Resilin in Dragonfly and Damselfly Wings and Its Implications for Wing Flexibility
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Biodiversity Work Group Report: Appendices
Biodiversity Work Group Report: Appendices A: Initial List of Important Sites..................................................................................................... 2 B: An Annotated List of the Mammals of Albemarle County........................................................ 5 C: Birds ......................................................................................................................................... 18 An Annotated List of the Birds of Albemarle County.............................................................. 18 Bird Species Status Tables and Charts...................................................................................... 28 Species of Concern in Albemarle County............................................................................ 28 Trends in Observations of Species of Concern..................................................................... 30 D. Fish of Albemarle County........................................................................................................ 37 E. An Annotated Checklist of the Amphibians of Albemarle County.......................................... 41 F. An Annotated Checklist of the Reptiles of Albemarle County, Virginia................................. 45 G. Invertebrate Lists...................................................................................................................... 51 H. Flora of Albemarle County ...................................................................................................... 69 I. Rare -
The Phylogeny of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) – the Smallest Beetles and Their Evolutionary Transformations
77 (3): 433 – 455 2019 © Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, 2019. The phylogeny of Ptiliidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea) – the smallest beetles and their evolutionary transformations ,1, 2 3 4 Alexey A. Polilov* , Ignacio Ribera , Margarita I. Yavorskaya , Anabela Cardoso 3, Vasily V. Grebennikov 5 & Rolf G. Beutel 4 1 Department of Entomology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; Alexey A. Polilov * [polilov@gmail. com] — 2 Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Center, Hanoi, Vietnam — 3 Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Barcelona, Spain; Ignacio Ribera [[email protected]]; Anabela Cardoso [[email protected]] — 4 Institut für Zoologie und Evolutionsforschung, FSU Jena, Jena, Germany; Margarita I. Yavorskaya [[email protected]]; Rolf G. Beutel [[email protected]] — 5 Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada; Vasily V. Grebennikov [[email protected]] — * Cor- responding author Accepted on November 13, 2019. Published online at www.senckenberg.de/arthropod-systematics on December 06, 2019. Published in print on December 20, 2019. Editors in charge: Martin Fikáček & Klaus-Dieter Klass. Abstract. The smallest beetles and the smallest non-parasitic insects belong to the staphylinoid family Ptiliidae. Their adult body length can be as small as 0.325 mm and is generally smaller than 1 mm. Here we address the phylogenetic relationships within the family using formal analyses of adult morphological characters and molecular data, and also a combination of both for the frst time. Strongly supported clades are Ptiliidae + Hydraenidae, Ptiliidae, Ptiliidae excl. Nossidium, Motschulskium and Sindosium, Nanosellini, and a clade comprising Acrotrichis, Smicrus, Nephanes and Baeocrara. A group comprising Actidium, Oligella and Micridium + Ptilium is also likely monophy- letic. -
The Wing Venation of Odonata
International Journal of Odonatology, 2019 Vol. 22, No. 1, 73–88, https://doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2019.1570876 The wing venation of Odonata John W. H. Trueman∗ and Richard J. Rowe Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (Received 28 July 2018; accepted 14 January 2019) Existing nomenclatures for the venation of the odonate wing are inconsistent and inaccurate. We offer a new scheme, based on the evolution and ontogeny of the insect wing and on the physical structure of wing veins, in which the veins of dragonflies and damselflies are fully reconciled with those of the other winged orders. Our starting point is the body of evidence that the insect pleuron and sternum are foreshortened leg segments and that wings evolved from leg appendages. We find that all expected longitudinal veins are present. The costa is a short vein, extending only to the nodus, and the entire costal field is sclerotised. The so-called double radial stem of Odonatoidea is a triple vein comprising the radial stem, the medial stem and the anterior cubitus, the radial and medial fields from the base of the wing to the arculus having closed when the basal sclerites fused to form a single axillary plate. In the distal part of the wing the medial and cubital fields are secondarily expanded. In Anisoptera the remnant anal field also is expanded. The dense crossvenation of Odonata, interpreted by some as an archedictyon, is secondary venation to support these expanded fields. The evolution of the odonate wing from the palaeopteran ancestor – first to the odonatoid condition, from there to the zygopteran wing in which a paddle-shaped blade is worked by two strong levers, and from there through grade Anisozygoptera to the anisopteran condition – can be simply explained. -
1 It's All Geek to Me: Translating Names Of
IT’S ALL GEEK TO ME: TRANSLATING NAMES OF INSECTARIUM ARTHROPODS Prof. J. Phineas Michaelson, O.M.P. U.S. Biological and Geological Survey of the Territories Central Post Office, Denver City, Colorado Territory [or Year 2016 c/o Kallima Consultants, Inc., PO Box 33084, Northglenn, CO 80233-0084] ABSTRACT Kids today! Why don’t they know the basics of Greek and Latin? Either they don’t pay attention in class, or in many cases schools just don’t teach these classic languages of science anymore. For those who are Latin and Greek-challenged, noted (fictional) Victorian entomologist and explorer, Prof. J. Phineas Michaelson, will present English translations of the scientific names that have been given to some of the popular common arthropods available for public exhibits. This paper will explore how species get their names, as well as a brief look at some of the naturalists that named them. INTRODUCTION Our education system just isn’t what it used to be. Classic languages such as Latin and Greek are no longer a part of standard curriculum. Unfortunately, this puts modern students of science at somewhat of a disadvantage compared to our predecessors when it comes to scientific names. In the insectarium world, Latin and Greek names are used for the arthropods that we display, but for most young entomologists, these words are just a challenge to pronounce and lack meaning. Working with arthropods, we all know that Entomology is the study of these animals. Sounding similar but totally different, Etymology is the study of the origin of words, and the history of word meaning. -
Hdl 105112.Pdf
PUBLISHED VERSION Rajkamal Balu, Robert Knott, Nathan P. Cowieson, Christopher M. Elvin, Anita J. Hill, Namita R. Choudhury, Naba K. Dutta Structural ensembles reveal intrinsic disorder for the multi-stimuli responsive bio-mimetic protein Rec1-resilin Scientific Reports, 2015; 5:10896-1-10896-12 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Scientific Reports | 5:10896 | DOI: 10.1038/srep10896 12 Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Originally published at: http://doi.org/10.1038/srep10896 PERMISSIONS http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 27 June 2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2440/105112 www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Structural ensembles reveal intrinsic disorder for the multi- stimuli responsive bio-mimetic Received: 31 October 2014 Accepted: 21 April 2015 protein Rec1-resilin Published: 04 June 2015 Rajkamal Balu1, Robert Knott2, Nathan P. Cowieson3, Christopher M. Elvin4, Anita J. Hill5, Namita R. Choudhury1 & Naba K. Dutta1 Rec1-resilin is the first recombinant resilin-mimetic protein polymer, synthesized from exon-1 of the Drosophila melanogaster gene CG15920 that has demonstrated unusual multi-stimuli responsiveness in aqueous solution. Crosslinked hydrogels of Rec1-resilin have also displayed remarkable mechanical properties including near-perfect rubber-like elasticity. The structural basis of these extraordinary properties is not clearly understood. -
The Flying Insect Thoracic Cuticle Is Heterogenous in Structure and in Thickness-Dependent Modulus Gradation
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.30.450643; this version posted July 1, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 1 The flying insect thoracic cuticle is heterogenous in structure and in thickness-dependent 2 modulus gradation 3 4 Cailin Caseya, Claire Yagerb, Mark Jankauskia, Chelsea Heverana 5 Montana State University 6 a Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 7 b Ecology 8 Corresponding Authors: Chelsea Heveran and Mark Jankauski 9 [email protected], [email protected] 10 Present/ permanent address 220 Roberts Hall; Bozeman MT 59717 11 1 bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.30.450643; this version posted July 1, 2021. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. 12 Abstract 13 The thorax is a specialized structure central to an insect’s ability to fly. In the thorax, 14 flight muscles are surrounded by a thin layer of cuticle. The structure, composition, and material 15 properties of this chitinous structure may influence the efficiency of the thorax in flight. 16 However, these properties, as well as their variation throughout anatomical regions of the thorax 17 or between insect taxa, are not known. In this work, we provide a multi-faceted assessment of 18 thorax cuticle for fliers with asynchronous (honey bee; Apis mellifera) and synchronous 19 (hawkmoth; Manduca sexta) muscles. We investigated cuticle structure using histology, material 20 composition through confocal laser scanning microscopy, and modulus gradation with 21 nanoindentation. -
Dragonf Lies and Damself Lies of Europe
Dragonf lies and Damself lies of Europe A scientific approach to the identification of European Odonata without capture A simple yet detailed guide suitable both for beginners and more expert readers who wish to improve their knowledge of the order Odonata. This book contains images and photographs of all the European species having a stable population, with chapters about their anatomy, biology, behaviour, distribution range and period of flight, plus basic information about the vagrants with only a few sightings reported. On the whole, 143 reported species and over lies of Europe lies and Damself Dragonf 600 photographs are included. Published by WBA Project Srl CARLO GALLIANI, ROBERTO SCHERINI, ALIDA PIGLIA © 2017 Verona - Italy WBA Books ISSN 1973-7815 ISBN 97888903323-6-4 Supporting Institutions CONTENTS Preface 5 © WBA Project - Verona (Italy) Odonates: an introduction to the order 6 WBA HANDBOOKS 7 Dragonflies and Damselflies of Europe Systematics 7 ISSN 1973-7815 Anatomy of Odonates 9 ISBN 97888903323-6-4 Biology 14 Editorial Board: Ludivina Barrientos-Lozano, Ciudad Victoria (Mexico), Achille Casale, Sassari Mating and oviposition 23 (Italy), Mauro Daccordi, Verona (Italy), Pier Mauro Giachino, Torino (Italy), Laura Guidolin, Oviposition 34 Padova (Italy), Roy Kleukers, Leiden (Holland), Bruno Massa, Palermo (Italy), Giovanni Onore, Quito (Ecuador), Giuseppe Bartolomeo Osella, l’Aquila (Italy), Stewart B. Peck, Ottawa (Cana- Predators and preys 41 da), Fidel Alejandro Roig, Mendoza (Argentina), Jose Maria Salgado Costas, Leon (Spain), Fabio Pathogens and parasites 45 Stoch, Roma (Italy), Mauro Tretiach, Trieste (Italy), Dante Vailati, Brescia (Italy). Dichromism, androchromy and secondary homochromy 47 Editor-in-chief: Pier Mauro Giachino Particular situations in the daily life of a dragonfly 48 Managing Editor: Gianfranco Caoduro Warming up the wings 50 Translation: Alida Piglia Text revision: Michael L. -
Arthropod Grasping and Manipulation: a Literature Review
Arthropod Grasping and Manipulation A Literature Review Aaron M. Dollar Harvard BioRobotics Laboratory Technical Report Department of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University April 5, 2001 www.biorobotics.harvard.edu Introduction The purpose of this review is to report on the existing literature on the subject of arthropod grasping and manipulation. In order to gain a proper understanding of the state of the knowledge in this rather broad topic, it is necessary and appropriate to take a step backwards and become familiar with the basics of entomology and arthropod physiology. Once these principles have been understood it will then be possible to proceed towards the more specific literature that has been published in the field. The structure of the review follows this strategy. General background information will be presented first, followed by successively more specific topics, and ending with a review of the refereed journal articles related to arthropod grasping and manipulation. Background The phylum Arthropoda is the largest of the phyla, and includes all animals that have an exoskeleton, a segmented body in series, and six or more jointed legs. There are nine classes within the phylum, five of which the average human is relatively familiar with – insects, arachnids, crustaceans, centipedes, and millipedes. Of all known species of animals on the planet, 82% are arthropods (c. 980,000 species)! And this number just reflects the known species. Estimates put the number of arthropod species remaining to be discovered and named at around 9-30 million, or 10-30 times more than are currently known. And this is just the number of species; the population of each is another matter altogether. -
Odonata) from JEZS 2014; 2 (4): 51-57 © 2014 JEZS Toebirongchhu Sub-Watershed in Punakha District, Received: 23-06-2014
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2014; 2 (4): 51-57 ISSN 2320-7078 New records of dragonflies (Odonata) from JEZS 2014; 2 (4): 51-57 © 2014 JEZS Toebirongchhu sub-watershed in Punakha District, Received: 23-06-2014 Accepted: 29-06-2014 Western Bhutan Tshering Dorji Tshering Dorji Associate Lecturer, Department of Forestry, College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa ABSTRACT Opportunistic survey of dragonfly diversity and distribution was done in Toebirongchhu sub-watershed within Punakha Dzongkhag, Western Bhutan to give updated list of species within the study area and the Dzongkhag, and update the species list for Bhutan. Total of 24 species belonging to 19 genera and 11 families were recorded of which 22 species are new record for the study area, 20 species for the Punakha Dzongkhag and 1 for Bhutan. The updated list of species for Punakha Dzongkhag is 28 species and for Bhutan is 85 species. Important records are Anisogomphus caudalis a Data Deficient species and a new record for Bhutan, Aristocypha (Rhinocypha) cuneata, another Data Deficient species, Epiophlebia laidlawi a Near Threatened species and Anisopleura bella a recently described species currently recorded only from Bhutan. Keywords: Dragonfly, odonata, new record, Toebirongchhu sub-watershed, Punakha, Bhutan. 1. Introduction Dragonflies belong to order Odonata and are among the most ancient of winged insects [1, 2]. The extant dragonflies are divided into two suborders, the Zygoptera or damselflies and the Anisoptera or true dragonflies, and the erstwhile third suborder Anisozygoptera is either included in Anisoptera or combined with them under the new name Epiprocta in recent times [1]. -
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: A
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Armand R. Maggenti Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of September 2005 Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: A Mary Ann Basinger Maggenti University of California-Davis Armand R. Maggenti University of California, Davis Scott Lyell Gardner University of Nebraska - Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology Part of the Zoology Commons Maggenti, Mary Ann Basinger; Maggenti, Armand R.; and Gardner, Scott Lyell, "Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: A" (2005). Armand R. Maggenti Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. 16. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/onlinedictinvertzoology/16 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Armand R. Maggenti Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology 2 abdominal filament see cercus A abdominal ganglia (ARTHRO) Ganglia of the ventral nerve cord that innervate the abdomen, each giving off a pair of principal nerves to the muscles of the segment; located between the alimentary canal and the large ventral mus- cles. abactinal a. [L. ab, from; Gr. aktis, ray] (ECHINOD) Of or per- taining to the area of the body without tube feet that nor- abdominal process (ARTHRO: Crustacea) In Branchiopoda, mally does not include the madreporite; not situated on the fingerlike projections on the dorsal surface of the abdomen. ambulacral area; abambulacral. abactinally adv. abdominal somite (ARTHRO: Crustacea) Any single division of abambulacral see abactinal the body between the thorax and telson; a pleomere; a pleonite. -
Aravalli Range of Rajasthan and Special Thanks to Sh
Occasional Paper No. 353 Studies on Odonata and Lepidoptera fauna of foothills of Aravalli Range, Rajasthan Gaurav Sharma ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 353 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA Studies on Odonata and Lepidoptera fauna of foothills of Aravalli Range, Rajasthan GAURAV SHARMA Zoological Survey of India, Desert Regional Centre, Jodhpur-342 005, Rajasthan Present Address : Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700 053 Edited by the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata Zoological Survey of India Kolkata CITATION Gaurav Sharma. 2014. Studies on Odonata and Lepidoptera fauna of foothills of Aravalli Range, Rajasthan. Rec. zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 353 : 1-104. (Published by the Director, Zool. Surv. India, Kolkata) Published : April, 2014 ISBN 978-81-8171-360-5 © Govt. of India, 2014 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade, be lent, resold hired out or otherwise disposed of without the publisher’s consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which, it is published. The correct price of this publication is the price printed on this page. Any revised price indicated by a rubber stamp or by a sticker or by any other means is incorrect and should be unacceptable. PRICE Indian Rs. 800.00 Foreign : $ 40; £ 30 Published at the Publication Division by the Director Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053 and printed at Calcutta Repro Graphics, Kolkata - 700 006. -
Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2018
Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2018 Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus) photo by Clifton Avery Compiled by Judith Ratcliffe, Zoologist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources www.ncnhp.org C ur Alleghany rit Ashe Northampton Gates C uc Surry am k Stokes P d Rockingham Caswell Person Vance Warren a e P s n Hertford e qu Chowan r Granville q ot ui a Mountains Watauga Halifax m nk an Wilkes Yadkin s Mitchell Avery Forsyth Orange Guilford Franklin Bertie Alamance Durham Nash Yancey Alexander Madison Caldwell Davie Edgecombe Washington Tyrrell Iredell Martin Dare Burke Davidson Wake McDowell Randolph Chatham Wilson Buncombe Catawba Rowan Beaufort Haywood Pitt Swain Hyde Lee Lincoln Greene Rutherford Johnston Graham Henderson Jackson Cabarrus Montgomery Harnett Cleveland Wayne Polk Gaston Stanly Cherokee Macon Transylvania Lenoir Mecklenburg Moore Clay Pamlico Hoke Union d Cumberland Jones Anson on Sampson hm Duplin ic Craven Piedmont R nd tla Onslow Carteret co S Robeson Bladen Pender Sandhills Columbus New Hanover Tidewater Coastal Plain Brunswick THE COUNTIES AND PHYSIOGRAPHIC PROVINCES OF NORTH CAROLINA Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina 2018 Compiled by Judith Ratcliffe, Zoologist North Carolina Natural Heritage Program N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Raleigh, NC 27699-1651 www.ncnhp.org This list is dynamic and is revised frequently as new data become available. New species are added to the list, and others are dropped from the list as appropriate. The list is published periodically, generally every two years.