The lichen genus Lepraria Ach. (Stereocaulaceae, lichenized Ascomycota) in Romania

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Florin CRISAN
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Fruiting Bodies ◽  
Recent Period ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Low Illumination ◽  
Crustose Lichens

Introduction. The genus Lepraria includes diffuse or indefinitely delimited species, always sterile, Lendemer (1) naming it „the most unusual member of the sterile lichen crusts”. According to Tonsberg (2), the leprarioid state appeared as an adaptation to a substrate characterized by dry surfaces, in sites with high humidity and low illumination. The thallus is leprose with an entirely sorediate surface. The lack of fruiting bodies has made the lichens from this group among the least known and studied for a long time. The increase in the number of studies on sterile crustose lichens in recent period has led to an increase in the number of accepted species of the genus Lepraria. The information on the genus Lepraria is not uniformly distributed, the current checklist describes only two species, L. caesioalba and L. finkii in Romania. The recent appearance of several studies that indicate the presence in Romania of other species of the genus mentioned, created the motivation of this study. Material and methods. This study is based on material from the Babes-Bolyai University (CL) herbaria in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and literature data. For 13 species, specimens have been examined. Results. The key for the species of genus Lepraria is proposed, adapted from Wirth (3). The species distribution maps in Romania are given. Conclusions. Fifteen Romanian species are revised, Lepraria eburnea, L. ecorticata, L. umbricola were reported from two locations, L. neglecta was found only in one location. Most widely distributed species in Romania seems to be L. finkii and L. membranacea.

Keys to Sterile, Crustose Saxicolous and Terricolous Lichens Occurring in the British Isles

1997 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Fryday ◽  
Brian Coppins
Keyword(s):  
British Isles ◽  
Fruiting Bodies ◽  
Terricolous Lichens ◽  
Crustose Lichens

AbstractA set of artificial keys is presented to all those crustose lichens (except most species of Lepraria and Leprolomd) which commonly occur without fruiting bodies on rock or soil in the British Isles. A number of predominantly corticolous species that occasionally also occur on rocks are included, as well as several undescribed but well-understood entities.

Illustrated guide to Pentatominae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) species associated with the four main grain crops in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4958 (1) ◽  
pp. 430-478
Author(s):  
LURDIANA D. BARROS ◽  
MARCELO R. PAIM ◽  
VERÔNICA KREIN ◽  
VICTOR CARABAJAL ◽  
MARCELA N. BRANDÃO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
New Records ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Stink Bugs ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Grain Crops ◽  
Scientific Collections

Several stink bugs in the subfamily Pentatominae are crop pests or have the potential to damage plants of economic importance. In the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where agriculture plays a major role in the economy, the knowledge about pest stink bugs is fragmented and, in some instances, outdated. This work provides a summary of Pentatominae species recorded in Rio Grande do Sul feeding on the four most important grain crops for the state, i.e. soybean, rice, maize, and wheat, plus canola, an emerging crop. This survey is enhanced with new records from scientific collections, a short diagnosis for each species, distribution maps, an identification key, and carefully illustrated to allow for species recognition in the field. With this work, we aim to reunite the scattered knowledge of the group in one single revision, and provide a useful tool for identifying the pest stink bugs of Rio Grande do Sul. 

The genus Bittacus Latreille (Insecta: Mecoptera) in Brazil: key to species, distribution maps, new synonym, and three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (3) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
RENATO JOSE PIRES MACHADO ◽  
DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽  
JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Brazilian Species ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Three New Species

The Brazilian species of Bittacus Latreille (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) are reviewed and one new synonym is proposed (Thyridates willmanni Collucci & Amorin syn. n. of Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes & Mangabeira). Three new species are herein described: Bittacus cruzi sp. n. from Amazonas, Presidente Figueiredo and Manaus, B. ferreirai sp. n. from Bahia, Aracatu and B. varzeanus sp. n. from Amazonas, Tefé, bringing the current number of Bittacus species in Brazil to 18. Illustrations, comments, and distribution maps of each species are presented. An identification key to the Brazilian genera of Mecoptera and Bittacus species is also presented. 

Features and Current Damaged Situation of Hui-Style Architecture

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 2905-2909
Author(s):  
Xue Yu Xiong ◽  
Zhao Yang Su
Keyword(s):  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
High Humidity ◽  
Deep Well ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Wood Carving ◽  
Stone Carving ◽  
White Wall ◽  
Reinforcement Measures ◽  
Near Future

As the key element of Huizhou culture, Hui-style architecture is one of the masterpieces of Chinese ancient architectures. The Hui-style architecture was highly praised by architecture masters both at home and abroad because of its phenotypic features, such as black tiles, white wall, and horse-like wall; its decoration features, such as tile carving, wood carving, stone carving; and its living features, such as high house, deep well, large lobby. Since most of the Hui-style architectures were built long time ago, had not been repaired for many years, as well as influenced by different kinds of natural hazards, the Hui-style architectures were decayed, eaten by worms, or damaged by fire to different degree. Most of these architectures could not meet the living requirements nowadays with faint light, high humidity, poor sound insulation, badly cracks and corrosion of all kinds of wood components; and needed to be repaired and reinforced badly. Based on this situation, the author believes that the Hui-style architecture would be in its original appearance in front of the word in the near future if the scientific research and proper reinforcement measures were adopted for the reinforcement of the Hui-style architectures.

Revision of the taxonomy and distribution of the Neotropical Copris incertus species complex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 539-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D.G. Darling ◽  
François Génier
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
New World ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Multiple Species ◽  
A New Species

AbstractCopris incertus Say, 1835 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Coprini) has been described as a New World coprophagous scarab distributed from Mexico to Ecuador with large discontinuities in its range between the Yucatán province and Costa Rica. The C. incertus species complex of the Copris minutus (Drury, 1773) species group consists of C. incertus, Copris laeviceps Harold, 1869, and Copris lugubris Boheman, 1858. Based on external morphology and male genitalia, we discovered that multiple species have been classified as C. incertus. Of these species, five are new: Copris amazonicusnew species, Copris brevicornisnew species, Copris davidinew species, Copris moroninew species, and Copris susanaenew species. Herein, we revise the organisation of the C. incertus species complex and propose a new species complex, the C. laeviceps species complex, which includes: C. davidi, Copris igualensis Warner, 1990, and C. laeviceps, formerly included in the C. incertus species complex. We provide an identification key along with species distribution maps, images of habitus, and diagnostic characters.

Revision of New World Spalangiinae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2259 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
GARY A. P. GIBSON
Keyword(s):  
Species Distribution ◽  
New World ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
World Species ◽  
European Species ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Nomen Dubium ◽  
Species Groups

Spalangia Latreille and Playaspalangia Yoshimoto, the only two genera classified in Spalangiinae (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) are revised for the New World. Thirty-one species of Spalangia and a single species of Playaspalangia, P. rothi Yoshimoto, are recognized from the New World. One further name, Spalangia tarsalis Brèthes, is treated as a nomen dubium. European species of Spalangia not yet known from the New World are also discussed and illustrated relative to regional species, but are not treated formally. The following new synonymies are proposed: Spalangia erythromera brachyceps Bouček under Spalangia erythromera Förster n. syn., Spalangia bakeri Kieffer under Spalangia chontalensis Cameron n. syn., and Spalangia lanaiensis Ashmead under Spalangia impunctata Howard n. syn. Spalangia simplex Perkins is newly recorded from the New World and the following 13 species are described as new: Spalangia alyxia n. sp., Spalangia flavicrus n. sp., Spalangia imitator n. sp., Spalangia innuba n. sp., Spalangia leiopleura n. sp., Spalangia masneri n. sp., Spalangia nigroides n. sp., Spalangia noyesi n. sp., Spalangia plaumanni n. sp., Spalangia rugosifrons n. sp., Spalangia stictocephala n. sp., Spalangia stictocyla n. sp., and Spalangia xanthoscapa n. sp. The 2 genera and the 32 regional species of Spalangiinae are keyed, described and illustrated, and regional hosts and distributions are summarized for each species. Distribution maps document the known range of each of the species in the New World. For purposes of comparison of morphologically similar species, 7 informal species groups are recognized in Spalangia to include 29 of the 31 New World species: the attae-group (S. attae Burks, S. rugosifrons, S. stictocyla and S. stictocephala), the cameroni-group (S. cameroni Perkins, S. longepetiolata Bouček and S. gemina Bouček), the drosophilae- group (S. bethyloides Bouček, S. drosophilae Ashmead, S. flavicrus, S. impunctata, S. innuba, S. leiopleura and S. plaumanni), the endius group (S. endius Walker and S. nigripes), the nigra-group (S. alyxia, S. chontalensis, S. masneri, S. nigra Latreille, S. nigroides and S. nigroaenea Curtis), the noyesi-group (S. noyesi and S. xanthoscapa), and the subpunctata-group (S. erythromera, S. fuscipes, S. haematobiae Ashmead, S. imitator and S. subpunctata Förster).

La répartition et l'habitat du Tomenthypnum falcifolium au Québec–Labrador

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-298
Author(s):  
Robert Gauthier
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Ecological Amplitude ◽  
Long Time

The discovery of Tomenthypnum falcifolium (Ren. ex Nich.) Tuom. in Canada is rather recent. For a long time, it was considered as a variety of Tomenthypnum nitens. Some characters allowing the distinction of the two species are discussed and illustrated. Distribution maps of both species in the Québec–Labrador Peninsula are presented. Habitat conditions of Tomenthypnum falcifolium in the Laurentides Park are derived from a study of peatland vegetation. It grows mainly in extremely poor fens, the dominant peatland type of this region. It is a hummock-preferring species and never forms extensive colonies. Its ecological amplitude is then rather different from that of Tomenthypnum nitens which is more commonly found in rich fens.

scholarly journals Multispectral Approach for Identifying Invasive Plant Species Based on Flowering Phenology Characteristics

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarin Paz-Kagan ◽  
Micha Silver ◽  
Natalya Panov ◽  
Arnon Karnieli
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Hyperspectral Data ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Temperature Pattern ◽  
Multispectral Images ◽  
Invasive Plant Species ◽  
Distribution Maps

Invasive plant species (IPS) are the second biggest threat to biodiversity after habitat loss. Since the spatial extent of IPS is essential for managing the invaded ecosystem, the current study aims at identifying and mapping the aggressive IPS of Acacia salicina and Acacia saligna, to understand better the key factors influencing their distribution in the coastal plain of Israel. This goal was achieved by integrating airborne-derived hyperspectral imaging and multispectral earth observation for creating species distribution maps. Hyperspectral data, in conjunction with high spatial resolution species distribution maps, were used to train the multispectral images at the species level. We incorporated a series of statistical models to classify the IPS location and to recognize their distribution and density. We took advantage of the phenological flowering stages of Acacia trees, as obtained by the multispectral images, for the support vector machine classification procedure. The classification yielded an overall Kappa coefficient accuracy of 0.89. We studied the effect of various environmental and human factors on IPS density by using a random forest machine learning model, to understand the mechanisms underlying successful invasions, and to assess where IPS have a higher likelihood of occurring. This algorithm revealed that the high density of Acacia most closely related to elevation, temperature pattern, and distances from rivers, settlements, and roads. Our results demonstrate how the integration of remote-sensing data with different data sources can assist in determining IPS proliferation and provide detailed geographic information for conservation and management efforts to prevent their future spread.

Two new Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816 from China and Russia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1910 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR KONONENKO ◽  
HUI-LIN HAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

Based on museum and private collections, two new species of the subfamily Acronictinae are described from China and Russia, Transbaikalia and Primorye Territory: Acronicta (Triaena) psichinensis sp. n. and Acronicta (Viminia) dahurica sp. n. The adults and male and female genitalia of the new species are illustrated and compared to related species. Distribution maps for the new species are presented.

Effect of chronological addition of records to species distribution maps: The case ofTonatia saurophila maresi(Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in South America

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 836-844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludmilla Moura de Souza Aguiar ◽  
Renato Oliveira Lopes da Rosa ◽  
Gareth Jones ◽  
Ricardo Bomfim Machado
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Distribution Maps
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