philonthina) from China
Authors: LI LIANG , ZHOU HONG-ZHANG
Published: November 2018

Two new species of the genus Hybridolinus from China are described: H. baoxingensis Li & Zhou sp. n. from Sichuan and H. fengyangshanus Li & Zhou sp. n. from Zhejiang. The aedeagi as well as morphological details of Hybridolinus decipiens Schillhammer, 1998 and Hybridolinus smetanai Schillhammer, 2003 are illustrated. An updated identification key to species is provided and the zoogeographical pattern of species distribution is discussed. The types of the new species are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS).
The genus Amphibolips Reinhard (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) in the Neotropics, with description of three new species from Panama
Authors: MEDIANERO ENRIQUE , NIEVES-ALDREY JOSÉ LUIS
Published: November 2018

Three new species of Amphibolips Reinhard 1865, Amphibolips castroviejoi, A. aliciae, and A. salicifoliae (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae: Cynipini) are described from Panama. The three new species induce galls on Quercus salicifolia Née (Fagaceae, sect. Lobatae, Red Oaks). Diagnostic characters, gall descriptions, distribution, and biological data are given. The generic limits of Amphibolips are re-established with adding new generic morphological characters. The presence of the genus Amphibolips in the Neotropical region is discussed. The new species represent the first record of this genus from Central America.
Revision of the genus Berinda (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in the East Mediterranean with the description of two new species
Authors: PANAYIOTOU ELENI , KALTSAS DIMITRIS , SEYYAR OSMAN , CHATZAKI MARIA
Published: November 2018

Berinda is a small genus of the family Gnaphosidae (Araneae) known only from the East Mediterranean. Up to now three species were known, namely B. amabilis Roewer, 1928, B. ensigera (O.P.-Cambridge, 1874), and B. aegilia Chatzaki, 2002, all recorded from the Greek islands (B. amabilis is also recorded from Uzbekistan and Turkey) and the mainland (B. ensigera). In this paper we revise the genus adding new records of the previously recorded species and a new synonymy for B. ensigera (Haplodrassus grazianoi Caporiacco, 1948) and describe two new species, one found on the island of Cyprus, B. cypria Chatzaki & Panayiotou n.sp., and one found in Kayseri, Central Anatolia, Turkey, B. hakani Chatzaki & Seyyar n.sp., thus leading to a total of five species included in this genus.
The Deltocephalinae leafhoppers of Pakistan (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
Authors: KHATRI IMRAN , WEBB MICHAEL D.
Published: November 2018

The deltocephaline leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of Pakistan are reviewed and a key to tribes and a checklist is provided. Two new species are described: Bampurius pakistanicus sp. nov. and Neolimnus quadricornis sp. nov. 16 new synonymies and four new combinations are proposed and a total of 31 genera and 57 species are recorded.
Protonemura gevi sp. n., a cavernicolous new species of stonefly (Insecta: Plecoptera)
Authors: DE FIGUEROA JOSÉ MANUEL TIERNO , LÓPEZ-RODRÍGUEZ MANUEL JESÚS
Published: November 2018

A new species of Plecoptera, Protonemura gevi sp. n., is described from both adults and nymphs from the Southern Iberian Peninsula. It is quite probable that this species finishes its entire life cycle within a 60 m deep cave. Morphologically, P. gevi is brachypterous, has extremely long antennae, and has small eyes, all features that may have been accentuated in a cave environment.
Ommatomyia, a new genus from Vietnam (Diptera: Asilidae: Ommatiinae)
Authors: SCABROUGH AUBREY G. , TOMASOVIC GUY
Published: November 2018

Ommatomyia gen. nov. and O. cera sp. nov. (Diptera: Asilidae: Ommatiinae) from South-Central Vietnam are described and figured. This new genus is allied to Ommatius Wiedemann, 1821 but is distinguished by the threesegmented, mostly bare stylus, bilateral plume of unusually short setae on the apical segment, and the basal tarsomere of the hind tarsus is as long as the apical four tarsomeres combined. A revised key to the Oriental genera is included.
The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
Authors: JUNNILAINEN JARI , KARSHOLT OLE , NUPPONEN KARI , KAITILA JARI-PEKKA , NUPPONEN TIMO , OLSCHWANG VLADIMIR
Published: November 2018

A list comprising 236 species in the family Gelechiidae from the southern Ural Mountains is presented. The material was collected during 1996–2007 on 21 different Finnish-Russian expeditions. The following new combinations are proposed: Caulastrocecis interstratella (Christoph, 1873) comb. n., Megacraspedus balneariellus (Chrétien, 1907) comb. n., Megacraspedus fallax (Mann, 1867) comb. n., Megacraspedus lagopellus Herrich-Schäffer, 1860 comb. rev., Megacraspedus niphorrhoa (Meyrick, 1926) comb. n., Scrobipalpa adaptata (Povolný, 2001) comb. n., Scrobipalpa dorsoflava (Povolný, 1996) comb. n., Scrobipalpa notata (Povolný, 2001) comb. n. and Scrobipalpa punctata (Povolný, 1996) comb. n. Neofriseria mongolinella Piskunov, 1987 stat. rev. is raised to the species rank (from subsp. of N. sceptrophora (Meyrick, 1926)). Previously unknown females of four species are described: Megacraspedus niphorrhoa (Meyrick, 1926), Monochroa nomadella (Zeller, 1868), Ivanauskiella psamathias (Meyrick, 1891) and Filatima zagulajevi Anikin & Piskunov, 1996. Trichembola neurophanes (Meyrick, 1926) syn. n. is shown to be a synonym of Megacraspedus fallax (Mann, 1867). Three separate species complexes are briefly discussed: Stomopteryx mongolica Povolný, 1975, Stomopteryx remissella (Zeller, 1847) and Aristotelia subericinella (Duponchel, 1843); each of them seems to contain unresolved taxonomic problems. Three species are reported for the first time from Europe: Neofriseria mongolinella Piskunov, 1987, Stomopteryx mongolica Povolný, 1975, and Anarsia sibirica Park & Ponomarenko, 1996. The following species are newly recorded from Russia: Apatetris kinkerella (Snellen, 1876), Catatinagma trivittellum Rebel, 1903, Megacraspedus balneariellus (Chrétien, 1907), Megacraspedus niphorrhoa (Meyrick, 1926), Chrysoesthia falkovitshi Lvovsky & Piskunov, 1989, Metzneria diffusella Englert, 1974, Ptocheuusa paupella (Zeller, 1847), Ptocheuusa abnormella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854), Monochroa parvulata Gozmány, 1957, Eulamprotes plumbella (Heinemann, 1870), Aroga aristotelis (Millière, 1876), Filatima transsilvanella Z. Kovács & S. Kovács, 2001, Scrobipalpa adaptata (Povolný, 2001), Scrobipalpa dorsoflava (Povolný, 1996), Scrobipalpa halonella (HerrichSchäffer, 1854), Scrobipalpa lutea Povolný, 1977, Scrobipalpa magnificella Povolný, 1967, Scrobipalpa notata (Povolný, 2001), Scrobipalpa plesiopicta (Povolný, 1969), Scrobipalpa pulchra (Povolný, 1967), Scrobipalpa punctata (Povolný, 1996), Scrobipalpula diffluella (Frey, 1870), Caryocolum amaurella (M. Hering, 1924), Caryocolum repentis Huemer & Luquet, 1992, Syncopacma incognitana Gozmány, 1957, Syncopacma azosterella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855), Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902), Brachmia procursella Rebel, 1903.
The occurrence of Taraxitrichia Flint & Harris, 1992 (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) in Brazil, with description of the final larval stage
Authors: PES ANA MARIA OLIVEIRA , HAMADA NEUSA
Published: November 2018

The larva of Taraxitrichia is described for the first time. The genus has one species, T. amazonensis Flint & Harris, 1992, described from adults collected in Venezuela. The association between adults and immatures was made using the metamorphotype technique. This is the first record of the genus in Brazil; it is based on examination of specimens collected in streams in Presidente Figueiredo County, Amazonas state. Larvae and pupae were collected only associated with freshwater Porifera.
Three new species of Seira Lubbock (Collembola, Entomobryidae, Seirinae) from Madagascar with Lepidocyrtus-like habitus
Authors: CIPOLA NIKOLAS GIOIA , DE MORAIS JOSÉ WELLINGTON , BELLINI BRUNO CAVALCANTE
Published: November 2018

Here three new species of Seira from Madagascar are described and illustrated, all with Lepidocyrtus-like habitus, as short antennae, truncate unguiculus, and overall reduction of dorsal macrochaetae. The new species Seira lepidochaetosa sp. nov., Seira semicaerulea sp. nov. and Seira metafemurata sp. nov. can be distinguished from each other by color patterns and chaetotaxic elements. An identification key for these three species is also provided, including a discussion on truncate unguiculus on Seira species with dense and reduced macrochaetotaxy.
Taxonomic morphology of the genus Adineta (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Adinetidae) with a new species from a suburban garden
Authors: ÖRSTAN AYDIN
Published: November 2018

The morphological descriptions of the species of bdelloid rotifers and the associated taxonomic difficulties, primarily resulting from the inadequate original descriptions of many species, are discussed. The genus Adineta, whose members are relatively easy to study and frequently encountered, is proposed as a starting point for taxonomic revisions of the Bdelloidea. The taxonomically significant morphological traits in the genus Adineta are discussed. Some of these have rarely been used: the number of denticles on the rake organ and body proportions. These traits are used to describe Adineta beysunae sp. nov., which was found in a sample from a house garden. The new species is diagnosed by the morphology of its rump, foot and rake organ. The latter has up to 11 denticles, the highest number recorded in an Adineta species.
Three new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Eupelmidae) from Southern China, with redescription of Zaischnopsis tubatius (Walker)
Authors: PENG LINGFEI , XIANG JIAWEI , LIU QIFEI
Published: November 2018

Three new species of Zaischnopsis Ashmead from southern China, Z. candetibia Peng sp. nov., Z. fumosa Peng & Xiang sp. nov. and Z. nivalinota Peng & Xiang sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on females. The only other species of Zaischnopsis recorded from China, Z. tubatius (Walker) is redescribed and illustrated in detail, and the species are differentiated in a key that includes all Zaischnopsis species recorded from the Oriental region.
Illustrated and online catalog of the type specimens of birds (Class: Aves) in the Ornithological Collection at the Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH-A), Colombia
Authors: CÓRDOBA-CÓRDOBA SERGIO , SIERRA SOCORRO , BORJA-ACOSTA KEVIN GIANCARLO
Published: November 2018

The catalog of type specimens of birds deposited in the Bird Collection of Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH-A) is presented. The list includes 10 specimens representing two holotypes and eight paratypes of three nominal species and five nominal subspecies. Three specimens also have tissues deposited in the Tissue Collection of the Instituto Humboldt (IAvH-CT). Corrections, additions, and updated information of the original descriptions and geographic locations are included as individual remarks for each catalog number and a gallery of photographs of each specimen is provided. An online version of the catalog is available at: http://colecciones.humboldt.org.co/catalogos/tiposaves
Voci della memoria: Un’ebrea italiana nel Novecento italiano
Authors: Bettin Cristina
Published: November 2018

La legislazione razziale del 1938 spezzò molte vite, dando inizio a quel processo di discriminazione legalizzata che raggiunse poi il suo culmine nelle deportazioni nazifasciste del 1943. Con l’applicazione delle leggi razziali gli ebrei venivano allontanati da tutti i settori pubblici e privati, cancellando la loro presenza nella vita nazionale italiana. Tra questi emarginati ci furono anche molte donne, scienziate, professoresse, intellettuali, la cui vita e storia rimane ancora poco conosciuta. Un libro pubblicato da Raffaela Simili, Sotto falso nome. Scienziate italiane ebree (1938-1945) nel 2010, è l’unico ad oggi che raccoglie, seppur schematicamente e sinteticamente, le storie di alcune di queste donne ed il contributo che diedero alla scienza, alla medicina e alla cultura italiana. Tra queste donne ancora invisibili figura, come illustrerò in questo scritto, Lucia Bedarida Servadio (1900-2006), prima donna in Italia ad essersi laureata nel 1922 in Medicina a soli 22 anni nonché prima donna ebrea ed italiana a lavorare sin dal 1939 in un Paese musulmano come il Marocco.
Italian unification’s blind spot: Verga’s “Libertà” and Vancini’s Bronte: Cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno mai raccontato
Authors: Poggiolo-Kaftan Giordana
Published: November 2018

In this article, I analyze the short story “ Libertà” by Giovanni Verga and the film Bronte: Cronaca di un massacro che i libri di storia non hanno mai raccontato by Florestano Vancini. I also bring into my discussion Benedetto Radice’s essay Nino Bixio a Bronte to weave a critique of general Nino Bixio’s bloody repression of the Bronte peasants’ revolt. Contemporary scholars, like Leonardo Sciascia and Salvatore Lupo, criticized Verga’s story because of its omissions of historical facts, accusing him of not taking a political stance. In contrast, I contend that Verga’s omissions are due to his subaltern position, as a Sicilian writer working for northern readers and publishers. Then, I turn to Vancini’s film that foregrounds Garibaldi’s broken promise and the Risorgimento’s shortcomings. Vancini’s film addresses also the North and South’s cultural divide, and the ensuing deep incomprehension between the two political and geographical regions. This cultural divide has been the site of a race discourse, which is still active in Italy today, and, at the same time, the locus of an agrarian elite that was able to manipulate a weak central government for its own gains to the detriment of the rural masses.
Impact of price elasticity on the healthfulness of food choices by gender
Authors: Privitera Gregory J , Gillespie James J , Zuraikat Faris M
Published: November 2018

Objective:

To extend findings from experimental price elasticity studies by examining these effects in a field setting and identifying gender differences in purchasing behaviour in response to variations in the cost of lower energy-dense (ED) and higher ED foods.

Setting:

Data were collected from low- and median-income male and female grocery shoppers at a supermarket in the Western New York region.

Design:

Using a procedure adapted from experimental economics, participants were given a debit card in a grocery store setting and allowed to purchase any foods from two pricing conditions. Conditions were identical, except one had lower ED foods low priced, and the other had lower ED foods higher priced. The design was fully counterbalanced.

Results:

Overall, when lower ED foods were more expensive, fewer lower ED foods were purchased (95% confidence interval [CI]: −1.0, −.40). Gender differences revealed that men spent more money (in dollars) when higher ED foods were higher priced (95% CI: US$0.51, US$1.73) and women spent more money when lower ED foods were higher priced (95% CI: − US$2.21, − US$0.11). Furthermore, women, but not men, increased spending when lower ED foods were higher priced (95% CI: − US$2.85, − US$0.73).

Conclusion:

Higher costs for fruits and vegetables among consumers can adversely affect the purchase volume of these foods, with men being most susceptible to pricing manipulations. Results contribute to an understanding of how perceptions of price impact consumer choice and suggest that efforts aimed to increase the perceived value of health over cost should be tailored towards men.