bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A new species of Pseudoniphargus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from subterranean water of northeastern Morocco: Historical biogeography and evolutionary aspects
Authors: Fakher el Abiari A. , Oulbaz Z. , Messouli M. , Coineau N.
Published: July 2019

A new species of Pseudoniphargus, P. longiflagellum (Crustacea Amphipoda) is described from subterranean fresh water of the Riftan region of Morocco. This species is closely related to the group P. ruffoi-P. longipes, which shares several apomorphic characters. The two-step model of colonization and evolution provides an understanding of the origin and the age of this stygobiont. P. longiflagellum is derived from marine ancestors that lived in the coastal groundwaterof the Tethyan South-Rifian channel during the Miocene Tortonian period. The regression of this corridor during the late Tortonian period or at the beginning of the Messinian period may have played a major role in the evolutionary history through vicariance.
A reevaluation of the evidence supporting an unorthodox hypothesis on the origin of extant amphibians
Authors: Marjanović David , Laurin Michel
Published: July 2019

The origin of frogs, salamanders and caecilians is controversial. McGowan published an original hypothesis on lissamphibian origins in 2002 (McGowan, 2002, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 135: 1-32), stating that Gymnophiona was nested inside the ‘microsaurian’ lepospondyls, this clade was the sister-group of a caudate-salientian-albanerpetontid clade, and both were nested inside the dissorophoid temnospondyls. We have investigated McGowan’s data matrix and disagree with the scoring of 35% of the cells. All taxa and all but two characters are affected. In some cases, we have a different interpretation about correspondence between morphology and character states, or we delimit states differently (or use information that was unknown in 2002). In others, we report probable typographic errors. When these cells and characters are revised, the most parsimonious trees – now longer by almost 64% – support one of the three commonly advocated hypotheses, namely a monophyletic Lissamphibia nested, together with its sister-group Albanerpetontidae, within the temnospondyls (next to Doleserpeton) – even though we did not add any characters or taxa to the very small data matrix. This exemplifies the impact of errors in data matrices on the results of phylogenetic analyses. Adding the lysorophian Brachydectes, however, results in the Lissamphibia-Albanerpetontidae clade becoming the sister-group of Brachydectes and settling within the lepospondyls rather than the temnospondyls, thus supporting another of the previously published three hypotheses. This latter finding does not change if the recently described Gerobatrachus is also added. Finally, when Doleserpeton is interpreted as morphologically immature (which means scoring three characters as unknown instead of known), Lissamphibia and Albanerpetontidae are again nested within the ‘microsaurian’ lepospondyls, even though Brachydectes is not included in this analysis. This, too, does not change if Gerobatrachus is added and likewise treated as morphologically immature. Bootstrap supports are rather low under all assumptions. Such lability was to be expected from the small size of the data matrix.
Estimating the snake species richness of the Santubong Peninsula (Borneo) in two different ways
Authors: van Rooijen Johan
Published: July 2019

The distribution of Borneo’s species across the island is far from well-known. This is particularly true for snakes which are hard to find. Given the current rate of habitat destruction and consequent need for conservation strategies, more information is required as to the species composition and richness of specific areas of potential conservation priority. An example is the Santubong Peninsula, Sarawak, Malaysia, part of which has recently been gazetted as a National Park. In this paper, the snake species richness of the Santubong Peninsula is estimated on the basis of data obtained during 450 survey-hours. Thirty-two species were recorded. Negative exponential and Weibull functions were fitted to the rarefaction curve. The Weibull function exhibited a high goodness-of-fit, as opposed to the negative exponential function. On the basis of the fitted Weibull function, the total number of snake species was estimated to be 42. A similar estimate of 40 was obtained by applying the nonparametric Chao I estimator. Thus, less than a third of Borneo’s known 139 land snakes inhabit the Santubong Peninsula. Extrapolation of the fitted Weibull function demonstrated that direct measuring of herpetofaunal species richness of species-rich tropical ecosystems is unfeasible given the required search time. I advocate that the use of estimates is unavoidable.
Ecological niche models for four native cockroach species (Blattaria: Blattellidae: Ectobiinae) in the Netherlands
Authors: Ciliberti Pasquale , de Jong Herman , Schouten Marieke A. , Verweij Pita A. , Heitmans Wijnand R.B.
Published: July 2019

This paper aims at modelling the spatial distribution of the cockroach species Capraiellus panzeri, Ectobius lapponicus, Ectobius pallidus and Ectobius sylvestris within the Netherlands and comparing the habitat preferences of these species. Maxent was used to calculate habitat suitability and to identify environmental variables underlying the differences in observed distribution patterns. A sub-sampling procedure was employed to test model stability. Models were evaluated by calculating the Area Under the Curve (AUC). The analyses show that except for the costal dune area, the western part of the Netherlands is unsuitable for the species. Suitability predictions for C. panzeri, E. lapponicus and E. sylvestris are very similar, with suitable areas concentrated in the eastern and the north-eastern parts of the country and along the western coast. The prediction model for E. pallidus is somewhat more restricted, especially in the northern part of the country. Soil type, land cover and altitudinal range are most important in predicting the distribution of all species. A correspondence analysis was performed to identify the association between the species distribution and the most influential environmental variables. Correspondence analysis indicated that the species distributions are comparably associated with soil type and land cover while species appear to have different preferences with respect to altitudinal range.
DNA barcoding of the leaf-mining moth subgenus Ectoedemia s. str. (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae) with COI and EF1-α: two are better than one in recognising cryptic species
Authors: van Nieukerken Erik J. , Doorenweerd Camiel , Stokvis Frank R. , Groenenberg Dick S.J.
Published: July 2019

We sequenced 665bp of the Cytochrome C Oxidase I (COI) barcoding marker for 257 specimens and 482bp of Elongation Factor 1-α (EF1-α) for 237 specimens belonging to the leafmining subgenus Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) in the basal Lepidopteran family Nepticulidae. The dataset includes 45 out of 48 West Palearctic Ectoedemia s. str. species and several species from Africa, North America and Asia. Both COI and EF1-α proved reliable as an alternative to conventional species identification for the majority of species and the combination of both markers can aid in species validation. A clear barcode gap is not present, and in some species large K2P intraspecific pairwise differences are found, up to 6.85% in COI and 2.9% in EF1-α. In the Ectoedemia rubivora species complex, the species E. rubivora, E. arcuatella and E. atricollis share COI barcodes and could only be distinguished by EF1-α. Diagnostic base positions, usually third codon positions, are in this and other cases a useful addition to species delimitation, in addition to distance methods. Ectoedemia albifasciella COI barcodes fall into two distinct clusters not related to other characters, whereas these clusters are absent in EF1-α, possibly caused by mtDNA anomalies or hybridisation. In the Ectoedemia subbimaculella complex, both sequences fail to unequivocally distinguish the species E. heringi, E. liechtensteini, E. phyllotomella and one population of E. subbimaculella. DNA barcodes confirm that North American Ectoedemia argyropeza are derived from a European introduction. We strongly advocate the use of a nuclear marker in addition to the universal COI barcode marker for better identifying species, including cryptic ones.
A large phylogeny of turtles (Testudines) using molecular data
Authors: Guillon Jean-Michel , Guéry Loreleï , Hulin Vincent , Girondot Marc
Published: July 2019

Turtles (Testudines) form a monophyletic group with a highly distinctive body plan. The taxonomy and phylogeny of turtles are still under discussion, at least for some clades. Whereas in most previous studies, only a few species or genera were considered, we here use an extensive compilation of DNA sequences from nuclear and mitochondrial genes for more than two thirds of the total number of turtle species to infer a large phylogeny for this taxon. Our results enable us to discuss previous hypotheses on species phylogeny or taxonomy. We are thus able to discriminate between competing hypotheses and to suggest taxonomical modifications. Finally, we pinpoint the remaining ambiguities for this phylogeny and the species for which new sequences should be obtained to improve phylogenetic resolution.
Host relations and DNA reveal a cryptic gall crab species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) associated with mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae)
Authors: van der Meij Sancia E.T.
Published: July 2019

Mushroom corals of the Indo-West Pacific Fungiidae (Scleractinia) provide habitats for a rich associated fauna, including three species of gall crabs (Cryptochiridae). During the course of the present study gall crabs were sampled from many different fungiid hosts. Based on this ‘reversed’ approach - by studying coral symbionts from a host perspective - a previously unnoticed host specificity pattern was detected. The sampling of gall crab fauna per host coral combined with molecular analyses of H3 nDNA, 16S and COI mtDNA revealed a cryptic gall crab species closely related to Fungicola fagei. This new species, described hereafter as Fungicola syzygia sp. nov., is predominantly associated with the mushroom coral genera Cycloseris and Pleuractis, whereas its sibling species F. fagei is only known to be associated with the host genera Podabacia and Sandalolitha. Based on morphology F. syzygia sp. nov. is difficult to distinguish from F. fagei, but there are subtle differences in carapace shape, the lateral carapace margins, the border between the orbital angles and the merus of the third maxilliped, as well as in the carapace length/width ratio. The type material of F. utinomi and F. fagei is figured for comparison.
The Workers’ Opposition and the Specialists
Authors: Allen Barbara C.
Published: July 2019

While Vladimir Lenin found it necessary to depend upon and support technical and managerial specialists who had been trained in pre-revolutionary educational institutions, the Bolsheviks were never comfortable with this dependency. Under Iosif Stalin, the specialists were vilified, persecuted, marginalized, and eventually replaced by highly specialized technical personnel trained in Soviet educational institutions. This article examines the attitudes toward specialists held by leading members of the Workers’ Opposition, a group of communist trade union leaders who promoted the economic management role of workers through their trade unions. In Western secondary literature, the stance of the Workers’ Opposition toward specialists is sometimes misunderstood or oversimplified. In correcting such errors, I will show that Stalin’s motivations for repression directed against engineers and technicians during the First Five-Year Plan should be sought elsewhere than in the attempt to expand the role and prominence of workers in the party bureaucracy and industrial administration of the new Soviet state.
Revising the ‘Trotskyist’ Opposition of the Bolshevik Party in 1923–1924
Authors: Reznik Alexander
Published: July 2019

In 1923–1924 the Bolshevik Party experienced political conflict that took the form of a public confrontation between two trends related to issues of intra-party practice and economic policies. This essay examines the Left Opposition in the Bolshevik party, which is widely known as the Trotskyist Opposition; yet was not a unified faction led by Lev Trotsky, but a heterogeneous and informal movement in support of democratic reform in the party. The problem of party, government, and economic leadership led to friction and then a split in the party in 1926–1928. The majority of the Central Committee and the Opposition became the ideological and organizational core of the trends which combined into stable or situational coalitions.
NEP’s Last Stand
Authors: Wynn Charters
Published: July 2019

Forced collectivization and breakneck industrialization, with all their attendant hardships and suffering, as well as the brutal terror that followed, could have been prevented if the defenders of NEP within the Party leadership had been able to block Joseph Stalin and his supporters’ drive to power. In mid-1928, when Stalin was gaining the advantage over those soon to be labeled Right Deviationists, he considered Mikhail Tomsky and the trade unions the major obstacles to his plans to abandon NEP and push forward with forced collectivization and breakneck industrialization. The final showdown between the Stalinists and trade-union leadership occurred at the 8th Trade Union Congress, which met in December 1928. The broad outline of Tomsky’s defeat at the congress has long been known, but this episode remains largely unexplored. Examining how Stalin outmaneuvered Tomsky during 1928, and whether the trade unionists went down without a fight at the congress, is the focus of this article.
The Allen-Unger Global Commodity Prices Database
Authors: Allen R. C. , Unger R. W.
Published: July 2019

The Allen-Unger Database contains price series for commodities from locations in Europe from the late Middle Ages to 1914 and also from cities in the Americas, the Middle East and the Far East. It is also possible to search for series by date range, location and commodity or any combination of the three. Data are reported in Excel spreadsheets with the files downloadable. The Database serves as a useful tool for various forms of research in economic history and in social history with the information presented in an easily accessible and flexible format. The data are available at three different sites, each with its own unique features and advantages.
Les Amphipodes du Genre Gammarus dans Le Bassin d’Arcachon
Authors: Labourg P.J. , Pinkster S. , Stock J.H.
Published: July 2019

Five species of the genus Gammarus have been found in and around the Basin of Arcachon (southwestern France). Short notes on the autecology of these species are given. Literature records of G. duebeni and of G. aequicauda from the Basin rest on confusion with other species, as is proved by re-examination of the original material and by renewed sampling on the localities mentioned in the literature.
Les Gammaridés des Eaux Continentales et Saumâtres du Sud-Est de la Région Armoricaine et du Nord du Bassin d’Aquitaine
Authors: Gras J. M. J. F. , Maasen A. M. J.
Published: July 2019

Fieldwork in French “départements” along the Atlantic coast from southern Brittany to the northern part of the Aquitaine Basin, revealed 324 inland and brackish localities with gammarids. Particularly interesting are 21 new stations of Echinogammarus spinulicornis (which was known from 3 places only, all more to the south). This species prefers the mid-course of rivers, especially habitats without vegetation.
Gammarus Fossarum Koch, 1835: Redescription Based on Neotype Material and Notes on its Local Variation (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Authors: Goedmakers Annemarie
Published: July 2019

A redescription of Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1835, is given, together with some notes on the variability in morphological characters of this species, both within one population and in different populations. It is proved through crosses that five morphologically different populations all belong to the same species, G. fossarum. The geographic variation of the various characters is discussed.
Geographical Variation and Distribution of the Bearded Tit Panurus Biarmicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves)
Authors: Sluys Ronald
Published: July 2019

The breeding distribution of the Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus is not disjunct but continuous from western Europe to Manchuria (fig. 4).
Monthly Diversity and Abundance of Caddisflies in Upstream and Downstream Areas of the Mae Ngat Somboonchol Dam, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

Authors: PROMWONG WONGPHAN , THAPANYA DECHA
Published: July 2019

The Mae Ngat Somboonchol Dam, located in Chiang Mai Province of northern Thailand, was constructed to serve the purposes of irrigation and electricity generation for the region. This hydroelectric dam is located on the Mae Ngat River, which is a tributary of the Ping River.  The aim of this experiment was to study the diversity and abundance of the population of caddisflies in this river. Seven sampling sites, including 2 upstream and 5 downstream sites, were monitored monthly for adult male caddisflies using a light pan trap device over 1 year (June 2013 – May 2014). A total of 3,844 male specimens belonging to 16 families and 94 species were caught. However, the total abundance of caddisflies was higher at the upstream sampling sites than at the downstream sampling sites. The top three most abundant species found to be present in this river were Oecetis scutulata MARTYNOV, 1936, Setodes argentiguttatus GORDON & SCHMID, 1987 and Cheumatopsyche globosa ULMER, 1910, respectively. The species compositions of the upstream and downstream sites differed. 44 specimens of the species Trichoptera were represented exclusively at the upstream sites. Examples of this include Macrostemum fenestratum ALBARDA, 1887, Setodes endymion MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 2000, Hydropsyche camillus MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 2000 and Ecnomus jojachin MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 1993. The 23 species exclusively represented in the downstream sites included Aethaloptera sexpunctata KOLENATI, 1859, Cheumatopsyche banksi MOSELY, 1942, Oecetis tripunctata FABRICIUS, 1793 and Ecnomus votticius MALICKY & CHANTARAMONGKOL, 1993. There were 50 newly recorded species while 18 species were absent when compared to a previous study from 2009. The diversity and abundance also differed during each month of collection. The highest numbers of trapped male caddisflies were found from April to May, which were 352 and 292, respectively. The upstream sites contained a higher number of caddisflies and a greater level of diversity than the downstream sites.
Biodiversity of Trichoptera from waterfalls on islands in the Thai Gulf and the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Authors: LAUDEE PONGSAK , MESUK KANKASAME
Published: July 2019

The biodiversity of the Trichoptera fauna was studied at 7 waterfalls on 6 islands within Thai Gulf and Andaman Sea, Thailand. Sixty-five species, 26 genera and 12 families of caddisflies were found. The dominant caddisfly families on the islands were Hydropsychidae, Philipotamidae, and Leptoceridae. Cheumatopsyche chrysothemis Malicky and Chantaramongkol, 1997, and Chimarra khamuorum Chantaramongkol and Malicky, 1989, were the most abundant species found on the islands. Occurrence of Trichoptera species on the islands and in neighboring areas is discussed.
Phylogenetics of a small caddisfly genus (Thremmatidae: Oligophlebodes): comparison among multiple hypotheses from DNA barcode data

Authors: WEAVER DANA , SPAGNA JOSEPH C. , MENDEZ PATINA K.
Published: July 2019

Barcoding datasets can serve as a resource for species associations and delineations, but single-gene trees estimated by distance methods do not provide strong estimates of phylogeny. Using DNA data from the Barcode of Life Database (BOLD), we calculate a phylogenetic tree for Oligophlebodes (Trichoptera: Thremmatidae), a small genus of caddisfly endemic to the Western United States. Here we estimate a preliminary phylogeny for Oligophlebodes using Bayesian likelihood, and compare it to trees produced by distance and standard likelihood methods. Using the barcode region of the cytochrome oxidase 1 (COI) gene, we analyzed 44 individuals representing five species (and 2 unknowns) and a sister-genus outgroup (Neophylax) from locations ranging from Southern New Mexico northwest into British Columbia. Partitioned Bayesian likelihood analysis under the F81 (1st codon positions) and HKY80 + I + Γ (for both the 2nd and 3rd codon positions) model gave the consensus topology (Neophylax toshi, (O. sierra, (O. ruthae inc. spc. 1 & 2, O. sigma, (spc. 3 & 4, (O. ardis, O. minutus)))). Species identifications were supported by monophyly of most species-level taxa. However, confirmation of species identifications of unknowns was complicated by incomplete taxon sampling for spc. 1 & 2. Placement of spc. 3 & 4 may serve as support for taxonomic review of O. minutus. Compared with an existing published phylogeny of Oligophlebodes BOLD sequences constructed under RAxML, the Bayesian hypothesis had higher resolution at the basal node of Oligophlebodes. Because of their support values, both likelihood trees are recommended over the BOLD TaxonID tree (an unrooted neighbor joining tree using the Kimura 2-parameter model). The novel topology produced in the Bayesian tree supports further explorations by likelihood-based methods, including partitioned analyses, of our preliminary Oligophlebodes dataset that can be used as additional lines of evidence to support morphological work.
Gene expression profiling in the aquatic caddisfly larvae Micropterna lateralis (Insecta: Trichoptera) in relation to stream drying

Authors: ERZINGER FELICITAS , ROTTER BJÖRN , KREZDORN NICOLAS , PAULS STEFFEN U.
Published: July 2019

Aquatic ecosystems can be either permanently wet or be subject to seasonal or intermittent drying. Insect species inhabiting temporally dry streams have evolved behavioural, morphological and/or life history traits to ensure their persistence. The limnephilid caddisfly Micropterna lateralis (Stephens 1837) has a life cycle that is tailored to the temporal dynamics of periodically dry streams where adults usually hatch before drought commences. Their aquatic larvae are, however, also able to survive stream drying, but the mechanisms driving this survival ability have not been studied to date. We conducted an experiment to simulate drying conditions, using samples from a M. laterialis population taken from an intermittent stream in the Spessart Mountains of the central German highlands. The experiment simulated three hydrological conditions: wet, moist and dry. In a first test of our system we compared gene expression profiles of three individuals (one per condition) using Illumina-based Massive Analysis of cDNA Ends MACE-Seq. Our first results show large differences in gene expression between the studied phases with many genes exhibiting gradual up- or down-regulation across the three experimental hydrological conditions. Under drought stress, up-regulation was primarily found in genes controlling production and mobilization of desiccation protectants, mainly sugars, whereas down-regulated genes were related to cuticle organisation and lipid metabolism. These preliminary results give valuable insights into genetic and physiological responses of aquatic insects to stream drying.
Population Dynamics and Seasonal Occurrence of Adult Amphipsyche meridiana Ulmer 1902 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in an Irrigation Pond Outlet

Authors: PROMMI TAENG-ON
Published: July 2019

Population dynamics and seasonal occurrence of adult Amphipsyche meridiana Ulmer, 1902 (Trichoptera: Hydropsychidae) in an irrigation pond outlet at Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom Province were determined, with the influence of air temperature, wind speed, precipitation and relative humidity on its population density being evaluated. Samples were collected monthly from January to December 2013 by light trapping. Monthly sampling records for adults collected were 24876, 2605, 29344, 43632, 18684, 16524, 29871, 15183, 10548, 17100, 7695 and 15678, respectively. An increase in the number of adults collected was observed from January to July with peaks of 43,632 (18.83%) in April. A remarkable decrease in the number of insects collected was observed in the months after August. There was an increase in the number of adults most influenced by the decrease in precipitation and relative humidity.
Revision of the genus Callaspidia Dahlbom, 1842 (Hym.: Figitidae: Aspicerinae)
Authors: ROS-FARRÉ P. , PUJADE-VILLAR J.
Published: July 2019

Callaspidia Dahlbom is an Aspicerinae genus (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae) with a Holartic distribution. One species, Callaspidia defonscolombei Dahlbom is cited from South America; however, it has probably been introduced. The morphological features needed to differentiate species of Callaspidia are described. Species in this genus possess much intraspecific variability compared with other morphologically homogeneous Aspicerinae genera. Callaspidia originally included 19 species and two subspecies prior to this study. The type material of 16 species of Callaspidia has been studied, but type material from Callaspidia areolata (Kieffer, 1901), C. dichroa Belezin, 1927, C. dufouri spp vitripennis (Kieffer, 1901), C. dusmeti Tavares, 1924, C. fonscolombei spp minima (Kieffer, 1901), C. marshalli (Kieffer, 1901), C. mediterranea Dalla Torre & Kieffer, 1910, and C. rubricrus Dettmer, 1924, is lost or has been destroyed. Out of these 16 studied species, only five are considered valid and are redescribed here. The examination of hundreds of additional specimens supplied by different institutions suggests that there is a general lack of knowledge concerning the intraspecific diversity. A new species is described: Callaspidia dahlbomi Ros-Farré & Pujade-Villar n. sp. A key to the six valid species of Callaspidia is given. All species are illustrated. The status of Figites latreilli Hartig, 1840 is discussed, resulting in Omalaspis latreilli (Hartig) n. comb.
A new species of Mydrosoma Smith with a key to Brazilian species of the genus and a discussion on the classification of the Dissoglottini (Hymenoptera: Colletidae)
Authors: SILVEIRA FERNANDO A. , MARTINES RODERIC B.
Published: July 2019

Mydrosoma sabarensis sp. n. is described from the Atlantic Forest Domain of southeastern Brazil. Two females and one male were collected on flowers of Serjania sp. (Sapindaceae) in the state of Minas Gerais. An additional female is from Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo state. The female M. sabarensis is about 12 mm long, robust, with predominantly black pubescence but with a wide transverse band of white hairs on the anterior margin of the mesoscutum and yellow lateral bands on T2–T4. The male, about 11 mm long, has pale-fulvous pilosity on the mesosoma and marginal bands on T1–T4, with terga blackish pubescent basally. A key to the five species of Mydrosoma known to occur in Brazil is presented and the classification of the Dissoglottini is discussed. Aspects of foraging and of possible mimicry are also discussed.
Dampierella and Goodeniaphila: two new genera and three new species of Halticini from Australia, with a species key to the Halticini of Australia (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae)
Authors: TATARNIC NIKOLAI J.
Published: July 2019

Two new genera of Halticini (Heteroptera: Miridae) from Australia, Dampierella and Goodeniaphila, are described, and include the new species Dampierella schwartzi, Goodeniaphila cassis, and G. schuhi. Habitus photos, scanning electron micrographs and illustrations of salient characters, including the male and female genitalia, distribution maps, and host plant data are included. Additionally, a key to the Australian Halticini is given.
Contributions to the knowledge of the Quediina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylinini) of China. Part 32. Genus Quedius Stephens, 1829. Subgenus Distichalius Casey, 1915. Section 3
Authors: SMETANA ALEŠ
Published: July 2019

The purpose of this paper is the need to correct mistakes appearing in a paper by Zheng, Wang and Liu (Zheng et al. 2008), and to offer a few considerations concerning the peer reviewing of scientific papers.
A note on Szelenyiopria pampeana (Loiácono) n. comb., parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) attacking the fungus growing ant, Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini) in La Pampa, Argentina
Authors: LOIÁCONO MARTA S. , MARGARÍA CECILIA B.
Published: July 2019

Diapriids are predominately known as parasitoids of fly pupae. According to Huggert and Masner (1983), representatives of three subfamilies of ants (Myrmicinae, Formicinae and Dorylinae) are the known hosts of myrmecophilic diapriinae wasps (Diapriidae: Diapriinae); within the Myrmicinae, the genera known to be associated with diapriines are Solenopsis Westwood, Tetramorium Mayr and possibly Myrmica Latreille. Acromyrmex ambiguus (Emery) (Myrmicinae), is known as larval host of Szelenyiopria lucens (Loiácono) (Loiácono 1987). Masner and García (2002) noted that this is the first member of the tribe Diapriini in the New World to be positively reared from ants. Gymnopria pampeana Loiácono was reared from A. lobicornis Emery in Argentina (Loiácono et al. 2000). Fernández Marin et al. (2006) provided details of the biology of the diapriine wasps Acanthopria spp. and Mimopriella sp., both of which attack larvae of Cyphomyrmex fungus-growing ants.
A survey of Mysida from the Lizard Island area, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Subfamily Siriellinae (Crustacea, Mysida, Mysidae)
Authors: TALBOT M. SUZETTE
Published: July 2019

Ten species of Siriellinae mysids including Siriella lacertilis sp. nov., and one Rhopalophthalminae mysid are reported from the Lizard Island area of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Description of Gnathia maculosa and a new record of Gnathia trimaculata (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), ectoparasites of elasmobranchs from Okinawan coastal waters
Authors: OTA YUZO , HIROSE EUICHI
Published: July 2019

Gnathia maculosa sp. nov. is described from males reared in a laboratory from larvae that were collected as ectoparasites on elasmobranchs, caught off Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southwestern Japan. The species is most similar to G. trimaculata but it is distinguished from G. trimaculata by deeper and narrower dorsal sulcus, a narrower body, and the wider pylopod. Gnathia trimaculata, previously recorded from Great Barrier Reef, Australia, was also collected from elasmobranchs caught off Okinawa Island. The record of G. trimaculata from Okinawa indicates a wide range of the distribution of the gnathiids inhabiting elasmobranchs.
New Australian hygrobatids (Acari: Hydrachnidia: Hygrobatidae), with the description of two new genera and three new species
Authors: SMIT HARRY
Published: July 2019

Two new genera of the water mite family Hygrobatidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) are described from Australia, Ioannibates gen. nov. and Pseudoaustraliobates gen. nov.. In addition, three new species are described, Ioannibates papillosus sp. nov., Pseudoaustraliobates flindersi sp. nov. and the second species of the genus Declinobates K.O. Viets, D. tasmanicus.
Revision of the new wandering spider genus Ohvida and taxonomic remarks on Celaetycheus Simon, 1897 (Araneae: Ctenidae)
Authors: POLOTOW DANIELE , BRESCOVIT ANTONIO D.
Published: July 2019

The new ctenid genus Ohvida is proposed to include eight species: Ohvida fulvorufa (Franganillo, 1931) comb. nov. (type species) (= Celaetycheus cabriolatus Franganillo, 1930 syn. nov.; = C. cabriolatus pardosiformis Franganillo, 1930 syn. nov.; = C. fulvorufus afoliatus Franganillo, 1931 syn. nov.), O. isolata (Bryant, 1940) comb. nov., O. vernalis (Bryant, 1940) comb. nov., O. brevitarsus (Bryant, 1940) comb. nov., O. coxanus (Bryant, 1940), comb. nov., and three new species, O. turquino sp. nov. (all species from Cuba), and O. andros sp. nov. and O. bimini sp. nov. (both species from The Bahamas). Species of Ohvida differ from all other ctenid spiders by the presence of a retrodorsal projection on the cymbium of the male pedipalp and by a basal position of the lateral spurs on the female epigyne. The genus Celaetycheus Simon, 1897 is reviewed to only include its type species, C. flavostriatus Simon, 1897 from Brazil. We propose the following synonyms and new combinations: Ctenus ottleyi (Petrunkevitch, 1930) (= Celaetycheus strenuus Bryant, 1942 syn. nov. and C. modestus Bryant, 1942 syn. nov.); Ctenus delesserti (Caporiacco, 1947) comb. nov., and Leptoctenus paradoxus (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1900) comb. nov. Celaetycheus modestus Bryant, 1942 is considered incertae sedis.
Revalidation of Chlamydopleon aculeatum Ortmann, 1893, and its consequences for the taxonomy of Gastrosaccinae (Crustacea: Mysida: Mysidae) endemic to coastal waters of America
Authors: WITTMANN KARL J.
Published: July 2019

A recent revision of burrowing mysid taxa in coastal waters on both sides of the American continent, published in this journal by Heard and Price (2006), necessitates a redescription of Chlamydopleon aculeatum Ortmann, 1893 based on type material from the Tocantins estuary on the coast of Brazil. A lectotype is designated and this taxon is revalidated at the species and genus level. The genus Chlamydopleon Ortmann, 1893 gains precedence over the junior synonym Bowmaniella Heard & Price, 2006. The West Atlantic species Gastrosaccus dissimilis Coifmann, 1937 is redescribed based on the types from the coast of Brazil. Regional morphological differences are evident in additional material from 24°S to 34°N. This species and the East Pacific Bowmaniella (Coifmanniella) banneri Bǎcescu, 1968 are transferred to the genus Chlamydopleon, using the new combinations C. dissimile and C. banneri. A key to the acknowledged two genera and seven species of Gastrosaccinae with apically widened third male pleopod is given.
Description of two new species of Sphaenorhynchus (Anura, Hylidae) from the State of Espírito Santo, Southeastern Brazil
Authors: CARAMASCHI ULISSES , DE PÁDUA ALMEIDA ANTONIO , GASPARINI JOÃO LUIZ
Published: July 2019

Two new hylid frog species of the genus Sphaenorhynchus are described from Lagoa Nova (17 o 57’89”S, 40 o 25’80”W), Fazenda Gemada, Municipality of Mucurici, State of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil. Sphaenorhynchus botocudo sp. nov., a medium sized species (SVL 23.9–29.3 mm in males), is characterized by snout truncate in dorsal view and acute in profile, tympanum concealed, presence of a black line from the tip of snout to eye, delimiting the canthus rostralis, a distinctive longitudinal white spot under the eye, and a white stripe delimited above and below by clear brown lines, from the posterior corner of eye to the groin. Sphaenorhynchus mirim sp. nov., a small sized species (SVL 15.7–18.2 mm in males), is distinguished by the snout truncate in dorsal view and rounded, slightly acute in profile, tympanum concealed, vocal sac developed, single, subgular, extending to the chest and entering the arms, whithout longitudinal lateral folds, vomerine teeth absent, absence of a black line from the tip of snout to eye, absence of distinctive longitudinal white spot under the eye, and absence of white stripe or brown lines on dorsolateral region.
The tadpole of Ptychadena schillukorum (Werner, 1908 1907) (Amphibia: Anura: Ptychadenidae)
Authors: NAGO S. GILLES ARMEL , SINSIN BRICE A. , RÖDEL MARK-OLIVER
Published: July 2019

The Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987 are a frog family endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar (Frost 2008). Within the genus Ptychadena Boulenger, 1917 49 species are currently recognized as valid (Frost 2008), most of them breeding in temporary savanna ponds (Rödel 2000; Channing 2001; Channing & Howell 2006). In the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (PBR) in northern Benin this genus is extraordinary diverse. Here we recorded seven sympatric and partly syntopic Ptychadena species (Nago et al. 2006). The tadpoles of six West African species, P. bibroni (Hallowell, 1845), P. pumilio (Boulenger, 1920), P. oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849), P. tellinii (Peracca, 1904), P. tournieri (Guibé & Lamotte, 1955) and P. trinodis (Boettger, 1881) have already been described (Lamotte & Zuber-Vogeli 1953; Guibé & Lamotte 1958; Lamotte et al. 1958, 1959; Lamotte & Perret 1961; Perret 1966; Rödel 2000; Rödel & Spieler 2000). Hence, P. schillukorum (Werner, 1908 “1907”) is the only West African savanna Ptychadena with an unknown tadpole. P. schillukorum ranges from Senegal, east to south-western Ethiopia and southern Somalia, south to Malawi, central Mozambique, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and western Angola (Channing 2001; Nago et al. 2006). Recently it was reported from Egypt (Baha el Din 2006). It is hence either a very widespread savanna species or a member of a complex of cryptic species (see Nago et al. 2006 and Frost 2008 for synonyms of P. schillukorum). In West Africa it only occurs in drier savannas. In PBR these frogs breed in shallow savanna ponds, often in syntopy with Phrynobatrachus francisci Boulenger, 1912 and Phrynobatrachus natalensis (Smith, 1849) (Nago et al. 2006). The PBR is located in the Soudanian savanna zone in northern Benin (N 10°30-11°30, E 0°50-2°00). The climate is characterized by a short rainy season from late May or even June/July to early October. The mean annual precipitation is 1000 mm and the mean annual temperature is 27°C. For more details see Nago et al. (2006).
Microcellular thermoplastic polyurethanes and their flexible properties prepared by mold foaming process with supercritical CO2
Authors: Jiang Xiulei , Zhao Ling , Feng Lianfang , Chen Chunping
Published: July 2019

A mold foaming process for preparing thermoplastic polyurethane foam sheets was proposed and realized in pilot scale hot-press machine based on the mechanism of solid-state polymer foaming. Thermoplastic polyurethane microcellular sheets with volume expansion ratios of 2.2–7.0 were prepared by adjusting foaming temperature of 95–120°C at the fixed CO2 pressure of 12 MPa with natural post-curing. The good foam dimensional stability and the uniform cell morphology of these thermoplastic polyurethane foams suggested that the mold foaming of thermoplastic polyurethane sheet was feasible. Regardless of volume expansion ratio, a linear shrinkage of 17–19% occurred to all thermoplastic polyurethane foams after post-curing. The flexible properties of these post-cured thermoplastic polyurethane foams, such as hardness, rebound resilience, compression set, and dynamic shock absorption, were investigated. The test results indicated that these thermoplastic polyurethane foams were excellent flexible materials.
Diversion and Alternatives to Arrest: A Qualitative Understanding of Police and Substance Users’ Perspective
Authors: Barberi Daniela , Taxman Faye S.
Published: July 2019

Diversion to treatment is not a new concept in the criminal justice system. Successful strategies require the participation of both law enforcement officers and individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD). This study relies on interviews and focus groups to explore the perceptions and attitudes of these two different populations about non-arrest programs. From the police perspective, the study found that the biggest barrier to using alternatives is the police culture, while championship by leadership and collaborations with community stakeholders facilitate opportunities for using non-arrest options. Clients with SUDs had positive attitudes about non-arrest programs, but negative perspectives about the justice system and the police overall. Policy implications for future efforts are highlighted, particularly as efforts increase to expand the use of non-arrest options including diversion programs.
Assessing Schema Modes Using Self- and Observer-Rated Instruments: Associations With Aggression
Authors: Lewis Deborah , Dunne Ashley L. , Meyer Denny , Daffern Michael
Published: July 2019

This study examined the associations between schema modes and aggression in 59 male forensic psychiatric inpatients. Two instruments were used to assess schema modes: One measured modes through self-report, the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI), and one measured modes via observer (nurse) judgments, the Mode Observation Scale (MOS). Aggression was measured in two ways: Self-reported aggression during participants’ lifetimes was assessed using the Life History of Aggression-Self-Report-Aggression Scale (LHA-S-A), and incidents of aggression during hospitalization in the month following schema mode assessment, were identified through review of medical records. Self-reported (SMI) and observer-reported (MOS) measures of schema modes were poorly related and produced disparate associations with aggression. As hypothesized, the observer-reported MOS Angry-Child and MOS Impulsive-Undisciplined-Child modes were significantly associated with aggression during the follow-up. A number of other schema modes (MOS-Healthy-Adult, SMI-Angry-Child, MOS-Complaining-Protector, SMI-Undisciplined-Child, and MOS-Angry-Protector) were unexpectedly associated with aggression.
Effects of countersunk hole’s geometrical deviation on the strength of bolted carbon fiber–reinforced plastic/polymer metal joints under tensile loading
Authors: Liu Bo , Yan Chen , Wang Hua
Published: July 2019

Countersinking process introduces variations in the angle and depth of the countersunk hole due to the wearing down of the drilling bit and the specific properties of carbon fiber–reinforced plastic/polymer part. The ultimate tensile strength of the countersunk bolted composites is affected by the countersinking depth and angle. The article presents a numerical and experimental investigation on the effect of countersinking depth and angle on the tensile strength of the single-bolted countersunk joint. Numerical bolted models with designed depths and angles are constructed to predict the tensile strength. Nine experimental specimens are fabricated according to the ASTM-D5961 standard, and the experimental results validate the proposed numerical models. Analysis of variance is used to investigate the synergistic effect of the countersinking depth and angle on the ultimate tensile loading. The analysis of variance result shows that the countersinking depth should be strictly controlled. The relationship between the tensile strength and the depth of the countersunk hole is obtained by the validated numerical models, and the relationship could be used to allocate the tolerance of the countersunk holes. The reported work provides reference for precision countersinking in the composite bolted joint and help systematically in improving the precision strength prediction of the countersunk bolted joint in composites.
Self-heating of electrically conductive metal-cementitious composites
Authors: Armoosh Salam R , Oltulu Meral
Published: July 2019

Given the increasing demand for higher performance and economic gains in cement composite products, the self-heating performance of cement composites is becoming ever more assorted and progressive. This study investigates the effects of metal materials on self-heating of cement composites. Cementitious composite cubes containing up to 20% of metal materials were tested to improve their conductivity and hence investigate their performance in terms of electrical resistance heating. The metals that were studied were copper, iron, and brass shavings. The test variables were types of metals and input voltage. The tests showed that the presence of metal components improved cementitious cubes’ conductivity, and hence, they transferred heat. In addition, the tests showed that the heating temperature changed with the type of metal and input voltage. Analysis of energy consumption, heating rate and maximum surface temperatures was performed to evaluate the possibility of using metal materials as low-cost heating elements in large-scale heating systems.
Are Democrats Really the Party of the Poor? Partisanship, Class, and Representation in the U.S. Senate
Authors: Maks-Solomon Cory , Rigby Elizabeth
Published: July 2019

Scholars have identified partisan differences in policy representation—with Republicans more often found to represent the rich, while Democrats align with the preferences of less affluent voters. This paper explores these partisan differences, questioning this simple conclusion on both theoretical and methodological grounds. Instead, we develop and test a theory in which elected officials of both parties represent their co-partisans, who agree with one another on many policy issues. Yet, on a subset of issues, upper class and lower class co-partisans have diverging policy preferences: rich and poor Democrats disagree on social issues while rich and poor Republicans disagree on economic issues. We analyze roll call voting in the U.S. Senate and find that, in these cases, senators of both parties better represent the preferences held by affluent members of their party. Our findings underscore the value in examining the content of policy debates and theorizing about different forms of representation.
Components of the Triarchic Model of Psychopathy and the Five-Factor Model Domains Share Largely Overlapping Nomological Networks
Authors: Hyatt Courtland S. , Crowe Michael L. , Lynam Donald R. , Miller Joshua D.
Published: July 2019

The triarchic model of psychopathy is a recently developed model of psychopathy that identifies three primary domains: Boldness, Meanness, and Disinhibition. These traits overlap substantially with general and pathological five-factor model of personality (Boldness = low Neuroticism + high Extraversion; Meanness = low Agreeableness; Disinhibition = low Conscientiousness). In the current study (total N = 1,266), we compare domains from the triarchic model of psychopathy and five-factor model in relation to self- and informant-report of external criteria (e.g., pathological traits, antisocial behavior), and quantified their absolute similarity using a profile-matching approach. The corresponding traits from these models show large interrelations and very similar convergent and divergent relations, suggesting that unaltered traits from one can be considered excellent representations of the other. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits of using a unifying trait-based model to study psychopathy, as well as personality disorders more broadly.
Idioms of resilience among cancer patients in urban South Africa: An anthropological heuristic for the study of culture and resilience
Authors: Kim Andrew Wooyoung , Kaiser Bonnie , Bosire Edna , Shahbazian Katelyn , Mendenhall Emily
Published: July 2019

Despite the large body of research on idioms of distress in anthropology and transcultural psychiatry, few scholars have examined the concepts that people use to describe social and psychological resilience. The experience of social and psychological resilience is embedded in and shaped by social, political, and economic contexts—much like the factors that shape idioms of distress. As resilience literature more broadly has adopted a socio-ecological rather than trait-based approach, anthropology has much to contribute. This article investigates what idioms of resilience and cultural scripts emerge among low-income patients with cancer residing in Soweto, a peri-urban neighborhood in Johannesburg, South Africa. We conducted 80 life history interviews to better understand what social and psychological factors led some people to thrive more than others despite extraordinary adversity. We describe one idiom of resilience, acceptance ( ukwamukela in isiZulu), and three broader themes of resilience that emerged from life history narrative interviews (social support, religious support, and receiving medical care). We also present two examples from study participants that weave these concepts together. Our findings suggest that rarely is one form of resilience experienced in isolation. A focus on idioms of resilience can help chart the complex dimensions of acceptance and the dynamic social, religious, political, and temporal factors that mediate both suffering and resilience within individuals and communities.