Article
Zoology
Sho Tsukamoto, Satoshi Shimano, Katsuyuki Eguchi
Summary: In this study, two undescribed species of Nannarrup were discovered in Japan through a field survey. These species showed distinct differences in morphology and DNA barcoding compared to the known species.
Article
Zoology
David Cabanillas, Antoni Serra, Ricardo Lopez-Alonso, Rafael Carbonell, Jairo Robla
Summary: Based on new collecting data from various regions in Spain, H. scutellaris is found to have a wider distribution range in the northern Iberian Peninsula than previously believed. This study provides the first assessment of intraspecific variability, habitat preferences, and ethology of H. scutellaris. Morphological figures and identification keys are also provided, updating the diagnostic characters needed for identification. The results reveal a broader range of morphological variability and suggest monticolous, synanthropic, and nocturnal habits for the Iberian populations.
Article
Zoology
Yurii V. Dyachkov, Lucio Bonato
Summary: A comprehensive redescription of the poorly known mecistocephalid genus Krateraspis and its two species is provided, based on the examination of type material and new specimens, as well as the critical evaluation of all published information. Krateraspis is confirmed to be different from all other Mecistocephalidae, especially in terms of its peculiar pattern of areolation and setation of the clypeus. Records from 24 localities indicate that Krateraspis is limited to a narrow area of Middle Asia. The two species, K. meinerti and K. sselivanovi, can be morphologically distinguished by details of the clypeus and maxillae, pattern of forcipular denticles, and number of legs. A junior synonym of K. meinerti is confirmed, and a lectotype is designated for it.
Article
Zoology
Lucio Bonato, Francesca Bortolin, Giada De Zen, Peter Decker, E. Norman Lindner, Marco Orlando, Joerg Spelda, Karin Voigtlaender, Thomas Wesener
Summary: Based on multiple lines of evidence, including morphological differentiation, syntopy of morphologically distinct individuals, and molecular differentiation, we have identified several species complexes within the inland populations of Strigamia centipedes in Europe. These complexes show variations in geographical distribution and morphology.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Roberto Magnolini, Lucio Bonato
Summary: This study surveyed five sites in the Val Camonica, finding a total of 18 species of soil centipedes. Each site recorded a maximum of 12 species, with an estimated 1-3 species likely remaining undetected. Species composition varied greatly even between sites with similar species richness.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mona Goharimanesh, Sabine Stohr, Omid Mirshamsi, Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh, Dominique Adriaens
Summary: This paper introduces the first identification key based on the recently revised classification system, with expanded morphological descriptions derived from analysis of internal and external skeletal characters of predominantly type species of each family. The interactive key includes illustrations to help users assess character states.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Emma Wahlberg, Carl-Axel Gertsson
Summary: This article presents the Swedish fauna of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae, including new species records and regional records, and provides a checklist of all Swedish tubuliferan species with regional distributions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Britt Oestlund, Monica Malvezzi, Susanne Frennert, Michael Funk, Jose Gonzalez-Vargas, Kilian Baur, Dimitris Alimisis, Freygardur Thorsteinsson, Antonio Alonso-Cepeda, Guillaume Fau, Florian Haufe, Massimo Di Pardo, Juan C. Moreno
Summary: This study explores the gap between technological readiness and adoption of social robots in the welfare and healthcare sectors in Europe. The results show that while robots are technologically ready, they have a low score for demand according to stakeholders. To enhance social uptake, more research on the connection between technology readiness and adoption is suggested, as well as considering the impact of regulations in the welfare and healthcare sectors in Europe.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Fei Shen, Yi Xie, Jianqing Zhu, Xiaobin Zhu, Huanqiang Zeng
Summary: This paper proposes a graph interactive transformer (GiT) model for vehicle re-identification, which extracts both discriminative local features within patches and robust global features among patches through the interaction between graphs and transformers.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Anne-Sarah Ganske, Varpu Vahtera, Laszlo Danyi, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Nesrine Akkari
Summary: Phylogenetic analyses based on molecular and morphological data provided new insights into the relationships within the centipede family Lithobiidae, with a focus on the genus Lithobius. The study revealed that Lithobius is nonmonophyletic and some subgenera should be reconsidered in taxonomic studies.
Article
Zoology
Courtney L. DiLorenzo, Gareth S. Powell, Andrew R. Cline, Joseph McHugh
Summary: This study presents Carpophiline-ID, a matrix-based Lucid (TM) key for the adult stage of known species of Carpophilinae in North America east of the Mississippi River. An overview of the features and technical specifications used to build the key is provided, along with a discussion on the value of matrix-based, free access keys for the identification of challenging taxa.
Article
Zoology
Yaru Zhao, Ying Li, Min Li, Zhiqi Liu
Summary: Two new species of Coniopterygidae, Semidalis procurva sp. nov. and Semidalis tibetana sp. nov., have been discovered in China. In addition, the first record of Semidalis decipiens (Roepke, 1916) in China was made. An identification key for adult males of the Chinese Semidalis Enderlein, 1905 has also been developed.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Xiangtao Zheng, Xiumei Chen, Xiaoqiang Lu
Summary: Visible-infrared person re-identification is a challenging task due to the significant differences between images captured in different spectra. This paper proposes a partially interactive collaboration method to reduce the modality gap, achieving impressive results through the collaborative shallow layers and shared deep layers architecture.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Kuldeep Tripathi, R. K. Pamarthi, Padmavati G. Gore, S. Nagaraju, Latha Madhavan, C. Gayacharan, Neeta Singh, S. P. Ahlawat, J. C. Rana, Aditya Pratap, Ashok Kumar
Summary: The tuber cowpea germplasm conserved in the Indian National Genebank exhibits significant morphological variability. A set of 56 key morphological descriptors has been proposed for characterization and preliminary evaluation of this germplasm.
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Zeming Zhao, Hangxin Li, Shengwei Wang
Summary: This study conducts a sensitivity analysis to identify the most influential design parameters for building envelopes in different climate zones. The impacts of climate and building height are studied and compared. The findings provide valuable references for building envelope design under different climate conditions.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lorenz Wuehrl, Christian Pylatiuk, Matthias Giersch, Florian Lapp, Thomas von Rintelen, Michael Balke, Stefan Schmidt, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Rudolf Meier
Summary: Invertebrate biodiversity remains poorly understood, with challenges in sampling and classification. A sorting robot is proposed in this study to prepare specimens for DNA barcoding and train neural networks to assign specimens to common taxa.
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Andree Cappellari, Giovanna Bonaldi, Maurizio Mei, Dino Paniccia, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Lorenzo Marini
Summary: Managed and wild pollinators coexist in different ecosystems. This study investigated the interactions between plants and pollinators in 51 grasslands and found that honeybee abundance, temperature, plant functional diversity, and trait similarity between wild pollinators and the honeybee influence resource overlap between them. Resource overlap decreases with increasing honeybee abundance, but only in plant communities with high functional diversity. Resource overlap increases with increasing trait similarity between wild pollinators and the honeybee.
Article
Zoology
Kawtar Kettani, Martin J. Ebejer, David M. Ackland, Gerhard Bachli, David Barraclough, Miroslav Bartak, Miguel Carles-Tolra, Milos Cerny, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Peter Chandler, Mohamed Dakki, Christophe Daugeron, Herman De Jong, Josef Dils, Henry Disney, Boris Droz, Neal Evenhuis, Paul Gatt, Gustavo Graciolli, Igor Y. Grichanov, Jean-Paul Haenni, Martin Hauser, Oumnia Himmi, Iain MacGowan, Bruno Mathieu, Mohamed Mouna, Lorenzo Munari, Emilia P. Nartshuk, Oleg P. Negrobov, Pjotr Oosterbroek, Thomas Pape, Adrian C. Pont, Grigory Popov, Knut Rognes, Marcela Skuhrava, Vaclav Skuhravy, Martin Speight, Guy Tomasovic, Bouchra Trari, Hans-Peter Tschorsnig, Jean-Claude Vala, Michael von Tschirnhaus, Ruediger Wagner, Daniel Whitmore, Andrzej J. Woznica, Tadeusz Zatwarnicki, Peter Zwick
Summary: The faunistic knowledge of Diptera in Morocco from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this catalogue, which includes 3057 species, 948 genera, and 93 families. The classification has been revised based on current interpretations, literature reviews, fieldwork, and expert knowledge. The data primarily come from literature with 1225 references consulted. Each family has been reviewed and updated by taxon experts, providing information on the expected number of species and distribution in Morocco. One new combination species is proposed.
Article
Zoology
Yurii V. Dyachkov, Lucio Bonato
Summary: A comprehensive redescription of the poorly known mecistocephalid genus Krateraspis and its two species is provided, based on the examination of type material and new specimens, as well as the critical evaluation of all published information. Krateraspis is confirmed to be different from all other Mecistocephalidae, especially in terms of its peculiar pattern of areolation and setation of the clypeus. Records from 24 localities indicate that Krateraspis is limited to a narrow area of Middle Asia. The two species, K. meinerti and K. sselivanovi, can be morphologically distinguished by details of the clypeus and maxillae, pattern of forcipular denticles, and number of legs. A junior synonym of K. meinerti is confirmed, and a lectotype is designated for it.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Costanza Geppert, Andree Cappellari, Daria Corcos, Valerio Caruso, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Maurizio Mei, Lorenzo Marini
Summary: More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, which is expected to increase. Recent research highlighted the potential ecological importance of cities for pollinators, with green areas, connectivity, and temperature being key factors affecting pollinator communities.
INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY
(2023)
Review
Zoology
Davide Badano, Alice Lenzi, James E. O'Hara, Kelly B. Miller, Andrea Di Giulio, Filippo Di Giovanni, Pierfilippo Cerretti
Summary: Dipteran parasitoids of Embioptera have been found in all biogeographical regions except Australasia/Oceania, and they all belong to the hyperdiverse and widespread fly family Tachinidae. The paper reviewed Diptera species parasitizing webspinners, with a new genus and several new species described. Multiple colonization events of webspinners by different tachinid species were likely independent, originating from hosts such as Lepidoptera.
Review
Anatomy & Morphology
Alessandro Minelli
Summary: This article discusses the meaning and controversy surrounding the term "sameness" in the definition of homology, and proposes a shift from metaphysics to epistemology in understanding homology. The author suggests that homology can be a unifying concept for different disciplines and research agendas.
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biology
Giuseppe Fusco, Alessandro Minelli
Summary: In animal species with separate sexes, individuals with a mix of male and female body parts are called gynandromorphs, while individuals with intermediate sexual traits are called intersexes. However, this distinction is not universally agreed upon and has critical issues. To better understand normal development, this study reassesses abnormal sexual development, considering recent advances in sex determination and differentiation. The authors argue that although a distinction between gynandromorphism and intersexuality is useful for description, it may not always be possible or sensible.
THEORY IN BIOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Davide Badano, Bradley J. Sinclair, Qingqing Zhang, Francesca Palermo, Nicola Pieroni, Laura Maugeri, Michela Fratini, Pierfilippo Cerretti
Summary: This study describes seven new species of Empidoidea insects found in Cretaceous Kachin amber, assigning them to a new genus called Electrochoreutes. Through high-resolution X-ray microtomography, the researchers investigated the anatomy of the fossils and reconstructed their phylogenetic affinities within the empidoid clade. The results suggest that Electrochoreutes is a stem-group representative of the Dolichopodidae, indicating that complex mating rituals evolved in this lineage during the Cretaceous.
Article
Zoology
P. Cerretti, E. Morgulis, V. Michelsen, T. Pape
Summary: This article revises and annotates the nominal genera and species misidentified to family by A.Z. Lehrer, providing habitus photographs for all holotypes. New synonyms and new combinations are discovered in the Muscidae and Tachinidae families.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alice Lenzi, Daniele Birtele, Silvia Gisondi, Mario Romano, Bruno Petriccione, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Alessandro Campanaro
Summary: This study presents a sampling-event dataset on Diptera species (Syrphidae and Asilidae) collected in two Italian beech forests between 2012 and 2019. The dataset includes information on 2,295 specimens, consisting of 21 Asilidae and 65 Syrphidae species. The open-access publication of such checklists and sampling-event data is crucial for understanding species distribution and monitoring conservation efforts.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Roberto Magnolini, Lucio Bonato
Summary: This study surveyed five sites in the Val Camonica, finding a total of 18 species of soil centipedes. Each site recorded a maximum of 12 species, with an estimated 1-3 species likely remaining undetected. Species composition varied greatly even between sites with similar species richness.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Lucio Bonato, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Summary: In this study, we described a new species of cave-dwelling centipedes and analyzed its traits in comparison to related species. We found potential troglomorphic traits in the cave-dwelling species, and revealed its phylogenetic relationship with a soil-dwelling species. The study provides insights into the origin and evolution of morphological traits in these arthropod groups.
ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Silvia Gisondi, Eliana Buenaventura, Arn Rytter Jensen, John O. Stireman, Silvio S. Nihei, Thomas Pape, Pierfilippo Cerretti
Summary: Phylogenetic relationships within the oestroid subclades Rhinophorinae and Polleniidae were reconstructed using the Sanger sequencing approach, revealing weak support for deeper nodes and proposing new classifications for certain taxa.
Article
Zoology
Lucio Bonato, Francesca Bortolin, Giada De Zen, Peter Decker, E. Norman Lindner, Marco Orlando, Joerg Spelda, Karin Voigtlaender, Thomas Wesener
Summary: Based on multiple lines of evidence, including morphological differentiation, syntopy of morphologically distinct individuals, and molecular differentiation, we have identified several species complexes within the inland populations of Strigamia centipedes in Europe. These complexes show variations in geographical distribution and morphology.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
