bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Revision and cladistic analysis of the Neotropical Genus Thecomyia Perty (Diptera: Sciomyzidae)
Authors: MARINONI LUCIANE , STEYSKAL GEORGE C. , KNUTSON LLOYD
Published: September 2016

A revision of the genus Thecomyia Perty, 1833 and a cladistic analysis are presented. Four species names were previously available: T. longicornis Perty, 1833; T. lateralis (Walker, 1858); T. limbata (Wiedemann, 1819) and T. trilineata Hendel, 1932. Herein we designate a lectotype for T. longicornis, T. trilineata is considered a synonym of T. lateralis and nine additional new species are described: T. abercrombiei, T. autazensis, T. bonattoi, T. chrysacra, T. mathisi, T. naponica, T. papaveroi, T. signorelli and T. tricuneata. The cladistic analysis was done using Hennig86 and is based on 21 morphological characters. The analysis was performed using "implicit enumeration" along with "branch and swapping" and resulted in one tree. Two main clades were formed. The first one: (T. tricuneata (T. longicornis (T. chrysacra + T. signorelli))) and the second: (T. autazensis (T. papaveroi + T. naponica)) + (T. limbata (T. abercrombiei (T. lateralis (T. bonattoi + T. mathisi)))).
Revision of the Afrotropical species of Dohrniphora DAHL (Diptera: Phoridae)
Authors: DISNEY R. HENRY L.
Published: September 2016

The hitherto unknown male of Dohrniphora angolensis Beyer is described and D. schmitzi Kohl is synonymized with the Oriental D. papuana (Brues) and the following new species are described:- D. aseta from Malawi, D. confusa from the Seychelles, D. gouteuxi from Ivory Coast, D. hararensis from Zimbabwe, D. harteni from Yemen, D. ivoriensis from the Ivory Coast, D. malawiensis, D. montana and D. stuckenbergi from the Malawi, D. zambiae from Zambia and D. zophera from Yemen and Zambia, are described. A new key to all the males of the Afrotropical Region is provided.
The phylogenetic position of Gallinuloides Eastman (Aves: Galliformes) from the Tertiary of North America
Authors: DYKE GARETH J.
Published: September 2016

I have extended a recent phylogenetic analysis of morphological characters for galliform birds (pheasants, grouse, partridges and allies) to investigate the placement of the enigmatic fossil Gallinuloides wyomingensis Eastman. This analysis shows that, contrary to most previous interpretations, the fossil Gallinuloides is a basal member of the ‘phasianoid’ assemblage within Galliformes—not basal within the order as has been previously proposed. This conclusion is supported by several clear osteological features preserved on the holotype and only currently described specimen of this enigmatic fossil bird. Resolving the evolutionary relationships of Gallinuloides is of importance because this fossil taxon has proved a key player in debates regarding the timing of the diversification of all modern birds (Neornithes)—Gallinuloides has been used as both an internal and external fossil calibration point for molecular clock hypotheses dealing with the pattern and timing of the neornithine evolutionary radiation.
A new species of Eotetranychus from France (Acari, Prostigmata: Tetranychidae)
Authors: AUGER PHILIPPE , MIGEON A. , FLECHTMANN C. H.W.
Published: September 2016

A new species of Eotetranychus (Acari, Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), namely Eotetranychus cumtiliarium n. sp., is described and illustrated from specimens collected on Tilia platyphyllos (Tiliacae) in northern France. A key to French species of Eotetranychus is provided.
Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa
Authors: LAMBOJ ANTON , STIASSNY MELANIE L.J.
Published: September 2016

Parananochromis axelrodi, P. brevirostris and P. ornatus, three new cichlid species, are described from Gabon and southern Cameroon. Parananochromis axelrodi is a deep-bodied species differing from congeners in a combination of morphometric and meristic characters. Parananochromis brevirostris and P. ornatus are distinguished by the presence of four elements in the infraorbital series versus five elements in congeners. Parananochromis brevirostris differs from P. ornatus in lacking chest squamation and in the presence of a weakly-developed pharyngeal pad (versus well-developed pad and scaled chest in P. ornatus).
A new species of the gobiid fish Trimma from the Western Pacific and Northern Indian Ocean coral reefs, with a description of its osteology
Authors: WINTERBOTTOM RICHARD
Published: September 2016

A new species of the genus Trimma is described. Trimma annosum is characterized by the presence of scales in the predorsal midline, non-elongate spines in the first dorsal fin, and a moderate interorbital trench. The fifth pelvic-fin ray is branched dichotomously once and is 40-65% the length of the fourth. When alive, Trimma annosum is bluish grey with 3 or 4 rows of large yellow blotches on the head and body. In addition to the northern Indian Ocean where it is apparently rare, the species is distributed eastward throughout Indonesia and the Philippines to China, Micronesia and Fiji. The osteology of this species is described and illustrated in some detail to form the basis for a series of phylogenetic studies of Trimma currently being undertaken.
Two new species of the water mite family Pontarachnidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia), with a discussion of the taxonomic status of Pontarachna hinumaensis Imamura
Authors: SMIT HARRY
Published: September 2016

Two new species are described of the predominantly marine water mite family Pontarachnidae, i.e. Pontarachna africana n. sp. from South Africa and Litarachna hongkongensis n. sp. from Hong Kong, China. Pontarachna hinumaensis Imamura, 1958 is synonymized with P. anellata Sokolov, 1936. A checklist is provided of all known species of Pontarachnidae, including their geographical distribution.
A new genus and a new Costa Rican species of Endocephalites (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae: Eumolpini)
Authors: FLOWERS R. WILLS
Published: September 2016

Thysanomeros new genus is described from Costa Rica. The new species Thysanomeros ulateae Flowers is described, and Prionodera jacobyi Lefèvre is transfered to Thysanomeros NEW COMBINATION and designated as the type species. The new genus belongs in the informal group Endocephalites of the eumolpine tribe Eumolpini.
A new species of Amphiascoides Nicholls, 1941 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from the Caribbean coast of Mexico
Authors: SUÁREZ-MORALES EDUARDO , AVILÉS-TORRES SILVIA
Published: September 2016

During the analysis of the stomach contents of the hardhead silverside Atherinomorus stipes (Müller & Troschel, 1847), a tropical littoral-feeding coastal fish collected in the Yucatan Peninsula, several specimens of harpacticoid copepods were recovered. Among those that were in condition for taxonomicstudy, was an undescribed species of the miraciid genus Amphiascoides. The new species, A. walteri, is described based on a group of female specimens. It can be distinguished by a combination of characters not found in any other of the 20 species known to be contained in this genus: aesthetasc on the fourth antennular segment not reaching the last segment of the antennule, 7 setae on the third exopodal segment of the fourth swimming leg, a female fifth leg exopod over 2.3 times longer than wide, a fifth leg baseoendopod not reaching half the length of the exopod; additional differences were found with respect to the female sixth legs. The number of recognized species of the genus rises to 21; their general distribution is also presented herein. The new species represents the third species of the genus known from the Neotropical region and it is the first record of the genus in Mexican waters.
Discovery of Tenuipalponychus (Acari: Tetranychidae) inMalaysia and description of a new species
Authors: OTHMAN YUSOF , ZHANG ZHI-QIANG
Published: September 2016

The genus Tenuipalponychus Channabasavanna & Lakkundi (Acari: Tetranychidae) is recorded for the first time from Malaysia. Tenuipalponychus rosae Yusof & Zhang sp. nov. is described from females collected on Rosa chinensis from Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia. A key to world species of Tenuipalponychus is provided.
Apteronotus caudimaculosus n. sp. (Gymnotiformes: Apteronotidae), a sexually dimorphic black ghost knifefish from the Pantanal, Western Brazil, with a note on the monophyly of the A. albifrons species complex
Authors: DE SANTANA CARLOS DAVID
Published: September 2016

Apteronotus caudimaculosus, a new species of ghost knifefish with males having greatly elongated snouts, is described from the Pantanal wetlands, Paraguay River basin in Western Brazil. It is distinguished from its congeners by two light bands encircling the caudal peduncle, the first caudal band with irregular spots throughout its development. The presence of two light bands can be used to identify a monophyletic clade in Gymnotiformes, the so-called A. albifrons species complex. This group comprises A. albifrons, A. caudimaculosus and at least six undescribed species. An artificial key to identification of species currently in Apteronotus (sensu stricto) is provided.
Taxonomy of the South American genus Pachypops Gill 1861 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Sciaenidae), with the description of a new species
Authors: CASATTI LILIAN
Published: September 2016

Pachypops is a South American freshwater sciaenid genus characterized by having two anal-fin spines, three mental barbels, an inferior mouth, a swimbladder with a pair of short appendages anteriorly and a pair of longer appendages projected posteriorly, and the haemal spine of the first caudal distinctly expanded. Three valid Pachypops species are recognized herein. Of the six nominal species previously assigned to Pachypops, two are herein recognized as valid (Perca fourcroi and Micropogon trifilis), two are assigned to other sciaenid genera (Pachypops adspersus and Pachypops cevegei) and two are considered junior synonyms (Corvina biloba and Pachypops camposi). A seventh nominal species, Pachyurus nattereri, formerly considered a valid species of Pachyurus, is determined to be a junior synonym of Pachypops fourcroi, and lectotype and paralectotypes are designated for it. Pachypops fourcroi occurs in the Orinoco, Amazonas, Essequibo, Corantijn, and Approuague River basins, and Pachypops trifilis in rivers of Guyana and middle and lower reaches of the Rio Amazonas basin. A third valid species, Pachypops pigmaeus n. sp., is herein described from tributaries of the Rio Amazonas, Brazil.
Haplohyphes (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae), new species and stage descriptions with a key to separate the species of the genus
Authors: MOLINERI CARLOS
Published: September 2016

Haplohyphes yanahuicsa sp. nov. from Bolivia, is described and illustrated from adult and nymphal stages, this constitutes the first report of the genus for that country. Imagos of both sexes of Haplohyphes aquilonius Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty are described for the first time, and this species together with H. mithras (Traver) are recorded for the first time from Colombia. Haplohyphes furtiva Domínguez is proposed as a junior synonym of H. baritu Domínguez, and is also recorded for the first time from Bolivia. SEM photographs for the egg of H. baritu are presented, and compared with the eggs of other genera of the family. A key and illustrations to separate the six known species of the genus are given.
Two new species of eriophyid mites (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Guadeloupe and Marie Galante, with records on other plant mites
Authors: FLECHTMANN CARLOS H.W. , ETIENNE JEAN
Published: September 2016

Four species of phytophagous mites are reported from Guadeloupe and Marie Galante: a spider mite, Tetranychus gloveri Banks, one eriophyid mite, Acalitus maracai (Boczek & Nuzzaci) and two new species of Eriophyidae, namely Acalitus macrosetosus n. sp. from Dalbergia ecastaphyllum (Fabaceae) and Aceria geniculatus n. sp. from Inga laurina (Mimosaceae).
The Neotropical species Askalaphium depressum (Bates): Larval description, first diagnosis and illustrations of immature Ctenodactylini, with natural history notes on the genus and tribe (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Authors: ERWIN TERRY L. , MEDINA RAUL F.
Published: September 2016

Adults and larvae of Askalaphium depressum (Bates) live in association with hispine chrysomelid beetles of the genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, in the appressed leaf axils of the riverside reed, Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P. Beauv. This reed is locally known in Amazonian Perú as Caña Brava. Both adult and larval A. depressum eat larvae of Cephaloleia species and larvae of an unidentified dipteran, and perhaps other insects living in the confines of the leaf sheaths of that plant species. The geographic range of Caña Brava reed extends from subtropical South America northward to México (and Florida), but A. depressum has been found thus far at only three Amazonian localities, probably indicating its cryptic microhabitat and lack of collecting, therein. Likely, the range of this commensal carabid species is more extensive and may approach the range of its host plant and hispine food. Structural features of second and third instar larvae of A. depressum are described for the first time. Larval character states that are shared with a related ctenodactyline, Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius), provide a basis for characterization of the tribe Ctenodactylini.
Systematics of Phasia Latreille (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Authors: SUN XUEKUI , MARSHALL STEPHEN A.
Published: September 2016

The genus Phasia (Diptera, Tachinidae) is redefined and the world species (excluding Neotropical species) are revised. Six species-groups are defined, and seventy-five species are described or redescribed, including 31 new species. Revised host lists and distribution maps are given. Fifteen generic names are treated as new synonyms of Phasia: Akosempomyia Villeneuve, Alophorophasia Townsend, Androeuryops Beneway, Besserioides Curran, Bogosiella Villeneuve, Campbellia Miller, Efftayloria Malloch, Epaulophasia Townsend, Heyneophasia Townsend, Kosempomyia Villeneuve, Paraphasiana Townsend, Tayloria Malloch, Trichophasia Townsend, Xanthotrichius Townsend and Xiphophasia Townsend. The following new species are described: Phasia africana, P. australiensis, P. brachyptera, P. cana, P. clavigralla, P. bifurca, P. cylindrata, P. distincta, P. faceta, P. frontata, P. furcata, P. japanensis, P. kuodi, P. lauta, P. malaisei, P. malayana, P. mathisi, P. minima, P. nirgromaculata, P. rotundata, P. serrata, P. siberica, P. sichuanensis, P. singuliseta, P. subnitida, P. sumatrana, P. transvaalensis, P. triangulata, P. wangi, P. woodi and P. yunnanica. The following new synonyms are proposed: P. umbrifera (Wulp), P. occidentalis (Brooks), P. opaca (Coquillett), P. polita (Brooks), P. alaskensis (Brooks) and P. umbrosa (Wulp) are junior synonyms of P. aeneoventris (Williston); P. nigra (Brooks) is a junior synonym of P. albipennis (Brooks); P. karczewskii (Draber-Mo½ko) is a junior synonym of P. aldrichii (Townsend); P. splendida (Coquillett) and P. meliceris (Reinhard) are junior synonyms of P. aurulans Meigen; P. cockaynei (Miller) and P. lancifer (Malloch) are junior synonyms of P. campbelli (Miller); P. peruviana (Townsend), P. pollinosa (Brooks), P. auricaudata (Brooks) and P. dimidiata (Townsend) are junior synonyms of P. chilensis (Macquart); P. basalis (Malloch), P. hyalis (Malloch) and P. nigrihirta (Malloch) are junior synonyms of P. lepidofera (Malloch); P. bancrofti (Paramonov) is a junior synonym of P. normalis (Curran); P. celer (Townsend) and P. argentifrons (Brooks) are junior synonyms of P. purpurascens (Townsend); P. fumosa (Coquillett), P. nitida (Coquillett), P. phasioides (Coquillett), P. pulverea (Coquillett), P. furva West and P. brevineura West are junior synonyms of P. robertsonii (Townsend); P. chrysis (Malloch), P. aureiventris (Curran), P. costalis (Malloch), P. nigrisquama (Malloch) and P. discalis (Malloch) are junior synonyms of P. rufiventris (Macquart); P. lativentris (Malloch) is a junior synonym of P. sensua (Curran). A cladistic analysis of Phasia, based on fifty-one characters, is presented and the zoogeography of the genus is discussed.
A review of the hyperiidean amphipod superfamily Vibilioidea Bowman and Gruner, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyperiidea)
Authors: ZEIDLER WOLFGANG
Published: September 2016

A taxonomic review of the hyperiidean superfamily Vibilioidea is presented, based on material held by most of the major museums in the world. Three families are recognised as belonging to the superfamily. It is proposed to remove Cyllopus from the family Vibiliidae, based on the positioning of the antennae and other minor characters inconsistent with other members of the family, and to resurrect the family Cyllopodidae Bovallius, 1887 to accommodate it. Two species of Cyllopus are recognised in this review. The family Vibiliidae is restricted to two genera; Vibilia and Vibilioides. Seventeen species of Vibilia are recognised in this review, including two described as new to science. Ten nominal species of Vibilia, considered nomen dubia, are discussed. Vibilioides is considered to be monospecific. The family Paraphronimidae is currently monogeneric with two species. A key to all species is provided.
Portaratrum, a new genus of deep-sea Tanaidacea (Crustacea) with description of two new species
Authors: GUERRERO-KOMMRITZ JÜRGEN
Published: September 2016

A new genus, Portaratrum n. gen. and two new species, one from the Atlantic Ocean and one from the Pacific Ocean are described. The new genus is characterized by a downwardly directed pleonal spur, cheliped basis fused to the cephalothorax, biramous uropods, pars molaris blunt with several terminal spinules. At present the genus is assigned to the family Colletteidae. Both species were collected from depths exceeding 4000 m.
A new species of the bee genus Chlerogella from Panama (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Authors: ENGEL MICHAEL S.
Published: September 2016

A new species of the Neotropical bee genus Chlerogella Michener, 1954 (Halictinae: Augochlorini) is described and figured from San Blas, Panama. Chlerogella clidemiae sp. nov., is differentiated from other members of its genus and is the first species with a floral record; captured on flowers of Clidemia crenulata Gleason (Melastomataceae).
A revision of Nearctic species of the genus Tomoglossa Kraatz, 1856 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
Authors: GUSAROV VLADIMIR I.
Published: September 2016

Noverota Casey, 1910, syn. nov., (type species Noverota ornatella Casey, 1910) is placed in synonymy with Tomoglossa Kraatz, 1856. Redescription and illustrations are provided for distinguishing the genus Tomoglossa from other aleocharine genera. Two new species of Tomoglossa are described (T. arizonica sp. nov. from Arizona and T. floridana sp. nov. from Florida) and three species are redescribed (T. ornatella (Casey, 1910) known from New Jersey, T. improvisa (Casey, 1910) from Texas and T. decora (Casey, 1910) from Vermont, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and Mississippi). Lectotypes are designated for Noverota ornatella, N. decora and N. improvisa. A key for identification of Nearctic species of Tomoglossa is provided.
First record of Ciocalypta (Demospongiae: Halichondrida) from Brazil, southwestern Atlantic, with the description of a new species
Authors: CARVALHO MARIANA DE S. , CARRARO JOÃO L. , LERNER CLÉA , HAJDU EDUARDO
Published: September 2016

A new species of Ciocalypta Bowerbank, 1862 is described from the coasts of Santa Catarina and São Paulo (Brazil), collected at depths of 12–25 m. The fistules have a glassy, translucent appearance, through which the central spicular axis is clearly visible. The megascleres are only oxeas. Colour of the fistules is white-yelowish alive, and whitish in alcohol. Its nearest relative in the Atlantic is C. penicillus from which it differs by a series of traits: smaller, less cavernous fistules, thinner secondary tracts of megascleres in the fistules, and possession of oxeas exclusively.
Rhinocricidae Systematics II: A species catalog of the Rhinocricidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida) with synonymies
Authors: MAREK PAUL E. , BOND JASON E. , SIERWALD PETRA
Published: September 2016

This paper summarizes the distribution, provides a taxonomic bibliography from 1758 to 2002, and lists all available species, generic names, and synonymies of the family Rhinocricidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida). At present, there are 528 nominal species and 23 subspecies of Rhinocricidae placed in 27 genera and 3 subgenera. One new combination is proposed: Rhinocricus obesus rubicundus is transferred to Anadenobolus [Anadenobolus obesus rubicundus (Brölemann, 1905)].
New distributional records for the asopine pentatomids in temperate South America
Authors: DELLAPÉ PABLO MATÍAS , MARTÍNEZ AURIA PAULA , COSCARÓN MARÍA DEL CARMEN
Published: September 2016

New records of species of the subfamily Asopinae (Pentatomidae) of Argentina and adjacent countries are presented. A total of 34 species and 17 genera has been recorded for this region. The material studied belongs to the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Buenos Aires, and to the Museo de La Plata, Argentina. Oplomus salamandra, Stiretrus loratus, and Tylospilus distans are new records for Argentina; Tylospilus chilensis for Bolivia; Tylospilus distans for Chile; Alcaeorrhynchus grandis and Oplomus cruentus are cited for the first time for Paraguay; and Discocera cayennensis, Podisus nigrispinus, and Podisus australis for Uruguay. The geographic distributions of the species are mapped.
A new species of Pachyurus Agassiz 1831 (Teleostei: Perciformes: Sciaenidae) from the Río Napo basin, Eastern Ecuador
Authors: CASATTI LILIAN , CHAO NING LABBISH
Published: September 2016

A new species of Neotropical freshwater sciaenid, Pachyurus stewarti, is described from the Río Napo basin, Ecuador. The new species is readily distinguishable from its congeners by having a unique coloration pattern of about twelve brownish vertical oval blotches and bars on the lateral surface of the body from the opercle to the caudal peduncle, and a longitudinal stripe which starts below the soft dorsal-fin base and extends along the mid-line of the caudal peduncle to the base of the caudal fin.
A new species of the spider genus Plator (Trochanteriidae) from south China
Authors: LIN YE-JIE , ZHU GUANG-XIANG
Published: September 2016

The spider genus Plator Simon (1880) is a small and little-known group in the spider family Trochanteriidae. Species of Plator are called flat-spiders in Chinese for the extremely flat habitus (Zhu & Wang 1963). Up to now, 11 Plator species have been recorded from India, China, Korea and Japan. Six of them, P. insolens Simon (1880), P. pandeae Tikader (1969), P. pennatus Platnick (1976), P. sinicus Zhu & Wang (1963), P. yunlong Zhu et al. (2006) and P. bowo Zhu et al. (2006) are reported from China (World Spider Catalog 2016). Zhu et al. (2006) suggested two species groups for at least all Chinese Plator species, the P. insolens group and the P. pennatus group. The former can be recognized by the absence of RTA of male pedipalp, and the narrow first windings of the copulatory duct system of female epigyne and the latter, distinguished by the presence of RTA and the broad first windings of the copulatory duct system.
Vastarena, a new genus for the New Caledonian cicada Abroma pumila Distant (Insecta: Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae)
Authors: DELORME QUENTIN
Published: September 2016

In New Caledonia, the species Abroma pumila (Distant, 1892) shows several incompatibilities with the genus type species A. guerinii (Signoret, 1860). A new genus, Vastarena, is proposed.
Complete mitochondrial genome of a Neotropical dobsonfly Chloronia mirifica Navás, 1925 (Megaloptera: Corydalidae), with phylogenetic implications for the genus Chloronia Banks, 1908
Authors: JIANG YUNLAN , YANG FAN , YANG DING , LIU XINGYUE
Published: September 2016

The complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Chloronia mirifica Navás, 1925 was determined and analyzed. This represents the first mt genome of the Neotropical endemic dobsonfly genus Chloronia Banks, 1908. The mt genome of C. mirifica is a typical circular DNA of 15877 base pairs with an A+T 77.1%. It has an ancestral gene arrangement of the insect mt genome composed of 37 genes. Eleven of the 13 protein coding genes (PCGs) start with ATT and ATG, while nad6 and nad1 start with ATC and TTG respectively. Five PCGs end with a single T, while the others have a complete termination codon TAG or TAA. Most tRNAs are folded into the typical clover-leaf structure except for the trnS1 whose dihydrouridine arm is a simple loop. The secondary structure of rrnL consists of five structural domains and 50 helices, while the rrnS includes three domains and 34 helices. The phylogenetic analysis based on all 13 PCGs and two rRNA genes of the mt genome recovers Chloronia to be the sister group of Corydalus Latreille, 1802.
Cryptic diversity within the narrowly endemic Lerista wilkinsi group of north Queensland—two new species (Reptilia: Scincidae)
Authors: COUPER PATRICK J. , AMEY ANDREW P. , WILMER JESSICA WORTHINGTON
Published: September 2016

Herein we describe two new species of the skink genus Lerista from north-eastern Queensland, based on morphological and genetic data.  Additionally, we redescribe L. cinerea as this species is morphologically more variable than previously suggested.  We allocate these three species to the L. wilkinsi group (Greer et al. 1983) which is here identified as an endemic Queensland radiation, comprising L. ameles, L. cinerea, L. hobsoni sp. nov., L. storri, L. vanderduysi sp. nov., L. vittata and L. wilkinsi.  A number of these species have strong associations with semi-evergreen vine thickets, listed as an endangered habitat under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999).
Two deep-sea decapod crustaceans collected off eastern Hokkaido, Japan: Sclerocrangon rex n. sp. (Caridea: Crangonidae) and Munidopsis verrilli Benedict, 1902 (Anomura: Munidopsidae)
Authors: KOMAI TOMOYUKI , MATSUZAKI KOJI
Published: September 2016

Two species of decapod crustaceans collected from deep sea off eastern Hokkaido, Japan, are reported. Sclerocrangon rex n. sp. (Caridea: Crangonidae) is described and illustrated on the basis of material collected off Kushiro and in the Nemuro Strait at depths of 500–1000 m. It is morphologically similar to S. derjugini Kobjakova, 1936 and S. igarashii Komai & Amaoka, 1991, both occurring in waters off eastern Hokkaido, but is easily distinguished from the latter two by the possession of an extra spine on the postorbital carina on the carapace, located posterior to the level of hepatic spines. The second, Munidopsis verrilli Benedict, 1902 (Anomura: Munidopsidae), is the first representative of this squat lobster family to be recorded from northern Japan. The single specimen of M. verrilli was collected in the Nemuro Strait off Shiretoko Peninsula at depths of 700–1000 m.
A synopsis of the subgenus Centris (Hemisiella) Moure, 1945 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) in Colombia, with description of a new species
Authors: VIVALLO FELIPE , VÉLEZ DANNY
Published: September 2016

A synopsis of the species of Centris subgenus Hemisiella Moure in Colombia is presented. The species included are Centris dichrootricha (Moure), C. facialis Mocsáry, C. merrillae Cockerell, C. tarsata Smith, C. trigonoides Lepeletier and C. vittata Lepeletier. In addition, C. nebulosa new species from northwestern Colombia is described, as well as the male of C. merrillae. Diagnoses for both sexes, occurrence records, and an identification key for the seven species of the subgenus that occur in the country are provided.
A new genus and species of monostiliferous hoplonemertean (Enopla: Hoplonemertea: Monostilifera) from New Zealand
Authors: GIBSON RAY , STRAND MALIN
Published: September 2016

Vulcanonemertes rangitotoensis gen. et sp. nov. (Hoplonemertea: Monostilifera) is described and illustrated. Major morphological features of the new taxon include an anteriorly divided body wall longitudinal musculature, no pre-cerebral septum, cephalic glands which reach far back behind the brain, and accessory lateral nerves which extend the full length of the body.
Three new species of Barleeidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Rissooidea) from Brazil
Authors: ABSALÃO RICARDO SILVA
Published: September 2016

Three new species of the Barleedidae are described from Brazilian waters. Caelatura tigrina n.sp. from Davis Seamount (20°39’ S / 034°43’ W) is diagnosed by 5 narrow well-spaced spiral cordlets in each whorl and its golden-brown color with white axial flames. Caelatura especulabunda n.sp from Dogaressa Seamount (20°51’ S / 033°45’ W) is diagnosed by its shell oval-pupoid with slightly convex whorls and 9-10 close, thick, spiral cordlets. Protobarleeia pyrrocincta n.sp. from Abrolhos Bank (about 19° S, 38° W), the first report of the genus from South Western Atlantic, is diagnosed by its reddish belts.
Review of the genus Onchopelma Hesse, with descriptions of new species (Diptera: Mythicomyiidae)
Authors: EVENHUIS NEAL L.
Published: September 2016

The genus Onchopelma Hesse is reviewed and a key to species is given. Four new species are described and illustrated: Onchopelma brevifasciatum, sp.n., O. irwini, sp.n., O. majus, sp.n., and O. nitidum, sp.n. Seven species are currently known in the genus, which occurs only in Namibia and South Africa.
On a new species of Potamocypris (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Chalakkudy River, Kerala (India), with a checklist of the Potamocypris-species of the world
Authors: GEORGE SUNNY , MARTENS KOEN
Published: September 2016

Potamocypris narayanani n.sp. is described from a riverine habitat in Kerala, India. The new species belongs to the 'Cyprilla' group in the genus because of the wide anterior and posterior flanges on the LV. It can be distinguished from its congeners belonging to this group by the large dorsal hump on the RV, which overlaps the LV. The value of some morphological characteristics at different taxonomic levels within the genus Potamocypris is discussed and the position of the Cyprilla- group within the genus is re-assessed. Potamocypris angularis Victor & Michael, 1975 is transferred to Plesiocypridopsis. A checklist of the species of Potamocypris of the world is added, together with subjective synonymies.
Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on Agrilus cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837), A. pratensis (Ratzeburg, 1837) and A. convexicollis Redtenbacher, 1849 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae)
Authors: JENDEK EDUARD
Published: September 2016

A nomenclatural analysis of names cited in synonymy of Agrilus cyanescens (Ratzeburg, 1837), A. pratensis (Ratzeburg, 1837) and A. convexicollis Redtenbacher, 1849 is presented. The availability and status of each name is examined, discussed and an updated list of subspecies, available and unavailable synonyms is given. Agrilus bidentulus Ganglbauer, 1890 is considered a valid species and excluded from the synonymy of A. cyanescens; A. pratensis praeclarus Krogerus, 1925 is revalidated as a subspecies with the new synonym fennicus Obenberger, 1936.
On the new status of Agrilus perisi Cobos, 1986 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Authors: ARNÁIZ-RUIZ LUCÍA , BERCEDO-PÁRAMO PABLO
Published: September 2016

A new status for Agrilus perisi Cobos, 1986, as a subspecies of Agrilus albogularis Gory, 1841, is proposed. The redescription of the holotype of Agrilus perisi and a diagnosis for its differentiation from the closest subspecies of Agrilus albogularis are given. The European subspecies of Agrilus albogularis are distinguished in a key and a map showing the distributions is provided. Adults of A. perisi were collected on Artemisia herba-alba Asso, the putative host plant.
A new species of Cribrarula (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from New South Wales, Australia
Authors: MORETZSOHN FABIO
Published: September 2016

A new species in the Cribrarula cribraria complex (Cypraeidae) is described from New South Wales, Australia, on the basis of a multivariate analysis of shell characters, the radula and odontophore cartilage. Cribrarula gravida sp. nov., can be easily separated from its congeners by its large, inflated shell, with rostrate extremities, large elliptical off-white dorsal spots against a light brown dorsal coat, and columellar teeth thicker than in shells of most species of Cribrarula. This is the twelfth known species in Cribrarula, and the third from Australian waters.
New species of Nannoniscidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) and Saetoniscus n. gen. from the deep sea of the Angola Basin
Authors: BRANDT ANGELIKA
Published: September 2016

Regabellator abyssi n. sp., Saetoniscus meteori n. sp. et gen. n., Rapaniscus multisetosus n. sp. and Nannoniscus antennaspinis n. sp. are described from the Atlantic deep sea of the Angola Basin, Namibia. Sixty seven species of Nannoniscidae have been described. Forty two species including the 4 described here are known from the Atlantic Ocean. A checklist of Atlantic Nannoniscidae is provided.
Revision of the ant genus Streblognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)
Authors: ROBERTSON HAMISH G.
Published: September 2016

The southern African ant genus Streblognathus has long been regarded as being monotypic but a morphological reappraisal of available specimens shows that there are two species: Streblognathus aethiopicus (F. Smith), which occurs in the southern karoo of the Eastern Cape, and Streblognathus peetersi sp. nov., which occurs in the eastern grasslands of southern Africa. Workers and males are described and keyed. Male genitalia are illustrated and the significance of the large barbs on the penis valves is discussed.
A new species of Elachiptera Macquart from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, and the taxonomic status of Ceratobarys Coquillett (Diptera: Chloropidae)
Authors: WHEELER TERRY A. , FORREST JESSICA
Published: September 2016

Elachiptera cultrata sp. nov. is described from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. This species is most similar to the northern Neotropical species E. attenuata (Adams), except for the shape of the arista and the male genitalia. The monotypic genus Ceratobarys is synonymized with Elachiptera, and its type species C. eulophus (Loew) transferred to Elachiptera as E. eulophus comb. nov. The only morphological character that distinguishes the two genera is the presence of a long, apical, hind-tibial spur in Ceratobarys. Although this character defines some apparently monophyletic genera of Chloropidae, its presence and size are subject to homoplasy in other genera. The presence of a small hind-tibial spur in some species of Elachiptera, and the great similarity in other external and genitalic characters between Ceratobarys and some species of Elachiptera makes recognition of Ceratobarys untenable.
Working Through the “Caesura”
Authors: Caldironi Luca
Published: September 2016

More and more often analysts work with patients who must develop the capacity to participate in analysis. One such patient, H., conveyed the impression of being “bogged down.” He did not work or study, and at home with his family was prone to violent outbursts; his social relationships were centered around drug use. Concepts from Bion and Winnicott helped H.’s analyst take the risks necessary to create a therapeutic relationship with him. The patient has come to realize the worth of analytic thinking, and its potential to transform his life. Deviance with respect to technique, and collusion between the narcissistic areas of therapist and patient, pose the risk of dangerous slips in the direction of analytic “omnipotence.” Reclaiming the term collusion (from the Latin con-ludere, “to play together”), however, can allow analysts to remain faithful to Freud’s ideas while maintaining a necessary flexibility vis-à-vis the patient. This ludic space can be expanded through Bion’s ideas, which deconstruct a perspective through which we are able to observe “facts,” with particular reference to what occurs in the psychoanalytic situation.
EMPRESS: A Pan-European Project to Enhance Manufacturing Process Efficiency through Improved Temperature Control
Authors: Pearce Jonathan
Published: September 2016

A pan-European project aimed at enhancing process efficiency through improved temperature measurement (EMPRESS) is described. The project is aimed at solving a suite of specific, documented problems in high-value manufacturing industry through improved temperature metrology for process control. A key aspect is the introduction of traceability to the International Temperature Scale of 1990 in process. This involves a concerted effort across Europe to improve existing sensing techniques such as thermocouples and fibre-optic based pyrometry, as well as introduction of completely new techniques including phosphor thermometry and combustion thermometry. Each activity in the project is characterised by the involvement of an end-user in industry, and there are opportunities for joining the Stakeholder Community associated with the project.
Effect of Temperature and Pressure Variations on the Resonant Frequency of Piezoelectric Material
Authors: Upadhye Vaishali , Agashe Sudhir
Published: September 2016

Ultrasound transducers are used in a multitude of applications. A typical ultrasound transducer assembly consists of a piezoelectric layer, one or more matching layers and a backing layer. Dimensions and shape of these structural elements and properties of the used materials (especially those of piezoelectric layer) have a great influence on the resulting properties of the ultrasound transducer. The properties of the material used for the piezoelectric layer have strong dependence on the field conditions like temperature and pressure. The paper aims at studying the effect of temperature and pressure on the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric element. The change in the resonant frequency results in change in the material constants of the piezoelectric disc. Using these practical values of material constants, a realistic model of piezoelectric element can be developed. This helps in prediction of behaviour of the resulting ultrasound transducer and accelerates the design procedure. The real-life application considered for the conditions of temperature and pressure is open channel flow measurement. Traditionally used lead zirconate titanate (PZT)-based ceramic is the material chosen for the piezoelectric layer.
In the Service of Democratic Governance: The African Union Normative Framework on Unconstitutional Change of Government and ECOWAS Protocol on Good Governance and Democracy in the Post-Arab Spring
Authors: Bamidele Oluwaseun , Ayodele Bonnie
Published: September 2016

For the crafters and drafters of the African Union’s (AU) Constitutive Acts particularly the Addis Ababa Charter and the Lomé Declaration of July 2000 and the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) Protocol on Good Governance and Democracy, the novel idea was to provide a regional, sub-regional, platform of support to democratic governments and also deter any forms of unconstitutionalism. However, recent events have put to the test the political capacity of these organisations to uphold the sanctity of the normative framework and the protocol supportive of democratic processes. In the case of the AU, the outburst of revolutionary movements in the north African region provided a platform for a thorough assessment of the AU’s Normative Frameworks related to constitutionalism and democracy. While it was accepted that the case of Tunisia followed the democratic process, the Egyptian and Libyan cases were seen as a negation of the principles of the framework.Likewise,in the case of the ECOWAS, there were myriads of problems that tested the organisation’s democratic credentials. For instance, Guinea Bissau experienced two coup d’états in two years (2009 and 2012), Guinea in December 2008; Niger in March 2010; and Burkina Faso in 2015. The AU and ECOWAS have been challenged and pulled along by two parallel but not equal forces: the need to ensure respect for the principle of total rejection of unconstitutional changes of government, and the necessity to recognise the reality on the ground. This study therefore employs both historical and comparative methodologies to assess the roles of these organisations in being true to the values of democracy as contained in their normative framework and the protocol, as well asalso examines the challenges faced in the context of the situations in Libya, Mali and Guinea Bissau.
Distance Matters
Authors: Clark Valerie A. , Duwe Grant
Published: September 2016

One of the untested assumptions within the prison visitation literature is that inmates receive fewer visits when visitors must travel long distances to prisons. Measuring distance by comparing the addresses of the prisons where offenders were confined with the residential addresses of those who visited them, we tested this hypothesis by estimating the effects of distance on the number of times Minnesota prisoners were visited. We estimated the effects of distance by performing multilevel repeated measure analyses, measuring the frequency of visitation across the different facilities at which inmates were housed, the different neighborhoods from which they received visits, and between-inmate differences in visitation frequency. Besides distance, we also estimated the effects of social disorganization on the frequency of visitation. Finding that distance does indeed decrease the frequency of prison visitation, as does concentrated disadvantage in neighborhoods, we discuss the implications of this research for prison administrative policies.
Unified Protocol Transdiagnostic Treatment in Group Format
Authors: Laposa Judith M. , Mancuso Enza , Abraham Gaby , Loli-Dano Laura
Published: September 2016

Barlow et al. published the unified protocol (UP) for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders, focusing on common pathological factors across a variety of diagnoses. The limited UP research to date suggests that this treatment may be particularly useful for anxiety disorders. However, it has largely been evaluated only in individual treatment format. The current study examined the effectiveness of the UP treatment in a group format, with individuals with comorbid anxiety disorder symptoms. Twenty-six individuals with clinically significant anxiety symptoms in at least two of the following areas, social anxiety, worry, or panic, participated in a 14-week manualized group treatment using the UP. Significant decreases were found on general anxiety, worry, social anxiety, panic, depression, and negative affect, and increases on positive affect. The UP may hold promise for a transdiagnostic group treatment of comorbid anxiety symptoms, but further examination of this treatment is warranted.
Storytelling Across Generations
Authors: Williams Hannah Rose , Gloviczki Peter Joseph
Published: September 2016

In this article, the authors use autoethnographic sketches to explore storytelling across generations. Particular attention is devoted to storytelling as a coping mechanism across life’s many learning experiences. The authors hope this article aids other authors in collaborative autoethnographic writing in communication and related fields.
The Impact of Social and Financial Education on Savings Attitudes and Behavior Among Primary School Children in Uganda
Authors: Supanantaroek Suthinee , Lensink Robert , Hansen Nina
Published: September 2016

Background:

Saving plays a crucial role in the process of economic growth. However, one main reason why poor people often do not save is that they lack financial knowledge. Improving the savings culture of children through financial education is a promising way to develop savings attitudes and behavior early in life.

Objectives:

This study is one of the first that examines the effects of social and financial education training and a children’s club developed by Aflatoun on savings attitudes and behavior among primary school children in Uganda, besides Berry, Karlan, and Pradhan.

Research design:

A randomized phase in approach was used by randomizing the order in which schools implemented the program (school-level randomization). The treatment group consisted of students in schools where the program was implemented, while in the control group the program was not yet implemented. The program lasted 3 months including 16 hours. We compared posttreatment variables for the treatment and control group.

Subjects:

Study participants included 1,746 students, of which 936 students were from 22 schools that were randomly assigned to receive the program between May and July 2011; the remaining 810 students attended 22 schools that did not implement the program during the study period.

Measures:

Indicators for children’s savings attitudes and behavior were key outcomes.

Results:

The intervention increased awareness of money, money recording, and savings attitudes. It also provides some evidence—although less robust—that the intervention increased actual savings.

Conclusions:

A short financial literacy and social training can improve savings attitudes and behavior of children considerably.
The ‘problem’ of abuse in Ontario’s Social Inclusion Act: A critical exploration
Authors: Quinlan Andrea , Smele Sandra
Published: September 2016

Employing Carol Bacchi’s What’s the problem? approach, this article examines the abuse policy recently implemented through the Social Inclusion Act of Ontario, Canada’s developmental services sector (DSS), and how it constitutes sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities as a policy problem. Politically committed to preventing and addressing abuse, we examine how sexual abuse is ‘given shape’ in the policy and its compliance training materials, and how the policy’s mandatory police reporting requirement ‘subjectifies’ victims according to a taken-for-granted legal ‘worldview’ that presumes justice is achieved through criminalisation. We also demonstrate the everyday ‘deleterious effects’ of this policy in relation to how it leaves both support for sexuality and the long-standing crisis management approach of Ontario’s DSS unproblematised. This analysis calls into question the abuse policy of the Social Inclusion Act and demonstrates the pressing need to re-problematise abuse prevention and redress for people with intellectual disabilities.
Local media coverage of wildfire disasters: An analysis of problems and solutions in policy narratives
Authors: Crow Deserai A , Berggren John , Lawhon Lydia A , Koebele Elizabeth A , Kroepsch Adrianne , Huda Juhi
Published: September 2016

Many communities face increasing vulnerability to the risks posed by natural hazards, such as floods, wildfires, and hurricanes. In the public policy literature, natural disasters can garner the attention of the public and elites and therefore become focusing events that can open windows of opportunity for policy change to reduce community vulnerability to local risks. Past decisions by governments to ignore or leave hazard risks unaddressed can also be viewed as policy failures when the disaster results in loss of life or property. Whether risk from such disasters persists depends on whether governments learn and adapt based on their experiences with disasters. This research examines two catastrophic wildfires that occurred in Colorado, USA, to determine how policy narratives about these events may influence policy change. Media coverage is analyzed as a measure of the policy narratives within communities. Findings indicate that patterns of policy narrative construction in these cases may preclude public dialog focused on mitigating wildfire risk through policy change.