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A Remarkable Caddisfly with Bipectinate Antennae in Cretaceous
Cretaceous Research 69 (2017) 198e203 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Cretaceous Research journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/CretRes Short communication A remarkable caddisfly with bipectinate antennae in Cretaceous Burmese amber (Insecta, Trichoptera) * Wilfried Wichard a, Bo Wang b, c, a Institute of Biology, University of Koeln, Gronewaldstr. 2, D 50931 Koeln, Germany b State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China c Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China article info abstract Article history: A new caddisfly (Trichoptera), Palaeopsilotreta xiai gen. et sp. nov. is described based on three well- Received 8 August 2016 preserved male specimens from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. It is assigned to the extant family Received in revised form Odontoceridae. Palaeopsilotreta is similar to the extant genus Psilotreta but differs from the latter by 19 September 2016 partially bipectinate antennae which are unknown among living Trichoptera. Our fossils are not only the Accepted in revised form 28 September only Mesozoic Odontoceridae, but also hitherto the earliest record of this family. 2016 © Available online 29 September 2016 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Taxonomy Fossil caddisfly Palaeopsilotreta xiai Psilotreta Odontoceridae 1. Introduction insights into the evolution of this lineage. In this paper, we describe a new extinct genus and species placed in the family Odontocer- Burmese amber (from northern Myanmar) contains the most idae: Palaeopsilotreta xiai gen. et sp. nov., based on three well- diverse biota in amber from the mid-Cretaceous and more than 250 preserved male specimens. -
Alien Dominance of the Parasitoid Wasp Community Along an Elevation Gradient on Hawai’I Island
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln USGS Staff -- Published Research US Geological Survey 2008 Alien dominance of the parasitoid wasp community along an elevation gradient on Hawai’i Island Robert W. Peck U.S. Geological Survey, [email protected] Paul C. Banko U.S. Geological Survey Marla Schwarzfeld U.S. Geological Survey Melody Euaparadorn U.S. Geological Survey Kevin W. Brinck U.S. Geological Survey Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub Peck, Robert W.; Banko, Paul C.; Schwarzfeld, Marla; Euaparadorn, Melody; and Brinck, Kevin W., "Alien dominance of the parasitoid wasp community along an elevation gradient on Hawai’i Island" (2008). USGS Staff -- Published Research. 652. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsstaffpub/652 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the US Geological Survey at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in USGS Staff -- Published Research by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Biol Invasions (2008) 10:1441–1455 DOI 10.1007/s10530-008-9218-1 ORIGINAL PAPER Alien dominance of the parasitoid wasp community along an elevation gradient on Hawai’i Island Robert W. Peck Æ Paul C. Banko Æ Marla Schwarzfeld Æ Melody Euaparadorn Æ Kevin W. Brinck Received: 7 December 2007 / Accepted: 21 January 2008 / Published online: 6 February 2008 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008 Abstract Through intentional and accidental increased with increasing elevation, with all three introduction, more than 100 species of alien Ichneu- elevations differing significantly from each other. monidae and Braconidae (Hymenoptera) have Nine species purposely introduced to control pest become established in the Hawaiian Islands. -
Minutes of the January 25, 2010, Meeting of the Board of Regents
MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 25, 2010, MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS ATTENDANCE This scheduled meeting of the Board of Regents was held on Monday, January 25, 2010, in the Regents’ Room of the Smithsonian Institution Castle. The meeting included morning, afternoon, and executive sessions. Board Chair Patricia Q. Stonesifer called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. Also present were: The Chief Justice 1 Sam Johnson 4 John W. McCarter Jr. Christopher J. Dodd Shirley Ann Jackson David M. Rubenstein France Córdova 2 Robert P. Kogod Roger W. Sant Phillip Frost 3 Doris Matsui Alan G. Spoon 1 Paul Neely, Smithsonian National Board Chair David Silfen, Regents’ Investment Committee Chair 2 Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Senators Thad Cochran and Patrick J. Leahy, and Representative Xavier Becerra were unable to attend the meeting. Also present were: G. Wayne Clough, Secretary John Yahner, Speechwriter to the Secretary Patricia L. Bartlett, Chief of Staff to the Jeffrey P. Minear, Counselor to the Chief Justice Secretary T.A. Hawks, Assistant to Senator Cochran Amy Chen, Chief Investment Officer Colin McGinnis, Assistant to Senator Dodd Virginia B. Clark, Director of External Affairs Kevin McDonald, Assistant to Senator Leahy Barbara Feininger, Senior Writer‐Editor for the Melody Gonzales, Assistant to Congressman Office of the Regents Becerra Grace L. Jaeger, Program Officer for the Office David Heil, Assistant to Congressman Johnson of the Regents Julie Eddy, Assistant to Congresswoman Matsui Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Francisco Dallmeier, Head of the National Art, and Culture Zoological Park’s Center for Conservation John K. -
Eubrontes and Anomoepus Track
Sullivan, R.M. and Lucas, S.G., eds., 2016, Fossil Record 5. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 74. 345 EUBRONTES AND ANOMOEPUS TRACK ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MIDDLE JURASSIC XIASHAXIMIAO FORMATION OF ZIZHONG COUNTY, SICHUAN, CHINA: REVIEW, ICHNOTAXONOMY AND NOTES ON PRESERVED TAIL TRACES LIDA XING1, MARTIN G. LOCKLEY2, GUANGZHAO PENG3, YONG YE3, JIANPING ZHANG1, MASAKI MATSUKAWA4, HENDRIK KLEIN5, RICHARD T. MCCREA6 and W. SCOTT PERSONS IV7 1School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; -email: [email protected]; 2Dinosaur Trackers Research Group, University of Colorado Denver, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217; 3 Zigong Dinosaur Museum, Zigong 643013, Sichuan, China; 4 Department of Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8501, Japan; 5 Saurierwelt Paläontologisches Museum Alte Richt 7, D-92318 Neumarkt, Germany; 6 Peace Region Palaeontology Research Centre, Box 1540, Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia V0C 2W0, Canada; 7 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta 11455 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada Abstract—The Nianpanshan dinosaur tracksite, first studied in the 1980s, was designated as the type locality of the monospecific ichnogenus Jinlijingpus, and the source of another tridactyl track, Chuanchengpus, both presumably of theropod affinity. After the site was mapped in 2001, these two ichnotaxa were considered synonyms of Eubrontes and Anomoepus, respectively, the latter designation being the first identification of this ichnogenus in China. The assemblage indicates a typical Jurassic ichnofauna. The present study reinvestigates the site in the light of the purported new ichnospecies Chuanchengpus shenglingensis that was introduced in 2012. After re- evaluation of the morphological and extramorphological features, C. -
Studies on Continental Late Triassic Tetrapod Biochronology. I. the Type Locality of Saturnalia Tupiniquim and the Faunal Succession in South Brazil
Journal of South American Earth Sciences 19 (2005) 205–218 www.elsevier.com/locate/jsames Studies on continental Late Triassic tetrapod biochronology. I. The type locality of Saturnalia tupiniquim and the faunal succession in south Brazil Max Cardoso Langer* Departamento de Biologia, FFCLRP, Universidade de Sa˜o Paulo (USP), Av. Bandeirantes 3900, 14040-901 Ribeira˜o Preto, SP, Brazil Received 1 November 2003; accepted 1 January 2005 Abstract Late Triassic deposits of the Parana´ Basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, encompass a single third-order, tetrapod-bearing sedimentary sequence that includes parts of the Alemoa Member (Santa Maria Formation) and the Caturrita Formation. A rich, diverse succession of terrestrial tetrapod communities is recorded in these sediments, which can be divided into at least three faunal associations. The stem- sauropodomorph Saturnalia tupiniquim was collected in the locality known as ‘Waldsanga’ near the city of Santa Maria. In that area, the deposits of the Alemoa Member yield the ‘Alemoa local fauna,’ which typifies the first association; includes the rhynchosaur Hyperodapedon, aetosaurs, and basal dinosaurs; and is coeval with the lower fauna of the Ischigualasto Formation, Bermejo Basin, NW Argentina. The second association is recorded in deposits of both the Alemoa Member and the Caturrita Formation, characterized by the rhynchosaur ‘Scaphonyx’ sulcognathus and the cynodont Exaeretodon, and correlated with the upper fauna of the Ischigualasto Formation. Various isolated outcrops of the Caturrita Formation yield tetrapod fossils that correspond to post-Ischigualastian faunas but might not belong to a single faunal association. The record of the dicynodont Jachaleria suggests correlations with the lower part of the Los Colorados Formation, NW Argentina, whereas remains of derived tritheledontid cynodonts indicate younger ages. -
Tetrapod Biostratigraphy and Biochronology of the Triassic–Jurassic Transition on the Southern Colorado Plateau, USA
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 244 (2007) 242–256 www.elsevier.com/locate/palaeo Tetrapod biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Triassic–Jurassic transition on the southern Colorado Plateau, USA Spencer G. Lucas a,⁎, Lawrence H. Tanner b a New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. N.W., Albuquerque, NM 87104-1375, USA b Department of Biology, Le Moyne College, 1419 Salt Springs Road, Syracuse, NY 13214, USA Received 15 March 2006; accepted 20 June 2006 Abstract Nonmarine fluvial, eolian and lacustrine strata of the Chinle and Glen Canyon groups on the southern Colorado Plateau preserve tetrapod body fossils and footprints that are one of the world's most extensive tetrapod fossil records across the Triassic– Jurassic boundary. We organize these tetrapod fossils into five, time-successive biostratigraphic assemblages (in ascending order, Owl Rock, Rock Point, Dinosaur Canyon, Whitmore Point and Kayenta) that we assign to the (ascending order) Revueltian, Apachean, Wassonian and Dawan land-vertebrate faunachrons (LVF). In doing so, we redefine the Wassonian and the Dawan LVFs. The Apachean–Wassonian boundary approximates the Triassic–Jurassic boundary. This tetrapod biostratigraphy and biochronology of the Triassic–Jurassic transition on the southern Colorado Plateau confirms that crurotarsan extinction closely corresponds to the end of the Triassic, and that a dramatic increase in dinosaur diversity, abundance and body size preceded the end of the Triassic. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Triassic–Jurassic boundary; Colorado Plateau; Chinle Group; Glen Canyon Group; Tetrapod 1. Introduction 190 Ma. On the southern Colorado Plateau, the Triassic– Jurassic transition was a time of significant changes in the The Four Corners (common boundary of Utah, composition of the terrestrial vertebrate (tetrapod) fauna. -
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A couple of partially-feathered creatures about the The Outside Story size of a turkey pop out of a stand of ferns. By the water you spot a flock of bigger animals, lean and predatory, catching fish. And then an even bigger pair of animals, each longer than a car, with ostentatious crests on their heads, stalk out of the heat haze. The fish-catchers dart aside, but the new pair have just come to drink. We can only speculate what a walk through Jurassic New England would be like, but the fossil record leaves many hints. According to Matthew Inabinett, one of the Beneski Museum of Natural History’s senior docents and a student of vertebrate paleontology, dinosaur footprints found in the sedimentary rock of the Connecticut Valley reveal much about these animals and their environment. At the time, the land that we know as New England was further south, close to where Cuba is now. A system of rift basins that cradled lakes ran right through our region, from North Carolina to Nova Scotia. As reliable sources of water, with plants for the herbivores and fish for the carnivores, the lakes would have been havens of life. While most of the fossil footprints found in New England so far are in the lower Connecticut Valley, Dinosaur Tracks they provide a window into a world that extended throughout the region. According to Inabinett, the By: Rachel Marie Sargent tracks generally fall into four groupings. He explained that these names are for the tracks, not Imagine taking a walk through a part of New the dinosaurs that made them, since, “it’s very England you’ve never seen—how it was 190 million difficult, if not impossible, to match a footprint to a years ago. -
Abelisaurus Comahuensis 321 Acanthodiscus Sp. 60, 64
Index Page numbers in italic denote figure. Page numbers in bold denote tables. Abelisaurus comahuensis 321 structure 45-50 Acanthodiscus sp. 60, 64 Andean Fold and Thrust Belt 37-53 Acantholissonia gerthi 61 tectonic evolution 50-53 aeolian facies tectonic framework 39 Huitrin Formation 145, 151-152, 157 Andes, Neuqu6n 2, 3, 5, 6 Troncoso Member 163-164, 167, 168 morphostructural units 38 aeolian systems, flooded 168, 169, 170, 172, stratigraphy 40 174-182 tectonic evolution, 15-32, 37-39, 51 Aeolosaurus 318 interaction with Neuqu6n Basin 29-30 Aetostreon 200, 305 Andes, topography 37 Afropollis 76 Andesaurus delgadoi 318, 320 Agrio Fold and Thrust Belt 3, 16, 18, 29, 30 andesite 21, 23, 26, 42, 44 development 41 anoxia see dysoxia-anoxia stratigraphy 39-40, 40, 42 Aphrodina 199 structure 39, 42-44, 47 Aphrodina quintucoensis 302 uplift Late Cretaceous 43-44 Aptea notialis 75 Agrio Formation Araucariacites australis 74, 75, 76 ammonite biostratigraphy 58, 61, 63, 65, 66, Araucarioxylon 95,273-276 67 arc morphostructural units 38 bedding cycles 232, 234-247 Arenicolites 193, 196 calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy 68, 71, Argentiniceras noduliferum 62 72 biozone 58, 61 highstand systems tract 154 Asteriacites 90, 91,270 lithofacies 295,296, 297, 298-302 Asterosoma 86 92 marine facies 142-143, 144, 153 Auca Mahuida volcano 25, 30 organic facies 251-263 Aucasaurus garridoi 321 palaeoecology 310, 311,312 Auquilco evaporites 42 palaeoenvironment 309- 310, 311, Avil6 Member 141,253, 298 312-313 ammonites 66 palynomorph biostratigraphy 74, -
Identification Key to the Subfamilies of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)
Identification key to the subfamilies of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) Gavin Broad Dept. of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK Notes on the key, February 2011 This key to ichneumonid subfamilies should be regarded as a test version and feedback will be much appreciated (emails to [email protected]). Many of the illustrations are provisional and more characters need to be illustrated, which is a work in progress. Many of the scanning electron micrographs were taken by Sondra Ward for Ian Gauld’s series of volumes on the Ichneumonidae of Costa Rica. Many of the line drawings are by Mike Fitton. I am grateful to Pelle Magnusson for the photographs of Brachycyrtus ornatus and for his suggestion as to where to include this subfamily in the key. Other illustrations are my own work. Morphological terminology mostly follows Fitton et al. (1988). A comprehensively illustrated list of morphological terms employed here is in development. In lateral views, the anterior (head) end of the wasp is to the left and in dorsal or ventral images, the anterior (head) end is uppermost. There are a few exceptions (indicated in figure legends) and these will rectified soon. Identifying ichneumonids Identifying ichneumonids can be a daunting process, with about 2,400 species in Britain and Ireland. These are currently classified into 32 subfamilies (there are a few more extralimitally). Rather few of these subfamilies are reconisable on the basis of simple morphological character states, rather, they tend to be reconisable on combinations of characters that occur convergently and in different permutations across various groups of ichneumonids. -
Distribution, Hosts and Biology of Diaeretiella Rapae (M'intosh
Pakistan J. Zool., vol. 44(5), pp. 1307-1315, 2012. Distribution, Hosts and Biology of Diaeretiella rapae (M’Intosh) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) in Punjab, Pakistan Imran Bodlah,* Muhammad Naeem and Ata Ul Mohsin Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Abstract .- Diaeretiella rapae (M’Intosh) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae ) aphid parasitoid is reported from various districts of Punjab Province of Pakistan from a wide range of host aphids and plant associations, including some new evidences. Biological information centered development, life-stages and their micrographes, mating and oviposition, adult lon gevity and food have been discussed. Biology of the parasitoid reared on Myzus persicae aphids in the laboratory at 23±1°C have been discussed. The development cycle from larva to adult was completed in about 11.5 days at 21-23°C. The pre-mating period of males (n=10) varied between 20 and 40 minutes (mean: 28.8 min), however it was longer in females most of which rejected all copulatory attempts at least two hours after emergence . When newly emerged females were confined with males for a period of 12 h, all mated i.e., they produced progeny of both sexes. Copulation time (n = 10 pairs) was between 30 and 60 s (mean: 46.3 s). Oviposition time (n = 10 females) was between 46 and 64 s (mean: 52.6 s). Female lived longer (11.1± 0.16 days) than males (9.4 ± 0.18 days) when offered honey and water. The lifespan of adult females was shorter (10.2 ± 0.05 days) in the presence of host aphids and host plant leaves than only with honey and water. -
COMUNICATO UFFICIALE Comunicato Uff. N°7 Del 03/12/2019
COMUNICATO UFFICIALE Comunicato uff. n°7 del 03/12/2019 Risultati CAMPIONATO <ELITE> SUD - GIRONI - Girone GIRONE UNICO Giorn Squadre Ris A 7 S.S.D.POL. ETRUSCA VETULONIA - A.S.D. ALBERESE 2 - 0 A 7 U.S.D. PAGANICO - A.C.D. SEGGIANO 2 - 2 A 7 A.S.D. MAGLIANO - A.S.D. POL. MONTEMERANO 1 - 1 A 7 S.S.D. ARGENTARIO AMATORI - S. ANGELO SCALO 4 - 3 A 7 A.S.D. CAMPAGNATICO AM.ARCILLE - C.C. e SPORT POLVEROSA 2 - 3 A 7 NEW TEAM MARSILIANA - GRANDUCATO DEL SASSO 3 - 1 Classifica CAMPIONATO <ELITE> SUD - Girone GIRONE UNICO Squadra P.Ti G V N P RF RS DR CD Pen U.S.D. PAGANICO 13 6 4 1 1 13 8 5 29 0 C.C. e SPORT POLVEROSA 12 6 4 0 2 9 8 1 10 0 A.S.D. POL. MONTEMERANO 11 6 3 2 1 11 6 5 28 0 S.S.D.POL. ETRUSCA VETULONIA 10 6 3 1 2 12 4 8 16 0 NEW TEAM MARSILIANA 10 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 24 0 S.S.D. ARGENTARIO AMATORI 9 6 3 0 3 11 12 -1 13 0 A.C.D. SEGGIANO 9 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 18 0 A.S.D. ALBERESE 7 6 2 1 3 6 8 -2 10 0 GRANDUCATO DEL SASSO 6 6 2 0 4 8 12 -4 9 0 A.S.D. CAMPAGNATICO AM.ARCILLE 6 5 2 0 3 8 12 -4 20 0 A.S.D. -
NEUQUÉN BASIN, ARGENTINA Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis, Vol
Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis ISSN: 1669-7316 [email protected] Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología Argentina TUNIK, Maisa A.; PAZOS, Pablo J.; IMPICCINI, Agnes; LAZO, Darío; AGUIRRE- URRETA, María Beatriz DOLOMITIZED TIDAL CYCLES IN THE AGUA DE LA MULA MEMBER OF THE AGRIO FORMATION (LOWER CRETACEOUS), NEUQUÉN BASIN, ARGENTINA Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis, vol. 16, núm. 1, enero-julio, 2009, pp. 29-43 Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología Buenos Aires, Argentina Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=381740363004 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SEDIMENTOLOGY AND BASIN ANALYSIS | VOL. 16 (1) 2009, 29-43 © Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología - ISSN 1669 7316 DOLOMITIZED TIDAL CYCLES IN THE AGUA DE LA MULA MEMBER OF THE AGRIO FORMATION (LOWER CRETACEOUS), NEUQUÉN BASIN, ARGENTINA Maisa A. TUNIK 1, Pablo J. PAZOS 2, Agnes IMPICCINI 3, Darío LAZO 4 and María Beatriz AGUIRRE-URRETA 4 1Laboratorio de Tectónica Andina, Universidad de Buenos Aires. CONICET. Actualmente en: CIMAR - Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Av. Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén. Argentina. E-mail: [email protected] 2Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, 1428 Buenos Aires. Argentina. 3Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Av. Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén, Argentina. 4Laboratorio de Bioestratigrafía de Alta Resolución. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón 2, 1428 Buenos Aires. Argentina. Abstract: The Agrio Formation (Valanginian to early Barremian) is a siliciclastic and carbonate unit of the Neuquén Basin in west central Argentina.