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Nomenclatural notes on Gastrocopta fulongensis Chen, Zhang & Zhang 2002 (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Stylommatophora: Pupillidae)
Authors: ZHANG ZHI-QIANG
Published: February 2019

Gastrocopta fulongensis was first described by D.-N. Chen, G.-Q. Zhang & W.-H. Zhang (2002) from the holotype and 245 paratypes collected in Fulong Town, Fangcheng County (21°8’ N, 107°9’E), Guangxi, China.  The description was presented in Chinese (p. 453–454) and English (p. 454–455). The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
A large new species of Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Cerrado of Brazil
Authors: MACIEL NATAN M. , BRANDÃO REUBER A. , CAMPOS LEANDRO A. , SEBBEN ANTONIO
Published: February 2019

A new toad, Rhinella cerradensis, is described, including its tadpole and the advertisement call. The new species occupies Cerrado habitats in the Brazilian states of Piauí, Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais, and Distrito Federal. The species is characterized by its large size; absence of tibial glands; well developed cranial crests; short hands; sexually dimorphic coloration; and by the absence of a spiracle tube of the tadpole. The new species is included in the Rhinella marina group by the presence of a jagged suture formed by the articulation between the pterygoid medial ramus and the parasphenoid alae, as well as other shared morphological features. Morphological characters and statistical analyses inferred by morphometric feature suggest the existence of two subgroups of species within R. marina group. However, taxonomic rearrangements are not made here and await phylogenetic analysis.
New synonyms and several nomenclatural clarifications on family-group names in the Aphididae (Hemiptera Sternorrhyncha)
Authors: NAFRÍA JUAN M. NIETO , HIDALGO NICOLÁS PÉREZ , DURANTE M. PILAR MIER
Published: February 2019

In the context of the preparation of Part of the List of Available Names of the family group taxa of the superfamily Aphidoidea for submission to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature new synonyms have been detected and several nomenclatural problems have been clarified. Three new objective synonymies are established: Drepanosiphoninae Börner, 1944 syn. nov. of Drepanosiphinae Herrich-Schaeffer, 1857, Macrosiphonini Börner, 1952 syn. nov. of Macrosiphini Wilson, 1910 and Trichosiphonini Börner & Heinze, 1957 syn. nov. of Trichosiphini Wilson, 1910. A subjective synonymy is established: Asiphonaphidina Börner, 1952 syn. nov. of Rhopalosiphina Mordvilko, 1914. Dasiina van der Goot, 1918 is an objective invalid name, and it must be replaced, if is necessary by Baizongiina Börner, 1944(1914). Nomenclatural status affecting the names Tetraneuriden, Tycheinae, Pteroclorini and Macrosiphini are clarified: Tetraneuriden is an available name, it is a valid name in some classifications but a junior subjective synonym in others; Tycheinae is an available name but it is a nomen dubium; Pteroclorini is an available but objective invalid name; and Macrosiphini Wilson, 1910(1887) takes the date of Nectarophorini Oestlund, 1887. Also the authorship and date of nomenclatural acts in the chapter on Aphids in the Handbuch der Pflanzenkrankheiten, 1932, are clarified.
A new species of Chrysobothris Eschscholtz feeding on Dudleya spp. (Crassulaceae) from California and Baja California, with biological, distributional and taxonomic notes on other North American Buprestidae (Coleoptera)
Authors: WESTCOTT RICHARD L.
Published: February 2019

Chrysobothris dudleyaphaga Westcott, new species, from California and Baja California is described and figured, and its biology is discussed in detail. It and a record for C. schaefferi Obenberger establish that larval and adult Buprestidae use hosts in the plant family Crassulaceae. Acmaeodera montezuma Obenberger and A. perforata Cazier are synonymized under A. consors Horn. The synonymy of A. auritincta Fall under A. delectabilis Waterhouse is reversed. New state records and other observations are provided for Xenomelanophila miranda (LeConte). Additional notes are provided for species in the genera Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, Agrilus Curtis, Anthaxia Eschscholtz, Brachys Dejean, Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, Phaenops Dejean, and Taphrocerus Solier.
Revision of the Lachnaia tristigma (Lacordaire, 1848) species-group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and description of a new species
Authors: BASELGA ANDRÉS , RUIZ-GARCÍA JAVIER
Published: February 2019

The group of species of Lachnaia tristigma (Lacordaire, 1848) is revised. Previously known taxa and diagnostic characters are reassessed, yielding clear limits for species based on male and female genitalia and not on variable and overlapping external characters. A diagnosis along with figures of the median lobe of aedeagus, endophallus and spermatheca are presented for the previously known species, L. pseudobarathraea Daniel & Daniel, 1898 and L. tristigma, as well as the newly described L. gallaeca n. sp.
First report on Rhabdocoela (Rhabditophora) from deep parts of Skagerrak, with the description of four new species. Zootaxa, 1616, 1–21. (ERRATUM)
Authors: WILLEMS W. , SANDBERG M. I. , JONDELIUS U.
Published: February 2019

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The Eucnemidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: new records, observations on composition and zoogeography, and comments on the rarity of saproxylic beetles
Authors: MAJKA CHRISTOPHER G.
Published: February 2019

The Family Eucnemidae in the Maritime Provinces of Canada is surveyed. Eleven species are now known from the region. Ten species are recorded in Nova Scotia, six in New Brunswick, and four on Prince Edward Island. Nine new provincial records (four from Nova Scotia, four from Prince Edward Island, and one from New Brunswick) are reported, and two species, Microrhagus triangularis (Say) and Nematodes penetrans (LeConte), are newly recorded in the Maritime Provinces as a whole. The four species reported from Prince Edward Island are the first records of the family Eucnemidae from the province. The composition of the fauna is in broad agreement with that of northeastern North America. The faunas on Prince Edward and Cape Breton Islands are diminished with respect to the mainland, but are more robust than that of other saproxylic groups. Many species of eucnemids have been very infrequently collected and may actually be rare. In this regard eucnemids are similar to many other groups of saproxylic beetles, although they are proportionately even less abundant than many other groups. A variety of studies that have reported on this phenomenon have pointed to the history of forest management in the region as potential being responsible for this scarcity. The eucnemids in this region are almost entirely associated with deciduous trees. The history of forest management in the Maritime Provinces, as well as that of introduced forest diseases, is such as to have had a major impact on the composition and structure hardwood forests, and hence potentially on insects such as eucnemids which are reliant on these hosts. Consequently further research is urged in order to better ascertain their status, and to develop appropriate conservation measures for these important indicator species of diverse forest structure.
A new Luprops species from Western Ghats with redescriptions and identification key to the species of Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka (Tenebrionidae: Lagriinae: Lupropini)
Authors: SABU THOMAS K. , MERKL OTTÓ , ABHITHA PRABHAKAR
Published: February 2019

Description of Luprops devagiriensis, sp. n. from montane evergreen forest (shola) in the southern region of Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hot spot in southwest India is given along with first report of L. rugosissimus Kaszab, 1980 outside Sri Lanka and redescriptions of L. tristis (Fabricius, 1801), L. curticollis Fairmaire, 1896 and L. gracilior Fairmaire, 1896. Notes on the habits of L. tristis Fabricius, a nuisance pest in residential buildings in the rubber belts of the south Indian state of Kerala and an identification key to the species from Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka are provided.
Revision of the Genus Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae)
Authors: POGUE MICHAEL G.
Published: February 2019

Based on characters of the male and female genitalia, the genus Erythroecia Hampson, 1910 is considered a new syn- onym of Psectrotarsia Dognin, 1907. Psectrotarsia contains five species: P. flava Dognin (type species); P. suavis (H. Edwards), new combination; P. hebardi (Skinner), new combination; P. euposis (Dyar), new combination and revised status; and P. rhodophora (Hampson), new combination. Each species is redescribed and illustrated. Copitarsia fuscirena (Hampson), new combination, and C. tamsi (Giacomelli), new combination, are transferred from Psectrotarsia to Copitarsia Hampson, 1906. Psectrotarsia ranges from the northeastern, midwestern, and southwestern United States to Guatemala.
Taxonomic notes on the genus Tineovertex Moriuti (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Tineidae) with description of a new species
Authors: HUANG GUO-HUA , HIROWATARI TOSHIYA , WANG MIN
Published: February 2019

The genus Tineovertex Moriuti, 1982 is recorded for the first time from South China on the basis of two species: T. antidroma (Meyrick, 1931) and T. gladiata Huang, Hirowatari & Wang, sp. nov. The male and female genitalia of T. gladiata and the male genitalia of T. antidroma are illustrated for the first time. A key to Tineovertex species is provided along with distributional map of all nominal species.
Taraxapseudes n. gen., Taraxapseudes diversus (Lang, 1968) n. comb. and two new species of Atlantapseudes B|cescu, 1978 (Tanaidacea: Apseudidae) from Brazil and Madagascar, with a key for the genus
Authors: SANTOS KÁTIA CHRISTOL DOS , HANSKNECHT TOM
Published: February 2019

Taraxapseudes n. gen. is proposed with the type and only described species, Taraxapseudes diversus (Lang, 1968) n. comb. The genus Atlantapseudes is rediagnosed and emended, excluding Atlantapseudes diversus (Lang, 1968) from the genus. Atlantapseudes B|cescu, 1978 is reported for the first time from Brazil and Madagascar. Atlantapseudes brasiliensis sp. nov. and Atlantapseudes madagascariensis sp. nov. are described in the present paper. Atlantapseudes brasiliensis can be distinguished from the other species in the genus by the presence of curved spiniform apophyses on the posterior margins of pereonites 1–3. Atlantapseudes madagascariensis was found to have a long antennal squama reaching nearly to the fourth article and a carapace with a lateral apophysis bordered by two setae. A key to species of Atlantapseudes is provided along with a table to facilitate identification.Taraxapseudes n. gen. é proposto somente com a espécie tipo descrita, Taraxapseudes diversus (Lang, 1968) n. comb. O gênero tem sua diagnose refeita e corrigida, excluindo Atlantapseudes diversus (Lang, 1968) do gênero. Atlantapseudes B|cescu, 1978 é registrado pela primeira vez no Brasil e em Madagascar. Atlantapseudes brasiliensis sp. nov. and Atlantapseudes madagascariensis sp. nov. são descritas no presente trabalho. Atlantapseudes brasiliensis pode ser distinguida das demais espécies do gênero pela presença de apófises espiniformes curvas na margem posterior dos pereonitos 1–3. Atlantapseudes madagascariensis possui longa escama na antena quase alcançando o quarto artículo e a carapaça com apófise lateral com duas cerdas. Uma chave para espécies de Atlantapseudes é fornecida junto com uma tabela para facilitar a identificação.
Revalidation of the subgenus Dactylotergitius Verhoeff, and redescription of Otostigmus (D.) caudatus Brölemann and Otostigmus (D.) cavalcantii Bücherl (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Otostigminae)
Authors: CHAGAS-JÚNIOR AMAZONAS , KNYSAK IRENE , GUIZZE SAMUEL P.G.
Published: February 2019

The subgenus Dactylotergitius Verhoeff, 1937 of Otostigmus Porat, 1876 is revalidated, with Coxopleurotostigmus Bücherl, 1939 as its junior subjective synonym. Two species are recognized in Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius): Otostigmus (D.) caudatus Brölemann, 1902 and O. (D.) cavalcantii Bücherl, 1939, the latter with the following new synonyms: O. kretzii Bücherl, 1939, O. cavalacantii perdicensis Bücherl, 1943, O. sternosulcatus Bücherl, 1946, O. cavalcantii iberaensis Coscarón, 1955 and O. caudatus hogei Bücherl, 1974.
Eurytoma caninae sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae), a common species previously overlooked with E. rosae
Authors: LOTFALIZADEH HOSSEINALI , DELVARE GÉRARD , RASPLUS JEAN-YVES
Published: February 2019

We describe a new species, Eurytoma caninae (Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae) from specimens collected in Morocco, France and Iran. The species emerges from galls of Diplolepis spp. (Cynipidae) on Rosa spp. (Rosaceae). It is common and widespread in the West Palearctic Region. It is closely related but morphologically differentiated from Eurytoma rosae Nees. To substantiate our morphological observations, two genes [cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and the internal transcribed spacer region 2 (ITS2)] of several individuals per population were sequenced. Both analyses clearly led to the conclusion that E. caninae and E. rosae are two well-differentiated and previously overlooked species. Morphological diagnostic characters are given to identify both species.
Review of Chinese species of the genus Denierella Kaszab with a key to the worldwide species (Coleoptera, Meloidae)
Authors: YANG YU-XIA , REN GUO-DONG
Published: February 2019

The Oriental genus Denierella Kaszab is reviewed with description of a new species, D. striolata sp. nov., from Yunnan Province and re-description of two other Chinese species. A key to the world species of this genus is provided.
New species of Laparocerus Schönherr, 1834 from La Gomera, Canary Islands (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
Authors: MACHADO ANTONIO
Published: February 2019

In the course of a monographic study of the weevil genus Laparocerus Schönherr, 1834, which is very diverse in Macaronesia, this paper describes fifteen new species and one subspecies from the Canary island of La Gomera: L. acutipennis n. sp., L. aethiops garajonay n. ssp., L. benchijigua n. sp., L. depressus n. sp., L. exiguus n. sp., L. exophthalmus n. sp., L. heres n. sp., L. humeralis n.sp, L. hupalupa n. sp., L. inermis n. sp., L. junonius n. sp., L. mulagua n. sp., L. oculatissimus n. sp., L. orone n. sp., L. roudieri n. sp. and L. spinimanus n. sp.. In addition, L. heres jocoensis n.ssp. is described from the neighbouring island of Tenerife. Detailed descriptions, including photographs of holotypes and drawings of the aedeagus, spermatheca and sternite VIII, are supplemented with remarks on diagnostic features comparing the species to similar or related taxa. Data on their distribution on the island, phenology and host-plants are also presented, as is a key to all Laparocerus known from La Gomera.
A new genus for an Australian thrips (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae) presumed predatory on a waxy eriococcid (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A. , WELLS ALICE
Published: February 2019

Callococcithrips gen.n. is erected for the species Rhynchothrips fuscipennis Moulton that lives only among the protective waxy secretions of an eriococcid on Kunzea in south-eastern Australia. Larvae and adults of this thrips move rapidly amongst the sticky wax strands, and their maxillary stylets are unusually long and convoluted. Circumstantial evidence suggests that the thrips is predatory on immature stages of the eriococcid. Also transferred to this genus is Liothrips atratus Moulton, based on a single female from Western Australia.
A new species of Cheiriphotis (Crustacea : Amphipoda: Corophiidae: Protomedeiinae) from the coast of Southeastern Brazil, with a key to species in the genus
Authors: VALÉRIO-BERARDO MARIA TERESA , DE SOUZA ANA MARIA THIAGO , RODRIGUES CARINA WAITEMAN
Published: February 2019

A new species of the Cheiriphotis, C. neotropicalis n. sp. is herein described. The specimens were collected from the coast of southeastern Brazil at the latitude 24°07’S and in 17 meters deep. Cheiriphotis neotropicalis sp. nov. is characterized by male gnathopod 2 palm transverse with three rounded lobes separated by excavations, a strong spine at defining corner of the palm to hind margin; uropod 3 uniramous, ramus with 2 robust setae on inner margin and 1 distal robust seta, 5 long setae on distal margin; telson broader than long, lateral margin naked. A key to the species in the genus Cheiriphotis is provided.
A new species of wolf spider from the Pyrenees, with remarks on other species in the Pardosa pullata-group (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Authors: KRONESTEDT TORBJÖRN
Published: February 2019

Pardosa pyrenaica sp. n. is described based on material from the Pyrenees (Andorra, France and Spain). This species belongs in the Pardosa pullata-group, members of which are characterised, inter alia, by having a tegular apophysis consisting of two membranously connected sclerites. Pardosa pyrenaica sp. n. and P. pullata (Clerck) share comparatively short legs, notably the first two leg pairs, in comparison to other species in the pullata-group. Moreover, the first two pairs of legs in these two species are furnished with an abundance of scopulate hairs (less developed in the female sex). Males of the two species differ notably in the shape of the embolus while the females differ by the course of the receptacula and usually by proportions in the shape of the epigyne although there is some overlap due to morphological variation. The restricted elongation in final instar legs and the abundance of scopulate hairs in the anterior two pairs of legs are associated with traits in the precopulatory behaviour, which is described for both species.
A new butterfly species from the Colombian Andes and a review of the taxonomy of the genera Idioneurula Strand, 1932 and Tamania Pyrcz, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
Authors: HUERTAS BLANCA , ARIAS JOHN JAIRO
Published: February 2019

A new species of the genus Idioneurula Strand, 1932 is described from high elevation habitats (páramos) of the Serranía de los Yariguíes, Santander Department, in the eastern Andes of Colombia. Aspects of the ecology, distribution and conservation of the new species are presented. The taxonomy of this genus and closely related Tamania Pyrcz, 1995 are discussed. Based on adult morphology and supported by preliminary molecular analysis, it is proposed that the name Tamania Pyrcz, 1995 be treated as a junior subjective synonym of Idioneurula Strand, 1932. We propose treating Idioneurula as comprising four species: I. erebioides (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1867); I. donegani Huertas & Arias, n. sp.; I. eremita Viloria & Pyrcz, 2007; and I. jacquelinae (Pyrcz, 1995). I. erebioides f. moderata (Weymer, 1911) and I. erebioides f. intermedia (Apolinar, 1914) are not recognised as valid taxa.
The Nymph and Additional Imaginal Description of Epeorus melli new combination from China (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
Authors: ZHOU CHANG-FA , WANG SHI-LEI , XIE HUI
Published: February 2019

The nymph plus additional imaginal characters of Epeorus melli (Ulmer) new combination are described and figured in detail. The nymphs have 2 cerci, gills 1–7 which do not form a closed disk ventrally, and abdominal terga with a median row of setae dorsally but without median tubercle. Originally described in the genus Thalerosphyrus, it is actually a member of the genus Epeorus.
A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to subfamilies and treatment of the genera of Ponerinae
Authors: YOSHIMURA MASASHI , FISHER BRIAN L.
Published: February 2019

Male-based keys to ant subfamilies and to the genera of Ponerinae in the Malagasy region (Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Comores, and Seychelles) are presented. Seven subfamilies known from the Malagasy region in addition to an undetermined taxon are included in the subfamily key. All seven of the ponerine genera recorded in the region—Anochetus, Hypoponera, Leptogenys, Odontomachus, Pachycondyla, Platythyrea, and Ponera—are included. Diagnoses and remarks on the subfamily and genera within Ponerinae, and a character table for the ponerine genera, are given. The males of the seven ponerine genera are illustrated.
A new species of Calochromus Guèrin-Mèneville (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from Fiji. Zootaxa, 1625, 43–46. (ERRATUM)
Authors: RAMSDALE A. S.
Published: February 2019

ERRATUM
A taxonomic review of Cuban Eiphosoma Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), with biogeographical notes
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ-TRIANA JOSÉ L. , RAVELO HORACIO GRILLO
Published: February 2019

We revise the Cuban species of Eiphosoma Cresson (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae). Three new species are described: E. bioeco sp. nov., E. dearmasi sp. nov. and E. nelitae sp. nov. All species are assigned to species-groups as defined by Gauld (2000) for the Mesoamerican fauna, and a key to Cuban species is provided. A preliminary analysis of the distribution and faunal similarity for species within the Cuban archipelago is discussed; the Cuban fauna is compared to that of the Caribbean Islands, Florida (USA) and Costa Rica.
On the genus Diadocidia (Diptera, Sciaroidea, Diadocidiidae) in Australia
Authors: JASCHHOF MATHIAS , JASCHHOF CATRIN
Published: February 2019

The first two Australian species of the genus Diadocidia Ruthe, macrosetigera sp. n. and queenslandensis sp. n., are described from Queensland. Both species are assigned to the subgenus Adidocidia Laštovka & Matile. As structures of the male terminalia suggest, the two Australian species are only distantly related to one another, whereas queenslandensis shows definite affinities to D. (A.) papua Ševčík from Papua New Guinea.
The milliped genus Tidesmus Chamberlin, 1943 (Polydesmida: Macrosternodesmidae)
Authors: SHEAR WILLIAM A. , SHELLEY ROWLAND M.
Published: February 2019

The family Macrosternodesmidae is redefined and recorded from western North America. Four small-bodied species in Arizona and California, USA, and Baja California Norté, Mexico, are assigned to Tidesmus Chamberlin 1943; Phreatodesmus and Oodedesmus, both authored by Loomis, 1960, are placed in synonymy. Phreatodesmus torreyanus Loomis, 1960 and O. variabilis Loomis, 1960, are transferred into Tidesmus as valid species; P. cooki Loomis, 1960, is a synonym of T. episcopus Chamberlin, 1943, the type species, and P. dentatus Loomis, 1960, is a synonym of P. torreyanus. Brachydesmus hastingsus Chamberlin, 1941, also is referable to Tidesmus; a topotypical male is needed to establish its identity in the absence of authentic type specimens. Tidesmus hubbsi Chamberlin, 1943, based on unidentifiable females, is geographically segregated and incompatible with the otherwise coherent generic distribution. A topotypical male is also necessary to determine its identity; for now, we remove hubbsi from Tidesmus and leave it unassigned.
Freshwater leech (Annelida: Hirudinida) distribution in the Canadian Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and adjacent regions: check-list, new records, new pigmentation forms, and Pleistocene refugia
Authors: MADILL JACQUELINE , HOVINGH PETER
Published: February 2019

The freshwater leeches (Hirudinida) in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador were investigated by examining theliterature, the Canadian Museum of Nature and the United States National Museum of Natural History records, and aleech survey. New pigmentation forms are described for Erpobdella punctata (Leidy) and Erpobdella obscura (Verrill).This is the first published record for Haemopis lateromaculata Mathers in Canada. Four species (Glossiphonia elegans(Verrill), Helobdella modesta (Verrill), Erpobdella punctata, and Erpobdella obscura) were found in both Labrador andNewfoundland with Erpobdella obscura common in Labrador and the other three species common in Newfoundland.Seven other species of leeches were less abundant in Newfoundland with 6 of these species very restricted in distribution.The abundance of leech species in Newfoundland and the paucity of leech species in Labrador suggested that theisland species were present in a Pleistocene refugium associated with Newfoundland or the Grand Banks. Post-Pleistocenebarriers to leech mobility are examined, and possible timing of colonization events is proposed in this model.
A New Species of the Graphium (Pazala) mandarinus Group from Central Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
Authors: HU SHAO-JI , CONDAMINE FABIEN L. , MONASTYRSKII ALEXANDER L. , COTTON ADAM M.
Published: February 2019

The Graphium (Pazala) mandarinus group was recently defined and the status of taxa as well as the number of species was revised. We report here the discovery of a new species from Kon Tum plateau of the Truong Son (Annamite) Range of Central Vietnam, which we describe based on morphological and molecular evidence. Molecular phylogeny shows that the new taxon, G. (P.) wenlingae Hu, Cotton & Monastyrskii sp. nov., is sister to G. (P.) daiyuanae Hu, Zhang & Cotton, 2018 plus G. (P.) confucius Hu, Duan & Cotton, 2018. Molecular dating analysis further suggests that this new species diverged from its sister clade in the Pliocene (~3.5 million years ago). The new taxon constitutes the eighth and southernmost species of the mandarinus group.
Systematic significance of antennal segmentation and sense cones in Thripidae (Thysanoptera: Terebrantia)
Authors: ZHANG SHIMENG , MOUND LAURENCE A. , FENG JINIAN
Published: February 2019

Variation is discussed concerning the number of antennal segments in adults, and the number of their sense cones, among 182 of the 289 genera of Thripidae. Brief comments are also made concerning antennal structure and sensoria among the other seven terebrantian families. The plesiotypic condition for Thysanoptera is 9-segmented antennae, but fusion between various segments leads to a reduction in number to as few as five segments, and such fusion occurs in unrelated species. In Thripidae, antennal segment III never bears more than one sense cone, but the distribution of sense cones on segments IV–VIII varies and is tabulated. On antennal segment IV, species in nearly all Panchaetothripinae genera and more than half of Thripinae genera have two sense cones, but genera of Dendrothripinae and Sericothripinae bear only one on this segment. The differing patterns of segmental fusion that occur in Thripidae are discussed in association with the number of sense cones on VI–VIII; species with 7, 8 or 9 segmented antennae almost always lack a sense cone on the terminal segment. It is concluded that the number of antennal segments is subject to irregular homoplasy, and is thus sometimes an unreliable indicator of relationships.
Overview of the lady beetle tribe Diomini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and description of a new phytophagous, silk-spinning genus from Costa Rica that induces food bodies on leaves of Piper (Piperaceae)
Authors: VANDENBERG NATALIA J. , HANSON PAUL E.
Published: February 2019

A new genus of lady beetle, Moiradiomus gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807: Diomini Gordon, 1999 ), and four new species are described from Costa Rica, representing the first known occurrences of obligate phytophagous lady beetle species outside of the tribe Epilachnini Mulsant, 1846 (sens. Ślipiński 2007). The new species are described, illustrated and keyed, and their life histories discussed. Each species of Moiradiomus occurs on a separate species of Piper L., 1753 (Piperaceae Giseke, 1792), where the larva constructs a small silken tent between leaf veins and inside this shelter induces the production of food bodies, which are its exclusive source of food. Background information is provided on lady beetle trophic relations and other insect/Piper symbioses. The taxonomic history of Diomus Mulsant, 1850 and related species in the tribe Diomini is reviewed and existing errors in observation, interpretation, identification, and classification are corrected in order to provide a more meaningful context for understanding the new genus. The tribe Diomini is rediagnosed and recircumscribed to include Diomus, Decadiomus Chapin, 1933, Heterodiomus Brèthes, 1925, Dichaina Weise, 1923, Andrzej Ślipiński, 2007, and Moiradiomus. Magnodiomus Gordon, 1999 and Erratodiomus Gordon, 1999 are removed from Diomini and transferred to Hyperaspidini Costa, 1849, subtribe Selvadiina Gordon, 1985 stat. nov. Mimoscymnus Gordon, 1994 and Planorbata Gordon, 1994, originally described in Coccidulini Mulsant, 1846 are also transfered to Hyperaspidini and placed in Mimoscymnina subtribe nov. (type genus Mimoscymnus). The main morphological characters distinguishing Diomini and Hyperaspidini are described and illustrated. A key to genera of Diomini sensu novo is provided. The identification of the Australian Diomus species illustrated in Gordon’s publication on North American lady beetles is corrected from D. pumilio Weise, 1885 to D. tenebricosus (Boheman, 1859), however specimens recently collected in California do not match these genitalic illustrations and are identified as true D. pumilio. The following species of Diomus are transferred to Decadiomus as new combinations: D. balteatus (LeConte, 1878), D. floridanus (Mulsant, 1850), D. amabilis (LeConte, 1852), D. liebecki (Horn, 1895), D. myrmidon (Mulsant, 1850), D. humilis (Gordon, 1976), D. pseudotaedatus (Gordon, 1976), D. taedatus (Fall, 1901), D. bigemmeus (Horn, 1895), and D. austrinus (Gordon, 1976). Decadiomus seini Segarra, 2014 is placed as a junior synonym of D. austrinus. The following new species of Moiradiomus are described: M. clotho sp. nov., M. lachesis sp. nov., M. atopos sp. nov., M. nanita sp. nov.
50 Years of Satellite Remote Sensing of the Ocean
Authors: Fu Lee-Lueng , Lee Tong , Liu W. Timothy , Kwok Ronald
Published: February 2019

The development of the technologies of remote sensing of the ocean was initiated in the 1970s, while the ideas of observing the ocean from space were conceived in the late 1960s. The first global view from space revealed the expanse and complexity of the state of the ocean that had perplexed and inspired oceanographers ever since. This paper presents a glimpse of the vast progress made from ocean remote sensing in the past 50 years that has a profound impact on the ways we study the ocean in relation to weather and climate. The new view from space in conjunction with the deployment of an unprecedented amount of in situ observations of the ocean has led to a revolution in physical oceanography. The highlights of the achievement include the description and understanding of the global ocean circulation, the air–sea fluxes driving the coupled ocean–atmosphere system that is most prominently illustrated in the tropical oceans. The polar oceans are most sensitive to climate change with significant consequences, but owing to remoteness they were not accessible until the space age. Fundamental discoveries have been made on the evolution of the state of sea ice as well as the circulation of the ice-covered ocean. Many surprises emerged from the extraordinary accuracy and expanse of the space observations. Notable examples include the determination of the global mean sea level rise as well as the role of the deep ocean in tidal mixing and dissipation.
European Solidarity at a Crossroads? Citizens’ Attitudes and Political Behaviors in Europe
Authors: Grasso Maria T. , Lahusen Christian
Published: February 2019

Many observers have voiced their concerns that solidarity is at risk in Europe. Given this wider context, we are urgently in need of sound empirical analyses examining the various dimensions of solidarity in Europe. Public debates focus on solidarity in many respects but there is to date a lack of empirical evidence to draw upon to inform them. In this context, this special issue emerges from research conducted in the European Union–funded research project TransSOL devoted to the study of European solidarity (“European Paths to Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crisis”) running from 2015 to 2018. The project received funding under the Horizon 2020 program (Grant Agreement No. 649435). Christian Lahusen at the University of Siegen coordinated the overall project and Maria Grasso at the University of Sheffield coordinated the population survey for the project. The TransSOL survey includes approximately 2,000 respondents from each of the eight countries of the project (total N ~ 16,000): Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In the context of the project, the aim of the cross-national survey was to build a comparative dataset that would allow us to answer our theoretically relevant questions of interest on European solidarity such as those discussed in this introduction and in the other articles of this special issue. The articles in this special issue all analyze the data from this original survey dataset to shed systematic light into key theoretically-driven research questions on various aspects of European solidarity.
Women in the One Percent: Gender Dynamics in Top Income Positions
Authors: Yavorsky Jill E. , Keister Lisa A. , Qian Yue , Nau Michael
Published: February 2019

A growing body of research documents the importance of studying households in the top one percent of U.S. income distribution because they control enormous resources. However, little is known about whose income—men’s or women’s—is primarily responsible for pushing households into the one percent and whether women have individual pathways to earning one percent status based on their income. Using the 1995 to 2016 Surveys of Consumer Finances, we analyze gender income patterns in the one percent. Results show that women’s income is sufficient for one percent status in only 1 in 20 of all elite households. Although self-employment and higher education increase the likelihood that women will personally earn sufficient income for one percent status, marrying a man with good income prospects is a woman’s main route to the one percent. In contrast, men’s one percent status is most closely associated with their own characteristics (self-employment and higher education). Importantly, the gender gap in personally earning one percent income has not narrowed since the mid- to late-1990s, indicating another area in which gender progress has stalled. This research suggests that men retain most of the primary breadwinning positions in top income households and that a financial glass ceiling remains firmly intact at the one percent level.
Effect of the load pad size on the output of the column-type force transducer
Authors: Liang Wei , Yang Xiao-xiang , Yao Jin-hui
Published: February 2019

The size of the load pad had a significant effect on the output of the column-type force transducer. It was important to eliminate the influence when the transducer was loaded in a force transducer build-up system which worked as the primary force transfer standard. A common model of the output about the column-type force transducer affected by the shape of load pad was analysed. Seven load pads with various dimensions were designed and fixed on a 300-kN force transducer to investigate the influence of the dimension on the indication error of the transducer. The results showed that the load pad of the sphere–plane contact design would cause the smallest indication error but the largest contact stress. It was better to use the load pad of the sphere–sphere contact design with the spherical radius ratio of ball to cup equalled to 0.2. The spherical radius of the ball should be small under the permission of material strength. In addition, it was important to enhance the stiffness of the build-up system to eliminate the effect of the load pad size on the indication error of the transducer.
Quest for Success: Ladder of School Leadership of Women in India
Authors: Mythili N.
Published: February 2019

School leadership in traditional and developing societies offers several challenges, especially for women. This article argues that women succeed in this area because of those very leadership values which they have drawn from their lives and are not limited to school leadership alone. They also make the most of this inherent advantage. For the purposes of this research a narrative form of inquiry has been adopted to study twenty women who head schools. Seven broad themes have emerged from the qualitative data analysis as well as from the path these women have traversed as school heads. This path consists of five stages—aspire, acquire, achieve, ascend and transcend. The research reveals that most leaders are independent, self-confident and fearless, yet cautious. They have built a foundation of trust powered by their agency. Familial support has also played an important role in shaping them as leaders. In fact, a few have moved beyond positional leadership roles, transcending the normative framework.
Decreasing Telephone Calls for Tympanostomy Tube Otorrhea: A Pilot Study
Authors: Patel Vijay A. , Harounian Jonathan A. , Carr Michele M.
Published: February 2019

The “Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children” published in 2013 by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation encourages that an “educational video, or other teaching aid, should be developed to illustrate how parents/caregivers” may manage postoperative complications such as tube otorrhea; however, the current literature is devoid of such patient safety and quality improvement measures. Our objective was to develop an effective educational model to assist parents and caregivers in understanding the signs and symptoms of tympanostomy tube (TT) otorrhea and how to independently institute the appropriate otologic treatment. A 3.5 × 2-inch instructional card was designed to illustrate TT otorrhea and describe the subsequent steps necessary to obtain and institute the appropriate medical therapy. This was distributed to caregivers of all patients undergoing TT placement in September 2016; patients undergoing TT placement in May 2016 served as the preintervention control cohort. Group comparisons were made before and after implementation of the educational model by number of telephone calls our clinic triaged regarding untreated TT otorrhea, as documented within the electronic medical record. A total of 30 sets of TT were placed in September 2016, compared to 27 sets of TT in May 2016. Postoperatively, a run chart revealed a significant shift (ie, 7 consecutive points) in the number of telephone calls received (16-5 calls) after establishment of the proposed educational model. This clinical experience demonstrates the utility of patient-driven management of TT otorrhea through ancillary educational material. Given the superiority of topical otic therapy, continued translation efforts are needed for continued focus on practice implementation and dissemination.
Does Gender Differentiate the Effects of Retirement on Cognitive Health?
Authors: Oi Katsuya
Published: February 2019

Prior research on change in cognitive performance before and after retirement suffers from inattention to gender context. This study theoretically motivates the testing of gender differences in cognitive decline after retirement. I drew 67,905 observations of cognitive function based on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status from 18,453 participants (7,830 men and 10,623 women) in the Health and Retirement Study (1992–2014). I used fixed-effects two-stage least square models to account for unobserved heterogeneity between men and women in the sample and the endogeneity of retirement decision. I also controlled for change in depressive symptoms, mobility limitations, individual wealth, medical expenses, and spousal income. Retirement predicts a decrease in the cognitive score by 2.168 on a scale of 0–35 for women, but no change for men. Continued employment may buffer against risk factors that aggravate women’s cognitive health.
The Peacock Hill Working Group “Problems and Promises” Three Decades Later: Introduction to the Creek Bend Consortium Special Issue
Authors: Lewis Timothy J. , Wehby Joseph H. , Scott Terrance M.
Published: February 2019

Analyses of special education services for students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD) conducted prior to and after the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) pointed to significant short comings in service provision such as high rates of segregated placement and poorly prepared personnel. In 1991, a group of leading scholars in the field (the Peacock Hill Working Group) published a set of recommendations to improve practices for students with EBD and summarized what at the time were current research-based strategies. Unfortunately, the field has failed to consistently adopt recommended practices and the in-school and postsecondary outcomes among students with EBD continue to show minimal improvements. Recently, a group of researchers, teacher trainers, and policy makers convened to discuss past and present work in the field and proposed a set of guiding principles and recommendations building on past seminal work. This article provides a context and overview of the group’s work and brief summaries of the five articles that make up this special issue.
Implementation of Promising Practices that Support Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Authors: Zaheer Imad , Maggin Daniel , McDaniel Sara , McIntosh Kent , Rodriguez Billie Jo , Fogt Julie B.
Published: February 2019

Students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders pose an immense challenge for educators, and typical practices to address them are punitive and exclusionary, leading to poor academic and social outcomes for students. To address the complex needs of students with intensive emotional and behavioral needs, evidence-based practices and strategies that have been validated through rigorous research are needed. In this article, we describe evidence-based practices for creating positive and effective classrooms environments as well as illustrate implementation factors that are key to successful and sustained use of evidence-based practices in school settings.
Brewing Alcohol and Emotions: Narratives from Namthanlong, Manipur
Authors: Kamei Richard , Majumder Mrinmoy
Published: February 2019

Alcohol work in Namthanlong village, Manipur has been fostering indigenous alcohol industry for several decades that remains a source of income for women workers. Emotional labour employed in this work especially in the vendors adds more woes to the existing vulnerability and exploitation they face in brewing and selling alcohol. As more women began to sell and serve alcohol for customers in their household setup, emotional labour came forth as a significant factor to cater and sustain the operation of alcohol vendors. This article is an attempt to bring out the facet of alcohol work and the role of women from Namthanlong. Primary data collected from the field in Namthanlong village has been used in presenting the realities of women workers in indigenous alcohol industry and the significance of emotional labour. Data was collected by taking interviews of prospective respondents with ethical considerations.
Student self-assessment of oral explanations: Use of language learning progressions
Authors: Goral Despina P. , Bailey Alison L.
Published: February 2019

Students’ self-assessment of language features in their oral explanations of a mathematics task was supported by language learning progressions. Learning progressions map a continuum of knowledge or skills development as they increase in sophistication over time. Learning progressions can be a framework to support formative assessment by both teachers and students. Fifty-eight predominantly English-speaking US elementary students used language learning progressions to complete their self-assessment of either discourse stamina or vocabulary usage in the elicited oral explanations. Students were guided through a four-step, highly scaffolded self-assessment protocol that was analyzed for (1) concordance with researcher placements of their explanations on the progressions, and (2) student commentary on their own placements. Overall, 50% of the students self-assessed in accordance with researchers’ independent placement of their explanations on the progressions. However, significant grade-level and gender differences in concordance were found. Results were consistent with prior research findings that upper-elementary students’ self-assessments are more aligned with external measures than are younger students’ self-assessments (e.g., Butler & Lee, 2006). However, even the youngest students in the current study were able to complete the self-assessment activity, if not always with the same degree of concordance. Successful participation may be attributable to the format, scaffolding, and contextualization of the self-assessment activity with its use of language learning progressions. Also consistent with prior research, girls were more likely to agree with researchers’ placements than boys. Student self-assessment differed by the two language features. Most students found the self-assessment activity to be a useful learning experience. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
An exploratory investigation of brain collateral circulation plasticity after cerebral ischemia in two experimental C57BL/6 mouse models
Authors: Foddis Marco , Winek Katarzyna , Bentele Kajetan , Mueller Susanne , Blumenau Sonja , Reichhart N Nadine , Crespo-Garcia Sergio , Harnett Dermot , Ivanov Andranik , Meisel Andreas , Joussen Antonia , Strauss Olaf , Beule Dieter , Dirnagl Ulrich , Sassi Celeste
Published: February 2019

Brain collateral circulation is an essential compensatory mechanism in response to acute brain ischemia. To study the temporal evolution of brain macro and microcollateral recruitment and their reciprocal interactions in response to different ischemic conditions, we applied a combination of complementary techniques (T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], time of flight [TOF] angiography [MRA], cerebral blood flow [CBF] imaging and histology) in two different mouse models. Hypoperfusion was either induced by permanent bilateral common carotid artery stenosis (BCCAS) or 60-min transient unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). In both models, collateralization is a very dynamic phenomenon with a global effect affecting both hemispheres. Patency of ipsilateral posterior communicating artery (PcomA) represents the main variable survival mechanism and the main determinant of stroke lesion volume and recovery in MCAO, whereas the promptness of external carotid artery retrograde flow recruitment together with PcomA patency, critically influence survival, brain ischemic lesion volume and retinopathy in BCCAS mice. Finally, different ischemic gradients shape microcollateral density and size.