scholarly journals Lemonia batavorum sp. nov. from the Netherlands, an overlooked sibling of L. dumi (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

2021 ◽  
pp. 483-494
Author(s):  
Jan Šumpich ◽  
Martin Jagelka
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Nearest Neighbour ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
External Appearance

Barcoding of Dutch specimens of Lemonia dumi (Linnaeus, 1761) (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae) and a study of a large collection material of this species resulted in discovery of a new, hitherto undescribed species Lemonia batavorum sp. nov. Based on comparison with L. dumi, species level of L. batavorum sp. nov. is supported by the differences in its external appearance, diff erences in genitalia of both sexes and by 1.92% p-distance to L. dumi as the nearest neighbour. Photographs of specimens and genitalia of both sexes are given.

scholarly journals New records of feather mites (Acariformes: Astigmata) from non-passerine birds (Aves) in Brazil

Check List ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Pedroso ◽  
Fabio Akashi Hernandes
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Passerine Birds ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Feather Mites ◽  
Feather Mite ◽  
First Time

We present the results of our investigation of feather mites (Astigmata) associated with non-passerine birds in Brazil. The studied birds were obtained from roadkills, airport accidents, and from capitivity. Most ectoparasites were collected from bird specimens by washing. A total of 51 non-passerine species from 20 families and 15 orders were examined. Of them, 24 species were assessed for feather mites for the first time. In addition, 10 host associations are recorded for the first time in Brazil. A total of 101 feather mite species were recorded, with 26 of them identified to the species level and 75 likely representing undescribed species; among the latter samples, five probably represent new genera. These records allowed the first inference about the host and mite association of many species, as well as the first discussion about the geographical distribution of some feather mite taxa along the host distribution.

Fungal Infection and Presence of Deoxynivalenol and Zearalenone in Cereals Grown in The Netherlands

1996 ◽  
Vol 59 (7) ◽  
pp. 772-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
MONIQUE DE NIJS ◽  
POP SOENTORO ◽  
ELLEN DELFGOU-VAN ASCH ◽  
HENRY KAMPHUIS ◽  
FRANK M. ROMBOUTS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Fusarium Species ◽  
Fusarium Culmorum ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Fusarium Mycotoxins ◽  
Genus Fusarium ◽  
Fusarium Crookwellense ◽  
Cereal Samples

In 1991 and 1993 cereals were sampled during harvest in The Netherlands. The samples were tested for the presence of molds and the samples of 1993 were additionally tested for the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol and zearalenone. The molds were identified to genus level and those belonging to the genus Fusarium to species level. The total fungal infection of cereals in 1991 did not differ from 1993, with a median value of 5.0 log CFU g−1 in both years. The incidences of the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, the group of Mucor and Rhizopus, Cladosporium, and Fusarium differed considerably between the two years, possibly caused by the different weather conditions. The numbers of samples infected with Fusarium were much higher in 1993 (83%) than in 1991 (34%). In 1991, no Fusarium was detected in samples from the southern part of The Netherlands, as opposed to 1993, when Fusarium was found in all regions sampled. The most dominant Fusarium species in 1991 were Fusarium culmorum and Fusarium avenaceum. In 1993, Fusarium poae, Fusarium culmorum, and Fusarium crookwellense dominated. All these Fusarium species are known mycotoxin producers. Three percent of the cereal samples of 1993 contained deoxynivalenol and 1% contained zearalenone in levels of over 500 μg kg−1 and 200 μg kg−1, respectively. This study has shown that the incidences of various fungal genera and Fusarium species in cereals in The Netherlands can vary from year to year. Considerable numbers of toxigenic Fusarium molds can occur and Fusarium mycotoxins may be present.

Molecular Phylogeny of the Notomicrine Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Noteridae) Reveals Signatures of Gondwanan Vicariance and Ecological Plasticity

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M Baca ◽  
Andrew E Z Short
Keyword(s):  
New World ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Divergence Times ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Water Beetles ◽  
Old World ◽  
Ecological Plasticity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Species Groups

Abstract Notomicrinae (Coleoptera: Noteridae) is a subfamily of minute and ecologically diverse aquatic beetles distributed across the Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. We investigate the evolution of Notomicrinae and construct the first species-level phylogeny within Noteridae using five nuclear and mitochondrial gene fragments. We focus on the genus Notomicrus Sharp (Coleoptera: Noteridae), sampling 13 of the 17 known Notomicrus species and an additional 11 putative undescribed species. We also include Phreatodytes haibaraensis Uéno (Coleoptera: Noteridae). Datasets are analyzed in Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian frameworks. With these, we 1) estimate divergence times among notomicrine taxa and reconstruct the biogeographical history of the group, particularly testing the hypothesis of Gondwanan vicariance between Old World and New World Notomicrus; 2) additionally, we assess ecological plasticity within Notomicrinae in the context of the phylogeny; and 3) finally, we test the monophyly of tentative species groups within Notomicrus and place putative new taxa. We recover a monophyletic Notomicrinae, with Phreatodytes sister to Notomicrus. We estimate the crown age of Notomicrinae to be ca. 110 Mya. The crown age of Notomicrus is recovered as ca. 75 Mya, there diverging into reciprocally monophyletic Old and New World clades, suggesting Gondwanan vicariance. Our phylogenetic estimate indicates a strong degree of ecological plasticity within Notomicrinae, with habitat switching occurring in recently diverging taxa. Finally, we recover five main species groups in Notomicrus, one Old World, Four New World, with tentative affirmation of the placement of undescribed species.

Classification of Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5 as Leptospira alstonii sp. nov., Leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., Leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and Leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (Pt_5) ◽  
pp. 1859-1862 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Smythe ◽  
B. Adler ◽  
R. A. Hartskeerl ◽  
R. L. Galloway ◽  
C. Y. Turenne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Culture Collections ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Type Strains

The genus Leptospira currently comprises 16 named species. In addition, four unnamed hybridization groups were designated Leptospira genomospecies 1, 3, 4 and 5. These groups represent valid species-level taxa, but were not assigned names in the original description by Brenner et al. [Int J Syst Bacteriol 49, 839–858 (1999)]. To rectify this situation, it is proposed that Leptospira genomospecies 1, genomospecies 3, genomospecies 4 and genomospecies 5 should be classified as Leptospira alstonii sp. nov., Leptospira vanthielii sp. nov., Leptospira terpstrae sp. nov. and Leptospira yanagawae sp. nov., respectively, with strains L. alstonii 79601T ( = ATCC BAA-2439T), L. vanthielii WaZ HollandT ( = ATCC 700522T), L. terpstrae LT 11-33T ( = ATCC 700639T) and L. yanagawae Sao PauloT ( = ATCC 700523T) as the type strains. The type strains are also available from the culture collections of the WHO Collaborating Centres in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Brisbane, Australia.

scholarly journals AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR LINKED DATA BROWSING

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W2 ◽  
pp. 35-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Beek ◽  
E. Folmer
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Open Data ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Faceted Browsing ◽  
Data Browsing

The Netherlands' Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency – in short Kadaster – collects and registers administrative and spatial data on property and the rights involved. Currently, the Kadaster is publishing its geo-spatial data assets as Linked Open Data. The Kadaster manages hundreds of datasets that describe hundreds of millions of geospatial objects, including all Dutch buildings, roads, and forests. <br><br> The Kadaster exposes this large collection of data to thousands of daily users that operate from within different contexts and that need to be supported in different use cases. Therefore, Kadaster must offer diverse, yet complementary, approaches for browsing and exploring the data it publishes. Specifically, it supports the following paradigms for browsing and exploring its data assets: hierarchical browsing, graph navigation, faceted browsing, and tabular browsing. These paradigms are useful for different tasks, cover different use cases, and are implemented by reusing and/or developing Open Source libraries and applications.

scholarly journals DUMIRA – a management related vegetation plot database of Dutch military ranges

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
Iris de Ronde ◽  
Rense Haveman ◽  
Anja van der Berg ◽  
Tom van Heusden
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Sandy Soils ◽  
Vegetation Mapping ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Global Index

In this paper we describe the historical background and contents of the DUMIRA vegetation plot database (GIVD-code EU-NL-003). It contains 13,046 relevés, collected between 1995 and 2018 at military ranges in the Netherlands, and it is updated regularly with new data. Historical circumstances led to the placement of military ranges at the most nutrient poor, dry, sandy soils, and as a result, the database is built up mainly by plots of Calluno-Ulicetea and Nardetea heathlands, Koelerio-Corynephoretea grasslands, and Quercetea robori-petraeae woodlands. These classes account for more than 50% of the database. Coastal communities (e.g. from the Juncetea maritimae and the Therosalicornietea) and scrubs (e.g. the Lonicero-Rubetea plicati and Salicetea arenariae) are other important sources. Notably, throughout the database, Rubus species are identified to species level. Although the DUMIRA database was initially used for management related vegetation mapping projects, the data gave rise to several more scientific studies and papers. Taxonomic reference: Van der Meijden (2005) for vascular plants; Van de Beek et al. (2014) for Rubus; Kleukers et al. (2004) for Orthoptera. Syntaxonomic reference: Mucina et al. (2016). Abbreviations: DUMIRA = Vegetation plot database of Dutch Military Ranges; GIVD = Global Index of Vegetation-plot Databases; MoD = Ministry of Defence.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Analysis of Tick Densities and Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Ehrlichia Infections of Ixodes ricinus Ticks in Different Habitat Areas in The Netherlands

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
pp. 7594-7601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Wielinga ◽  
Cor Gaasenbeek ◽  
Manoj Fonville ◽  
Albert de Boer ◽  
Ankje de Vries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Selective Advantage ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Multiple Infections ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Tick Density ◽  
Borrelia Lusitaniae ◽  
The City ◽  
City Park

ABSTRACT From 2000 to 2004, ticks were collected by dragging a blanket in four habitat areas in The Netherlands: dunes, heather, forest, and a city park. Tick densities were calculated, and infection with Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species was investigated by reverse line blot analysis. The lowest tick density was observed in the heather area (1 to 8/100 m2). In the oak forest and city park, the tick densities ranged from 26 to 45/100 m2. The highest tick density was found in the dune area (139 to 551/100 m2). The infection rates varied significantly for the four study areas and years, ranging from 0.8 to 11. 5% for Borrelia spp. and 1 to 16% for Ehrlichia or Anaplasma (Ehrlichia/Anaplasma) spp. Borrelia infection rates were highest in the dunes, followed by the forest, the city park, and heather area. In contrast, Ehrlichia/Anaplasma was found most often in the forest and less often in the city park. The following Borrelia species were found: Borrelia sensu lato strains not identified to the species level (2.5%), B. afzelii (2.5%), B. valaisiana (0.9%), B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (0.13%), and B. garinii (0.13%). For Ehrlichia/Anaplasma species, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. not identified to the species level (2.5%), Anaplasma schotti variant (3.5%), Anaplasma phagocytophilum variant (0.3%), and Ehrlichia canis (0.19%) were found. E. canis is reported for the first time in ticks in The Netherlands in this study. Borrelia lusitaniae, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and the human granylocytic anaplasmosis agent were not detected. About 1.6% of the ticks were infected with both Borrelia and Ehrlichia/Anaplasma, which was higher than the frequency predicted from the individual infection rates, suggesting hosts with multiple infections or a possible selective advantage of coinfection.

Diversity of shallow water zoantharians in Hengam and Larak Islands, in the Persian Gulf

2015 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 1145-1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atoosa Noori Koupaei ◽  
Pargol Ghavam Mostafavi ◽  
Jalil Fallah Mehrabadi ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi ◽  
Hamed Dehghani
Keyword(s):  
16S Rdna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Record ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
External Appearance ◽  
The Persian Gulf

Zoantharians are one of the least studied orders of benthic cnidarians of the Persian Gulf. A survey and molecular analysis was conducted to determine zoantharian species diversity in the Persian Gulf. For this purpose, 63 colonies of zoantharians were collected from Hengam and Larak Islands in the Strait of Hormuz and some morphological characteristics of each specimen were recorded, i.e. sand encrustation, polyp shape and colour, oral groove, oral zone and oral disc colours as well as tentacle number and colour. After DNA extraction, mitochondrial 16S ribosomal DNA (16S rDNA) and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on obtained 16S rDNA and COI gene sequences, five putative species-level clades were identified:Zoanthus sansibaricus(N = 30),Palythoa tuberculosa(N = 12),Palythoa mutuki(N = 2),Palythoaaff.mutuki(N = 18) andNeozoanthussp. Iran (N = 1). While the first three are known species, the last two were potentially novel undescribed species.Palythoaaff.mutukihas an external appearance similar toPalythoa mutuki. However, mitochondrial DNA sequences obtained from these specimens placed them in a previously undescribed species group. TheNeozoanthusspecimen was morphologically and molecularly different from other describedNeozoanthusspecies. This is the first record of this genus from the Persian Gulf and neighbouring areas. Since there is not much work on zoantharians identification in the Persian Gulf, further sampling and investigation is needed to speculate on the accuracy of these potentially new species and to complete the knowledge of zoantharian diversity in this area.

Revision of the Australian bee fly genus Comptosia (Diptera : Bombyliidae)

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Yeates
Keyword(s):  
Species Group ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Wing Vein ◽  
Pupal Exuviae ◽  
Representative Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Range Of Variation

The Australian bee fly genus Comptosia is revised. Alyosia Rondani, Epidosia Hull, Opsonia Hull, Paradosia Hull and Anthocolon Hull are synonymised with Comptosia Macquart. There are 138 species of Comptosia in collections, of which 58 are treated here. The genus is divided into 19 species-groups that encompass the range of variation found in the described and undescribed species. Characters found most useful in forming the species-groups include: distance between the eyes of males, integumental colour, shape of the antenna1 flagellum, form of the labium and subcranial cavity, and shape of the loop in wing vein R2+3;. Keys to species-groups and to species in each group are provided. All, or almost all, of the species in eight of the species-groups are described. In the remaining species-groups, described species are redescribed, or a single representative species described. The number of recognised, but undescribed, species is given for each species-group. Seven new synonymies are proposed at species level: fenestrata Hull = gemina Hardy; aurifrons Macquart and edwardsi Hardy = praeargentata (Macleay); sobricula (Walker) and anthracina (Thomson) = prosimplex (Hardy); fasciafa (Fabricius) = stria (Walker); duofasciata Hull = tendens (Walker). Lectotypes are designated for the following: C. fascipennis Macquart, C. albofasciata (Thomson), C. tendens (Walker), C. duofasciata Hull, C. fenestrata Hull, C. rnaculipennis Macquart, Anthrax inclusa (Walker) and C. casimira Hull. Twenty-six species are redescribed and 32 species (C. paucispina, C. tutela, C. pitereka, C. pilosa, C. caesariata, C. capillata, C. magna, C. speciosa, C. heliophila, C. neosobria, C. kuranda, C. flava, C. sandaraca, C. xanthobasis, C. aurescens, C. paramonovi, C. nitella, C. flexuosa, C. flavipenna, C. insula, C. neobiguttata, C. mackerrasi, C. soror, C. neoapicalis, C. zona, C. thyris, C. calignea, C. lactea, C. mallota, C. scitula, C. acantha and C. microrhynchus) are described as new. Pupal exuviae of five species are described and illustrated.

scholarly journals Two new Lophoturus species (Diplopoda, Polyxenida, Lophoproctidae) from Queensland, Australia

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 741 ◽  
pp. 133-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuong Huynh ◽  
Anneke A. Veenstra
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Dna Analysis ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Body Colour ◽  
Body Form ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

Lophoturus queenslandicus Verhoeff, 1924 was the first penicillate millipede in the family Lophoproctidae collected from Cairns, a tropical region in Queensland, Australia, to be formally described. Specimens collected from this region in a recent study had the morphological characters known to define this genus. However, their body form and length, as well as dorsal colouration proved to be different, suggesting the possibility of more than one Lophoturus species. This assertion was supported by the results of a phylogenetic analysis of DNA extracted and sequenced using 18S and COI regions from L. queenslandicus and two undescribed species from this genus. Specimens preserved in ethanol can prove difficult to confidently identify to species level because their colour gradually fades. Examination of live specimens with their body colour visible, together with morphological characters and DNA analysis is the most reliable way of correctly distinguishing between these three species. Two new species, L. boondallus sp. n. and L. molloyensis sp. n. collected in Queensland, Australia are described.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document