cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Eurhadina (Singhardina) furca Zhang et Huang 2021, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Zhou, Juan
name: Zhang, Yalin
name: Huang, Min
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Eurhadina
Eurhadina furca

description: Eurhadina (Singhardina) furca Zhang et Huang sp. nov.
(Figs 65–77)
Body form and color patterns very similar to E. (S.) dissimilis sp. nov., but somewhat shorter.
Male genitalia: Upper lobe of pygofer side tuberculated and serrated with several rigid microsetae distally, disc of lower lobe with several fine microsetae (Figs 69, 70). Subgenital plate with one long macroseta near basal 1/3; three short macrosetae longitudinally near apical 1/3; several fine microsetae near subapex and one rigid microseta on apex (Figs 71, 72). Connective short with lateral arms widely separated (Fig. 73). Paramere slender with four sensory pores on caudal part (Fig. 74). Aedeagus with developed dorsoatrium; aedeagal shaft slim and slightly curved in lateral view with two pairs of slim and curved apical appendages; dorsal and ventral appendages arched towards outside and ventral appendages below dorsal ones basally in dorsal view; ventral appendages with a short protrusion near basal 1/3 and dorsal appendages bifurcate apically (Figs 75–77).
Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂, China, Yunnan Prov., Yaoqu, 3 June 2009, coll. Wei Cui. Paratypes: 28 ♂, China, Yunnan Prov., Yaoqu, 5 September 2010, coll. Juan Han.
Measurement. Length of male 3.13–3.36 mm (including wing).
Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ furca ” referring to aedeagal shaft with dorsal appendages bifurcate apically that is unique in this species group.
Remarks. This new species resembles E. (S.) dissimilis sp. nov. in external characters, but differs in having the dorsal appendages of the aedeagal shaft apically bifurcated and ventral appendages with only a short protrusion near the basal 1/3 (Figs 75–77).
description: Published as part of Zhou, Juan, Zhang, Yalin & Huang, Min, 2021, First records of the Oriental Eurhadina (Singhardina) robusta species group from China with descriptions of five new species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), pp. 510-522 in Zootaxa 5061 (3) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/5649889
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu 1875
Creators: name: Çobanoğlu, Sultan
name: Ueckermann, Edward Albert
name: Sağlam, Hayriye Didem
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Tenuipalpidae
Tenuipalpus

description: Genus Tenuipalpus Donnadieu 1875
Type species: Tenuipalpus palmatus Donnadieu 1875.
Diagnosis. As defined by Khanjani et al. (2013b).
description: Published as part of Çobanoğlu, Sultan, Ueckermann, Edward Albert & Sağlam, Hayriye Didem, 2016, The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes), pp. 151-186 in Zootaxa 4097 (2) on page 177, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4097.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/271029
On quasimap invariants of moduli spaces of Higgs bundles
Creators: name: Nesterov, Denis
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics

description: We compute odd-degree genus 1 quasimap (and Gromov--Witten) invariants of moduli spaces of Higgs $\mathrm{SL}_2$-bundles on a curve of genus $g\geq2$. We also compute certain invariants for all prime ranks. This proves some parts of author's conjectures on quasimap invariants of moduli spaces of Higgs bundles. More generally, our methods provide a computation scheme for genus 1 quasimap (and Gromov--Witten) invariants in the case when degrees of maps are coprime to the rank. This requires a careful analysis of the localisation formula for certain Quot schemes parametrising higher-rank quotients on an elliptic curve. Invariants for degrees which are not coprime to the rank exhibit a very different structure for a reason that we explain.
description: 30 pages, 1 figure
Eurhadina (Singhardina) immatura Zhang et Huang 2021, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Zhou, Juan
name: Zhang, Yalin
name: Huang, Min
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Eurhadina
Eurhadina immatura

description: Eurhadina (Singhardina) immatura Zhang et Huang sp. nov.
(Figs 78–90)
Body yellowish. Head sordid white (Figs 78, 81). Pronotum and scutellum without any patches (Figs 78, 80). Forewing yellowish, distal margin of brochosome area and ScP+RA vein with one oblique strip; RP vein with a brownish spot on apical 1/3; CuA″ vein with a brownish semi-circle patch; 4th apical cell with a light brownish patch (Figs 78, 79).
Male genitalia: Upper lobe of pygofer side strongly pigmented and serrated distally (Figs 82, 83). Subgenital plate with one long macroseta near basal 1/3; six short microsetae longitudinally near apical 1/3 and two rigid microsetae on apex (Figs 84, 85). Connective broad with lateral arms strongly divergent (Fig. 86). Paramere with several small sharp tubercles and four sensory pores on caudal part (Fig. 87). Aedeagus with developed dorsoatrium; aedeagal shaft slim and straight with one pair of long dorsal appendages (Figs 88–90).
Specimens examined. Holotype: ♂, China, Yunnan Prov., Sanchahe, 7 June 1991, coll. Rungang Tian. Paratypes: 8 ♂, same data as holotype; 1 ♂, China, Yunnan Prov., Mengla, Mt. Nangong, 17 December 1999, coll. Irena Dworakowska.
Measurement. Length of male 3.19–3.42 mm (including wing).
Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “ immatura ” referring to aedeagal shaft without ventral appendage.
Remarks. This new species resembles E. (S.) hema in male genitalia, but differs in having the aedeagal shaft with one pair of dorsal appendages and lacking ventral appendages (Figs 88–90).
description: Published as part of Zhou, Juan, Zhang, Yalin & Huang, Min, 2021, First records of the Oriental Eurhadina (Singhardina) robusta species group from China with descriptions of five new species (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), pp. 510-522 in Zootaxa 5061 (3) on page 519, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/5649889
Inertial Navigation Meets Deep Learning: A Survey of Current Trends and Future Directions
Creators: name: Cohen, Nadav
name: Klein, Itzik
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
subject: Systems and Control (eess.SY)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: FOS: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering

description: Inertial sensing is used in many applications and platforms, ranging from day-to-day devices such as smartphones to very complex ones such as autonomous vehicles. In recent years, the development of machine learning and deep learning techniques has increased significantly in the field of inertial sensing and sensor fusion. This is due to the development of efficient computing hardware and the accessibility of publicly available sensor data. These data-driven approaches mainly aim to empower model-based inertial sensing algorithms. To encourage further research in integrating deep learning with inertial navigation and fusion and to leverage their capabilities, this paper provides an in-depth review of deep learning methods for inertial sensing and sensor fusion. We discuss learning methods for calibration and denoising as well as approaches for improving pure inertial navigation and sensor fusion. The latter is done by learning some of the fusion filter parameters. The reviewed approaches are classified by the environment in which the vehicles operate: land, air, and sea. In addition, we analyze trends and future directions in deep learning-based navigation and provide statistical data on commonly used approaches.
Macroscytus dominiqueae J.A. Lis 1991
Creators: name: Zhu, Geng-Ping
name: Liu, Guo-Qing
name: Lis, Jerzy A.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cydnidae
Macroscytus
Macroscytus dominiqueae

description: Macroscytus dominiqueae J.A. Lis, 1991
(Fig. 3)
Macroscytus dominiqueae J.A. Lis, 1991: 209, 1994: 219, 2000: 410.
Diagnostic characters: Body length: 9.05–12.25 mm, body width: 5.01–6.61 mm. General body colour from castaneous to blackish brown. Head weakly punctate dorsally; clypeus without submarginal hair-like setae; each paraclypeus with a single preocular setigerous puncture (Fig. 3 b); 3rd antennal segment 1.30–1.54 times longer than the 2nd; ocular index 1.82–2.40; interocellar index 7.4–11.0. Pronotal transverse discal impression behind calli well developed, usually bearing a row of punctures; lateral margins with 5–6 submarginal setigerous punctures (Fig. 3 a). Propleural depression and the basal part of its posterior convexity densely punctate. Meso- and exocorium almost evenly punctate; costa narrow, slightly convex, separated from exocorium along almost its entire length; costal margin with 2 setigerous punctures (Fig. 3 a). Male hind femora with distinct subapical tooth on dorsal margin, and a few teeth on ventral (Fig. 3 c); male tibiae with several subbasal tubercles (Fig. 3 c); female hind femora with small, sometimes indistinct subapical tooth on dorsal margin, and several setae on the ventral; female tibiae without tubercles. Abdominal sterna laterally wrinkled and bearing irregularly spaced coarse punctures. Male aedeagus as in Fig. 3 d; male paramere as in Fig. 3 e.
Material examined: CHINA: Yunnan Province: Jinping county (22°47'N, 103°12'E), alt. 370m, 1 female, 16.iv.1956, Ke-ren Huang leg.
Distribution: China (Hong Kong, Yunnan), Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Vietnam, Thailand.
description: Published as part of Zhu, Geng-Ping, Liu, Guo-Qing & Lis, Jerzy A., 2010, A study on the genus Macroscytus Fieber, 1860 from China (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae), pp. 1-15 in Zootaxa 2400 on pages 5-6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.194079
Megacyllene Casey 1912
Creators: name: Botero, Juan Pablo
name: Santos-Silva, Antonio
name: Wappes, James E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Megacyllene

description: Megacyllene Casey, 1912
Newman (1840) described the new genus Cyllene for Cyllene spinifera Newman, 1840 (now Megacyllene nebulosa Laporte and Gory, 1836) (Monné 2018). Subsequently, Casey (1912) described Megacyllene for Clytus antennatus White, 1855. Hopping (1932) disagreed with the Casey concept and placed Megacyllene into synonymy with Cyllene. Fisher (1945) found Cyllene Newman, 1840 to be preoccupied by Cyllene Gray, 1834 (Mollusca) and designated Megacyllene as a replacement. The genus is restricted to America (New World) (most species are neotropical) and is currently composed of 54 species and two subspecies (Bezark 2019; Tavakilian and Chevillotte 2018). Recently, the South American species were revised by Martins and Galileo (2011). A new species from west-central Mexico (Nayarit) is described below.
description: Published as part of Botero, Juan Pablo, Santos-Silva, Antonio & Wappes, James E., 2019, New species, a new combination, and a new country record in American Clytini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae), pp. 1-19 in Insecta Mundi 697 on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3670544
Diplosynapsis Enderlein 1914
Creators: name: Vieira, Rodrigo
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Diplosynapsis

description: Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914
Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914: 259.
Type-species: Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914 (orig. des.).
Diagnosis. Vein R 4 ends on R1 and, consequently, cell r2+3 is closed; vein R5 ending at or slightly behind the apex; short stump vein (supernumerary crossvein) on R4, not reaching the base of vein R2+3 (Figs. 5, 13, 23, 28, 39, 61, 69) and anatergite with or without setae.
Distribution. Venezuela, Colombia, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Pará and Rio de Janeiro) (Figs. 75, 76).
description: Published as part of Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species, pp. 127-148 in Zootaxa 4208 (2) on page 128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/203823
Boundary Flat Bands with Topological Spin Textures Protected by Sub-chiral Symmetry
Creators: name: Mo, Yijie
name: Wang, Xiao-Jiao
name: Yu, Rui
name: Yan, Zhongbo
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)
subject: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
subject: Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)
subject: Strongly Correlated Electrons (cond-mat.str-el)
subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Chiral symmetry plays an indispensable role in topological classifications as well as in the understanding of the origin of bulk or boundary flat bands. The conventional definition of chiral symmetry refers to the existence of a constant unitary matrix anticommuting with the Hamiltonian. As a constant unitary matrix has constant eigenvectors, boundary flat bands enforced by chiral symmetry, which share the same eigenvectors with the chiral symmetry operator, are dictated to carry fixed (pseudo)spin polarizations and be featureless in quantum geometry. In this work, we generalize the chiral symmetry and introduce a concept termed sub-chiral symmetry. Unlike the conventional chiral symmetry operator defined as constant matrix, the sub-chiral symmetry operator depends on partial components of the momentum vector, so as its eigenvectors. We show that topological gapped or gapless systems without chiral symmetry but with sub-chiral symmetry can support boundary flat bands, which exhibit topological spin textures and quantized Berry phases. We expect that such intriguing boundary flat bands could give rise to a variety of exotic physics in the presence of interactions or disorders.
description: 6+6 pages, 2 figures
Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein 1914
Creators: name: Vieira, Rodrigo
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Diplosynapsis
Diplosynapsis argentifascia

description: Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914
(Figs. 1–18)
Diplosynapsis argentifascia Enderlein, 1914: 259, fig. 5; Hull, 1962: 479; Martin & Papavero, 1970: 70; Lamas, 1972: 313; Artigas & Papavero, 1997: 70; Papavero, 2009: 17 (catalogue); Papavero, Artigas & Lamas, 2009: 27, figs. 71–75, 28, figs. 76–79. Erax argentiafascia; Bromley, 1946: 114 (catalogue), error.
Diagnosis. Cells r1 and r2+3 wrinkled in the males (Fig. 5); epandrium constricted apically (Fig. 6); tergites 6 and 7 with shiny silvery apex (Figs. 3, 4); gonocoxite apex rounded in lateral view (Fig. 7); ejaculatory apodeme short, surpassing, at most, the level of the aedeagal sheath (Fig. 8); aedeagus apex curved dorsally (Fig. 8); ovipositor long and laterally compressed (Figs. 10, 11, 18); common duct of spermathecae short (Fig. 17); expulsory ducts long (Fig. 17); 3 spermathecae with oval capsules (Figs. 14, 17); genital fork long (Fig. 17).
Comments. Diplosynapsis argentifascia was described based in 6 specimens from Peru (Cuzco, Junin) and Brazil (Pará). Enderlein (1914) deposited the specimens in the Stettiner Zoologisches Museum (Alemanha). According to Papavero (2009) the syntypes are deposited in the Instytut Zoologiczny Polskiej Akademii Nauk (IZPAN), Warsaw, Poland. According to the IZPAN curator (Thomas Huflejt 2012, in litt.), 2 syntypes with red labels were loaned to the National Museum of Natural History, London, (NHM) and they have not been returned yet, and four specimens with yellow labels, labeled as ‘cotypes’, are deposited at IZPAN (Figs. 1–4; 10–12). A loan request was sent to the IZPAN curator to study part of the syntypes, but the request was denied due to the institute’s policy. Nonetheless, photographs of these specimens were arranged for this study.
Distribution. Peru (Cuzco, Junín); Brazil (Pará) (Fig. 75).
description: Published as part of Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species, pp. 127-148 in Zootaxa 4208 (2) on page 128, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/203823
Advikus Viraktamath & Yeshwanth 2020, gen. nov.
Creators: name: Viraktamath, C. A.
name: Yeshwanth, H. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Advikus

description: Key to species of Advikus gen. nov.
1. Face with dark brown to black spot below antennal bases (Figs 5 HI); pronotum with dark brown to black spot below lateral carina anteriorly (Figs 5 DF); male pygofer without dorsal marginal process (Figs 9A, 10A).......................... 2
- Face and pronotum without such spots (Figs 5 BG); male pygofer with dorsal marginal process (Figs 8 AB)................................................................................................. A. siddappajii sp. nov.
2. Male pygofer with ventral process (Figs 10 AB); aedeagus with pair of process on dorsal apodeme and shaft straight with pair of subapical short processes (Figs 9 FG)................................................. A. andamanicus sp. nov.
- Male pygofer without ventral process (Fig. 10A); aedeagus without processes on dorsal apodeme, shaft strongly recurved at midlength and with pair of processes near gonopore (Fig. 10F).............................. A. radhamaniae sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Yeshwanth, H. M., 2020, A new genus and three new species of leafhopper tribe Scaphoideini (Hemiptera Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India with a note on Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant, pp. 67-85 in Zootaxa 4895 (1) on page 74, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4321462
Hilbert Functions of Chopped Ideals
Creators: name: Gesmundo, Fulvio
name: Kayser, Leonie
name: Telen, Simon
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Commutative Algebra (math.AC)
subject: Algebraic Geometry (math.AG)
subject: FOS: Mathematics
subject: 13D02, 13C40, 14N07, 65Y20

description: A chopped ideal is obtained from a homogeneous ideal by considering only the generators of a fixed degree. We investigate cases in which the chopped ideal defines the same finite set of points as the original one-dimensional ideal. The complexity of computing these points from the chopped ideal is governed by the Hilbert function and regularity. We conjecture values for these invariants and prove them in many cases. We show that our conjecture is of practical relevance for symmetric tensor decomposition.
description: 30 pages, 2 figures, comments are welcome! v2: Fixed typos thanks to referee reports. Numbering in section 2 changed slightly. To appear in J.Algebra
Inductive Meta-path Learning for Schema-complex Heterogeneous Information Networks
Creators: name: Liu, Shixuan
name: Fan, Changjun
name: Cheng, Kewei
name: Wang, Yunfei
name: Cui, Peng
name: Sun, Yizhou
name: Liu, Zhong
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Heterogeneous Information Networks (HINs) are information networks with multiple types of nodes and edges. The concept of meta-path, i.e., a sequence of entity types and relation types connecting two entities, is proposed to provide the meta-level explainable semantics for various HIN tasks. Traditionally, meta-paths are primarily used for schema-simple HINs, e.g., bibliographic networks with only a few entity types, where meta-paths are often enumerated with domain knowledge. However, the adoption of meta-paths for schema-complex HINs, such as knowledge bases (KBs) with hundreds of entity and relation types, has been limited due to the computational complexity associated with meta-path enumeration. Additionally, effectively assessing meta-paths requires enumerating relevant path instances, which adds further complexity to the meta-path learning process. To address these challenges, we propose SchemaWalk, an inductive meta-path learning framework for schema-complex HINs. We represent meta-paths with schema-level representations to support the learning of the scores of meta-paths for varying relations, mitigating the need of exhaustive path instance enumeration for each relation. Further, we design a reinforcement-learning based path-finding agent, which directly navigates the network schema (i.e., schema graph) to learn policies for establishing meta-paths with high coverage and confidence for multiple relations. Extensive experiments on real data sets demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed paradigm.
On Logic Gates with Complex Numbers
Creators: name: AlMasri, M. W.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
subject: Mathematical Physics (math-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Logic gates can be written in terms of complex differential operators, where the inputs and outputs are holomorphic functions with several variables. Using the polar representation of complex numbers, we arrive at an immediate connection between the oscillatory behavior of the system and logic gates. We discuss the universality of this formalism in a variety of computing systems.
description: 23 pages, 2 figures, matches accepted version
Duffelsa Wang & Jiang & Wei 2023, gen. n.
Creators: name: Wang, Jiali
name: Jiang, Jinyuan
name: Wei, Cong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Duffelsa

description: Key to species of Duffelsa gen. n. (males)
1. Large cicadas, body length longer than 46 mm .............................................................. 2
- Medium cicadas, body length shorter than 38 mm ............................................................ 3
2. Median lobe of uncus bifurcated with the two sub-lobes distinctly separated from each other............ D. grandia sp. n.
- Median lobe of uncus bifurcated with the two sub-lobes meeting at inner margins...................... D. rubida sp. n.
3. Forewing with fuscous spots on transverse veins of apical cells 2 and 3.......................... D. orientalis comb. n.
- Forewing with fuscous spots on transverse veins of apical cells 2, 3 and 5............................ D. parvula sp. n.
description: Published as part of Wang, Jiali, Jiang, Jinyuan & Wei, Cong, 2023, A new genus, Duffelsa gen. n., with descriptions of three new species and one new combination (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), pp. 396-408 in Zootaxa 5323 (3) on page 398, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5323.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/8209532
Neogrosphus Lourenco 1995
Creators: name: Lowe, Graeme
name: Kovařík, František
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Neogrosphus

description: Genus Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995
(Figs. 25–39, 69–70, 87, 106–121, 606–619, Tabs. 1–4)
Neogrosphus Lourenço, 1995a: 100–101; Lourenço, 1996a: 444, 447; Lourenço, 1996b: 16; Kovařík, 1998: 115; Fet & Lowe, 2000: 187; Lourenço, 2003a: 577; Soleglad & Fet, 2003b: 88; Fet et al., 2005: 3, 22, 26; Prendini & Wheeler, 2005: 481; Lourenço et al., 2006b: 266; Dupré, 2007: 7, 13, 17; Kovařík, 2009: 22; Loria & Prendini, 2014: 25; Lourenço et al., 2015: 769, fig. 2, 6; Loria & Prendini, 2018: 184.
DIAGNOSIS. A member of the ‘ Grosphus ’ group differentiated as follows: small-sized scorpions, adults ca. 24–30 mm in length; pedipalp finger granule rows 8–9 (Fig. 612–613, 616), movable finger with no more than 3 external subdistal granules; femur trichobothrium d 2 located on dorsal, carinal or internal surface; chela manus with petite trichobothrium Eb 3 usually well separated from Eb 2, by more than half the distance between Eb 1 and Eb 2 (Figs. 25–27); manus trichobothrium V 2 strongly displaced internally relative to V 1; higher pectinal tooth counts: ♂ 27– 31, ♀ 27–29 (Figs. 28–31); basal pectinal tooth of females wide, oval, only slightly longer than other teeth (Fig. 614); hemispermatophore capsule short, posterior lobe rounded, without lanceolate extension (Fig. 70); sternites with moderately narrow spiracles (Figs. 610, 614); metasoma I with ventromedian carinae moderate, finely granulate; telson with elongate vesicle, without subaculear tubercle; legs with ventral surface of telotarsus densely setose, with> 20 long, filiform setae (Figs. 618–619); telotarsus with dorsal terminal process very small; cuticle with strong UV fluorescence.
SUBORDINATE TAXA.
Neogrosphus andrafiabe Lourenço, Wilmé & Waeber, 2015
Neogrosphus blanci Lourenço, 1996
Neogrosphus griveaudi (Vachon, 1969)
REMARKS. Neogrosphus shares some primitive characters with Grosphus, and some derived characters with Teruelius gen. n. (summarized in Table 4). One interpretation of this is that Neogrosphus is descended from an intermediate stage in the evolution of Teruelius gen. n. from a Grosphus - like ancestor. Other characters, such as small size, internal displacement of V 2, reduced dorsal terminal process of telotarsus and elongated telson appear to be autapomorphies for the genus.
description: Published as part of Lowe, Graeme & Kovařík, František, 2019, Review of Grosphus Simon 1880 with description of Teruelius gen n a new buthid genus from Madagascar (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-128 in Euscorpius 281 on page 12, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss281.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7143610
Dyscritobaeus comitans Tortorici, Caleca, Noort & Masner, 2016, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Tortorici, Francesco
name: Caleca, Virgilio
name: Noort, Simon Van
name: Masner, Lubomir
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Scelionidae
Dyscritobaeus
Dyscritobaeus comitans

description: comitans -group
This group includes species without a preoccipital lunula. In the Afrotropical region we recorded two species: Dyscritobaeus. comitans and D. ndokii Tortorici et Caleca sp. nov.
Based on an analysis of the description and figures of Dyscritobaeus indicus (Mukerjee, 1994), in contrast to Mineo et al. (2010) and O’Connor & Ashe (2011), both of whom included this species in the orientalis -group, we consider it as belonging to the comitans -group, because of the clear absence of a preoccipital lunula. This species appears to be morphologically very similar to D. comitans, but unfortunately the holotype was not located in the collection of the Department of Zoology, Government Post-Graduate College, Rishikesh or in ZSI centre of Dehradun, India (K. Rajmohana, in litteris); the only difference with D. comitans is the absence of a specillum on T2. This feature was only recently observed and described (Mineo & Caleca 1992) and we suspect that, as previously happened for D. orientalis in Dodd’s original description (1915), the specillum was overlooked by the author and T2 was described as striate.
description: Published as part of Tortorici, Francesco, Caleca, Virgilio, Noort, Simon Van & Masner, Lubomir, 2016, Revision of Afrotropical Dyscritobaeus Perkins, 1910 (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae), pp. 1-59 in Zootaxa 4178 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/261632
Advikus andamanicus Viraktamath & Yeshwanth 2020, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Viraktamath, C. A.
name: Yeshwanth, H. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Advikus
Advikus andamanicus

description: Advikus andamanicus sp. nov.
Figs 5 CDH, 7F–H, 9A–G.
Brownish ochraceous. Crown with short transverse spot on inner margin of eye, one spot close to median line dark fuscous. Transverse line on frontoclypeus and median line on clypellus brownish, lateral sutures and oblique spot below antennal insertion, dark brown. Pronotum with anterior submarginal row of fuscous spots, one black spot ventrad of lateral marginal carina. Mesoscutum with basal triangles brownish. Structure as in generic description. Profemur with setal row anterodorsal (AD) well developed with 21 short setae; setal row AV with 21 short, peg-like setae present in proximal half, AV1 hair-like, well developed at distal end nearer ventral margin; intercalary row (IC) with about 9 hair-like setae. Metabasitrsomere with 5 platellae on apical transverse row flanked by one seta on either side; plantar surface with 5 stout setae in a row.
Male genitalia. Pygofer rounded posterodorsally with blade-like ventral process exceeding pygofer, and acuminate at apex, short setae at midlength in addition to a few scattered setae, tergum sclerotized and dorsally not incised; anterior margin with well developed apodeme. Subgenital plate rather triangular with rounded apex, with one row of macrosetae on lateral margin and a few hair-like setae on lateral area dorsally. Style with anterior margin about 0.66 as wide as total length. Aedeagus with dorsal apodeme well developed, with pair of slender processes about 0.66 as long as shaft; shaft tubular, with subapical pair of processes; gonopore apical.
Female. Unknown.
Measurements. Male 5.4–5.6 mm long, 1.4 mm wide across eyes and 1.6 mm wide across posterolateral angles of pronotum.
Material examined. INDIA: Andaman & Nicobar Is.: HOLOTYPE ³, North Andamans: Diglipur, 13 o 14.9’ N, 92 o 58.37 E, 15 m, 23.iv.2014, light trap, Yeshwanth, H.M. (UASB). PARATYPE, 1 ³, data same as holotype (UASB).
Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the name of the islands where the species was collected.
Remarks. Among the three new species dealt with here this species is darker and has more or less rectangular rather than circular spots on the crown which are almost touching the inner margin of the eye and with a transverse brown fascia between the spots on the crown and an anterior submarginal row of fuscous spots on the pronotum.
description: Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Yeshwanth, H. M., 2020, A new genus and three new species of leafhopper tribe Scaphoideini (Hemiptera Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India with a note on Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant, pp. 67-85 in Zootaxa 4895 (1) on page 75, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4321462
Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein 1914
Creators: name: Vieira, Rodrigo
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Diplosynapsis
Diplosynapsis halterata

description: Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914
(Figs. 49–53)
Diplosynapsis halterata Enderlein, 1914: 260; Hull, 1962: 479; Martin & Papavero 1970: 70 (catalogue); Artigas & Papavero, 1997: 70; Papavero, 2009: 17 (catalogue).
Comments. The only known specimen of D. halterata is from Colombia (Caldas) (Enderlein 1914; Papavero 2009). The type specimen was deposited in the Stettiner Zoologisches Museum. According to Papavero (2009), the same is deposited at IZPAN. However, according to T. Huflejt (in litt.), there is only one type-specimen in that collection, determined by Enderlein as Diplosynapsis flavihalterata (Figs. 49–53). Although with different names, the label data correspond to the data presented in the original description of D. halterata. So, it is plausible that D. flavihalterata corresponds to the holotype of D. halterata.
According to Enderlein (1914), D. halterata has a yellow abdomen, black laterally, tergites and sternites 6 and 7 without a silvery shine and yellow halters. In the pictures available for study, it is noticeable that the tergites 2–4 are black and tergite 5 and basal 3/4 of tergite 6 are brown. Moreover, the apical 1/4 of tergite 6 and 7 have silver tomentum, although dull (Figs. 49, 52).
Distribution. Colombia (Caldas) (Fig. 76).
description: Published as part of Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species, pp. 127-148 in Zootaxa 4208 (2) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/203823
DIFFERENCES IN VOWEL AND CONSONANT SYSTEMS IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES
Creators: name: Ruzimova, Lazizabonu
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description: This article explores the differences in the vowel and consonant systems of the English and Russian languages, highlighting their unique phonetic features. English, with its extensive vowel inventory, diphthongs, and aspiration, contrasts sharply with Russian, which is characterized by a simpler vowel system, vowel reduction, and palatalized consonants. These distinctions create specific challenges for language learners, such as mastering vowel length in English or palatalization in Russian. By analyzing these differences, the article provides valuable insights into the phonetic structures of both languages and their implications for linguistic studies and language learning.
Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant 1918
Creators: name: Viraktamath, C. A.
name: Yeshwanth, H. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Gunghuyana
Gunghuyana cingalensis

description: Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant
Figs 11 A–E.
Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant 1918: 62, fig. 33.
Description given by Distant (1918) is reproduced below.
“Ochraceous; vertex of head distinctly paler, with two prominent black spots near eyes and with a subprominent central darker longitudinal line; pronotum convex, anteriorly declivous towards base of head; scutellum [mesonotum] transversely impressed near middle; face, body beneath and legs pale ochraceous; tegmina [forewings] ochraceous beyond claval area and excepting costal margin pale hyaline; legs pale ochraceous; structural characters as in generic diagnosis.”
Female sternite VII abruptly narrowed at base then of uniform width, posterior margin more or less straight with median V-shaped excavation.
Material examined. SRI LANKA: LECTOTYPE ♀ (here designated), “Maskeliya, Ceylon, 4.05”: “Distant Coll. 1911-383” “ Gunguyama cingalensis Dist. type” (BMNH).
Remarks. Distant (1918) described this species under the genus Gunghuyana based on an unspecified number of specimens with collection data “ Ceylon; Maskeliya (E.E.Green)”. At present there is a single female in BMNH illustrated here. This species is uniformly ochraceous and as in the case of A. siddappajii lacks a dark brown spot ventrad of the lateral marginal carina of the pronotum. It differs from species described here from India and Andaman Islands in being much longer—8.0 mm long compared to 5.2–6.8 mm long—in the remaining three new species described here. This species is probably misplaced in the African genus Gunghuyana and may belong to an undescribed genus. However, until the male sex becomes available the species is retained in this genus.
description: Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Yeshwanth, H. M., 2020, A new genus and three new species of leafhopper tribe Scaphoideini (Hemiptera Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India with a note on Gunghuyana cingalensis Distant, pp. 67-85 in Zootaxa 4895 (1) on page 76, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4895.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/4321462
Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic 2002
Creators: name: Vieira, Rodrigo
name: Rafael, José Albertino
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Asilidae
Diplosynapsis
Diplosynapsis remus

description: Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002
(Figs. 54–58)
Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002: 60, fig. 19; Papavero, 2009: 17 (catalogue).
Comments. Tomasovic (2002) described D. remus based on the holotype and 4 paratype specimens. For the current study only 2 paratypes were studied and in both, the R4 vein ends in the C vein and, consequently, cell r2+3 is narrowly open, and not closed as typical for Diplosynapsis species (Fig. 55). Although the paratypes do not have the diagnostic characters of Diplosynapsis, it would be premature to remove this species from this genus, since it was not possible to study the holotype. Thus, we emphasize the importance of additional study to determine the taxonomic position of D. remus.
Distribution. French Guiana (Pointe Combi, Pont sur La Comté) (Fig. 76).
Type material examined. Paratypes: GUYANE FRANÇAISE, Pointe Combi [5°19'00"N 52°57'00"W], vii.2000, rec. Y. Braet / Paratype / Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002 (1♀ FUSAGembloux); GUYANE FRANÇAISE, Pont sur La Comté [4°30'1"N 52°23'28"W], 1–13.XII.2000. reg. Y. Braet Paratype / Diplosynapsis remus Tomasovic, 2002 (1 ♀ FUSAGembloux).
description: Published as part of Vieira, Rodrigo & Rafael, José Albertino, 2016, Revision of Diplosynapsis Enderlein, 1914 (Diptera, Asilidae, Asilinae) with description of four new species, pp. 127-148 in Zootaxa 4208 (2) on pages 140-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4208.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/203823
Grosphus goudoti Lourenco & Goodman 2006
Creators: name: Lowe, Graeme
name: Kovařík, František
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Scorpiones
Buthidae
Grosphus
Grosphus goudoti

description: Grosphus goudoti Lourenco & Goodman, 2006
1♂ (holotype, Figs. 58–59, 88, 211, 239–262), Antsiranana Province, Forêt de Bobankota, Versant ouest, site No. 2, 11 km E of Daraina, 13°13.414’S 49°45.586’E, 350–550 m a. s. l., X.2002 - III.2003, leg. M. Raheriarisena & H. A. Rakotondravony (MHNG).
description: Published as part of Lowe, Graeme & Kovařík, František, 2019, Review of Grosphus Simon 1880 with description of Teruelius gen n a new buthid genus from Madagascar (Scorpiones Buthidae), pp. 1-128 in Euscorpius 281 on page 59, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2019.vol2019.iss281.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7143610
Euphorbia subapoda Baill.
Creators: name: Castillon, Jean-Philippe
name: Castillon, Jean-Bernard
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia
Euphorbia subapoda

description: Euphorbia subapoda Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 671. 1887.
Typus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Fianarantsoa: Comm. d’Itremo, Mts Ambatomenaloha, 1870, Grandidier 75 (holo-: P [P00078084]!).
= Euphorbia quartziticola Leandri in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 159. 1946. Lectotypus: MADAGASCAR. Prov. Fianarantsoa: Distr. d’Ambatofinandrahana, 11.X.1939, Decary 14988 (P [P00078088]!) (désigné par HAEVERMANS et al., 2009), syn. nov.
Observations. – Suite aux travaux de DENIS (1921), Euphorbia subapoda décrit en 1887 par BAILLON a été considéré comme synonyme postérieur de E. primulifolia Baker décrit en 1881 (BAKER, 1881). Cette affirmation n’a depuis jamais été contestée.
Denis remarque bien les différences entre les deux plantes (couleur des cyathophylles, forme des feuilles), mais il les attribue simplement à la variabilité de l’espèce E. primulifolia qui regroupe pour lui toutes les espèces géophytes du centre et de l’ouest de Madagascar. Là où Denis ne voit que 4 formes d’une même espèce variable «à l’infini», LEANDRI (1946), RAUH (1970), RAUH & RAZAFINDRATSIRA (1991) verront à juste titre des espèces bien tranchées: E. primulifolia, E. moratii Rauh, E. cremersii Rauh & Razaf. et E. quartziticola Leandri. LEANDRI (1946) décrit E. quartziticola à partir de l’échantillon Decary 14988 [P00078088]. La comparaison de la description de Leandri avec celle de Baillon, ainsi que celle des types (respectivement Decary 14988 et Grandidier 75) révèle que les deux plantes sont absolument identiques (mêmes cyathophylles jaunes arrondis et mêmes feuilles lisses, grasses et rondes), et effectivement bien différentes de E. primulifolia (cyathophylles blanc-rose, triangulaires; feuilles minces, plissées, ovales). Par ailleurs, sur le plan géographique on notera que les types d’ E. quartziticola et d’ E. subapoda proviennent du massif quartzitique de l’Itremo, endroit où ne pousse pas E. primulifolia (espèce restreinte aux collines latéritiques des environs d’Antananarivo et d’Antsirabe) et où ne se trouve qu’une espèce géophyte pouvant correspondre à ces plantes, celle connue actuellement sous le nom de E. quartziticola. La synonymie proposée par DENIS (1921) entre E. subapoda et E. primulifolia est donc erronée et une nouvelle synonymie est proposée ici entre E. quartziticola et E. subapoda.
description: Published as part of Castillon, Jean-Philippe & Castillon, Jean-Bernard, 2016, A propos de quelques noms oubliés dans le genre Euphorbia L. (Euphorbiaceae) à Madagascar, pp. 149-158 in Candollea 71 (1) on page 150, DOI: 10.15553/c2016v711a18, http://zenodo.org/record/5754033
Monographis Attems 1907
Creators: name: Huynh, Cuong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Diplopoda
Polyxenida
Polyxenidae
Monographis

description: Genus Monographis Attems, 1907
Type species: Monographis kraepelini Attems, 1907, by monotypy.
Monographis Attems, 1907; Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin and Condé, 1967: 43
Species included: The genus Monographis has eleven species and two subspecies have been described:
Monographis kraepelini Attems, 1907, from Java, Indonesia;
Monographis annandalei (Silvestri, 1948) from India;
Monographis mira (Turk, 1947) from India;
Monographis tamoyoensis Condé and Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1963, from Brazil;
Monographis kraepelini malayanus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin and Condé, 1966, from Malaysia;
Monographis kraepelini sabahnus Condé and Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1984, from Malaysia;
Monographis baihualingensis Ishii and Yin, 2000, from southern China;
Monographis yunnanensis Ishii and Yin, 2000, from southern China;
Monographis queenslandica Huynh and Veenstra, 2013, from Australia;
Monographis demangei Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin and Condé, 1967, from Vietnam;
Monographis dongnaiensis Huynh and Veenstra, 2015, from Vietnam;
Monographis phuquocensis Huynh and Veenstra, 2018c, from Vietnam;
Monographis condorensis Huynh and Veenstra, 2020, from Vietnam.
Generic diagnosis: Each eye 8 ommatidia. Body with 10 tergites, 9 pleural projections, a caudal bundle present. 13 pairs of legs. 8 antennal articles, VI longest, VIII shortest with 4 sensory cones, all typical characteristics of Polyxenidae. Antennal article VI with 3–5 thick bacilliform sensilla among 12–24 thin bacilliform sensilla, sensilla located in anterior position longer than posterior ones, arranged into a simple crescent or triangle. A row of backward-pointing minute setae located along posterior margin of labrum. Anterior margin of labrum with acute triangular shape setae or slender setae. Lateral palp of gnathochilarium with 11 conical sensilla and 1.25 times longer than medial palp. Spine on tarsus 1 and 2. Coxal glands on coxae 8th and 9th.
Colouration: Live Monographis specimens are commonly yellowish brown in colour and darker on the lateroposterior rosette trichomes, which form 2 dark lateral bands contrasting with a light-yellow medial band. Eyes are bright red with two black horizontal bands apparent in the vertex area, which distinguishes the head from the rest of the animal. The last tergite is darkest in colour and extended into the telson region. The caudal bundle trichomes form light silvery bands near the base. The ventral side of the body is white in colour (Figure 2).
description: Published as part of Huynh, Cuong, 2022, Four new species of Monographis Attems, 1907 (Diplopoda, Polyxenida, Polyxenidae) from Vietnam, pp. 393-420 in Zootaxa 5214 (3) on pages 396-397, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5214.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/7389267
Subhimalus melanus Ghauri
Creators: name: Xing, Ji-Chun
name: Dai, Ren-Huai
name: Li, Zi-Zhong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Subhimalus
Subhimalus melanus

description: Subhimalus melanus Ghauri
Figs. 1–3
Subhimalus melanus Ghauri, 1971: 115, Figs. 1–13.
Distribution: India.
description: Published as part of Xing, Ji-Chun, Dai, Ren-Huai & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011, First record of the leafhopper genus Subhimalus Ghauri, 1971 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, with description of a new species, pp. 64-68 in Zootaxa 2879 on page 65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277572
Paramanota awanensis Hippa, Jaschhof & Vilkamaa 2004
Creators: name: Hippa, Heikki
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Mycetophilidae
Paramanota
Paramanota awanensis

description: Paramanota awanensis Hippa, Jaschhof & Vilkamaa, 2004
Discussion. Paramanota awanensis was described from Selangor, Malaysia, on the basis of the holotype male only (Hippa et al. 2004) and has not been recorded since. The species is very similar to P. sumatrana and is distinguished by the characters mentioned in the key.[insert FIGURES 1 and 2 here]
description: Published as part of Hippa, Heikki, 2010, Review of the genus Paramanota Tuomikoski (Diptera, Mycetophilidae), with the description of new fossil and recent species, pp. 47-60 in Zootaxa 2618 on page 49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.197988
Subhimalus fuscomelanus Ramakrishnan
Creators: name: Xing, Ji-Chun
name: Dai, Ren-Huai
name: Li, Zi-Zhong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadellidae
Subhimalus
Subhimalus fuscomelanus

description: Subhimalus fuscomelanus Ramakrishnan
Figs. 7–9
Subhimalus fuscomelanus Ramakrishnan, 1983:190, Figs. 1–10.
Distribution: India.
Disscussion. Based on the figures in the literature included, it appears that S. fuscomelanus may be a junior synonym of S. melanus. We did not examine the types of these species, but the style, connective and subgenital plate appear to be identical and the differences only in the apex of aedeagus.
description: Published as part of Xing, Ji-Chun, Dai, Ren-Huai & Li, Zi-Zhong, 2011, First record of the leafhopper genus Subhimalus Ghauri, 1971 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from China, with description of a new species, pp. 64-68 in Zootaxa 2879 on page 65, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277572
Robust Lifelong Indoor LiDAR Localization using the Area Graph
Creators: name: Xie, Fujing
name: Schwertfeger, Sören
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Robotics (cs.RO)
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences

description: Lifelong indoor localization in a given map is the basis for navigation of autonomous mobile robots. In this letter, we address the problem of robust localization in cluttered indoor environments like office spaces and corridors using 3D LiDAR point clouds in a given Area Graph, which is a hierarchical, topometric semantic map representation that uses polygons to demark areas such as rooms, corridors or buildings. This representation is very compact, can represent different floors of buildings through its hierarchy and provides semantic information that helps with localization, like poses of doors and glass. In contrast to this, commonly used map representations, such as occupancy grid maps or point clouds, lack these features and require frequent updates in response to environmental changes (e.g. moved furniture), unlike our approach, which matches against lifelong architectural features such as walls and doors. For that we apply filtering to remove clutter from the 3D input point cloud and then employ further scoring and weight functions for localization. Given a broad initial guess from WiFi localization, our experiments show that our global localization and the weighted point to line ICP pose tracking perform very well, even when compared to localization and SLAM algorithms that use the current, feature-rich cluttered map for localization.