bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A preliminary study of the hawkmoth diversity (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Iyer Geetha , Kitching Ian James
Published: March 2019

Kanyakumari District is situated at the southernmost tip of peninsular India in Tamil Nadu State and is bounded by the Western Ghats and the coasts of three seas.  There are no detailed historical records of the moths of this region, which, before India’s independence, was part of Travancore State.  This paper presents a brief account of the 27 species of hawkmoths of Kanyakumari District, recorded during surveys conducted from 2011-2015, and is the first formal record of the hawkmoths of this region.  A list of the species from the collection of the Natural History Museum, UK, collected in the erstwhile Travancore State that are likely to be found in the Kanyakumari region is also included.
Alpha Oscillations and Feedback Processing in Visual Cortex for Conscious Perception
Authors: Ro Tony
Published: March 2019

Variability in perception between individuals may be a consequence of different inherent neural processing speeds. To assess whether alpha oscillations systematically reflect a feedback pacing mechanism for cortical processing during visual perception, comparisons were made between alpha oscillations, visual suppression from TMS, visual evoked responses, and metacontrast masking. Peak alpha oscillation frequencies, measured through scalp EEG recordings, significantly correlated with the optimum latencies for visual suppression from TMS of early visual cortex. Individuals with shorter alpha periods (i.e., higher peak alpha frequencies) processed visual information faster than those with longer alpha periods (i.e., lower peak alpha frequencies). Moreover, peak alpha oscillation periods and optimum TMS visual suppression latencies predicted the latencies of late but not early visual evoked responses. Together, these findings demonstrate an important role of alpha oscillatory and late feedback activity in visual cortex for conscious perception. They also show that the timing for visual awareness varies across individuals, depending on the pace of one's endogenous oscillatory cycling frequency.
Joint Encoding of Auditory Timing and Location in Visual Cortex
Authors: Plass John , Ahn EunSeon , Towle Vernon L. , Stacey William C. , Wasade Vibhangini S. , Tao James , Wu Shasha , Issa Naoum P. , Brang David
Published: March 2019

Co-occurring sounds can facilitate perception of spatially and temporally correspondent visual events. Separate lines of research have identified two putatively distinct neural mechanisms underlying two types of crossmodal facilitations: Whereas crossmodal phase resetting is thought to underlie enhancements based on temporal correspondences, lateralized occipital evoked potentials (ERPs) are thought to reflect enhancements based on spatial correspondences. Here, we sought to clarify the relationship between these two effects to assess whether they reflect two distinct mechanisms or, rather, two facets of the same underlying process. To identify the neural generators of each effect, we examined crossmodal responses to lateralized sounds in visually responsive cortex of 22 patients using electrocorticographic recordings. Auditory-driven phase reset and ERP responses in visual cortex displayed similar topography, revealing significant activity in pericalcarine, inferior occipital–temporal, and posterior parietal cortex, with maximal activity in lateral occipitotemporal cortex (potentially V5/hMT+). Laterality effects showed similar but less widespread topography. To test whether lateralized and nonlateralized components of crossmodal ERPs emerged from common or distinct neural generators, we compared responses throughout visual cortex. Visual electrodes responded to both contralateral and ipsilateral sounds with a contralateral bias, suggesting that previously observed laterality effects do not emerge from a distinct neural generator but rather reflect laterality-biased responses in the same neural populations that produce phase-resetting responses. These results suggest that crossmodal phase reset and ERP responses previously found to reflect spatial and temporal facilitation in visual cortex may reflect the same underlying mechanism. We propose a new unified model to account for these and previous results.
Tuning Attention to Object Categories: Spatially Global Effects of Attention to Faces in Visual Processing
Authors: Störmer Viola S. , Cohen Michael A. , Alvarez George A.
Published: March 2019

Feature-based attention is known to enhance visual processing globally across the visual field, even at task-irrelevant locations. Here, we asked whether attention to object categories, in particular faces, shows similar location-independent tuning. Using EEG, we measured the face-selective N170 component of the EEG signal to examine neural responses to faces at task-irrelevant locations while participants attended to faces at another task-relevant location. Across two experiments, we found that visual processing of faces was amplified at task-irrelevant locations when participants attended to faces relative to when participants attended to either buildings or scrambled face parts. The fact that we see this enhancement with the N170 suggests that these attentional effects occur at the earliest stage of face processing. Two additional behavioral experiments showed that it is easier to attend to the same object category across the visual field relative to two distinct categories, consistent with object-based attention spreading globally. Together, these results suggest that attention to high-level object categories shows similar spatially global effects on visual processing as attention to simple, individual, low-level features.
Priogymnanthus colombianus (Oleaceae), a new species and first record of genus to Colombia
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ-ALONSO JOSÉ LUIS , MORALES MORALES PAULA ANDREA
Published: March 2019

Priogymnanthus colombianus, a new species and the first record of the South American genus of Oleaceae for Colombia is described and illustrated also we present a dichotomic key for the known species of genus. The new species differs from the three knowns for Priogymnanthus by: leaves oblong or oblong-elliptic, completely glabrous, petioles 10–17 (19) mm; inflorescences 15–20 (25) mm in length, with glabrous rachis, anthers about 3 mm length; fruits (10) 12–15 mm in diameter. P. colombianus occurs on premontane and dry forest in Colombia between 719 and 1213 m of elevation. Based on general threats to its ecosystems and few records found, we categorize the species as EN (endangered) following IUCN criteria.
Macrobiotus siamensis sp. n. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Thailand (Asia)
Authors: TUMANOV DENIS V.
Published: March 2019

An illustrated description of Macrobiotus siamensis sp. n. from Thailand is given. The new species belongs to the furciger group and differs from the most similar species, Macrobiotus sicheli Binda, Pilato and Lisi, 2005, mostly by the absence of eyes, smooth cuticle and longer egg processes.
Checklist of the genus Cybocephalus Erichson (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae) of China, with description of a new species from Yunnan Province
Authors: TIAN MINGYI
Published: March 2019

A checklist to all known species of the genus Cybocephalus Erichson of China is presented, together with distributional data. A new species from western Yunnan Province is described and illustrated: Cybocephalus liui n. sp.
Two new terebellid polychaetes (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil
Authors: NOGUEIRA JOÃ MIGUEL DE MATOS , ALVES TARSILA MONTREZORO
Published: March 2019

Two new species of terebellid polychaetes are described, from material collected from the intertidal zone to 45 m deep off the State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. The thelepodine Pseudostreblosoma brevitentaculatum sp. nov., is characterised by short, distally expanded tentacles, the presence of a mid-ventral lobe on segment 1 and short lateral lobes on segments 2–4, and by the arrangement of branchial filaments. The species is compared to both other known species of the genus. The terebelline Phisidia rubra sp. nov. differs from its congeners by its smaller size, and by having up to four eyespots at each lateral margin of prostomium, close to the mouth, about 5 rows of secondary teeth above uncinial main fang, uncini arranged in double rows on segments 11–20, 14 pairs of notopodia and by anterior segments being dorsally inflated. Phisidia rubra sp. nov. is compared to its closest congeners and a table comparing all known species of Phisidia is provided.
Review of the Neotropical species of the genus Stereodermus Lacordaire, 1866 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Stereodermini)
Authors: MANTILLERI ANTOINE , SFORZI ALESSANDRA
Published: March 2019

The genus Stereodermus is represented both in the Neotropical and Oriental regions. The 32 described neotropical species of the genus Stereodermus Lacordaire, 1866 are reviewed and an identification key and distributional maps are provided. Two new synonymies are proposed: Stereodermus longiceps Sharp, 1895 = S. pygmaeus (Gyllenhal, 1833), n. syn. and S. mitratus Sharp, 1895 = S. dentipennis Sharp, 1895, n. syn. All known species are redescribed and illustrated; six are new to science: S. attenuatus n. sp. (type locality: Peru, Iquitos), S. denisi n. sp. (type locality: Costa Rica, Provincia Puntarenas, Acosa, Estación Sirena), S. explanatus n. sp. (type locality: Costa Rica, Provincia Guanacaste, Volcan Cacao, Estacion Cacao), S. imparicostatus n. sp. (type locality: French Guyana, Roura Mountain, PK 41.1), S. paulettae n. sp. (type locality: Costa Rica, Provincia Puntarenas, Estación Sirena) and S. similis n. sp. (type locality: Brazil, Nova-Friburgo).
New species and records of the genus Chelonus Panzer, 1806 (Braconidae: Cheloninae) from China
Authors: ZHANG HONG-YING , CHEN XUE-XIN , HE JUN-HUA
Published: March 2019

Three subgenera of Chelonus Panzer (1806): Areselonus Braet (1999), Baculonus Braet & van Achterberg (2001) and Megachelonus Baker (1926) are recorded for the first time from China. The species of Chelonus (Areselonus) chailini Walker & Huddleson is reported for the first time, and new host information is provided. The subgenus of Baculonus Braet & van Achterberg, 2001 has been recorded only from the Neotropical region before this study. Chelonus (Baculonus) icteribasis sp. nov., represents the first record of this group from the Old World. Two new species of subgenus Megachelonus, i.e., C. (M.) macros sp. nov. and C. (M.) longqiensis sp. nov., are described from China. A key to the six currently known Megachelonus species is included to facilitate future identifications.
A description of a new species of Diasemopsis (Diptera, Diopsidae) from the Comoro Islands with morphological, molecular and allometric data
Authors: CARR MARTIN , COTTON SAMUEL , FÖLDVÁRI MIHÁLY , KOTRBA MARION
Published: March 2019

A new specie s of Diasemopsis (Diptera, Diopsidae ) from Comoro Islands is described and illustrated for the first time wi th a llometric datasets . Diasemopsis comoroensis Carr & Földvár i is shown t o be genetically close, but morphologically distinct from th e widesprea d Afro-tropical species D. meigenii (Westwood); notably a significant dive rgence in the degree of sexual dimorphism within eye spa n has occurre d between the two species. A revised molecula r phylogeny of th e genus Diasemopsis is presente d based on the partial sequenc es of four genes.
Iospilids (Polychaeta: Iospilidae) from the northwest Caribbean Sea, with observations on reproductive structures
Authors: JIMÉNEZ-CUETO SOLEDAD , SUÁREZ-MORALES EDUARDO , SALAZAR-VALLEJO SERGIO I.
Published: March 2019

Iospilids are a small, inconspicuous group of holopelagic polychaetes that dwell in the upper layers of tropical, temperate, and cold waters of the world. Representatives of this interesting and infrequent group were collected during four oceanographic cruises off the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, northwest Caribbean Sea. Three of the four species currently known in the family were recorded: Iospilus phalacroides Viguier, 1886, Phalacrophorus pictus Greeff, 1879, and P. uniformis Reibisch, 1895. The latter was the most common species in the area; it occurred during the four cruises and represented more than 92% of the total iospilid specimens caught; it was slightly more abundant in nighttime samples. New observations of reproduction-related morphological variations and sexual dimorphism are presented for P. uniformis. These may be regarded as morphological adaptations to the planktic mode of life thus favouring the efficiency of the reproductive process in the water column. These are the first records of the family Iospilidae in the Caribbean Basin. Revised generic and species diagnoses, taxonomic illustrations and notes, and an identification key are given here for the species recorded in the Caribbean.
The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France and Corsica: an annotated catalogue (Lepidoptera: Nepticuloidea)
Authors: NIEUKERKEN ERIK J. VAN , LAŠTÊVKA ALEŠ , LAŠTÊVKA ZDEN-K
Published: March 2019

An annotated catalogue of the Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of mainland France (including Monaco) and Corsica is presented. All previous literature records are given and interpreted where necessary. We provide detailed records for material collected and studied by us. A total of 150 species of Nepticulidae and 6 species of Opostegidae are listed. All but one Nepticulidae are recorded from mainland France, 46 Nepticulidae and 2 Opostegidae are listed for Corsica, and two Nepticulidae and one Opostegidae for Monaco. The following species are recorded for the first time from France (mainland only): Stigmella carpinella (Heinemann, 1862), S. vimineticola (Frey, 1856), Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) magna A. & Z. LaštÁvka, 1997 and Ectoedemia hexapetalae (SzÝcs, 1957); Parafomoria halimivora Van Nieukerken, 1985 also is reported for France on re-interpretation of earlier literature records of P. helianthemella. New for mainland France but known from Corsica is Ectoedemia heringella (Mariani, 1939). New for Corsica, but previously known from France are: Stigmella luteella (Stainton, 187), Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema (Tutt, 1899), T. (Trifurcula) josefklimeschi Van Nieukerken, 1990, T. (T.) calycotomella A. & Z. LaštÁvka, 1997, Bohemannia quadrimaculella (Boheman, 1853), and Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) occultella (Linnaeus, 1767). The following species are removed from the list: Stigmella pretiosa (Heinemann, 1862) and S. poterii (Stainton, 1857), both from mainland France and Corsica, and Trifurcula (Trifurcula) pallidella (Duponchel, 1839) from mainland France, but it does occur in Corsica. The occurrence in France of Stigmella stelviana (Weber, 1938), Trifurcula (T.) serotinella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855), and Ectoedemia arcuatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) is confirmed, and for 15 species previously recorded in checklists, we provide the first detailed records for mainland France, and for four species for Corsica. The following new host records are given: Stigmella centifoliella (Zeller, 1848) reared from Alchemilla sp. (from label data of Chrétien); T. (Glaucolepis) magna reared from Thymus (from label data of Chrétien); T. (T.) silviae mines were found on Onobrychis viciifolia. The female genitalia of T. magna are illustrated and described for the first time. A lectotype is selected for Nepticula teucriella Chrétien, 1914 (now in Trifurcula (Glaucolepis)). The type locality for Trifurcula luteola is established to be in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and not in Aude. The richest départements are: 66-Pyrenées-Orientales with 70 species, 77- Seine-et-Marne with 65 species, 68-Haut-Rhin with 58 and 33-Gironde with 57.
A revision of the click beetle genus Ctenoplus Candèze, 1863 (Coleoptera: Elateridae, Synaptina)
Authors: FULLER E. , PLATIA G.
Published: March 2019

The Oriental Region click beetle genus Ctenoplus Candèze is redefined based on the structure of the head capsule and female genitalia. Of the 23 species recognized, 16 are described as new: C. sumatrensis n. sp., C. sanguinolentoides n. sp., C. indicus n. sp., C. pseudocollaris n. sp., C. neosiamensis n. sp., C. siamensis n. sp., C. rufoantennatus n. sp., C. divergens n. sp., C. gigas n. sp., C. balli n. sp., C. girardianus n. sp., C. cateianus n. sp., C. deceptus n. sp., C. dorsalis n. sp., C. alutaceus n. sp. and C. semialutaceus n. sp.. Silesis castaneus Fleutiaux, S. tonkinensis Fleutiaux and S. coomani Fleutiaux are transferred to Ctenoplus. The following synonymies are proposed: C. nigripennis Schwarz = C. nitidipennis Schwarz; S. tonkinensis, S. coomani and C. topali Ohira = C. coomani Fleutiaux. Lectotypes are designated for C. sanguinolentus (Candèze), C. nitidipennis, C. nigripennis, C. collaris Candèze, C. coomani, S. coomani, C. brunneus Fleutiaux and S. fulvus Fleutiaux. Silesis coomani is renamed C. confusus Platia to remove a subsequent homonymy. Silesis fulvus, which had been included in Ctenoplus is returned to Silesis. Difficulties with the diagnosis of Silesis (s.l.) are discussed.
A faunal survey of nycteribiid flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) associated with bats in Paraguay
Authors: GRACIOLLI GUSTAVO , DICK CARL W. , GETTINGER DONALD
Published: March 2019

An extensive survey of ectoparasitic nycteribiid flies infesting bats in Paraguay provides information about their taxonomy and hosts at a geographic interface between subtropical and temperate habitats. During the study, 2,931 bats representing five families, 22 genera, and 45 species were captured and sampled for ectoparasites. Of these, 86 individuals belonging to six species of vespertilionid bats, and one individual of a molossid bat, harbored 150 fly specimens. We identified five species of Basilia Miranda-Ribeiro, with one, Basilia juquiensis Guimarães, representing a new record for Paraguay. In total, six species of Basilia have been reported to occur in Paraguay.
A new species of crane fly, Pedicia (Pedicia) goldsworthyi (Diptera: Pediciidae), from eastern North America
Authors: PETERSEN MATTHEW J.
Published: March 2019

A new species of crane fly, Pedicia (Pedicia) goldsworthyi, is described from eastern North America. The range of this species is extensive, from Maine to North Carolina, and broadly overlaps with the ranges of the four other regional species of Pedicia (Pedicia) Latreille. A key to males of the eastern North America species of Pedicia (Pedicia) that includes this new species is presented.
A giant water bug from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae: Lethocerinae)
Authors: NEL ANDRÉ , WALLER ALAIN
Published: March 2019

The oldest indisputable representative of the subfamily Lethocerinae, Lethocerus vetus sp. n., is described from the Early Cretaceous crato Formation in Brazil. Its preserved structures are nearly identical to those of Recent Lethocerus.
An unusual occurrence of multiparasitism by two genera of Strepsiptera (Insecta) in a mango leafhopper Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in the Philippines
Authors: KATHIRITHAMBY JEYARANEY , MCMAHON DINO P. , ANOBER-LANTICAN GAUDENCIA M. , OCAMPO VIRGINIA R.
Published: March 2019

The mango leafhopper Idioscopus clypealis (Lethierry) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Philippines is parasitized bytwo genera of Strepsiptera, Halictophagus and Callipharixenos. A redescription of the male Halictophagus fulmeki(Hofeneder), a new record and description of its conspecific female and a key to Halictophagus in the Philippines aregiven, and a new species of female, Callipharixenos philippines sp. n. is described. The inclusion of the family Callipharixenidae as a subfamily Callipharixeninae within the family Halictophagidae is discussed.
Stenomastigus pseudofranzi sp. n., from South Africa (Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)
Authors: JAŁOSZYŃSKI PAWEŁ
Published: March 2019

A new species of the endemic South African genus Stenomastigus Leleup (Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae, Mastigini), S.pseudofranzi sp. n. is described. Because some morphological structures of the new species highly resemble those of S.franzi Leleup, description of the latter species is supplemented with previously unknown details of the aedeagus (includingthe copulatory piece). Habitus, aedeagi, modified fore legs of males and other diagnostic characters of both species are illustrated.
Description of a new species of the genus Yunnanilus Nichols, 1925 (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, China
Authors: CHEN ZIMING , YANG JIAN , YANG JUNXING
Published: March 2019

A new species of the family Nemacheilidae, Yunnanilus niulanensis, is described from the upper reach of the NiulanjiangRiver, a branch of the Jinsha River, in Songming County, Yunnan Province, China. It can be distinguished from all otherYunnanilus species by the combination of the following characters: dorsal fin rays iii, 9; anal fin rays iii, 5; pectoral finrays i, 11; pelvic fin rays i, 7–8; branched caudal fin rays 14; mouth subterminal; 9–11 gillrakers on the inner side of thefirst gill arch, no gillrakers on the outer side; upper two-thirds of body and head covered by large brown spots; fins hyaline;body covered with scales; no lateral line; no cephalic sensory pores; caudal-peduncle length less than caudal-peduncledepth; caudal-peduncle length 9.2–11.1 % SL; body depth 21.0–25.8 % SL; eye diameter 5.4–6.0 % SL; interorbital width 9.9–12.1 % SL.
Detailed morphological description of the mature larva of Anthrenus latefasciatus Reitter, 1892 (Dermestidae: Megatominae: Anthrenini) with comparisons to related species
Authors: KADEJ MARCIN
Published: March 2019

A description of the last larval instar (based on exuvium) of Anthrenus latefasciatus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera:Dermestidae) is presented. New morphological characters of A. latefasciatus larvae such as general morphology ofantenna, epipharynx, mandibula, maxilla, ligula with labial palpi, hastisetae, legs, terga and condition of antecostal sutureare documented and discussed. General morphological differences among mature larvae of the following Anthrenusspecies are compared and summarized: A. coloratus Reitter, 1881, A. flavipes flavipes LeConte, 1854, A. fuscus Olivier,1789, A. latefasciatus Reitter, 1892, A. museorum (Linnaeus, 1761) A. oceanicus Fauvel, 1903, A. olgae Kalík, 1946, A.pimpinellae pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775), A. sarnicus Mroczkowski, 1963, A. scrophulariae scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758), and A. verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767).
Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian Wet Tropics region, and redescription of Cophixalus ornatus
Authors: HOSKIN CONRAD J.
Published: March 2019

In Australia the frog family Microhylidae is largely restricted to tropical rainforests of the Wet Tropics region in the north-east of the country, but in that region the family is diverse. Only one species, Cophixalus ornatus, is widespread in the WetTropics but there has been suspicion that it may comprise multiple species. A recent study (Hoskin et al. 2011) assessedgenetic and phenotypic variation across the range of C. ornatus, finding three deeply divergent genetic lineages that differin mating call and some aspects of morphology. Two of these lineages abutt in the central Wet Tropics and in that areahybridization was found to be very limited despite sympatry at high densities. Based on multiple lines of data, Hoskin etal. (2011) concluded that the three genetic lineages represent biological species. The taxonomy of these three lineages isresolved here. I describe two new species, Cophixalus australis sp. nov. and Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis sp. nov., andredescribe C. ornatus. The three species are not distinguishable based on any single morphological or call trait and arebest identified by genetics or locality. The distributions of the three species are largely allopatric. Cophixalus ornatus isfound in rainforest in the northern Wet Tropics, C. australis sp. nov. occurs in rainforest and adjacent wet sclerophyllforests in the central and southern Wet Tropics, and C. hinchinbrookensis sp. nov. inhabits rainforest and montane heathon Hinchinbrook Island. All three species are common. Cophixalus australis sp. nov. contains three genetic subgroupsthat are considered a single species based on phenotypic similarity and high levels of hybridization at contact zones. Thedescription of Cophixalus australis sp. nov. and Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis sp. nov. brings the number of Australian Cophixalus species to 18, 15 of which are restricted to the Wet Tropics region.
Two new species of Rhagophthalmus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Rhagophthalmidae) from Matzu Archipelago, Taiwan with biological commentary
Authors: HO JEN-ZON , CHEN YOUNG-FA , CHENG SU-HAN , TSAI XI-LIAN , YANG PING-SHIN
Published: March 2019

Two new species of Rhagophthalmus Motschulsky, R. beigansis Ho sp. nov. and R. giallolateralus Ho sp. nov. collected in a vulnerable environment in two small islets of Matzu Archipelago, Lienchiang County are described and illustrated. This brings the total number of species in this genus to 35, and the number known from small off shore islets and islands to 10. Their importance to the conservation of such small and fragile island habitats is discussed.
Polytremis jigongi: a new skipper from China (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Authors: ZHU JIAN-QING , CHEN ZHI-BING , LI LI-ZHEN
Published: March 2019

A new species, Polytremis jigongi is described from Zhejiang, China. The new taxon resembles four congeneric species P.nascens (Leech), P. micropunctata (Huang), P. theca (Evans) and P. mencia (Moore), which are also analyzed and compared in the present study, and their geographical distribution in China is mapped. A key to the genus Polytremis of the world is given.
Synopsis of the antlion genus Deutoleon Navás, 1927 in China (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
Authors: ZHAN QINGBIN , LI SHA , WANG XINLI
Published: March 2019

A synopsis of the genus Deutoleon Navás, 1927 (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) is presented. The little known species Deuto-leon turanicus Navás, 1927 is newly recorded from China. Two species of Deutoleon are redescribed and illustrated in detail, including the female of D. turanicus. A key to species of Deutoleon is provided.
Forgotten gods: Zalmoxidae of the Philippines and Borneo (Opiliones: Laniatores)
Authors: SHARMA PRASHANT P. , BUENAVENTE PERRY A. C. , CLOUSE RONALD M. , DIESMOS ARVIN C. , GIRIBET GONZALO
Published: March 2019

The limits of zalmoxid distribution in Southeast Asia are poorly understood, but a focus of recent research. Here we describesix new species of litter-inhabiting harvestmen in the genus Zalmoxis Sørensen, 1886 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Zalmoxidae)using light microscopy and SEM. Three of these species are from the Philippine Islands (Zalmoxis gebeleizis sp. nov., Zalmoxisderzelas sp. nov., and Zalmoxis sabazios sp. nov.) and the other three from Borneo (Zalmoxis zibelthiurdos sp. nov., Zalmoxisbendis sp. nov., and Zalmoxis kotys sp. nov.). The collecting localities of these species add to the known range of Zalmoxidae,which have not previously been reported from Borneo. The new species add to known morphological variation of Zalmoxis, specifically with respect to sexually dimorphic tarsomeres, body size, and armature of the anal plate.
Taxonomic study of the Japanese species of the genus Salka Dworakowska (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae)
Authors: OHARA NAOMICHI
Published: March 2019

Eight new species of the erythroneurine genus Salka are described and illustrated from the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan: S.denticulata sp. nov., S. circumflexa sp. nov., S. okinawana sp. nov., S. diversa sp. nov., S. dimorpha sp. nov., S. maesatoensis sp. nov., S. nusukuensis sp. nov. and S. trimaculata sp. nov.
Additions to the revision of Digonocryptus Viereck (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae), with nine new taxa, new males, and distribution maps for all known species
Authors: AGUIAR ALEXANDRE P. , SANTOS BERNARDO F.
Published: March 2019

Complementary revisionary information is provided to Digonocryptus Viereck. The males of D. inermis (Szépligeti) andD. sautatus Aguiar et Ramos are described for the first time, and nine species are described as new: D. arlequim Santoset Aguiar, sp. nov., D. hesperus Aguiar et Santos, sp. nov., D. insularis Aguiar et Santos, sp. nov., D. noxignis Aguiar etSantos, sp. nov., D. pontagus Aguiar et Ramos, sp. nov., D. zatheos Santos et Aguiar, sp. nov., and D. zopheros Santos etAguiar, sp. nov.; because of the lack of a statement about the types’ depositories, two of the new names proposed by Agu-iar and Ramos (2011) were unavailable, and the respective species are here described as new taxa, with indication of thetype depositories: D. archisius Aguiar et Ramos, sp. nov., and D. iageus Aguiar et Ramos, sp. nov. The original authorshipis maintained, but the names are valid from the date of publication of this paper. New specimens and new distribution dataare reported for D. arcaeus Aguiar et Ramos, D. atrozyrix Aguiar et Ramos, D. caceres Aguiar et Ramos, D. cennitus Agu-iar et Ramos, D. chiriquensis (Cameron), D. coloratus (Szépligeti), D. crassipes (Brullé), D. denticulatus (Taschenberg),D. diversicolor (Viereck), D. domius Aguiar et Ramos, D. elegans Aguiar et Ramos, D. grossipes (Brullé), D. inermis(Szépligeti), D. inflatus (Brullé), D. mettus Aguiar et Ramos, D. propodeator Kasparyan et Ruíz, D. pulchripes (Camer-on), D. rufigaster (Szépligeti), D. sautatus Aguiar et Ramos, D. silopoeus Aguiar et Ramos, D. sipius Aguiar et Ramos,D. sutor (Fabricius), D. tarsatus (Cresson), D. teleborus Aguiar et Ramos, D. thoracicus Kasparyan et Ruíz, D. variabilisAguiar et Ramos, D. variegatus (Szépligeti), D. varipes (Brullé), and D. yunus Aguiar et Ramos. Illustrations of habitusand diagnostic features are provided for all new taxa and for seven other species, including new images for the males ofsix species, all of them illustrated for the first time. A total of 40 new distribution records are registered for 21 species, and distribution maps are provided for all 52 valid species of the genus.
New mole crickets of the genus Scapteriscus Scudder from Colombia (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae; Scapteriscinae)
Authors: RODRÍGUEZ FERNANDO , HEADS SAM W.
Published: March 2019

Two new mole crickets of the genus Scapteriscus Scudder (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Gryllotalpidae) are described fromColombia: S. cerberus, sp. nov. and S. zeuneri, sp. nov. The first species can be recognized by its robust appearance, largepronotum and small separated ocelli. In contrast, the second species is characterized by its large ocelli which are very close together.
An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world
Authors: SOHN JAE-CHEON , LABANDEIRA CONRAD , DAVIS DONALD , MITTER CHARLES
Published: March 2019

In this catalog, we attempt to assemble all fossil records of Lepidoptera described formally or informally in the worldliterature. A total of 667 records dealing with at least 4,568 specimens have been compiled. They include descriptions of131 fossil genera and 229 fossil species, as well as 72 extant genera and 21 extant species to which some of these fossilssupposedly belong or show superficial similarity. Replacement names of two fossil genera are proposed to avoidhomonymy: Baltopsyche Sohn, gen. nov. for Palaeopsyche Sobczyk and Kobbert, 2009 and Netoxena Sohn, gen. nov. forXena Martins-Neto, 1999. New generic combinations are proposed for: Tortrix? destructus Cockerell, 1916, Tortrixflorissantanus Cockerell, 1907, and Tortrix sp. sensu Gravenhorst (1835), all three to Tortricites Kozlov, 1988;Pterophorus oligocenicus Bigot, Nel and Nel, 1986, to Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905; Aporia sp. sensu Branscheid (1969) toPierites Heer, 1849; Noctua spp. sensu Hope (1836) and Lomnicki (1894), both to Noctuites Heer, 1849. Eleven namesimproperly proposed for lepidopteran fossils are invalidated: Baltonides roeselliformis Skalski in Kosmowska-Ceranowicz and Popiolek, 1981; Baltodines Kupryjanowicz, 2001; Barbarothea Scudder, 1890; Lepidopterites Piton,1936; Palaeozygaena Reiss, 1936; Psamateia calipsa Martins-Neto, 2002; Saxibatinca meyi Skalski in Kristensen andSkalski, 1998; Spatalistiforma submerga Skalski, 1976; Thanatites juvenalis Scudder, 1875; Tortricibaltia diakonoffiSkalski, 1976; and Zygaenites Reiss, 1936. An unnecessary subsequent type designation for Pierites Heer, 1849, isdiscussed. A total of 129 records include lepidopteran fossils which cannot be placed in any taxonomic rank. There alsoexist at least 25 fossil records which lack any evidence of the supposed lepidopteran association. Misidentified specimens,including 18 fossil genera, 29 fossil species and 12 unnamed fossils, are excluded from Lepidoptera. All the knownlepidopteran fossils are annotated by fossil type, specimen deposition, excavation locality, association with plants when present, and geological age. A bibliographic list of lepidopteran fossils is provided.
Helminth parasites of wild Mexican mammals: list of species, hosts and geographical distribution
Authors: GARCÍA-PRIETO LUIS , FALCÓN-ORDAZ JORGE , GUZMÁN-CORNEJO CARMEN
Published: March 2019

In the present work, a total of 339 nominal taxa of helminths (53 trematodes, 46 cestodes, 12 acanthocephalans, 227 nem-atodes, and 1 hirudinean), associated with 136 taxa of wild mammals from Mexico, are listed. Information on hosts, hab-itat, distribution, and records is included; these data come from 242 localities, pertaining to 31 of the 32 Mexican states,and represent the current knowledge on helminth parasites of wild mammals in Mexico. Eighteen taxa of helminths are registered for the first time in Mexico, and 46 new locality records are presented.
The deep-sea fish digenean genus Tellervotrema Gibson & Bray, 1982 (Opecoelidae: Plagioporinae): Re-evaluation of the type species, T. armstrongi Gibson & Bray, 1982 and T. beringi (Mamaev, 1965)
Authors: BLEND CHARLES K. , DRONEN NORMAN O. , GARDNER SCOTT L. , RACZ GABOR R. , ARMSTRONG HOWARD W.
Published: March 2019

Tellervotrema Gibson & Bray, 1982 (Digenea: Opecoelidae) was erected for Podocotyle-like species that possess asymmetrical pair of isolated groups of vitelline follicles in the posterior forebody, lack them dorsal to the caeca andparasitize archybenthal macrourid fishes. Tellervotrema armstrongi Gibson & Bray, 1982 is redescribed from the typehost, the common Atlantic grenadier, Nezumia aequalis (Günther), N. cyrano Marshall & Iwamoto, and from anunidentified macrourid collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Tellervotrema beringi (Mamaev, 1965) is redescribedfrom the giant grenadier, Albatrossia pectoralis (Gilbert), and Coryphaenoides sp. obtained from off Oregon. Thefollowing six features are suggested to distinguish T. armstrongi and T. beringi: egg size; position of the genital pore;posterior extent of the cirrus-sac relative to the ventral sucker; testes volume relative to hindbody size; anterior extent ofthe paired vitelline groups in the forebody; and geographic locality. The generic diagnosis of Tellervotrema is amended toinclude circumcaecal vitelline follicles, and the presence of the vitelline gap itself was found to be a more consistentdiagnostic generic character than the location of the resulting pair of distinct, isolated groups of vitelline follicles createdby the gap. A neotype and paraneotypes are designated for T. beringi. The following new host and locality records areestablished: first original report of T. armstrongi from N. cyrano; first report of a member of Tellervotrema from the giantgrenadier, A. pectoralis; and the waters off Oregon are a new locality record for Tellervotrema, a genus in the North PacificOcean known only from the Bering Sea and off Japan. A comprehensive listing of all parasites previously reported fromthe four macrourid species examined herein is given and intermediate hosts are postulated through which species of Tellervotrema may complete their life cycles in the deep.
Scleraspis nom. nov., replacement name for Pycnaspis Van Syoc & Dekelboum, 2011
Authors: VAN SYOC ROBERT J. , DEKELBOUM ALLEN M.
Published: March 2019

In the recently published revision of the barnacle family Oxynaspididae (Van Syoc & Dekelboum 2011), the genus name Pycnaspis was proposed for oxynaspidids with the following characteristics: scutum with shallow adductor muscle pit, lacking distinct ridge running from umbo to apex; tergum proximal to scutum and carina, without prominent projections on margins or raised bumps on surface; carina with surface smooth, basal end rounded, not forked.
New records of deep-sea barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Scalpelliformes) from the Clarion-Clipperton region, Pacific Ocean
Authors: POLTARUKHA OLEG P. , MEL’NIK VYACHESLAV F.
Published: March 2019

Barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) taken in the Clarion-Clipperton region, central Pacific, during cruises of the Research VesselYuzhmorgeologia (2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) were studied. Three species, Amigdoscalpellum torbenwolffi Zevina, 1981,Arcoscalpellum radiatum Rao et Newman, 1972 and Catherinum tortilum (Zevina, 1973), were collected in five samples from depths of 4680–4877m. The data obtained considerably extend the previously known distributions of these three species.
Scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) caught at dead mice in S. W. Finland
Authors: DISNEY R. HENRY L.
Published: March 2019

Scuttle flies trapped at baits of dead mice are reported from a region of S. W. Finland subjected to pollution from the smelt-ing of copper and nickel. Most belonged to the huge genus Megaselia, but 96% were females, the majority of which cannot be named until linked to their males. These are given code numbers and distinguished by means of a key.
A new species of Suphisellus Crotch, 1873 (Coleoptera: Noteridae) from “Los Llanos”, Venezuela
Authors: GARCÍA MAURICIO , BENETTI CESAR JOÃO , CAMACHO JESÚS
Published: March 2019

Suphisellus shorti sp. n. is described from “Los Llanos”, Venezuela, which brings to six the number of species includedin the Noteridae genus Suphisellus Crotch, 1873 recorded in this country. Specimens were collected in The Plains regionin Venezuela (Apure and Guarico states) using either a light trap or a net. Description and illustration of the new speciesare provided along with a discussion of its systematic position. The new species can be distinguished from the other spe-cies of the genus by the following main characters: crease at posterolateral angle of pronotum weakly marked; numerous setae covering entire surface of prosternal process and medial part of prosternum; shape of male genitalia.
From the far reaches of Patagonia: new phylogenetic analyses and description of two new species of the Liolaemus fitzingerii clade (Iguania: Liolaemidae)
Authors: ABDALA CRISTIAN SIMÓN , GÓMEZ JUAN MANUEL DÍAZ , HEREDIA VIVIANA ISABEL JUAREZ
Published: March 2019

Within the Liolaemus boulengeri group or ‘patch’ group, there is a monophyletic clade named Liolaemus fitzingerii group.This clade is composed of large Liolaemus individuals, mostly psammophilus, oviparous and mainly insectivorous, dis-tributed from central Río Negro and Neuquén to the south of Santa Cruz in Argentine Patagonia. We make a taxonomicand phylogenetic revision of the L. fitzingerii clade, describe two new species of the group, compare these results withphylogenetic hypotheses from the literature, and discuss the geographic distribution of species of the L. fitzingerii clade.The new species described here inhabit central and central-eastern Chubut Province, Argentina. These new species areeasily distinguished from the other species of the L. fitzingerii group by a combination of morphological characters. Thephylogenetic analyses support the description of these new species, because they are not closely related to the species withwhich they were previously confused. According to a new phylogenetic analysis of the L. fitzingerii clade, one of the newspecies, L. camarones sp. nov., has a relatively basal position within the group, whereas the other new species, L. shehuensp. nov., is sister taxon of L. chehuachekenk. With these two new species, the L. fitzingerii clade is now composed of nine species, all of which are distributed in Argentine Patagonia.
Two new cryptic species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from southern Vietnam
Authors: NAZAROV ROMAN , POYARKOV NIKOLAY A. , ORLOV NIKOLAI L. , PHUNG TRUNG MY , NGUYEN TAO THIEN , HOANG DUC MINH , ZIEGLER THOMAS
Published: March 2019

We describe two new species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis complex both based on phylogenetic analysis of 654 bp of COImtDNA gene and morphological analyses of voucher specimens from Binh Phuoc and Lam Dong provinces, southern Vietnam.Cyrtodactylus bugiamapensis sp. nov. is described from the monsoon tropical forests of Bu Gia Map National Park, BinhPhuoc Province, and is distinguished from the remaining representatives of the C. irregularis complex by a combination of thefollowing characters: (1) size medium, with a maximum SVL of 76.8 mm; (2) original tail relatively thin, longer than body; (3)presence of enlarged femoral scales without femoral pores; (4) preclocal groove lacking; (5) 36–46 longitudinal rows of ventralscales at midbody; (6) males with 7–11 precloacal pores in an angular continuous series; (7) absence of enlarged subcaudals;(8) dorsal pattern consisting of a dark neck band which can be medially divided, and irregular dark brown spots with brightwhite edges. Cyrtodactylus bidoupimontis sp. nov. is described from mountainous evergreen tropical forests of Bidoup – NuiBa National Park, Lam Dong Province, and is most similar to C. irregularis sensu stricto from which it is distinguished by acombination of the following characters: (1) absence of enlarged, strongly keeled conical tubercles on the dorsal tail-base; (2)presence of flat rounded smooth to weakly keeled dorsal tubercles; (3) pallid dorsal head surface pattern lacking distinct darkbrown irregular spots with light edges; and (4) elongated limbs. Phylogenetic analyses revealed the presence of a number ofcryptic allopatric species within the C. irregularis complex. Long geological history and complicated relief of the Lang Bianplateau and surrounding areas might have shaped the present diversity within the C. irregularis complex. COI DNA-barcoding appears to be a useful tool to reveal cryptic diversity within the genus Cyrtodactylus.
Advertisement and territorial calls of Brachycephalus pitanga (Anura: Brachycephalidae)
Authors: DE ARAÚJO CARLOS B. , GUERRA TADEU J. , AMATUZZI MARIA CLARA O. , CAMPOS LEANDRO A.
Published: March 2019

The genus Brachycephalus Fitzinger, 1826 comprises 17 tiny species, eight of which were described only in the past 10 years (Frost 2012). Vocal communication is still poorly studied in this group, and despite its importance for taxonomic studies (e.g. Padial & De La Riva 2009) only two species of the group have had their calls described (Pombal et al. 1994; Verdade et al. 2008).
Studies on the Indian species of Aleuroplatus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), with designation of a neotype puparium for Aleurodes alcocki Peal
Authors: DUBEY ANIL KUMAR , DAVID B. VASANTHARAJ
Published: March 2019

A neotype is designated for Aleurodes alcocki Peal, which is currently in the genus Aleuroplatus, and this species is dis-tinguished from Aleuroplatus pectiniferus Quaintance & Baker. Aleuroplatus cinnamomi Jesudasan & David is recalled from synonymy with A. pectiniferus as a valid species. A key to puparia of the Indian Aleuroplatus species is given.
On the status of Trimeresurus monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 (Squamata: Viperidae)
Authors: DAVID PATRICK , VOGEL GERNOT
Published: March 2019

The name-bearing type specimens of Trimeresurus monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 are shown to be composed oftwo primary syntypes that are referable to Ovophis monticola (Günther, 1864) as currently conceived, and a secondarysyntype that belongs to Ovophis convictus (Stoliczka, 1870). Based on comparison of the three syntypes with other taxaof the Ovophis monticola-complex, historical analysis and a taxonomic review, we select one of the primary syntypes fromnorthwestern Vietnam as the lectotype of T. monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 and fix the status of this taxon as ajunior subjective synonym of Ovophis monticola. This position differs from the current synonymy of T. monticola meridionalis Bourret, 1935 with O. convictus.
Four new bdelloid rotifers from Korea
Authors: SONG MIN OK , LEE CHANG-HO
Published: March 2019

The bdelloid rotifers from terrestrial habitats and a wetland at six different locations in Korea were studied. The study resulted in 17 new Korean records and 4 new species, Philodina corrugata n. sp., P. triangularis n. sp., P. tumidipes n. sp., and Macrotrachela quadricaudata n. sp. Among the 17 new Korean records, 15 species are new to Asian fauna as well and include eight rare species with poorly known distributions. Habrotrocha alacris Milne, H. cucullata Murray, H. quinquedens doornensis De Koning, Macrotrachela induta Donner, Mniobia edmondsoni Burger, and Mniobia lineata Rahm have been reported only from two to three countries including their type localities before the present study. Our study is the first to report Macrotrachela ligulifera Bartoš and M. obtusa Haigh outside their type localities. The descriptions of the four new species and brief discussions on some of the rare species are provided here. In addition, a partial sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (mtCOX1) for P. corrugata n. sp. is presented.
Precipitation and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Continental Analysis with High-Resolution Radar Data
Authors: Stevens Scott E. , Schreck Carl J. , Saha Shubhayu , Bell Jesse E. , Kunkel Kenneth E.
Published: March 2019

Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, and weather is frequently cited as a contributing factor in fatal crashes. Previous studies have investigated the link between these crashes and precipitation typically using station-based observations that, while providing a good estimate of the prevailing conditions on a given day or hour, often fail to capture the conditions present at the actual time and location of a crash. Using a multiyear, high-resolution radar reanalysis and information on 125,012 fatal crashes spanning the entire continental United States over a 6-yr period, we find that the overall risk of a fatal crash increases by approximately 34% during active precipitation. The risk is significant in all regions of the continental United States, and it is highest during the morning rush hour and during the winter months.
Understanding Socio-Ecological Vulnerability to Climatic Change through a Trajectories of Change Approach: A Case Study from an Indigenous Community in Panama
Authors: Li Avital , Ford James
Published: March 2019

This paper identifies and characterizes vulnerability to climatic change in the Ngöbe-Buglé Indigenous community of Playitas, Panama, using a “trajectories of change” approach. Playitas is a community composed of swidden forest farmers that is undergoing rapid rates of change as a result of demographic shifts, regional development, and climate change. Working in collaboration with a community organization, various methods were used to identify and characterize livelihoods, social-ecological dynamics, environmental change, and behavioral responses to change, with the aim of informing future planning in the community. Qualitative methods included semistructured interviews (n = 26), community workshops, and participant observation. Causal-loop diagrams based on field data and the perceptions of community members were created to model trajectories of change. The research reveals that change is driven by both internal and external factors and that the responses of community members create both reinforcing and balancing feedback loops that overall generate increased stress in agricultural systems, social structures, and environmental components. Although community members historically relied on social relationships, Indigenous knowledge, and remoteness as sources of resilience to external disturbances, climate change is acting as a “multiplier” of their existing vulnerabilities and is undermining their capacity to adapt to current and future climatic changes.