bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Conservation of Cultural Heritage Along Amphawa Canal, Samut Songkhram Province
Authors: Peerapun Wannasilpa , Silaphacharanan Siriwan , Sachakul Vira
Published: May 2019

The Amphawa community houses the birth place of King Rama II Nowadays this community is still water-based and one can see Thai-styled and row houses, canal-side walkways and ladders leading down to the canal. Against this backdrop are coconut plantations and mixed orchards of pomelo, lychee, etc. Amphawa is also rich in Thai culture featuring mural paintings, traditional dance and music and architecture. Water-based ways of life are very much alive as evidenced by water traffic. The objective of the project is to modify and apply the SAVE and CHIP techniques devised by the Danish Government as part of Cultural Heritage Conservation, awareness-raising campaign and demonstration of conservation campaign of traditional buildings ranging from government buildings, Thai-styled and contemporary houses and row houses to the rehabilitation of a canal landscape. As a result, local people are better aware of the advantages of cultural heritage conservation while the project enhances the preparedness of the community to accommodate ecological tourism. Finally, the experience gained from this project can also be applied to other areas of Thailand.
A Comparative Study of Chinese Musical Activities in Chinese and Thai Cultural Contexts
Authors: Barton Jintana T.
Published: May 2019

This research explores the influence of Chinese music as it is reflected in cultural activities in China and Thailand. In China, music has been used since long before the time of Confucius (551-479 BC) as a learning tool, and the Chinese who migrated into Southeast Asia and ultimately Thailand brought their music with them. In Thai society, Chinese music has been used in traditional ways. Although the music remains closer to what was brought with the immigrants, it has been adopted into Thai society in ways that go far beyond the original Chinese use. This research found that some Chinese musical activities have become ingrained into Thai culture and society such as Lion Dance group performances in the processions for the ceremonial candle (Tian Phansa), the Khan Mak procession, and the Songkran Festival procession. The Lion Dance group also has a photo of a famous Thai monk on the front of a big drum. We also found that the khim is the most popular Chinese musical instrument among Thai people.
Phra Ram Chadok as the Attalaksana Literature of Laotian People
Authors: Laosunthon Niyada
Published: May 2019

The importance of Phra Ram’s Account or Ramayana is not limited to mainland India, but has extended into other lands which have been influenced by Indian culture, such as Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Kampuchea, and Indonesia. Each of the lands mentioned above possesses her own version of Phra Ram’s Account, each describing similar heroic deeds, especially the victory in the war against the unrighteous, the cause of which stems from the abduction of Nang Sida, the beautiful wife of Phra Ram. The differences in these accounts lie in the behavioral details of characters, or additional themes and episodes which vary according to the social values and other ecological elements of each nation.
Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Leprosy and Yaws in the Indonesian Archipelago, 1500-1950
Authors: Boomgaard Peter
Published: May 2019

This paper dexamines the history of sexually transmitted diseases in Southeast Asia and explores the origins of venereal disease, specifically syphilis and gonorrhoea, in the region. The arrival of new diseases that accompanied Europeans from about 1500, is a subject that scholars have largely ignored in favour of the 19th and 20th centuries. While concentrating on the Indonesian archipelago, the paper also considers to other parts of Southeast Asia to investigate the impact of syphilis and gonorrhoea on the rate of population growth in the region. Unlike gonorrhoea, which was present before the arrival of Europeans, syphilis was a new disease whose introduction by the Portuguese had lethal consequences. Possibly, the propagation of Islam and Christianity in island Southeast Asia after 1500 and of Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia, were important mitigating factors in checking the spread of syphilis.
The Body and Sexuality in Siam: a First Exploration in Early Sources
Authors: Terwiel Barend Jan
Published: May 2019

In this article some aspects of the relationship between the degree of display of the uncovered body and sexuality are explored, using data from Thai historical sources. A close look at some illustrations in manuscripts from the Ayutthaya and Thonburi periods establishes that prior to the middle of the nineteenth century, Siamese etiquette allowed for large parts of the body to be exposed to public gaze. It is assumed that this may have affected attitudes towards sexuality. A hypothesis whereby the relatively generous display of the human body is correlated with a larger degree of matter-of-factness towards the body and has an effect on courting behaviour is tested on historical and ethnographical data. At first sight the hypothesis appears to be confirmed but because of the scantiness of the data at hand, further research is needed before a proper theory of early Thai sexuality can be developed.
Sexuality in Thai Folk Songs
Authors: Suphanyot Buaphan
Published: May 2019

Combining fieldwork research with textual analysis, this paper investigates the role of traditional Thai folk songs in teaching sexuality and sex education in contemporary Thai society. Although this mode of teaching is not formally included in school curricula, folk songs have easily lent themselves to the role of education and the transmission of cultural values. They are filled with humour, easy to remember, and do not challenge prevailing Thai moral standards. This paper shows how folk songs have long been an important way for Thai people to learn about sexual desire, the functioning of sexual organs, intercourse, sexual behaviour, courtship and reproduction, as well as the roles of husband and wife in marriage. Through a close reading of their musical composition, lyrics and symbols, the paper analyses the double role of folk songs in the transmission of knowledge about sex and the sexual body, as well as strengthening the notion of an essential Thai sense of aesthetics and way of life.
Music-Making Versus the Commodification of Music: a Call to Enlightened Amateurs
Authors: Nagavajara Chetana
Published: May 2019

Music-making, fundamentally a communal practice, is the source of aesthetic, emotional, and spiritual experience of a kind comparable to the Faustian “moment” (Augenblick). The most ideal musical culture is one in which no clear dividing line exists between practitioners and listeners, professionals and amateurs, the remnants of which are still discernible in present-day Thai classical music. The growing professionalism has been exploited by commercial manipulations driven by money and technology, resulting in a smug, push-button consumerism that treats music as a mere commodity. The only way out of this crisis is a return to the practice of music at the family, school, and community levels, whereby chamber music can be cultivated by a large pool of amateurs out of which real professionals can grow.
Can Children Emancipate Themselves from Adults?: Children’s Worlds in Contemporary German and Thai Children’s Literature
Authors: Sriwarakan Siriporn
Published: May 2019

This paper aims to make a comparative analysis of contemporary German and Thai children’s literature in terms of children’s worlds. The result of the study shows that a number of German children’s literary works present children as the “partners of adults.” This results from a perspective towards German children that they are people who have the same rights as an adult. In other words, they respect the children. Adults allow children to express their opinions freely or to make decisions on their own. By contrast, Thai children are normally socialized to differ from adults. The reason lies in the belief that a child is someone who is a “subordinate.” Children are expected to pay respect to adults and obey to their orders, responds to the expectations for children in the context of Thai society and culture.
A Revision of the Sarathrogammarus-Group (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Authors: Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

The Sarathrogammarus-group consists of the genera Sarathrogammarus (7 species, of which 1 new), Neogammarus (2 species, of which 1 new), Comatogammarus (new genus, with 1 species), Rhipidogammarus (new genus, with 2 species, of which 1 new), and Longigammarus (1 species). Keys to genera and species are provided.
On the Skull of a Lynx, Lynx Lynx (Linnaeus, 1758), found in the Roman Castellum at Valkenburg, Province of Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
Authors: van Bree P. J. H. , Clason A. T.
Published: May 2019

The authors report on the almost complete skull of a Lynx, Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) found during excavation of a Roman castellum at Valkenburg, Province of Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands in 1962. Photographs and measurements of the skull are presented as well as a review of the Lynx remains found in European settlements from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages.
The Echinogammarus Berilloni-Group, a Number of Predominantly Iberian Amphipod Species (Crustacea)
Authors: Pinkster Sjouk
Published: May 2019

The morphological diversity within the species Echinogammarus berilloni (Catta, 1878), stressed by Spandl (1926), Margalef (1956) and Pinkster (1969) was a motive to sample systematically in drainage systems of the Iberian peninsula and of great parts of France. It became clear that E. berilloni in reality was the collective name for a group of at least 10 species, all of them with their own, restricted distribution area. Only one of these species, the real E. berilloni, inhabits a much larger area, including the major part of France, the Channel islands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the southern part of the Netherlands, and south-western Germany. In this study the characters of the E. berilloni-group are discussed and comparative descriptions are given of all species, along with a key for their identification. The variability and ecological preferences of each species are discussed.

An attempt has been made to relate the distribution pattern of this group and of other species groups in the Iberian peninsula (e.g. the E. simoni-group, members of the G. pulex-group, and the genus Eulimnogammarus) to geological data.
The Comparative Anatomy of the Nasal Tract and the Function of the Spermaceti Organ in the Physeteridae (Mammalia, Odontoceti)
Authors: Schenkkan E. J. , Purves P. E.
Published: May 2019

The nasal complex of Kogia has been compared with that of Physeter and shown to be homologouswith that of less specialized ondotocetes.

The nasal complex of the Physeterids is structurally related to that of the Platanistids and Ziphioids.

The spermaceti organ unique to the Physeteridae forms a part of the functional morphology of the right naris and is not a bilaterally symmetrical structure like the melon of other odontocetes.

Separation of the two nares in the Physeteridae is caused by the asymmetrical development of the spermaceti organ. In Kogia part of the musculature of the left naris actuates the opening of the right naris, a feature unique amongst the Mammalia.

The right naris is not used in external respiration but forms an air reservoir subservient to phonationat extreme depths.

The spermaceti organ assists in evacuation of the lungs prior to a deep dive.

The fat depots of the spermaceti organ in Physeter and the spermaceti organ and adipose cushion in Kogia may serve to absorb nitrogen at extreme pressure.

The air reservoirs could perform a useful hydrostatic function during the ascent from great depths.
Quantitative and Qualitative Age and Sex Criteria of the Starling, Sturnus Vulgaris, in March
Authors: Klijn H. B.
Published: May 2019

Age and sex criteria are studied of 74 Starlings, 39 ♂ ♂ (14 first-year) and 35 ♀ ♀ (27 first-year), in March.

Weight, bill length, wing length, lengths of the iridescent parts of the throat and breast feathers, lengths of the white tips on the breast and abdomen and the amount of black colour on the bill are treated quantitatively.

Qualitatively treated are: gloss of the plumage, gloss on the lesser secondary coverts, gloss on the breast, pointedness of breast and abdominal feathers, length of the throat feathers, gloss on the end of the outer web of the secondaries, colour of the under wing coverts and form of the upper tail coverts.

Skull ossification was expected to be completed in March, but finding 7 birds with an incompletely ossified skull, this character has been included in our study.
The Biology of Chaetogammarus Marinus (Leach) and Eulimnogammarus Obtusatus (Dahl) with some notes on other intertidal gammarid species (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Authors: van Maren Marion J.
Published: May 2019

The reproductive cycles of Chaetogammarus marinus and Eulimnogammarus obtusatus in northern Brittany are compared, as well as the environmental conditions under which these gammarids live. Both species show reproductive activity throughout the year. The maximum rate of ovigerous ♀ ♀ was established for E. obtusatus in the months of February-March (the coldest period of the year), for Ch. marinus in December. The former species showed the lowest rate in August (the warmest month of the year) and the latter species in March.

Eulimnogammarus obtusatus lives in the lower half of more exposed beaches and was rarely found on a substrate containing mud, contrary to Chaeto gammarus marinus. It was established that the southern distribution limit of E. obtusatus lies in Brittany.

Ecological data are given on a number of other gammarid species from the tidal zone of the Atlantic coast of France.
A New Genus and Two New Species of the Crustacean Order Thermosbaebacea from the West Indies
Authors: Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

Up to now, the crustacean order Thermosbaenacea contained two genera with only six valid species, five from the panmediterranean region, one from Texas.

Two new members of this curious group of “living fossils” have been discovered in the West Indies. The one, from two deep wells not far from the sea coast in Saint Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands), belongs to an undescribed species of the amphiatlantic genus Monodella, and is called M. sanctaecrucis.

The other was found in several localities in Curaçao (Netherlands’ Antilles), in coral débris of rubble walls on the shore; it belongs to a new genus, Halosbaena showing several remarkable adaptations, e.g. having a uniramous first pereiopod and reductions in the maxilliped. The presence of very numerous specialized elements on the second maxilla and some other characters relate Halosbaena remotely to a species from Jugoslavia, described as Monodella finki. Several other characters of the latter species justify the erection of a new genus for it, called Limnosbaena.

The literature on the possible origin of the Thermosbaenacea is reviewed. Based on the present and other recent discoveries, the origin of the genera Limnosbaena and Monodella (and possibly also of Thermosbaena) at the end of the Tethys period, from marine ancestors, is considered to be the most likely. For the genus Halosbaena a Pleistocene invasion of haline interstitial waters cannot be excluded.
The Structure of the Terminal Filament, the Ovariole Sheath and the Oviduct Musculature of the Colorado Beetle (Leptinotarsa Decemlineata Say, 1824)
Authors: Akster H.A. , Smit W.A.
Published: May 2019

In the Colorado Beetle, the terminal filament cells resemble the epidermal cells which connect muscle cells with the cuticle, the so-called tendon cells. They contain many microtubules which have projections interconnecting them. The microtubules are also connected by these projections to desmosomes.

The tunica propria is a basement membrane-like layer of low elasticity. It separates the terminal filament from the germarium. The outer ovariole sheath is a muscle sheath which is continuous with the muscle sheath around the oviducts. The whole muscle sheath consists of a monolayer network. Sarcolemmal invaginations at the I band and at the Z line probably form part of one T system. The cuticle of the common oviduct has scales with long caudally directed spines.

The rostral attachment of the muscle sheath corresponds to the existing descriptions of tendon cells. The attachment of the muscle sheath to the cuticle of the common oviduct is different.
Notes on Reconstruction of Muscle Fibre Orientation During the Development of the Teleost Brachydanio Rerio
Authors: van der Stelt A. , Mos W. , Diegenbach P.C.
Published: May 2019

Since the description of a helicoidal pattern of muscle fibres in teleost fishes by Van der Stelt (1968), Alexander (1969) stated that there are two basic patterns. One is found in selachians and primitive bony fishes as Anguilla and Salmo, whereas it is also found in the caudal peduncles of teleosts, which are considered more advanced. More anteriad a quite different pattern is found, resembling the helicoidal pattern. The elucidation of this pattern was disclosed by both Van der Stelt (1968) and Alexander (1969) by reconstruction from horizontal, as well as vertical serial sections. Van Raamsdonk et al. (1974), in a study of the early development of the myomeres of Brachydanio rerio, observed a transition of a primary longitudinal course of muscle cells to a presumably helicoidal one in transverse sections of the embryo.

As it is more easy to obtain and interpret a series of transverse sections, we have tried to devise a method of reconstruction of the muscle fibre course, starting from transverse sections. With some caution, the results of these studies on Brachydanio may be summarized as follows:

1. The embryo starts with a primordial, longitudinal muscle cell orientation.

2. In the young embryo the muscle cell orientation changes to a helicoidal one.

3. A further change in conformity with Alexander’s primitive pattern is found in later stages of development.
Deilagaon, a New Genus of Indo-Malayan and Papuan Fig Wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Agaonidae)
Authors: Wiebes J.T.
Published: May 2019

Introduction of the new genus Deilagaon with descriptions of new species chrysolepidis (type-species) from the Philippines (type-locality Luzon, ex Ficus chrysolepis Miq.), Celebes, New Guinea (ex F. novoguineensis Corner), Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Isis.; and annulatae from Thailand, Malaya (ex F.depressa Bl.), Sumatra, Borneo (type-locality N. Borneo, ex F. annulata Bl.), Philippines. Included is also Ceratosolen megarhopalus Grandi (1923) from Thailand, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippines (Balabac Isl.).
Antennule development during copepodite phase of some representatives of Harpacticoida (Copepoda, Crustacea)
Authors: Dahms Hans-Uwe
Published: May 2019

The copepodite antennule development of representatives of 6 harpacticoid families is studied and discussed in detail and that of 8 genera of harpacticoids from 7 families is schematically illustrated. Twenty-seven genera out of 17 harpacticoid families are compared on the basis of own investigations and data from the literature. The origin of newly formed segments can be determined by seta numbers of segments, relative segment length, furrows indicating previous articulations and by the position of the segment which bears the proximal aesthetasc. There are 2 zones of segment formation, both located in the middle part of the first antenna. Normal segment formation takes place distally from the second, aesthetasc-bearing segment from C I to C II and proximally of it from C III to C IV. At least in some species sexual dimorphism of first antennae is present from C II onwards. Females practically show the adult antennular state at C V whereas males undergo important changes from C V to C VI with proximal addition of segments, and often with distal fusions and formation of a unique armature due to adaptations in clasping behaviour. There are specific formation patterns in certain taxonomic groups. E.g. Harpacticidae, Canthocamptidae, Canuellidae and Longipediidae deviate in antennule formation from the rest of Harpacticoida. A higher number of antennular setae of C I which in most of the cases are reduced in C II may be interpreted as indicating an ancestral multisegmented antennule for Harpacticoida.
Dimensions and occlusal patterns in molars of Hystrix brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia, Rodentia) in a system of wear categories
Authors: van Weers D. J.
Published: May 2019

Molars of 35 skulls of Hystrix brachyura brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 have been studied. Problems with the currently used dental nomenclature are discussed. A positional, numerical system for the indication of occlusal elements, and a system of wear classes for all the different occlusal patterns are presented. Dimensions of the teeth in relation to wear are given, the variation in the occlusal patterns is described and their changes with progressive wear are discussed.
Présence d’Asellides stygobies (Crustacea, Isopoda, Aselloidea) dans la région du Primorye, Sibérie sud-orientale
Authors: Henr J.-P. , Magniez G.
Published: May 2019

Two species of anophthalmous, unpigmentedasellids have been found in springs and groundwaters of S.E. Siberia (Primorye region). Asellus (Asellus) primoryensis n. sp. is closelyrelated to the epigean species A. (A.) hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886, as is the case for all stygobiont Asellus (Asellus) species previously known from the Japanese archipelago.

Sibirasellus parpurae n. g., n. sp. is closely related to the microphthalmous species Asellus dentifer Birstein & Levanidov, 1952 from the Ussuri Basin (Khor region), now type-species of the new genus Sibirasellus. These two species show several original characters: body covered by numerous cuticular squamulae, mandibular palp reduced (glabrous and 2-segmented), and coxopodites of pereopods reduced and coalescent with their sternites, pointing to certain affinities with the stygobiont Japanese genus Nipponasellus Matsumoto, 1962 and probably to the epigean species of the “latifrons” group of the genus Asellus, presently restricted to arctic Siberia and western Alaska.

The different asellid lines living in the Far East and Pacific North America are much more related with each other than with all other lines of the family.All these forms possess a copulatory system built on the “Asellus pattern”: Endopodite of 2nd male pleopod with a spur-shaped basal apophysis or “processus calcariformis”, an afferent spermaticopening with a labial spur or “processus cylindriformis”, and 2nd exopodite segment with a tergal or “catch lobe”. This phyletic system includes the genus Asellus Geoffroy, 1762 (the present status of which is discussed herein), its subgenera Asellus Dudich, 1925, Mesoasellus Birstein, 1951, and Phreatoasellus Matsumoto, 1962, and its related genera Calasellus Bowman, 1981, Nipponasellus Matsumoto, 1962, Uenasellus Matsumoto, 1962, and Sibirasellus n. g.
Microcanuella bisetosa gen. n., sp. n., a new taxon of Canuellidae (Crustacea, Copepoda) from the Costa Rican Pacific coast, with remarks on Galapacanuella beckeri
Authors: Mielke Wolfgang
Published: May 2019

A new canuellid, Microcanuella bisetosa gen. n., sp. n., was collected on the Pacific coast (Gulf of Nicoya) of Costa Rica. Though the male is still unknown, a new genus is established, mainly because of the reduced armature of P1, P4, and P5. The small-sized M. bisetosa sp. n. is a mesopsammic species, inhabiting the interstices of coarse sediments of a beach slope.
The first record of Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae) in the flora of Libya
Authors: MAHKLOUF MOHAMMED HADI , EL-AHAMIR SH-HOOB MOHAMMED
Published: May 2019

A new record for Abutilon theophrasti is recorded for the first time in the flora of Libya. This widespread agricultural weed was collected from El-Hamra region (El-Qabel) in the Nafusa Mountain south of Tripoli. To facilitate further identification and future detection, a full description, habitat information, distribution map and distribution data are provided. A brief discussion about the most important threats posed by this species is presented.
Two new species of the genus Allochotes (Coleoptera: Cleridae: Neorthopleurinae) from Taiwan
Authors: MURAKAMI HIROYUKI , YAMASAKO JUNSUKE
Published: May 2019

Two new species of the genus Allochotes which have remarkable marking on elytra, A. choui sp. nov. and A. yichei sp. nov., are described from Taiwan. The aedeagus in an inflated condition is considered a worthy characteristic for the taxonomic study of the genus and a method for the observation of an inflated aedeagus is introduced.
A new species of Togoperla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from China with a revised key to Togoperla males
Authors: LI WEIHAI , DEWALT R. EDWARD
Published: May 2019

The Togoperla is a relatively well-known genus in the family Perlidae including 12 recognized species (Stark and Sivec 2008, Cao & Bae 2010). However, Uchida (1990) proposed an additional species from Japan in an unpublished PhD dissertation. DeWalt et al. (2012) listed this taxon as a nomen nudum. Additionally, this species may be a synonym (B. P. Stark, personal. communication). The genus is most diverse in China (Table 1) with seven species recorded (DeWalt et al. 2012, Du & Chou 1999; Du et al. 1999; Sivec et al. 1988; Wu 1935, 1938; Wu & Claassen 1934). In recent surveys of the early spring stonefly fauna in Zhejiang and Guangxi provinces, we discovered a previously unrecognized species of Togoperla. Since Stark and Sivec (2008) have provided an excellent review on the genus, we focus our study on the description of this new species. All specimens are deposited in the Insect Collection of Henan Institute of Science and Technology (HIST), China.
Erratum: WEN-LI MA & LI-ZHEN LI (2012) A new species of Lesteva Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Omaliinae) from Zhejiang, East China. Zootaxa, 3530, 74–76.
Authors: MA WEN-LI , LI LI-ZHEN
Published: May 2019

(Erratum)
A new montane species of Cercosaura (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from Colombia, with notes on the distribution of the genus
Authors: DOAN TIFFANY M. , LAMAR WILLIAM W.
Published: May 2019

The gymnophthalmid genus Cercosaura is distributed throughout South America and southern Panama. Cercosaurahypnoides sp. nov. was discovered from Meta, Colombia and differs from all other species by possessing threesupraoculars, a single palpebral scale, five supralabials and infralabials, hexagonal, keeled dorsal scales arranged intransverse and oblique rows, small lateral scales, six longitudinal rows of ventrals, 8–12 femoral pores per hindlimb,18–22 subdigital lamellae on the fourth toe, overlapping limbs when adpressed against the body, and the pattern of twodorsolateral and two lateral stripes throughout the head, body, and tail. The description of the new species increases the known number of Cercosaura species to 13, with five species occurring in Colombia.
A new species of Parabeloniscus (Opiliones: Laniatores: Epedanidae) from China
Authors: ZHANG CHAO , ZHANG FENG
Published: May 2019

The genus Parabeloniscus Suzuki, 1967, which was originally unique to Japan, is newly recorded from China by a newspecies: Parabeloniscus corneus sp. nov., collected from leaf litter in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, China. The newspecies is diagnosed among other characteristics by the free tergite II with a single lateral spine on each side; the free terg-ite III with a remarkable median spine; the femur, patella, tibia and metatarsus of leg IV with conspicuous rows of spines in male; and the penis with a horny stylus.
Revision of the Neotropical nursery-web spider genus Thaumasia Perty, 1833 (Araneae: Lycosoidea: Pisauridae: Thaumasiinae)
Authors: DA SILVA ESTEVAM L. CRUZ , CARICO JAMES E.
Published: May 2019

The Neotropical spider genus Thaumasia Perty, 1833 is revised. Seven of the known species are redescribed andillustrated: Thaumasia senilis Perty, 1833 (type-species); T. abrahami Mello-Leitão, 1948; T. annulipes F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903; T. argenteonotata (Simon, 1898); T. heterogyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936; T. scoparia (Simon, 1888)and T. velox Simon, 1898. Ten new species from the neotropical region are described and illustrated: T. caxiuana sp.nov., T. onca sp. nov., T. diasi sp. nov., T. xingu sp. nov., T. acreana sp. nov., T. caracarai sp. nov., T. peruana sp.nov., T. hirsutochela sp. nov., T. lisei sp. nov. and T. oriximina sp. nov. The types of Thaumasia senilis are assumed tobe lost and neotypes are designated. The males of Thaumasia heterogyna, T. annulipes, T. abrahami and the female ofThaumasia senilis are described and illustrated for the first time. Thaumasia annecta Bryant, 1948 and T. decemguttataMello-Leitão, 1945 are synonyms of Thaumasia velox. Thaumasia argyrotypa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936 issynonymized with Thaumasia heterogyna. Thaumasia argentinensis Mello-Leitão, 1941 is transferred to Lycosidaeand Thaumasia benoisti Caporiacco, 1954 is a junior synonym of Architis spinipes (Taczanowski, 1874). The types ofThaumasia argyrura Mello-Leitão, 1943, Thaumasia brunnea Caporiacco, 1947, Thaumasia strandi Caporiacco, 1947and Thaumasia rubrosignata (Mello-Leitão, 1943) are juvenile specimens, and those species are considered as speciesinquirendae. The type of Thaumasia niceforoi Mello-Leitão, 1941 was not found and is this is species is considered a nomen dubium.
Redescription of Leptus kattikus Haitlinger, 2009 (Actinotrichida, Parasitengona, Erythraeidae) and molecular identification of its host from DNA barcoding
Authors: MĄKOL JOANNA , FELSKA MAGDALENA , MONIUSZKO HANNA , ZALEŚNY GRZEGORZ
Published: May 2019

A morphology-based redescription of Leptus kattikus Haitlinger, 2009, including re-examination of the holotype and supplemented with data of a series of specimens collected in Vietnam, is provided. Larvae at different levels of engorgement, all separated from one phasmid host, were examined. A polymerase chain reaction, conducted in order to amplify and sequence the DNA of parasitic larvae, resulted in molecular identification of the host species. This represents an alternative method of establishing the host identification for larvae which have already detached from the host prior to examination, and can therefore be employed in further studies of host spectrum.
Spengelidae (Hemichordata: Enteropneusta) from the Eastern Pacific including a new species, Schizocardium californicum, from California
Authors: CAMERON C. B. , PEREZ M.
Published: May 2019

Twenty one enteropneusts have been described from the west coast of North America, but those reports include no Spengelidae. Here we describe two species of acorn worms in the genus Schizocardium (S. californicum and S. peruvianum) on the basis of morphology. The former represent the first spengelid worm described from North American waters.  The latter is a previously described species, and here we expand on its morphological description and extend its geographic range north from Peru to California. Notes on the habit and localization of each species, as well as a dichotomous key to the genera of the family Spengelidae are provided.  Based on morphology, spengelids appears to represent an intermediate between the enteropneust families Harrimaniidae and Ptychoderidae, and Schizocardium is sister taxon to the ptychoderids. The disjunct and widely distributed populations of S. peruvianum and S. brasiliense, with populations in South American and North America, but none between, could represent the relict populations of formerly wide spread species, or the two extremes of ranges.
Checklist and comments on the jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from Brazil
Authors: BURCKHARDT DANIEL , DE QUEIROZ DALVA LUIZ
Published: May 2019

The published records of jumping plant-lice from Brazil comprise 70 named species but four are erroneous or doubtful. For one species a variety has been described with uncertain status. Seven named species records are added here based on recent collections bringing the number of valid species to 73. Four new combinations are proposed: Colophorina favis (Brown & Hodkinson) (from Euphalerus), Euryconus fossiconis (Brown & Hodkinson) (from Euphalerus), Leuronota solani (Rübsaamen) (from Bactericera) and Macrocorsa beeryi (Caldwell) (from Psyllia). Additional unidentified species are recorded from the genera Auchmeriniella, Calophya, Ciriacremum, Euryconus, Isogonoceraia, Leuronota, Mastigimas, Pseudophacopteron and Livia, the last being considered a misidentification. Another 23 records concern psyllid galls which could not be attributed to any genus. The collection of psyllid galls from Brazil described by E. H. Rübsaamen was revised. The checklist provides for each species the general and Brazilian distributions as well as the host plants. Biogeographical and host plant patterns are briefly discussed. Half of the native psyllid genera are endemic to the Neotropic Region and slightly less than a third are restricted to the New World. Ten species are introduced from Australia (4), Europe (2), Asia (1) and other parts of South America (3). Fabaceae are host plants of a majority of members of the Psyllidae, whereas many Triozidae are associated with Myrtaceae.
New genera and species of Neotropical Rhinotragini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae)
Authors: SANTOS-SILVA ANTONIO , BEZARK LARRY G. , MARTINS UBIRAJARA R.
Published: May 2019

Giesberteclipta and Thomasella, two new genera of Rhinotragini Thomson, 1861 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), are described and illustrated. Six new species are also described and illustrated: Acyphoderes violaceus from Costa Rica; Ischasioides giesberti from Ecuador, and Oxylymma pallida, Pseudagaone williamsi, Stultutragus tippmanni and S. ventriguttatus from Brazil. Keys are provided for the known species of Pseudagaone Tippmann, 1960, Giesberteclipta, and Oxylymma Pascoe, 1859 and for parts of Ischasioides Tavakilian & Peñaherrera-Leiva, 2003 and Stultutragus Clarke, 2010.  The following new combinations are proposed: Giesberteclipta costipennis (Giesbert, 1991); G. monteverdensis (Giesbert, 1991); Thomasella igniventris (Giesbert, 1991), and Stultutragus romani (Aurivillius, 1919). The following three new country records are reported: Oxylymma durantoni Peñaherrera-Leiva & Tavakilian, 2003 (Brazil), Oxylymma sudrei Peñaherrera-Leiva & Tavakilian, 2003 (Brazil), and Ommata (Eclipta) faurei Peñaherrera-Leiva & Tavakilian, 2003, all from Brazil.
Annotated Catalog of Iranian Aradidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Aradoidea)
Authors: GHAHARI HASSAN , HEISS ERNST
Published: May 2019

In addition to previous contributions to a general catalog of Iranian Heteroptera, this paper presents a catalog of the flat bug family Aradidae. Nine species and subspecies belonging to two genera (Aneurus Curtis and Aradus Fabricius) of two subfamilies (Aneurinae and Aradinae) are reported.
Talitrid amphipods from ocean beaches along the New South Wales coast of Australia (Amphipoda, Talitridae)
Authors: LOWRY J. K.
Published: May 2019

The sand-hopper Bellorchestia mariae sp. nov. is described from Honeymoon Bay on the north coast of Jervis Bay, NewSouth Wales, Australia. It is the sister species of B. richardsoni Serejo & Lowry, 2008 and appears to have a limited dis-tribution from about Narrawallee in the south to northern Jervis Bay. The distribution of B. richardsoni Serejo & Lowry,2008 is extended from Point Ricardo, Victoria, northwards to Ulladulla on the New South Wales coast. A new synonymyis proposed for the sand-hopper Notorchestia quadrimana (Dana, 1852) which includes N. novaehollandiae (1899) andN. lobata Serejo & Lowry, 2008. It is considered to be a wide-ranging species from Shark Bay in Western Australia aroundthe south coast to at least Maitland Bay in central New South Wales. The beach-hopper Orchestia dispar Dana, 1852 isdescribed from Valla Beach in northern New South Wales and moved to the new genus Vallorchestia. This is the first re-cord of V. dispar since its original description 160 years ago. The beach-hopper Platorchestia smithi sp. nov. is describedfrom Brooms Head, New South Wales, Australia. It is common on ocean beaches from Bendalong in the south to Ballina in northern New South Wales. South of Bendalong beach-hoppers on ocean beaches appear to be absent.
Taxonomy of the genus Oxytelus Gravenhorst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) from China
Authors: LÜ LIANG , ZHOU HONG-ZHANG
Published: May 2019

The Oxytelus Gravenhorst, 1802 is one of the most speciose genus in the subfamily Oxytelinae (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae) and its members are mainly ground dwellers and are distributed in almost all geographical regions.This paper reports four new species from China: O. abiturus sp. nov. from Sichuan and Yunnan, O. ailaoshanicussp. nov. from Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan, O. bajiei sp. nov. from Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, andO. solus sp. nov. from Sichuan. The following four names are synonymized: O. ginyuenensis Bernhauer, 1935 andO. takahashii Ito, 1994 (= O. lucidulus Cameron, 1929); O. discalis Cameron, 1930 (= O. punctipennis Fauvel,1905); O. nilgiriensis Cameron, 1930 (= O. subferrugineus Cameron, 1941). The Chinese fauna of the genus is thusincreased to twenty-one species. All other species known to occur in China are also revised and redescribed to updatethe knowledge on their identifications. Some important characters are discussed, detailed line drawing is offered foreach species, and a key to all the Chinese species is provided. All the types of the new species are deposited in IZCAS.key words: Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae, Oxytelus, Taxonomy, China
New species of the genus Eupithecia Curtis (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentii-nae) from Iran
Authors: MIRONOV VLADIMIR , RATZEL ULRICH
Published: May 2019

Five new species of the geometrid genus Eupithecia are described from Iran: Eupithecia brandti sp. n., Eupithecia truschi sp. n., Eupithecia zagrosata sp. n., Eupithecia persidis sp. n. and Eupithecia basurmanca sp. n. Published data on the Iranian species of Eupithecia are presented.
Studies of True Bugs of Xinjiang, Western China. II. Cimicomorpha: Lace Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae: Tinginae)
Authors: GOLUB VICTOR B. , LUO ZHAOHUI , VINOKUROV NIKOLAI N.
Published: May 2019

34 species from 12 genera of lace bugs occur in the fauna of Western China; of them, 11 and 10 species are recorded for the first time from China and Xinjiang, respectively. Kalama wangi sp. n. is described. Kalama aridula (Jakovlev, 1902) is closely related to K. tricornis (Schrank, 1801), and is restored as a good species; morphological differences between these two species are discussed. A key to Central Asian species of the genus Catoplatus Spinola, 1837 is constructed.
Capitellidae Grube, 1862 (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Hawaiian Islands with description of two new species
Authors: MAGALHÃES WAGNER F. , BAILEY-BROCK JULIE H.
Published: May 2019

A survey of the capitellids from the Hawaiian Islands has yielded 16 species in seven genera, most represent newrecords and two species are newly described, Notodasus dasybranchoides sp. nov. and Scyphoproctus edmondsonisp. nov. The species Capitella minima, Capitellethus cinctus and Scyphoproctus pullielloides are the mostcommon and widely distributed capitellids in Hawaii, present in subtidal sediments surrounding outfall diffusersand also at reference locations. The species Mediomastus californiensis and Capitella giardi may have beenintroduced to Oahu from different sources, the former is abundant in soft sediments of Honolulu and Pearl Harborsand the latter is found associated with commercial oysters in muddy ponds. The genera Branchiocapitella andPulliella are considered herein as synonyms of Capitella and Scyphoproctus, respectively. This paper is the firstcomprehensive study of the Hawaiian capitellids and all species are described and illustrated with line drawings,color and SEM photographs. A key to all 16 capitellid species found in shallow waters from the main Hawaiian islands is provided.
On the correct holotype and type locality of Cercomacra sclateri Hellmayr 1905 (Aves: Thamnophilidae)
Authors: CAVARZERE VAGNER , LeCROY MARY , MARCONDES RAFAEL SOBRAL , DA COSTA THIAGO VERNASCHI VIEIRA , SILVEIRA LUÍS FÁBIO
Published: May 2019

Cercomacra cinerascens Hellmayr 1905 is a medium-sized species of antbird distributed throughout the Amazon Basin in South America. It comprises a complex of four currently recognized taxa, C. c. cinerascens (Sclater 1857), C. c. immaculata Chubb 1918, C. c. sclateri Hellmayr 1905 and C. c. iterata Zimmer 1932, all characterized by the grey coloration of males and brownish olive coloration of females, long and graduated white-tipped tails, hidden white interscapular patch and distinct stiff rictal bristles. All subspecies primarily inhabit unflooded terra firme forests, the former two occurring north of the Rio Amazonas and the latter two in southern Amazonia (Fig. 1, Zimmer & Isler 2003).
A new genus and species of Sieblosiidae from the Middle Miocene of Germany (Odonata: Epiproctophora)
Authors: NEL ANDRÉ , FLECK GUNTHER
Published: May 2019

Germanostenolestes lutzi, new genus and species of Sieblosiidae is described from the Middle Miocene of Öhningen (Germany). It probably belongs to the clade (Paraoligolestes + (Parastenolestes (Germanolestes + Stenolestes))) sensu Nel et al. (2005). It is the third representative of the Sieblosiidae described from this outcrop, showing that this family was still quite diverse in the Middle-Late Miocene.
Exploring insect biodiversity: the parasitic Hymenoptera, chiefly Chalcidoidea, associated with seeds of asphodels (Xanthorrhoeaceae), with the description of nine new species belonging to Eurytomidae and Torymidae
Authors: DELVARE G. , ESCOLÀ A. RIBES , STOJANOVA A. M. , BENOIT L. , LECOMTE J. , ASKEW R. R.
Published: May 2019

An account is given of the communities of Chalcidoidea, mostly based upon species of Bruchophagus Ashmead (Eurytomidae), which feed as larvae in seeds of Asphodelus and Asphodeline (Xanthorrhoeaceae). Eight new species of Eurytomidae, namely B. abscedus Askew sp. n., B. asphodelinae Askew & Stojanova sp. n., B. gijswijti Askew & Ribes sp. n., B. insulare Delvare sp. n., B. lecomtei Delvare sp. n., B. ribesi Askew sp. n., Eurytoma genale Askew & Stojanova sp. n., and Aximopsis balajasi Delvare sp. n., are described together with the new species Idiomacromerus asphodeli Ribes sp. n. (Torymidae). Eurytoma setigera Mayr, 1878 is again synonymized with E. pistaciae Rondani, 1877 syn. rev. Puklina dillerae Doğanlar, 1993 and P. asphodelinae Boyadzhiev, 2003 are synonymized with P. depilata Graham, 1987 syn n. The use, respectively of the mitochondrial genes COI and Cyt B and of the nuclear gene EF1-α, allowed us to discriminate pairs of sibling species in the three genera of Eurytomidae and to circumscribe the limits of the hypervariable Eurytoma asphodeli Hedqvist, 1976. The trophic webs associated with five species/subspecies of asphodels are fully described and illustrated, the distributions of the chalcid wasps involved are figured, and the phenology of the most common species is quoted and figured.
Surface Control of the Frequency of Stratospheric Sudden Warming Events
Authors: Wu Zheng , Reichler Thomas
Published: May 2019

The frequency of stratospheric sudden warming events (SSWs) is an important characteristic of the coupled stratosphere–troposphere system. However, many modern climate models are unable to reproduce the observed SSW frequency. A previous study suggested that one of the reasons could be the momentum damping at the surface. The goal of the present study is to understand what determines the climatological SSW frequency and how the surface damping comes into play. To this end, we conduct a parameter sweep with an idealized model, using a wide range of values for the surface damping. It is found that the SSW frequency is a strong and nonlinear function of the surface damping. Various tropospheric and stratospheric factors are identified to link the surface damping to the SSW frequency. The factors include the magnitude of the surface winds, the meridional and vertical wind shear, the synoptic eddy activity in the troposphere, the transient wave activity flux at the lower stratosphere, and the strength of the stratospheric polar vortex. Mathematical–statistical modeling, informed by the parameter sweep, is used to quantify how the different factors relate to each other. This successfully reproduces the complex variations of the SSW frequency with the surface damping seen in the parameter sweep. The results may help in explaining some of the difficulties that climate models have in simulating the observed SSW frequency.
A Deficit of Seasonal Temperature Forecast Skill over West Coast Regions in NMME
Authors: Zhang Zhenhai , Pierce David W. , Cayan Daniel R.
Published: May 2019

This study investigates the forecast skill of seasonal-mean near-surface (2 m) air temperature in the North American Multimodel Ensemble (NMME) Phase 2, with a focus on the West Coast of the United States. Overall, 1-month lead time NMME forecasts exhibit skill superior or similar to persistence forecasts over many continental regions, and skill is generally higher over the ocean than the continent. However, forecast skill along most West Coast regions is markedly lower than in the adjacent ocean and interior, especially during the warm seasons. Results indicate that the poor forecast skill along the West Coast of the United States reflects deficiencies in their representation of multiple relevant physical processes. Analyses focusing on California find that summer forecast errors are spatially coherent over the coastal region and the inland region individually, but the correlation of forecast errors between the two regions is low. Variation in forecast performance over the coastal California region is associated with anomalous geopotential height over the lower middle latitudes and subtropics of the eastern Pacific, North America, and the western Atlantic. In contrast, variation in forecast performance over the inland California region is associated with the atmospheric circulation over the western United States. Further, it is found that forecast errors along the California coast are linked to anomalies of low cloudiness (stratus clouds) along the coastal region.
Tradeoffs of Inclusion: Development in Ancient Athens
Authors: Carugati Federica
Published: May 2019

Inclusive institutions play an important role in development. But how do inclusive institutions emerge? Inclusion is always the product of a tradeoff. The existing literature focuses on the tradeoffs that yield an extension of the franchise, which requires costly power-sharing agreements. This article uses evidence from ancient Athens to show that meaningful forms of welfare-enhancing inclusion need not await the historically infrequent and high-stakes conditions that compel dominant elites to share power. In the 4th century BCE, the Athenians extended access to economic, social, and legal institutions to selected categories of non-citizens. They did not, however, extend the franchise. The Athenian tradeoff between political and other forms of inclusion was a response to the conflicting demands of social order and growth. While falling short of full political inclusion, the tradeoff was nonetheless conducive to political and economic development.