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Lumbrineris is restricted and redefined, and species are redescribed based upon type materials. The generic diagnostic features are chaetae of three types: simple and compound multidentate hooded
hooks, and limbate chaetae; the maxillary apparatus is labidognath with five pairs of maxillae,
maxillae II are as long as maxillae I with wide connecting plate slightly developed along the base of maxillae n. Lumbrineris, as herein redefined includes L. albifrons, L. amboinensis, L. aniara, L.
annulata, L. californiensis, L. cingulata, L. coccinea, L. crosnieri sp. nov., L. cruzensis, L.
floridana, L. futilis , L. grandis, L. higuchiae sp. nov., L, imajimai sp. nov., L, index, L, indica sp. nov., L. inflata, L. inhacea, L,japonica, L, kerguelensis, L. knoxi sp. nov., L. latreilli, L. limieola, L. magalhaensis, L. mustaquimi sp. nov., L. nasuta, L, nishii sp. nov., L. nonatoi, L, oeulata, L. oxyehaeta, L. pallida, L, paucidentata, L. perkinsi, L. reunionensis sp. nov., L. setosa, L. vanhoeffeni. The taxonomic status of 21 other species originally described as Lumbrineris is discussed. A key to all valid species is included.
This review lists Agama smithii Boulenger 1896 as a synonym of Agama agama (Linnaeus 1758), Agama trachypleura Peters 1982 as a synonym of Acanthocercus phillipsii (Boulenger 1895) and describes for the first time Acanthocercus guentherpetersi n. sp. Without more convincing evidence, Chamaeleon ruspolii Boettger 1893 cannot be accepted as specifically distinct from Chamaeleo dilepis Leach 1819, nor Chamaeleo calcaricarens Böhme 1985 from C. africanus Laurenti 1768. Consequently, 101 species of lizard are currently recognised in Ethiopia, of which some 40% appear to be denizens of the Somali-arid zone. This significant proportion is attributable in part to the importance of the Horn of Africa as a centre for reptilian diversification and endemicity, in part to the fact that this lowland fauna was rather extensively sampled during the 1930s, but also to the conspicuous neglect of lizards in other regions of the country. Mountain and forested habitats are widespread in Ethiopia, so it seems extraordinary to record only five saurian species which are believed to be endemic in such environments. The inference that there are many more still to be discovered has important implications for conservation, because montane forest is known to be among the most threatened of Ethiopian biomes and there is clearly an urgent need for its herpetofauna to be more thoroughly researched and documented.
The Japanese micropterigid moths are revised. Seventeen species in five genera are recognized from Japan, described or redescribed with the male and female genital figures. Of these, two genera, Issikiomartyria HASHIMOTO and Kurolkopteryx HASHIMOTO, and seven species, Issikiomartyria akemiae HASHIMOTO, Issikiomartylia plicata HASHIMOTO, Issihiomartyria distincta HASHIMOTO, Issihiomartyria bisegmentata HASHIMOTO, Kurokopteryx dolichocerata HASHIMOTO, Neomicropteryx hiwana HASHIMOTO, and Neomicropteryx redacta HASHIMOTO, are new to science. A new combination is given: Issikiomartyria nudata (Issuu). Biology and immature structures of the Japanese species are also described together with the keys to genera and to species provided on the basis of the adult characters. Phylogenetic relationships among the Northern Hemisphere genera are analyzed by the cladistic analysis using PAUP* (SWOFFORD, 2002) based on the morphological characters of adults. A monophyly of the Northern Hemisphere genera except for Micropterix is supported by nine apomorphies, but their immediate sister taxon remains unresolved.
"Neobiota" ist ein biologischer Begriff zur Bezeichnung von nicht-einheimischen Arten, welche infolge direkter oder indirekter menschlicher Einwirkungen in neue geografische Gebiete eindringen. Biologische Invasionen durch neue gebietsfremde Lebewesen (Neobiota), die sowohl Tierarten (Neozoa) als auch Pftanzenarten (Neophyta) betreffen, wurden in den letzten Jahren zunehmend von Interesse, da ihre Anzahl und Ausbreitung ständig zunimmt. Solche Fremdlinge (Aliens) verändern oft ihre neue Umwelt, die einheimischen bodenständigen Planzen- und Tierarten müssen sich an diese ungewohnte Umgebung anpassen. Insbesondere invasive fremde Arten werden als eine der Hauptursachen für Verluste an Biodiversität erachtet. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden für Südtirol einige markante Beispiele rezent einschleppter Tier- und Pflanzenarten erörtert. Es wird der bestehende Trend einer rezenten Zunahme von Neobiota aufgezeigt, als Folge einer Zunahme von Verkehr und Warenaustausch, und auf die Notwenigkeit hingewiesen, die Einschleppungswege und Zeiträume genau zu verfolgen und zu registrieren. Insgesamt werden hier 44 Tierarten behandelt: davon 40 Invertebraten und 4 Vertebrata, sowie 5 Pflanzenarten. Davon sind einige Arten auch Neumeldungen für Südtirol: Diptera: Rhagoletis alternata, Rhagoletis completa; Heteroptera: Leptoglossus occidentalis; Pisces: Rhodeus amarus, Pseudorasbora parva; Crustacea: Procambarus klarkii; Araneae: Atea triguttata und Araniella displicata (beides heimische Arten), Tegenaria atrica (adventiv).
Echinococcosis/hydatidosis, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a chronic and debilitating zoonotic larval cestode infection in humans, which is principally transmitted between dogs and domestic livestock, particularly sheep. Human hydatid disease occurs in almost all pastoral communities and rangeland areas of the underdeveloped and developed world. Control programmes against hydatidosis have been implemented in several endemic countries, states, provinces, districts or regions to reduce or eliminate cystic echinococcosis (CE) as a public health problem. This review assesses the impact of 13 of the hydatid control programmes implemented, since the first was introduced in Iceland in 1863. Five island-based control programmes (Iceland, New Zealand, Tasmania, Falklands and Cyprus) resulted, over various intervention periods (from < 15 to > 50 years), in successful control of transmission as evidenced by major reduction in incidence rates of human CE, and prevalence levels in sheep and dogs. By 2002, two countries, Iceland and New Zealand, and one island-state, Tasmania, had already declared that hydatid disease had been eliminated from their territories. Other hydatid programmes implemented in South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay), in Europe (mid-Wales, Sardinia) and in East Africa (northwest Kenya), showed varying degrees of success, but some were considered as having failed. Reasons for the eventual success of certain hydatid control programmes and the problems encountered in others are analysed and discussed, and recommendations for likely optimal approaches considered. The application of new control tools, including use of a hydatid vaccine, are also considered.
Results from a comparative anatomical study of the mesosomal skeleton of Chalcidoidea are presented. External and internal features are described and illustrated for 39 chalcidoid taxa, representing 16 families and 29 subfamilies. This is the most comprehensive morphological study ever conducted for the superfamily. The mesosoma was dissected, macerated and investigated using scanning electron microscopy. The mesothorax and metathorax contributed most of the phylogenetically relevant information. The metafurca is highly variable within Chalcidoidea but seems to be relatively constant at the subfamily level. One hundred and fifty-four morphological characters were scored and analysed cladistically. Outgroup species were chosen from six apocritan superfamilies: Stephanoidea, Ceraphronoidea, Cynipoidea, Platygastroidea, Proctotrupoidea and Mymarommatoidea. Some previously suggested chalcidoid relationships were retrieved: (1) Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae + Miscogasterinae + Panstenoninae; (2) Perilampidae + Eucharitidae; (3) Chalcididae + Leucospidae + Eurytomidae; (4) Eulophidae: Eulophinae + Tetrastichinae + Entedoninae; and (5) Eupelmidae + Encyrtidae, Mymarommatoidea renders Chalcidoidea paraphyletic in our analyses; however, the taxon sample is too restricted to provide a robust hypothesis. Three previously unreported putative autapomorphies of Chalcidoidea were revealed: (1) presence of an exposed, triangular or diamond-shaped prosternum; (2) presence of a percurrent mesopleural sulcus anteriorly terminating in the acropleuron; and (3) presence of paired metapectal plates lateral to the metafurca.
The first key is completed for the Palaearctic Pristiphora Latereille, 1810 species. Pristiphora araratensis sp. n. is descdbed. Pristiphora kamtchatica Malaise, 1931, Pristiphora mesatlantica Lacourt, 1976 and Pristiphora amelanchieris (Takeuchi, 1922) are new synonyms of Pristiphora insularis Rohwer, 1910.
Meliolaceae aus Panama
(2006)
Die Meliolaceae (Meliolales, Ascomycota), die auch „Schwarze Mehltaupilze“ (dark oder black mildews) genannt werden, umfassen weltweit ca. 1583 bekannte Arten in 20 Gattungen. Meliolaceae-Arten kommen hauptsächlich in den Tropen vor. Es handelt sich um obligate Parasiten auf Pflanzen, die über 330 verschiedenen Pflanzenfamilien angehören. Von August 2002 bis September 2005 wurden Meliolaceae-Arten mit ihren Wirtspflanzen in Panama hauptsächlich im Westen des Landes gesammelt. Die Wirtspflanzen wurden bestimmt. In Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden 90 Belege von schwarzen Pilzen auf Blättern lichtmikroskopisch untersucht. Von diesen stellten sich 69 Belege als mit Meliolaceae-Arten parasitierte Blätter heraus. 55 der Belege mit Meliolaceae-Arten wurden bis zur Art bestimmt. Die restlichen 14 Belege waren problematisch zu bestimmen, weil die Meliolaceae von Hyperparasiten befallen waren. Die 55 Belege repräsentieren 42 verschiedene Meliolaceae-Arten, nämlich vier Appendiculella-Arten, sechs Asteridiella-Arten, fünf Irenopsis-Arten und 27 Meliola-Arten. Fünf neue Meliolaceae-Arten wurden im Rahmen dieser Arbeit entdeckt, drei Appendiculella-Arten, eine auf Lozanella enantiophylla (Ulmaceae/Cannabaceae), eine auf Cupania guatemalensis (Sapindaceae) bzw. eine auf Monstera deliciosa (Araceae), eine Asteridiella Art auf Buddleja nitida (Buddlejaceae), eine Irenopsis-Art auf Chrysophyllum sp. (Sapotaceae). Außerdem werden 21 Meliolaceae-Arten zum ersten Mal für Panama nachgewiesen: Appendiculella calostroma, Asteridiella formosensis, A. hymenaeicola, A. solanacearum, A. vegabajensis, Irenopsis miconiicola, Meliola anacardii, M. byrsonimicola, M. cf. cucurbitacearum, M. crescentiae, M. dissotidis, M. gesneriae, M. indica, M. lanosa, M. lundiae, M. mammeae, M. nigra, M. ocoteicola, M. cf. orchidacearum, M. pisoniae und M. ripogoni. Nur 16 der 42 gesammelten Meliolaceae-Arten sind schon für Panama bekannt. Die vorherige Anzahl der bekannten Meliolaceae-Arten für Panama lag bei 105 Arten. Nach dieser Untersuchung liegt diese Anzahl bei 131 Arten. Für das Nachbarland Costa Rica liegt diese Anzahl bei 84 Arten, und beide Ländern teilen nur 25 bekannte Meliolaceae-Arten. Die untersuchten Meliolaceae-Arten parasitieren Arten aus 36 verschiedenen Gattungen der Pflanzen, die zu 30 verschiedenen Pflanzenfamilien gehören. Für bekannte Meliolaceae-Arten werden 31 Wirtspflanzen-Arten zum ersten Mal für Panama nachgewiesen. Von diesen gehören vier zu Gattungen, von denen bisher keine Wirtsarten für Meliolaceae bekannt waren, nämlich Attalea (Arecaceae) für Meliola melanococcae, Crucea (Rubiaceae) für Asteridiella vegabajensis, Phinaea (Gesneriaceae) für M. gesneriae und Rytidostylis (Cucurbitaceae) für M. cf. cucurbitacearum. Im Vergleich zu Indien mit der größten Anzahl bekannter Meliolaceae-Arten (461) gibt es andere tropische Länder, in denen die Anzahl der bekannten Meliolaceae bisher null ist, weil diese Gruppe dort noch nicht erforscht worden ist. Durch die vorliegende Arbeit wird deutlich, dass die Meliolaceae in den Tropen höchst divers und bisher nur ansatzweise erforscht worden sind.
Ubiquitylation is a three-step process, which results in the attachment of the small protein ubiquitin (Ub) to lysine residues on a substrate protein. SUMO proteins are ubiquitin (Ub)-related modifiers implicated in the regulation of gene transcription, cell cycle, DNA repair and protein localization. The molecular mechanisms by which the sumoylation of target proteins regulates diverse cellular functions remain poorly understood. During my PhD I isolated and characterized SUMO1 and SUMO2 binding motifs. Using Yeast Two Hybrid system, bioinformatics and NMR spectroscopy we defined a common SUMO-interacting motif (SIM) and map its binding surfaces on SUMO1 and SUMO2. This motif forms a β-strand that could bind in parallel or anti-parallel orientation to the β2-strand of SUMO due to the environment of the hydrophobic core. A negative charge imposed by a stretch of neighboring acidic amino acids and/or phosphorylated serine residues determines its specificity in binding to distinct SUMO paralogues and can modulate the spatial orientation of SUMO-SIM interactions. Mutation of the SUMO interacting motif of TTRAP (TRAFS and TNF receptor associated protein) influences both its localization and dynamic behaviour in living cells. Ubiquitin (Ub)-binding domains (UBDs) are key elements in conveying Ub-based cellular signals. UBD-containing proteins interact with ubiquitylated targets and control numerous biological processes including receptor trafficking, DNA repair, virus budding and gene transcription. They themselves undergo UBD-dependent monoubiquitylation, which promotes intramolecular binding of the UBD to the attached Ub and consequently leads to their functional inhibition. During the second part of my PhD I could show that, in contrast to the established ubiquitylation pathway, the presence of UBDs allows the monoubiquitylation of host protein independently of classical E3 ligases. UBDs of different types including UBA, UIM, UBM, NFZ and UBZ, can directly cooperate with E2 Ub-conjugating enzymes to promote monoubiquitylation of their host proteins. Using FRET technology I verified that the E2 enzyme and the substrate directly interact in cells. Moreover, UBD-containing proteins Stam2 and Sts2 promote self-ubiquitylation and not ubiquitylation of other targets or form polyUb chains from free Ub. Our study revealed a yet unappreciated role of E2 enzymes in ubiquitylation reactions of UBD containing proteins.