On the European species of Eubranchus [Mollusca Opisthobranchia]

1969 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 879-912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Edmunds ◽  
Annetrudi Kress
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Reproductive Systems ◽  
European Species ◽  
Ecological Characteristics ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean

On the basis of extensive material from Plymouth an attempt has been made to determine the specific limits of the European species of the eolid genus Eubranchus Forbes. From a study of the living animals, jaws, radulae and reproductive systems, it is concluded that five species can be recognized as occurring commonly in Britain, Eubranchus tricolor Forbes (=Galvina viridula Bergh), E. farrani (Alder & Hancock), E. pallidus (Alder & Hancock), E. cingulatus (Alder & Hancock) and E. exiguus (Alder & Hancock). These species are all variable in coloration, but they can nevertheless be easily distinguished by coloration as well as by morphological and ecological characteristics. A further species, E. doriae (Trinchese) from the Mediterranean, was also examined and appears to be distinct. No material of Eubranchus rupiurn (Moller) and E. vittatus (Alder & Hancock) was available for examination, but these are provisionally maintained as distinct species. The European species of Eubranchus are compared with species from other parts of the world in an attempt to decide how many genera should be recognized. It is concluded that the armature of the penis and the liver branching do not form good generic characters, and that consequently Capellinia is to be regarded as a junior synonym of Eubranchus.

Two new European species of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) parasitizing butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), and an unrelated synonymy in the genus

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-195
Author(s):  
Mark R. Shaw ◽  
Jose L. Fernandez-Triana
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
The Other ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
European Species ◽  
Close Relatives

Two new European species of Cotesia are described and illustrated. One (C. euchloevora Shaw, sp. nov.) was reared from Euchloe species and close relatives and also Aplocera efformata, and the other (C. parnassii Shaw, sp. nov.) was reared from Parnassius phoebus. Notes are given to distinguish them from congeners. The DNA barcodes of C. euchloevora are discussed in relation to similar barcodes for another, but morphologically clearly distinct, species Cotesia pilicornis (Thomson). Unrelated to this, it is proposed that C. acutula (Tobias) is a junior synonym of C. cajae (Bouché).

TAXONOMY AND DISTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN DAMASONIUM (ALISMATACEAE)

2001 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. C. G. RICH ◽  
F. L. NICHOLLS-VUILLE
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Background Information ◽  
European Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Provide Background Information

A review of the taxonomy and distribution of the European species of Damasonium Mill. has been carried out to provide background information for conservation. Damasonium alisma Mill., D. bourgaei Coss. and D. polyspermum Coss. are recognized as distinct species, and descriptions and a key are presented. Lectotypes are designated for D. bourgaei and D. polyspermum. Damasonium alisma is the most northerly taxon, predominantly occurring in France and England, but extending eastwards to Russia. Damasonium bourgaei is widespread around the Mediterranean eastwards at least to India. Damasonium polyspermum occurs mainly in the western Mediterranean.

AN ANNOTATED KEY TO DROSOPHILID GENERA WITH BARE OR MICROPUBESCENT ARISTAE AND A REVISION OF PARACACOXENUS (DIPTERA: DROSOPHILIDAE)

1968 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. McAlpine
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Pertinent Literature ◽  
European Species ◽  
The World

AbstractThe world genera (15 in all) of Drosophilidae with bare (i.e., non-plumose) aristae are brought together, and a key is provided for identifying them. Notes are provided in the key on type species, synonymy, numbers and distributions of included species, and pertinent literature. The genus Paracacoxenus Hardy is revised to include not only its one Nearctic species, guttatus Hardy and Wheeler, but also three European species that were originally assigned to Cacoxenus Loew, i.e., argyreator (Frey), exiguus (Duda), and inquilinus (Hendel). Lectotypes are designated for Cacoxenus punctatus Duda (a junior synonym of Gitonides perspicax Knab), for Gitona vlasovi Duda, for Paracacoxenus argyreator (Frey), and for P. exiguus (Duda). The paper includes 30 figures.

Paraswammerdamia ruthiella Steuer, 1993 a junior synonym of P. albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805) (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-150
Author(s):  
David Agassiz
Keyword(s):  
Distinct Species ◽  
Junior Synonym

The case for retaining Paraswammerdamia ruthiella Steuer, 1993 as a good species is reviewed. It should be regarded as a junior synonym of P. albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805), since there is no further evidence that it is a distinct species.

scholarly journals Edible Insects and Global Food Security

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Fabio Verneau ◽  
Mario Amato ◽  
Francesco La La Barbera
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Central America ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Global Food ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Starting in 2008 and lasting up until 2011, the crisis in agricultural and, in particular, cereal prices triggered a period of riots that spread from the Mediterranean basin to the rest of the world, reaching from Asia to Central America and the African continent. [...]

scholarly journals The Beneficial Health Effects of Vegetables and Wild Edible Greens: The Case of the Mediterranean Diet and Its Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (24) ◽  
pp. 9144
Author(s):  
Elena Chatzopoulou ◽  
Márcio Carocho ◽  
Francesco Di Gioia ◽  
Spyridon A. Petropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Scientific Interest ◽  
Mediterranean Populations ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean

The Mediterranean diet (MD) concept as currently known describes the dietary patterns that were followed in specific regions of the area in the 1950s and 1960s. The broad recognition of its positive effects on the longevity of Mediterranean populations also led to the adoption of this diet in other regions of the world, and scientific interest focused on revealing its health effects. MD is not only linked with eating specific nutritional food products but also with social, religious, environmental, and cultural aspects, thus representing a healthy lifestyle in general. However, modern lifestyles adhere to less healthy diets, alienating people from their heritage. Therefore, considering the increasing evidence of the beneficial health effects of adherence to the MD and the ongoing transitions in consumers’ behavior, the present review focuses on updating the scientific knowledge regarding this diet and its relevance to agrobiodiversity. In addition, it also considers a sustainable approach for new marketing opportunities and consumer trends of the MD.

Correcting a 135-year error: Limulidae Leach, 1819 (Chelicerata, Xiphosura) is the proper authority, not Limulidae Zittel, 1885

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Philip M. Novack-Gottshall ◽  
Roy E. Plotnick
Keyword(s):  
Horseshoe Crab ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Limulus Polyphemus ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Living Fossil ◽  
New Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Modern Genus

The horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a famous species, renowned as a ‘living fossil’ (Owen, 1873; Barthel, 1974; Kin and Błażejowski, 2014) for its apparently little-changed morphology for many millions of years. The genus Limulus Müller, 1785 was used by Leach (1819, p. 536) as the basis of a new family Limulidae and synonymized it with Polyphemus Lamarck, 1801 (Lamarck's proposed but later unaccepted replacement for Limulus, as discussed by Van der Hoeven, 1838, p. 8) and Xyphotheca Gronovius, 1764 (later changed to Xiphosura Gronovius, 1764, another junior synonym of Limulus). He also included the valid modern genus Tachypleus Leach, 1819 in the family. The primary authority of Leach (1819) is widely recognized in the neontological literature (e.g., Dunlop et al., 2012; Smith et al., 2017). It is also the authority recognized in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS Editorial Board, 2021).

Two new Idiocera Dale from the Mediterranean (Diptera: Limoniidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4803 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
JAROSLAV STARÝ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
European Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Mediterranean

Two new species of Idiocera (Idiocera) Dale, 1842 are described, viz. I. (I.) falcistylus sp. n. (Spain) and I. (I.) cretopunctata sp. n. (Greece: Crete), and their wings and male terminalia are illustrated. A key to the European species of the subgenus is appended. 

Immature stages of two European species of the subgenus Meloehelea (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), with keys to the European subgenera of Atrichopogon

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Gilka ◽  
Henning Anthon ◽  
Ryszard Szadziewski
Keyword(s):  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Pine Wood ◽  
European Species ◽  
First Time

AbstractLarvae and pupae of Atrichopogon winnertzi Goetgebuer and A. oedemerarum StorÅ are described and illustrated. Larvae of both species are terrestrial and associated with rotting pine wood. Diagnoses are given for all stages. Immature stages of A. oedemerarum are described for the first time. A. meloesugans Kieffer, 1922 is recognized as a junior synonym of A. winnertzi Goetghebuer, 1922. Keys are provided to European subgenera of Atrichopogon based on all stages.

scholarly journals The Mediterranean Region: between terrorism, tourism and security

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Varani ◽  
Enrico Bernardini
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
The Political ◽  
International Conflicts ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Tourism remains a very vulnerable sector and sensitive to both internal and external impacts, such as economic and social crises, natural disasters, epidemics and diseases, national and international conflicts. Among these, the most alarming threat in the 21st century remains terrorism. In this sense, this paper aims to study the effects of the increasingly frequent terrorist attacks by the extremist factions of Al-Qaeda and ISIL on the tourism industry in the Mediterranean Region. The contribution, after having discussed in general the tourism market in the Mediterranean Region, intends to highlight the impacts and repercussions of the terrorist attacks on tourism, presenting the example of Egypt and one of its best-known tourist destinations, Sharm el-Sheikh. In this sense, it is shown how, in a few years, the political instability of the country and the attacks of 2005 and 2016 have significantly reduced the influx of tourists, transforming it from one of the most visited destinations in the world in a place of increasing abandonment.

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