bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sotos Syndrome Presenting with Neonatal Hyperinsulinaemic Hypoglycaemia, Extensive Thrombosis, and Multisystem Involvement
Authors: Cerbone Manuela , Clement Emma , McClatchey Martin , Dobbin Joanna , Gilbert Clare , Keane Morgan , Boukhibar Lamia , Williams Hywel , Gagunashvili Andrey , Dattani Mehul T. , Hurst Jane , Shah Pratik
Published: March 2019

Initially described as an uncommon presenting feature of Sotos syndrome (SoS), over the last decades, congenital hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia (CHI) has been increasingly reported in association with this condition. The mechanism responsible for CHI in SoS is unclear. We report the case of a neonate presenting with CHI and extensive venous and arterial thrombosis associated with kidney, heart, liver, skeleton, and brain abnormalities and finally diagnosed with SoS on whole genome sequencing. Our case describes an extended phenotype associated with SoS presenting with CHI (including thrombosis and liver dysfunction) and reinforces the association of transient CHI with SoS. The case also shows that an early neonatal diagnosis of rare genetic conditions is challenging, especially in acutely unwell patients, and that in complex cases with incomplete, atypical, or overlapping phenotypes, broad genomic testing by whole exome or whole genome sequencing may be a useful diagnostic strategy.
Chemoimmunotherapy in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report of a Long-Term Survivor Adjunctly Treated with Viscum album Extracts
Authors: Werthmann Paul G. , Kindermann Lothar , Kienle  Gunver S.
Published: March 2019

Introduction: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma has a poor prognosis. Treatment approaches with immunotherapy show promising results in subpopulations. Viscum album extracts – used as an adjunct to cancer treatment – have cytotoxic, apoptogenic, and immune-stimulating properties and show synergistic effects with chemotherapy agents. Case Report: A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma of clear cell histology which was classified as pT3a, N1, M1, G3. Nephrectomy was performed, and the patient received chemoimmunotherapy (interferon-α2a, interleukin-2, fluorouracil, isotretinoin). Additionally, he received V. album extracts as intravenous infusions and subcutaneous injections. One year after surgery, the patient was in complete remission, which is ongoing 18 years after the initial diagnosis. Discussion: This case shows an extraordinarily long survival of a metastasized renal cell carcinoma patient under chemoimmunotherapy and fever-inducing V. album extracts. This combined treatment might have synergistically contributed to tumor remission and control. With regard to clinical relevance, further investigations are needed.
Baseline Dietary Restraint Predicts Negative Treatment Outcomes after 12 Months in Children and Adolescents with Obesity Participating in a Lifestyle Intervention
Authors: Albayrak Özgür , Pott Wilfried , Hebebrand Johannes , de Zwaan Martina , Pauli-Pott Ursula
Published: March 2019

Objective: Current lifestyle interventions for children and adolescents with obesity often exclude patients with an eating pathology, leaving the impact of eating pathologies on treatment outcomes largely unconsidered. We investigated the predictive value of disordered eating symptoms on BMI z-score reduction in a sample of 111 German children and adolescents with overweight (90th percentile ≤ BMI < 97th percentile) and obesity (BMI > 97th percentile) aged 7–15 years in an outpatient lifestyle intervention program. Methods: We defined a BMI z-score reduction of more than 5% after 12 months as a successful outcome. Disordered eating symptoms (i.e., dietary restraint, emotional eating, external eating, and binge eating) were assessed at baseline with the Eating Pattern Inventory (EPI-C) and the “bulimia” scale of the Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2). Covariates were: baseline z-BMI, age, gender, and maternal education level. Results: Multiple regression analysis revealed that dietary restraint significantly predicted change in BMI z-scores between baseline and T1. Higher levels of dietary restraint were associated with a lower BMI z-score reduction between T0 and T1. To compare non-completers with completers on the 4 eating behavior scales, we used MANCOVA. At baseline, children who subsequently dropped out of the program prematurely showed significantly higher dietary restraint scores than children who completed the intervention, irrespectively of their gender, age, and BMI z-score at baseline and their mother’s education level. Discussion: Our results provide further evidence that the analysis of treatment processes in lifestyle intervention programs for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity should take into account a broader multidimensional approach including eating and dietary habits.
Is Schimmelpenning Syndrome Associated with Intracranial Tumors? A Case Report
Authors: Chiang Michael C. , McDowell Michael M. , Weaver Kristen , Broniscer Alberto , Greene Stephanie
Published: March 2019

Schimmelpenning syndrome is a rare, well-defined constellation of clinical phenotypes associated with the presence of nevus sebaceous and multisystem abnormalities most commonly manifested as cerebral, ocular, and skeletal defects [1]. A single nucleotide mutation in the HRAS or KRAS genes resulting in genetic mosaicism is responsible for the clinical manifestations of this syndrome in the majority of cases. We report a case of an adolescent boy with Schimmelpenning syndrome with a multifocal pilocytic astrocytoma. No HRAS or KRAS gene mutations were noted in the tumor on genetic sequencing. However, glial tumors have been associated with genetic mutations of RAS upregulation, which may imply a common pathway.
Pretreatment Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Was a Predictor of Lymph Node Metastasis in Endometrial Cancer Patients
Authors: Aoyama Tadashi , Takano Masashi , Miyamoto Morikazu , Yoshikawa Tomoyuki , Kato Kento , Sakamoto Takahiro , Takasaki Kazuki , Matsuura Hiroko , Soyama Hiroaki , Hirata Junko , Suzuki Ayako , Sasa Hidenori , Tsuda Hitoshi , Furuya Kenichi
Published: March 2019

Objective: The pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been reported to be useful as markers for prognostic factors and metastasis in several cancers. The aim of this study was to identify the predictor of lymph node (LN) metastasis by pretreatment NLR and PLR in patients with endometrial cancer. Methods: Medical charts of the patients with endometrial cancers that received primary surgery at our hospital between 2007 and 2013 were retrospectively analyzed. The cutoff value was calculated from the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve. Clinicopathological parameters including inflammatory markers were evaluated for LN metastasis using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Among 197 patients enrolled in the study, LN metastasis was observed in 25 patients (13%). ROC curves demonstrated that the best cutoff value of NLR for predicting LN metastasis was 2.18 and that of PLR was 206. In univariate analysis, several pathological factors, NLR, and PLR were identified as predictors of LN metastasis. In multiple logistic regression analysis, lymphovascular invasion and NLR were found to be significantly correlated with LN metastasis (p = 0.002, 0.039). Conclusion: A higher pretreatment NLR was identified as a predictor of LN metastasis in endometrial cancers. Although further study is needed to confirm the results, NLR could be a candidate clinical marker for detection of LN metastasis.
Serum Baseline Tryptase Level as a Marker for the Severity of Anaphylaxis
Authors: Aniceto Vinicius , Dias Marina M. , Melo Janaina M.L. , Trevisan-Neto Orlando , Aragon Davi C. , Maia Luana S.M. , Moreno Adriana S. , Arruda Luisa Karla
Published: March 2019

Background: Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially fatal allergic disease or hypersensitivity reaction with variable clinical presentation. Biomarkers in anaphylaxis could be useful to improve diagnosis, to allow endotyping of patients, and to predict risk. Objective: To investigate the role of serum basal tryptase (sBT) levels in the management of patients with anaphylaxis. Methods: Patients with at least 1 episode of anaphylaxis were selected among those who attended the Allergy Clinics of the Clinical Hospital of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil, upon evaluation by allergy/immunology specialists of our medical staff. Demographic and clinical data were obtained using a structured questionnaire. sBT levels were determined using the ImmunoCAP Tryptase immunoassay. Results: 57 patients (56.1% female) with a median age of 35 years (range 7–87 years) participated in the study. sBT levels ranged from 2.57 to 21.19 ng/mL (mean 5.17 ng/mL), with no significant differences in patients with anaphylaxis due to different triggers. Mean levels were 4.93; 5.2; 5.41, and 5.24 ng/mL for patients who had anaphylaxis due to Hymenoptera venom (n = 17), foods (n = 13), drugs (n = 13), and idiopathic disease (n = 14), respectively. Significantly higher sBT levels were observed in patients with severe anaphylaxis (grade IV) than in patients with mild-moderate disease (grades II/III) (mean levels 6.61 vs. 4.71 ng/mL, respectively). Conclusion: High sBT levels may help to identify patients at increased risk of more severe anaphylaxis, prompting physicians to initiate immediate therapy to avoid further acute episodes.
Parallel Exploratory RCT of Polyethylene Wrap for Heat Loss Prevention in Infants Born at Less than 24 Weeks’ Gestation
Authors: Reilly Maureen C. , Vohra Sunita , Rac Valeria E. , Zayack Denise , Wimmer John , Vincer Michael , Ferrelli Karla , Kiss Alex , Soll Roger F. , Dunn Michael
Published: March 2019

Background: The treatment effect of occlusive wrap applied immediately after delivery in infants born 24–28 weeks’ gestation has been studied, but the effect is not known in infants born at less than 240/7 weeks’ gestation. Objectives: To determine if the use of occlusive wrap applied immediately after birth in infants born at less than 240/7 weeks’ gestation results in any differences in outcomes when compared to non-wrapped infants. Methods: Parallel exploratory randomized controlled trial with a convenience sample of 28 inborn infants born at less than 240/7 weeks’ gestation enrolled during the duration of the HeLP trial. Infants were randomized to either the wrap or standard of care (no wrap) group. Results: Twenty-eight infants (wrap n = 14; no wrap n = 14) were randomized and data on all infants was available for intention-to-treat analysis. There were no differences in baseline population characteristics. There was no statistically significant difference in mortality (n = 8/14 wrap, 8/14 no wrap). There was no statistically significant difference in baseline temperature (35.9°C, SD = 1.12, wrap vs. 35.1°C, SD = 1.16, no wrap, p = 0.16) or post-stabilization temperature (36.4°C, SD = 0.84, wrap vs. 36.1°C, SD = 1.2, no wrap, p = 0.56). There was a trend towards increased baseline temperature in the wrap group. Conclusion: Application of occlusive wrap to infants born at less than 240/7 weeks’ gestation immediately after birth did not reduce mortality or effect baseline or post-stabilization temperature in this small exploratory study. This small sample provides the first estimate of treatment effect for this high-risk population.
Newly Diagnosed Crohn’s Disease Treated with Standard Care or Enteral Nutrition: Psychological Outcomes over 6 Months
Authors: Wall Catherine L. , McCombie Andrew M. , Gearry Richard B. , Day Andrew S.
Published: March 2019

Background and Aim: Impaired health-related quality of life and higher rates of anxiety and depression are observed in patients with Crohn’s disease. This single center study aimed to describe and compare longitudinal psychological outcomes of newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients treated with standard care or enteral nutrition to induce remission. Methods:Two separate cohorts of patients were recruited from one center and treated with standard care (n = 22) or enteral nutrition (n = 18) to induce disease remission. Disease activity, quality of life, anxiety, and depression were ­assessed at diagnosis and month 6. Results:At baseline, quality of life (n = 40) was not correlated with disease activity; symptoms of anxiety and depression were present in 15 (38%) and 5 (13%) of the 40 patients, respectively. Significant improvements in quality of life (p <0.0001) and anxiety scores (p = 0.002) were observed after 2 weeks of exclusive enteral nutrition, and at month 6 significant improvements in all psychological outcomes were observed. At month 6, patients who received standard care had a significant improvement in quality of life (p = 0.004), but not in anxiety or depression scores, and there were no differences in psychological outcomes between the treatment groups. Overall, 34/40 (85%) patients were in clinical remission at month 6, and a clinically significant quality of life score was achieved by 31/40 (78%). Conclusions:Patient health-related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression improved as disease activity improved, and 6 months after diagnosis psychological outcomes were similar in patients treated with standard care or enteral nutrition to initially induce remission.
Role of MAPT in Pure Motor Neuron Disease: Report of a Recurrent Mutation in Italian Patients
Authors: Origone Paola , Geroldi Alessandro , Lamp Merit , Sanguineri Francesca , Caponnetto Claudia , Cabona Corrado , Gotta Fabio , Trevisan Lucia , Bellone Emilia , Manganelli Fiore , Devigili Grazia , Mandich Paola
Published: March 2019

The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of mutations in the MAPT gene in patients with pure amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A cohort of 120 ALS patients, both sporadic and familial, without cognitive impairment was analyzed by next-generation sequencing with a multiple-gene panel comprising 23 genes, including MAPT, known to be associated with ALS and frontotemporal dementia. The presence of the C9orf72 expansion was also investigated. Twelve patients had mutations in the SOD1, TARDBP, MATR3, and FUS genes, while 10 patients carried the C9orf72 expansion. One female patient was found to carry the D348G mutation in MAPT, previously reported in an Italian family with lower motor neuron disease. Our patient presented both upper and lower motor neuron signs, early development of dyspnea, resting and kinetic tremor, and a slow disease course (> 11 years). The present case further broadens the clinical phenotype associated with MAPT mutations and suggests that, although rarely, MAPT mutations can cause ALS and, therefore, should be analyzed in ALS patients, especially in those with early breathing difficulties and long-lasting disease.
Stress-Induced Release of Eating-Related Hormones in Young Women Classified as Restrained and Unrestrained Eaters
Authors: Laessle Reinhold , Hilterscheid Esther
Published: March 2019

Background/Aims: Restrained eating has been linked to binge eating under disinhibited circumstances and is therefore considered a risk factor to develop clinical eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa or binge eating disorder. The present study investigated the release of gastrointestinal peptides such as ghrelin and PYY after stress, as well as cortisol in young females classified as restrained and unrestrained eaters. Methods: The study was done in the laboratory of the Department for Biological and Clinical Psychology at the University of Trier. The sample consisted of 48 females, and the stressor was the Trier Social Stress Test. Blood samples for peptides and salivary cortisol were taken. Results: Higher ghrelin, but lower cortisol after stress was obtained for restrained eaters; no stress-related changes for PYY were observed. Conclusion: Restrained eaters suffer from a possible stress-related biological dysregulation of eating, posing them at risk for eating and weight disorders.
Magnitude and Determinants of Hypothyroidism among Dyslipidemic Patients in Bangladesh: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Rabeya Rokshana , Zaman Sanjana , Chowdhury Ariful Bari , Nabi Mohammad Hayatun , Hawlader Mohammad Delwer Hossain
Published: March 2019

Background: Dyslipidemia is one of the most commonly experienced metabolic disorders, and it is strongly related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from a deficiency of thyroid hormones. Several studies from developed countries provide evidence that the rate of hypothyroidism in dyslipidemic patients is higher, but there is a scarcity of data from Bangladesh. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and determinants of hypothyroidism in the adult dyslipidemic Bangladeshi population. Method: We examined the thyroid function of outpatients who were advised for fasting lipid profile and who were found to be dyslipidemic at a tertiary care hospital in Savar, Bangladesh, by a cross-sectional study conducted from July 2016 to June 2017. A total of 200 outpatients aged 20–65 years were enrolled in this study. A standard questionnaire was used to take record of sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral features. Body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure were examined with standard procedures. Biochemical parameters, such as fasting lipid profile and thyroid function markers, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (fT4), were determined using standard assay methods. A p value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Among the participants, 56% were male and 44% were female. 11.5% of the dyslipidemic subjects had hypothyroidism, among which 9.5% had subclinical hypothyroidism and only 2% had overt hypothyroidism. We also found that serum mean ± SD levels of TSH were significantly higher in the obese group of patients (p = 0.02). There was a significantly positive association of BMI and diastolic blood pressure with serum levels of TSH (p < 0.01) and fT4 (p = 0.02), respectively. Conclusion: Dyslipidemic patients should have more regular checkups. The findings of this study might be helpful in setting up the clinical management of dyslipidemias with or without normal thyroid function.
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-, but not Growth and Differentiation Factor 15-, Receptor Activation Increases the Number of Interleukin-6-Expressing Cells in the External Lateral Parabrachial Nucleus
Authors: Anesten Fredrik , Mishra Devesh , Dalmau Gasull Adrià , Engström-Ruud Linda , Bellman Jakob , Palsdottir Vilborg , Zhang Fuping , Trapp Stefan , Skibicka Karolina P. , Poutanen Matti , Jansson John-Olov
Published: March 2019

Interleukin (IL)-6 in the hypothalamus and hindbrain is an important downstream mediator of suppression of body weight and food intake by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor stimulation. CNS GLP-1 is produced almost exclusively in prepro-glucagon neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract. These neurons innervate energy balance-regulating areas, such as the external lateral parabrachial nucleus (PBNel); essential for induction of anorexia. Using a validated novel IL-6-reporter mouse strain, we investigated the interactions in PBNel between GLP-1, IL-6, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP, a well-known mediator of anorexia). We show that PBNel GLP-1R-containing cells highly (to about 80%) overlap with IL-6-containing cells on both protein and mRNA level. Intraperitoneal administration of a GLP-1 analogue exendin-4 to mice increased the proportion of IL-6-containing cells in PBNel 3-fold, while there was no effect in the rest of the lateral parabrachial nucleus. In contrast, injections of an anorexigenic peptide growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) markedly increased the proportion of CGRP-containing cells, while IL-6-containing cells were not affected. In summary, GLP-1R are found on IL-6-producing cells in PBNel, and GLP-1R stimulation leads to an increase in the proportion of cells with IL-6-reporter fluorescence, supporting IL-6 mediation of GLP-1 effects on energy balance.
Gilda de Mello e Souza e a emergência do campo da moda no Brasil (1800-1990)
Authors: Prado Luís André do
Published: March 2019

O objetivo deste artigo é recompor a história de uma obra: a tese-ensaio que, em 1950, conferiu a Gilda de Mello e Souza grau de doutoramento em Ciências Sociais, situando-a no contexto acadêmico e da geração intelectual da época em que foi escrita, assim como no desenvolvimento do campo da moda no Brasil. Lançada em livro 37 anos depois, com o título O espírito das roupas - a moda no século XIX, ganhou reconhecimento e se tornou uma obra-monumento para o campo da moda ou, pelo menos, para a produção histórica da moda no Brasil. Para além de suas qualidades intrínsecas, só é possível alcançar sua significação revisitando as fontes que lhe deram sustentação, sua temporalidade e as circunstâncias que circundaram sua elaboração; sobretudo, localizando-a no âmbito da emergência do campo – conforme conceituou o sociólogo Pierre Bourdieu.
A Cabeça Branca da Hidra e seus pântanos:
Authors: Varga István Van Deursen
Published: March 2019

Em 2013, os Gamela, até então considerados extintos, iniciaram várias manifestações para pressionar o Estado brasileiro a reconhecer sua identidade indígena e, assim, assumir a responsabilidade de proteger seus território e direitos específicos. Vários aspectos da história, da etnohistória e do processo de etnogênese dos Gamela abordados neste artigo ensejam reflexões significativas e ainda atuais sobre as relações interraciais e interétnicas na Amazônia, mais especialmente sobre as alianças e conflitos envolvendo comunidades quilombolas, indígenas e camponesas. Apresento, aqui, informações colhidas em projetos de extensão e pesquisa que atualizam e trazem novos subsídios a referências disponíveis a respeito.
Machine Learning–Based Model for Prediction of Outcomes in Acute Stroke
Authors: Heo JoonNyung , Yoon Jihoon G. , Park Hyungjong , Kim Young Dae , Nam Hyo Suk , Heo Ji Hoe
Published: March 2019

Background and Purpose—

The prediction of long-term outcomes in ischemic stroke patients may be useful in treatment decisions. Machine learning techniques are being increasingly adapted for use in the medical field because of their high accuracy. This study investigated the applicability of machine learning techniques to predict long-term outcomes in ischemic stroke patients.

Methods—

This was a retrospective study using a prospective cohort that enrolled patients with acute ischemic stroke. Favorable outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale score 0, 1, or 2 at 3 months. We developed 3 machine learning models (deep neural network, random forest, and logistic regression) and compared their predictability. To evaluate the accuracy of the machine learning models, we also compared them to the Acute Stroke Registry and Analysis of Lausanne (ASTRAL) score.

Results—

A total of 2604 patients were included in this study, and 2043 (78%) of them had favorable outcomes. The area under the curve for the deep neural network model was significantly higher than that of the ASTRAL score (0.888 versus 0.839;
P
<0.001), while the areas under the curves of the random forest (0.857;
P
=0.136) and logistic regression (0.849;
P
=0.413) models were not significantly higher than that of the ASTRAL score. Using only the 6 variables that are used for the ASTRAL score, the performance of the machine learning models did not significantly differ from that of the ASTRAL score.

Conclusions—

Machine learning algorithms, particularly the deep neural network, can improve the prediction of long-term outcomes in ischemic stroke patients.
Bayesian Learning of Latent Representations of Language Structures
Authors: Murawaki Yugo
Published: March 2019

We borrow the concept of representation learning from deep learning research, and we argue that the quest for Greenbergian implicational universals can be reformulated as the learning of good latent representations of languages, or sequences of surface typological features. By projecting languages into latent representations and performing inference in the latent space, we can handle complex dependencies among features in an implicit manner. The most challenging problem in turning the idea into a concrete computational model is the alarmingly large number of missing values in existing typological databases. To address this problem, we keep the number of model parameters relatively small to avoid overfitting, adopt the Bayesian learning framework for its robustness, and exploit phylogenetically and/or spatially related languages as additional clues. Experiments show that the proposed model recovers missing values more accurately than others and that some latent variables exhibit phylogenetic and spatial signals comparable to those of surface features.
Ordered Tree Decomposition for HRG Rule Extraction
Authors: Gildea Daniel , Satta Giorgio , Peng Xiaochang
Published: March 2019

We present algorithms for extracting Hyperedge Replacement Grammar (HRG) rules from a graph along with a vertex order. Our algorithms are based on finding a tree decomposition of smallest width, relative to the vertex order, and then extracting one rule for each node in this structure. The assumption of a fixed order for the vertices of the input graph makes it possible to solve the problem in polynomial time, in contrast to the fact that the problem of finding optimal tree decompositions for a graph is NP-hard. We also present polynomial-time algorithms for parsing based on our HRGs, where the input is a vertex sequence and the output is a graph structure. The intended application of our algorithms is grammar extraction and parsing for semantic representation of natural language. We apply our algorithms to data annotated with Abstract Meaning Representations and report on the characteristics of the resulting grammars.
Rharodesmus tabarkensis n. sp., a new pyrgodesmid from Tunisia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
Authors: AKKARI NESRINE , ENGHOFF HENRIK
Published: March 2019

Recently, we (Akkari & Enghoff 2011) described a new species of the genus Rharodesmus Schubart, 1960, discussing the taxonomic state of the family Pyrgodesmidae and providing notes on the four genera occurring in the west Palaearctic area. However, we failed to present details on the holotype of the new species, which we now provide in this note in order to make the species name available. Thus, we describe here the new species Rharodesmus tabarkensis Akkari & Enghoff by reference to the full description given in Akkari & Enghoff (2011) with the following information on the type material: Holotype ♂, TUNISIA, NW, Jendouba Governorate, Tabarka, N36°57.8, E8°44.6, alt. < 40 m, coastal slope below the Genoese fort, under stones, 9.iii.2009, N. Akkari & H. Enghoff leg. (Natural History Museum of Denmark, Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, ‒ ZMUC); Paratypes: 12 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀, 14 juveniles, same locality and date as holotype, N. Akkari & H. Enghoff leg. (ZMUC).
Tokunagaia Sæther from China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)
Authors: LIU YUEDAN , WANG XINHU
Published: March 2019

The Chinese species of the orthoclad genus Tokunagaia Sæther are reviewed. Five new species, T. fasciata, T. quadrulata, T. spinosa, T. subulata, and T. unicentrata, are described and figured as males. The generic diagnosis is emended, and a key to the males of the Chinese species is provided.
Morphometrical analysis, histology, and taxonomy of Thyroscyphus ramosus (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the coast of Brazil
Authors: SHIMABUKURO VANESSA , MARQUES ANTONIO C.
Published: March 2019

The hydroid Thyroscyphus ramosus is redescribed based on optical and SEM observations of morphology and on histological studies. Colonies from several localities extending over a coastline distance of over 4,000 km in Brazil were studied to establish intraspecific variations using morphometrical parameters in a correspondence analysis. We conclude that differences noted in some populations were taxonomically insignificant, and related to non–historical factors such as microhabitat diversity.
Notes on Coleophora (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) injurious to Lycium (Solanaceae), with descriptions of two new species from China
Authors: LI HOUHUN
Published: March 2019

This paper treats three species of Coleophora injurious to Lycium barbarum Linnaeus (Solanaceae) in China. Coleophora ningxiana n. sp. and Coleophora neolycii n. sp. are described as new, and Coleophora mosasaurus (Falkovitsh) is reported for the first time from China. A checklist and key to Coleophora injurious to Lycium on a worldwide basis are provided. Descriptions and illustrations of the Chinese species are given.
Description of a new genus and two new species of Ioninae (Isopoda: Epicaridea: Bopyridae) parasites of Leucosiidae (Decapoda: Brachyura) from Beibu Gulf
Authors: AN JIANMEI M. , YU HAIYAN , LI XIN-ZHENG
Published: March 2019

A new genus, Onkokepon n. gen., and two new species, O. articulatus n. sp. and O. beibuensis n. sp., infesting Leucosia longibranchia Shen & Chen and Leucosia unidentata de Haan, respectively, are described from Beibu Gulf in China and Vietnam. Neither of these species of Leucosia has previously been reported as bopyrid hosts. The new genus differs from other ionine bopyrid genera in the presence of a well-developed tubercular frontal lamina, a deeply digitate barbula, rudimentary subcircular pleopodal endopodites, and lacking coxal plates. O. articulatus n. sp. is distinguished from O. beibuensis n. sp. by having articulated maxillipedal palp, blunt posterolateral point of oostegite 1 and setose triangular frontal lamina of the female.
Parartemiopsis longicornis (Smirnov), senior synonym of P. mongolica Rogers (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca), with remarks on the validity of the genus
Authors: ROGERS D. CHRISTOPHER
Published: March 2019

Parartemiopsis mongolica Rogers, 2005 was described on the basis of two male specimens from Mongolia. Subsequent to publication, it was demonstrated that this taxon had previously been described as Chirocephalus longicornis (Smirnov, 1930). However, a comparison between the male genitalia of C. longicornis and those of other Chirocephalus species, as well as Artemiopsis, demonstrates that the genus Parartemiopsis Rogers, 2005 is still valid. Therefore, the correct name for this taxon is Parartemiopsis longicornis (Smirnov, 1930).
Systematic position of Apodemia paucipuncta (Riodinidae), and a critical evaluation of the nymphidiine transtilla
Authors: PENZ CARLA M. , DEVRIES PHILIP J.
Published: March 2019

Early stage and adult characters (morphology and behavior) indicated that the riodinid Apodemia paucipuncta had been erroneously placed in the genus Apodemia (Incertae Sedis, previously in tribe Emesini). To infer the systematic position of paucipuncta, we performed a cladistic analysis using 72 male morphology characters for 36 species placed in six genera. Our results show that (1) Apodemia paucipuncta is the sister species of Adelotypa eudocia and together they constitute a new genus in the tribe Nymphidiini, Hallonympha, new genus; (2) species of Adelotypa closely related to Catocyclotis and Nymphidium also constitute a new genus, Harveyope, new genus; and (3) sampled species of the Nymphidiini genera Adelotypa and Calospila do not form monophyletic groups, indicating that these genera are in need of revision. This study furthers our understanding of character definition and homology of the male valva and transtilla within the Nymphidiini, and provides a baseline for future work on riodinid systematics.
Taxonomy of Aonidiella yehudithae sp. nov. and Lindingaspis misrae (Laing) comb. nov. with a key to species of Aonidiella Berlese & Leonardi (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae)
Authors: BEN-DOV YAIR
Published: March 2019

Aonidiella yehudithae sp. nov. is described from ivy, Hedera helix collected on the island of Crete, Greece. Aonidiella misrae Laing, 1929 is transferred to Lindingaspis, a lectotype is designated, and the species is shown to be the senior synonym of Lindingaspis fusca McKenzie, 1943. A key is given for the separation of the 32 species currently included in the genus Aonidiella, based on the adult female.
Bat-parasitic Cimex species (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) on the Balkan Peninsula, with zoogeographical remarks on Cimex lectularius Linnaeus
Authors: SIMOV NIKOLAY , IVANOVA TEODORA , SCHUNGER ISABEL
Published: March 2019

The description of a new Cimex species, C. emarginatus, and first records of bat-parasitic Cimex species on the Balkan Peninsula, are presented. The rarity of the findings and possible reasons for the absence of Cimex lectularius on bats in the Mediterranean area are discussed.
Deep-sea chitons from sunken wood in the West Pacific (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Lepidopleurida): taxonomy, distribution, and seven new species
Authors: SIGWART JULIA D. , SIRENKO BORIS I.
Published: March 2019

Natural deposits of sunken wood provide an important habitat for deep-sea invertebrates. Deep-sea chitons in the primitiveorder Lepidopleurida are typically collected rarely and as single specimens. However, these animals have been recoveredin large densities associated with sunken wood in the tropical West Pacific, in groups of up to 50 individuals. Four deep-sea expeditions in the West Pacific, to the Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, recovered a large number of poly-placophorans. We have examined the morphology as well as the range and distribution of these species, based on the larg-est collection ever examined (more than 1300 individuals). These species show potentially adapted characters associatedwith exploitation of sunken wood as habitat, such as protruding caps on sensory shell pores (aesthetes) and large interseg-mental bristles with potential sensory function. In this study we investigated the twenty-two species recovered, includingseven newly described here (Leptochiton consimilis n. sp., L. angustidens n. sp., L. dykei n. sp., L. samadiae n. sp., L.longisetosus n. sp., L. clarki n. sp., L. schwabei n. sp.), and provide the first identification key to the 34 lepidopleuran chitons known from sunken wood worldwide.
Two new gurnards of the genus Pterygotrigla (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from Australian seas
Authors: LAST PETER , RICHARDS WILLIAM J.
Published: March 2019

In recent years there has been considerable research activity devoted to the triglid fauna of Australia, and included within this work has been an investigation of the genus Pterygotrigla. This fauna is considered to be amongst the most diverse of any region and multiple undescribed taxa occur in these seas. Two new species belonging to the subgenus Pterygotrigla are described from northern Australia. Pterygotrigla (Pterygotrigla) gomoni sp. nov. occurs in the eastern Indian Ocean on the upper continental slope off Western Australia, and P. (Pterygotrigla) saumarez sp. nov. occurs in the south-west Pacific on the outer continental shelf and upper slope off central and southern Queensland. These species differ markedly from each other in morphology, and are distinguished from other members of the subgenus by a combination of morphometrics, meristics, morphology of the head (in particular elements of its spination), shape and distribution of the dorsal-fin bucklers, and pectoral-fin coloration.
Molecular Characterization of Glossiphonia elegans (Verrill, 1872) (Glossiphoniidae: Hirudinida) from its type locality, West River, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Authors: MOSER WILLIAM E. , RICHARDSON DENNIS J. , HAMMOND CHARLOTTE I. , LAZO-WASEM ERIC
Published: March 2019

Clepsine elegans Verrill, 1872 was described based on material collected from the West River, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA (Verrill, 1872). Moore (1901) synonymized C. elegans with the European congener Glossiphonia complanata (Linnaeus, 1758) in view of the morphological similarities of the two species. Subsequently, all North American leeches bearing 6 eyespots and a pair of paramedial lines were considered Glossiphonia complanata. Using specimens collected from Ontario and Michigan, Siddall et al. (2005) resurrected Glossiphonia elgans (Verrill, 1872), because specimens collected from Ontario, Canada and Michigan, USA showed considerable genetic distinction from, and did not form monophyletic group with, European specimens of G. complanata.
Isleria, a new genus of antwren (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)
Authors: BRAVO GUSTAVO A. , CHESSER R. TERRY , BRUMFIELD ROBB T.
Published: March 2019

A comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of the family Thamnophilidae indicated that the genus Myrmotherula is not monophyletic. The clade composed of M. guttata and M. hauxwelli is only distantly related to other members of the genus and should be removed from Myrmotherula. The phenotypic distinctiveness of the clade argues against merging it with its sister group Thamnomanes and no generic name is available for the guttata-hauxwelli clade. Consequently, we describe the genus Isleria for these two species, and designate Myrmothera guttata as its type species.
New species of Heteropsilopus and Amblypsilopus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)
Authors: LIU XIAOYAN , ZHU YAJUN , YANG DING
Published: March 2019

Heteropsilopus, previously believed to be restricted to southern Australia, south-western India and Sri Lanka, is reported from China for the first time. Two species, Heteropsilopus yunnanensis sp. nov. and Amblypsilopus curvus sp. nov., are described as new to science. The latter belongs to the Amblypsilopus flaviappendiculatus group.
Validation of new genus the Miniagraecia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)
Authors: RENTZ DCF , SU YOU NING , UESHIMA N.
Published: March 2019

It has been pointed out that there is an error in our recent paper (Rentz et al., 2012). On p. 24 we designated Miniagraecia viridis Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. as the type species of  the new genus Miniagraecia. However there is no such species.  There was a manuscript change in the name of the species and we did not catch it in the type species designation.  Miniagraecia is therefore a nomen nudum. Miniagraecia viridis is not a nominal species and Miniagraecia does not now have a fixed type species (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 67.1).
Taxonomic corrections of certain verified non-indigenous reptiles from Florida reported by Krysko et al. (2011)
Authors: KRYSKO KENNETH L. , SOMMA LOUIS A. , ROCHFORD MICHAEL R. , GILLETTE CHRISTOPHER R. , ENGE KEVIN M. , CUEVA DANIEL
Published: March 2019

In a recent issue of Zootaxa, Krysko et al. (2011) compiled and evaluated vouchers (i.e., specimens and photographs), and confirmed three intercepted and 137 introduced species of non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010.  Trying to improve upon previous methodologies of reporting new non-indigenous species, we stressed the importance of providing all known data along with vouchers to help keep numbers of species consistent, accurately identify species, document when and where a particular species is found, and identify the invasion pathway and current invasion stage of each species.  High resolution digital images of each of the 83 newly confirmed taxa were registered in MorphoBank (www.morphobank.org; project number p536).  Physical voucher specimens are always preferred over photographs, as it can be quite difficult to accurately identify species that are morphologically similar or cryptic, especially in species that we are unfamiliar with or may originate in different countries.  In this paper we attempt to correct the species names of four taxa as well as the family and authority names attributed to one species.
First records of Epimeriidae and Iphimediidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Macquarie Ridge, with description of a new species and its juveniles
Authors: LÖRZ ANNE-NINA
Published: March 2019

Amphipod species of the families Epimeriidae and Iphimediidae are recorded for the first time from Macquarie Ridge, asparsely sampled mid-ocean ridge between New Zealand and Antarctica. Epimeria ashleyi sp. nov. collected from twoseamounts on the Macquarie Ridge between 676–1025 m water depth is described in detail.Epimeria ashleyi sp. nov. can be distinguished from similar species by the unique combination of following charac-ters: pointed coxa 1–3, dorsal doublecarinae as well as three lateral projections on epimeral plates 1–3. The juveniles ofthe new species are described and are considerably different from the adults. Additionally, Labriphimedia pulchridentata(Stebbing, 1888), previously known only from Heard Island, is recorded from Macquarie Ridge seamounts with first images of its colour in life.
Hydrophis donaldi (Elapidae, Hydrophiinae), a highly distinctive new species of sea snake from northern Australia
Authors: UKUWELA KANISHKA D.B. , SANDERS KATE L. , FRY BRYAN G.
Published: March 2019

A new species of viviparous sea snake, Hydrophis donaldi sp. nov. (Hydrophiinae), is described from the Gulf of Carpen-taria, northern Australia. Molecular analyses reveal this species as a deeply divergent lineage within the Hydrophis sub-group, and separate it from all other sampled taxa by fixed nucleotide substitutions at three independent mitochondrial andnuclear loci. The new species is assigned to Hydrophis based on the current morphological diagnosis of this large but pa-raphyletic genus, and is distinguished from all other Hydrophis species and closely allied genera by a combination of mor-phological characters relating to scalation, colour pattern and osteology. Using current keys for sea snakes, H. donaldi sp.nov. might be mistaken for H. coggeri, H. sibauensis or H. torquatus diadema but it is readily distinguished from thesespecies by a higher number of bands on the body and tail, lower ventral count, strongly spinous body scales, and a wider,more rounded head. Sea snakes have been sampled intensively in the Gulf of Carpentaria due to their vulnerability to by-catch in the region’s commercial prawn-trawl fisheries. That this highly distinctive new species has evaded discovery inthe region until now is surprising, but might be explained by its habitat preferences. All known specimens of H. donaldi sp. nov. were found in estuarine habitats that are relatively poorly surveyed and are not targeted by commercial fisheries.
Niborskiana: a new genus to accommodate Tigava gracilis Monte and Tigava notabilis Drake (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Tingidae)
Authors: MONTEMAYOR SARA I.
Published: March 2019

A new Neotropical genus, Niborskiana n. gen., is introduced to accommodate Tigava gracilis Monte and T. notabilisDrake, and redescriptions, illustrations and photographs of these two species are provided. A diagnosis for the genus Tigava and a key to the related Neotropical genera are presented.
Glischrochilus (Librodor) forcipatus (Fairmaire, 1889) rediscovered (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
Authors: JELÍNEK JOSEF , LASOŃ ANDRZEJ , HÁJEK JIŘÍ
Published: March 2019

Glischrochilus (Librodor) forcipatus (Fairmaire, 1889) has been known from the single holotype which could not be dissected, so that the status of the species remained doubtful. New specimens of G. forcipatus, recently collected after ca. 120 years, are redescribed and compared with related species G. (L.) japonius (Motschulsky, 1857), G. (L.) jelineki Lasoń, 2009 and G. (L.) parvipustulatus (Kolbe, 1886). Validity of G. forcipatus is confirmed and key for identification of the similar species is given.
Revision of Flabelligera Sars, 1829 (Polychaeta: Flabelligeridae)
Authors: SALAZAR-VALLEJO SERGIO I.
Published: March 2019

Flabelligera Sars, 1829 is the type genus for Flabelligeridae de Saint-Joseph, 1894 and includes species common in tem-perate or cold waters in the world oceans. Together with Flabelliderma Hartman, 1969 they are the only genera whoseneurohooks have multiarticulate handles and bending crests. However, Flabelliderma species differ because they formlarge notopodial lobes, and often have dorsal sediment tubercles. The revision of all type and non-type materials resultedin the distinction of five body patterns within Flabelligera; they can be recognized on the basis of body shape, tunic de-velopment, parapodial position, notopodial alignment, and shape of neurohooks. Flabelligera is restricted and four generaare proposed: Annenkova (neurohooks with crests tapered, apparently segmented), Flabegraviera (notopodia in laterallydescending series, notochaetae and neurochaetae in cylindrical sheaths, markedly longer than body width), Flabehlersia(body fusiform, notopodia ventrolateral) and Flabesymbios (body papillae not covered by tunic, notopodia dorsal with papillae in fan-shaped pattern, neuropodia ventral). Flabelligera contains 16 species with three newly described and a re-placement name is proposed: F. haswelli n. n. pro F. affine Haswell, F. nuniezi n. sp. from the Northeastern Atlantic andMediterranean Sea, F. orensanzi n. sp. from the Southwestern Atlantic, and F. salazarae n. sp. from the Eastern tropicalPacific. Annenkova is monotypic: A. mastigophora (Annenkova, 1952) n. comb. from the Northwestern Pacific. Flabe-graviera contains F. mundata (Gravier, 1906) n. comb. and F. profunda n. sp. both from the Antarctic. Flabehlersia in-cludes two species: F. induta (Ehlers, 1897) n. comb. from Tierra del Fuego and F. persimilis (Annenkova-Chlopina 1924)n. comb. from the Northwestern Pacific. Flabesymbios contains two species living on Northeastern Pacific sea-urchins: F. commensalis (Moore, 1909) n. comb. on Strongylocentrotus and F. roberti n. sp. on Centrostephanus.
Two new species of Abrolophus (Acari: Erythraeidae) from Montenegro
Authors: SABOORI ALIREZA , ŠUNDIĆ MILOJE , PEŠIĆ VLADIMIR , HAKIMITABAR MASOUD
Published: March 2019

Abrolophus montenegrinus Saboori, Šundić & Pešić sp. nov. and Abrolophus petanovicae Saboori, Šundić & Pešić sp.nov. are described and illustrated from larvae on grasses (no host arthropod) from Montenegro. New data for some other Abrolophus species are provided.
A valid priacanthid species, Pristigenys refulgens (Valenciennes 1862), and a redescription of P. niphonia (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829) in the Indo-West Pacific (Perciformes: Priacanthidae)
Authors: IWATSUKI YUKIO , MATSUDA TSUYOSHI , STARNES WAYNE C. , NAKABO TETSUJI , YOSHINO TETSUO
Published: March 2019

Pristigenys refulgens (Valenciennes 1862) is herein redescribed as a valid species although it has long been synonymizedunder P. niphonia (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1829). Pristigenys refulgens differs from the latter in having lowergill raker counts, fewer lateral-line scales and spinules on body scales, shape of the caudal fin, and in fin and body color-ation. Pristigenys refulgens is currently known from the Indian and western Pacific oceans from South Africa and the RedSea eastward to Indonesia and Japan, while P. niphonia is confined to the western Pacific from Japan to northern Australia,and possibly eastward to Samoa. A neotype for Pristigenys niphonia is herein designated. A key is provided for the IndoWest Pacific Pristigenys species.
First record of the genus Acrodactyla Haliday (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of six new species
Authors: PHAM NHI THI , BROAD GAVIN R. , MATSUMOTO RIKIO , BÖHME WOLFGANG
Published: March 2019

Six new Acrodactyla species are described and illustrated from Vietnam based on the Ichneumonidae collection depositedat the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity, Naturalis, Netherlands and the Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan: A.maiphuquyi sp. nov., A. elongata sp. nov., A. shawi sp. nov and A. tami sp. nov. collected from Lao Cai Province at anelevation of 1,700–2,320 m a.s.l; A. lachryma sp. nov. collected from Chu Mom Ray NP, Kon Tum Province at an eleva-tion of 700–900 m a.s.l; and A. phuthoensis sp. nov. collected from Xuan Son NP, Phu Tho Province at an elevation of350–400 m a.s.l. Acrodactyla maiphuquyi sp. nov., A. elongata sp. nov. and A. tami sp. nov. belong to the degener group; A. lachryma sp. nov., A. phuthoensis sp. nov. and A. shawi sp. nov. belong to the quadrisculpta group.