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Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the taxonomy and biology of the Dryinidae and Embolemidae (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. These are parasitoids of leafhoppers and planthoppers (Homoptera Auchenorrhyncha). The first part of the book examines general aspects of morphology, biology, natural enemies, economic importance, fossils, evolution and affinities. The second part deals with the classification of the species living in Fennoscandia and Denmark, with keys, descriptions, geographic distribution, hosts and bionomics. The knowledge of the taxonomy and biology of the Dryinidae is important for biological control projects. The book is finely illustrated with 60 original drawings and 32 watercolours.Trade Review'...this mostly excellent and authoritative book should surely provide a good basis for hauling this interesting and bizarre group of parasitoids back into strong focus for British hymenopterists.' Mark R. Shaw, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 1996. 'Cet ouvrage est à recommander notamment à tous ceux qui s'intéressent à la lutte biologique contre les ravageurs des cultures.' Revue française d'Entomologie, 1995.

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Book SynopsisVolume 8 in the series, appearing in two parts, A and B, deals with the systematics of cyst nematodes of the subfamily Heteroderinae. Cyst nematodes are important pathogens causing extensive damage and significant yield loss to many crops in both temperate and tropical regions. Part A presents summarised information on various aspects of morphology, biology, ecology, pathology, biogeography, control measures and diagnostics of these nematodes. Molecular diagnostic tables and comprehensive tabular and dichotomous keys for species identification, together with descriptions of protocols for extraction, light and electron microscopy studies, and molecular diagnostics are also included. The taxonomic section of part A provides diagnoses for six genera, viz., Globodera, Punctodera, Cactodera, Dolichodera, Betulodera and Paradolichodera, and includes descriptions and morphometrics of 30 valid species. The work is illustrated by 101 drawings and photos. The genus Heterodera is mainly covered in part B, complete descriptions and morphometrics of the 80 known valid species being provided and the species illustrated by 159 line drawings and photos. Identification of the species using morphological and molecular techniques is also covered. Each part includes an extensive bibliography.Trade Review[T]he volumes are an excellent source of information on systematics of Heteroderinae and providing an updated compilation of data of all currently recognised valid species, their morphology and distribution. In particular, the summarised information on biochemical and molecular diagnostics are of great value, with data available for individual cyst nematode species. The books are thus indispensable to anyone interested in the taxonomy or diagnostics of cyst nematodes worldwide Dieter Sturhan, Julius Kühn-Institut, Münster, Germany, in Nematology vol. 13(2), 2011 These two volumes will most certainly become important reference books and should be available in every library of agricultural, biology and zoology departments and research centres. The two books will be of great help to all those (students, university professors, researchers, phytosanitary officers) involved in the study, identification and management of these peculiar and economically important nematodes, and having a copy on their own desks would be desirable. Nicola Greco, Nematologia Mediterranea, June 2011 […] the most comprehensive treatise currently available on cyst-forming nematodes and, as such, constitutes a unique and most valuable source of information, and a precious guide to anyone (scientists, teachers, students, extension officers) who is interested in Nematology at large, and in cyst nematodes in particular. Pablo Castillo in Plant Pathology (2012) 61, 424

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Book SynopsisThis volume, 9A, contains the material on the euphausiaceans, amphionidaceans, and many of the decapods (dendrobranchiates, carideans, stenopodideans, astacidans, and palinurans). With the publication of this ninth volume in the Treatise on Zoology: The Crustacea, we depart from the sequence one would normally expect. Some crustacean groups never had a French version produced, namely, the orders Stomatopoda, Euphausiacea, Amphionidacea, and Decapoda; the largest contingent of these involved Decapoda – a group of tremendous diversity and for which we have great depth of knowledge. The organization and production of these “new” chapters began independently from the other chapters and volumes. Originally envisioned by the editorial team to encompass volume 9 of the series, it quickly became evident that the depth of material for such a volume must involve the printing of separate fascicles. These new chapters are now nearing completion, and the decision was made to begin publication of volume 9 immediately rather than wait until after volumes 3 through 8 would appear.Table of ContentsPreface Vassily Spiridonov & Bernadette Casanova, Order Euphausiacea Dana, 1852 Charles H. J. M. Fransen, Order Amphionidacea Williamson, 1973 [Editorial notice], Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Carolina Tavares & Joel W. Martin, Suborder Dendrobranchiata Bate, 1888 Mary K. Wicksten, Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 Joseph W. Goy, Infraorder Stenopodidea Claus, 1872 [Vignette only of: Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 p.p.: the marine clawed lobsters] Francesca Gherardi, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Günter Vogt, Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo & Keith A. Crandall, Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 p.p.: the freshwater crayfish Kari L. Lavalli & Ehud Spanier, Infraorder Palinura Latreille, 1802 List of contributors Taxonomic index Subject index

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Book SynopsisThere are an estimated 40,000 species of chrysomelids, or leaf beetles, worldwide. These biologically interesting and often colorful organisms, such as the tortoise beetles, have a broad range of life histories and fascinating adaptations. For example, there are chrysomelids with shortened wings (brachypterous) and elytra (brachelytrous), other species are viviparous, and yet other leaf beetles have complicated anti predator-parasitoid defenses. Some species, such as corn rootworms (several species in the genus Diabrotica) constitute major agricultural crop pests. Research on Chrysomelidae 2 is a the second volume of a series of volumes on the Chrysomelidae edited by Jolivet, Santiago-Blay, and Schmitt.Trade ReviewFrom the preface: This book can’t help but engage the reader because its focus is the family Chrysomelidae and the editors have put together a fascinating family album. May Berenbaum, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois "Contrary to the somewhat dry title of the book, it contains 20 very interesting contributions [of which] the main scientific value is not just in alpha-taxonomy [...] but rather in the fields of ecology and phylogeny." Translated from: M.A. Jäch, Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 79, p.320, July 2009 The publications in this second volume are predominantly of high scientific level. Not only Chrysomelidae-friends will appreciate this book. Translated from: M.A. Jäch, Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 80, p.170, September 2010 The high sales price is worth the information in this book. It should be available at every entomological institute that seriously studies leaf beetles. Ron Beenen, translated from Entomologische Berichten (2010)Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Constraints on larval feeding morphology and selective removal of host-plant trichomes by a monophagous cassidine beetle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Danessa S. Boligon; Lenice Medeiros; Rosy M. S. Isaias, and Gilson R. P. Moreira Chrysomelids and their host plants along an altitudinal gradient in an Atlantic rain forest in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Vivian Flinte, Margarete Valverde de Macedo, and Ricardo Ferreira Monteiro Chrysomelidae of the Lesser Sunda Islands: Wallace’s Line and the crossing of worlds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Mohamed S. Mohamedsaid Retournement of the aedeagus in Chrysomelidae – revisited . . . . . . . . . . 105 Krishna K.Verma Proceedings of the 6th international symposium on the Chrysomelidae . . . 115 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Oviposition by Pyrrhalta viburni (Paykull) on dead plant material: successful reproductive strategy or maladaptive behavior? . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Gaylord A. Desurmont, Charissa M. Fritzen, and Paul A. Weston Flea beetle diversity of the Sierra Tarahumara, Copper Canyon, Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 David G. Furth Morphology of the adult and immature stages, biology, and phylogenetic placement of Donaciasta goeckei Monrós, 1958 (Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae: Donaciini) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Elizabeth Grobbelaar Glands of leaf beetle larvae – protective structures against attacking predators and pathogens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Jürgen Gross and Henrike Schmidtberg Extraocular photoreceptors and frontal grooves in Criocerinae ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Uta Heidenreich, Anke Schmitz, and Michael Schmitt Altica litigata ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae): a DNA approach to species verifi cation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Tracie M. Jenkins, Tyler D. Eaton, and Z. Chen Biogeography and biology of the New Caledonian Chrysomelidae ( Coleoptera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Pierre Jolivet and Krishna K. Verma Chromosomal evolution and trophic affi liation in the genus Chrysolina ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Eduard Petitpierre and Yuri Mikhailov Leaf beetles from the Mecsek Hills (Southern Hungary). History of entomological research on the territory and some remarks on the Hungarian chrysomelid fauna ( Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Károly Vig Abstract: Diversity patterns of African Galerucinae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Th omas Wagner Color plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 Subject index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Zoological index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Botanical index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297

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Book SynopsisThis volume is in honour of Danièle Guinot (Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France), and was born out of our admiration for Danièle’s immense contributions to her discipline. A total of 35 of her colleagues have contributed to this volume, submitting papers on those aspects of the Brachyura to which Danièle, herself, has significantly contributed – taxonomy, evolution, morphology, palaeontology and general biology of crabs.

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Book SynopsisThe role of non-native species in their new environments is one of the central issues in conservation biology and ecology today. This book presents a comprehensive evolutionary exploration of the complex and dynamic interactions between introduced species and native ones, and shows that non-native species can bring useful and important contributions to novel ecosystems. Based on a wide variety of examples and case studies, a strong case is made for a more positive and objective approach to non-native species and a greater appreciation of the valuable ecosystem services they provide.Trade ReviewRadu Guiaşu has written a thoughtful and critical review of our ideas about nonnative species. An aquatic ecologist, Guiaşu questions the common notion that introduced species represent a major global ecological calamity. This is a must read for anyone interested in conservation and biodiversity. - Mark A. Davis, Professor of Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN Radu Guiaşu's book adds a welcome new voice to the growing chorus of conservation "heretics" calling for comprehending—rather than reflexively confronting—introduced species, and for accommodating them wherever that accomplishes the greater good. - Matthew K Chew Ph.D., Arizona State University, Center for Biology & Society Dr. Guiasu has performed a Herculean task of covering the field of invasive species from a wide and diverse angle. He has expertly both covered and critiqued a large scientific field with a style of writing that makes this a joy to read. Although the scientific depth is apparent, Dr. Guiasu has deftly presented the ideas such that experts and non-experts will be informed, entertained, and challenged to think about one of the foremost threats to nature. Rather than just report findings, Dr. Guiasu presents the field of invasive biology with all of the successes and faults in an open way allowing the reader to draw their own nuanced conclusions. This book is destined to become a staple reading for biologists in any field, but an essential read for ecologists and conservation biologists. This book will be added to the required reading list for my students. - Dr. Paul A. Moore Ph.D., Biology Department, Bowling Green State UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 The Troublesome Matter of Subjective Definitions 8 2 The Dynamic Distributions of Species and the Static Concept of Native Range 38 3 Speciation, Biodiversity, and Introduced Species 57 4 The Controversies Regarding the Perceived Negative Impacts of Non-native Species 83 5 Positive Contributions of Introduced Species 139 6 Changing Ecosystems and Impacts of Introduced Species over Time 160 7 The Endless War on Invasive Species – Control and Eradication Programs 203 8 Some Conclusions and Some Questions 244 Literature Cited 277 Index 309

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Book SynopsisThis volume is devoted to the memory of the Dutch carcinologist Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis (1921-2008) who dedicated his life to the taxonomy and systematics of Crustacea. His scientific career started in 1941 with his first publications and continued for 68 years in which he produced over 600 titles totalling almost 13000 pages describing more than 400 taxa new to science. In this volume his friends and colleagues pay tribute to his legacy. Included are an extensive biography and over 50 papers mainly dealing with systematic and taxonomic issues, which emanate from his knowledge and inspiration.Table of ContentsPreface FRANSEN, CHARLES H.J.M., SAMMY DE GRAVE & PETER K.L. NG, In Memoriam Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis VERVOORT, WIM, CHRIS SMEENK, CHARLES H.J.M. FRANSEN & PETER K.L. NG, Personal recollections of Lipke Bijdeley Holthuis AHYONG, SHANE T., Stomatopoda from the Philippines collected by the AURORA 2007 Expedition (Eurysquilloidea, Lysiosquilloidea and Gonodactyloidea) ANKER, ARTHUR & SAMMY DE GRAVE, ______, a new genus for Periclimenes (Periclimenaeus) bermudensis Armstrong, 1940 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae) ASAKURA, AKIRA & HIROYUKI TACHIKAWA, Diogenes _____, a new species of hermit crab (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) from shallow waters of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, Japan BOYKO, CHRISTOPHER B. & JASON D. WILLIAMS, A new genus and species of primitive bopyrid (Isopoda, Bopyridae) parasitizing hermit crabs (Anomura) from deep waters in the eastern Atlantic and Japan BRUCE, ALEXANDER J. & JUNJI OKUNO, Designation of a new genus _____, with supplementary description and range extension of its type species, L. lanipes (Kemp, 1922) (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) CAI, YIXIONG, Parisia _____, a new species of freshwater shrimp from Papua New Guinea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) CUMBERLIDGE, NEIL & KIRSTIN S. MEYER, A new species of Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838, from southwestern Ethiopia (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamonautidae) DAVIE, PETER J. F., _____ nom. nov. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae): a replacement name for Meriola Davie, 1993 DAVIE, PETER J. F., A new species of Perisesarma (Brachyura, Sesarmidae) from Western Australia DE GRAVE, SAMMY, A new species of the genus Typton Costa (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae) from Ascension Island ĎURIŠ, ZDENĔK & MILAN KOCH, Potamonautes _____, a new species of African freshwater crab (Decapoda, Potamonautidae) from Sénégal FRAAIJE, RENÉ H. B., BARRY W. M. VAN BAKEL & JOHN W. M. JAGT, First record of Dromia neogenica Müller, 1979 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Dromiidae) from Neogene strata in the southern North Sea basin FRANSEN, CHARLES H.J.M., Periclimenes _____ spec. nov., a new sponge-associated pontoniine shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) from Indonesia FRANŢESCU, ADINA L., RODNEY M. FELDMANN & CARRIE E. SCHWEITZER, A new genus and species of dromiid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Middle Eocene of South Carolina GALIL, BELLA S. & ALEX SHLAGMAN, An annotated list of the decapod Crustacea of the Mediterranean coast of Israel – half a century later GUINOT, DANIÈLE, ANTONIO DE ANGELI & ALESSANDRO GARASSINO, _____, a new genus from the Eocene of Italy (Decapoda, Brachyura, Hexapodidae) HENDRICKX, MICHEL, E. & MANUEL AYON PARENTE, A new species of Munida Leach (Decapoda, Galatheidae) from off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico HILLER, ALEXANDRA & BERND WERDING, Redescription of Petrolisthes militaris (Heller, 1862), with description of a new species from the Indo-West Pacific (Decapoda, Porcellanidae) HUANG, JUNG-FU, On a new species, Oreophorus _____ sp. nov. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Leucosiidae), from the Indian Ocean IRHAM, MOHAMMAD, FREDERICK R. SCHRAM, & RONALD VONK, A new species of Pygocephalomorpha (Eumalacostraca, Peracarida) from the Leitchfield Formation, Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) of Grayson County, Kentucky, U.S.A. KOLLER, PETER, HUNG-CHANG LIU & CHRISTOPH D. SCHUBART, A new semiterrestrial species of Parasesarma De Man, 1895, from Taiwan (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae) KOMAI, TOMOYUKI, A new deep-water species of Metacrangon (Decapoda, Caridea, Crangonidae) from Japan LEMAITRE, RAFAEL, A new species of Micropagurus McLaughlin, 1986 (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) from French Polynesia LIU, WENLIANG & RUIYU LIU (J. Y. LIU), The subfamily Neogebiculinae (Decapoda, Gebiidea, Upogebiidae) in the South China Sea LOW, MARTYN E.Y., SWEE HE TAN, NGAN KEE NG & PETER K. L. NG, The identities of Grapsus nankin Tu, Tu, Wu, Ling & Hsu, 1923, and Grapsus nankin Lin, 1926 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Varunidae) MACPHERSON, ENRIQUE & KEIJI BABA, Revision of the genus Sadayoshia (Anomura, Galatheidae), with description of three new species MAGALHĀES, CÉLIO, A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Microthelphusa (Decapoda, Pseudothelphusidae) from a tepui in the Serra do Aracá, State of Amazonas, Brazil MARIN, IVAN & JUNJI OKUNO, Laomenes _____ sp. nov., a new species of crinoid-associated pontoniine shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) from the Izu Islands, Japan, with some remarks on Japanese species of the genus Laomenes Clark, 1915 MCLAUGHLIN, PATSY A. & JUNJI OKUNO, A new and distinctive Japanese species of Nematopagurus (Decapoda, Paguridae), and a new record for Nematopagurus alcocki McLaughlin, 1997 MCLAY, COLIN, L., JUN KITAURA, KEIJI WADA & NGAN KEE NG, Behavioural and molecular evidence for the systematic position of Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax) hirtipes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846, with comments on macrophthalmine subgenera (Decapoda, Brachyura, Macrophthalmidae) MENDOZA, JOSE C.E., A new species of _____ Davie, 2010 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae, Liomerinae) from the Bohol Sea, Philippines MITSUHASHI, MASAKO, XINZHENG LI & TIN-YAM CHAN, Neoclimenes _____ n. gen., n. sp., a new deep-sea pontoniine shrimp from the South China Sea (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) NAIYANETR, PHAIBUL & DARREN C.J. YEO, A new species of Thaipotamon Ng & Naiyanetr, 1993 (Brachyura, Potamidae) from Thailand NARUSE, TOHRU & PETER CASTRO, Two new species of Singhaplax Serène & Soh, 1976 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacidae) from the Philippines and Solomon Islands NG, NGAN KEE, A new species of Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1858, from Cebu Island, Philippines (Decapoda, Brachuyra, Varunidae) NG, PETER, K. L., On the identity of Para-Bary-thelphusa grapsoides longipes Balss, 1937, with description of a new species from the Philippines (Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae) NG, PETER K. L. & PAUL F. CLARK, The identity of Euryplax bevisi Stebbing, 1921 (Decapoda, Brachyura) NG, PETER K. L. & QUDDUSI B. KAZMI, Planopilumnus _____, a new species of planopilumnid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pseudozioidea) from Pakistan OKUNO, JUNJI & G. CURT FIEDLER, Lysmata _____, a new species of peppermint shrimp (Decapoda, Hippolytidae) from warm temperate and subtropical waters of Japan POORE, GARY C.B. & DAVID J. COLLINS, Parascytoleptus and Spongiaxius redefined with two new species from the southwestern Pacific (Decapoda, Axiidea, Axiidae) RAHAYU, DWI LISTYO, A new species of Dardanus Paul’son from the southwestern Pacific (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) RICHARD, JASMINE & PAUL F. CLARK, A new species of Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from the Betsiboka River Basin, Madagascar RICHER DE FORGES, BERTRAND, Majoid crabs from the Mozambique Channel with the description of a new species of Oxypleurodon Miers, 1886 (Decapoda, Brachyura) SAKAI, KATSUSHI, A new species, Paragebicula _____ sp. nov. in the subfamily Neogebiculinae Sakai, 2006 (Decapoda, Upogebiidae) from the northern Adriatic Sea SHIH, HSI-TE, JHY-YUN SHY & JUNG-HSIANG LEE, A new freshwater crab of the genus Geothelphusa (Brachyura, Potamidae) from southwestern Taiwan TAKEDA, MASATSUNE & HIRONORI KOMATSU, A new xanthid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from a submarine cave in the Philippines TAVARES, MARCOS & GUSTAVO A.S. DE MELO, A new species of Neopilumnoplax Serène in Guinot, 1969 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Mathildellidae) from the southwestern Atlantic UDEKEM D'ACOZ, CÉDRIC D’, A new abyssal Liljeborgia from the Peru-Chile Trench (Amphipoda, Liljeborgiidae) WATLING, LES, Notes on the habitat of the deep-sea caridean shrimp, Bathypalaemonella serratipalma Pequegnat WOWOR, DAISY, Macrobrachium ______, a new freshwater prawn species (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Indonesia WOWOR, DAISY & SWEE HEE TAN, Description of a new species of Malayopotamon Bott, 1968 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Gunung Slamet, Central Java, Indonesia YANG, CHIEN-HUI AND TIN-YAM CHAN, A new slipper lobster of the genus Galearctus Holthuis, 2002 (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) from Taiwan and Japan YEO, DARREN C.J., A new species of Eosamon from southern Vietnam (Brachyura, Potamidae), with notes on E. brousmichei (Rathbun, 1904)

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Book SynopsisThe sheath nematodes belonging to the superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea are unique amongst all plant parasitic nematodes known to man due to the presence of an extra cuticular covering or sheath over the inner cuticle and body of all juvenile and adult life stages. These plant-parasitic nematodes include species of agricultural and quarantine importance. In Systematics of the Sheath Nematodes of the Superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea John Chitambar and Sergei Subbotin provide a detailed review of the taxonomy and diagnosis of the superfamily, its member genera and 153 related species based on their morphological and molecular analyses, as well as a further understanding of the relationships within the superfamily using molecular phylogenetics. In addition, Chitambar and Subbotin also give detailed information on the global distribution, biology, host-parasite relationships and ecology of sheath nematodes.Trade ReviewI would warmly recommend this handy compendium for the nematode taxonomist studying the biodiversity of plant-parasitic nematodes. As I know from experience with my Master and PhD students, there is a real need for such monographs that compile the information of all species and provide identification keys. Wilfrida Decraemer Nematology News, 2015, Volume 76, No. 1 "The [book] is excellent! Not only are all the species well treated but the vast literature containing remarks and measurements about well known species is also included. [...] I sincerely hope that other nematologists [...] will start writing such books as several (super)families still need to be examined. They can use this book by Chitambar and Subbotin as a good example." Etienne Geraert, Ghent University, in: Nematology, 2014, vol. 16 (10), 1241 "The authors must be congratulated for their immense hard work in doing a wonderful job of compiling and analyzing all the information on sheath nematodes and putting them at one place in this book for easy access for all the researchers interested in nematode taxonomy and systematics. Not only that, the authors worked hard to incorporate the molecular taxonomic data wherever available." - Sudershan Ganguly and Vishal Singh Somvanshi, Indian Agricultural Research InstituteTable of ContentsDedication Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. Systematics of the superfamily Hemicycliophoroidea 2. Morphology 3. Biology 4. Ecology 5. Phylogenetic relationships 6. Molecular diagnostics 7. Systematics of the family Hemicycliophoridae 8. Systematics of the genus Hemicycliophora 9. Polytomous key to the species of Hemicycliophora 10. Dichotomous key to the species of Hemicycliophora 11. Description and diagnosis of Hemicycliophora species 12. Systematics of the family Caloosiidae 13. Systematics of the genus Caloosia 14. Systematics of the genus Hemicaloosia References Index of nematode Latin names Index of plant Latin names

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Book SynopsisThis volume honours an outstanding Japanese carcinologist, Masatsune Takeda (National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan), on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Since 1967, Takeda-sensei (“sensei” is an honourific term for teacher or senior scientist in Japan) has devoted his life to studying the taxonomy of Brachyura and has published 323 papers over a long and illustrious career, and in the process, described 231 new taxa. In this volume, a total of 24 papers have been put together by 40 of his friends and colleagues to honour him. These papers cover a wide diversity of topics on the taxonomy, larval biology, palaeontology and ecology of Brachyura, Caridea, Stenopodidea, Astacidea, Axiidea, Anomura, Amphipoda, Isopoda and Mysida, all groups that Takeda-sensei loved.Table of ContentsPreface Professor Masatsune Takeda AHYONG, SHANE T., TOMOYUKI KOMAI & TETSUYA WATANABE, First Viridotheres Manning, 1996, from Japan, with a key to the species (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) AHYONG, SHANE T., T. RICHARD WEBBER & TIN-YAM CHAN, Thymops takedai, a new species of deepwater lobster from the Southwest Atlantic Ocean with additional records of ‘thymopine’ lobsters (Decapoda, Nephropidae) AOKI, MASAKAZU N. & ATSUSHI ITO, Caprella takedai, a new species of caprellid amphipod from off Ito, the east coast of Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka, Japan ARIYAMA, HIROYUKI, A new species of Bollegidia (Amphipoda, Bogidiellidae sensu lato) from Kushimoto coast, central Japan BAKEL, BARRY W. M. VAN, DANIÈLE GUINOT, JOHN W. M. JAGT & RENÉ H. B. FRAAIJE, Mithracites takedai, a new homoloid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) of Colombia CASTRO, PETER, Goneplacid crabs (Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacidae) of the Mainbaza and Miriki Expeditions to the Mozambique Channel, with the description of a new species of Pycnoplax Castro, 2007 DAVIE, PETER J. F., A new species of Pedroplax (Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacidae) from the Coral Sea, and a new record of Pedroplax megalops from north-western Australia FUJITA, YOSHIHISA, First zoea of Porcellanopagurus truncatifrons Takeda, 1981 (Decapoda, Anomura, Paguridae) described from laboratory-hatched material HANAMURA, YUKIO & ISAO TSUTSUI, A new species of Anisomysis Hansen, 1910 (Mysida, Mysidae) from inshore waters of a small island in the Andaman Sea KOMAI, TOMOYUKI, PETER K. L. NG & YUSUKE YAMADA, A new genus and new species of chasmocarcinid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacoidea) from shallow waters in Japan KOMATSU, HIRONORI, MARIVENE R. MANUEL-SANTOS & PETER K. L. NG, Ebalia takedai, a new species of leucosiid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from Panglao, Philippines KONISHI, KOOICHI & TOMOMI SAITO, Remarkable zoeas of two species of deep-sea spider crabs (Brachyura, Majoidea, Epialtidae, Pisinae) LIU, WENLIANG & RUIYU LIU (J. Y. LIU), Michelea takeda sp. nov. (Decapoda, Axiidea, Micheleidae) from the South China Sea MCLAY, COLIN L. & ANDREW HOSIE, Another shell-carrying dromiid crab, Desmodromia tranterae McLay, 2001, from the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia and observations of shell-acquisition behaviour of Conchoecetes artificiosus (Fabricius, 1798) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Dromiidae) MENDOZA, JOSE C. E. & PETER K. L. NG, A new genus and species of deep-water xanthid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae) from the Philippines MITSUHASHI, MASAKO, XINZHENG LI & TIN-YAM CHAN, Additional deep-sea pontoniine shrimps (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Taiwan, with description of one new species .. xxx NARUSE, TOHRU & TADAFUMI MAENOSONO, A new genus and species of Aphanodactylidae Ahyong & Ng, 2009 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheroidea) from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan OKUNO, JUNJI, A new species of cnidarian-associated shrimp of the genus Cuapetes Clark, 1919 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Suruga Bay, Japan OSAWA, MASAYUKI & YOSHIHISA FUJITA, New records of Albuneidae (Decapoda, Anomura) from Japan, with description of a new species of Paralbunea RAHAYU, DWI LISTYO, A new species of the hermit crab genus Diogenes Dana, 1851 (Decapoda, Anomura, Diogenidae) from Lombok, Indonesia RICHER DE FORGES, BERTRAND & PETER K. L. NG, Griffinia takedai, a new species of deep sea majoid crab (Decapoda, Brachyura, Epialtidae) from the Philippines SAITO, TOMOMI & ARTHUR ANKER, A new species of the genus Microprosthema Stimpson, 1860 (Stenopodidea, Spongicolidae) from the Society Islands, French Polynesia SHIMOMURA, MICHITAKA & KEIICHI KAKUI, A new species of Stegidotea Poore, 1985 (Isopoda, Chaetiliidae) from Japan … xxx TOMIKAWA, KO & HIRONORI KOMATSU, A new species of the genus Dulichiella (Amphipoda, Melitidae) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan

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Book SynopsisCompiling an extensive array of information and literature, on the Caligidae, copepods predominantly parasitic on fishes, this book provides a comprehensive generic revision of the "sea lice" family Caligidae, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of this family and a discussion on the taxonomic status of the genera previously belonging to the Euryphoridae.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Historical review Material and methods External morphology Larval development Host-parasite relationships Systematic account Phylogeny of the Caligidae References Selective terms & zoogeographic localities index All-inclusive parasite index Comprehensive parasite index

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Book SynopsisDecapods are the largest, most prominent, and, unfortunately, most threatened freshwater crustaceans. Advances in Freshwater Decapod Systematics and Biology presents a selection of papers by geographical and domain experts, in taxonomy, phylogenetics, biogeography, life history, and conservation. The major groups of freshwater decapods—crabs, crayfish, prawns, and anomurans—are all represented. This volume includes a chapter commemorating Richard Bott’s influence on freshwater crab/decapod biology; descriptions of seven new species (Atyidae, Aeglidae, Pseudothelphusidae, Potamidae, and Sesarmidae); chapters on larval-based phylogenetics and molecular clock calibration; and reviews of longevity and mortality, and of the global conservation status of freshwater decapods. This volume both reflects the current state of research and serves as a primer for future work and more integrative decapod research. Contributors include: Shane T. Ahyong, Klaus Anger, Georgina Bond-Buckup, Ludwig Buckup, Yixiong Cai, Christian Clavijo, Neil Cumberlidge, James M. Furse, Alberto S. Gonçalves, Guillermo Guerao, Alireza Keikhosravi, Sebastian Klaus, Tainã G. Loureiro, Célio Magalhães, Fernando L. Mantelatto, Jose C. E. Mendoza, , Jérôme Prieto, Silke Reuschel, Vitor Q. A. Sanches, Tobias Santl, Sandro Santos, Fabrizio Scarabino, Christoph D. Schubart, Michael Türkay, Ana Verdi, Günter Vogt, and Darren C. J. YeoTable of ContentsPreface ─ Freshwater decapod biology in the 21st Century Yeo, Darren C. J., Neil Cumberlidge & Sebastian Klaus Freshwater crab systematics and biogeography: the legacy of Richard Bott (*1902 – †1974) Klaus, Sebastian & Michael Türkay Life span, early life stage protection, mortality and senescence in freshwater Decapoda Vogt, Günter Freshwater decapod conservation: recent progress and future challenges Cumberlidge, Neil An overview of the Afrotropical freshwater crab fauna: diversity, biogeography, and conservation (Brachyura, Potamoidea, Potamonautidae and Potamidae) Cumberlidge, Neil Morphological and molecular characterization of a new species of Fredius (Decapoda, Pseudothelphusidae) from Rondônia, southern Amazonia, Brazil Magalhães, Célio, Vitor Q. A. Sanches, Leonardo G. Pileggi & Fernando L. Mantelatto Description of a new freshwater crab species of the genus Potamon (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Iran, based on morphological and genetic characters Keikhosravi, Alireza & Christoph D. Schubart A new species of Isolapotamon Bott, 1968 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) from Mindanao, with notes on the Philippine Isolapotamon species Mendoza, Jose C. E. & Darren C. J. Yeo New occurrence of Miocene freshwater crabs (Brachyura, Potamidae) in the North Alpine Foreland Basin, Germany, with a note on fossil Potamon to calibrate molecular clocks Klaus, Sebastian & Jérôme Prieto Differentiation within a river system: ecology or geography driven? Recognizing evolutionary significant units in Jamaican freshwater crabs Schubart, Christoph D. & Tobias Santl The Aeglidae of Uruguay (Decapoda, Anomura), with description of a new species of Aegla Santos, Sandro, Georgina Bond-Buckup, Ludwig Buckup, Tainã G. Loureiro, Alberto S. Gonçalves, Ana Verdi, Fabrizio Scarabino & Christian Clavijo Atyid shrimps of Hainan Island, Southern China, with description of one new species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) Cai, Yixiong On the presumed phylogenetic position of Xiphocarididae (Decapoda, Caridea) based on the larval morphology of Xiphocaris elongate Guerao, Guillermo, Silke Reuschel, Klaus Anger & Christoph D. Schubart Diversity and distribution of Australian freshwater crayfish with a check-list of the world Parastacidae and a key to the genera (Decapoda, Astacidea, Parastacoidea) Ahyong, Shane T. The freshwater crayfish fauna of Australia: update on conservation status and threats Furse, James M.

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Book SynopsisThis is an edited book with original scientific papers of the results of the 6th International Congress on Fossil Insects, Arthropods and Amber (FossilX3) held in Byblos, Lebanon in April, 2013. In the tradition of previous congresses, researchers from around the world gathered to discuss the latest developments and to build new co-operative endeavours. Recognizing that the future of our science is one of interdisciplinary collaboration, these meetings steadily grow in importance, and proceedings such as this reveal the latest hypotheses and conclusions, while inspiring others toward newer and greater goals.

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Book SynopsisHalf of European Ennominae, a total of 141 species are covered in this volume, including difficult genera like Crocallis, Aspitates and Dyscia. Not less than 709 specimens are illustrated in 16 colour plates. For each species the following information is provided: taxonomic data, description, distribution, phenology, biology including host plants, habitat, similar species, male genitalia, including the everted vesica, female genitalia, and distribution map. Genetic data from DNA barcoding is provided for most species. 145 text-figures of diagnostic characters and other morphological structures. The taxonomic part includes new synonymies, status revisions, new combinations and numerous new distribution data. A systematic catalogue of the European species and the adjacent regions of North Africa, Macaronesia, Turkey and Middle East is included also.Trade Review"this work very likely will be the standard largely followed in Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa for many years to come" - Luke G. Jacobs in American Entomologist, vol 61, no 3, September 2015.Table of ContentsPreface ... 7 Abstract ... 9 Acknowledgements ... 13 Introduction ... 17 Systematic position of the Ennominae within the Geometridae ... 19 Monophyly of the Ennominae ... 20 Ennominae systematics ... 22 Classification of European Ennominae genera into tribes ... 25 Methodological notes ... 32 On species and subspecies ... 37 Abbreviations ... 39 Systematic Account ... 41 Ennominae taxa treated in volume 1 of the Geometrid Moths of Europe ... 465 Systematic checklist of the Geometridae of Europe (vol. 5) ... 467 Colour plates ... 473 Genitalia plates ... 507 Appendix 1. Data of the microscopic preparations shown in male genitalia plates ... 593 Appendix 2. Data of the microscopic preparations shown in female genitalia plates ... 617 References ... 637 Index to scientific names ... 655

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Book SynopsisThe Eupithecia of China by Vladimir Mironov and Anthony Galsworthy offers a complete revision of the approximately 300 species occurring in China of this difficult genus of moths in the family Geometridae of the Lepidoptera. This fills a huge knowledge gap and clears up much taxonomic confusion resulting from limited earlier studies. All species are illustrated with colour photographs and the genitalia of both sexes, where known, are illustrated in excellent line drawings. The text gives full descriptions of all species, known distributions, hints on identification and, importantly, lists all known specimens in museum and private collections examined by the authors, thus providing a solid basis both for future researchers and collectors.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Abbreviations Taxonomic changes introduced in this book Systematic account Genus Eupithecia The haworthiata species group The kamburonga species group The brevifasciaria species group The abietaria species group The proterva species group The irambata species group The ultimaria species group The leucostaxis species group The undata species group The venosata species group The interruptofasciata species group The lanceata species group The lariciata species group The tripunctaria species group The propagata species group The fletcherata species group The rajata species group The atrisignis species group The suboxydata species group The innotata species group The centaureata species group The despectaria species group The gueneata species group The graphata species group The sinuosaria species group The irriguata species group The nevadata species group The russeliata species group The addictata species group The druentiata species group The cretaceata species group The satyrata species group The millefoliata species group The semigraphata species group The subfuscata species group Species unplaced to species group Genus Pareupithecia Genus Eva Genus Girida Genus Mesoptila

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Book SynopsisIn The Greenland Entomofauna an international team of 64 taxonomic specialists provide for the first time a richly illustrated guide to the identification of the ≈1200 species of Hexapods/Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods so far known to occur in the country. While the composition, origin and adaptations of the Greenland fauna has always been a challenge to biogeographers and ecologists/ecophysiologists, the provision of a tool for detailed identification of its constituent species is now particularly timely, since global climate change will expectedly have a particularly noticeable impact on biota at high latitudes. This obviously renders the feasibility of monitoring distributional range shifts of the principal components of this biota a matter of some urgency. Contributors are: Achterberg, Cornelius van; Ahola, Matti; Barták, Miroslav; Behan-Pelletier, Valerie; Bird, Jeremy M.; Bøg, Katrine; Brodo, Fenja; Buhl, Peter N.; Dahl, Christine; Disney, R. Henry L.; Dittmar, Katharina; Fjellberg, Arne; Gammelmo, Øivind; Forshage, Mattias; Gerecke, Reinhard; Gertsson, Carl-Axel; Haastriter, Michael M.L.; Haenni, Jean-Paul; Heie, Ole E.; Heraty, John M.; Hodgson, Chris; Hodkinson, Ian D.; Horsfield, David; Huber, John T.; Jaschoff, Matthias; Jensen, Frank; Johanson, Kjell A.; Jussila, Reijo; Karsholt, Ole; Krzeminska, Ewa; Lantsov, Vladimir I.; Láska, Pavel; Lindegaard, Claus; Lyneborg, Leif (†); Makarova, Olga; Marusik, Yura M.; Mathis, Wayne N.; Mazánek, Libor; Michelsen, Verner; Munk, Thorkild (†); Murphy, William L.; Nielsen, Søren A.; Nielsen, Tore R.; Noyes, John S.; Oosterbroek, Pjotr; Ozerov, Andrey L.; Pape, Thomas; Pinto, John D.; Pollet, Marc; Rindal, Eirik; Rohácek, Jindrich; Simonsen, Thomas J.; Smith, Vincent S.; Söli, Geir; Starý, Jaroslav; Strassen, Richard zur; Svensson, Bo. W.; Vilhelmsen, Lars; Vilkamaa, Pekka; Wilson, Michael; Zatwarnicki, TadeuszTrade ReviewQuatre auteurs et « éditeurs » principaux, en toute une équipe internationale de 64 spécialistes taxonomistes (en comptant ces éditeurs) ont réalisé ce magnifique ouvrage. [...] Les illustrations sont toutes remarquables et la plupart du temps en couleurs. D’excellentes tables de détermination sont fournies. Très souvent les photos des adultes et des larves coexistent. Une magnifique étude d’une faune relativement peu connue. Félicitations aux auteurs et aux éditeurs. Pierre Jolivet, in: L’Entomologiste, tome 72, n° 3 (p. 156)

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume on the nematode model Pristionchus pacificus describes an integrative approach to evolutionary biology. It aims for a merger of evolutionary and comparative biology with mechanistic approaches based on genetics and molecular biology. Insight into the function of biological systems obtained from laboratory studies when complemented with ecology, natural variation and natural history of an organism, can provide detailed knowledge of the proximate and ultimate causations of species. Ralf J. Sommer developed P. pacificus as model system for integrative evolutionary biology with case studies in evo-devo and population genetics on La Réunion Island. Similarly, ecological interactions with scarab beetles revealed examples for the evolution of novelty at the morphological and behavioural level and their underlying molecular mechanisms. Contributors include Paul W. Sternberg, Ralf J. Sommer, Jagan Srinivasan, Christian Rödelsperger, Frank C. Schroeder, Robin M. Giblin-Davis, Natsumi Kanzaki, Matthias Herrmann, Angela McGaughran, Katy Morgan, Akira Ogawa, Federico D. Brown, Ray E. Hong, Robbie Rae, Amit Sinha, David Rudel, and Erik J. Ragsdale.Trade Review"This book is an impressive collection of facts and ideas neatly packed into quite condensed texts. It is a breath-taking demonstration of the power of modern biology. Some elements of the global ‘Pristionchus pacificus’ project are still in the reach for even modestly equipped laboratories. Thus, the ‘La Réunion case’ is a good example of how the study of intra-specific groups of nematodes can reveal a complicated history of colonisations and adaptation. Such books serve as special messengers for the scientific community, provoking thought for further research." Sergei E. Spiridonov (Center of Parasitology, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Moscow) in: Russian Journal of Nematology. "This monograph provides an excellent, thorough and up-to-date overview of research on the diplogastrid nematode Pristionchus pacificus. From small beginnings, work on Pristionchus has expanded by now to generate dozens of significant papers each year, in varied areas of biology. It is therefore very timely to review what has been achieved, and to lay out the stall for yet more research on P. pacificus". Jonathan Hodgkin in: Nematology, Volume 17, Issue 10 (2015).Table of ContentsContributors Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Why Caenorhabditis elegans is great and Pristionchus pacificus might be better Paul W. STERNBERG 2. Integrative evolutionary biology and mechanistic approaches in comparative biology Ralf J. SOMMER 3. Diplogastrid systematics and phylogeny Natsumi KANZAKI and Robin M. GIBLIN-DAVIS 4. Taxonomy and natural history: the genus Pristionchus Erik J. RAGSDALE, Natsumi KANZAKI and Matthias HERRMANN 5. The laboratory model: genetics, genetic mapping and transgenics Laura AURILIO and Jagan SRINIVASAN 6. Comparative and functional genomics Christian RÖDELSPERGER and Christoph DIETERICH 7. Small molecule signalling: encoding biological information in chemical structures Frank C. SCHROEDER 8. Population genetics and the La Réunion case study Angela MCGAUGHRAN and Katy MORGAN 9. Evo-devo and developmental systems drift: an evolving paradigm in organ formation and tissue coordination, vulva and gonad development in Pristionchus pacificus David RUDEL 10. Dauer formation and dauer-specific behaviours in Pristionchus pacificus Akira OGAWA and Federico BROWN 11. Mouth dimorphism and the evolution of novelty and diversity Erik J. RAGSDALE 12. Pristionchus pacificus olfaction Ray L. HONG 13. Anatomy and connectivity in the pharyngeal nervous system Dan BUMBARGER and Metta RIEBESELL 14. Bacterial interactions and the innate immune system Amit SINHA and Robbie RAE Gene index Species index General index

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Book SynopsisThis part B of the fourth volume of The Crustacea contains chapters on: ● Crustaceans in the Biosphere ● Crustaceans and Mankind ● Crustaceans in Art ● Orders Lophogastrida, Stygiomysida, and Mysida [collectively known as Mysidacea] As evident from the number 4B tagged to this volume, vol. 4 as originally planned had to be split into two fascicles, 4A and 4B, simply because of the numbers of pages covered by the various contributions meant for volume 4. The chapters in this book grew out of those in the French edition volumes 7(II) and 7(III)(A). Overall, this constitutes the seventh tome published in this English series, viz., preceded by volumes 1 (2004), 2 (2006), 9A (2010), 9B (2012), 3 (2012), and 4A (2013). Readers/users should note that from vol. 4A onward we have had to abandon publishing the chapters in the serial sequence as originally envisaged by the late Prof. J. Forest, because the various contributions, i.e., both the updates and the entirely new chapters, have become available in a more or less random order.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface PIERRE NOËL, THÉODORE MONOD (†) & LUCIEN LAUBIER (†), Crustacea in the biosphere HENRY-MICHEL CAUCHIE, THÉODORE MONOD (†) & LUCIEN LAUBIER (†), Crustaceans and mankind GUY CHARMANTIER, Crustaceans in art KARL J. WITTMANN, ANTONIO P. ARIANI & JEAN-PAUL LAGARDÈRE, Orders Lophogastrida Boas, 1883, Stygiomysida Tchindonova, 1981, and Mysida Boas, 1883 (also known collectively as Mysidacea) Colour figures of vol. 4B List of contributors Taxonomic index Subject index Errata TOZ-C vol. 4A.

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Book SynopsisIn Advances in Entomopathogenic Nematode Taxonomy and Phylogeny the numerous species of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis described since the previous volume, published in 2007, are evaluated and discussed. Valid species proposed from 2007-2015 are covered in detail, each taxon having an illustrated diagnostic description and additional data on molecular characterisation, distribution and biology, etc. An addendum gives brief details of species proposed during 2016. An overview of the taxonomy of the two families provides an up-to-date list of species for both genera, including new synonyms and detailed commentary on specific status where appropriate. Tabular keys to all valid species of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis assist in diagnostics. A chapter on phylogeny and phylogeography completes the book.Table of ContentsContributors    ix Foreword    xi–xiii Acknowledgements    xv 1. Introduction    1–11 David J. HUNT 2. Taxonomy and systematics    13–58 David J. HUNT and Sergei A. SUBBOTIN 3. Tabular keys to species of Steinernema and Heterorhabditis    59–109 Khuong B. NGUYEN 4. Steinernematidae: species descriptions   111–375 David J. HUNT, Khuong B. NGUYEN and Sergei E. SPIRIDONOV 5. Heterorhabditidae: species descriptions    377–411 Khuong B. NGUYEN and David J. HUNT 6. Phylogeny and phylogeography of Heterorhabditis and Steinernema    413–427 Sergei E. SPIRIDONOV and Sergei A. SUBBOTIN Index    429

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the conifer book Pines is an amended and updated version of the first edition, which sold out in 2002. The scope and structure of the book have been maintained. It includes several taxonomic changes and presents a new chapter on phylogeny. Conservation aspects have been added. The book contains a total of 92 drawings and 103 distribution maps.Table of ContentsForeword to the First Edition 7 Foreword to the Second Edition 9 Introduction 10 Drawings and descriptions of morphology and reproduction in pines 15 Drawings and descriptions of species 35 Phylogeny and classification of the genus Pinus 218 Glossary 225 References 230 Index of botanical names of pines 232

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Book SynopsisThis volume is devoted to the memory of the eminent carcinologist Professor Ruiyu Liu (1922-2012) of the Institute of Oceanology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China. Since 1949, Professor Liu had devoted his life to studying taxonomy, systematics, ecology, zoogeography and aquaculture and published a total of more than 210 papers and monographs. He described two new genera, fifty-two new species and one new subspecies, including not only crustaceans but also cnidarians, polychaetes and molluscs. In this volume forty of his friends and colleagues put together sixteen papers to honour Professor Liu, and named after him three new genera and eleven new species. First published as a Special Issue of Crustaceana 93(11-12): 1233-1546.Table of ContentsNote on Original Publication Preface In memoriam Professor Ruiyu Liu (J. Y. Liu) (4 November 1922-16 July 2012) Wenliang Liu, Wei Jiang & Xinzheng Li DECAPODA, BRACHYURA Contributions to the knowledge of Leucosiidae VII. Liusius gen. nov. (Crustacea, Brachyura) Yi-Jia Shih, Ping-Ho Ho & Bella S. Galil The complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater crab Longpotamon kenliense (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) with phylogenetic consideration Yi-Fan Wang, Shu-Xin Xu, Chun-Chao Zhu, Xin-Nan Jia, Xianmin Zhou & Jie-Xin Zou Descriptions of a new species of Minpotamon Dai & Türkay, 1997, and a monotypic new genus of aquatic freshwater crab (Brachyura, Potamidae) from eastern Guangdong, China Si-Ying Mao & Chao Huang Ruiyupotamon, a new genus and four new species of freshwater crabs from northwestern Yunnan, China (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) Pengfei Wang, Zewei Zhang & Hongying Sun The identity of Hyastenus pleione (Herbst, 1803) and description of a new species from China (Decapoda, Brachyura, Majoidea, Epialtidae) Bee Yan Lee & Peter K. L. Ng The freshwater crab genus Lacunipotamon Dai, Song, He, Cao, Xu & Zhong, 1975 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae), with descriptions of two new species from southwestern China Chao Huang, Hsi-Te Shih & Shane T. Ahyong DECAPODA, DENDROBRANCHIATA Sicyonella liui sp. nov., a new sergestid shrimp (Decapoda, Dendrobranchiata) discovered from Madagascar Tin-Yam Chan DECAPODA, CARIDEA Description of a new species of the genus Lebbeus White, 1847 (Decapoda, Thoridae) from the Bohai Sea, China Yanrong Wang, Chaodong Zhu & Zhongli Sha Species of Caridina nilotica group in China, with description of one new species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) Yixiong Cai New records of the sponge-symbiotic shrimp genus Anchistioides from the Indo-West Pacific (Decapoda, Caridea) Charles H. J. M. Fransen DECAPODA, AXIIDEA A new species of the genus Eucalliaxiopsis Sakai, 2011 from the South China Sea (Decapoda, Axiidea, Eucalliacidae) Wenliang Liu & Gary C. B. Poore DECAPODA, SCYLLARIDAE A new slipper lobster of the genus Galearctus Holthuis, 2002 (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) from Madagascar Chien-Hui Yang & Tin-Yam Chan STOMATOPODA The mantis shrimp superfamily Eurysquilloidea confirmed from Taiwan: Liusquilla taiwanica gen. et sp. nov Shane T. Ahyong & Chia-Wei Lin PERACARIDA Gammarus liuruiyui sp. nov. (Amphipoda, Gammaridae), a new blind species from Tian Shan, China Yami Zheng, Zhonge Hou & Shuqiang Li A new species of the genus Parioninella (Epicaridea, Bopyridae, Pseudioninae) from Australia Jianmei An, Qianqian Xi & Gustav Paulay CIRRIPEDIA A new species of sponge-inhabiting barnacle Neoacasta (Archaeobalanidae, Acastinae) in Kyushu, Japan Meng-Chen Yu, Takefumi Yorisue, Gregory A. Kolbasov & Benny K. K. Chan COPEPODA A new species of Stygiopontius (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Dirivultidae) from a deep-sea cold seep in the South China Sea L. Ma, M.-X. Wang & X.-Z. Li

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Book SynopsisThis monograph is a summary of the conference on Eurytemora, gathering renowned researchers from all over the world to discuss new advances in Phylogeny, Biogeography, Taxonomy, and Ecology of this important group of estuarine crustaceans, held the 13-17 May 2019 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The present volume includes 17 selected papers, in which you will discover new aspects of the modern theory on the history and recent geographical distribution (biogeography) of an important group of estuarine crustaceans, revealing coincidences with a modern model of continental drift. The researchers suggest a new hypothesis on time and place of origin of continental calanoid copepods. The specialists show that studying external morphology in detail helps to increase identification and differentiation between closely related sibling species within the Eurytemora group. Several ecological questions on invasive and pseudocryptic copepod species are debated. Finally, the last chapter of this monography is devoted to taxa related to the Eurytemora group, Epischura, Temora, Temoropia, and Pseudodiaptomus. First published as a Special Issue of Crustaceana 93(3-5): 241-547.Table of ContentsPreface Biogeography On time and place of origin of continental calanoid families: a hypothesis Victor R. Alekseev & Natalia M. Sukhikh Distribution of Eurytemora caspica Sukhikh & Alekseev, 2013 (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the water reservoirs of the Volga and Don river basins V. I. Lazareva Recent distribution of Eurytemora velox (Lilljeborg, 1853) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in brackish and fresh waters of Ukraine Larysa Samchyshyna, Yulia Gromova & Kateryna Zorina-Sakharova Representatives of the genus Eurytemora Giesbrecht, 1881 (Calanoida, Temoridae) in aquatic ecosystems of Belarus Vasil V. Vezhnavets & Anastasiya G. Litvinova Morphology About the systematics of Palaearctic Eurytemora (Copepoda, Calanoida) based on morphological analysis, with focus on Eurytemora gracilicauda Akatova, 1949 Elena Fefilova, Natalia Sukhikh, Ekaterina Abramova & Ilya Velegzhaninov Stochastic phenotypic variation: empirical results and potential use in Eurytemora research (Copepoda, Calanoida) Dmitry Lajus, Natalia Sukhikh & Victor Alekseev Variability of mandible shape in the freshwater glacial relict Eurytemora lacustris (Poppe, 1887) (Copepoda, Calanoida, Temoridae) Lukasz Slugocki Abnormalities in shape and size of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) and its eggs under different environmental conditions Anissa Souissi & Sami Souissi Ecology Differential eco-physiological performances of two pseudocryptic species of the Eurytemora affinis complex (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the St. Lawrence estuarine transition zone: a reciprocal transplant experiment Jory Cabrol, Réjean Tremblay & Gesche Winkler The ecological preferences of Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880) in the water bodies of Kazakhstan (Central Asia) and some notes about Eurytemora caspica Sukhikh & Alekseev, 2013 Elena G. Krupa Salinity effects on egg production, hatching, and survival of Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda, Calanoida) Lauri Kuismanen, Louise Forsblom, Jonna Engström-Öst, Ulf Båmstedt & Olivier Glippa Eurytemora affinis (Poppe, 1880) (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea --- elemental composition and diurnal vertical migration Astra Labuce, Solvita Strake & Inta Dimante-Deimantovica Comparison of respiration rate and electron transport system (ETS) enzyme-mediated reduction assay of the invasive copepod Eurytemora carolleeae Alekseev & Souissi, 2011 (Calanoida, Temoridae) in Green Bay, WI, U.S.A. Alexander W. Timpe & Bart T. De Stasio Effects of the China Coastal Current on the community structure of planktonic copepods in early spring, with notes on Eurytemora pacifica Sato, 1913 in the western Taiwan Strait Yan-Guo Wang, Li-Chun Tseng, Rou-Xin Sun, Zhi-Yong Liu, Mao Lin & Jiang-Shiou Hwang Biology in taxa related to Eurytemora How many generations does Epischura baikalensis (Copepoda, Calanoida) have in Lake Baikal? Elena Yu. Naumova & Victor R. Alekseev A multi-year investigation of the Temoridae (Copepoda, Calanoida) assemblage succession within the interplay waters of the northern South China Sea Li-Chun Tseng, Yan-Guo Wang, Guang-Shan Lian & Jiang-Shiou Hwang Pseudodiaptomus japonicus Kikuchi, 1928 (Copepoda, Pseudodiaptomidae), a brackish-water copepod formerly known as P. inopinus Burckhardt, 1913, on Sakhalin Island (Russian Far East) Denis S. Zavarzin

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