Las Lycopodiaceae, las Selaginellaceae y las Isoetaceae están reunidas en las Lycopsida sobre la base de la presencia de eusporangios adaxiales y diferenciación exarca del xilema (Gensel 1992, Kenrick & Crane 1997, Pryer et al. 2001). Kenrick & Crane (1997) las consideran monofiléticas por la presencia de microfilos uninervios con traza foliar exclusivamente xilemática. Las Lycopodiaceae se agrupan actualmente en cuatro géneros: Huperzia Bernh., Lycopodiella Holub, Lycopodium L. y Phylloglossum Kunze. Todos, con excepción de Phylloglossum, que crece en el SE de Australia, Nueva Zelanda y Tasmania, tienen distribución geográfica amplia o son cosmopolitas. La familia reúne unas 500-600 especies, muy plásticas, y Huperzia unas 300 (Øllgaard 1987, Rincón Barón et al. 2009), con una gran cantidad de especies endémicas, especialmente en los Andes tropicales y subtropicales. Hay numerosos aportes sobre diversos aspectos de la

This paper, based on a recent comprehensive sampling of insects, is the first report of Laboulbeniales from the New England region since the 1930s. We present 7 new records of laboulbenialean parasites on Staphylinidae (rove beetles) and Coccinellidae (lady beetles) from the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. These are Clonophoromyces nipponicus Terada & I.I. Tav., Hesperomyces virescens Thaxt., Ilyomyces cf. mairei F. Picard, Laboulbenia philonthi Thaxt., Peyritschiella protea Thaxt., Stichomyces conosomatis Thaxt., and Teratomyces actobii Thaxt. One of these parasite species, C. nipponicus, has not been found previously outside of its type locality in Japan. Examination of Roland Thaxter's 1891-1932 slides led to the designation of lectotypes for L. philonthi, P. protea, S. conosomatis, and T. actobii. The following synonymy is established: Teratomyces brevicaulis Thaxt. = T. actobii. In addition, we discovered new localities for H. virescens (from Canada, Cuba, Guatemala, and Japan) and L. philonthi (from

Viola Sez. Melanium in Italia. Nuovi dati sulla morfologia del gruppo di Viola tricolor -Su materiale proveniente da varie località italiane relativo a specie del gruppo di Viola tricolor (Sezione Melanium) sono stati studiati i principali caratteri morfologici. Ulteriori, importanti, caratteri diagnostici trascurati nelle Flore attuali sono stati individuati ed evidenziati con dati sperimentali in situ e ex situ sulla base dello studio di exsiccata e di approfondite ricerche bibliografi che. A tal fi ne sono state effettuate misure di sepali, corolla, petali, sperone, peduncolo fruttifero su fi ori ben sviluppati di piante a diverso livello di sviluppo. Si presentano immagini ad alta risoluzione dei caratteri diagnostici relativi a stimma, labellum e posizione dell'apertura stigmatica, di stipole e relative foglie prelevate nella parte inferiore, media e superiore del fusto. Esse forniscono un ulteriore strumento per una corretta identifi cazione delle entità di questo diffi cile gruppo. Una tavola sinottica mette a confronto i caratteri utili per una corretta identifi cazione di: V. kitaibeliana, V. hymettia, V. parvula, V. arvensis subsp. arvensis e V. tricolor subsp. tricolor. Sono stati controllati e, in alcuni casi, revisionati exsiccata di numerosi Erbari (APP, CAT, CLU, FI, GOET, IS, LEC, RO, SIENA, TO, TSB, UTV, Herb. Bartolucci, Herb. Lattanzi, Herb. Lavezzo). La distribuzione italiana è stata quindi aggiornata con nuovi dati per Umbria e Puglia. La presenza di V. hymettia viene confermata per il settore tirrenico antiappenninico (Lazio), dove la specie è molto frequente soprattutto nei dintorni di Viterbo, e per le Murge tarantine. Sono state osservate nell'Italia centrale forme intermedie di V.arvensis / V. tricolor da considerare come forme di transizione o di origene ibrida, chiaro indizio di una elevata variabilità. Attualmente non è possibile confermare la presenza in Italia di V. arvensis subsp. megalantha.

During several botanical expeditions in the Republic of Macedonia (Mt Jablanica and Mt Baba: Pelister), a new genus Amphoricarpos Vis. and five new species for the flora of Macedonia were found: Euphorbia montenegrina (Bald.) K. Malý ex Rohlena, Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl., Tanacetum larvatum (Griseb. ex Pant) Hayek, Amphoricarpos autariatus Blečić & E. Mayer and Allium phthioticum Boiss. & Heldr. Most of them are mountainous Balkan (sub)endemics with less than 30 populations and with the center of distribution in southeastern Dinaric Alps. In this paper we discuss the phytogeographical importance of these five plants in the light of their new, more accurate distribution ranges in the Balkan Peninsula. In addition, new floristic records for the same species in the neighbouring Balkan countries (Albania, Montenegro and Serbia) are also presented.

In the course of this study, the number of recorded chalcidids (Hym.: Chalcididae) from Iran increased to 42 species (including one unidentified species of the genus Lasiochalcidia Masi), of which fifteen species and four genera are new to Iranian chalcidid fauna. The family Chalcididae is repredented by three subfamilies in Iran as follows: Chalcidinae (16 species), Dirhininae (two species), and Haltichellinae (24 species). The genus Varzobia Nikol'skaya is here synonymized with Tanycoryphus Cameron and the type species transferred to that genus as Tanycoryphus tibialis comb. n. The species Lasiochalcidia indescripta Bouèek, 1952 stat. rev. is removed from synonymy with L. guineensis (Steffan, 1951). The validity of the species Peltochalcidia ferrierei Steffan is restored, being removed from junior synonymy with P. benoisti Steffan, and transferred to the genus Psilochalcis Kieffer. The species Peltochalcidia oranensis Bouèek, 1952 is here synonymized with P. benoisti. Complementary information on the biology, morphology and distribution of the species as well as a preliminary list of the Iranian chalcidid species are presented.

The molluscan fauna of Isla del Coco has recently been well documented, but the heterobranch sea slugs, traditionally called "opisthobranchs " , remain poorly known. We report 13 new records, increasing the total to 40 species. Of the 13 newly discovered species, the following species had not been previously recorded along the Pacific Costa Rican mainland: Berthella californica (Dall, 1900), Peltodoris rubra (Bergh, 1905), Dendrodoris albobrunnea Allan, 1933, Doriopsilla cf. spaldingi valdés & Behrens, 1998, Glaucus cf. marginatus (Reinhardt & Bergh, 1864), and Flabellina sp. Additionally, we report Peltodoris rubra, previously known from the Indo-Pacific, for the first time in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (Suppl. 1): S205-S219. Epub 2016 Febrary 01.

Scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) comprise a group of species that are present in almost all agro-ecosystems. The fauna of these insects was studied in Iranian rice fields and surrounding grasslands from 2000 to 2005. A total of 18 species from 14 genera (Aphodius, Pleurophorus, Tropinota, Protaetia, Valgus, Amphimallon, Aplidia, Holochelus, Polyphylla, Chaetopteroplia, Asiopertha, Onthophagus, Scarabaeus, Paroniticellus) and 6 subfamilies (Aphodiinae, Cetoniinae, Melolonthinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Coprinae) were collected. Of these, 9 species are new records for Iran.

Duchesnea indica (Andrews) Focke is reported first time for Odisha from Similipal Biosphere Reserve. A detailed description with nomenclature, photograph, notes on occurrence and distribution of this taxon are provided for easy identification.

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Observations of the sound producing organs in achelate lobster larvae
Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 36-46
John A. Fornshell
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New record of the snapping shrimp Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) (Crustacea: Alpheoidea) in Basrah, Iraq
Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 47-53
Tariq H. Y. Al-Maliky, Khaled Kh Al- Khafaji, Talib A. Khalaf
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New records of xanthid crabs Atergatis roseus (Rüppell, 1830) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Iraqi coast, south of Basrah city, Iraq
Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 54-58
Khaled Khassaf Al-Khafaji, Aqeel Abdulsahib Al-Waeli, Tariq H. Al-Maliky
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Epidemiological study of scabies among school going children in district Haripur, Pakistan
Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 59-66
Samina Yasmin, Hanif Ullah, Muhammad Inayat Ullah Khan, Suleman, Sadia Tabassum, Sardar Azhar Mehmood
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Side effects of thiacloprid+deltamethrin, pirimicarb and pymetrozine on the black bean aphid parasitoid, Lysiphlebus fabarum Marshall (Hymenoptera: Aphidiidae)
Arthropods, 2017, 6(2): 67-77
Ardavan Mardani, Ali Almasi, Seyed Mehdi Hashemi, Majid Mohammadnejad
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This study is based on material of the suborder Heteroptera collected and photographed from different provinces of Turkey between 2011 and 2015. In this study, 15 species belonging to 9 families are recorded from various provinces of Turkey. All of the species listed include remarks on their known distribution either in Turkey or in worldwide. Among them 12 species are new for the Heteroptera fauna of Turkey. In addition it is found out that Pasira marinadolina Putshkov & Moulet, 2003 could also have bicolored connexivum.

Information on the bat fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was limited previously to the results of sporadic surveys, with no specific focus on the habitats or distribution of the species. We carried out the first extensive survey of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during 2003-2006, covering 40 islands. Our objective was to map the bat species, their habitats and distribution. This resulted in identification of 25 bat species representing 13 genera, location of . 300 roosts and validation of previously recorded species. Notable findings included the rediscovery of the endemic Nicobar flying fox Pteropus faunulus after a century and its extinction from the type locality on Car Nicobar Island, the sighting of an albino Hipposideros diadema nicobarensis from Katchal Island, and the first records of Rhinolophus yunanensis, Murina cyclotis and Hipposideros larvatus from the Andaman Islands, and Taphozous melanopogon, Murina cyclotis, Pipistrellus spp., Myotis horsfieldii dryas and Cynopterus brachyotis from the Nicobar Islands. Threats to the bat fauna appear to be primarily roost disturbance and hunting for sport. Anthropogenic pressure on species of Pteropus is high as hunting occurs throughout the year. Secondary sources and our field observations confirmed the decline of Pteropus in several islands as a result of hunting and alteration to habitats. We introduced a community initiative to monitor and protect roosts and foraging sites close to settlements in the Nicobar Islands. Priorities identified for conservation of the bat fauna of the archipelagos are mitigation of threats to flying foxes and cave dwelling bats, initiation of research on endemic bat species such as P. faunulus, and a voluntary ban by local communities on hunting in specific areas and seasons. This paper contains supplementary material that can be found online at

The Scarabaeoidea of the families Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae and Scarabaeidae from the Maltese islands are reviewed. A total of 54 species are included of which the following eight species represent new records for this archipelago: Trox fabricii and T. scaber in Trogidae; Aphodius beduinus, A. algiricus, Amphimallon (?) scutellare, Aplidia hirticollis, Protaetia opaca and Trichius sp. in Scarabaeidae. Of these, the record of Aplidia hirticollis, previously endemic to southern Italy, extends its distributional range further south and that of Trichius sp. is based on intercepted material and its local establishment is not confi rmed. A number of species are based on old records and were not collected again recently pointing out to the possible extinction of these species from Malta. The almost complete absence of grazing animals in Malta may have contributed substantially for the disappearance of species associated with animal dung. Thirteen previously recorded species of Scarabaeoidea from Malta are being excluded from the Maltese fauna.

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New records of sea slugs (Heterobranchia: Opisthobranchia) from India
Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, 7(3): 47-54
Sudhanshu Dixit, C. Raghunathan, Kailash Chandra
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Asymmetry in the shape of the carapace of Scylla serrata (Forsskal, 1755) collected from Lingayen Gulf in Luzon, Philippines
Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, 7(3): 55-66
Ruby Castrence-Gonzales, Jessie G. Gorospe, Mark Anthonny J. Torres, Helen J. Vicente, Elnor C. Roa, Cesar G. Demayo
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Linear regression as great joke of great scientists
Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, 7(3): 67-77
L.V. Nedorezov
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Design of floating wetland for treatment of municipal wastewater and environmental assessment using emergy technique
Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2017, 7(3): 78-89
Arfan Arshad, Sikandar Ali, Shahbaz Nasir Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Sufyan Arshad, Ch. Arslan, Shafqat Noor, Muhammad Mohsin Waqas
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The Scarabaeoidea of the families Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae and Scarabaeidae from the Maltese islands are reviewed. A total of 54 species are included of which the following eight species represent new records for this archipelago: Trox fabricii and T. scaber in Trogidae; Aphodius beduinus, A. algiricus, Amphimallon (?) scutellare, Aplidia hirticollis, Protaetia opaca and Trichius sp. in Scarabaeidae. Of these, the record of Aplidia hirticollis, previously endemic to southern Italy, extends its distributional range further south and that of Trichius sp. is based on intercepted material and its local establishment is not confi rmed. A number of species are based on old records and were not collected again recently pointing out to the possible extinction of these species from Malta. The almost complete absence of grazing animals in Malta may have contributed substantially for the disappearance of species associated with animal dung. Thirteen previously recorded species of Scarabaeoidea from Malta are being excluded from the Maltese fauna.

The present annotated checklist contains 43 species of thoracican barnacles known to date from the area, 33 and 26 from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, respectively. Nine species are new records for the area including Amphibalunus A. subalbidus and M. coccopoma are reported as alien species from the region.

During an extensive survey of macrobasidiomycota and the effects of climate changes on their distribution supported by Alexandria Research Center for Adaptation (ARCA) in Egypt and Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MBZ), several specimens collected, examined and preserved. As a result, two species of Tomophagus colossus (Fr.) Murrill (Basidiomycota, Ganodermataceae) and Battarrea phalloides (Dicks.) Pers. (Basidiomycota, Agaricaceae) were identified and recorded as new records. Both taxa were identified phenotypically and were subjected to sequencing for confirmation. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1-5.8 s-ITS2 rDNA sequences obtained were compared with those deposited in the GenBank Database and registered with accession number MH796120 and MH796121 in the NCBI Database respectively. We provide an updated full description and illustration of both species.

Sixteen species in 12 genera in the cassidine tribes Cassidini Delocraniini, Goniocheniini, Physonotini, Spilophorini, and Stolaini, are reported from Costa Rica for the first time. Localities for these new records are presented. Data are based on collections accumulated under the intensive survey of Costa Rica by Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio).

Three dragonfly species, namely Sinolestes edita Needham (Synlestidae), Zyxomma obtusum Albarda (Libellulidae), and Macromidia ishidai Asahina (Corduliidae), are reported from Taiwan for the first time, and the genera Sinolestes and Macromidia are new to Taiwan as well. Morphological diagnosis of both sexes of the three species is provided, including descriptions of their habitats and ecological habits.

Sixty new or updated records of plants species are reported from the Sultanate of Oman, as a result of fieldwork and research undertaken. Five taxa represent new records for Arabia, twenty-seven taxa are new records for Oman, and twenty-eight records represent an extended distribution within Oman. Some previously doubtful records are confirmed. Brief comments are given on the phytogeography, taxonomy and ecology of the taxa. Most new records have been collected in mountainous areas, either in southern Oman or in northern Oman, mainly in areas that previously were botanically poorly known.

The Scarabaeoidea of the families Trogidae, Geotrupidae, Hybosoridae and Scarabaeidae from the Maltese islands are reviewed. A total of 54 species are included of which the following eight species represent new records for this archipelago: Trox fabricii and T. scaber in Trogidae; Aphodius beduinus, A. algiricus, Amphimallon (?) scutellare, Aplidia hirticollis, Protaetia opaca and Trichius sp. in Scarabaeidae. Of these, the record of Aplidia hirticollis, previously endemic to southern Italy, extends its distributional range further south and that of Trichius sp. is based on intercepted material and its local establishment is not confi rmed. A number of species are based on old records and were not collected again recently pointing out to the possible extinction of these species from Malta. The almost complete absence of grazing animals in Malta may have contributed substantially for the disappearance of species associated with animal dung. Thirteen previously recorded species of Sca...

An updated checklist of the 39 species of the superfamily Lysianassoidea recorded from Chile is presented , with dichotomous keys to identify the 11 families, genera and species known to date in the country. A synopsis of all described species and new geographic records of some taxa are included. A new genus is described for Uristes serratus Schellenberg, 1931 and U. yamana Chiesa and Alonso de Pina, 2007, and the first record of the family Endevouridae in Chilean waters is presented. RESUMEN Sinopsis de la superfamilia Lysianassoidea (Amphipoda: Gammaridea) en Chile. Se presenta una lista actualizada de las 39 especies de la superfamilia Lysianassoidea, registradas en Chile, junto con claves dicotómicas para identificar las 11 familias, géneros y especies conocidas hasta la fecha en el país. Se incluye una sinopsis de todas las especies descritas y nuevos registros geográficos de algunos taxa. Se describe un nuevo género para Uristes serratus Schellenberg, 1931 y U. yamana Chiesa and Alonso de Pina, 2007 y se presenta el primer registro de la familia Endevouridae en aguas chilenas.

Background

Iceland has high availability of freshwater, and it is rich in brackish and coastal aquatic bodies. However, knowledge on rotifers and meiobenthic and planktonic crustaceans inhabiting these habitats is lacking, and the inland aquatic fauna in Iceland is relatively understudied in comparison with the fauna of adjacent marine ecosystems. The majority of past research focused on larger lakes with the exception of one study on rotifers from the 1950s (Bartoš 1951) and two more recent studies on crustacean fauna of shallow freshwater bodies (Novichkova et al. 2014, Scher et al. 2000). Data are particularly scarce for the south-western part of the country.

New information

We studied the composition of selected invertebrate taxa in various aquatic (marine, brackish and freshwater) habitats from South-western Iceland with a focus on Rotifera, Cladocera and Copepoda. Samples were collected from 12 localities, including marine interstitial, freshwater temporary shallow pools, swamps, wet mosses, springs, and lakes (both brackish and freshwater). We found 39 taxa in total. Rotifera dominated the sampled water bodies, followed by Copepoda and Cladocera. Three of the recorded taxa are new for Iceland, of which two are rotifers [Trichocerca cf. mucosa (Stokes, 1896) and T. vernalis (Hauer, 1936)], and one is a marine copepod (Cyclopina gracilis Claus, 1862). For some of the sampled localities (Sikið and Leirvogsvatn Lakes, and some of the smaller habitats) we present the first data on their microinvertebrate fauna.

106 species of Cerambycoidea deriving from published and unpublished data are listed for Pratomagno Massif (Tuscan Pre-Apennine). 40 taxa are first records for this area and new host plants are reported for the first time: Castanea sativa Miller for Brachypteroma ottomanum Heyden, 1863, Juniperus communis L. for Pyrrhidium sanguineum (Linnaeus, 1758), Vitis vinifera L. and Juglans regia L. for Plagionotus arcuatus (Linnaeus, 1758), Morus nigra L. for Chlorophorus glabromaculatus (Goeze, 1777), and Prunus sp. and Cornus sanguinea L. for Chlorophorus sartor (O.F. Müller, 1766)