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Provisional checklist of genera of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea)
Authors: BRABY MICHAEL F.
Published: February 2017

A provisional list of lower taxa (genera, subgenera) for the butterfly family Pieridae is provided based on review of the literature. A total of 98 taxa (83 genera, 15 subgenera) is recognised. Most of the genera appear in relatively good order but there is considerable doubt concerning the monophyly of Eurema sensu lato, Eurema sensu stricto, Catasticta sensu lato and Appias sensu lato. Systematic revision of Eurema sensu lato, Phoebis sensu lato, Hesperocharis sensu lato and Appias sensu lato is also required to determine the status or taxonomic rank (i.e. genera or subgenera) of taxa currently or previously included in these genera in the broad sense. The status of subgenera currently assigned to Colias sensu stricto appears doubtful. It is recommended that future systematic studies on lower classification focus on recognition of species-groups rather than subgenera within monophyletic genera.
Two new species within the genus Seira Lubbock, 1869 from Morocco (Collembola, Entomobryidae)
Authors: NEGRI ILARIA , PELLECCHIA MARCO , FANCIULLI PIETRO PAOLO
Published: February 2017

Two new species of the genus Seira are described: Seira atlantica n. sp. and Seira maroccana n. sp. They come from two different sites along the Atlas mountains (Morocco); their descriptions are mainly based on the distribution and number of the dorsal macrochaetae and pigmentation. Both new taxa belong to the domestica group of species, characterized by a reduced number of dorsal macrochaetae. Their relationships among congeneric species are discussed.
A new Stomatorhinus (Osteoglossomorpha: Mormyridae) from the Ivindo River, Gabon, West Central Africa
Authors: SULLIVAN JOHN P. , HOPKINS CARL D.
Published: February 2017

Stomatorhinus ivindoensis n. sp. is described from the basin of the Ivindo River, a tributary of the Ogooué River, in Gabon, West Central Africa. This species is characterized by its very small size which is not known to exceed 56 mm standard length. It is distinguished from S. fuliginosus from the Congo basin, the only described Stomatorhinus for which all members of the type series are within the size range of S. ivindoensis, by a smaller caudal peduncle depth to length ratio, a narrower head, a greater number of lateral line scales with visible tubes and pores and by rounded caudal fin lobes. It is distinguished from the similar S. polli, also from the Congo basin, by a longer snout, a smaller eye and a greater interorbital width relative to head length. It is distinguished from S. walkeri, the only other species described from the Ogooué River basin, by its smaller size, smaller snout to pectoral fin distance (relative to standard length) and by its reduced numbers of pectoral rays, vertebrae, and lateral line scales with visible tubes and pores. Stomatorhinus ivindoensis is endemic to the Ivindo River basin of Gabon and is allopatrically distributed with respect to S. walkeri which, although found elsewhere in the Ogooué River basin, has never been recorded from the Ivindo River. Stomatorhinus ivindoensis may be the smallest species of mormyrid fish yet described.Stomatorhinus ivindoensis n. sp. est décrite de la rivière Ivindo, un affluent du fleuve Ogooué, au Gabon, Afrique Centrale. Cette espèce est caractérisée par sa très petite taille, qui ne dépasse pas 56 mm en longueur standard. Elle se distingue de S. fuliginosus du bassin du Congo, la seule espèce de Stomatorhinus décrite dont l’intervalle de taille des spécimens types est compris dans celui de S. ivindoensis, par un rapport largeur sur longueur du pédoncule caudal plus petit, une tête plus étroite, un nombre d’écailles percées le long de la ligne latérale plus grand et une nageoire caudale aux lobes arrondies. Elle se distingue de S. polli, une autre espèce similaire du bassin du Congo, par un museau plus long, un oeil plus petit, et une distance interorbitale plus grande par rapport à la longueur de la tête. Elle se distingue de S. walkeri, la seule autre espèce de Stomatorhinus décrite du
Systematic revision of Johnmannia Irwin and Lyneborg (Diptera: Therevidae): Atypical metallic stiletto flies from Australian mesic habitats
Authors: LAMBKIN CHRISTINE L. , RECSEI JACQUELINE M. , YEATES DAVID K.
Published: February 2017

The Australian endemic genus Johnmannia Irwin and Lyneborg contains unusual, large therevids with glossy black integument reflecting blues and greens. The very rarely collected Johnmannia have only been found in closed wet sclerophyll forests and rainforests, an atypical niche in the Australian environment for the Family Therevidae. The single described species of Johnmannia has only been collected from Tasmania. Here we describe two new species of Johnmannia from the Australian mainland; Johnmannia powerae Lambkin & Recsei and Johnmannia kosciuszkoensis Lambkin & Recsei. The Australasian Therevidae contains three endemic genus-groups: the Anabarhynchus Macquart genus-group, the Agapophytinae Winterton, and the Taenogera Kröber genusgroup containing Johnmannia. All three species of Johnmannia are included in a phylogenetic analysis of the Taenogera genus-group and the genus is systematically revised, with phylogenetic placement, full morphological descriptions including illustrations, specimen data, distribution maps, and detailed comparisons of male and female genitalia.
Macrosiphoniella madeirensis Aguiar & Ilharco sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae) from Madeira Island
Authors: AGUIAR A. M. FRANQUINHO , ILHARCO FERNANDO ALBANO
Published: February 2017

A new species of the aphid genus Macrosiphoniella del Guercio (M. madeirensis sp. nov.) is described from material collected on Helichrysum melaleucum in Madeira Island. Macrosiphoniella helichrysi Remaudière is redescribed.
First record of Plakortis Schulze (Porifera: Homosclerophorida) from the Northeast Pacific coast, with the description of Plakortis albicans sp. nov.
Authors: CRUZ-BARRAZA JOSÉ A. , CARBALLO JOSÉ L.
Published: February 2017

A new species of Plakortis Schulze, 1880 from the Pacific coast of Mexico is described, which constitutes the first record of the Plakortis genus in the Northeast Pacific coast, and the first record of Homosclerophorida in the Mexican Pacific coast. Plakortis albicans sp. nov. is characterized by its white or ivory color, by a surface sculpted by subectosomic drainage canals, and by the morphological details of its skeleton, such as the presence of diods and triods in one single class, and a tangential alveolar ectosomal skeleton formed mostly by smaller diods. The only species known in the genus Plakortis from the East Pacific Ocean is Plakortis galapagensis Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997, which differs from Plakortis albicans sp. nov. mainly by having diods in two distinct size classes. So far, P. albicans is only known in one locality (Mazatlán Bay), where it is relatively abundant in cryptic habitats such as under rock.
Synopsis of the genera of Geniatini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) with an annotated catalog of species
Authors: JAMESON MARY LIZ , HAWKINS SHAUNA JOY
Published: February 2017

We provide an overview and synopsis of the 13 genera of Geniatini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) including keys to genera (Spanish and English), catalog, representative habitus illustrations for all genera, character illustrations, and distribution maps for each genus. We summarize the natural history, pest status, and distributional data for each genus. Diagnostic characters are provided for each genus, and generic-level relationships are discussed. We provide an annotated catalog of all taxa in the tribe with distributional data for each species. The following taxonomic changes are made: Bolax costipennis Machatschke, 1974 is a homonym and new junior synonym of B. costipennis Ohaus, 1928; Geniates panamaensis Frey, 1976 is transferred to the genus Lobogeniates (=Lobogeniates panamaensis (Frey)); Geniates lindemannae Frey, 1976 is transferred to Geniatosoma Costa Lima (=Geniatosoma lindemannae (Frey)); Geniatosoma fernandezi Martínez, 1977 is a new junior synonym of Geniatosoma lindemannae Frey; and Trizogeniates caseyi Villatoro, 2002, which was created as a replacement name for a junior homonym, is an unavailable name.Proveemos una síntesis y sinopsis de los 13 géneros de Geniatini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) incluyendo claves para los géneros (español y inglés), un catálogo, ilustraciones representativas del habitus para todos los géneros, ilustraciones del carácteristicas, y mapas de la distribución para los géneros. Resumimos la historia natural, estatus como especies plagas y datos de distribución de cada género. Se proveen los caracteres diagnósticos para cada género y las relaciones entre géneros son discutidas. Proveemos un catálogo anotado para todos los taxa de la tribu y datos de distribución par cada especie. Los siguientes cambios nomenclaturales fueron hechos: Bolax costipennis Machatschke, 1974 es un homónimo sinónimo menor de B. costipennis Ohaus, 1928; Geniates panamaensis Frey, 1976 es transferido al género Lobogeniates (=Lobogeniates panamaensis (Frey)); Geniates lindemannae Frey, 1976 es transferido al género Geniatosoma Costa Lima (=Geniatosoma lindemannae (Frey)); Geniatosoma fernandezi Martínez, 1977 es un nuevo sinónimo menor de Geniatosoma lindemannae Frey; y Trizogeniates caseyi Villatoro, 2002, que fue creado como nombre de reemplazo para un homónimo menor es un nombre inválido.
A gigantic deep-sea Nucinellidae from the tropical West Pacific (Bivalvia: Protobranchia)
Authors: LA PERNA RAFAEL
Published: February 2017

Nucinella boucheti n. sp. is described from a 1610–1580 m deep station in the Philippines (Musorstom 2 Expedition). Nucinellids are typically small, mostly not exceeding 5 mm, but the present species is 25 mm large, being by far the largest nucinellid so far known. The adaptive meaning of this case of gigantism remains open to speculation, but it may be an expression of a rapid diversification of the Holocene nucinellids. Nucinella boucheti n. sp. has numerous, thin and delicate subumbonal teeth, displaying a number of unusual shapes and contrasting with the few, rather coarse and stout teeth of the other nucinellids. This feature is believed to be due to allometric constraints related to the large size. With N. boucheti, 19 living species of nucinellids are known, 14 of which belonging to the genus Nucinella. The Central West Pacific, from Japan to South Australia, is the area with the maximum diversity of nucinellids (11 species).
Revision of the West Palaearctic species of the genus Pales Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Authors: CERRETTI PIERFILIPPO
Published: February 2017

A taxonomic revision of the West Palaearctic species of the genus Pales Robineau-Desvoidy is presented and the identity of the genus is defined and discussed. Pales abdita sp. nov. from some localities in the Mediterranean region and Pales marae sp. nov. from Sardinia are described, illustrated and compared with similar species. A key to the ten known West Palaearctic species of Pales is presented. The rare genus Schembria Rondani is suggested as the possible sister-group of Pales and the male genitalia of the only known species, S. meridionalis Rondani, are figured for the first time.
New species of Asyndetus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Xinjiang, with a key to Central Asian species
Authors: WANG MENGQING , YANG DING
Published: February 2017

The genus Asyndetus Loew is recorded from Xinjiang for the first time. The following three species are described and illustrated: Asyndetus lii sp. nov., A. wusuensis sp. nov. and A. xinjiangensis sp. nov. A key to species of Asyndetus Loew from Central Asia is presented.
Redescription of Pseudoparomius linearis (Stål), and descriptions of three new species of Pseudoparomius Harrington (Rhyparochromidae: Heteroptera)
Authors: DELLAPÉ PABLO MATÍAS , COSCARÓN MARÍA DEL CARMEN
Published: February 2017

Pseudoparomius linearis Stål is redescribed and three new species: P. brailovskyi, P. slateri, and P. bimaculatus from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay, are described and illustrated.
Lafoeina amirantensis (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Campanulinoidea), the hydroid stage of the medusa Cirrholovenia tetranema (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Lovenelloidea)
Authors: MIGOTTO ALVARO E. , CABRAL ANDRÉ S.
Published: February 2017

The metagenetic Lafoeina is one of the many leptothecate genera with uncertain affinities, the life cycles of its constituent species being poorly known. The genus has traditionally been recognized as belonging to the polyphyletic superfamily Campanulinoidea, family Campanulinidae, taxa that artificially group together a variety of probably unrelated species. Life-history studies are the most important method to link species that were originally based solely on medusa or polyp stage, as is the case of Lafoeina spp. Findings of Lafoeina amirantensis at the coast of São Sebastião (São Paulo, Brazil) allowed us to study its juvenile medusa and to observe new facts pertinent to the classification of the Order Leptothecata. The hydrotheca of L. amirantensis is similar to those of the genus Cuspidella, except for the absence of nematophores in the latter. The newly released medusa of L. amirantensis is similar in morphology to the young medusae of Cirrholovenia tetranema, a species belonging to the family Cirrholoveniidae (superfamily Lovenelloidea).
A new locality and host for Pseudione minimocrenulata Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Bopyridae) in the Indian Ocean, with comments on the identity of the type specimens
Authors: KAZMI QUIDDUSI B. , BOYKO CHRISTOPHER B.
Published: February 2017

Three parasitized specimens of Munida andamanica Alcock, 1894, including one with a double infestation, from the Indian Ocean off Mozambique were found to contain bopyrid isopods referable to Pseudione minimocrenulata Nierstrasz & Brender à Brandis, 1931. This represents a new host species and locality for the parasite which has been reported only twice before from the Kei Islands (Indonesia) and Madagascar. Both sexes of P. minimocrenulata are redescribed and illustrated. Examination of type material revealed that the type series contains isopod pairs of two different species. The female from the Kei Islands is selected as lectotype to fix the identity of the species, while the pair from the U.S. Virgin Islands is identified as P. confusa maxillipedis Bourdon, 1972.
Nomenclatural notes in Scorpiones (Arachnida)
Authors: ACOSTA LUIS E. , FET VICTOR
Published: February 2017

Several previous nomenclatural corrections are analyzed and the valid name determined for each case. These include (a) emendations and subsequent spellings: Brachistosternus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1877a) (Bothriuridae), Urophonius iheringi Pocock, 1893 (Bothriuridae), Lisposoma josehermana Lamoral, 1979 (Bothriuridae), Chactas raymondhansi Francke & Boos, 1986 (Chactidae), Tityus fuhrmanni Kraepelin, 1912 (Buthidae), Parabuthus liosoma (Ehrenberg, 1828) (Buthidae), Hadrurus concolorous Stahnke (Iuridae), Vachoniolus minipectenibus (Levy, Amitai & Shulov, 1973); (b) incorrect reversal of precedence: Hadogenes hahni (Peters, 1862) n. comb. (Liochelidae); (c) genus and species names that never were available: Pucha, Puchale, Repucha (Francke, 1985; Fet, 1997), Transbothriurus (Mello-Leitão, 1945; Lowe & Fet, 2000), Scorpio maurus punicus Fet, 2000 (replacement name for Scorpio maurus tunetanus Birula, 1910) (Scorpionidae)
A review of the tachinid parasitoids (Diptera: Tachinidae) of Nearctic Choristoneura species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), with keys to adults and puparia
Authors: O’HARA JAMES E.
Published: February 2017

The genus Choristoneura (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) comprises about 16 species in the Nearctic Region and includes several destructive pests of importance to forestry and agriculture. The following 15 species of Tachinidae (Diptera) are recognized as occasional or common parasitoids of Choristoneura species in this region: Actia diffidens Curran, Actia interrupta Curran, Ceromasia auricaudata Townsend, Compsilura concinnata (Meigen), Cyzenis incrassata (Smith), Eumea caesar (Aldrich), Hemisturmia parva (Bigot), Hyphantrophaga blanda (Osten Sacken), Hyphantrophaga virilis (Aldrich and Webber), Lypha fumipennis Brooks, Madremyia saundersii (Williston), Nemorilla pyste (Walker), Nilea erecta (Coquillett), Phryxe pecosensis (Townsend), and Smidtia fumiferanae (Tothill). Keys to the adults and puparia of these tachinid species are provided. The known distribution, biology, and rates of parasitism are reviewed for each species and published host records from Choristoneura species are listed. Colour habitus images of adults, illustrations of all puparia, and illustrations of features mentioned in the adult key are included. Thirteen other species of Tachinidae recorded from Choristoneura species but excluded from the main text as highly dubious, rare, or accidental records are briefly discussed.
Two new species of Anopheles (Anopheles) Hyrcanus Group (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Republic of South Korea
Authors: RUEDA LEOPOLDO M.
Published: February 2017

Two new mosquito species belonging to the Hyrcanus Group, Anopheles (Anopheles) belenrae Rueda and An. (Ano.) kleini Rueda, are described from the Republic of South Korea, with illustrations of the larvae, pupae, adults, and male genitalia.
Two new species of the genus Chersodromia Walker (Diptera: Hybotidae) from Southeast Asia
Authors: SHAMSHEV IGOR , GROOTAERT PATRICK
Published: February 2017

Two new species of the genus Chersodromia Walker are described from mangroves of Singapore: C. nigripennis sp.n. and C. singaporensis sp.n. Palpal sensory pits are recorded for the first time in the genus and Tachydromiinae as a whole. They are present in both species. Some aspects of the male terminalia in Chersodromia are shortly discussed.
A new species of Rineloricaria (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Paraná and Uruguay River basins, Misiones, Argentina
Authors: RODRÍGUEZ MÓNICA S. , MIQUELARENA AMALIA M.
Published: February 2017

Rineloricaria misionera is a new species from the Paraná and Uruguay River basins, Misiones, Argentina. The new species is distinguished from all others in the genus by the following combination of characters: anterior abdomen covered by plates, except for the area corresponding to the pectoral girdle, which usually lacks plates, when present in this region, plates are relatively small and few; posterior abdomen with a well-developed preanal plate, bordered anteriorly by a series of 3–5 usually polygonal plates; premaxillary and dentary teeth with asymmetric cusps; uppermost caudal ray not prolonged in a filament; and snout tip with an oval naked area not reaching the last pore of the infraorbital sensory canal.
Variation and taxonomic status of the aquatic coral snake Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817) (Serpentes: Elapidae)
Authors: PASSOS PAULO , FERNANDES DANIEL S.
Published: February 2017

The taxonomic status of Micrurus surinamensis (Cuvier, 1817), is revised and variation on data concerning external morphology, osteology and hemipenis are described. Micrurus s. nattereri Schmidt, 1952 is here considered as a species, based on the number of ventral scales, shape of posterior portion of parietal bone, and length of supratemporals.
Two new species in the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) manca (Linnaeus, 1767) species-group from China (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Authors: BÍLÝ SVATOPLUK
Published: February 2017

Two new species in the Anthaxia (Anthaxia) manca (Linnaeus, 1767) species-group: Anthaxia (Anthaxia) ulmi new species and A. (A.) cupressi new species, from southern China, are described, illustrated and compared with related species. Short comments on the taxonomic history, distribution and bionomy of the group are given.
Systematics of the New Zealand longicorn beetle genus Oemona Newman with discussion of the taxonomic position of the Australian species, O. simplex White (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Ceram-bycinae)
Authors: LU WEN , WANG QIAO
Published: February 2017

The New Zealand longicorn beetle genus Oemona Newman is revised. A diagnosis, a redescription of the genus, and a key to all species are given. Four known species, O. separata Broun, O. simplicicollis Broun, O. hirta (Fabricius) and O. plicicollis Sharp, are redescribed and photographs of dorsal views of both sexes are provided. Terminalia of both sexes are illustrated and described for the first time. The Australian Lord Howe Island species, O. simplex White, is transferred from the genus Oemona to Ceresium Newman, and C. procerum Olliff is synonymised with O. simplex. Oemona occurs in both North and South Islands of New Zealand. The phylogenetic analysis suggests that Oemona be divided into two species groups, separata-group and hirta-group.
A new subgenus and new species of Orthocladius van der Wulp, with a phylogenetic evaluation of the validity of the subgenera of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: SÆTHER OLE A.
Published: February 2017

A new subgenus, Mesorthocladius, of the genus Orthocladius v. d. Wulp is erected and diagnoses are provided for all stages and both sexes. Orthocladius (Mesorthocladius) lamellatus sp. n. and O. (Mesorthocladius) nimidens sp. n. are described in both sexes and all stages. Orthocladius (Euorthocladius) annellae sp. n. is described in both sexes and the pupa. The females of O. (Euorthocladius) rivicola Kieffer, O. (Eurthocladius) ashei Soponis, and O. (Orthocladius) dentifer Brundin are described for the first time. The larva of O. (Orthocladius) nitidoscutellatus Lundström (syn. Orthocladius trigonolabis Edwards) is described for the first time. A parsimony analysis of all species of Orthocladius with known pupae and male imagines is performed. The subgenera Eudactylocladius Thienemann and Euorthocladius Thienemann are always monophyletic, while Symposiocladius Cranston is paraphyletic before successive reweighting, but monophyletic after; Mesorthocladius is monophyletic before reweighting, but paraphyletic after; and Orthocladius s. str. is polyphyletic before reweighting and monophyletic after. Keys to subgenera for both sexes and all stages are given.
A new freshwater leech species of Helobdella (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae) from central Mexico
Authors: OCEGUERA-FIGUEROA ALEJANDRO , LEON-REGAGNON VIRGINIA
Published: February 2017

Helobdella atli n sp. is described based on the examination of 20 specimens collected in Totolcingo Lake, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Leeches were found attached to submerged rocks and plants. Study of specimens included optical and scanning electron microscopy. Diagnostic characters are: sperm ducts with a long posterior extension, a dorsal nuchal scute on somite VIII, postcaeca absent in the last pair of crop caeca and the mouth pore in the anterior margin of the oral sucker. Previous records of H. adiastola in Mexico correspond to H. atli n. sp.
Description of an unusual new Costa Rican species of Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) with additional notes on Neotropical species of Dizygomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
Authors: BOUCHER STÉPHANIE
Published: February 2017

Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) nigrihalterata sp. nov. is described from Costa Rica. This species is unusual in having black halteres, the presence of only one upper orbital seta and infuscated wings. Two additional species of Dizygomyza are newly recorded from the Neotropical region: Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luctuosa (Meigen) and Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) scirpioides Zlobin. Two Neotropical species of Cerodontha previously assigned to Dizygomyza are reassigned to subgenus Butomomyza: Cerodontha (Butomomyza) puertoricencis Spencer new comb. and Cerodontha (Butomomyza) orcina Spencer new comb.
Mitochondrial DNA sequence analysis of the spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata (Urodela: Salamandridae), supports the existence of two distinct species
Authors: MATTOCCIA MARCO , ROMANO ANTONIO , SBORDONI VALERIO
Published: February 2017

Salamandrina is a monotypic genus of the family Salamandridae endemic to Italy. Forty five individuals of the spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata, representing 11 populations throughout the whole distribution range were examined for sequence variation of three mitochondrial DNA genes encoding the 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA’s and cytochrome b (1324 bp). The results indicate the existence of two genetically distinct and geographically non-overlapping mtDNA lineages. The first lineage includes the southern populations and the second one comprises the central-northern populations. The degree of genetic divergence between the two groups is high and comparable to distances calculated from homologous sequences available in GenBank between other Salamandrid species. As a result, the genus Salamandrina probably requires splitting into two species. We also compare substitution rates associated with the mitochondrial genes employed across all Salamandrids studied so far, and discuss two possible palaeogeographic scenarios which could have shaped the splitting of the two Salamandrina lineages. These findings have also important implications for management and conservations of the spectacled salamander, which is protected under several international and regional conventions and directives.
Review of the perciform fish genus Symphysanodon Bleeker (Symphysanodontidae), with descriptions of three new species, S. mona, S. parini, and S. rhax
Authors: ANDERSON WILLIAM D. , SPRINGER VICTOR G.
Published: February 2017

Symphysanodon mona, a new species of perciform fish, is described from a single specimen collected in Mona Passage off the west coast of Puerto Rico. It differs from all other species of Symphysanodon in having fewer gillrakers on the first gill arch (4 or 5 + 19–21 = 24 or 25 total vs. 8–14 + 20–29 = 28–42 total) and, additionally, from the other two Atlantic species of the genus (S. berryi and S. octoactinus) in two other features of gill-arch morphology, viz., in having a ventral branch of the obliquus dorsalis 3 muscle (vs. its absence in the other two species) and in having a posteriorly projecting extension of the cartilaginous lateral end of ceratobranchial 4 (vs. its absence in the other two species; S. berryi has a small accessory cartilage associated with the lateral end of ceratobranchial 4 which may also be present in S. octoactinus). Symphysanodon parini, new species, known from 10 specimens collected over Sala y Gómez Ridge in the eastern South Pacific, can be distinguished from all other species of Symphysanodon, except S. maunaloae from the central and western Pacific, by the following combination of characters: segmented anal-fin rays 7, tubed lateral-line scales 45–50, total gillrakers on first gill arch 31– 34 (9 or 10 + 22–24), sum of lateral-line scales and gillrakers on individual specimens 77–84, depth of body 22.5–24.7 % SL (4.0–4.4 times in SL), length of depressed anal fin 24.8–26.4 % SL, hypurals 1 & 2 autogenous, hypurals 3 & 4 represented by a single plate, and first caudal vertebra without parapophyses. It is distinguished from S. maunaloae by differences in mean numbers of tubed lateral-line scales (mean = 47.89 for S. parini vs. mean = 44.94 for S. maunaloae) and pectoral-fin rays (mean = 16.90 for S. parini vs. mean = 16.13 for S. maunaloae) and by differences in a few morphometric characters. Symphysanodon rhax, new species, known from specimens collected off the Maldive Islands, northern Indian Ocean, is separable from all other species of Symphysanodon, except S. berryi from the Atlantic, by the following combination of characters: segmented rays in the anal fin 7, tubed lateral-line scales 50, gillrakers on the first gill arch 35–38 (10 or 11 + 25–27), sum of lateral-line scales and gillrakers on individual specimens 85–88, depth of body 20.6–24.8 % SL (4.0–4.9 times in SL), length of depressed anal fin 21.8–23.9 % SL, hypurals 1 & 2 autogenous, hypurals 3 & 4 represented by a single plate, and first caudal vertebra without parapophyses. It can be distinguished from S. berryi by its shorter second anal-fin spine and a suite of other morphometric characters. A key to Symphysanodon and a review of the other species of the genus are also presented.
A new genus and species of chirocephalid fairy shrimp (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from Mongolia
Authors: ROGERS D. CHRISTOPHER
Published: February 2017

Parartemiopsis mongolica genus et species novae is presented and described from two male specimens from Mongolia. The female is unknown or unrecognized at this time. This new genus and species has characteristics typical of the Chirocephalidae but is defined and separated from all other anostracan genera by the unique form of the genitalia. The general morphology of the second antennae and the genitalia bears similarities to those of Artemiopsis, Branchinectella, and Linderiella. In fact, the genitalia of Parartemiopsis are morphologically intermediate between those of Artemiopsis and Branchinectella, thus providing further evidence of the unity of the Chirocephalidae. A reorganization of the Chirocephalidae into two subfamilies, Chirocephalinae and Artemiopsinae is proposed. The genus Galaziella is tentatively accepted as part of the Chirocephalinae.
Two new species of the genus Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from cotingas (Passeriformes: Cotingidae)
Authors: DALGLEISH ROBERT C. , PRICE ROGER D.
Published: February 2017

Two new species of chewing lice of the genus Myrsidea Waterston from the passerine family Cotingidae are described and illustrated. They and their type host are: M. cinnamomei ex Pachyramphus cinnamomeus and M. blattae ex Schiffornis turdina. These are the first species of Myrsidea recorded from the Cotingidae.
Daytime Top-of-the-Atmosphere Cirrus Cloud Radiative Forcing Properties at Singapore
Authors: Lolli Simone , Campbell James R. , Lewis Jasper R. , Gu Yu , Marquis Jared W. , Chew Boon Ning , Liew Soo-Chin , Salinas Santo V. , Welton Ellsworth J.
Published: February 2017

Daytime top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) cirrus cloud radiative forcing (CRF) is estimated for cirrus clouds observed in ground-based lidar observations at Singapore in 2010 and 2011. Estimates are derived both over land and water to simulate conditions over the broader Maritime Continent archipelago of Southeast Asia. Based on bookend constraints of the lidar extinction-to-backscatter ratio (20 and 30 sr), used to solve extinction and initialize corresponding radiative transfer model simulations, relative daytime TOA CRF is estimated at 2.858–3.370 W m−2 in 2010 (both 20 and 30 sr, respectively) and 3.078–3.329 W m−2 in 2011 and over water between −0.094 and 0.541 W m−2 in 2010 and −0.598 and 0.433 W m−2 in 2011 (both 30 and 20 sr, respectively). After normalizing these estimates for an approximately 80% local satellite-estimated cirrus cloud occurrence rate, they reduce in absolute daytime terms to 2.198–2.592 W m−2 in 2010 and 2.368–2.561 W m−2 in 2011 over land and −0.072–0.416 W m−2 in 2010 and −0.460–0.333 W m−2 in 2011 over water. These annual estimates are mostly consistent despite a tendency toward lower relative cloud-top heights in 2011. Uncertainties are described. Estimates support the open hypothesis of a meridional hemispheric gradient in cirrus cloud daytime TOA CRF globally, varying from positive near the equator to presumably negative approaching the non-ice-covered poles. They help expand upon the paradigm, however, by conceptualizing differences zonally between overland and overwater forcing that differ significantly. More global oceans are likely subject to negative daytime TOA CRF than previously implied.
Spontaneous Surface Generation and Interior Amplification of Internal Waves in a Regional-Scale Ocean Model
Authors: Shakespeare Callum J. , Hogg Andrew McC.
Published: February 2017

Recent theories, models, and observations have suggested the presence of significant spontaneous internal wave generation at density fronts near the ocean surface. Spontaneous generation is the emission of waves by unbalanced, large Rossby number flows in the absence of direct forcing. Here, spontaneous generation is investigated in a zonally reentrant channel model using parameter values typical of the Southern Ocean. The model is carefully equilibrated to obtain a steady-state wave field for which a closed energy budget is formulated. There are two main results: First, waves are spontaneously generated at sharp fronts in the top 50 m of the model. The magnitude of the energy flux to the wave field at these fronts is comparable to that from other mechanisms of wave generation. Second, the surface-generated wave field is amplified in the model interior through interaction with horizontal density gradients within the main zonal current. The magnitude of the mean-to-wave conversion in the model interior is comparable to recent observational estimates and is the dominant source of wave energy in the model, exceeding the initial spontaneous generation. This second result suggests that internal amplification of the wave field may contribute to the ocean’s internal wave energy budget at a rate commensurate with known generation mechanisms.
Turbulent Upper-Ocean Mixing Affected by Meltwater Layers during Arctic Summer
Authors: Randelhoff Achim , Fer Ilker , Sundfjord Arild
Published: February 2017

Every summer, intense sea ice melt around the margins of the Arctic pack ice leads to a stratified surface layer, potentially without a traditional surface mixed layer. The associated strengthening of near-surface stratification has important consequences for the redistribution of near-inertial energy, ice–ocean heat fluxes, and vertical replenishment of nutrients required for biological growth. The authors describe the vertical structure of meltwater layers and quantify their seasonal evolution and their effect on turbulent mixing in the oceanic boundary layer by analyzing more than 450 vertical profiles of velocity microstructure in the seasonal ice zone north of Svalbard. The vertical structure of the density profiles can be summarized by an equivalent mixed layer depth hBD, which scales with the depth of the seasonal stratification. As the season progresses and melt rates increase, hBD shoals following a robust pattern, implying stronger vertical stratification, weaker vertical eddy diffusivity, and reduced vertical extent of the mixing layer, which is bounded by hBD. Through most of the seasonal pycnocline, the vertical eddy diffusivity scales inversely with buoyancy frequency (Kρ ∝ N−1). The presence of mobile sea ice alters the magnitude and vertical structure of turbulent mixing primarily through stronger and shallower stratification, and thus vertical eddy diffusivity is greatly reduced under sea ice. This study uses these results to develop a quantitative model of surface layer turbulent mixing during Arctic summer and discuss the impacts of a changing sea ice cover.
Quantifying Alumina Nanoparticle Dispersion in Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites Using Photoluminescent Spectroscopy
Authors: Hanhan Imad , Selimov Alex , Carolan Declan , Taylor Ambrose C. , Raghavan Seetha
Published: February 2017

Composites modified with nanoparticles are of interest to many researchers due to the large surface-area-to-volume ratio of nano-scale fillers. One challenge with nanoscale materials that has received significant attention is the dispersion of nanoparticles in a matrix material. A random distribution of particles often ensures good material properties, especially as it relates to the thermal and mechanical performance of composites. Typical methods to quantify particle dispersion in a matrix material include optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron microscopy. These utilize images and a variety of analysis methods to describe particle dispersion. This work describes how photoluminescent spectroscopy can serve as an additional technique capable of quickly and comprehensively quantifying particle dispersion of photoluminescent particles in a hybrid composite. High resolution 2D photoluminescent maps were conducted on the front and back surfaces of a hybrid carbon fiber reinforced polymer containing varying contents of alumina nanoparticles. The photoluminescent maps were analyzed for the intensity of the alumina R1 fluorescence peak, and therefore yielded alumina particle dispersion based on changes in intensity from the embedded nanoparticles. A method for quantifying particle sedimentation is also proposed that compares the photoluminescent data of the front and back surfaces of each hybrid composite and assigns a single numerical value to the degree of sedimentation in each specimen. The methods described in this work have the potential to aid in the manufacturing processes of hybrid composites by providing on-site quality control options, capable of quickly and noninvasively providing feedback on nanoparticle dispersion and sedimentation.
Assessing Turkey’s middle power foreign policy in MIKTA: Goals, means, and impact
Authors: Dal Emel Parlar , Kurşun Ali Murat
Published: February 2017

This study attempts to identify possible new roles for intermediary actors in the changing global architecture by focusing on Turkey’s middle power capacity in the nascent middle power network of Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, Australia (MIKTA). It looks at an overarching embedded analytical triad of goals, means, and impact, superimposed over positional, behavioural, and ideational sublayers. It tests the assumption that the more a state holds together its middle power goals, means, and impact in a combined way, the more leverage it can have as a middle power in the changing international political economy. After reviewing the existing literature on middle powers, the first part of this paper outlines this embedded analytical framework. The second and the third parts seek to operationalize this framework, in particular at institutional and state levels in the example of MIKTA and Turkey. The fourth part delves into the opportunities and challenges that Turkey faces in its MIKTA trajectory (in the light of the conclusions drawn from the second and third parts). The study concludes that while Turkey possesses fairly compatible goals and impact with those of MIKTA, it is still far from channelling all of its capabilities to this new network due mainly to the domestic and regional impediments it faces—as well as the lack of a comprehensive roadmap in relation to MIKTA.
Australian experiments in creative governance, regionalism, and plurilateralism
Authors: Rimmer Susan Harris
Published: February 2017

The previous Abbott government had prioritized a general attitude to foreign policy captured by the phrase “Jakarta not Geneva,” which signified a preference for bilateral or minilateral interactions with the region rather than United Nations-based multilateralism. With Julie Bishop MP as Australia’s first female foreign minister, the Coalition also prioritized economic diplomacy, as exemplified by the repeated refrain that Australia is “open for business.”

This approach led to a preference for diplomatic venues and processes that focused on continuing investments in regional architecture, new emphasis on minilateral dialogues such as the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey, and Australia (MIKTA), and more effort directed to bilateral and plurilateral processes such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations. This approach has been continued under Prime Minister Turnbull, with a renewed focus on innovation.

Part 1 considers minilateral and regional investments in the Indo-Pacific region, primarily, IORA, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). I consider MIKTA a unique vehicle for Australian diplomacy. Part 2 considers what issues Australia should be pursuing through these forums, with a focus on the two themes of gender equality (as an example of niche diplomacy) and trade (multilateralism under pressure) as case studies.

Beeson and Higgott argue that middle powers have the potential to successfully implement “games of skill,” especially at moments of international transition. How skilful have Australia’s efforts been in these minilateral dialogues, enhanced regionalism, and plurilateral processes, and what more can be achieved in these forums? Are these efforts creating more fragmentation of the rules-based order, or are they a way to overcome global governance stalemates? I set out the arguments for whether Australia, as a pivotal power, should generate more global options, or be more focused on inclusion in the Asia-Pacific region.
Rapid Chair-Side Test for Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis
Authors: O’Brien-Simpson N.M. , Burgess K. , Lenzo J.C. , Brammar G.C. , Darby I.B. , Reynolds E.C.
Published: February 2017

Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone pathogen of chronic periodontitis, and its intraoral levels have been shown to predict disease progression (activity). An accurate and sensitive chair-side (point of care) test to determine disease activity is critical for early intervention and clinical management of disease. This study aimed to develop a rapid, chair-side, saliva-based detection of P. gingivalis. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the A1-adhesin domain of the P. gingivalis RgpA-Kgp proteinase-adhesin complex were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microbial flow cytometry, with 2 mAbs shown to recognize all laboratory and clinical strains tested, without significantly cross-reacting with other oral bacteria tested. With these mAbs, an immunochromatographic device was produced and shown in preclinical studies to detect, in inoculated saliva, all P. gingivalis laboratory strains and clinical isolates tested. The device was able to detect ≥1 × 105 P. gingivalis cells/mL. In a patient age- and sex-matched control clinical cohort, P. gingivalis levels in saliva—as measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction—positively correlated with P. gingivalis levels in subgingival plaque ( r = 0.819, P < 0.01) and clinical parameters of disease ( r = 0.633, P < 0.01). A positive device result strongly correlated with P. gingivalis levels >1 × 105 cells/mL in saliva ( r = 0.778, P < 0.001) and subgingival plaque ( r = 0.715, P < 0.001) with sensitivity, specificity, positive/negative predictive values, and accuracy levels of 95.0%, 93.3%, 90.5%, 96.6%, and 94.0%, respectively. The device result also positively correlated ( r = 0.695, P < 0.01) with disease severity as measured by probing depth. Detection of P. gingivalis in saliva was found to be rapid, taking 3 min from sample collection.
Understanding the Barriers to Prisoners’ Participation in Sport Activities
Authors: Brosens Dorien , Dury Sarah , Vertonghen Jikkemien , Verté Dominique , De Donder Liesbeth
Published: February 2017

This study investigates the barriers and the predictors of these barriers that impede prisoners’ participation in sport activities. Data are derived from a project in a remand prison in Belgium ( N = 486). Findings indicate that prisoners have strong preferences for other activities (e.g., work, visiting), as well as experiencing institutional barriers to sport activity. Findings show that age and time served, in particular, have an influence on the experience of the different types of barriers. Based on the research findings, the article concludes by discussing paths for further research and implications for policy and practice.
How Susceptible Is India’s Food Basket to Climate Change?
Authors: Jha Brajesh , Tripathi Amarnath
Published: February 2017

Food security in India is often associated with the sufficiency of fine cereals (paddy and wheat) in the consumer basket, and the concentration of fine cereals in total cereal production and distribution in India makes climate change-related threats more severe. The pattern of changes in the climate variables is ascertained with monthly rainfall and temperature data for day and night. Findings suggest unambiguous increase in day temperature across reference months and regions. The increase in the night temperature is conspicuous in states, south of the Tropic of Cancer. Rainfall pattern indicates a shift in rain across months and reference regions. The susceptibility of fine cereals is studied by separately regressing productivity of paddy and wheat crops on climatic variables and time. The day temperature has an adverse effect on yield of both the crops; effect is significant during flowering and grain filling stage of paddy and wheat respectively. The night temperature is affecting yield of paddy adversely. The relationship between temperature and yield of crops is revealed with the log-linear specifications in the most cases. In Haryana, relationship between the above variables is quadratic. Time, irrespective of climate variables, remains an important explanatory variable for variation in the yield of crops.
Mission’s public engagement: The conversation of missiology and public theology
Authors: Kim Sebastian
Published: February 2017

The recent development of public theology, the formation of the Global Network for Public Theology, and active scholarly discussions through the platform of the International Journal of Public Theology demonstrate that there is significant interest in the public engagement of theology in contemporary society. Public theology could be identified as critical, reflective, and reasoned engagement of theology in society to bring the kingdom of God, which is for the sake of the poor and marginalized. As David Bosch suggests, mission transforms society and at the same time the concept of mission is being transformed as the church interacts with the wider society. This article aims first to highlight some key features shared by missiology and public theology; second to discuss ways and means to enhance each discipline in its engagement in society, particularly as regards the common good; and third to explore a possibility of “public missiology” or “missiology of public life” in the context of secular and multicultural societies.
Overweight or obesity associations with physical aggression in children and adolescents
Authors: Tso Melissa K.W. , Rowland Bosco , Toumbourou John W. , Guadagno Belinda L.
Published: February 2017

Being overweight or obese (overweight/obesity) or physically aggressive in childhood and adolescence can have lifelong consequences, hence are important public health problems. Identifying a relationship between these problems would assist in understanding their developmental origins. The present paper sought to review previous studies and use meta-analysis to evaluate whether there is evidence of a relationship between overweight/obesity and physical aggression in children and adolescents. A systematic search of studies that reported the effect of overweight/obesity (in the form of body mass index) on physical aggression was conducted. A total of 23 studies were identified, representing data from 255,377 participants. The results indicate that children and adolescents who are overweight or obese are more physically aggressive than their normal-weight or underweight peers. The average weighted standardized mean difference (the effect size) for aggression in overweight and obese children and adolescents compared to others was found to be 0.27 (95% confidence interval [CI95]: .17–.37), and was significant ( p<.001). Gender sub-analysis indicated that higher physical aggression amongst overweight or obese compared to normal-weight or underweight peers is a slightly larger effect for boys (standardized mean difference of .35, CI95: .18–.52, p<.001) than girls (standardized mean difference of .24, CI95: .07–.42, p<.01). High levels of heterogeneity (94.41%) were found between study-level effect sizes. The developmental processes that may explain the association between overweight/obesity and physical aggression in children and adolescents are discussed.