bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Abstract 681: Enhanced Notch3 Signaling Contributes to Pulmonary Emphysema in a Murine Model of Marfan Syndrome
Authors: Liu Zhibo , Fitzgerald Matthew , Meisinger Trevor , Batra Rishi , Baxter B.Timothy , Xiong Wanfen
Published: March 2019

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a heritable disorder of connective tissue, caused by mutations in fibrillin-1 gene. Pulmonary emphysema is one of the most common manifestations in MFS. However, the pathogenesis and molecular mechanism of pulmonary emphysema in MFS patients is underexplored. Notch signaling is essential for lung development. It has been shown that constitutive Notch3 activation inhibited the differentiation of distal lung progenitors into alveolar cells. Upregulation of Notch3 promoted endothelial cell death. As our objective, we investigated whether Notch3 signaling plays a role in pulmonary emphysema in MFS. By using a murine model of MFS, mgR/mgR mice, we found the pulmonary emphysematous-appearing alveolar patterns in the lung of mgR/mgR mice by Verhoeff-Van Gieson connective tissue staining and H&E staining. Lungs in mgR/mgR mice had decreased septation in terminal alveoli compared to wild type controls. Western blot analysis demonstrated that Notch3 levels were increased in the lung of mgR/mgR mice compared to wild type controls. This is associated with decreased expression of vascular endothelia growth factor (VEGF) and increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) -2 and MMP-9 production in the lung of mgR/mgR mice. To confirm that the increased Notch3 signaling in mgR/mgR mice were responsible to structure alternations in the lung of mgR/mgR mice, mice were treated with N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-L-alanyl]-S-phenylglucine t-butyl ester (DAPT), a
γ
-secretase inhibitor of Notch signaling. DAPT treatment was able to restore the normal lung structure in mice with MFS. This study indicates that Notch3 crosstalk with VEGF signaling pathways in the lung contribute to pulmonary emphysema in mgR/mgR mice. The results may have the potential to lead to novel strategies to prevent and treat pulmonary manifestations in patients with MFS.
Abstract 687: CaMKII in Mitochondria of Smooth Muscle Cells Controls Mitochondrial Mobility, Migration and Neointimal Hyperplasia
Authors: Nguyen Emily K , Koval Olha , Grumbach Isabella
Published: March 2019

Objective:
To define the mechanisms by which mitochondria control VSMC migration and impact neointimal hyperplasia.

Approach and Results:
The multifunctional Ca
2+
/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) in the mitochondrial matrix of VSMC drove a feed-forward circuit with the mitochondrial Ca
2+
uniporter (MCU) to promote matrix Ca
2+
influx. MCU was necessary for the activation of mitochondrial CaMKII (mtCaMKII), whereas mtCaMKII phosphorylated MCU at the regulatory site S92 that promotes Ca
2+
entry. mtCaMKII was necessary and sufficient for PDGF-induced mitochondrial Ca
2+
uptake. This effect was dependent on MCU. mtCaMKII and MCU inhibition abrogated VSMC migration and mitochondrial translocation to the leading edge. Overexpression of WT MCU, but not MCU S92A mutant in MCU
-/-
VSMC rescued migration and mitochondrial mobility. The outer mitochondrial membrane GTPase Miro-1 promotes mitochondrial mobility, but arrests it in subcellular domains of high Ca
2+
concentrations. In Miro-1
-/-
VSMC, mitochondrial mobility and VSMC migration were abolished, overexpression of mtCaMKII nor a CaMKII inhibitory peptide in mitochondria (mtCaMKIIN) had no effect. Consistently, inhibition of mtCaMKII increased and prolonged cytosolic Ca
2+
transients. MtCaMKII inhibition diminished phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase and myosin light chain, leading to reduced focal adhesion turnover and cytoskeletal remodeling. In a transgenic model of selective mitochondrial CaMKII inhibition in VSMC, neointimal hyperplasia was significantly reduced after vascular injury.

Conclusions:
These findings identify mitochondrial CaMKII as a key regulator of mitochondrial Ca
2+
uptake via MCU, thereby controlling mitochondrial translocation and VSMC migration following vascular injury.
Abstract 691: Mir-146a as a Modulator and Pathomechanistic Target of Vascular Calcification
Authors: Schellinger Isabel N , Chodisetti Giriprakash , Mattern Karin , Maamari Sabine , Petzold Anne , Jakubiczka Joanna , Hasenfuss Gerd , Raaz Uwe
Published: March 2019

Background:
Arterial stiffness, which may develop due to vascular calcification, is a significant pathophysiological factor associated with arterial aging or diseases such as type-2 diabetes or end stage renal disease. With no effective therapy clinically available to date, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of ectopic calcification in conduit arteries are receiving increasing attention to identify targets for therapeutical interference. Here we show that miR-146a may serve as a therapeutic candidate to counteract vascular calcification.

Methods:
Ectopic calcification was assessed in human aortic smooth muscle cells (AoSMCs) using Alizarin red and Von kossa stainings. The total calcium content in hydroxyapatite crystals was assessed using QuantiChrom
TM
calcium assay kit. The mRNA expression levels of BMP2, MSX2 and SORT1 were assessed by TaqMan real-time PCR.

Results:
The endogenous expression of miR-146a was significantly decreased and simultaneously ectopic calcium deposition was significantly increased in AoSMCs exposed to osteogenic stimulation. However, overexpression of miR-146a in AoSMCs cultured in vitro reduced the ectopic calcium deposits. Simultaneously, mRNA expression levels of osteogenic markers and drivers of calcification, such as BMP2, MSX2 and SORT1 - all predicted miR-146a target genes - were significantly reduced. Conversely, significantly increased calcium deposits were observed when miR-146a was inhibited in these cells in similar culture conditions with upregulated BMP2, MSX2 and SORT1 mRNA expression levels.

Conclusion:
The results suggest that miR-146a may serve as a modulator of AoSMC calcification and miR-146a supplementation may qualify as a therapeutic intervention to counteract vascular calcification due to aging, type-2 diabetes or end stage renal disease.
Abstract 708: Using Global Proteomics and Network Science to Explore Therapeutic Targets for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Authors: Morgan Stephanie , Lee Lang Ho , Halu Arda , Higashi Hideyuki , Daugherty Alan , Aikawa Elena , Singh Sasha , Aikawa Masanori
Published: March 2019

Objective:
To understand mechanisms critical to aneurysm development and identify potential therapeutic targets, we performed global proteomics and network analysis in mouse models of AAA.

Methods and Results:
AAAs were produced by luminal perfusion of the infrarenal aorta of C57BL/6 (wild-type) mice with elastase or subcutaneous infusion of angiotensin II (AngII) in Apoe-/- and Ldlr-/- mice (on congenic C57BL/6 background). Aortas were harvested at two intervals corresponding to developing or end-point aneurysm phenotypes that are specific to each model (n=3 for each procedure, interval, and genotype). Aortas were dissected into 8 segments spanning the arch to infrarenal portion, resulting in combined 288 aortic segments for label-free proteomics. Proteins were classified as significantly correlated to aneurysm according to their fold-change over control. Additional correlations were derived from a high-dimensional data analysis tool (“Xina”), developed in our laboratory, which enables clustering of proteins according to model, genotype, aortic region, and interval. Using our criteria, we identified lists of 159 proteins in the Apoe-/- and 158 proteins in the Ldlr-/- mice (AngII infused), and 173 proteins in wild-type mice (elastase perfused). Network analysis of these protein lists reveal commonalities between the models to include protein pathways related to protein translation, immune function, platelet activation, and extracellular matrix organization. Pathways enriched following AngII infusion included phagosome function and platelet aggregation, while pathways enriched in the elastase model included apoptosis, smooth muscle cell contraction, and Fc gamma R-mediated phagocytosis.

Conclusion:
Identification of pathways and proteins shared among these models may present master regulators of aneurysmal events and identify therapeutic targets. Conversely, identifying aneurysmal events unique to each model will provide valuable information regarding the model(s) chosen for use in a study and help contextualize model-specific findings.
Abstract 718: Loss of Epsins Attenuates Thrombosis by Protecting Thrombomodulin From Endocytosis and Degradation
Authors: Chen Hong
Published: March 2019

Sepsis is caused by a deleterious host response to infection, which is primarily responsible for further injury of host tissue and cause of organ dysfunction. Despite significant progress, the pathophysiology of sepsis and the underlying regulatory mechanisms are still not fully understood. We previously established that endothelial epsins play a pivotal role in mediating post-developmental endothelial activation and vascular remodeling through the regulated internalization of activated VEGFR2. Given the importance of endothelial activation and vascular remodeling during sepsis and that both Tissure factor (TF) and Thrombomodulin (TM) activities are potentially modulated by internalization, we investigated the potential role for epsins during sepsis. In this study, we uncover a novel and protective role for epsin deficiency against the development of LPS-induced sepsis. We show that epsin-deficiency upregulates TM surface protein expression by preventing its internalization and subsequent degradation under chronic inflammatory conditions such as that induced by LPS exposure. Sustained surface TM activity subsequently impaired the heightened TF expression and activation that usually occurs in response to LPS. Whether epsin loss protects against or restores normal host coagulopathy after LPS challenge remains to be determined; but, given the cyclic nature of the coagulation pathway, an induced protection of TM after LPS induction will likely also provide restorative and future therapeutic benefits.
Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease on Cardiovascular Outcomes and Platelet P2Y
12
Receptor Antagonist Effects in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the PLATO Trial
Authors: Franchi Francesco , James Stefan K. , Ghukasyan Lakic Tatevik , Budaj Andrzej J. , Cornel Jan H. , Katus Hugo A. , Keltai Matyas , Kontny Frederic , Lewis Basil S. , Storey Robert F. , Himmelmann Anders , Wallentin Lars , Angiolillo Dominick J. ,   the PLATO Investigators
Published: March 2019

Background

There are limited data on how the combination of diabetes mellitus (
DM
) and chronic kidney disease (
CKD
) affects cardiovascular outcomes as well as response to different P2Y
12
receptor antagonists, which represented the aim of the present investigation.

Methods and Results

In this post hoc analysis of the
PLATO
(Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes) trial, which randomized acute coronary syndrome patients to ticagrelor versus clopidogrel, patients (n=15 108) with available
DM
and
CKD
status were classified into 4 groups:
DM
+/
CKD
+ (n=1058),
DM
+/
CKD
− (n=2748),
DM
−/
CKD
+ (n=2160), and
DM
−/
CKD
− (n=9142). The primary efficacy end point was a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke at 12 months. The primary safety end point was
PLATO
major bleeding.
DM
+/
CKD
+ patients had a higher incidence of the primary end point compared with
DM
−/
CKD
− patients (23.3% versus 7.1%; adjusted hazard ratio 2.22; 95%
CI
1.88–2.63;
P
<0.001). Patients with
DM
+/
CKD
− and
DM
−/
CKD
+ had an intermediate risk profile. The same trend was shown for the individual components of the primary end point and for major bleeding. Compared with clopidogrel, ticagrelor reduced the incidence of the primary end point consistently across subgroups (
P
‐interaction=0.264), but with an increased absolute risk reduction in
DM
+/
CKD
+. The effects on major bleeding were also consistent across subgroups (
P
‐interaction=0.288).

Conclusions

In acute coronary syndrome patients, a gradient of risk was observed according to the presence or absence of
DM
and
CKD
, with patients having both risk factors at the highest risk. Although the ischemic benefit of ticagrelor over clopidogrel was consistent in all subgroups, the absolute risk reduction was greatest in patients with both
DM
and
CKD
.

Clinical Trial Registration

URL
:
http://www.clinicatrials.gov
. Unique identifier:
NCT
00391872.
Koinocystididae and Gnathorhynchidae (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela:
Kalyptorhynchia) from the Galapagos, with the description of three new species
Authors: REYGEL PATRICK C. , WILLEMS WIM R. , ARTOIS TOM J.
Published: March 2019

Seven species of eukalyptorhynch flatworms from the Galapagos Islands are reported. Six of them belong to the taxon Koinocystididae Meixner, 1924, three of which are new to science. Two of these new species can be attributed to the genus Itaipusa Marcus, 1949 based on the construction of the prostate vesicle and the general structure of the female system. Itaipusa biglandula n. sp. is characterised by a very short, muscular, unarmed penis papilla, whereas I. renei n. sp. is characterised by the presence of a cirrus armed with minute scales, and two large, blunt hooks in the male atrium. The third new species cannot be placed in any existing taxon and therefore a new genus is erected: Galapagetula annikae n. gen. n. sp.. It is characterised by a straight and rather long cirrus, armed with small spines, and a clearly bipartite bursa in the female system. Additional morphological information is given for the three known species of Koinocystididae: I. divae Marcus, 1949; I. variodentata (Karling, Mack-Fira & Dörjes, 1972) Karling, 1978 and Utelga heinckei (Attems, 1897) Karling, 1954. For I. divae a new locality from Curaçao is also mentioned. The seventh species is a species of Gnathorhynchidae: Prognathorhynchus eurytuba Ax & Armonies, 1987, for which new morphological information on the organisation of the genital system is given.
On the male of the orb weaving spider Micrathena cyanospina (Lucas, 1835) (Araneidae, Araneae)
Authors: NOGUEIRA ANDRÉ A. , BRESCOVIT ANTONIO D.
Published: March 2019

Most species of spiders exhibit some degree sexual size dimorphism (SSD). Females are usually larger than males, about 20% on average (Vollrath 1998), although this difference can be much larger. By convention, species in which the adult males are half or less of the adult female size are considered sexually dimorphic, some representing cases of extreme SSD (Hormiga et al. 2000). It is worth mentioning that although males are called dwarfs, large SSD is often a consequence of female gigantism rather than male dwarfism (Hormiga et al. 2000).
Review of Ruppellia Wiedemann, 1830 (Diptera: Therevidae) in the Middle East
Authors: BADRAWY HAITHAM B. M. , MOHAMMAD SALWA K.
Published: March 2019

The Egyptian fauna of the genus Ruppellia Wiedemann, 1830 is revised based on new material from Egypt, Israel, Oman, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen and on reexamination of the types in Egyptian collections. We recognize two distinct species: Ruppellia semiflava Wiedemann, 1830 and Ruppellia thoracica (Macquart, 1840). Ruppellia pallida Kröber, 1929 and Ruppellia apicalis Kröber, 1929 (new name = subapicalis Lyneborg, 1983) are synonymized with R. semiflava based on examination of the female type specimen of the former and the male type specimen of the latter species. Also, Thereva nuda Loew, 1856 is removed from synonymy with R. semiflava and placed as a new synonym to R. thoracica. Cataclinoneurum alexandrinum (Becker, 1912) is confirmed as a synonym to R. thoracica after we obtained pictures of the types. Ruppellia semiflava is recorded in Oman, UAE and Yemen for the first time. Ruppellia is redefined based on the number of dorsocentral setae. Illustrations, key, specimens examined and distributions are given for each species, along with color images of type specimens.
Two new species of Yangisunda Zhang (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Zyginellini) from China, with a key to species
Authors: ZHANG YALIN , GAO XIA , HUANG MIN
Published: March 2019

Species of the genus Yangisunda Zhang from China are reviewed and two new species, Yangisunda apicibicruris and Y. bisbifudusa spp. nov. are described and illustrated. A key to seven species of Yangisunda is provided along with a species checklist.
Saurida golanii, a new deep water lizardfish (Pisces: Synodontidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea
Authors: RUSSELL BARRY C.
Published: March 2019

Saurida golanii sp.nov. is described on the basis of eight specimens collected from bottom-set trammel nets in deep water (200–500 m) off Eilat, in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea. The new species is characterised by the following combination of characters: lateral-line scales 53–56; transverse scale rows 4½/5½; long pectoral fins (extending beyond a line from origin of pelvic fins to origin of dorsal fin); caudal peduncle compressed (depth greater than width); and pelvic fins unpigmented.
Systematics of north African Agama (Reptilia: Agamidae): a new species from the central Saharan mountains
Authors: GENIEZ PHILIPPE , PADIAL JOSÉ M. , CROCHET PIERRE-ANDRÉ
Published: March 2019

We studied the taxonomic status of the north African Agama species A. impalearis, A. castroviejoi, and A. boueti. The study of recently collected specimens and museum material, as well as phylogenetic analyses of a short 16S ribosomal RNA gene fragment, revealed the presence of an undescribed species in Adrar des Ifoghas (Mali), Aïr Mountains (Niger), Ahaggar Mountains (Algeria) and Tassili n’Ajjer (Algeria, Lybia), previously mistaken either as A. impalearis or A. agama. The new species, Agama tassiliensis n. sp., clearly belongs to the impalearis – boueti – spinosa species group but differs from these species, among other characters, by its red, reddish-orange or orange vertebral stripe in males, long and angular head, long limbs and toes (with 4 th toe usually slightly longer than 3 rd toe), long but low nuchal crest made of 10 to 15 spines (rarely 8–9 spines) and large number of supralabials (10–16, usually around 12). Interspecific uncorrected p- distances based on the 16S rDNA gene fragment are high, ranging from 3.9% between A. boueti and A. impalearis to 7.9% between A. spinosa and A. impalearis. The new species is sympatric with A. boueti at least in the Aïr Mountains and exhibits average mtDNA divergences of 6.2%, 7.4%, and 7.6% with A. spinosa, A. impalearis, and A. boueti, respectively. Agama boueti is paraphyletic relative to A. castroviejoi in the mtDNA tree, and mtDNA genetic divergences between populations of both species are lower than 1.0%, suggesting that A. castroviejoi is better treated as a junior synonym of A. boueti pending more detailed analyses. Scattered mountain ranges in the Sahara seem to have promoted lineage divergence and ultimately speciation in this group. Further work should be done to study species taxonomy and evolution in those areas.
Discus (Canaridiscus) rupivagus sp. nov., a rock-dwelling species from La Gomera, Canary Islands (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Discidae)
Authors: RÄHLE WOLFGANG , ALLGAIER CHRISTOPH
Published: March 2019

Yanes et al. (2011) assume that the endemic Discidae from the Madeiran and Canarian Islands are members of the single genus Atlantica Ancey, with Atlantica s.str. and Canaridiscus Alonso & Ibañez as subgenera. As long as the anatomy of the type-species of Atlantica [Discus guerinianus (R.T. Lowe) from Madeira] is not known however, we do not follow this designation but maintain the genus Discus with the subgenera Atlantica and Canaridiscus. The subgenus Canaridiscus has been established by Alonso & Ibañez (in Yanes et al. 2011) for two newly discovered Canarian species, anagaensis Ibañez & D. Holyoak from the northeastern Anaga mountains (Tenerife), and saproxylophagus Alonso, G. Holyoak & Yanes from the National Park of Garajonay (La Gomera). The most remarkable feature of the new taxon is the genital system with a long or very long penis, unknown in other Discidae. Here we deal with the occurence of an additional Canaridiscus species, living near Casas de Encherada in the eastern part of La Gomera, where it has been found hidden in narrow rock crevices.
Redescription of Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar (Perciformes: Cepolidae) with DNA barcodes from the southern coasts of India
Authors: BINEESH K. K. , SAJEELA K. A. , AKHILESH K. V. , PILLAI N. G. K. , ABDUSSAMAD E. M.
Published: March 2019

A very rare bandfish, Sphenanthias whiteheadi Talwar 1973, is re-discovered and described from the southwest and southeast coasts of India for the first time after its original description and the rarity of the fish is challenged. A mitochondrial COI barcode sequence was generated for the specimen.
Nematodes of the nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: GOMES SÂMARA NUNES , PESENTI TATIANA CHEUICHE , AGUIAR CINTIA LIDIANE GUIDOTTI , MÜLLER GERTRUD
Published: March 2019

Dasypus novemcinctus, Linnaeus, 1758 (Dasypodidae) occurs from Southern United States to South America (Reis et al. 2006). They have fossorial terrestrial habits, and the majority of the species construct burrow and excavate the soil to obtain food (Carter & Encarnação 1983). They are essentially solitary except during the brief mating period. Many armadillos of this species are run over and killed on highways (Fischer 1997) and they are also extensively hunted, but they are not listed as endangered due to their large distribution.
On the Sicilian species of Pseudomeira Stierlin (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)
Authors: BELLÒ CESARE , BAVIERA COSIMO
Published: March 2019

Six new species of the weevil genus Pseudomeira are described from Sicily:  Pseudomeira erinacea sp. n., Pseudomeira ficuzzensis sp. n., Pseudomeira himerensis sp. n., Pseudomeira natalii sp. n., Pseudomeira petrensis sp. n., Pseudomeira trinacriae sp. n..  A neotype of Pseudomeira reitteri (Vitale, 1903) and lectotype of Pseudomeira obscura (Solari & Solari, 1907) are designated. Pseudomeira flavipennis sicula (Seidlitz, 1865), incorrectly indicated from Sicily is newly listed under synonymy of Pseudomeira flavipennis (Jacquelin du Val, 1852). Pseudomeira obscurella Bellò & Pierotti, 1994, is newly recorded for Sicily. Distribution and ecology are provided for each species as well as keys for identification, map and figures.
Two new species of the genus Melanotus Eschscholtz (Coleoptera: Elateridae; Melanotinae) from Pakistan
Authors: AKHTER MUHAMMAD ATIQUE , PLATIA GIUSEPPE , RIZVI SYED ANSER , AHMED ZUBAIR
Published: March 2019

Two new species, Melanotus kalamensis and M. usrae are described from Kalam, Swat Valley, Pakistan and compared with closely allied species. Male genitalia of both new species are illustrated and a key to all known species of the Genus Melanotus from Pakistan is provided. The total number of species in the genus Melanotus from Pakistan is 18.
Revision of the genus Myrmecobrenthus Kleine with a description of a new species from Gabon (Coleoptera: Brentidae: Eremoxenini)
Authors: BARTOLOZZI LUCA , LOUDIT SANDRINE MARIELLA BAYENDI
Published: March 2019

The genus Myrmecobrenthus Kleine, 1920 is revised and a key for the species of this genus is provided. Myrmecobrenthus susinii sp. nov. is described from Gabon, and compared with the closely related M. ater Damoiseau, 1961 and M. wasmanni Kleine, 1920, from which it mainly differs in the shape of the male head and rostrum. Myrmecobrentus wasmanni is recorded for the first time from Gabon.
Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus laeviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sarawak, Malaysia: Strict host specificity, and first myrmecoid Aleocharini
Authors: MARUYAMA MUNETOSHI , MATSUMOTO TAKASHI , ITIOKA TAKAO
Published: March 2019

The fauna of myrmecophilous rove beetles associated with Aenictus laeviceps (sensu Wilson 1964) at Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia was investigated. Eight species belonging to six genera of the subfamily Aleocharinae including the following new taxa are recorded and/or described: Myrmecosticta exceptionalis Maruyama gen. et sp. nov., Aenictocleptis hirsutoides Maruyama sp. nov., Aenictocleptis lambirensis Maruyama sp. nov., Mimaenictus matsumotoi Maruyama sp. nov., Procantonnetia opacithorax Maruyama sp. nov., Weissflogia pubescens Maruyama sp. nov. Three morphotypes (L1, L2 and S) are recognized in A. laeviceps, and strict host specificity by the rove beetles for the morphotypes was observed. Myrmecosticta exceptionalis is the first known myrmecoid species of the tribe Aleocharini and belongs to the Tetrasticta generic group.
The millipede family Metopidiotrichidae new to the fauna of Taiwan: the description of a new species; a review of and a key to the Chordeumatida occurring in Taiwan (Diplopoda)
Authors: MIKHALJOVA ELENA V. , GOLOVATCH SERGEI I. , CHANG HSUEH-WEN
Published: March 2019

The family Metopidiotrichidae and the genus Metopidiothrix Attems, 1907 are formally new to the fauna of Taiwan, due to the discovery of Metopidiothrix taiwanensis sp. nov. The fauna of Chordeumatida of Taiwan is reviewed and keyed, at present containing 13 unquestioned species from three genera and three families. Three further species, one genus and one family are dubious either as taxa or as elements of the Taiwanese fauna, or both. Palaearctic elements, such as Diplomaragnidae and Niponiosomatidae, appear to strongly dominate over austral/tropical ones (Metopidiotrichidae).
New Amphibolips gallwasp species from Mexico (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae)
Authors: MELIKA G. , EQUIHUA-MARTÍNEZ A. , ESTRADA-VENEGAS E. G. , CIBRIÁN-TOVAR D. , CIBRIÁN-LLANDERAL V. D. , PUJADE-VILLAR J.
Published: March 2019

Two new species of oak gallwasp, Amphibolips zacatecaensis Melika & Pujade-Villar and A. hidalgoensis Pujade-Villar & Melika, are described from Mexico, known to induce galls on Quercus eduardi, Q. crassipes, Q. candicans and Q. crassifolia (section Lobatae, red oaks). Only females are known. Data on the diagnosis, distribution and biology of the new species are given.
Two new species of the genus Discophorellus Tsaur & Hsu (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Cixiini) from Guizhou Province, China
Authors: ZHANG PEI , CHEN XIANG-SHENG
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the Oriental cixiid planthopper genus Discophorellus Tsaur & Hsu, 1991 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae: Cixiini), D. cehengensis Zhang & Chen sp. nov. and D. transspinus Zhang & Chen sp. nov., from Guizhou Province, southwestern China, are described and illustrated. The generic characteristics are redefined. A key to the three known species of this genus in the world is provided.
Pseudochromine and pseudoplesiopine dottyback fishes from the Socotra Archipelago, Indian Ocean, with descriptions of two new species of Pseudochromis Rüppell (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae)
Authors: GILL ANTHONY C. , ZAJONZ UWE
Published: March 2019

Species of pseudoplesiopine and pseudochromine fishes from the Socotra Archipelago are reported based mainly on collections made in 1999 and 2000. Two species of the pseudoplesiopine genus Chlidichthys Smith are recorded: C. bibulus (Smith) and C. cacatuoides Gill and Edwards. Seven species of the pseudochromine genus Pseudochromis Rüppell are recorded: P. chrysospilus sp. nov., P. leucorhynchus Lubbock, P. linda Randall and Stanaland, P. nigrovittatus Boulenger, P. sankeyi Lubbock, P. socotraensis sp. nov. and an undetermined species (allied to P. punctatus Kotthaus). Pseudochromis chrysospilus belongs to a newly diagnosed P. caudalis-complex; it differs from other members of the complex in various meristic and coloration details. Pseudochromis socotraensis belongs to a newly diagnosed P. dutoiti-complex; it differs from other members of the complex in adult size, various meristic characters and live coloration. Based on both the collection records and additional visual records made in 1999 and 2000 the archipelagic distribution ranges of each species and the biotopes inhabited by them are described. Two additional species are tentatively reported from the Socotra Archipelago on the basis of sight records: P. dixurus Lubbock and P. omanensis Gill and Mee.
Nematode parasites of invertebrates from Manipur, North East India (Diagnosis, keys and illustration)
Authors: SHAH M. MANJUR , MOHILAL N. , PRAMODINI M. , BINA L. , HEMANANDA TH.
Published: March 2019

The present report is based on findings of occasional survey work conducted from the region spanning over six years for the presence of insect parasitic nematodes under the superfamily Thelastomatoidea (Nematoda: Oxyurida), parasitic in invertebrate hosts. Out of five families recognized under the superfamily, the present report discusses the findings of four families from Manipur and its adjoining areas as well. For the first time, out of 15 taxa described in the text, seven species are described from the region, eight species reported. The findings of the study will help in understanding of the biodiversity status of insect parasitic nematodes of the region. Diagnosis of the genus, key to species and illustration with line diagrams and photomicrographs are provided in the manuscript.
A new species of Upeneus (Perciformes: Mullidae) from southern Japan
Authors: YAMASHITA MASAHIRO , GOLANI DANIEL , MOTOMURA HIROYUKI
Published: March 2019

A new species of goatfish, Upeneus itoui, is described on the basis of 67 specimens collected from southern Japan at depths of less than 40 m. Upeneus itoui is most similar to the western Indian Ocean species, U. pori. The caudal-fin color pattern in fresh and preserved specimens of the two species is identical. However, U. itoui differs from U. pori in having less head and body depths, wider barbels, and a lower count of gill rakers.
Three new species of the subfamily Bryophilinae from China (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Authors: HAN HUI-LIN , KONONENKO VLADIMIR S. , BEHOUNEK GOTTFRIED
Published: March 2019

Three new species of the subfamily Bryophilinae (Victrix sinensis sp. n., Bryophila xizanga sp. n. and Stenoloba marinela sp. n.) are described from China. A new combination is proposed and lectotype designated for Victrix tripuncta Draudt, 1950, comb. n. Stenoloba speideli Kononenko & Ronkay, 2001 is reported for China for the first time. Checklists of the species of the genera Cryphia and Victrix occurring in China are presented.
Two new species of Arctiidae (Lepidoptera) from Peru
Authors: VINCENT BENOIT
Published: March 2019

Approximately 300 species of Phaegopterinae (Arctiidae) occur in Peru, many of which were described by Walter Rothschild between 1909 and 1935 from Carabaya province (Puno Department). Only relatively recently has the moth fauna of other regions of the country been surveyed in detail, notably the expeditions undertaken by Thierry Porion in northern and central Peru in the 1980s. Hervé de Toulgoët examined the arctiid material from those surveys, which are deposited in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris). He described about 15 new species, but a number of new taxa remain among this material, two of which are described here. In addition to the Porion/Toulgoët work, recent collecting using mercury vapour light was conducted to augment available material.
Description of immatures of Galeacius martini Schouteden (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)
Authors: BIANCHI FILIPE M. , GARBELOTTO THEREZA A. , CAMPOS LUIZ A.
Published: March 2019

Scutelleridae occur worldwide, and immature stages have been scarcely studied. Galeacius Distant is a Neotropical genus currently containing four species. Here the external morphology of immatures of Galeacius martini Schouteden is described. Adults and nymphs were maintained in laboratory and fed on branches of Miconia sellowiana with fruits. The egg of G. martini is semi-spherical, reddish brown, with reticulations surrounding smaller granulated sculpturing under scanning electron microscopy (S.E.M). The nymphs from first to fifth instar have a stridulitrum plus plectrum, and 2+2 trichobothria posterior to spiracles on abdominal sternites III–VII. The dorso-abdominal scent efferent system has an evaporatorium with two distinct mycoid sculpturing, and their are two types of peritreme on medial plates II and III in first and fifth instar. The color and chorion morphology may distinguish G. martini from other scutellerid eggs so far described. New descriptions of immatures of Scutelleridae are particularly desirable, mainly with emphasis some structures on S.E.M., as stridulatory devices, dorso-abdominal scent efferent system, and trichobothria, thus improving the knowledge about the taxon.
Bees of the genus Panurginus in Siberia, Far East of Russia, and Allied Areas (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae, Panurginae)
Authors: ROMANKOVA TATIANA G. , ASTAFUROVA YULIA V.
Published: March 2019

The genus Panurginus Nylander of the Asian part of Palearctic is revised for the first time. 14 species are listed for Siberia, the Far East of Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Northern China. Lectotypes for P. alticolus F. Morawitz, 1876, P. herzi F. Morawitz, 1891 and P. labiatus Eversmann, 1852 are designated. Panurginus niger Nylander, 1848, the type species of the genus, was studied for the first time after it was described. Panurginus dubius Osytchnjuk, 1995 is a junior synonym of P. niger Nylander, 1848. Panurginus alticolus, P. crawfordi Cockerell, 1914, P. herzi F. Morawitz, P. labiatus, P. romani Aurivillius, 1914, P. niger and P. nigripes F. Morawitz, 1880, are redescribed and seven new species are described: P. alpotanini, P. arsenievi, P. kozlovi, P. kropotkini, P. mikhno, P. muraviovi, P. obruchevi. In Russia, P. alticolus and P. labiatus are first recorded for Siberia; P. alticolus is a new record, and one species is newly described from Kazakhstan; P. niger and P. herzi are first recorded, and two species described from Mongolia. A key to the 14 species with 118 illustrations, and annotated list along with data on types, synonymies, general geographical distribution, the material examined and descriptions for all species is presented.
Three new species of Fergusonina Malloch gall-flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) from terminal leaf bud galls on Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) in south-eastern Australia
Authors: NELSON LEIGH A. , SCHEFFER SONJA J. , YEATES DAVID K.
Published: March 2019

Three new species of Fergusonina (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) flies are described from terminal leaf bud galls on Eucalyptus L'Hér. from south eastern Australia. Fergusonina omlandi Nelson and Yeates sp. nov. is the first species of fly from the genus Fergusonina to be described from the Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieb. ex Spreng. (Snow Gum) species complex; although another two species occur in sympatry on this host at higher elevations. Fergusonina omlandi sp. nov. can be distinguished from the latter by differences in adult size and markings on the mesonotum and morphology of the dorsal shield of the larva. The other new species, Fergusonina williamensis Nelson and Yeates sp. nov. and Fergusonina thornhilli Nelson and Yeates sp. nov. are the first flies to be described from Eucalyptus baxteri (Benth.) Maiden & Blakely and Eucalyptus dalrympleana Maiden, respectively. These two species can be distinguished from all other described Fergusonina by host specificity, adult colour and setation and morphology of the dorsal shield.
Repeatability and precision in proboscis length measurements for long proboscid flies
Authors: MORITA SHELAH I.
Published: March 2019

Methods for measuring proboscides in long-tongued fly pollinators are examined with respect to fly morphology and behavior. Most ecological studies aim to measure the functional proboscis length as a response or predictor variable. Here I suggest a proxy for this, the Maximum Functional Length (MFL), obtained by combining the lengths of the prementum and labrum. I also quantify errors in proboscis measurements due to a lack of consideration of the extensible ventral rostral membrane (VRM). Results show that naïve measurements allow for substantial unrepeatable variation (mean: 7mm; maximum 14mm).
Four new species of the microcaddisfly genus Alisotrichia Flint (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae) from southeastern Brazil
Authors: SANTOS ALLAN PAULO MOREIRA
Published: March 2019

Alisotrichia Flint, 1964 is an exclusively New World genus of microcaddisflies (Hydroptilidae), currently assigned to Leucotrichiini. Until now, this genus contained 51 species, of which only 1 has been described from Brazil. In this paper, 4 new species are described from Southern Brazil, 3 in the A. orophila Group (A. holzenthali sp. nov., A. macae sp. nov., and A. nessimiani sp. nov.) and one in the A. hirudopsis Group (A. ubatuba sp. nov.). The new species are separated by features of the terminal abdominal segments and structures of the male genitalia.
Two new sympatric Knipowitschia species (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from an eastern Mediterranean coastal lake—examples of different dispersal patterns?
Authors: AHNELT HARALD
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the genus Knipowitschia, Knipowitschia byblisia sp. nov. and Knipowitschia caunosi sp. nov., are described from the coastal Lake Köycegiz, southwest Turkey. Knipowitschia byblisia sp.nov. is placed in a group of species with reduced cephalic lateral-line canals and reduced squamation. This species is characterized by the presence of axillary and caudal peduncular patches of scales, by a distinct reduced head canal system with only the postorbital section of the supraorbital canal developed and with longitudinal and transversal rows of free neuromasts in the interorbit. Knipowitschia caunosi sp. nov. is placed in a group of species with a fairly complete head canal system and with scales continuously extending along lateral midline from the axilla to the caudal peduncle. This species is characterized by long transverse rows of free neuromasts on the nape and on the cheek, by a characteristic pattern of the preorbital series of free neuromasts with the anteriormost row lacking and with a reduced number of transverse suborbital rows. Both species are isolated and their distributions restricted to a small brackish lake in the west of the Anatolian south coast. This record represents the southern and easternmost of the genus Knipowitschia in the Mediterranean region. The origin of these two species is discussed.
Records of the genus Henricia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Echinasteridae) from Chinese waters
Authors: XIAO NING , LIAO YULIN , LIU RUIYU
Published: March 2019

Eight species and three subspecies of Henricia Gray, 1840 from Chinese waters are reported: H. arcystata Fisher, H. aspera robusta Djakonov, H. densispina (Sladen), H. exigua Hayashi, H. leviuscula leviuscula (Stimpson), H. leviuscula spiculifera (H.L.Clark), H. ohshimai Hayashi, H. pacifica Hayashi, H. regularis Hayashi, six of which are reported for the first time from Chinese waters. A key to Chinese species of Henricia and photos are provided. Species diversity of echinoderms in China seas is briefly discussed.
Three new synonyms of the spider Miagrammopes guttatus Mello-Leitão, 1937 (Araneae: Uloboridae)
Authors: SALVATIERRA LIDIANNE , TOURINHO ANA LÚCIA , BRESCOVIT ANTONIO D.
Published: March 2019

Miagrammopes correai Piza, 1944, M. zenzesi (Mello-Leitão, 1945) and M. lacteovittatus Mello-Leitão, 1947 are synonymized with Miagrammopes guttatus Mello-Leitão, 1937. Synonymies are based on morphological data from specimens recently collected compared with the recovered type of M. lacteovittatus, and the types M. correai and M. zenzesi, as well as data from original descriptions. The male of Miagrammopes guttatus is redescribed and the female is described for the first time. Lectotypes are designated for M. correai and M. lacteovittatus.
Erratum: LUKE TORNABENE & FRANK PEZOLD (2011) Phylogenetic analysis of Western Atlantic Bathygobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Zootaxa 3042: 27–36 (2011).
Authors: TORNABENE LUKE , PEZOLD FRANK
Published: March 2019

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Two new species of lizards from the Liolaemus lineomaculatus section (Squamata: Iguania: Liolaemidae) from southern Patagonia
Authors: BREITMAN MARIA FLORENCIA , PARRA MICAELA , PÉREZ CRISTIAN HERNÁN FULVIO , SITES, JR. JACK WALTER
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the lineomaculatus clade of the Liolaemus lineomaculatus section are described from southern Patagonia in Argentina. Liolaemus morandae sp. nov. is found in S Chubut province and Liolaemus avilae sp. nov. inhabits NW Santa Cruz province. Several tests were performed to diagnose these new species as distinct lineages. Univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA), principal component analysis (PCA), discriminant function analysis (DFA), non-parametric multivariate analysis of variance (NPMANOVA), as well as a genetic characterization through molecular analysis of variance (AMOVA) were performed; genetic distances between described and these new species are reported. The new Liolaemus species differ from other members of the lineomaculatus group in morphometric, meristic, qualitative and genetic characters; moreover they inhabit different phytogeographical provinces and districts. With these descriptions, the number of species now recognized in the lineomaculatus section is twenty one (including one more description that is in press).
Description of a new and critically endangered species of Atheris (Serpentes: Viperidae) from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, with an overview of the country’s tree viper fauna
Authors: MENEGON MICHELE , DAVENPORT TIM R. B. , HOWELL KIM M.
Published: March 2019

A new species of arboreal forest viper (Serpentes: Viperidae: Atheris) from a forest fragment in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania is described and named Atheris matildae sp. nov. The species resembles the forest horned viper, Atheris ceratophora Werner, by bearing horn-like supraciliary scales but it differs in size, body proportions, scalation, scale ultrastructure, and distribution. Genetic divergence is also assessed and the two species have an estimated divergence time of approximately 2.2 million years. An overview of the genus Atheris in Tanzania, including new distribution data, is presented and the conservation status of the new taxon is discussed.
Leporinus britskii: a new anostomid species from the Tapajós and Jari drainages, Brazil (Characiformes: Anostomidae)
Authors: DA S. FEITOSA FRANCIMÁRIO , SANTOS GERALDO M. DOS , BIRINDELLI JOSÉ L. O.
Published: March 2019

A new species of the genus Leporinus Agassiz, 1829 (Characiformes, Anostomidae) is described. The new species is similar to Leporinus amblyrhynchus, L. taeniatus, L. taeniofasciatus, L geminis, L. unitaeniatus, L. vanzoi, by having a dark longitudinal midlateral stripe and dark transversal bars on dorsum. However, the new species is distinguished from Leporinus amblyrhynchus by having four teeth on dentary (vs. three); from L. taeniatus by having 12 circumpeduncular scale series (vs. 16) and 37 to 39 scales on lateral line (vs. 36 to 37); from L. taeniofasciatus by having 12 circumpeduncular scale series (vs. 16); from L. geminis, L. unitaeniatus and L. vanzoi by having three teeth on premaxilla (vs. four), 37 to 39 scales on lateral line (vs. 40 to 43), four or five scale series above lateral line (vs. six), and 12 circumpeduncular scale series (vs. 16). The new species is distributed in the rio Teles Pires and rio Jamanxim, rio Tapajós basin, and rio Jari, clearwater tributaries of the lower portion of the Brazilian Amazon.
The grammatical gender of fish generic nomina based on the stem—butis (Teleostei: Perciformes: Gobioidei)
Authors: KOTTELAT MAURICE
Published: March 2019

The word ‘name’ having various meanings depending on context, in order to avoid confusion and simplify reading I here use the word nomen (plural nomina) to denote 'scientific names'.
Systematics, morphology, and ecology of pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbidae) of the Mascarene Islands, with three new species
Authors: HUME JULIAN PENDER
Published: March 2019

The original diversity of the pigeons and doves (Columbidae: Nesoenas, Columba, Alectroenas) of the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues) has been poorly understood. Only two of perhaps as many as ten species are known from skin specimens, whereas the rest are known from old accounts and subfossil remains only. Most accounts, however, do not distinguish between species, so accurate identification is difficult to determine. The introduction of non-native pigeons has further exacerbated the problem and has led to erroneous interpretation. This paper provides a detailed re-analysis of the Mascarene columbid fauna (excluding the large, terrestrial “didines”, the Dodo Raphus cucullatus and Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria), based partly on newly discovered subfossil remains. Key findings include: a new species of Alectroenas from Rodrigues and new species of Nesoenas and Columba from Mauritius; referral of the problematic species 'Columba' rodericana of Rodrigues to the genus Nesoenas; and documentation of new morphological and historical information concerning the extant Pink Pigeon Nesoenas mayeri and the extinct Mauritius Blue Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissima. The Columbidae comprises the largest avian radiation in the Mascarenes and probably colonised the islands at least four times from Madagascar and SE Asia during low sea level stands.
A new species of Phyllotetranychus (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) from Iran
Authors: MAHDAVI SAYED MOSAYEB , LATIFI MALIHE , ASADI MAHDIEH
Published: March 2019

A new species of the flat mite genus Phyllotetranychus Sayed, 1938 (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae), P. hadii sp. nov., is described based on the female, male and larval stages, collected from Washingtonia filifera (Arecaceae) in Iran.
Olbiogaster Osten Sacken (Diptera: Anisopodidae) from Mexico, with the description of three new species
Authors: HUERTA HERON , DZUL-MANZANILLA FELIPE , NAVARRETE-CARBALLO JUAN C. , MANRIQUE-SAIDE PABLO , HANCOCK E. GEOFFREY
Published: March 2019

Three new species of the genus Olbiogaster Osten Sacken—Olbiogaster halffteri sp. nov., Olbiogaster nuxco sp. nov. and Olbiogaster puuc sp. nov.—are described and illustrated from Mexico, based on adult males and females collected in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Yucatan. Comments for the species known from Mexico and key are provided.
Two new species of Mesonemoura (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Yunnan Province of China
Authors: XIAO QIAN , ZHAO JING , QIAN YU-HAN , DU YU-ZHOU
Published: March 2019

Two new species of the nemourid genus Mesonemoura from Yunnan Province of southwestern China are described, M. longiflagellata Xiao & Qian sp. nov. from Pudatcuo National Park of Shangri-la City and M. tumida Qian & Du sp. nov. from Cangshan Mountian of Dali City. The male and female terminalia of the new species are compared to related species.
The marine teleost fishes of the Sea of Marmara; an updated and annotated checklist
Authors: ARTÜZ M. LEVENT , FRICKE RONALD
Published: March 2019

A revised check-list of the teleost fishes for Sea of Marmara includes 263 species in 78 families, providing a short historical background and comments on problematic reports. The paper also includes a discussion of other literature reports on taxonomic changes to serve as a guideline for future survey work and ecological studies, including some data regarding the economic importance of some species.