bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Abstract P410: Predictive Value of Coronary Artery Calcium for Coronary versus Stroke Events
Authors: Mehta Anurag , Pandey Ambarish , Ayers Colby R , Khera Amit , Sperling Laurence , Szklo Moyses , Gottesman Rebecca F , Nasir Khurram , Budoff Matthew , Blaha Michael J , Blumenthal Roger S , Joshi Parag H
Published: March 2019

Introduction:
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a well-established predictor of ASCVD events, which includes both CHD and stroke events. Given the gender and ethnic variation in CHD and stroke incidence rate, we sought to determine the predictive value of CAC for CHD and stroke risk across sex and race sub-groups of a population free of ASCVD.

Hypothesis:
CAC score is a better predictor of CHD risk than stroke risk and the strength of its association with ASCVD and CHD risk is stronger among men.

Methods:
Asymptomatic White, Black, and Hispanic participants of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Dallas Heart Study had CAC score measured at enrollment (2000-2002) and were followed for incident ASCVD events. ASCVD incidence rate and CHD-to-stroke incidence ratio across CAC score categories (0, 1-100, and >100) was assessed. Association of CAC with events was evaluated using multivariable-adjusted Cox models and multiplicative interactions between CAC and sex/race were tested.

Results:
Among 7,042 participants (57 years, 54% women, 36% Black, 23% Hispanic, 49% with CAC=0, and 19% with CAC >100) there were 574 ASCVD events (333 CHD, 241 strokes) over a 12-year median follow-up. The CHD-to-stroke incidence ratio increased from <1 with CAC=0 to ≥1.4 with CAC >100 in all participant groups. CAC >0 was independently associated with ASCVD and CHD risk in all groups, with a stronger association observed among men than women (p-interaction <0.05). There were no race-based interactions. CAC >0 was independently associated with stroke risk in the overall sample but not in sex/race groups, and the strength of this association was weaker than what was observed with CHD risk.

Conclusions:
In these multi-ethnic, population-based cohorts the CHD-to-stroke incidence ratio was higher with higher CAC score, CAC predicted CHD risk better than stroke, and CAC presence had a stronger association with ASCVD and CHD risk among men. These results may inform the utility of CAC testing for specific patient groups and event types where it is most predictive.
Abstract P414: The Interrelations Between Serum Uric Acid, Silent Myocardial Infarction and Mortality in the General Population
Authors: Ahmad Muhammad Imtiaz , Dutta Abhishek , Anees Muhammad Ali , Soliman Elsayed Z
Published: March 2019

Background:
Whether elevated uric acid (UA) is associated with silent myocardial infarction (SMI) or whether their joint association predicts an increased risk of mortality has not been explored.

Methods:
This analysis included 6,323 participants (58.4±13.1 years, 53.9% women, and 49.7% Non-Hispanic whites) without clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES-III). SMI was defined as electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial infarction (MI) without a history of MI. Multivariable logistic regression model was used to examine the cross-sectional association between baseline UA and SMI. Cox-proportional hazard analysis was used to calculate hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for the risk of all-cause and CVD mortality with UA in the absence and presence of SMI.

Results:
Higher baseline level of UA was associated with higher odds of baseline SMI. The prevalence of SMI was 0.79%, 1.18%, 1.59% and 2.27% across the UA quartiles respectively; multivariable-adjusted OR (95% CI): 2.53 (1.19-5.37) comparing the upper with lower quartile. During a median follow up of 14 years, there were 1916 all-cause death of whom 774 were CVD deaths. Compared to participants with the lowest UA quartile values and without SMI, those with highest UA had a 34% increased the risk of all-cause mortality (multivariable-adjusted HR: (95%CI): 1.34 (1.15-1.56)). This risk increased by 112% in the presence of SMI (multivariable-adjusted HR (95%CI): 2.12(1.41-3.70)). Similar results were observed for CVD mortality. SMI carried an increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality only in higher quartiles of UA.

Conclusion:
The strong association of UA with SMI and the additive effect of UA and SMI on mortality further support the potential role of UA as a marker of poor outcomes. Both UA and electrocardiogram are simple, inexpensive markers which can potentially be used in risk stratification and identification of high-risk individuals.
Abstract P417: Association of Breast Arterial Calcification Presence and Severity with Cognitive Function: The MINERVA Study
Authors: Iribarren Carlos , Lu Meng , Molloi Sabee , Sanchez Gabriela , Azamian-Bidgoli Fatemeh , Cho Hyo-Min , Ding Huanjun , Yaffe Kristine
Published: March 2019

Mammographic Breast arterial calcification (BAC) may be a novel subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk marker. Since subclinical and clinical CVD are associated with cognitive impairment, we set out to investigate whether there is a relation between BAC presence/severity and cognitive function (CF). We used data from the
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scular disease (MINERVA), a multiethnic cohort of women aged 60-79 at baseline (10/2012 and 2/2015) who were free of symptomatic CVD, all recruited at Kaiser Permanente of Northern California. The sample available for analyses with complete data on BAC, cognitive function and covariates was 3,919 (mean ± SD age=67 ± 4, 52% white, 18% Asian, 15% African-American and 12% Latina). A BAC continuous mass score (mg) was obtained using a validated densitometry method. BAC presence was BAC score > 0 mg, and severe BAC was BAC score > 20 mg. CF was dichotomized as Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score < 23 (first quartile) vs ≥ 23 (quartiles 2, 3 and 4). The unadjusted (Model 1) odds ratios (OR, 95% CI; p-value) of CF < 23 vs. ≥ 23 associated with BAC > 0 vs. BAC=0 was 1.15 (0.98-1.35; 0.08). However, adjustment for age, race and education (Model 2) abolished this association. Further adjustment for factors independently predicting CF (Model 3, with further inclusion of diabetes, HDL-C, CES depression score, breast feeding, multiple sclerosis and osteoarthitis) did not change the association. The unadjusted (Model 1) odds ratios (OR, 95% CI; p-value) of CF < 23 vs. ≥ 23 associated with BAC > 20 vs. BAC≤ 20 was 1.44 (1.02-2.01; 0.04). However, adjustment for age, race and education (Model 2) abolished this association and further adjustment for factors independently predicting CF did not alter the association. In conclusion, we found a statistically significant association between severe BAC and CF, but it was explained by covariation (confounding) by age, race and education, arguing that BAC may not play a role in cognitive impairment.
Abstract P418: Association of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors on Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Diastolic Dysfunction in Mexican Americans
Authors: Lee Miryoung , Paul Neha M , Fisher-Hoch Susan P , McCormick Joseph B , Laing Susan T
Published: March 2019

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are key components of clinical diastolic heart failure, and are associated with obesity, hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM), which are highly prevalent in Mexican Americans. Our study aim was to determine the prevalence of subclinical left ventricular abnormalities (LVH and LVDD) and how cardiometabolic risk is associated with them in a sample of Mexican Americans in south Texas.

Methods:
Demographic, metabolic biomarkers, and body composition data were obtained in 591 participants (66.2% females, mean age 54.0±1.1 years) from a community-based Cameron County Hispanic Cohort study. LVH and LVDD were evaluated from echocardiography using national guidelines. Abdominal adiposity was determined by waist circumference (WC) or abdominal visceral fat mass (VAT) from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Weighted ordinal logistic regression analyses were conducted comparing individual (LVH only or LVDD only) or joint (LVH and LVDD both) outcome groups to normal groups while adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates.

Results:
Weighted prevalence rates of obesity (45.4%), DM (29.5%), hypertension (49.6%), LVH (31.0%) and LVDD (21.3%) were high in the sample studied. BMI (p=0.03) and WC (p<0.01), but not VAT, were significantly related to LV abnormalities in models adjusted for age and gender. WC, but not BMI, was statistically significant (p<0.01) in models further adjusted for cardiometabolic conditions. WC was related to higher odds of having LVH [OR=1.03 (1.01, 1.05)]. Having high cholesterol was associated with having LVH and LVDD jointly [OR=2.5 (1.2, 5.2)]. Hypertension was robustly associated with LVDD (p<0.05). Participants who were hypertensive were 2.3 times (95%CI 1.1-4.9) more likely to have LVDD than normotensive subjects.

Conclusion:
There is a high prevalence of Stage B heart failure among Mexican Americans with 39% showing LVDD and/or LVH. This study presents evidence of independent differential relationships of abdominal adiposity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension on LVH and LVDD in this asymptomatic Mexican American cohort. Targeted intervention strategies to control individual cardiometabolic risk factors is important to prevent early cardiac abnormalities.
Abstract P420: Chronic Pain in Adolescents and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Authors: Brou Lina , Duca Lindsey , Mckenzie Lisa , Rausch Christopher , Khanna Amber , Kao David , Crume Tessa
Published: March 2019

Introduction:
Chronic pain is a significant public health concern in the U.S., estimated to affect nearly 100 million people. While post-surgical pain associated with treatment of congenital heart disease (CHD) has been studied, the persistent prevalence of chronic pain among this growing population is unknown.

Hypothesis:
Our primary objective is to understand the burden of chronic pain among adolescents and adults with CHD in the Colorado Congenital Heart Defects Surveillance System (COCHD). Additionally, we will determine if chronic pain among individuals with CHD is associated with differing patterns of healthcare utilization and mental health diagnoses.

Methods:
We included 9,116 participants aged 11 to 64 years with a CHD lesion listed as a diagnostic code on an encounter occurring between January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013. Chronic pain was defined as an encounter with ICD-9CM code (338.2-338.4) from a validated algorithm for identifying chronic pain in electronic medical record. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to assess associations between chronic pain and the number of inpatient visits, cardiac procedures and mental health disorders, adjusted for CHD severity and age group.

Results:
Of the 9,116 participants identified with CHD between 2011-2013 in COCHD, 17.5% met the diagnostic criteria for chronic pain.
Table 1
displays the differences in our cohort by chronic pain status. Chronic pain was associated with a 54% increase in the likelihood of a mental diagnosis (OR=1.54, 95%C.I.:1.43-1.66) and each increasing number of cardiac procedures that occurred during the 3 year study interval increased the likelihood of chronic pain by 25% (OR=1.25, 95%C.I.:1.21-1.30).

Conclusion:
Our study provides novel insight into the increasingly recognized public health issue of chronic pain within the growing population of adolescents and adults with CHD who have high lifetime healthcare utilization. Further studies will explore the complex relationship of mental illness, chronic pain and CHD.
Abstract P425: V
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Prescribed Cardiovascular Exercise Paired With Gross Whole Body Movement Increases High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol
Authors: Betancourt Brian , Jou Francisco , Witte Shaniece D , Pino Amett E , Romney Matthew , Saavedra Ivan , Rouseff Maribeth , Ochoa Teresa , Brown Doris D , Das Sankalp
Published: March 2019

Introduction:
Previous literature shows an “appeared linear dose-response between activity levels and HDL cholesterol levels” However, long duration physical activity may decrease HDL and LDL cholesterol. Intensity may better dictate the change in cholesterol.

Methods:
Group 18 of My Unlimited Potential (worksite wellness program for Baptist Health South Florida Employees) performed a preprogram fitness assessment that included resting, testing, and post-test physiological values such as blood pressure and resting HR. Anthropometric measures such as height, weight, 7 and 6 site girth measurements for men and women. Percentage of body fat using Bio electric impedance. The cardiovascular assessment consisted of a V
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(Velocity Max) test on the treadmill. The participants received an exercise prescription (ERX) based on the fitness assessment. Group 18 used the speed and grade of the cardiovascular portion of the fitness assessment to create an ERX. During the course of the 12 weeks V
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was reassessed every 2 weeks to determine a new intensity for cardiovascular exercise. The exercise protocol during the first 12 weeks consisted of 20 minutes of interval cardiovascular training and 40 minutes of whole body gross movement resistance training two times a week. The length of each high intensity interval was determined by the participant’s own tolerance. Resistance training consisted of whole body gross movements, the use of free weights and a metabolic exercise, at the individuals ERX.

Results:
Independent sample t-test showed mean improvement of 3.2 points in group 18 when compared to other cohorts (Table 2). Adjusted regression analysis where dependent variable was HDL showed improvement when compared to other groups (Table 3).

Discussion:
With V
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the intensity is given in a clear speed and incline that must be achieved irrelevant of the interval length performed during cardiovascular activity. We have had 18 total cohorts complete 12 weeks. Only group 18 had a significant increase in HDL. Only group 18 followed this protocol.
Revision of the genus Pseudomictis Hsiao and transfer of Pseudomictis quadrispinus to the genus Pternistria Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Mictini)
Authors: ZHU WEIBING , BU WENJUN
Published: March 2019

The genus Pseudomictis Hsiao and three known species, Pseudomictis brevicornis Hsiao, Pseudomictis distinctus Hsiao, and Pseudomictis obtusipinus Xiong, are examined, redescribed, and some of their characters not mentioned before are illustrated. One new species, Pseudomictis lativentralis Zhu et Bu, sp. nov., is described and illustrated. Pseudomictis quadrispinus Hsiao is transferred to the genus Pternistria as Pternistria quadrispinus (Hsiao), comb. nov., Keys to the genera of Chinese Mictini and to the species of Pseudomictis are included.
An evaluation of the subspecies Acris crepitans blanchardi (Anura, Hylidae)
Authors: McCALLUM MALCOLM L. , TRAUTH STANLEY E.
Published: March 2019

We investigated the validity and distribution of the subspecies Acris crepitans blanchardi.  Currently Acris crepitans contains three subspecies: the northern cricket frog (A. c. crepitans), Blanchards cricket frog (A. c. blanchardi) and the coastal cricket frog (A. c. paludicola).  We examined the diagnostic characters of 1441 specimens from the center of the range (Arkansas, Missouri, and Mississippi), 161 specimens from the extreme northwest portion of this species range (South Dakota and Nebraska), and 85 from the extreme southeast portion of the species range (Florida and Georgia).  Discriminate analysis was applied to the tabulated data and no significant differences between portions of the range could be discerned.  No concrete evidence was found to support designation of specimens from South Dakota and Nebraska or from Smallens Cave (origin of the type specimen) as A. c. blanchardi.  This information places the subspecies A. c. blanchardi in a status of doubtful validity suggesting that no delineation between A. c. blanchardi and A. c. crepitans should be made at this time.
Stephanostomum talakitok n. sp. (Digenea: Acanthocolpidae) from the golden trevalley, Gnathanodon speciosus (Perciformes: Carangidae), from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Authors: BRAY RODNEY A. , CRIBB THOMAS H.
Published: March 2019

A new species, Stephanostomum talakitok n. sp., is described from the golden trevally Gnathanodon speciosus, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. It has 36 (34ñ40) circum-oral spines and the vitellarium reaches to no less than 10ñ17% of the hindbody length from the ventral sucker. It differs from other species of Stephanostomum with these characteristics by combinations of the gradual diminution of the circum-oral spine size to a small mid-ventral spine, the contiguous gonads with no intervening vitelline follicles, the sucker-ratio and various other ratios, including the distance between the ventral sucker and the ovary and the distance the cirrus-sac reaches into the hindbody, both as a proportion of body length.
A revision of Mantidactylus microtis and M. microtympanum, and a comparison with other large Madagascan stream frogs (Anura: Mantellidae: Mantellinae)
Authors: ANDREONE FRANCO , NUSSBAUM RONALD A.
Published: March 2019

We revise two stream frogs, Mantidactylus microtis and M. microtympanum, providing data on its known distribution and life history traits, based upon observations in nature. For M. microtis we show for the first time photographs of the live individuals, while for M. microtympanum we also describe its putative tadpoles. The transfer of microtis from Boophis to Mantidactylus is formally justified by morphological and ecological traits, e.g., the lack of nuptial pads, the torrenticolous life style and the low number of eggs. Mantidactylus microtis shares some characters with M. microtympanum: distribution (both live in south-eastern Madagascar), natural history (both are stream frogs), morphology (wide digital expansions, lack of femoral glands, presence of a mostly unforked omosternum, cryptic dorsal colouration, small tympanum, and presence of a derived cloacal structure). Mantidactylus microtympanum differs from the species of the subgenus Mantidactylus (M. grandidieri and M. guttulatus), to which it was so far ascribed, for the lack (vs. presence) of femoral glands, and presence of expanded (vs. moderately expanded) fingertips. Whether M. microtis and M. microtympanum are phylogenetically related, or their overall similarity is due to convergence, is discussed.
An annotated checklist of mites (Arachnida: Acari) of Zambia
Authors: MWASE ENALA T. , BAKER ANNE S.
Published: March 2019

Published literature on the mites of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) is scanty and fragmentary. As a baseline for further work to enhance knowledge of this fauna, an annotated list of the taxa reported to date is presented. Data for 90 species or incompletely identified species (representing four orders, 42 families and 57 genera) are given. The mites originated from vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, bat guano, house dust and freshwater habitats. Seventeen species are either introduced predators that have evidently not established or are concluded to be incorrect records. A host/habitat–mite checklist is also provided.
New species and new records of the genus Ribautia Brölemann, 1909 (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) from South America
Authors: PEREIRA LUIS A. , Uliana MARCO , MINELLI ALESSANDRO
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Neotropical Geophilomorpha are described: Ribautia combinata n. sp. from Peru and R. donatellae n. sp. from Brazil. New records from Amazonia are given for R. ducalis Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1995. R. proxima Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1994 is recorded for the first time from Guyane française. Schizoribautia Brölemann, 1912 is synonymized under Ribautia Brölemann, 1909, syn. nov.
A review of Microtendipes Kieffer from China (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: Qi XIN , WANG XINHUA H.
Published: March 2019

Five new species of Microtendipes Kieffer from China are described and illustrated as males: M. angustus, M. quasicaducus, M. tuberosus, M. yaanensis, and M. zhamensis. In addition, M. britteni (Edwards), M. confines (Meigen), M. pedellus (De Geer), and M. truncatus Kawai and Sasa are recorded from China; the record of M. confines (Meigen) is the first for China. A key to the males of Microtendipes in China is given.
Two new species of the sharpshooter genus Desamera from northern Brazil (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Authors: CARVALHO RACHEL A. , MEJDALANI GABRIEL
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the Neotropical sharpshooter genus Desamera Young are described and illustrated from Brazil: Desamera eliasi sp. nov. from Amazonas and Rondônia States and D. paraensis sp. nov. from Pará State. Desamera is for the first time recorded from northern and westcentral Brazil. The two new species can be recognized mainly by the aedeagal morphology. The female genitalia in Desamera are for the first time described in detail. Additional notes on the only other known species of the genus, D. intersecta (Germar), are provided.
A taxonomic revision of Hypogastrura crassaegranulata (Stach, 1949) (Collembola, Hypogastruridae)
Authors: SKARŻYŃSKI DARIUSZ
Published: March 2019

The polytypic species Hypogastrura crassaegranulata (Stach, 1949) is revised, mostly based on types. H. crassaegranulata dobsinensis (Stach, 1949) is synonymized with H. crassaegranulata sensu nov. and H. crassaegranulata estaranhensis Cassagnau, 1959 and H. crassaegranulata burgundiana Gisin, 1960 are synonymized with H. franconiana stat. nov. H. crassaegranulata carpatica Nosek, 1962 is recognized as a distinct species. Achorutes schäfferi Carl, 1901 (= A. affinis Schäffer, 1900), suspected as identical with H. crassaegranulata franconiana, is considered as a probable synonym of H. purpurescens (Lubbock, 1867). Redescriptions are provided and lectotypes are designated for H. crassaegranulata (Stach, 1949) sensu nov. and H. franconiana (Stach, 1949) stat. nov.
Orisaltata, a new genus of flea beetles from the Oriental Region(Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
Authors: PRATHAPAN K. D. , KONSTANTINOV A. S.
Published: March 2019

A new genus, Orisaltata, with the type species Aphthona azurea Jacoby (the only known species) from the Oriental Region is described and illustrated. Comparative notes and host plant information are provided. Aphthona babai Kimoto is synonymized with Orisaltata azurea.
Studies on the Zoarcidae of the southern hemisphere. X. New records from western Antarctica
Authors: ANDERSON M. ERIC
Published: March 2019

Descriptions and some range extensions are given for 10 species of eelpouts ranging from the Ross to Weddell seas, Antarctica. The new specimens, from eight sampling cruises, broaden descriptive data previously reported by Anderson (1988) for Dieidolycus leptodermatus, Lycenchelys antarctica, L. aratrirostris, L. argentina, Oidiphorus mcallisteri, Ophthalmolycys bothriocephalus, Pachycara brachycephalum and Seleniolycus laevifasciatus. In addition, Bothrocara molle, previously known from Japan to Chile, is reported from off South Georgia in 1286–2187 m.
A new species of freshwater leech of the genus Haementeria (Annelida: Glossiphoniidae) from Jalisco State, Mexico
Authors: OCEGUERA-FIGUEROA ALEJANDRO
Published: March 2019

Haementeria lopezi n. sp. is described based on the examination of 11 specimens collected in northern Jalisco state, Mexico. Leeches were found feeding on blood of Bufo marinus (Bufonidae) and Smilisca baudinii (Hylidae). Diagnostic characters are: undivided annuli and absence of conspicuous papillae on dorsal surface. Specimens measure 22–59 mm length and 6-9 mm wide.
Homology of the gonostylus parts in crane flies, with emphasis on the families Tipulidae and Limoniidae (Diptera, Tipulomorpha)
Authors: RIBEIRO GUILHERME CUNHA
Published: March 2019

The study of the morphology of the gonostylus – a structure of major importance for the taxonomy and systematics of crane flies – has shown that the terminology currently applied to the branches of this organ in Tipulomorpha and its implied primary homology hypothesis are inconsistent in the different families. In this paper, such inconsistencies are discussed, some basic criteria for the proper recognition of the homologous parts are given, and a revised nomenclatural system is proposed. The terms “clasper of gonostylus” and “lobe of gonostylus” are proposed for the gonostylar branches on the basis of the known functions of these structures.
Two new brackish-water species of Testudinella (Rotifera: Testudinellidae) from Qi’ao Island in the Pearl River estuary, China, with a key to marine and brackish-water Testudinella
Authors: WEI NAN , DE SMET WILLEM H. , XU1 RUNLIN
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the rotifer genus Testudinella (Rotifera, Monogononta, Testudinellidae), T. pseudobscura sp. nov. and T. quadrilobata sp. nov., are described from the intertidal zone of a brackish-water tidal river and a mangrove swamp on Qi’ao Island in the Pearl River estuary, Guangdong province, southern China. Both species belong to T. clypeata (Müller, 1786)—T. obscura Althaus, 1957 group on account of possessing a proximal fulcrum opening, a slit-like foot opening and living in thalassic waters. The trophi of Testudinella zhujiangensis Wei, De Smet & Xu, 2010 are redescribed, and a key to the marine and brackish-water Testudinella species know to date is presented.
Five species of the genus Agonopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from China
Authors: LVOVSKY ALEXANDR L. , WANG SHUXIA
Published: March 2019

The costaemaculella species group of Agonopterix is reviewed. Six species are recognized: A. costaemaculella (Christoph, 1882), A. leptopa (Diakonoff, 1952), A. burmana Lvovsky, 1998, stat. rev., A. likiangella sp. nov., A. ventrangulata sp. nov. and A. hoenei sp. nov. Agonopterix burmana and A. leptopa, previously known only from Myanmar (Burma), are newly recorded from China. Images of the adults and illustration of the genitalia are provided, along with a key to the species of the costaemaculella group.
Redescription of the Red Sea gobiid fish Ctenogobiops maculosus (Fourmanoir) and validation of C. crocineus Smith
Authors: KOVAČIĆ MARCELO , BOGORODSKY SERGEY V. , RANDALL JOHN E.
Published: March 2019

The shrimp-associated gobiid fish Ctenogobiops maculosus, briefly described by Fourmanoir (1955) from one specimen from the southern Red Sea, is redescribed and illustrated with underwater photographs. A diagnosis is given for the closely related C. crocineus Smith 1959, also with underwater photographs. Ctenogobiops maculosus is presently known only from the Red Sea. Ctenogobiops crocineus is wide-ranging from the Red Sea, and Indian Ocean (type locality, Seychelles), to the western Pacific, with records from the Great Barrier Reef and the Ryukyu Islands. The record of C. maculosus from Taiwan by Thacker et al. (2010) is reidentified as C. crocineus, a first record for the island, and their range extension of C. crocineus to Fiji is confirmed.
Checklist of the Hydraenidae (Coleoptera) of Turkey, with notes on distribution
Authors: ERTORUN NESİL , JÄCH MANFRED A. , KASAPOĞLU AHMET , DARILMAZ MUSTAFA C.
Published: March 2019

A checklist of the Hydraenidae recorded from Turkey is presented. The checklist includes data on the distribution and relevant references for 210 species/subspecies: two Aulacochthebius Leach, 113 Hydraena Kugelann, 21 Limnebius Leach, and 74 Ochthebius Leach. On the basis of their current distribution, the established 210 species/subspecies can be classified into 28 zoogeographical categories, grouped into six complexes. The largest number of species belongs to the group of Turkey endemics (49.05 %), which reflects the local character of the fauna.
New feather mites of the subfamily Pterodectinae (Acariformes: Proctophyllodidae) from passerines (Aves: Passeriformes) from Chile and Cuba
Authors: MIRONOV SERGEY , GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA DANIEL
Published: March 2019

Ten new species of the feather mite subfamily Pterodectinae (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae) are described from New World passeriforms collected in Chile and Cuba: Amerodectes caribaeus sp. n. from Contopus caribaeus (Linnaeus) (Tyrannidae), A. contopus sp. n. from C. virens (Linnaeus) (Tyrannidae), A. plumbeus sp. n. from Turdus plumbeus Linnaues (Turdidae), A. phrygilus sp. n. from Phrygilus patagonicus Lowe (Emberizidae), A. sicalis sp. n. from Sicalis luteola (Sparman) (Emberizidae), A. wilsoniae sp. n. from Wilsonia citrina (Boddaert) (Parulidae), Metapterodectes leptasthenurae sp. n. from Leptasthenura aegithaloides (Kittlitz) (Furnariidae), Tyrannidectes anairetes sp. n. from Anairetes parulus (Kittlitz) (Tyrannidae), T. cinclodes sp. n. from Cinclodes patagonicus (Gmelin) (Furnariidae), T. falcklandicus sp. n. from Turdus falcklandii Quoy and Gaimard (Turdidae). Keys to all currently described species of the genera Amerodectes Valim and Hernandes, 2010, Metapterodectes Mironov, 2008, and Tyrannidectes Mironov, 2008 and improved diagnoses of these genera are proposed. Brief comments on the suprageneric systematics of the family Proctophyllodidae are given.
Tanaidomorph Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from Mud-Volcano and Seep Sites on the Norwegian Margin
Authors: BŁAŻEWICZ-PASZKOWYCZ MAGDALENA , BAMBER ROGER N.
Published: March 2019

Recent sampling of the benthos has been undertaken around the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (HMMV) at around 1280 m depth on the Norwegian-Barents-Spitsbergen continental margin and at two seep-sites further south on the Norwegian Margin, the Nyegga seep-site and the Storegga Slide, at about 730 m depth. The collected material included eleven species of tanaidomorph tanaidacean, ten of which (from eight genera) are analyzed herein. Four of these species, one each in the genera Pseudotanais, Cryptocopoides, Obesutanais, and Akanthophoreus, are new to science. Supplementary descriptions are given for two species originally discovered during the 19th century Ingolf expedition, Typhlotanais mixtus and Meromonakantha irregularis. The genus Magotanais is synonymized with Cryptocopoides; the subfamily Akanthophoreinae, Sieg is restricted and raised to family-rank. The evolution of potentially endemic taxa at ventand seep-sites is discussed.
Six new Orchestina species from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Oonopidae)
Authors: TONG YANFENG , LI SHUQIANG
Published: March 2019

Six new species of the genus Orchestina are described: O. aureola sp. nov., O. clavulata sp. nov., O. truncatula sp. nov., O. tubulata sp. nov., O. yinggezui sp. nov. and O. zhengi sp. nov. All species were collected on Hainan Island (China) by canopy fogging.
A new striking dendrobatid frog (Dendrobatidae: Aromobatinae, Aromobates) from the Venezuelan Andes
Authors: BARRIO-AMORÓS CÉSAR L. , RIVERO RAMÓN , SANTOS JUAN C.
Published: March 2019

A new striking cloud frog of the genus Aromobates is described from the northwestern portion of the Cordillera de Merida in Venezuela. The new species is unique in several aspects, and its inclusion in Aromobates is supported by molecular analyses. This Aromobates is characterized by the presence of dark dorsolateral stripes, absence of pale dorsolateral, oblique lateral and ventrolateral stripes. Furthermore, it is the only non-aposematic Aromobates having dark to emerald green in life on dorsal surfaces and a highly ornamented pattern at both dorsal and ventral sides. This species is known from a single population in Carache (Trujillo State, Venezuela). Its population, although limited apparently to a small area, seems relatively abundant at the type locality and surroundings.
Grass-dependent Thysanoptera of the family Thripidae from Australia
Authors: MOUND LAURENCE A.
Published: March 2019

The diversity of Thysanoptera associated with grasses worldwide is discussed. Associations between thrips and members of the Poaceae have evolved independently in three thrips families. In Australia, almost 70 species of Thripidae are recorded as specific to Poaceae. Most of these thrips breed only on leaves, with 10 species in four genera breeding in grass florets, and a very few species feeding on both leaf and flower tissues. An identification key is provided to 28 genera of Thripidae found in Australia and known to be fully dependent on Poaceae, including four new genera of Thripinae with 16 new species. The new taxa are: Aliceathrips gen.n., A. mnestes sp.n., A. engaius sp.n., A. palmeri sp.n., A. sorghi sp.n. Bregmatothrips australis sp.n. Kranzithrips mareebai gen. & sp.n. Masamithrips gen.n., M. masamii sp.n., M. geikiei sp.n., M. melinus sp.n., M. tanyoeikus sp.n., M. williei sp.n., M. wyndhami sp.n. Monothrips cuspis sp.n. Parexothrips palumai sp.n. Stenchaetothrips bambusicola sp.n. Striathrips sulcatus gen. & sp.n. One nomenclatural change is Aliceathrips australiensis (Girault) comb.n. transferred from Bolacothrips. The following five species are newly recorded from Australia: Bolacothrips striatopennatus (Schmutz), Bregmatothrips binervis (Kobus) [with Bregmatothrips saccharicolus (Bianchi) as a new synonym], Exothrips sacchari (Moulton), Stenchaetothrips indicus (Ramakrishna & Margabandhu) [with Stenchaetothrips brasiliensis(Hood) as a new synonym], Takethrips megas Nonaka & Jangvitaya.
A new species of the genus Hilethera Uvarov, 1923 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae) from China and its complete mitochondrial genome
Authors: DONG JIAJIA , CHEN ZHENNING , WANG QINGQING , GUAN DELONG , XU SHENGQUAN , ROBILLARD TONY
Published: March 2019

The new species, Hilethera xinjiangensis sp. nov. (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae) is described based on specimens collected from Xinjiang, northern China. The new species is similar to H. brevipennis Zheng & Lu, 2002 and H. turanica Uvarov, 1925, but differs from: (1) dark brown in general coloration, (2) darker coloration in forewings, (3) forewings longer than H. brevipennis but shorter than H. turanica, (4) cubital area of forewings boarder than H. brevipennis and H. turanica, (5) hind tibiae dark brown with two light yellow pre-basal rings, while dark with one fade pre-basal ring in H. brevipennis and light yellow with three dark rings in H. turanica.In addition, the complete mitogenome of holotype was sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology. The total length of the assembled mitogenome is 16,145 bp, representing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes and one noncoding region (D-loop region). The new mitogenome sequence is compared with published Oedipodinae mitogenomes and the phylogenetic relationships within the subfamily are reconstructed. The results infer that the gene cox1 could be a useful marker for higher phylogenetic level, while the genes nd5 and rrnL could be potentially useful markers between closely related species.
A review of the stink bug genus Plautia Stål from Japan (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae)
Authors: ISHIKAWA TADASHI , MORIYA SEIICHI
Published: March 2019

In this review, we revise the pentatomine stink bug genus Plautia Stål from Japan. Five species are recognized and diagnosed, including three new species: P. sakishimensis sp. nov., P. himechabane sp. nov., and P. ishigaki sp. nov. One of these, P. himechabane sp. nov., was previously regarded as P. splendens Distant for the populations of the mainland of Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, and China. The species Plautia cyanoviridis Ruckes is proposed as a junior synonym of P. splendens, which is endemic to the Ogasawara Islands. A key is provided to facilitate the identification of the five species known in Japan.
Notes on Onciderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): description of a new species of Lesbates Dillon & Dillon and new distribution records
Authors: BARROS RAFAEL C. , JULIO CARLOS E. A. , NEARNS EUGENIO H.
Published: March 2019

Lesbates chavesi sp. nov. is described and a key to species of the genus is presented. In addition, nine new records of Onciderini for the states of Rio de Janeiro and Paraná (Brazil) are provided.
Taxonomic review of the genera Zelomorpha Ashmead and Hemichoma Enderlein (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae) with new combination assignments
Authors: MEIEROTTO SARAH , SHARKEY MICHAEL , VAN ACHTERBERG CORNELIS
Published: March 2019

Fifty new combinations are proposed for species of Hemichoma and Zelomorpha (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Agathidinae), along with four combinations that are renewed to a previous status.
Revision of the leafhopper genus Orosius Distant, 1918 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Opsiini) in the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species
Authors: EL-SONBATI SAAD A. , WILSON MICHAEL R. , DHAFER HATHAL M. AL
Published: March 2019

The genus Orosius Distant, 1918 is revised from the Arabian Peninsula. Four species are considered, two of them as new records, O. aegypticus Ghauri, 1966 stat. rev.; O. cellulosus (Lindberg, 1927). O. albicinctus Distant, 1918 has been previously recorded by Dlabola (1980). A new species, O. viraktamathi El-Sonbati & Wilson sp. n. is also described. A key to species is provided.
Myanmaro primus gen. et sp. nov., the first orthoclad (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Cretaceous Burmese amber
Authors: GIŁKA WOJCIECH , MAKARCHENKO EUGENYI A. , PANKOWSKI MARY K. , ZAKRZEWSKA MARTA
Published: March 2019

A fossil genus Myanmaro gen. nov., with a species M. primus sp. nov. (Diptera, Chironomidae) is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (~100 Ma). The adult male of the new species shows the wing venation pattern lacking a cross-vein MCu, the fore leg ratio lower than 1, and the gonostylus folded inwards - features typical of the subfamily  Orthocladiinae. A bifid gonostylus, with an articulate, likely movable inner branch, is the character indicating a close relationship between Myanmaro and Diplocladius Kieffer, 1908, the latter genus previously postulated as an early lineage in Orthocladiinae. Several characters, i.e. the structure of tergite IX and the anal point, are defined as generic autapom orphies for Myanmaro. A combination of the shape of hypopygial volsellae (or their absence) and the lack of tibial combs also separate this genus from related extant Orthocladiinae and from the only known Cretaceous extinct orthoclad genus Lebanorthocladius Veltz, Azar et Nel, 2007.
Notes, synonymy and description in American Methiini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Cerambycinae)
Authors: BEZARK LARRY G. , SANTOS-SILVA ANTONIO
Published: March 2019

Tessaropa Haldeman, 1847 is considered a junior synonym of Methia Newman, 1842. Notes on Methia carioca (Martins, 1981) and M. elongata (Galileo & Martins, 2009) are provided. A new species, M. similis sp. nov., is described from Ecuador, becoming the second species of Methiini known in the country.
A review of the European species of the genus Tetragoneura Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) ALEXEI POLEVOI (Russia) & JEVGENI JAKOVLEV (Finland)
Authors: POLEVOI ALEXEI , JAKOVLEV JEVGENI
Published: March 2019

Five European species of the genus Tetragoneura Winnertz (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) are reviewed. Male terminalia of all species as well as female terminalia of T. ambigua Grzegorzek, T. sylvatica Curtis and T. ruuhijarvi sp. n. are illustrated on the base of type and newly collected material. Two species: T. ruuhijarvi sp. n. and T. pudogensis sp. n. are described based on specimens collected in Finland and Russian Karelia. T. sibirica Maximova is found to be a junior synonym of T. obirata Plassmann. Key to European species is provided.
Four new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur (Trichoptera: Lepidostomatidae) from the Indian Himalayas, with a checklist to its Indian species
Authors: SAINI MALKIAT S. , PAREY SAJAD H.
Published: March 2019

Four new species of the genus Lepidostoma Rambur are described and illustrated from the Indian Himalayas, namely Lepidostoma kashmiricum sp. nov. from Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir), Lepidostoma himachalicum sp. nov. from Raskar (Himachal Pradesh), Lepidostoma dirangense sp. nov. from Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh) and Lepidostoma meghalayaense sp. nov. from Cherrapunge (Meghalaya), all in the Lepidostoma ferox Branch. With this addition of 4 new species, the genus Lepidostoma is now represented by 35 species from India. A checklist to all species of genus Lepidostma of India is included.
Two new species of Afronurus Lestage, 1924, from Hong Kong, China (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
Authors: BRAASCH DIETRICH , JACOBUS LUKE M.
Published: March 2019

Afronurus alces, sp. nov., and A. otus, sp. nov., are described based on male adult material from Hong Kong, China. Afronurus alces, sp. nov., has penes that are extraordinarily differentiated and laterally expanded. Afronurus otus, sp. nov., has a distinctive bifurcation at the tip of each penis lobe, with sharply pointed prongs that are subequal in size. Discussion is provided about the state of systematics for the tribe Afronurini Webb & McCafferty, 2007, with special reference to the genus Afronurus Lestage, 1924.
A New Criterion to Improve Operational Drizzle Detection with Ground-Based Remote Sensing
Authors: Acquistapace Claudia , Löhnert Ulrich , Maahn Maximilian , Kollias Pavlos
Published: March 2019

Light shallow precipitation in the form of drizzle is one of the mechanisms for liquid water removal, affecting cloud lifetime and boundary layer dynamics and thermodynamics. The early formation of drizzle drops is of particular interest for quantifying aerosol–cloud–precipitation interactions. In models, drizzle initiation is represented by the autoconversion, that is, the conversion of liquid water from a cloud liquid water category (where particle sedimentation is ignored) into a precipitating liquid water category. Various autoconversion parameterizations have been proposed in recent years, but their evaluation is challenging due to the lack of proper observations of drizzle development in the cloud. This work presents a new algorithm for Classification of Drizzle Stages (CLADS). CLADS is based on the skewness of the Ka-band radar Doppler spectrum. Skewness is sensitive to the drizzle growth in the cloud: the observed Gaussian Doppler spectrum has skewness zero when only cloud droplets are present without any significant fall velocity. Defining downward velocities positive, skewness turns positive when embryonic drizzle forms and becomes negative when drizzle starts to dominate the spectrum. CLADS identifies spatially coherent structures of positive, zero, and negative skewness in space and time corresponding to drizzle seeding, drizzle growth/nondrizzle, and drizzle mature, respectively. We test CLADS on case studies from the Jülich Observatory for Cloud Evolution Core Facility (JOYCE-CF) and the Barbados Cloud Observatory (BCO) to quantitatively estimate the benefits of CLADS compared to the standard Cloudnet target categorization algorithm. We suggest that CLADS can provide additional observational constraints for understanding the processes related to drizzle formation better.
Organizational Structure from Interaction: Evidence from Corporate Sustainability Efforts
Authors: Soderstrom Sara B. , Weber Klaus
Published: March 2019

We advance interactionist perspectives on how organizational structures emerge in new issue domains. Our study is grounded in field data collected over 18 months at a large biomedical company that sought to become more sustainable. Over that period, some sustainability-related issues became firmly embedded in formal structures and procedures, while others faltered. We identify the quality of situational interactions among organizational members as the engine behind the structuring of organizational sustainability efforts. Successful interactions generated traces of attention, motivation, knowledge, relationships, and resources that linked fleeting interactions to emergent organizational structures. Our findings point to the importance of internal advocates and distributed processes at middle and lower levels for developing organizational structures, and we show that advocates’ interests, commitments, and identities are altered in the course of repeated interactions, as are the political resources available to them. Paying attention to situation-level interactions thus results in a more dynamic view of the emergence of formal structures through political processes. We develop a process model that informs structuration perspectives on organizational change by showing how social interaction dynamics can account for divergent levels of structuring within the same domain. The model also advances political perspectives on organizational change by unpacking the situational underpinnings of advocacy efforts and collective mobilization around issues.
The “What Now?” Workbook: Its potential utility following life-changing events
Authors: Taylor Jackie A. , Jones Vivienne , Farrell Carole D.
Published: March 2019

Background.

Following a life-changing event, such as a serious illness, people can experience a disruption of meaning and identity, making it difficult to move forward. The “What Now?” Workbook was developed to enable exploration of the personal meanings of specific occupations to facilitate future planning.

Purpose.

The aim of this study was to investigate the utility—usability and usefulness—of the workbook in practice.

Method.

Five occupational therapists trialled the workbook at a specialist cancer centre in England. Qualitative data were gathered via a focus group, an interview, and questionnaires. The data were subject to a realist thematic analysis.

Findings.

The findings showed the workbook to have actual and potential utility for service users in this setting, as perceived by their occupational therapists, by helping them to explore occupations, their loss, meanings, and future possibilities as part of an occupational therapy intervention.

Implications.

The workbook appears to offer a structured yet flexible way to explore personal meanings of occupations, enabling service users to gain insights and move forward following a life-changing illness.
Getting Back Into the Loop: The Perceptual-Motor Determinants of Successful Transitions out of Automated Driving
Authors: Mole Callum D. , Lappi Otto , Giles Oscar , Markkula Gustav , Mars Franck , Wilkie Richard M.
Published: March 2019

Objective:

To present a structured, narrative review highlighting research into human perceptual-motor coordination that can be applied to automated vehicle (AV)–human transitions.

Background:

Manual control of vehicles is made possible by the coordination of perceptual-motor behaviors (gaze and steering actions), where active feedback loops enable drivers to respond rapidly to ever-changing environments. AVs will change the nature of driving to periods of monitoring followed by the human driver taking over manual control. The impact of this change is currently poorly understood.

Method:

We outline an explanatory framework for understanding control transitions based on models of human steering control. This framework can be summarized as a perceptual-motor loop that requires (a) calibration and (b) gaze and steering coordination. A review of the current experimental literature on transitions is presented in the light of this framework.

Results:

The success of transitions are often measured using reaction times, however, the perceptual-motor mechanisms underpinning steering quality remain relatively unexplored.

Conclusion:

Modeling the coordination of gaze and steering and the calibration of perceptual-motor control will be crucial to ensure safe and successful transitions out of automated driving.

Application:

This conclusion poses a challenge for future research on AV-human transitions. Future studies need to provide an understanding of human behavior that will be sufficient to capture the essential characteristics of drivers reengaging control of their vehicle. The proposed framework can provide a guide for investigating specific components of human control of steering and potential routes to improving manual control recovery.