bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Participate in Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Kidney Disease Partly via TGF-β1 Signal Pathway
Authors: Liu Cuiping , Qin Ludan , Ding Jingya , Zhou Luping , Gao Chenlin , Zhang Ting , Guo Man , Huang Wei , Jiang Zongzhe , Long Yang , Xu Yong
Published: July 2019

Aim. To explore the role of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Methods. The proportion of ILC2s and the levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) in the peripheral blood of normal control subjects (NC) or patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), early diabetic kidney disease (DKD1), or late diabetic kidney disease (DKD2) were analyzed by flow cytometry and ELISA. The expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), fibronectin (FN), collagen1, IL-4Rα, and IL-13Rα1 in renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) induced by IL-4, IL-13, or high glucose was analyzed by ELISA or qPCR. Results. The proportion of ILC2s and the levels of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 were significantly increased in DKD patients and were positively correlated with the severity of DKD (P<0.05). The expression of TGF-β1, FN, and collagen1 was significantly upregulated in HK-2 cells induced by IL-4 or IL-13 (P<0.05). Moreover, the IL-4Rα and IL-13Rα1 mRNA in HK2 cells were increased followed by high glucose alone or combined with IL-4 or IL-13, but the differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). However, compared with high-glucose stimulation alone, the expression of TGF-β1, FN, and collagen1 was significantly increased in HK-2 cells induced by high glucose combined with IL-4 or IL-13 (P<0.05). Conclusions. ILC2s may participate in renal fibrosis in DKD partly via TGF-β1 signal pathway.
AttenuatedLegionella pneumophilaSurvives for a Long Period in an Environmental Water Site
Authors: Nishida Takashi , Nakagawa Natsuko , Watanabe Kenta , Shimizu Takashi , Watarai Masahisa
Published: July 2019

Legionella pneumophilais known as a human pathogen and is ubiquitous in natural and artificial aquatic environments. Many studies have revealed the virulence traits ofL. pneumophilausing clinical strains and a number of studies for characterizing environmental strains are also reported. However, the association between the virulence and survivability in the environment is unclear. In the present study,L. pneumophilawas isolated from environmental water sites (Ashiyu foot spa, water fountain, and public bath), and the serogroups of isolated strains were determined by serological tests. Isolated strains were found to belong to serogroups SG1, SG2, SG3, SG4, SG5, SG8, SG9, and SG13. Untypeable strains were also obtained. Isolated strains were used for intracellular growth assay in a human monocytic cell line, THP-1. Among these strains, only an untypeable strain, named AY3, failed to replicate in THP-1. In addition, AY3 was maintained for a long period in an environmental water site, Ashiyu foot spa 2. Further, we compared the characteristics of several strains isolated from Ashiyu foot spa 2 and a clinical strain, Togus-1. AY3 failed to replicate in THP-1 cells but replicated in an amoeba model,Dictyostelium discoideum. Compared with Togus-1, the culturable cell number of environmental strains under stress conditions was higher. Moreover, biofilm formation was assessed, and AY3 showed the same degree of biofilm formation as Togus-1. Biofilm formation, replication in amoebae, and resistance against stress factors would explain the predominance of AY3 at one environmental site. Although the mechanism underlying the difference in the ability of AY3 to replicate in THP-1 cells or amoebae is still unclear, AY3 may abandon the ability to replicate in THP-1 cells to survive in one environment for a long period. Understanding the mechanisms ofL. pneumophilain replication within different hosts should help in the control of Legionnaires’ disease, but further study is necessary.
Dielectric Properties of Two-Dimensional Bi2Se3 Hexagonal Nanoplates Modified PVDF Nanocomposites
Authors: Feng Zunpeng , Hao Yanan , Zhang Jiameng , Qin Jing , Guo Limin , Bi Ke
Published: July 2019

Topological insulator two-dimensional (2D) Bi2Se3 hexagonal nanoplates, which are highly insulating in the bulk and have a conductive topological surface state, have been prepared via an “EG- (ethylene glycol-) sol” method and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Bi2Se3/PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) nanocomposites with various Bi2Se3 contents have been fabricated by a tape-casting method. The microstructure and dielectric performance of the Bi2Se3/PVDF nanocomposites are studied. The dielectric constant of the dense nanocomposite films keeps a relatively low value of about 16 when the Bi2Se3 content is lower than 12 vol.% then suddenly increases to 36 with a critical Bi2Se3 content of 13 vol.% due to the percolation effect of the large aspect ratio of the 2D Bi2Se3 nanoplates. The study of the Bi2Se3/PVDF nanocomposite system is conducive to the exploration of high-performance dielectrics.
The Spectrum of Pulmonary Toxicity in Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Gemcitabine Combination Chemotherapy
Authors: Baig Jalal , Shokouh-Amiri Mohammad , Chan Juliana , Chowdhery Rozina , Danthurthy Samaya , Venepalli Neeta K.
Published: July 2019

Gemcitabine is widely utilized in the treatment of pancreatic, ovarian, and non small cell lung cancers. Gemcitabine is associated with a wide spectrum of lung toxicities, ranging from dyspnea 25% of patients to severe pulmonary toxicity in up to 5% of patients. There is a dearth of information specific to pulmonary toxicity in the setting of gemcitabine combination chemotherapy. Given the potential severity, it is important to identify it early by excluding more common etiologies. We share two case reports of patients with pancreatic cancer who developed severe pulmonary toxicity during gemcitabine combination chemotherapy. Both cases emphasize the heightened risk of pulmonary toxicity in patients receiving gemcitabine chemotherapy combinations, and a need to be vigilant to initiate appropriate therapies immediately.
Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic versus Open Total Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Authors: Lee Hayemin , Kim Wook , Lee Junhyun
Published: July 2019

Background: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) is a technically and oncologically challenging procedure for surgeons. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the technical safety and long-term oncological feasibility between LTG and open total gastrectomy (OTG) for patients with AGC using a propensity score (PS)-matched analysis. Methods: Between 2004 and 2014, 185 patients (OTG: 127, LTG: 58) underwent curative total gastrectomy for AGC. PS matching was performed using the patients’ clinicopathological factors, and comparisons were made based on surgical outcomes and long-term survival rates. Results: After PS matching, 102 patients (51 patients in each group) were enrolled. The total numbers of retrieved lymph nodes were similar in both groups. The numbers of retrieved lymph nodes around the splenic hilum were similar in both groups. A longer operation time was required for the LTG group than for the OTG group, but less intraoperative bleeding was observed in the LTG group. The overall morbidity and mortality rates of both groups were similar. Between the 2 groups, there was no difference in the 5-year overall survival rate or disease-free survival rate. Conclusions: For treating proximal AGC, LTG may be a technically and an oncologically safe and feasible method.
Representation and Phenomenalism in the Critique of Pure Reason
Authors: Vogelmann Rafael Graebin
Published: July 2019

Kant has often been accused of being a phenomenalist, i.e., of reducing spatial objects to representations that exist only in our minds. I argue against this reading. Given Kant’s claim that appearances are mere representations, the only way to avoid the accusation of phenomenalism is to provide an alternative conception of “representation” according to which the claim that something is a mere representation does not entail that it is a mere mental item (or an organized collection of mental items). I offer evidence that Kant does not conceive of representations as mental items and outline an alternative conception of representations.
Crise do poder: teses para a teoria da contradição dialética
Authors: Theunissen Michael
Published: July 2019

Tradução de Theunissen, M. (1975). „Krise der Macht“. In: Hegel-Jahrbuch. Köln: Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag, p. 318–329, por Bruno Höfig (Universidade de Londres) e Leonardo André Paes Müller (Universidade de São Paulo).
Thresholds for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Based on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Late Pregnancy in a Southern Chinese Population
Authors: Lv Li‐Juan , Ji Wen‐Jie , Wu Lin‐Lin , Miao Jun , Wen Ji‐Ying , Lei Qiong , Duan Dong‐Mei , Chen Huan , Hirst Jane E. , Henry Amanda , Zhou Xin , Niu Jian‐Min
Published: July 2019

Background

In contrast to the general population, outcome‐derived thresholds for diagnosing ambulatory hypertension in pregnancy are not yet available. We aimed to identify and compare outcome‐derived ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring thresholds for adverse perinatal outcomes by using approaches related and not related to clinic BP in a southern Chinese population.

Methods and Results

Ambulatory BP monitoring was performed in a cohort of 1768 high‐risk participants in late pregnancy who were not taking antihypertensive medications. Participants were followed for composite maternal (severe complications) and neonatal (pregnancy loss, advanced neonatal care, and small for gestational age) outcomes. Modeling of clinic BP–unrelated approaches revealed a nonlinear threshold effect of ambulatory diastolic BP on the composite outcome, with increased risk for daytime ≥79 mm Hg and 24‐hour measurement ≥76 mm Hg. For other ambulatory BP components showing linear associations with outcome, the following thresholds were identified: 131 mm Hg for daytime systolic, 121 mm Hg for nighttime systolic, 130 mm Hg for 24‐hour systolic, and 73 mm Hg for night‐time diastolic BP. These thresholds unrelated to clinic BP were lower than the equivalents yielding a similar probability of outcome to clinic BP of 140/90 mm Hg and were comparable with equivalents to clinic BP of 130/80 mm Hg.

Conclusions

Using an outcome‐derived approach unrelated to clinic BP, we identified rounded thresholds to define ambulatory hypertension in at‐risk women in late pregnancy in a southern Chinese population as follows: 130/80 mm Hg for daytime, 120/75 mm Hg for nighttime, and 130/75 mm Hg for 24‐hour measurement. For wider clinical applicability and to align both nonpregnancy and pregnancy ambulatory BP monitoring with an outcomes‐based approach, prospective, multiethnic, international studies from early pregnancy onward will be required.
ARMC5
Variants and Risk of Hypertension in Blacks: MH‐GRID Study
Authors: Zilbermint Mihail , Gaye Amadou , Berthon Annabel , Hannah‐Shmouni Fady , Faucz Fabio R. , Lodish Maya B. , Davis Adam R. , Gibbons Gary H. , Stratakis Constantine A.
Published: July 2019

Background

We recently found that

ARMC
5

variants may be associated with primary aldosteronism in blacks. We investigated a cohort from the
MH
‐
GRID
(Minority Health Genomics and Translational Research Bio‐Repository Database) and tested the association between

ARMC
5

variants and blood pressure in
black
s.

Methods and Results

Whole exome sequencing data of 1377
black
s were analyzed. Target single‐variant and gene‐based association analyses of hypertension were performed for

ARMC
5

, and replicated in a subset of 3015 individuals of African descent from the
UK
Biobank cohort. Sixteen rare variants were significantly associated with hypertension (
P
=0.0402) in the gene‐based (optimized sequenced kernel association test) analysis; the 16 and one other,
rs116201073
, together, showed a strong association (
P
=0.0003) with blood pressure in this data set. The presence of the
rs116201073
variant was associated with lower blood pressure. We then used human embryonic kidney 293 and adrenocortical H295R cells transfected with an

ARMC
5

construct containing
rs116201073
(c.*920T>C). The latter was common in both the discovery (
MH
‐
GRID
) and replication (
UK
Biobank) data and reached statistical significance (
P
=0.044 [odds ratio, 0.7] and
P
=0.007 [odds ratio, 0.76], respectively). The allele carrying
rs116201073
increased levels of
ARMC5
mRNA
, consistent with its protective effect in the epidemiological data.

Conclusions

ARMC
5

shows an association with hypertension in
black
s when rare variants within the gene are considered. We also identified a protective variant of the

ARMC
5

gene with an effect on

ARMC
5

expression confirmed in vitro. These results extend our previous report of

ARMC
5’

s possible involvement in the determination of blood pressure in blacks.
Sensitivity of Administrative Coding in Identifying Inpatient Acute Strokes Complicating Procedures or Other Diseases in UK Hospitals
Authors: Li Linxin , Binney Lucy E , Carter Samantha , Gutnikov Sergei A. , Beebe Sally , Bowsher‐Brown Karen , Silver Louise E. , Rothwell Peter M. ,   the Oxford Vascular Study
Published: July 2019

Background

Administrative hospital diagnostic coding data are increasingly used in “big data” research and to assess complication rates after surgery or acute medical conditions. Acute stroke is a common complication of several procedures/conditions, such as carotid interventions, but data are lacking on the sensitivity of administrative coding in identifying acute stroke during inpatient stay.

Methods and Results

Using all acute strokes ascertained in a population‐based cohort (2002–2017) as the reference, we determined the sensitivity of hospital administrative diagnostic codes (
International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision
;
ICD‐10
) for identifying acute strokes that occurred during hospital admission for other reasons, stratified by coding strategies, study periods, and stroke severity (National Institutes of Health Stroke Score</≥5). Of 3011 acute strokes, 198 (6.6%) occurred during hospital admissions for procedures/other diseases, including 122 (61.6%) major strokes. Using stroke‐specific codes (
ICD‐10
=I60–I61 and I63–I64) in the primary diagnostic position, 66 of the 198 cases were correctly identified (sensitivity for any stroke, 33.3%; 95% CI, 27.1–40.2; minor stroke, 30.3%; 95% CI, 21.0–41.5; major stroke, 35.2%; 95% CI, 27.2–44.2), with no improvement of sensitivity over time (
P
trend
=0.54). Sensitivity was lower during admissions for surgery/procedures than for other acute medical admissions (n/% 17/23.3% versus 49/39.2%;
P
=0.02). Sensitivity improved to 60.6% (53.6–67.2) for all and 61.6% (50.0–72.1) for surgery/procedures if other diagnostic positions were used, and to 65.2% (58.2–71.5) and 68.5% (56.9–78.1) respectively if combined with use of all possible nonspecific stroke‐related codes (ie, adding
ICD‐10
=I62 and I65–I68).

Conclusions

Low sensitivity of administrative coding in identifying acute strokes that occurred during admission does not support its use alone for audit of complication rates of procedures or hospitalization for other reasons.
Companion Animal for a Prophet or Witch?: Changing Place of House Cats in Contemporary Mali
Authors: Bell Dianna
Published: July 2019

This essay offers an analysis of how the spread of Islam across southern Mali has impacted relationships between humans and cats. Historically, Malians have generally characterized cats as familiars for witches, setting them apart from other nonhuman animals as signs of misfortune. Such attitudes regularly culminate in people capturing and killing cats, some of whom are kept as companion animals, without repercussion. But cat-loving Muslims in southern Mali have increasingly started to call such attitudes and practices into question, using stories of the Prophet Muhammad to defend the honor of cats. This article offers a review of the changing nature of human-cat relations in contemporary southern Mali by considering the varied rationales offered for vilifying as well as honoring and tending to cats alike.
Attitudes and Risk Perception Toward the Mountain Lion Bordering the Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Authors: Crook Stephen E. S.
Published: July 2019

Growth in the human population and the popularity of outdoor recreation have resulted in increasing interaction between humans and mountain lions (Puma concolor). A questionnaire was used to gauge attitudes, risk perception, and management preferences toward the species among residents near its habitat in Santa Cruz County, California. Attitudes were positive, risk perception moderate, knowledge low, and lethal control measures unpopular. More positive attitudes were found among men, respondents with more education, respondents who recreated often in natural areas, and nature organization members. Older respondents, women, those who recreated less in mountain lion habitat, and those who lived near (but not in) perceived mountain lion habitat demonstrated increased risk perception. Results could help align management actions with public preferences, and guide conservation organizations toward capitalizing on positive attitudes. Both management bodies and conservation organizations should target outreach toward addressing poor knowledge among groups with negative attitudes and higher risk perception.
Teaching the Nonhuman Animal in Higher Education: Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning
Authors: Hovorka Alice J.
Published: July 2019

As human-animal studies (HAS) scholarship has grown and expanded over the past few decades, so have opportunities to bring nonhuman animals into higher education. This article presents an instructional design option for teaching the animal through interdisciplinary experiential learning. Interdisciplinary learning integrates multidisciplinary knowledge across a central theme while experiential learning encourages learners to move through a recursive process of experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting. The article also reflects on student learning outcomes based on a questionnaire survey conducted five years after the course completion. Preliminary insights reveal the transformative potential of this approach given students’ modified viewpoints, enhanced ethical sensitivity, enlarged horizons, and behavioral changes regarding animals. HAS scholars are encouraged to engage in animal-focused scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education by sharing instructional templates and scholarly research on HAS courses. Doing so will expand opportunities for students to appreciate, critically examine, and positively influence animal lives.
A New Theory of Imperialism and the Social Revolution
Authors: Grossman Henryk
Published: July 2019

Grossman’s first major, published study of Marxist economic theory was a devastating critique of Fritz Sternberg’s ambitious and long book, Imperialism. The article exposed the way Sternberg failed to grasp Marx’s method and basic economic arguments, and drew impatient revolutionary conclusions from assumptions of anti-revolutionary revisionism. It also outlined Grossman’s own recovery, restatement and elaboration of features of Marx’s economic analysis, and Lenin’s conception of workers’ revolution. This abridgement consists of the first three sections of the article. An introduction to Grossman’s article is published simultaneously (DOI 10.1163/1569206X-12341756).
An Old Persian Inscription from Phanagoria
Authors: Kuznetsov Vladimir D. , Nikitin Alexander B.
Published: July 2019

This article is a publication of the fragmentary Old Persian inscription from the ancient Greek city of Phanagoria (the Taman Peninsula, Russia). The inscription was found in a private house built over the ruins of the city’s fortifications, which perished in a fire in the late first or the early second quarter of the 5th century BC. The fragment of the stele bears six partially preserved lines of the text. The signs at the beginning and the end of each line are missing. Due to the fragmentary nature of the inscription, its contents can not be determined. However, the archaeological context of the find allows us to attribute its authorship to King Xerxes. The new document attests that the Persian Empire took an active interest in the northern coast of the Black Sea.
A Female Burial with Gold Jewellery from the Ust’-Al’ma Necropolis (Crimea) Dating from the 1st Century AD
Authors: Trufanov Alexander A. , Mordvintseva Valentina I.
Published: July 2019

This is the publication of a female burial in Catacomb No. 1119 of the Ust’-Al’ma necropolis situated on the south-western shore of the Crimea. In it were found items of personal jewellery (gold earrings, amphora-shaped pendants, beads of a necklace and plaques originally sewn on to garments) as well as grave goods (gold leaves from a funerary wreath, gold eye-pieces, two hand-moulded ceramic incense-burners, a ceramic jug, an iron knife, a ceramic unguentarium of the bulbous type, a ceramic red-slip bowl and two ceramic spindle whorls). The grave might have belonged to a representative of the social élite and it dates from the first half of the 1st century AD.
Theater for Kindergarten Children in the Yishuv: Toward the Formation of an Eretz-Israeli Childhood
Authors: Zer-Zion Shelly
Published: July 2019

“The Children’s Theatre by the Kindergarten Teachers Center,” that was founded in 1928, was the first Hebrew repertory theatre exclusively addressing the audience of children attending kindergarten and the first grades of elementary school. This article explores how The Children’s Theater conveyed a set of performative practices that consolidated a habitus of Eretz-Israeli childhood. The theater articulated the embodied repertoire of Eretz-Israeli childhood and established it on two pillars. First, it epitomized the concept of an innocent and secure childhood. The world performed on the stage created a utopian notion of childhood. Second, it encouraged the children to participate in the world of adults, but in a way suited to their age and psychological needs. The ability of this theatre to create an enriching and a secure environment for children was deeply needed in the Jewish settlement of Palestine of the 1930’s and 1940’s, which was constituted of immigrants struggling to build a future in the land.
Coprolites from Rock Shelters: Hunter-Gatherers “Herding” Barbary Sheep in the Early Holocene Sahara
Authors: Rotunno Rocco , Mercuri Anna Maria , Florenzano Assunta , Zerboni Andrea , di Lernia Savino
Published: July 2019

Archaeological deposits in rock shelters have enormous informative potential, particularly in arid environments where organic materials are well preserved. In these areas, sub-fossilized coprolites and dung remains have been identified as valuable proxies for inferences about past environments, subsistence economies and cultural trajectories. Here we present a multidisciplinary analysis of bovid (ovicaprine) coprolites collected from the Early Holocene hunter-gatherer occupation at Takarkori rock shelter (SW Libya, central Sahara). Our results show that Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) were managed as early as ~9500 years cal BP, mostly with the rearing of juveniles. Palynological analysis of individual pellets suggests a seasonal confinement of the animals and the selection of fodder. GIS analysis of coprolite distribution also indicates sophisticated strategies of Barbary sheep “herding” and spatial differentiation of specialized areas within the rock shelter, including the construction and use of a stone-based enclosure for corralling animals. These highly structured and organized forms of control over wild animals are interpreted as a potential co-evolutionary trigger for the subsequent rapid adoption and integration of the incoming pastoral Neolithic economy.
Advantage of Early Focus on Visual Information in Bi-Modal Training of Bimanual Coordination
Authors: Huang Shaochen , Dai Boyi , Zhu Qin
Published: July 2019

Previous studies have shown that learning bimanual coordination is modality-specific, and both visual and kinesthetic information about relative phase can be used to facilitate learning. However, an extended training with focus on visual information leads to the neglect of kinesthesis and a complete reliance on vision to perform the coordination. The current study explored the bi-modal training of bimanual coordination, where the participants were guided to attend to both visual and kinesthetic information to learn 90° coordination. Thirty participants in their 20s were trained for 10 sessions (two sessions a day for five days), during which they were randomly divided into three groups of 10 participants each to practice the coordination. The V–K group was focused first on visual information, and then on kinesthetic information, to learn the 90° coordination. The K–V group was focused first on kinesthetic information, and then on visual information to learn the coordination. The Random group randomly shifted their focus between visual and kinesthetic information to learn the coordination. All participants were tested as they performed the 90° coordination with and without visual information before, halfway, and after the training. The results showed that the bi-modal training yielded more improved and transferred coordination than the uni-modal training. However, among the three types of bi-modal training, the V–K schedule exhibited the most modality-specific learning and transfer. Therefore, when using both visual demonstration and physical guidance to teach bimanual coordination skills, providing visual demonstration in the early stage should be recommended.
What Is Gnosis? An Exploration
Authors: Versluis Arthur
Published: July 2019

The word “gnosis” is widely used in contemporary scholarship in a range of fields including not only the study of the historical phenomenon of Gnosticism, but also in more unexpected areas like translations of Buddhist texts, where the term has taken on a fairly specific collectively understood meaning. Broadly speaking, in the developing consensus visible both in scholarship and in popular culture, gnosis refers to knowledge that transcends ratiocinative, discursive, or dualistic forms of knowledge. Gnosis, broadly understood both in scholarship and to some extent in popular culture, refers to knowledge understood as the transcendence of self/other dualism. Authors discussed include Edward Conze, Theodore Roszak, Carl Jung, Andrew Newberg, April DeConick, Peter Carroll, Andrieh Vitimus, Ken Wilber, and Christopher Bache.
Muscari pamiryigidii (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from northwestern Anatolia
Authors: EKER İSMAİL
Published: July 2019

A new species from Turkey, Muscari pamiryigidii Eker sp. nov. (Asparagaceae), is described and illustrated here. Diagnostic characters, description, original photographs, detailed illustration, geographical distribution, conservation assessment, observations, and taxonomic comments on the new species are presented. The new species is compared to the closely related species M. armeniacum, M. aucheri and M. bourgaei.
Revision of Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens (Paykull, 1811) with description of Saprinus (Saprinus) secchii n. sp. (Coleoptera: Histeridae)
Authors: THÉRY THOMAS , GOMY YVES , DEGALLIER NICOLAS
Published: July 2019

Saprinus (Saprinus) splendens (Paykull, 1811), a widely distributed species, is redescribed and a lectotype designated. Its synonyms are revised. Saprinus (Saprinus) secchii n. sp. is described as new from the Ivory Coast, Benin, Senegal, Sudan, Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) and Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). The distributions of both species are updated.
Spinisternum castaneipictus Willemse, 1966 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) from Papua New Guinea, with description of the male and remarks on the relationship
Authors: ÜNAL MUSTAFA
Published: July 2019

In the present paper, the male of Spinisternum castaneipictus Willemse, previously unknown is described. The similarity of Spinisternum with other genera causes confusion in identification. This problem is discussed and similar species in different genera are compared. A key to species of Spinisternum and illustrations of S. castaneipictus are provided.
Three new species of shallow water, yellow zoanthids (Hexacorallia: Zoanthidea: Epizoanthidae) from southern California, USA, and southern Australia
Authors: PHILIPP NICHOLAS A. , FAUTIN DAPHNE G.
Published: July 2019

In southern California and southern Australia, several species of hexacorals that are common at diving depths have been referred to as “Yellow Zoanthids.” We describe three new species of them in the genus Epizoanthus because all have a macrocnemic mesenterial arrangement and mesogleal marginal sphincter muscle. Epizoanthus giveni is from southern California, and Epizoanthus karenae and Epizoanthus rodmani are from southern Australia. Distinguishing features of E. giveni n. sp. are a sphincter muscle with alveoli arrayed in a single, longitudinal column, polyps no longer than 8 mm beyond the coenenchyme, obvious scapus ridges numbering 19 or fewer, and mesenteries numbering 36 or fewer. Distinguishing features of E. karenae n. sp. are radiating dark-orange lines on the oral disc (in life), a broad sphincter muscle filling most of the margin distally and transversely stratified proximally, polyps no longer than 12 mm beyond the coenenchyme, obvious scapus ridges numbering 20 or fewer, and mesenteries numbering no more than 40. Distinguishing features of E. rodmani n. sp. are the lack of lines on the oral disc (in life), a sphincter muscle situated in the middle of the mesoglea with alveoli more elliptical than circular in section, polyps no longer than 8 mm beyond the coenenchyme, scapus ridges not obvious, and mesenteries numbering 48 or fewer.
A revision of the genera Galeolaria and Pyrgopolon (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), with discussions on opercular insertion as a character in their taxonomy and relationships, and their zoogeography
Authors: PILLAI T. GOTTFRIED
Published: July 2019

While earlier works have shown that the operculum is inserted in the position of the first or second branchial radiole in serpulimorph taxa, the present paper shows that it is inserted independently of the branchial radioles of both sides in the genera Galeolaria and Pyrgopolon. Although both genera possess several characters in common with the group consisting of Pomatoleios, Pomatoceros and Spirobranchus, a cladistic analysis revealed that they form two distinct clades, as sister groups to each other. Extant species of Pyrgopolon occur mainly in the Caribbean region, and of Galeolaria in eastern Australia and New Zealand. However, there is palaeontological evidence indicating that fossil species of Pyrgopolon had a wider geographical distribution, having existed in Europe during geological times.
A new species of the genus Paramesotriton (Caudata: Salamandridae) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southern China
Authors: WU YUNKE , ROVITO SEAN M. , PAPENFUSS THEODORE J. , HANKEN JAMES
Published: July 2019

A new species of Asian warty newt, Paramesotriton ermizhaoi, is described from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. This species is easily distinguished from other congeners by external morphology and osteology. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial data place P. ermizhaoi as a possible sister taxon to P. hongkongensis and P. chinensis. The number of trunk vertebrae varies from 12 to 13 in the new species. The relationship between P. ermizhaoi and a potentially new Pachytriton species (Pachytriton C), and the Guangxi population of P. chinensis is briefly discussed.
Threatened butterflies: a new subspecies of Neptis manasa Moore, 1858 from Hainan Island (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
Authors: LANG SONGYUN , XUE DAYONG , HAN HONGXIANG
Published: July 2019

Neptis manasa Moore, 1858, belonging to the tribe Neptini (Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae), is distributed along the northern border of the Oriental Region. So far, four subspecies have been recorded: N. m. manasa Moore, 1858 (North India to north Thailand), N. m. antigone Leech, 1890 (South China), N. m. narcissina Oberthür, 1906 (Northwest Yunnan, China) and N. m. shinkaii Koiwaya, 1996 (Southeast Tibet, China). N. manasa is very rare compared with most species of the genus Neptis. Restricted only to virgin forests, its habitats have been destroyed by the economic developments of China and neighbouring countries. Thus, N. manasa is likely to be threatened by losing its required habitats. Gu (1997) first recorded N. manasa from Hainan Island and considered the insular race as the nominate subspecies. We studied two N. manasa specimens collected in the early 1980s by Mr. Gu from Hainan and found that the insular race is quite different from all known subspecies based upon external features and male genitalia. The purpose of this paper is to describe the insular race from Hainan Island as a new subspecies and bring attention to its probably threatened status.
Neotropical Nilothauma Kieffer, 1921, with the description of thirteen new species (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Authors: MENDES HUMBERTO FONSECA , ANDERSEN TROND
Published: July 2019

Thirteen new species to Nilothauma Kieffer are described and figured: N. amazonense, N. calori, N. complicatum, N. fazzariense, N. involucrum, N. jaraguaense, N. longissimum, N. roquei, N. sooretamense, and N. zitoi from Brazil and N. spiesi from Chile as males, and N. aripuanense and N. matogrossense from Brazil as males and pupae. Type material and other materials of Paranilothauma reissi Soponis, P. strebulosum Adam et Sæther, Neelamia fittkaui Soponis, and N. bergeri Soponis are examined and the males figured. A phylogenetic analysis of all Nilothauma, Paranilothauma Soponis, and Neelamia Soponis species is performed, showing that the genera Paranilothauma and Neelamia should be regarded as junior synonyms of Nilothauma and the included species are placed in Nilothauma as new combinations accordingly. New material further revealed that N. bergeri is a synonym of N. fittkaui. Nilothauma is found in all biogeoraphical regions except Antartica, and shows an Inabrezian (Northern Gondwana) distribution pattern. The phylogeny combined with the corresponding area cladogram and BPA analysis suggests the Neotropical Region as the area of origin.
Rediscovery of the ant genus Amyrmex Kusnezov (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its transfer from Dolichoderinae to Leptanilloidinae
Authors: WARD PHILIP S. , BRADY SEÁN G.
Published: July 2019

The ant genus Amyrmex Kusnezov (1953), previously known only from several males collected more than fifty years ago in Tucumán, Argentina, is redescribed on the basis of more recent material from Argentina and Brazil. Using DNA sequence data from seven nuclear genes we investigate the phylogenetic position of Amyrmex and demonstrate that it is a member of the subfamily Leptanilloidinae, rather than the Dolichoderinae to which it had been previously assigned. This placement is also supported by a reevaluation of morphological traits. Amyrmex is possibly a senior synonym of the worker-based genus Asphinctanilloides Brandão, Diniz, Agosti & Delabie (1999), but additional study is needed to establish generic limits within the Leptanilloidinae and to reliably associate male and worker castes.
Riekophlebia crocina, a new genus and species of Atalophlebiinae (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae) from the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-eastern Australia
Authors: CHRISTIDIS FAYE
Published: July 2019

Riekophlebia crocina, a new genus and species, is described from Australia based on nymphs and adults. Riekophlebia belongs to a lineage that also includes the Australian genera Austrophlebioides, Kirrara, Manggabora and Tillyardophlebia.
Taxonomy of Promethis Pascoe (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) on Hainan Island, China
Authors: BA YI-BIN , REN GUO-DONG
Published: July 2019

The genus Promethis Pascoe on Hainan Island, China is reviewed. One new species is described under the name P. crassihornis sp. nov., and one species newly recorded in China, P. oshimana (Miwa), is reported. A key to the species of the genus Promethis on Hainan Island is included.
Introduction to the taxonomy of Iulomorphidae of New Zealand, with descriptions of two new species of Eumastigonus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Epinannolenidea)
Authors: KORSÓS ZOLTÁN , JOHNS PETER M.
Published: July 2019

The single New Zealand genus, Eumastigonus Chamberlin, 1920, of the millipede family Iulomorphidae (Spirostreptida: Epinannolenidea) is reviewed, diagnosed, and its morphological characters are discussed. Redescription of the generotype E. kaorinus Chamberlin, 1920, further records of E. distinctior Chamberlin, 1920, and E. hemmingseni Mauriès, 1983, and descriptions of two new species: E. hallelujah sp. n. and E. waitahae sp. n. are given.
Species diversity and distributions of microdrile earthworms (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) from South America
Authors: CHRISTOFFERSEN MARTIN L.
Published: July 2019

A comprehensive biodiversity database of Enchytraeidae produced 66 nominal species reported to date from South America (Achaeta, 6 species; Buchholzia, 1; Cognettia, 1; Enchytraeus, 3; Fridericia, 5; Grania, 1; Guaranidrilus, 10; Hemienchytraeus, 12; Henlea, 2; Lumbricillus, 7; Marionina, 12; Stephensoniella, 1; Timmodrilus, 1; Tupidrilus, 4). Almost 76% of this fauna (50 species) is endemic to the South American continent. The remaining 16 species are more or less largely distributed. Detailed South American occurrences are provided. This is the first reassessment of South American enchytraeids in 27 years. The group is conspicuoulsy absent from the northeast region of Brazil. Enchytraeidae are microdrile earthworms, representing the sister group of the Crassiclitellata, or megadrile earthworms. This relationship is supported by molecular phylogenies, ontogenetic transformations, ecological evidence, and several morphological synapomorphies (dorsal pores, contractil dorsal vessel, lateral position of dorsal chaetal bundles, and shape of chaetae).
An updated and annotated checklist of recent nonmarine ostracods from China
Authors: YU NA , ZHAO QUANHONG , LI ERCHAO , CHEN SHIMEI , CHEN LIQIAO
Published: July 2019

The updated and annotated checklist includes all published names of Chinese recent nonmarine ostracods and their provincial records up to 2007. A total of 160 specific names are included. Of these, 154 are taxonomically accepted names. At present, the richest province with more than 53 species of ostracods is Qinghai, followed by Yunnan with 42 species and Tibet with 30 species. There are still fourteen provinces in China without records, and two provinces with only one ostracod reported. These provinces are in need of immediate investigation.
Review of the current knowledge of the systematics of Onchidiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) with a checklist of nominal species
Authors: DAYRAT BENOÎT
Published: July 2019

Because Onchidiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) has been understudied since the last experts were active more than 70 years ago, systematics of this taxon is in a state of confusion: The nomenclatural status of most species names is unknown; the current supra-specific classification, largely based on Labbé’s work, has not been revised since the 1930s and needs to be re-evaluated through a modern, phylogenetic approach. A checklist of all 143 species names available in Onchidiidae is provided, as a first step towards a systematic revision. In addition, type material information (all existing types were examined by the author), type locality, and comments on the current taxonomic status and classification are provided for each species name. Present state of knowledge of the higher-level systematics of Onchidiidae is also briefly reviewed. Species diversity based on traditional generic taxa is presented. Finally, type localities are listed by region, worldwide, and interesting questions of biogeography are mentioned.
Two new Tegenaria species (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Portugal
Authors: BOLZERN ANGELO , CRESPO LUÍS , CARDOSO PEDRO
Published: July 2019

The genera complex Tegenaria/Malthonica is a problematic spider group of the family Agelenidae. Besides taxonomical problems, new European species are described on a regular basis. Here two species from Portugal, Tegenaria barrientosi sp. n. and Tegenaria incognita sp. n., are described. Both species show a significant similarity to T. bucculenta, T. feminea and T. montigena, a species group restricted to the Iberian Peninsula. T. barrientosi sp. n. can be separated by the pyramidal shaped ventral branch of the conductor, the shape and arrangement of the RTA and the proportion of the bulblength to the cymbium-length, the run and shortness of the copulatory ducts with the diverticulae originating laterally and the irregularly sclerotized egg-shaped spermathecae, which are touching each other anteriorly. T. incognita sp. n. can be separated by the very broad lateral branch and the almost completely hidden lateroventral branch of the RTA, the shape of the conductor with the terminal end pointing towards posterior, the inwards directed epigynal teeth, the run and shortness of the copulatory ducts with the anteriorly originating diverticulae.
A cladistic analysis of Gorytina (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae: Bembicini), with a reclassification of the subtribe
Authors: NEMKOV PAVEL G. , PULAWSKI WOJCIECH J.
Published: July 2019

Based on a cladistic analysis of the digger wasp subtribe Gorytina, the subtribes Argogorytina Nemkov and Lelej 1996, stat. resurr. (consisting of Argogorytes Ashmead 1899, Neogorytes Bohart in Bohart and Menke 1976, and Pterygorytes Bohart 1967), and Trichogorytina, subtrib. nov. (genus Trichogorytes Rohwer 1912 only) are removed from Gorytina. The genus Pterygorytes Bohart 1967 is transferred to Handlirschiina. New generic synonyms are: Pseudoplisus Ashmead 1899, and Leiogorytes Bohart 2000 = Gorytes Latreille 1805; and Malaygorytes Nemkov 1999 = Argogorytes Ashmead 1899. Thirteen species originally described in Pseudoplisus are transferred to Gorytes (new comb.): P. butleri Bohart 1969, P. californicus Bohart 1969, P. catalinae Bohart 1969, P. claripennis Bohart 1969, P. erugatus Bohart 1969, P. flavidulus Bohart 1969, P. hadrus Bohart 1969, P. imperialis Bohart 1969, P. nigricomus Bohart 1969, P. ocellatus Bohart 1969, P. samiatus Bohart 1969, P. willcoxi Ohl 2009, and P. tanythrix Bohart 1969. Also transferred to Gorytes (new comb.) are Leiogorytes guerrero Bohart 2000, Arpactus nyasicus R. Turner, 1915 and the following twelve species originally described in Gorytes but currently placed in Pseudoplisus: G. abdominalis Cresson 1865, G. aequalis Handlirsch 1888, G. divisus F. Smith 1856, G. effugiens Brauns 1911, G. fasciatus W. Fox 1896, G. montanus Cameron 1890, G. natalensis F. Smith 1856, G. ranosahae Arnold 1945, G. rubiginosus Handlirsch 1888, G. rufomaculatus W. Fox 1896, G. smithii Cresson 1880, and G. venustus Cresson 1865. Malaygorytes konishii (Nemkov 1999) is transferred to Argogorytes (new comb.). Updated diagnoses of Gorytes and Argogorytes are provided.
Discovery of a second species of Aesalini from continental China, with description of the new species and its third instar larva (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae)
Authors: HUANG HAO , BI WEN-XUAN , LI LI-ZHEN
Published: July 2019

Aesalus zhejiangensis Huang & Bi, sp. nov. is described from Mt. Fengyangshan, southern Zhejiang, China. It is the second species of the lucanid genus Aesalus Fabricius known from continental China. This new species is similar to the Indo-Chinese species Aesalus satoi, but can be distinguished by the longer canthus, male with shorter non-sclerotized distal portion of penis (medial lobe of parameres), and female genitalia with longer styli. A checklist of Aesalini and a key to the Old World species are given. Female genitalia and larval morphology are described in detail for the new species and discussed for the higher classification of Aesalini. The current state of Aesalini systematics and phylogeny is discussed.
New ant species related to Cerapachys sexspinus and discussion of the status of Yunodorylus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Authors: BOROWIEC MAREK L.
Published: July 2019

Three species related to the Chinese ant Cerapachys sexspinus (Xu, 2000) are described as new: Cerapachys doryloides n. sp. from Borneo, C. eguchii n. sp. from Vietnam, and C. paradoxus n. sp. from Borneo. Additionally, Cerapachys sexspinus is redescribed. A species-group diagnosis and a discussion of the group’s affinities are provided, together with a key to species based on workers. All species are illustrated with photographs and a distribution map. It is recommended that the name Yunodorylus remain a synonym of Cerapachys until the taxonomy and phylogeny of the Cerapachyinae is better understood.
Catalogue of non-marine Polychaeta (Annelida) of the World
Authors: GLASBY CHRISTOPHER J. , TIMM TARMO , MUIR ALEXANDER I. , GIL JOÃO
Published: July 2019

An annotated checklist and bibliography of 197 species (representing 78 genera and 26 families) of non-marine polychaetes of the world is presented, including synonymies, information on ecology, distribution, habitat, and references to the taxonomic and biological literature. Over half (57%) of the checklist species are represented by just three families as follows: Nereididae (61 species including Namanereis, Namalycastis, Neanthes and Hediste), Aeolosomatidae (27 species, mostly Aeolosoma) and Sabellidae (24 species including Caobangia and Manayunkia). Other well-represented taxa are the epizoic histriobdellid Stratiodrilus (11 species), the inland-sea-specialist ampharetid Hypania and related genera (5 species), and the freshwater-tolerant spionid Marenzelleria (5 species). One new combination is proposed for the nereidid Nereis tenuipalpa Pflugfelder, 1933, viz. Paraleonnates tenuipalpa n. comb.
Potential cryptic speciation in Mediterranean populations of Ophioderma (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
Authors: STÖHR SABINE , BOISSIN EMILIE , CHENUIL ANNE
Published: July 2019

Ophioderma longicauda is a large brittlestar species, common in the Mediterranean Sea and spread across the subtropical-tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean. Recently, a morphologically similar brooding form of O. longicauda was discovered in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The brooding period is restricted to late May and early June and the largest females brood over 1,000 juveniles, all of the same ontogenetic stage. Brooders differ from non-brooding O. longicauda in body colour (dominated by green instead of red), gonad colour (in alcohol white instead of oliveto reddish-brown) and size (up to 17 mm disk diameter instead of 30 mm). These characters overlap between both forms though. Molecular data (mt-COI sequences) lend weak support to the existence of two separate species, but suggest that if a split occurred it is recent and both forms interbreed. Alternatively, the eastern Mediterranean populations could represent a poecilogonous subgroup of O. longicauda.
Holotypes of ostracods of Order Podocopida from the collection of the Museum of A.V.Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS (Vladivostok)
Authors: SCHORNIKOV EVGENY I. , TSAREVA OLGA A.
Published: July 2019

The Museum collection of A.V. Zhimunsky Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS contains 208 holotypes of ostracods of Order Podocopida described in 25 works of E.I. Schornikov and co-authors published within the period of 1969–2006. The list of these holotypes includes taxa of suprageneric level listed in systematic order, and taxa of lower level are listed in alphabetic order. New numbers, assigned to the holotypes instead of the previous ones as the result of reorganization of the Museum specimen collections, are supplied, as well as revised and modern names if the original ones were changed, and corresponding references.