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President's Message ISSN 2372-2517 (Online), ISSN 2372-2479 (Print) METALEPTEAMETALEPTEA THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ORTHOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY President’s Message TABLE OF CONTENTS By ALEXANDRE V. LATCHININSKY (Clicking on an article’s title will take you President to the desired page) [email protected] [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ear Society members, I hope you fellow or- [2] SOCIETY NEWS thopterists had a produc- [2] Journal of Orthoptera Research is now open access by C. BAZELET tive summer (or winter [4] New Global Locust Initiative by A. in the southern hemi- CEASE DD sphere!). I would like to [5] The 2017 ESA orthopteroid sympo- begin my message by sharing some sium draws near! by D.A. WOLLER exciting developments regarding our [6] REGIONAL REPORTS th next, 13 International Congress of [6] East Europe, North and Central Asia Orthopterology. For the first time in by M.G. SERGEEV the history of our Society, it will be [8] South Africa by A.C. THOMPSON held on the African continent. It will [11] OSF GRANT REPORTS be organized for March of 2019 in [11] Report of the grant “Photo Agadir, Morocco in collaboration documentation of types from Mladen with Ibnou Zohr University of Agadir Karaman’s collection and acoustic and and the National Center for Locust photographic documentation of the Control of Morocco. More informa- Orthoptera of Serbia” by S. IVKOVIĆ tion will be provided later. In the more information, please visit the [14] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS meantime, we invite you to explore JOR website at http://jor.pensoft.net. [14] Does host plant polyploidization the region of Agadir through two During my travels earlier this sum- promote co-divergence of a special- tourist sites whose addresses are listed mer, I happened to observe some ist orthopteran community? by T. O’CONNOR below (and you can practice your unprecedented densities of locusts French! ☺): in Southern Russia. In particular, [17] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES https://www.officetourismemaroc. the swarms of the Moroccan locust [17] The resurgence of the South com/ville/tourisme-maroc-ville- Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, American locust (Schistocerca cancel- 1815), which devastated crops in the lata) by H.E. MEDINA, A.J. CEASE & E.V. Agadir.html TRUMPER http://www.visitmorocco.com/fr/ regions near the Caspian Sea. The [22] Type diversity of Pyrgomorphidae agadir-taghazout government in those areas declared a III: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Natura- Several weeks ago, I was very state of emergency. Interestingly, al- les, Madrid, Spain by R. MARIÑO-PÉREZ pleased to find a brand-new issue of though typically the Moroccan locust [24] The Lubber Within by DEREK A. WOLLER our Journal of Orthoptera Research inhabits foothills between 800 and 26(1) in my mailbox. This is the first 1200 m of altitude, some of the locust [25] EDITORIAL issue published with Pensoft Publish- concentrations occurred in very low ers, and it looks really great with 9 areas, actually below sea level. A very articles and lots of color illustrations. unusual twist of the Moroccan locust Many thanks to our JOR editor, Dr. ecology! Corey Bazelet and her assistant, Wishing all of the Society members Nancy Morris, for their tireless work the best, during the transition to Pensoft. For Alex Latchininsky Volume 37 (3) / September 2017 1 METALEPTEA Journal of Orthoptera Research is now open access By CORINNA BAZELET JOR Editor Stellenbosch University, SOUTH AFRICA [email protected] hese are exciting times at the Journal of Orthop- tera Research (JOR). JOR now has a new, attractive website, online TT submission system, and publication model, all of which will hopefully help to successfully transi- tion JOR into the new era of techno- logically advanced online publica- tions. As of 1st of May, 2017, the Orthop- terists’ Society has signed a publica- tion agreement with Pensoft and JOR can now be found at its new online home at: https://jor.pensoft.net. This transition brings with it some exciting changes: 1. JOR is now Open Access, which means that any member of the public can freely download articles, increasing JOR’s acces- sibility to a wider audience. a. From 2017 onwards, articles can be downloaded at Pensoft: https://jor.pensoft.net. b. Issues published between 2001-2016 are now available via Open Access on BioOne: http://www.bioone.org/loi/ orth. c. Older content (1992-2000) is still available at JSTOR with a subscription or for a fee per download: https://www.jstor. 5. JOR has a new logo adapted from submit a manuscript, please keep in org/journal/jorthrese. the logos of the Orthopterists’ mind that the referencing style has 2. For members of the Orthopter- Society and the Orthoptera Spe- changed slightly in keeping with Pen- ists’ Society, publication in JOR cies File. soft’s requirements. Please be sure to is free of charge. 6. Articles are available in three for- read through the author guidelines for 3. Articles appear online as soon as mats – HTML, XML, and PDF. any changes. they are accepted for publication 7. You can follow JOR on Twitter @ For the traditionalists, not ev- instead of twice per year. OrthopteraR and on Facebook. erything has changed at JOR. Two 4. Online submission and review are JOR’s June 2017 issue (Volume 26 issues will still be printed annually, managed through Pensoft’s state- Issue 1) is already online and acces- in June and in December, and hard of-the-art ARPHA system, which sible to all. I urge you to check out copies will be sent to all subscribers is user-friendly and intuitive. the new format and to submit your who would like to receive them. The manuscripts! If you are planning to Pensoft team and Ms. Nancy Morris, Volume 37 (3) / September 2017 2 METALEPTEA New website of JOR Volume 37 (3) / September 2017 3 METALEPTEA JOR’s editorial assistant, have done integrated. For the June 2018 issue tors, and the team at Pensoft, who all an excellent job working to keep the (Volume 27 Issue 1), I am working worked very hard to make this transi- formatting and layout of articles as with Dr. Tim Gardiner to co-edit a tion as smooth as possible. Thanks, close as possible to their original ap- special issue entitled “Orthoptera also, to all members of the Orthopter- pearance, while making provisions for Response to Grazing”. If anyone is ists’ Society for your ongoing and Pensoft’s requirements. There is still a interested in submitting an article for invaluable support of JOR. I sincerely fee for the printing of colour images, this special issue, it is not too late! hope that all of these changes will although colour images are displayed Soon, I hope to begin the application greatly enhance the publication ex- online at no cost. process for a Thompson Reuter’s Im- perience for JOR authors, reviewers, While we have made great progress pact Factor and I promise to keep you editors and readers. As always, you so far, a few more exciting changes posted on the progress. are welcome to contact me anytime are still in store: Prof. Maria Marta Finally, huge thanks is owed to the with suggestions for improvement. Cigliano is working with Pensoft to Orthopterists’ Society board members, ensure that OSF and JOR are fully Nancy Morris, JOR’s section edi- New Global Locust Initiative By ARIANNE CEASE Founding Director, GLI Arizona State University, USA [email protected] rizona State Univer- best opportunities for GLI to sity is supporting the Launch Event pursue, and 2) identify existing development of a new Please save the date for our formal policies and institutional frame- Global Locust Initia- launch event in sunny Arizona! April works associated with locust and tive (GLI) and we want 5-7, 2018, Arizona State Univer- grasshopper research and man- AA you to be a part of it! sity, Tempe campus. This event will agement. From these discussions, GLI’s mission is to enable innovative provide attendees an opportunity to we will draft a scholarly review locust and grasshopper research, and meet and network with a diverse set comparing the structure and func- management to improve the well- of global stakeholders, share their tion of these organizations and being of local farming communities research through talks and posters, institutions. We will also draft a and sustainability of the global food engage early with an up and coming policy brief directed towards in- system. The GLI promotes interdisci- initiative, and help shape the objec- fluencers in the U.S.-based policy plinary and cross-sectoral approaches tives and direction of GLI. We hope realm. Both products will then be and will work through three pillars: participants will include individuals used as a foundation to generate advancing fundamental research, with expertise or interest in grass- policy briefs for other countries creating and maintaining a global hoppers and locusts, transboundary and regions. network, and developing local solu- pest issues, IPM, landscape-level • Sunday: tions to the global challenge of locust processes, working at the community- - Optional activity to explore Ari- plagues. level, food security, sustainable food zona, based on participant interest systems, and/or cross-sectoral initia- Entomological Society of America tives. For questions or to indicate your We are hosting a happy hour on interest in participating these events, Tuesday, November 7, 2107, 5:30 – • Thursday: please contact Dr. Arianne Cease, 6:30 PM, Meeting Room 608, Colo- - morning: public outreach events Founding Director ([email protected]), rado Convention Center. We will use including tours of our collabora- or Dr. Ariel Rivers, Program Manager this open forum to generate ideas for tive locust research facilities ([email protected]) for the Global future events, activities, and work- - afternoon: formal launch and Locust Initiative.
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