cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
INCORPORATING EQUITY/FAIRNESS IN TRANSMISSION PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
Creators: name: Allison, Noah Riley
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2026
Subjects: Equity
Fairness
Minimax
Power Systems
Transmission Expansion

description: As the electricity grid continues to evolve and expand over time, the necessity for equitable energy grows more so each day. Current literature investigating equity in power systems focuses mainly on energy affordability and the economic side of power systems. Looking forward into incorporating fairness in power system planning and operations, it is necessary to investigate energy equity in both long-term and short-term operations. Fairness is considered both a mechanism/variable and constraint that can be applied to power system optimization models, as it has been previously done in communication system modeling. However, there are still challenges and needs that limit or hinder the incorporation of fairness in power systems. this work aims to demonstrate why incorporating fairness in power systems is vital to the future of equitable energy in power systems by showcasing the results from various fairness mechanisms. For this study, we consider the MiniMax, equity-threshold, and utility-threshold mechanics to introduce equity into a general transmission expansion and energy storage system (ESS) planning problem. We consider two different vulnerability indices to assess load shedding in two different formulations. The state of California is considered for this study as many of its counties are vulnerable to load shedding events during wildfire season. Case studies are performed on a modified IEEE 30-bus test system to verify the effectiveness of the proposed model considering various Public Safety Power-Shutoff (PSPS) events in California.
Neovison vison
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Neovison
Neovison vison

description: Neovison vison (Schreber 1777)
[Putorius] vison Schreber 1777, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 19: pl. 127. B [1777]; see aksi text, 3 (26): 463 [1777].
Type Locality: "Man findet das Vison in Canada un Pensilvanien". Larivière (1999 c) listed type locality as "Eastern Canada ".
Vernacular Names: American Mink.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. vison Schreber 1777
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. aestuarina Ginnell 1916
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. aniakensis Burns 1964
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. energumenos Bangs 1896
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. evagor Hall 1932
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. evergladensis Hamilton 1948
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. ingens Osgood 1900
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. lacustris Preble 1902
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. letifera Hollister 1913
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. lowii Anderson 1945
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. lutensis Bangs 1898
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. melampeplus Elliot 1904
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. mink Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1796
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. nesolestes Heller 1909
Subspecies Neovison vison subsp. vulgivaga Bangs 1895
Distribution: Canada, USA (Alaska and through all of USA except SW deserts). Introduced to Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britian, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan (Hokkaido), Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc) as Mustela vision (sic).
Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Larivière (1999).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Tryphosa Boeck 1871
Creators: name: Kilgallen, N. M.
name: Lowry, J. K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Lysianassidae
Tryphosa

description: Tryphosa Boeck, 1871
Tryphosa Boeck, 1871: 117.― Stephensen, 1925: 101 (in part).
Orchomene.― Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 507 (in part).
Tryphosella.―J.L. Barnard, 1969: 365 (in part).
Type species. Anonyx nanus Krøyer, 1846a, by monotypy.
Included species. Tryphosa includes two species: T. crenata (Chevreux & Fage, 1925); T. nana (Krøyer, 1846a).
Diagnostic description. Antenna 1 flagellum article 1 lacking robust seta on distal margin; accessory flagellum forming cap. Antenna 2 flagellum article 5 slender (with dense brush setae on the anterior margin). Mandibular incisor slightly curved; molar a reduced column with convex triturating surface (button); palp attached midway. Maxilla 1 ST-7 serrate along most of curved medial margin; ST-D slender, serrate along the entire curved medial margin. Maxilliped outer plate apical setae present. Gnathopod 1 subchelate; coxa large, nearly as long as coxa 2, not tapering; carpus slightly shorter than propodus; propodus palm slightly acute, straight. Pereopod 4 coxa with well developed posteroventral lobe. Uropod 2 inner ramus constricted. Uropod 3 rami with plumose setae in male and female; inner ramus broad, lanceolate. Telson deeply cleft.
Remarks. See d’Udekem d’Acoz & Havermans (2012) for a comprehensive summary of the historical taxonomic and nomenclatural treatment of Tryphosa.
Tryphosa is easily separated from Orchomenella, with which it has long been associated, by the constricted inner ramus on uropod 2.
Distribution. Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea.
description: Published as part of Kilgallen, N. M. & Lowry, J. K., 2014, The Tryphosa group (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Tryphosinae), pp. 501-545 in Zootaxa 3768 (5) on pages 536-537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4909684
title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AS PORTRAYED IN CONSERVATIVE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
title: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF HALLMARK MOVIES
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Fil, Alexandra Elenitsa
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Environment
Environmental
environmental communication
Hallmark Channel
Hallmark movie
Film studies
Science Communication

description: Science communication is a branch of communication that aims to decrease the divide between the public and scientific progress. One method for improving science communication would be to analyze how science is portrayed on an entertainment channel popular with a difficult-to-reach audience, such as the Hallmark Channel. This study sought to analyze how science and scientists, particularly those studying environmental science, were portrayed on the Hallmark Channel and whether or not viewers responded positively to those portrayals. This study reviewed, coded, and analyzed N = 198 scenes in 10-minute units from 22 Hallmark Original Movies from 2016 to 2023. The results of this study showed that 14 (63.6%) of the 22 films contained some form of STEM, and 10 films (45.5%) contained an Environmental Conflict. Of those 10 films, only 8 (80%) of the solutions to the environmental conflicts made sense, and of those 8 films, 6 (75%) took place in Fictional Locations. Female and male scientist characters were portrayed positively, with Female Scientist characters showing career competence in 77% of situations. Films with the highest viewership statistics were Christmas films from 2016-2018, and non-Christmas films and films made after 2020 have lower viewer statistics. Hallmark viewers respond positively to seeing their favorite actors, but it is unclear if they prefer certain romantic tropes or other storytelling elements. This research shows there is room for environmental storylines within entertainment media, and there may be ways to present those storylines to appeal to Hallmark’s audience.
Neovison vison subsp. vison Schreber 1777
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Neovison
Neovison vison
Neovison vison subsp. vison schreber 1777

description: Neovison vison subsp. vison Schreber 1777
Neovison vison subsp. vison Schreber 1777, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 19: pl. 127. B [1777]; see aksi text, 3 (26): 463 [1777].
Type Locality: "Man findet das Vison in Canada un Pensilvanien". Larivière (1999 c) listed type locality as "Eastern Canada ".
Synonyms: Neovison vison subsp. altaica (Ternovskii 1958); Neovison vison subsp. borealis (Brass 1911); Neovison vison subsp. nigrescens (Audubon and Bachman 1854); Neovison vison subsp. tatarica (Popov 1949); Neovison vison subsp. winingus (Baird 1858).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
title: Grenzen der Sicherheit der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten
title: Limits to the security of personal data processing
Creators: name: Mäusezahl, Steffen
Publisher: name: Trier University
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/02778hg05
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Digital Humanities
subject: Text Mining
subject: Rechtmäßigkeit der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten
subject: technische und organisatorische Maßnahmen (TOM)
subject: datenverarbeitende TOM
subject: Lawfulness of the processing of personal data
subject: technical and organisational measures (TOMs)
subject: data processing TOMs

description: Art. 32 DS-GVO verlangt die Implementierung technischer und organisatorischer Maßnahmen (TOM), um ein angemessenes Schutzniveau für die Sicherheit der Verarbeitung zu gewährleisten. Verarbeiten diese TOM allerdings selbst personenbezogene Daten („datenverarbeitende TOM“), unterliegen sie ihrerseits den Anforderungen der DS-GVO und bedürfen u.a. einer Rechtsgrundlage nach Art. 6 DS-GVO.

 Datenverarbeitende TOM begründen damit ein Spannungsverhältnis zwischen den Anforderungen nach Art. 32 und Art. 6. Im Extremfall droht aus Art. 32 die Pflicht zur Implementierung datenverarbeitender TOM, deren Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten jedoch nicht nach Art. 6 gerechtfertigt werden kann.

 In der Arbeit wird zunächst anhand der einschlägigen Vorschriften untersucht, wie sich dieses Spannungsverhältnis und die damit verbundenen Folgen ausgestalten. Mit diesen Erkenntnissen werden anschließend Lösungsansätze für die jeweiligen Vorschriften erarbeitet. Ergebnis ist eine Gesamtlösung, bei der ein Gleichgewicht zwischen den beiden Vorschriften angestrebt wird.
description: Art. 32 GDPR requires the implementation of technical and organizational measures (TOMs) to ensure an adequate level of security for the processing. However, if these TOMs themselves process personal data (“data processing TOMs”), they are subject to the requirements of the GDPR. Consequently, this requires, inter alia, a legal basis in accordance with Art. 6 GDPR.

 Data processing TOMs thus create a tension between the requirements of Art. 32 and Art. 6. In extreme cases, Art. 32 threatens the obligation to implement data processing TOMs whose processing of personal data cannot be justified under Art. 6.

 On the basis of the relevant provisions, this thesis first examines the nature of this tension and the associated consequences. These findings are then used to develop solutions for the respective provisions. Result is an overall solution, where a balance between the two provisions is sought.
Liochthonius horridus
Creators: name: Moritz, M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 1976
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Brachychthoniidae
Liochthonius
Liochthonius horridus

description: 4. Horridus-Gruppe
In dieser Gruppe sind 4 Arten zusammengefaßt, von denen nur Liochthonius evansi (Forsslund) durch einige abweichende Merkmale, wie gegabelte Sensillusspindel, weiter Abstand und andersartige Stellung der Interiamellarhaare oder auseinandergerückte interbothridiale Maculae eine gewisse Sonderstellung einnimmt. Liochthonius evansi dürfte aus diesem Grunde eher eine extrem gestaltete Art innerhalb der lapponicus-Gruppe mit Konvergenzerscheinungen zur horridus-Gruppe repräsentieren. Aus praktischen Gründen der Determination wird die Art als Anhang dieser Gruppe abgehandelt.
Allen Arten gemeinsam sind lange, auf Insertionshöckern stehende Dorsalborsten, die durch breite Randvela oder eine schlauchartige Erweiterung stark hypertrophiert sind. Alle Borsten sind mehr oder weniger mit kleinen Randspitzen versehen. Der Exobothridialhöcker ist stark reduziert oder fehlt ganz. Die interbothridialen Maculae sind im allgemeinen klein und in der Mediane zusammengerückt, so daß sie sich sowohl in der Längs- als auch in der Querrichtung berühren.
description: Published as part of Moritz, M., 1976, Revision der europäischen Gattungen und Arten der Familie Brachychthoniidae (Acari, Oribatei) Teil 1. Allgemeiner Teil: Brachychthoniidae Thor, 1934. Spezieller Teil: Liochthonius v. d. Hammen, 1959, Verachthonius nov. gen. und Paraliochthonius nov. gen., pp. 27-136 in Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 52 on page 99
Tryphosa crenata
Creators: name: Kilgallen, N. M.
name: Lowry, J. K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Amphipoda
Lysianassidae
Tryphosa
Tryphosa crenata

description: Tryphosa crenata (Chevreux & Fage, 1925)
Orchomenella crenata Chevreux & Fage, 1925: 70 (key), 71, figs 60, 61.―Chevreux, 1925: 288.― Reid, 1951: 195. ― Ledoyer, 1977: 384.— Kilgallen et al, 2006: 1390, figs 1–3.
Orchomene crenata. — Karaman, 1973: 138.
Orchomenella nana f. crenata. ― Diviacco & Ruffo, 1989: 525, fig. 359 (in part).
Orchomene crenatus. — Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 508.
Types. Chevreux described an ovigerous female, 2.5 mm, from Villefranche on the Mediterranean coast of France. One specimen on 6 slides, MNHN Am 7586, with the corresponding collection details, is probably the material Chevreux & Fage had before them when they described the species.
Type locality. Villefranche, Mediterranean coast of France, 20 m, mud.
Depth range. 15–150 m (Kilgallen et al. 2006).
Distribution. Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Africa: Off Guinea (Reid 1951); Senegal (Kilgallen et al. 2006); Irish Sea (Kilgallen et al. 2006). Mediterranean Sea: Villefranche (Chevreux & Fage 1925); Banyuls-sur- Mer; Gulf of Naples, (Kilgallen et al. 2006); Kotor, Montenegro (Karaman 1973 as Orchomene nana).
description: Published as part of Kilgallen, N. M. & Lowry, J. K., 2014, The Tryphosa group (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Lysianassidae: Tryphosinae), pp. 501-545 in Zootaxa 3768 (5) on page 537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3768.5.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4909684
Neovison vison subsp. mink Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1796
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Neovison
Neovison vison
Neovison vison subsp. mink peale and palisot de beauvois 1796

description: Neovison vison subsp. mink Peale and Palisot de Beauvois 1796
Synonyms: Neovison vison subsp. lutreocephala (Harlan 1825); Neovison vison subsp. rufa (Hamilton-Smith 1858).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Poecilogale Thomas 1883
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Poecilogale

description: Poecilogale Thomas 1883
Poecilogale Thomas 1883, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 11: 370.
Type Species: Zorilla albinucha Gray 1864
Synonyms: Zorilla Gray 1864.
Species and subspecies: 1 species with 5 subspecies:
Species Poecilogale albinucha (Gray 1864)
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha Gray 1864
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. bechuanae Roberts 1931
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. doggetti Thomas and Schwann 1904
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. lebombo Roberts 1931
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. transvaalensis Roberts 1926
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
HPC Visualization Using ParaView
Creators: name: Sugathan, Sherin
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2025

description:  

Publishing materials on utilizing ParaView in high-performance computing (HPC) environments, including presentation files, exercises, solutions, and detailed documentation.

Original workshop details available at: https://www.ub.uio.no/english/courses-events/events/dsc/2025/digital-scholarship-days/12-hpc-visualization-using-paraview
title: PMIO AND SCISSD
title: STORAGE ACROSS MEDIUMS AND PLATFORMS
titleType: Subtitle
Creators: name: Sanchez, Keegan Isaiah Honor
Publisher: name: Washington State University
Year: 2024
Subjects: collective i/o
computational storage
hpc
persistent memory

description: Storage is a fundamental part of modern computation. New storage platforms are being explored, and it is important to analyze their effectiveness across many domains. In this work, we explore two contemporary storage platforms, computational storage and persistent memory. We analyze how they perform in two separate projects.
description: First, we analyze the performance of persistent memory as a replacement for Collective I/O buffers for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Collective I/O is a portion of the MPI-IO layer designed to reduce the number of small requests issued by processes running in HPC environments. During Collective I/O, data is shuffled between processes and temporarily stored within DRAM buffers to form more contiguous requests. Current implementations suffer from high amounts of inter-process communication, as well as limitations on performance due to the limited size of the DRAM buffer. PMIO seeks to replace the DRAM buffer with a buffer in persistent memory. In addition, we introduce a novel log-based buffer to fully exploit the sequential performance of persistent memory. Finally, we develop a merging algorithm to reduce inter-process communication. Analysis shows a performance increase of up to 151X and 121X for writes and reads respectively on the Perlmutter supercomputer.
description: Following this, we explore offloading augmentation in the pipeline of machine-learning training to Computational Storage Devices (CSD). In modern machine learning applications, samples within a training loop are often "augmented" as they are used for training. During this process, a series of filters are applied to the samples to improve diversity. The augmentation process can be costly, as it forms a bottleneck before data can be sent to GPUs. We seek to remove this bottleneck by offloading the augmentation processed to CSDs. In doing so, we will augment the samples asynchronously such that whenever an epoch finishes, a new set of pre-augmented samples will be available. To this end, we develop SciSSD, a set of API's, applications, and CSD firmware to enable the offloading and management of data on CSDs. In the best case, SciSSD can reduce reading times by more than a minute per epoch.
Poecilogale albinucha
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Poecilogale
Poecilogale albinucha

description: Poecilogale albinucha (Gray 1864)
[Zorilla] albinucha Gray 1864, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864: 69.
Type Locality: "it was without any habitat". Fixed by Coetzee (1977 b) as " Cape Colony".
Vernacular Names: African Striped Weasel.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha Gray 1864
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. bechuanae Roberts 1931
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. doggetti Thomas and Schwann 1904
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. lebombo Roberts 1931
Subspecies Poecilogale albinucha subsp. transvaalensis Roberts 1926
Distribution: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Dem. Rep. Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Reviewed by Larivière (2001). Synonyms allocated according to Ellerman et al. (1953).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha Gray 1864
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Poecilogale
Poecilogale albinucha
Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha gray 1864

description: Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha Gray 1864
Poecilogale albinucha subsp. albinucha Gray 1864, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1864: 69.
Type Locality: "it was without any habitat". Fixed by Coetzee (1977 b) as " Cape Colony".
Synonyms: Poecilogale albinucha subsp. africana (Peters 1865); Poecilogale albinucha subsp. flavistriata (Bocage 1865).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Kuwania Cockerell
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Kuwaniidae
Kuwania

description: Genus Kuwania Cockerell
Kuwania oligostigma is unique in the Kuwaniidae because the adult female lacks abdominal spiracles and has a tuft of capitate (not clubbed) setae at the distal end of each tibia, and tubular ducts (absent from other species of Kuwania) (De Lotto 1959; Wu et al. 2013); see also the notes above. The species has only been collected once, in Kenya (Makueni County, Sultan Hamud), and is of no economic importance (De Lotto 1959).
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 305, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Taxidea Waterhouse 1838
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Taxidea

description: Taxidea Waterhouse 1838
Taxidea Waterhouse 1838, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1838: 154.
Type Species: Ursus labradorius Gmelin 1788
Species and subspecies: 1 species with 5 subspecies:
Species Taxidea taxus (Schreber 1777)
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri Baird 1858
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jacksoni Schantz 1946
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii Harlan 1825
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. marylandica Gidley and Gaxin 1933
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Taxidea taxus
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Taxidea
Taxidea taxus

description: Taxidea taxus (Schreber 1777)
[Ursus] taxus Schreber 1777, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 26: pl. 142 [1778], see also text, 3 (26): 520 [1777].
Type Locality: "Er wohnt in Labrador und um die Hudsonsbay," restricted by Long (1972 a), to "Carman, Manitoba." [Canada].
Vernacular Names: American Badger.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri Baird 1858
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jacksoni Schantz 1946
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii Harlan 1825
Subspecies Taxidea taxus subsp. marylandica Gidley and Gaxin 1933
Distribution: Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatschewan, Manitoba, Ontario), Mexico (Baja California N and C Mexico), USA (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and most states west of the Mississippi River, except Louisiana, Arkansas).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Reviewed by Long (1972 a, 1973). Synonyms allocated according to Hall (1981) and Long (1973).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Taxidea
Taxidea taxus
Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus schreber 1777

description: Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777
Taxidea taxus subsp. taxus Schreber 1777, Die Saugethiere, Vol. 3, 26: pl. 142 [1778], see also text, 3 (26): 520 [1777].
Type Locality: "Er wohnt in Labrador und um die Hudsonsbay," restricted by Long (1972 a), to "Carman, Manitoba." [Canada].
Synonyms: Taxidea taxus subsp. americanus (Boddaert 1784); Taxidea taxus subsp. dacotensis Schantz 1946; Taxidea taxus subsp. iowae Schantz 1947; Taxidea taxus subsp. kansensis Schantz 1950; Taxidea taxus subsp. labradorius (Gmelin 1788); Taxidea taxus subsp. merriami Schantz 1950.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 619, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Defining the role of cytoskeletal components in the formation of apoptopodia and apoptotic bodies during apoptosis
Creators: name: Caruso, Sarah
name: Atkin-Smith, Georgia
name: Baxter, Amy
name: Tixeria, Rochelle
name: Jiang, Lanzhou
name: Ozkocak, Dilara
name: Santavanond, Jascinta
name: Hulett, Mark
name: Lock, Peter
name: Phan, Thanh
name: Poon, Ivan
Publisher: name: La Trobe
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 31
subject: Biological sciences
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
classificationCode: 3101
subject: Biochemistry and cell biology

description: During apoptosis, dying cells undergo dynamic morphological changes that ultimately lead to their disassembly into fragments called apoptotic bodies (ApoBDs). Reorganisation of the cytoskeletal structures is key in driving various apoptotic morphologies, including the loss of cell adhesion and membrane bleb formation. However, whether cytoskeletal components are also involved in morphological changes that occur later during apoptosis, such as the recently described generation of thin apoptotic membrane protrusions called apoptopodia and subsequent ApoBD formation, is not well defined. Through monitoring the progression of apoptosis by confocal microscopy, specifically focusing on the apoptopodia formation step, we characterised the presence of F-actin and microtubules in a subset of apoptopodia generated by T cells and monocytes. Interestingly, targeting actin polymerisation and microtubule assembly pharmacologically had no major effect on apoptopodia formation. These data demonstrate apoptopodia as a novel type of membrane protrusion that could be formed in the absence of actin polymerisation and microtubule assembly.
Dimargarodes Silvestri
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Margarodidae
Dimargarodes

description: Genus Dimargarodes Silvestri
Dimargarodes is a genus of 3 species, only one of which occurs in Africa. Dimargarodes tanganyicus (Fig. 2) was described from Tanzania on an unidentified host; it is of no economic significance.
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 308, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri Baird 1858
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Taxidea
Taxidea taxus
Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri baird 1858

description: Taxidea taxus subsp. berlandieri Baird 1858
Synonyms: Taxidea taxus subsp. apache Schantz 1948; Taxidea taxus subsp. californica Gray 1865; Taxidea taxus subsp. halli Schantz 1951; Taxidea taxus subsp. hallorani Schantz 1949; Taxidea taxus subsp. infusca Thomas 1898; Taxidea taxus subsp. littoralis Schantz 1949; Taxidea taxus subsp. nevadensis Schantz 1949; Taxidea taxus subsp. papagoensis Skinner 1943; Taxidea taxus subsp. phippsi Figgins 1918; Taxidea taxus subsp. robusta Hay 1921; Taxidea taxus subsp. sonoriensis Goldman 1939.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii Harlan 1825
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Taxidea
Taxidea taxus
Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii harlan 1825

description: Taxidea taxus subsp. jeffersonii Harlan 1825
Synonyms: Taxidea taxus subsp. montana Schantz 1950; Taxidea taxus subsp. neglecta Mearns 1891; Taxidea taxus subsp. sulcata Cope 1878.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Vormela Blasius 1884
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela

description: Vormela Blasius 1884
Vormela Blasius 1884, Ber. Naturforsch Ges. Bemberg, 13: 9.
Type Species: Mustela sarmatica Pallas 1771
Species and subspecies: 1 species with 5 subspecies:
Species Vormela peregusna (Guldenstaedt 1770)
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. syriaca Pocock 1936
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Margarodesia Foldi
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Margarodidae
Margarodesia

description: Genus Margarodesia Foldi
Margarodesia is an African genus. The only species, M. desmieri (Fig. 7), is a pest that feeds on the roots of Elaeis guineensis in Ivory Coast; it may transmit plant pathogens (Foldi 1981).
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Vormela peregusna
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela
Vormela peregusna

description: Vormela peregusna (Guldenstaedt 1770)
[Peregusna] peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770, Nova Comm. Imp. Acad. Sci. Petropoli, 14 (1): 441.
Type Locality: "habitat in campis apricis desertis Tanaicensibus" [U.S. S. R., Rostov Obl., steppes at lower Don River (Honacki et al., 1982)].
Vernacular Names: Marbled Polecat.
Subspecies::
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948
Subspecies Vormela peregusna subsp. syriaca Pocock 1936
Distribution: Afghanistan, Bulgaria, NC and W China, Greece, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, S Mongolia, Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as V. p. peregusna, otherwise Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Synonyms allocated according to Heptner et al. (1967).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela
Vormela peregusna
Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna guldenstaedt 1770

description: Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770
Vormela peregusna subsp. peregusna Guldenstaedt 1770, Nova Comm. Imp. Acad. Sci. Petropoli, 14 (1): 441.
Type Locality: "habitat in campis apricis desertis Tanaicensibus" [U.S. S. R., Rostov Obl., steppes at lower Don River (Honacki et al., 1982)].
Synonyms: Vormela peregusna subsp. euxina Pocock 1936; Vormela peregusna subsp. intermedia Ognev 1935; Vormela peregusna subsp. sarmatica (Pallas 1771).
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Neomargarodes Green
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Margarodidae
Neomargarodes

description: Genus Neomargarodes Green
Neomargarodes is a genus of 16 species, six of which have been recorded from continental Africa. Neomargarodes erythrocephalus is known only from the male (Foldi 1999; García Morales et al. 2016). The only available keys covering any of the species recorded from Africa are in Tang and Hao (1995), Tang (2000, in Chinese) and Borchsenius (1950, in Russian).
Key to adult females of some species of Neomargarodes found in Africa, based on Tang and Hao (1995)
1(0) Anterior claw with a heel, making it T-shaped; heel bowed posteriorly. Base of claw not produced.......... trabuti (Fig. 4)
- Anterior claw without a heel, making it Γ-shaped. Base of claw produced anteriorly as a globule............... aristidae
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 313, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Fostering Psychological Safety in the Remote Workspace Through Micro Interactions in Digital Communication Platforms
Creators: name: Gao, Yuhan
Publisher: name: Carnegie Mellon University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Design

description:  This thesis project aims to enhance remote workers’  psychological safety by optimizing the communication  platforms, Slack and Zoom, at the level of micro-interaction.  Previous literature suggests a model for building  psychological safety in the workplace (Edmonson, 2018).  In my exploratory research, new insights emerged to inform  the development of a new framework for establishing  psychological safety in remote workspaces, which includes  five main principles: set the stage where everyone’s voice is  needed, invite paricipation, respond appreciatively, facilitate  personal connections and engagement, and share values  and vulnerability. Inspired by learnings from generative and  evaluative design research, I was able to brainstorm and  refne features for Slack and Zoom platforms. Ultimately,  I propose three features for each platform, integrating user  feedback and aligning with the established design principles.  The iterative process emphasizes the imporance of user-centered design and staying within the project scope.  Overall, this research offers actionable strategies for fostering  psychological safety in remote work setings through  meaningful platform enhancements.
Porphyrophora Brandt
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Margarodidae
Porphyrophora

description: Genus Porphyrophora Brandt in Brandt & Ratzeburg
Porphyrophora contains 50 species, six of which occur in northern Africa (Vahedi & Hodgson 2007; García Morales et al. 2016). In some parts of the world Porphyrophora species used to be the source of very valuable red dyes but these have been superceded by cheap synthetic aniline dyes and the insects are no longer used (Vahedi & Hodgson 2007). Today, some species are important crop pests in western Asia but there have been no reports of Porphyrophora causing crop damage in Africa. Adult female Porphyrophora are all remarkably similar (Fig. 5), very difficult to identify, and many of the species have not been thoroughly researched.
Separation of adult female Porphyrophora buxtoni from P. hirsutissima, based on Morrison (1928) and Vahedi and Hodgson (2007)
1(0) Antenna with 8 segments. Longest hair-like setae each less than 600 µm long. Anterior abdominal segments with 2 abdominal spiracles discernible on each side................................................................... buxtoni
- Antenna with 11‒16 segments. Longest hair-like setae each 600‒900 µm long. Abdominal spiracles not discernible........................................................................................... hirsutissima (Fig. 5)
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 314, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela
Vormela peregusna
Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi satunin 1910

description: Vormela peregusna subsp. koshewnikowi Satunin 1910
Synonyms: Vormela peregusna subsp. alpherakii Birula 1910; Vormela peregusna subsp. obscura Stroganov 1948; Vormela peregusna subsp. tedshenika Satunin 1910.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela
Vormela peregusna
Vormela peregusna subsp. negans miller 1910

description: Vormela peregusna subsp. negans Miller 1910
Synonyms: Vormela peregusna subsp. chinensis Stroganov 1962.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mustelidae
Vormela
Vormela peregusna
Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior stroganov 1948

description: Vormela peregusna subsp. pallidior Stroganov 1948
Synonyms: Vormela peregusna subsp. ornata Pocock 1936.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Mephitidae Bonaparte 1845
Creators: name: Wilson, Don E.
name: Reeder, DeeAnn
Publisher: name: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2005
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Mephitidae

description: Mephitidae Bonaparte 1845
Mephitidae Bonaparte 1845, Cat. Meth. Mamm. Europe: 1.
Synonyms: Myadina Gray 1825; Mydaina Gray 1864.
Genera: 4 genera with 12 species:
Genus Conepatus Gray 1837 (4 species with 19 subspecies)
Genus Mephitis E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and F. G. Cuvier 1795 (2 species with 17 subspecies)
Genus Mydaus F. G. Cuvier 1821 (2 species with 3 subspecies)
Genus Spilogale Gray 1865 (4 species with 18 subspecies)
Discussion: The traditional Mustelidae (including skunks) has always been a problematic group. Radinsky (1973) first proposed a relationship between the Mephitinae (sensu Simpson, 1945) and Mydaus. Morphological studies seem to provide some support for a monophyletic Mustelidae (Hunt, 1974; Wolsan, 1999; Wozencraft, 1989; Wyss and Flynn, 1993). However, Bryant et al. (1993), Ledje and Arnason (1996), and Bininda-Emonds et al. (1999) showed support for Radinsky's Mephitinae Mydaus group. Dragoo and Honeycutt (1997) and Flynn et al. (2000) provided a thorough review of the relationships of these groups and followed others (Árnason and Widegren, 1986; Ledje and Árnason, 1996; Wayne et al., 1989) in the recognition of a paraphyletic traditional Mustelidae. I have chosen to follow Dragoo and Honeycutt (1997) and Flynn et al. (2000) in the separation of Mephitis, Conepatus, Spilogale and Mydaus from the remaining mustelids. But see Wolsan (1999) for support of a monophyletic Mustelidae.
description: Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Carnivora, pp. 532-628 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 620, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
Matsucoccus Cockerell
Creators: name: Watson, Gillian W.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Margarodidae
Matsucoccus

description: Genus Matsucoccus Cockerell
This is a genus of 39 conifer-feeding species worldwide, most of which occur in the northern hemisphere on Pinus; two species have been recorded from North Africa (García Morales et al. 2016).
Key to species of Matsucoccus in continental Africa, from Foldi (2005b)
1(0) Antennal scape (segment I) longer than wide. Antennal segments V‒IX each with 2 fleshy setae. On Pinus halepensis and P. pinaster ................................................................................. feytaudi (Fig. 8)
- Antennal scape wider than long. Antennal segments VI‒IX each with 2 fleshy setae (fleshy setae absent from segment V). On P. nigra and P. sylvestris ............................................................................. pini
description: Published as part of Watson, Gillian W., 2022, Towards identification of the scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) of continental Africa: 2. Checklists and keys to six archaeococcoid families, pp. 301-356 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 316, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/6332761
Tortopsis puella Pictet, New combination
Creators: name: Molineri, Carlos
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Ephemeroptera
Polymitarcyidae
Tortopsis
Tortopsis puella

description: Tortopsis puella (Pictet) New combination
Campsurus puella (Pictet), 1843 (comb.)
Campsurus incertus Traver, in Needham et al. 1935 (syn.) Palingenia puella Pictet, 1843 (orig.)
Tortopus incertus (Traver), in Needham et al. 1935 (syn.)
Material (IML): 3 male imagos from USA: Florida, Liberty Co., Apalachicola R. at Hwy. 20, Bristol, 5-IX- 1972, P.H. Carlson; 7 female imagos same data except date 10-X-1973; 4 male and 6 female imagos same data but no date nor collector.
Female adult. Length (mm): body, 9.0–13.0; fore wing, 12.0–16.0; hind wing, 5.0–6.2; cerci, 5.0–6.0. Head: whitish around median ocellus, blackish between lateral ocelli, occiput with gray anastomosed marks mainly on lateral thirds. Thorax: pronotum with anterior ring widely shaded black, and posterior ring shaded grayish black on central area, lateral to this shading there is an isolated narrow gray mark, and also shaded near posterolateral corner. Wings: membrane whitish hyaline, veins whitish, except those near costa shaded gray; some females show a weak and short (1 cell) vein between R2+3 and IR, formed by the coalescence of 2 cross veins. Abdomen: terga with wide median band darker than the rest, except on tergum I whitish medially, and thin medial blackish line on terga III–IX. Sternum VIII with large sockets, the sclerotized anterior margin of the socket is somewhat sinuous (Figs. 50–52) and reaches the anterior margin of the sternum; anterior and posterior margins of socket are more or less parallel; the depression delimited by the socket is elongated.
Egg. Suboval, no attachment structures. Length, 450–490 µm; width, 370–390 µm. The chorion is sculptured with small grooves.
Discussion and diagnosis. This species is known from adults of both sexes and nymphs from SE and SW USA. A short description of the female adult is presented, enumerating those characters useful in separating the female adults of this species from those of other species of the genus. Male adults and nymphs were sufficiently treated elsewhere (Needham et al. 1935, Scott et al. 1959, McCafferty 1975, Molineri 2008). The adult stage of Tortopsis puella can be separated by: 1) fore wing length 14.0 mm (male), 12.0–16.0 mm (female); 2) wing veins dark, mainly on basal half and costal margin; 3) parastyli moderately curved; 4) penes cylindrical; 5) female parastylus receptors large, elongated, with sinuous medial margin (Figs. 50–52); 6) female head not shaded black behind median ocellus; 7) female pronotum color pattern similar to other species, but with a gray band near posterolateral corner.
description: Published as part of Molineri, Carlos, 2010, A cladistic revision of Tor top us Needham & Murphy with description of the new genus Tortopsis (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae), pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 2481 on page 27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195431