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NeoBiota, Volume 15 (2012)
(2012)
Die folgenden Daten zur Arbeit des Schauspielers und Entertainers Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff basieren im wesentlichen auf Uwe Waldmanns Hans-Joachim Kulenkampff (Magisterarbeit Berlin, Freie Universität 1989, (2), iii, 180, (9) S.); Ergänzungen wurden durch Ludger Kaczmarek und Hans J. Wulff hinzugefügt. Auch wenn die Neue Deutsche Biographie auf den Bindestrich im Vornamen verzichtet, ist im folgenden an der traditionellen Schreibweise festgehalten.
[Jahresbericht 2012] Katholische Theologie der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
(2012)
Bryoflora of Munsyari and Dharchula Tehsil of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, Western Himalayas, India
(2012)
Uttarakhand state of India comprises unique topographical conditions and hence is rich in bryophytes. In present work two Tehsils-Munsyari and Dharchula of Pithoragarh have been explored extensively to assess the bryophytic wealth of this district. A preliminary checklist has been prepared which revealed the occurrence of 51 taxa of bryophytes from this district.
Im untersuchten Waldgebiet in der Östlichen Untermainebene konnten aktuelle Vorkommen von 227 Arten und Varietäten von Laub- und Lebermoosen aufgefunden werden. Zygodon conoideus wurde zum ersten Mal für Hessen nachgewiesen, Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus nach langer Zeit wiederbestätigt. Beachtenswert sind zudem die Nachweise von Amblystegium radicale, Amblystegium subtile, Anomodon longifolius, Aphanorrhegma patens, Cryphaea heteromalla, Dicranum flagellare (c.spg.), Dicranum viride, Dicranum spurium, Distichium capillaceum, Eurhynchium pumilum, Fissidens exiguus, Fissidens gymnandrus, Gymnostomum viridulum, Metzgeria temperata, Mnium lycopodioides, Neckera pennata, Pallavicinia lyellii, Plagiothecium latebricola, Zygodon rupestris und Zygodon viridissimus. Weitere 34 Arten, anhand von Literaturangaben und (wenigen vorhandenen) Herbarbelegen ermittelt, werden aufgeführt. Die Vorkommen der meisten dieser Arten sind im Gebiet wahrscheinlich schon lange erloschen (Bryum torquescens, Bryum uliginosum, Diphyscium foliosum, Fissidens osmundoides, Frullania tamarisci, Ricciocarpos natans, Splachnum ampullaceum, Ulota coarctata u. a.). Der unzureichende Schutz der Erlen- und Eichen-Hainbuchenwälder wird bemängelt.
Sponges belonging to the genera Amphilectus Vosmaer, Esperiopsis Carter and Ulosa de Laubenfels of the family Esperiopsidae were collected during 1986 and 1988 expeditions of the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis (at that time the National Museum of Natural History at Leiden and the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam) in waters off the coasts of Mauritania and the Cape Verde Islands. Four new species, Amphilectus utriculus sp. nov., Amphilectus strepsichelifer sp. nov., Esperiopsis cimensis sp. nov., Ulosa capblancensis sp. nov., and two already known species, Amphilectus cf. fucorum (Esper) and Ulosa stuposa (Esper) are described and discussed.
L’Herbier de Strasbourg rassemble plusieurs dizaines de milliers de spécimens de Bryophytes dont la collection Nees von Esenbeck. A partir du "Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen“ de J.P. Frahm et J. Eggers (2001) la liste de 199 bryologues ayant déposé des spécimens à Strasbourg (STR) est présentée, associée à une courte biographie et à l’origine géographique des récoltes botaniques.
Neue Impulse für die sozial-ökologische Forschung ++ ISOE-Tagung zum Wissenschaftsjahr ++ Pilotanlage zur unterirdischen Wasserspeicherung in Namibia eröffnet ++ Community Health Clubs erstmals in Na mibia gestartet ++ Das ISOE auf der Global Business Week ++ Projekt OPTUM: Jeder Fünfte würde ein Elektroauto kaufen ++ Elektro-Firmenwagen – Testfahrer sind zufrieden ++ Mobil bis ins hohe Alter: Projekt COMPAGNO beginnt ++ Klimaschutz passt in den Alltag ++ Schadstoffe im Wasserkreislauf – Projektbeginn TransRisk ++ Wissen schaftsjahr 2012 startet mit „Transfor matives Wissen schaffen“ ++ Biodiversitätsfor schung soll transdisziplinärer werden ++ Working Paper zu Klima, Umwelt und Migration im Sahel ++ Termine ++ Publikationen
Das Ecological Research Network (Ecornet) ist online ++ Memorandum zur sozial-ökologischen Forschung: jetzt unterzeichnen ++ BMBF-Delegation besucht CuveWaters-Pilotprojekte ++ Abkommen zu Forschungszentrum in Namibia unterzeichnet ++ Neue Kooperationsmodelle zwischen Afrika und Europa ++ Artikel zu Transdisziplinarität in Ecological Economics erschienen ++ Beim Hauskauf schon ans Sanieren denken – Projekt EiMap beginnt ++ Neue Kommunikationsangebote für eine energetische Sanierung ++ Fahrradförderseminare im Projekt mobile2020 gestartet ++ Mobilitätsstile der Zukunft auf der Frankfurt Global Business Week ++ Survey zu Migration und Umweltveränderungen im Projekt micle ++ ISOE-Expertin bei der Forschungsbörse ++ Safe the date: ISOE-Tagung zum Wissenschaftsjahr im November ++ Termine ++ Publikationen
ISOE-Tagung „wahrhaft nützlich. Was kritische Nachhaltigkeitsforschung ausmacht“ ++ Institutsbericht 2012 veröffentlicht ++ „Methoden transdisziplinärer Forschung“ auf Englisch erschienen ++ „Feed the World 2050“ – ISOE-Veranstaltung zum Welternährungstag ++ Start der ISOE-Lectures ++ Das ISOE im Kino: Filmpremiere von WaterChanges ++ Innovative Technologien für die trockenen Regionen Afrikas ++ Perspektiven für einen nachhaltigen Tourismus in Isfahan ++ Semesterbeginn am ISOE: Masterstudiengang Umweltwissenschaften ++ Das ISOE beim globalen Bürgerdialog zur biologischen Vielfalt ++ Termine ++ Publikationen
Veranstaltungsbericht zur ISOE-Tagung im Wissenschaftsjahr ++ Wegweiser für eine politikrelevante Nachhaltigkeitsforschung erschienen ++ CuveWaters Finalist beim BMBF-Forschungspreis „Nachhaltige Entwicklungen“ ++ ExpertInnen fordern nachhaltigen Wandel der Wissenschaft ++ Neue Veranstaltungsreihe ISOE-Lectures gestartet ++ Projekt mobile2020: Handbuch zur Fahrradförderung erschienen ++ Öko-Institut, ISOE und car2go starten Car sharing-Studie ++ Publikationen
Schwerpunkt: Lehramtsstudium und was dann? Einblicke in Berufswege und Fördermöglichkeiten Im Gespräch mit Renate Empting • Beruflicher Werdegang von Lehramtsstudierenden • Lehramtsstudium mit der Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft • Stipendien für Lehramtsstudierende • LehrerIn werden wollen (viel zu) viele – Die meisten wissen nicht mal warum! • Zurück an die Uni – Vom Lehramtsstudium in die Promotion • Mein Promotionsprojekt über mehrsprachige Englischlehrkräfte • Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe zum Lehrberuf • Autobiografische Notizen zum beruflichen Werdegang eines Frankfurter Lehrers • Mein Keinlehrerleben • Lehramtsstudium und was dann?
The Oryctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are dynastine scarab beetles with a worldwide distribution consisting of 26 genera and about 230 species, of which 14 genera and 135 species are distributed in the Neotropical region. The species of this tribe occur in habitats ranging from temperate and tropical dry forests to rain forests and cloud forests from sea level to 2600 m in elevation. Some species feed on organic matter or decaying fruits while others bore into the stems of living plants, in which case they occasionally reach pest status. Knowledge of the tribe in the Neotropics is still fragmentary, necessitating further studies that address taxonomy, phylogeny, and geographical distribution patterns of the species. This study surveyed the Oryctini of Colombia. In Colombia there are 7 genera and 32 species, found in 29 departments, 330 municipal districts and approximately 628 specific localities. Heterogomphus curvicornis Prell, Megaceras jason (Fabricius), and Podischnus oberthueri Sternberg are reported for the first time from Colombia. Taxonomic descriptions and distribution maps are provided for all species. An identification key, in Spanish and English, is provided for all oryctine species that occur in Colombia. A checklist of the oryctine beetles of the Colombia is provided.
Se redescriben e ilustran 14 especies neotropicales incluidas en Mesolecanium Cockerell (Hemiptera: Coccidae). Ocho especies: Mesolecanium baccharidis (Cockerell), Mesolecanium impar (Cockerell), Mesolecanium mayteni (Hempel), Mesolecanium nocturnum (Cockerell y Parrott), Mesolecanium obscurum Hempel, Mesolecanium obvius Granara de Willink, Mesolecanium perditum (Cockerell), Mesolecanium planum Hempel, pertenecen a este género, las cuales se incluyen en una clave para separar las mismas. Cinco especies son transferidas: Mesolecanium campomanesiae (Hempel) y Mesolecanium pseudosemen (Cockerell), se transfieren a Magnococcus Granara de Willink como Magnococcus campomanesiae (Hempel) comb. nov. Magnococcus pseudosemen (Cockerell) comb. nov. respectivamente; Mesolecanium jaboticabae (Hempel) se transfiere a Parthenolecanium Šulc, como Parthenolecanium jaboticabae (Hempel) comb. nov.; Mesolecanium batatae (Cockerell) a Pulvinaria Targioni Tozzetti como, Pulvinaria batatae (Cockerell) comb. nov. y Mesolecanium ferum Hempel a Toumeyella Cockerell como Toumeyella ferum (Hempel) comb. nov. Se sinonimisa a Mesolecanium uvicola Hempel con Coccus longulus (Douglas). Se designan los lectotipos de Mesolecanium impar (Cockerell) y Mesolecanium planum Hempel.
Se describen e ilustran las hembras adultas de dos especies nuevas de Acanthococcus Signoret (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae), Acanthococcus julietae González y Granara de Willink sp. nov. y A. saltensis González y Granara de Willink sp. nov. y los estados ninfales de la última. Se presenta una clave para separar las especies de Eriococcidae reportados sobre Asteraceae de la Argentina.
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We conducted a morphological and mtDNA analysis of Cicindela decemnotata Say (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) populations from throughout its geographic range to determine the extent of variation within the species and to assess the validity of subspecific names. The morphological study included an analysis of traditional subspecific characters including elytral color and maculations. These results provided evidence for the recognition of four subspecies of C. decemnotata, three of which are new: 1. C. d. decemnotata Say usually with green to dark green dorsal coloration and complete elytral maculations; it is widely distributed from Canada south to northern New Mexico and west into southern Utah and Idaho; 2. C. d. meriwetheri n. ssp. is distinguished by its bright green to green dorsal coloration, elytral maculation characterized by a thin middle band, a lack of humeral maculations, and a small number of genal setae; it has a restricted distribution from eastern Washington north to south central British Columbia; 3. C. d. bonnevillensis n. ssp. is distinguished by a combination of green to green-purple dorsal coloration and its greatly reduced elytral maculations; it is restricted to the area of ancient Lake Bonneville in north central Utah; 4. C. d. montevolans n. ssp. is distinguished by a predominately red-purple dorsal color and greatly reduced elytral maculations; its distribution is restricted to high elevations of the Bear River Mountains of northeastern Utah and southeastern Idaho. We also analyzed the mitochondrial haplotypes for cob and cox1 genes for one to six individuals from each of the six populations. This molecular analysis indicated recently diverged but discrete groups within C. decemnotata that are compatible with the subspecies distinctions postulated from morphology. These shallow molecular divergences within C. decemnotata are best explained by rapid phylogenetic radiation in the recent geological past in the wake of postglacial recession.
The American species belonging to the genus Gonaphodiellus Schmidt (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) are redescribed and figured. Two new genera are described: Gonaphodioides and Gonaphodiopsis. Fourteen new species are described: Gonaphodiellus arcanus, G. cerropuntanus, G. manantlanicus, G. martinpierai, G. omiltemicus, G. sacatepequezis, Gonaphodioides newtoni, G. ratcliffei, G. skelleyi, Gonaphodiopsis deloyai, G. hypogea, G. montesdeocai, G. pachecoi, G. teopiscaensis. The lectotype of Aphodius columbicus (Harold, 1880) is designated. The following new combinations are proposed: Gonaphodiellus nigrinus (Schmidt, 1916), Gonaphodioides acutecernans (Balthasar, 1960), Gonaphodioides chapini (Hinton, 1934), Gonaphodioides columbicus (Harold, 1880), Gonaphodioides sincerus (Petrovitz, 1973). Aphodius (Gonaphodiellus) xalapensis Galante, Stebnicka and Verdú, 2003 is placed as a junior synonym of Gonaphodiellus bimaculosus (Schmidt, 1909), new synonymy. Aphodius ataenioides Hinton, 1938 and Aphodius (Blackburneus) castanescens Petrovitz, 1973 are placed as junior synonyms of Gonaphodioides chapini (Hinton, 1934), new synonymies.
An account of the taxonomic position of the genus Bracon Fabricius, 1804 is presented. In his monograph Wesmael (1838: 7-58) made a survey of 48 nominal species of Bracon occurring in Belgium. Out of the 48 species thirty-seven were described by Wesmael himself as new species, eleven more species had previously been described by Fabricius (three species), Nees (seven species) and Spinola (one species). The Bracon material studied by Wesmael is deposited in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels. Type (holo-, lecto-, paralectotype) designations are made for Wesmael’s species and neotype designations for Nees sensu Wesmael’s species. Redescriptions, comments on distributions and their taxonomic positions are presented. Palpibracon subgen. nov. is established (type species Bracon delibator Haliday, 1833) for fi ve Bracon species with long maxillary palpi in the Holarctic (four species) and Ethiopian Region (one species). The following fifteen Bracon species names proved to be junior synonyms (valid names in italics): B. dichromus Wesmael, 1838 = B. carpaticus Niezabitowski, 1910 syn. nov.; B. erraticus Wesmael, 1838 = B. bellicosus Papp, 1971 syn. nov., = B. exarator Marshall, 1885 syn. nov., = B. praetermissus Marshall, 1885 syn. nov., B. vectensis Marshall, 1885 syn. nov.; B. fuscicornis Wesmael, 1838 = B. levicarinatus Niezabitowski, 1910 syn. nov.; B. immutator Nees, 1834 = B. breviusculus Wesmael, 1838 syn. nov.; B. intercessor Nees, 1834 = B. laetus Wesmael, 1838 syn. nov.; B. larvicida Wesmael, 1838 = B. crassiusculus Szépligeti, 1901 syn. nov.; B. longicollis Wesmael, 1838 = B. subcylindricus Wesmael, 1838 syn. nov.; B. megapterus Wesmael, 1838 = B. biimpressus Telenga, 1936 syn. nov.; B. nigratus Wesmael, 1838 = B. orbicularis Niezabitowski, 1910 syn. nov.; B. osculator Nees, 1811 = B. coniferarum Fahringer, 1927 (Schmiedeknecht in litt.) syn. nov.; B. picticornis Wesmael, 1838 = B. vitripennis Ratzeburg, 1852 syn. nov.; B. titubatus Wesmael, 1838 = B. fuscipennis Wesmael, 1838 syn. nov. The species Bracon (Lucobracon) turolus Papp, 1984 is revalidated (suppressed under the name B. (Glabrobracon) nigriventris Wesmael, 1838 by Tobias & Belokobylskij 2000: 162). A historic discussion of the subgeneric division of the Bracon species is given.
Australia is predicted to have a high number of currently undescribed ostracod taxa. The genus Bennelongia De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 (Crustacea, Ostracoda) occurs in Australia and New Zealand, and has recently shown potential for high speciosity, after the description of nine new species from Western Australia. Here, we focus on Bennelongia from eastern Australia, with the objectives of exploring likely habitats for undiscovered species, genetically characterising published morphological species and scanning classical species for cryptic diversity. Two traditional (morphological) species are confi rmed to be valid using molecular evidence (B. harpago De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 and B. pinpi De Deckker, 1981), while three new species are described using both morphological and molecular evidence. Two of the new species belong to the B. barangaroo lineage (B. dedeckkeri sp. nov. and B. mckenziei sp. nov.), while the third is a member of the B. nimala lineage (B. regina sp. nov.). Another species was found to be genetically distinct, but is not formally described here owing to a lack of distinguishing morphological features from the existing species B. cuensis Martens et al., 2012. Trends in diversity and radiation of the genus are discussed, as well as implications these results have for the conservation of temporary pool microfauna and our understanding of Bennelongia’s evolutionary origin.
The present study describes five new free-living nematode species and provides three new species records of the family Comesomatidae (genera Cervonema Wieser, 1954, Dorylaimopsis Ditlevsen, 1918, Hopperia Vitiello, 1969, and Kenyanema Muthumbi et al., 1997) from the continental margin of New Zealand, Southwest Pacific. Dichotomous identification keys are provided for all known species of Dorylaimopsis and Hopperia. Cervonema shiae Chen & Vincx, 2000 is recorded for the first time outside the type locality (Beagle Channel, Chile). C. kaikouraensis sp. nov. is characterised by amphideal fovea with 5.5 turns situated at 1.7 head diameter from anterior end, jointed outer labial setae, equal in length to cephalic setae, sperm dimorphism, and 5-6 small pre-cloacal supplements. C. multispira sp. nov. is characterised by amphideal fovea with 8.0-8.5 turns situated at 2.6-4.0 head diameter from anterior end, cephalic setae 2-3 μm long, slightly shorter than outer labial setae, presence of six uninucleated cells in males (potentially pseudocoelomocytes or supplementary excretory cells), 5 small pre-cloacal supplements, and strongly cuticularised, arcuate spicules with capitulum. C. proberti sp. nov. is characterised by amphideal fovea with 5 turns and located at < 1 head diameter from anterior end, cephalic setae 1.6-2.0 times longer than outer labial setae, and 8 small pre-cloacal supplements. Dorylaimopsis nodderi sp. nov. is characterised by cuticle with lateral differentiation consisting of three longitudinal rows of larger dots in the pharyngeal and caudal regions, two rows of larger dots in middle region of body, and spicules with rounded ventral projection at one third of spicule length from distal end, giving appearance of a joint. Hopperia ancora sp. nov. is characterised by short conical cephalic setae, spicules with hook-like projection at distal end, gubernaculum with bent apophyses, and 11-13 pre-cloacal supplements. H. beaglense Chen & Vincx, 1998 is recorded from Kaikoura Canyon, the fi rst record of this species outside the type locality (Beagle Channel, Chile). Kenyanema monorchis Muthumbi et al., 1997 is also recorded for the first time outside the type locality (Indian Ocean).
This study deals with taxonomic problems of the semi-subterranean crangonyctid amphipod Synurella ambulans (F. Müller, 1846), well-known from various freshwater habitats in Europe. The taxonomy of the species S. ambulans and the generic diagnosis for the genus Synurella are revised. A new synonymy is proposed: Synurella ambulans (F. Müller, 1846) = Synurella ambulans meschtscherica Borutzky, 1929, syn. nov. The affinity with the related groups, distribution and ecology of the species are examined.
New genera and problematic species in African Lithosiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae)
(2012)
This paper deals with some problematic species in the subfamily Lithosiinae. Two new monospecific genera are proposed: Parafrasura gen. nov. and Palaeugoa gen. nov. The former presents the following autapomorphies: tegumen strong and large; uncus long and slightly claviform; typical scaphium-gnathos complex. The latter presents as autapomorphies the disposition of the bands of the wings pattern, and the male genitalia shape. Asura naumanni Kühne, 2005 is considered incertae sedis within Lithosiinae and Asura phaeosticta Kiriakoff, 1958 is transferred to Euproctis Hübner, [1819] (Lymantriidae) (comb. nov.).
Arachnides N°63 (2012)
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Oskar Fischinger
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„But what about Oscar Fischinger? None of you are acknowledging Oscar Fischinger!“ Der aufgebrachte Zuhörer, der sich so in eine Diskussionsrunde einmischt, ist eine fiktive Figur in Jonathan Lethems Roman The Fortress of Solitude (2004) [1]. Doch trifft seine Frage nach „Oscar Fischinger“ einen wichtigen Punkt der wechselhaften Karriere des wirklichen, am 22. Juni 1900 in Gelnhausen geborenen und am 31. Januar 1967 in Los Angeles gestorbenen Oskar Fischinger. Es gab Phasen, in denen Fischingers abstrakte, zu klassischer Musik synchronisierte Filme begeistert aufgenommen wurden. Sie versprachen eine neue künstlerischen Synthese und übertrafen darin noch, so sahen es einige Kritiker, zeitgenössische Richtungen abstrakter Malerei. Die Malerei konnte visuelle Analogien von Klängen lediglich in statischen Bildern präsentieren. In diesen Filmen jedoch schien die Möglichkeit einer sich tatsächlich in der Zeit entfaltenden „visuellen Musik“ auf. Immer wieder aber geriet Fischingers Schaffen schon zu Lebzeiten in Vergessenheit. Während sich andere Filmemacher wie Walter Ruttmann, Hans Richter, Len Lye oder Norman McLaren früh im Kanon der Filmavantgarde etablierten, blieb Fischingers Rezeption sporadisch. Dazu trugen persönliche Auseinandersetzungen und finanzielle Schwierigkeiten ebenso bei wie politische Verwerfungen und das komplizierte Verhältnis von Filmavantgarde und Filmindustrie.
Records of Odonata collected from Gunung Pueh and the surrounding area, in west Sarawak, in October 2012, are presented. 67 species were collected; two species were recorded in Borneo for the first time: Libellago stigmatizans and Copera ciliata. Othernotable records include Podolestes chrysopus, Telosticta gading, Agriocnemis mini-ma and Pseudagrion coomansi. Some additional, previously unpublished, records from the most western part of Sarawak are included in two appendices.
The genus Candobrasilopsis gen. nov. is here described, with C. rochai gen. nov. sp. nov. as type species, from the alluvial valley of the Upper Paraná River. The enigmatic Candonopsis brasiliensis Sars, 1901 is here redescribed and transferred to this new genus, the new combination being Candobrasilopsis brasiliensis (Sars, 1901). The new candonid genus belongs to the tribe Candonopsini, because of the absence of the proximal seta on the caudal ramus. It is closely related to Latinopsis Karanovic & Datry, 2009, because of the relatively short terminal segment of the mandibular palp (length less than 1.5 times the basal width, while this segment is longer than three times the basal width in Candonopsis) and the large and stout b-seta on the T1. However, it differs markedly from Latinopsis in the size and shape of the calcified inner lamellae of both valves and in the type of hemipenis. We also discuss the doubtful allocation of several other genera to the Candonopsini, raise Abcandonopsis Karanovic, 2004 to generic status and reassess the uncertain position of Candonopsis anisitsi Daday, 1905 within Latinopsis.
Two species of the weevil genus Compsus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from Colombia are redescribed: C. obliquatus Hustache and C.viridivittatus (Guérin-Méneville). A key by Hustache in 1938, to 33 of the 34 recognized species of Colombian Compsus then known, is modified to include the one additional species. Habitus illustrations of males and females of the two species and illustrations of selected parts of the male and female genitalia are included. Nearly all of the specimens of these two species were collected on various species or varieties of citrus, indicating their potential as citrus pests in the future.
A preliminary checklist of the Cerambycidae, Disteniidae, and Vesperidae (Coleoptera) of Peru is presented. Within Cerambycidae, we record five subfamilies, 55 tribes, 345 genera and subgenera, and 714 species. Within Disteniidae, we record one tribe, six genera, and 11 species. We also record one subfamily, one tribe, one genus, and two species within Vesperidae. Four new country records are recorded: one species in the tribe Anacolini (Cerambycidae: Prioninae): Cycloprionus flavus Tippmann, 1953; and three species in the tribe Onciderini (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae): Cacostola simplex (Pascoe, 1859); Marensis simplex (Bates, 1865); Trachysomus cavigibba Martins, 1975. In addition, 161 species recorded are known only from Peru.
Notes on a small Odonata collection from Tawi-Tawi, Sanga-Sanga and Jolo islands, Philippines
(2012)
Sulu region is among the least explored faunal region in the Philippine archipelago. Odonatologically, this region is poorly studied until recently. Presently a survey conducted in July 1 – 14, 2011 revealed ten new records in Tawi-Tawi raising the total number of Odonata to 54. Three new species records were made for Sanga-Sanga raising the known number in that island to 34. Three species were recorded for the first time in Jolo raising the total number to 18. One new species of damselfly was found and several questionable and possible new species of dragonflies were documented.
Results of the odonatological survey of the coastal SW regions of Cambodia in August 12-28, 2011 are presented. Those include general notes on the Odonata fauna in late rainy season, enumeration of all records by locality, discussion of interesting specimens and their taxonomy, and notes on habitats and habits of some species. Of 87 named Odonata species encountered during the trip, 15 are reported for the first time for Cambodia, namely Aciagrion hisopa (Selys, 1876), Anax immaculifrons Rambur, 1842, Burmagomphus divaricatus Lieftinck, 1964, Gomphidictinus perakensis (Laidlaw, 1902), Merogomphus parvus (Kruger, 1899), Nepogomphus walli (Fraser, 1924), Idionyx thailandica Hamalainen, 1985, Macromia cupricincta Fraser, 1024, Macromia septima Martin, 1904, Macromidia rapida Martin, 1907, Agrionoptera insignis (Rambur, 1842), Lyriothemis elegantissima Selys, 1883, Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902, Orthetrum luzonicum (Brauer, 1868), Orthetrum testaceum (Burmeister, 1839). The country list now reaches 125 named species.
Die Sammlung von Wolfgang Lopau enthält 915 Libellenimagines von 80 Taxa, die vor allem in Griechenland gesammelt wurden. Schwerpunkt sind Serien von in Griechenland vorkommenden Taxa mit noch unbefriedigend geklärterSystematik. Die Sammlung wurde an das Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt überstellt.
Parson’s valley is an area explored for the first time in Indian Bryology; it is situated in Nilgiri hills (Western Ghats). The region is very conducive for the growth of liverworts and it is evident by the present study of recent collections from this area in which 27 taxa (under 12 genera and 5 families) of liverworts have been recorded, of which few are new to Nilgiri hills as well as south India.
Plants variable in size and appearence, from a few mm to more than 10 cm tall, in loose to dense tufts. Stems erect, simple, rarely branched, radiculose, sometimes densely tomentose; rhizoids reddish-brown to whitish. Leaves erect-patent, sometimes curled when dry or falcate (sometimes erect and falcate expressions in the same species), short to longly lanceolate, often subulate; margins entire or serrate at leaf tips; costa single, percurrent to short excurrent, sometimes hyaline excurrent, filling 1/6 to 4/5 of leaf width, in transverse-section with median deuter cells and dorsal stereids, rarely hyalocysts, ventrally either stereids or more rarely hyalocysts; laminal cells usually smooth, occasionally bulging mammillose, cell walls smooth; alar cells differentiated or not, when distinct, hyaline or reddish brown, inflated, thin-walled or incrassate, basal laminal cells mostly rectangular, thin-walled or incrassate, occasionally pitted, upper laminal cells quadrate to rectangular or oval, leaf border present in some taxa. Vegetative propagation by microphyllous branches, deciduous leaves or stem tips, or anisophyllous brood leaves in the axils of the upper leaves. Dioicous or autoicous. Perichaetia terminal, or occasionally pseudolateral by stem innovations, perichaetial leaves often different in shape, from sheathing base subulate. Seta mostly elongate (1-4 cm), rarely short (<1 cm) or almost absent, erect, in few genera flexuose, cygneously curved and twisted. Capsule immersed to more commonly exserted, inclined to suberect or erect, symmetric to asymmetric, short long-cylindrical to ovoid-cylindrical or ovoid,, smooth or furrowed when dry and empty; stomata present or absent; annulus present or absent. Operculum conical to long-rostrate. Peristome single, teeth 16, mostly divided 1/2 or more toward base, vertically striate below, distally papillose to papillose throughout. Calyptra cucullate, smooth, naked, base entire or ciliate. Spores almost smooth to coarsely papillose.
The development of and the changes in the classification of bryophytes are shown over the last two centuries. It is shown that, except for an early period, the bryophyte system was never totally revised but was always only slightly improved, in which the ideas of a bryophyte system has undergone some kind of evolution but was never drastically changed. Neither the evolution theory in the last century nor the results of cytology, phytochemistry, computerbased studies or genetics in this century had drastically altered the bryophyte system. The reasons for the never totally changed but always slightly improved classification of bryophytes seem to be that recognition of systematic units is based on certain principles such as hierachical classification, types and algorithms of comparison. Therefore it is postulated that no general changes in the classification of bryophytes are to be expected in the future.
Der Ursprung alpiner Moosarten in Europa ist nicht genau bekannt. Zur Klärung werden Hypothesen älterer Bryologen wie Herzog oder Gams diskutiert. Die Gruppe der alpinen Arten ist inhomogen und besteht aus wenigen alpinen Endemiten, deren Ursprung im Dunkeln liegt. Da sie sich kaum nach dem Rückgang des Eises innerhalb 10.000 Jahren gebildet haben dürften, könnte es sich um Arten handeln, die noch in anderen Teilen der Welt vorkommen. Die meisten Arten gehören sind arktisch-alpin verbreitet. Für sie werden drei Hypothesen diskutiert. Ein größerer Teil von Arten gehört zu weltweit verbreiteten Oreophyten, die z.B. auch im Himalaya und zum Teil in den tropischen Hochgebirgen vorkommen. Sie können nur durch Fernverbreitung in die Alpen gelangt sein.
Since the existence of Nilgiri hills, bryophyte- the miniatures of plant kingdom play an important and crucial role in the stabilization of Blue Mountains ecology. Unlike Himalayas, the landslides were rare in the area, but with the time and changing global environment it had become a common sight. Significantly ever increasing population and vehicular traffic is the prime reason for them, to cater the need, roads are periodically broadened by cutting road sides destroying the habitat as also the inhabiting species. Bryophytes, are efficient soil binders that regulate the soil moisture and provide substrate for future plant succession. The habitat loss and nudeness of substratum gives impetus to rapid soil erosion that further enhances the problem of their very survival. The present communication provides significance of these avascular cryptogams in environmental assessment, ecological balance and their role in decreasing the pore pressure to check land slides.