Zoology: invertebrates Books

Book SynopsisChitons form a peculiar and highly interesting class of molluscs, known with certainty to exist since the Ordovician, and widespread in all world seas to depths from 0 to over 7,000 m. In recent years taxonomists all over the world have much contributed to our knowledge of the chitons and their synonymy, so that the number of living species now amounts to some 800. The authors propose to not only compile all actual knowledge about the living chitons, but, where possible, a after a careful study of the type material, to systematically describe and illustrate every known -- or hitherto unknown -- species. In most cases the detailed figures are new and drawn by the senior author, P. Kaas. The Monograph of Living Chitons is planned to appear in ten volumes.

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Book SynopsisThe Calliphoridae are a widespread family of insects of great medical, veterinary and forensic importance. They encompass, among others, the familiar greenbottle and bluebottle filth flies. The book presents a taxonomic revision of the blowflies of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Keys and diagnoses, descriptions, summaries of distribution and biology are given for all taxa. Male and female genitalia are illustrated in great detail. The nomenclature is revised and numerous new specific and generic synonymies are established. Full references to the primary literature are given. A new subfamily classification of the world Calliphoridae is proposed on the basis of cladistic principles. The definition and higher classification of the family and related groups are discussed.

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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 SynopsisBrentid beetles are in Northern Europe practically equivalent to the speciose genus Apion, a group of small, rostrate, phytophagous beetles of weevil-like appearance, but easily separated from genuine curculionid weevils by the short scape to the antennae. This book, written by one of the foremost experts on European Apion, identifies and describes the 134 species of brentids known from the British Isles and Continental Europe north of 52 (0)N. For each species is given up-to-date information on the taxonomy, nomenclature, distribution, life habits, food plants and parasites. Occurrence by provinces is documented for the 94 species found in Fennoscandia and Denmark. The introductory part provides general information on the group's taxonomic history, morphology of all life stages, life history and economic importance, and some practical hints on how to collect, preserve and identify specimens. The book is richly illustrated with original line drawings by the author and eight plates showing no less than 58 representative species skillfully depicted in colour by the coleopterist, Dr Michael Hansen. Additional features include lists of food plants and parasites, an extensive list of literature and an index.

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Book SynopsisForest Spiders of South East Asia offers the first comprehensive systematic account of all sac and ground spiders of South East Asia, which together constitute an estimated 12% of all spiders in the region. All ten subfamilies, 57 genera and numerous species of the region are defined, described, and illustrated. One new subfamily and a large number of new genera and species are described and named. Several hundreds additional, described and new, species are referred to. Distribution of all species covered in this volume is shown in 50 maps. More than a thousand line drawings and 16 colour photographs are used to illustrate the descriptions of the species, of which the great majority has never been illustrated before. The book provides a modern revision of all sac and ground spiders with clear illustrated diagnosis and descriptions of all known members of this group and many new species and genera. Identification of all 47 families occurring in the region is illustrated in beautiful and detailed drawings.

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Book SynopsisOniscids are wonderful model organisms for studies addressing more general biological questions, and they arguably demonstrate the best evolutionary progression in any extant group of organisms. Their unique properties as terrestrial crustaceans living in a wide range of habitats from coast to desert offer great advantages to study physiological and behavioural adaptations, ecological, phylogenetic, and biogeographical patterns, and evolutionary processes. This volume contains contributions, which were presented at the 5th International Symposium on the Biology of Terrestrial Isopods that took place on Crete, May 2001, and which was dedicated to the memory of the late Marie Flasarova. All papers have been peer-reviewed before inclusion in the book. The contributions give a well balanced account of current research on all aspects - covering systematics, ecology, biogeography, morphology, physiology, immunology, endocrinology, behaviour, and hostparasite relationships - of biology of the remarkable creatures included in the Isopoda suborder Oniscidae, the only crustaceans that have conquered almost all terrestrial habitat types. This book will prove useful to all crustacean researchers, working on either terrestrial, freshwater or marine organisms.

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Book SynopsisThe genus Meloidogyne Göldi, 1892, or root-knot nematodes, represent a relatively small but economically important group of obligate plant pathogens. They are distributed worldwide and parasitize on almost every higher plant species. While reproducing and feeding within roots, they induce galls or root-knots and disorder the physiology of the infected plant, reducing crop yield and product quality. More than eighty nominal species have been described worldwide, while twenty species have been detected in Europe so far. This book includes a historical review on the genus, followed by a revision of the European species, and completed with a study on one of the most characteristic morphological structures within the genus: the perineal pattern.Table of ContentsHistorical notes on the genus Meloidogyne Goldi, 1892; revision of the European root-knot nematodes. I On dicotyledons: revision of the European root-knot nematodes. II On monocotyledons: revision of the European root-knot nematodes. III On mono- and dicotyledons: root-knot nematode perineal pattern development - a reconsideration; summary. Appendices: nominal species; identification keys to European root-knot nematodes.

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Book SynopsisThis guide is a compilation of the available descriptions of the zoeal and megalopal stages of anomuran (Families Porcellanidae, Albuneidae, and Hippidae) and brachyuran crabs found off of North Carolina, USA. Descriptions of the zoeae of 44 species and the megalopae of 34 species are included, along with keys for their identification. The purpose of the key is to allow investigators with minimal taxonomic background to identify crab larvae to the species level. To this end, lengthy and complex morphological descriptions have been avoided and the focus has been on gross morphological differences among taxa.Table of ContentsIntroduction Species list Larval crab anatomy Key to zoeae Porcellanid-like zoea key Brachyuran-like zoea key Key to megalopae Larval descriptions (taxonomically arranged) Acknowledgements Appendix I Appendix II References Figures 4–48b Taxonomic index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first and so far the one and only treatise on the morphology of the Tylenchs. Tylenchs are economically important Nematodes that live in huge numbers in the soil. They are microscopic and they show a constant number of cells, a characteristic in Nematodes. The cell count in Tylenchs, undertaken here for the first time, resulted in an estimate of fewer than a thousand cells. All the different cell types are described in great detail, and some of them are rather unusual in the Animal Kingdom. The internal pressure system (typical for Nematodes) in conjunction with the presence of a hollow stylet (typical for Tylenchs), results in rigorous but functional relations among the several body parts. Throughout the book functional morphology is a key topic and an entire chapter is devoted to it. The book is amply illustrated with line drawings that are based on microscopic and sub-microscopic observations.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Characterization of the Tylenchida Chapter 2: Morphometric behaviour and functional morphology Chapter 3: The body wall Chapter 4: The nervous system Chapter 5: The head Chapter 6: The digestive system Chapter 7: The female genital system Chapter 8: The male genital system.

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Book SynopsisThe volume deals with morphology, taxonomy and systematics of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) in the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae and bacteria associated with these nematodes. In the first part, history, taxonomic status, family and genus definitions of EPN are mentioned. In the second part, all useful aspects of morphology and methodology of EPN are mentioned with illustrations and SEM photographs and instructions on how to make the measurements, and how to use them in taxonomic work. A polychotomous key with SEM photographs and illustrations is provided. In the third part, full descriptions of all species are presented with latest information about each species. In the fourth part, molecular and phylogenetic methods for working with EPN are presented, including the latest information and instructions on how to use molecular data in taxonomic work. In the last part, bacteria associated with this group of nematodes are discussed in the context of the latest information about methodology, biology and taxon.Trade Review"This book is a must-have for al those who want to describe new species of either Steinernema or Heterorhabditis. [...] The book provides monumental information to help identify these entomopathogenic nematodes and use them as biocontrol agents" M. Rafiq Siddiqi, International Journal of Nematology (December 2007, vol 17 no. 2) "The publication of this book is an event that will send very positive stimuli across this specific field of zoology - EPN studies... This book will influence studies of entomopathogenic nematodes for years ahead. [Above all] it will make life easier for anyone intending to describe new EPN pecies or to isolate associated bacteria, and to use molecular techniques to study their phylogenetic links." Sergei Spiridinov, Russian Journal of Nematology, vol 16 (2008) pp. 67

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Book SynopsisVolume I opens with an introductory treatment of myriapod affinities and phylogeny. The following chapters are mostly devoted to the Chilopoda or centipedes, extensively treated from the point of view of external and internal morphology, physiology, reproduction, development, distribution, ecology, phylogeny and taxonomy. All currently recognized suprageneric and generic taxa are considered. Additional chapters deal with the two smaller myriapod classes, the Symphyla and the Pauropoda.Table of ContentsPreface 1 Phylogenetic relationships of Myriapoda, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE 2 The Chilopoda – Introduction Diagnosis, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI History of research, by GERO HILKEN, ALESSANDRO MINELLI, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER 3 Chilopoda – General morphology, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a section by MARKUS KOCH 4 Chilopoda – Integument and associated organs Integument and cuticle, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN Solitary epidermal glands, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, JÖRG ROSENBERG & GERO HILKEN Aggregated and compound epidermal glands, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN Coxal and anal organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN Bioluminescence, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRG ROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER 5 Chilopoda – Musculature and locomotion, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI 6 Chilopoda – Digestive system, by MARKUS KOCH, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG 7 Chilopoda – Tracheal system, by GERO HILKEN, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, ANDY SOMBKE, CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER &JÖRG ROSENBERG 8 Chilopoda – Circulatory system, by CHRISTIAN S. WIRKNER, GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG 9 Chilopoda – Excretory system Main excretory organs, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, ANDY SOMBKE & GERO HILKEN The maxillary organ of the Notostigmophora, by GERO HILKEN, JÖRG ROSENBERG & CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER Nephrocytes, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN 10 Chilopoda – Endocrine system, by JÖRG ROSENBERG, CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER & GERO HILKEN 11 Chilopoda – Nervous system, by ANDY SOMBKE, JÖRG ROSENBERG & GERO HILKEN 12 Chilopoda – Sense organs, by CARSTEN H. G. MÜLLER, ANDY SOMBKE, GERO HILKEN & JÖRG ROSENBERG 13 Chilopoda – Reproduction, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI 14 Chilopoda – Development, by ALESSANDRO MINELLI with a section by ANDY SOMBKE 15 Chilopoda – Ecology, by KARIN VOIGTLÄNDER 16 Chilopoda – Geographical distribution, by LUCIO BONATO & MARZIO ZAPPAROLI 17 Chilopoda – Phylogeny, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE 18 Chilopoda – Fossil history, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE 19 Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview Scutigeromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE Lithobiomorpha, by MARZIO ZAPPAROLI & GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE Craterostigmomorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE Scolopendromorpha, by GREGORY D. EDGECOMBE &LUCIO BONATO Geophilomorpha, by LUCIO BONATO 20 Symphyla, by NIKOLA SZUCSICH & ULF SCHELLER 21 Pauropoda, by ULF SCHELLER Taxonomic index Subject index

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Book SynopsisWith this edition, access to the texts of the famous Traité de Zoologie is now available to a worldwide readership. Parts 1, 2, and 3A of volume VII, i.e., the Crustacea, were published in French in, respectively, 1994, 1996, and 1999. Brill recognized the importance of these books and arranged for a translation to be made. However, some of the manuscripts dated from the early 1980s and it was clear from the beginning that in many fields of biology a mere translation of the existing text would not suffice. Thus, all chapters have been carefully reviewed, either by the original authors or by newly attracted specialists, and adequate updates have been prepared accordingly. This third volume of The Crustacea, revised and updated from the Traité de Zoologie contains chapters on: - Neuroanatomy - Neurohormones - Embryology - Relative Growth and Allometry The volume concludes with a list of contributors, as well as with both taxonomic and subject indices.Table of ContentsPreface Étienne Wolff (✝) & Jacques Forest, Pierre-Paul Grassé: the man who initiated this series Steffen Harzsch, David Sandeman & Jean Chaigneau: Morphology and development of the central nervous system Jean-Paul Trilles & Régine Hipeau-Jacquotte: Symbiosis and parasitism in the Crustacea André Mayrat: Relative growth and allometry Richard G. Hartnoll, Relative growth: description and analysis Théodore Monod (✝) & Jacques Forest: A history of crustacean classification List of contributors Taxonomic index Subject index

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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 SynopsisThe Frit Flies (Chloropidae, Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark is written by two leading experts on this large and difficult group of small to minute flies, Dr Emilia P. Nartshuk, Zoological Institute Academy of Sciences, St Petersburg, Russia, & Dr Hugo Andersson (deceased in 2008), Zoological Institute, Lund University, Sweden. The book covers the North European fauna of frit flies that totals 209 species in 48 genera including 11 species and 1 genus described as new to science. Several species are economically important as notorial pests of cereals and fodder grasses. This is the first comprehensive treatment ever of the entire North European fauna of frit flies. It primarily facilitates species identification, but further summarizes existing knowledge about nomenclature, biology, faunistics and literature. Keys are given to subfamilies, genera and species for the adults and for the known larvae to genus or even species level. The text is supplemented with numerous illustrations of characters of diagnostic importance. Species distributions in the Nordic countries are detailed in a catalogue.Trade Review"Emilia P. Nartshuk and the late Hugo Andersson, two well respected specialists on Chloropidae (Diptera, Acalyptrata), wrote this very interesting and popular publication about a relatively little known group of flies. It is an important source of information not only for the general public but also for entomologists who are not specialists on this family. The book can be divided into three main parts. The first informs readers of previous studies on Chloropidae in Fennoscandia and Denmark, collecting methods, preparation and preservation, and also describes the morphology and anatomy of adults and preimaginal stages. Many illustrations complement the text" - Š. Kubík, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, in: European Journal of Entomology vol.111 no. 2Table of ContentsAbstract List of new taxa and nomenclatorial changes Introduction Material and acknowledgements Historical review of studies of Chloropidae in Fennoscandia and Denmark Methods of collecting, preparing and preserving Morphology, diagnostic characters and anatomy Bionomics and ecology Distribution and zoogeography Taxonomy Review of genera and species Abbreviations Catalogue Literature 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 SynopsisThis volume contains the Proceedings of The Crustacean Society Summer Meeting held between 20 and 24 September 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's premier event on crustacean biology and organized under the auspices of the Carcinological Society of Japan and The Crustacean Society. It reports presentations of plenary keynote addresses, special symposia, and contributed papers given at the meeting, all of which have been peer reviewed and edited. The book represents some of the best research from leading international researchers from all over the world and presents major reviews of all areas of crustacean research, including systematics, evolution, ecology, behaviour, development, physiology, symbiosis, genetics, biogeography, palaeobiology, fisheries, and aquaculture.     Table of Contents-Preface -OHTSUKA, SUSUMU, TAKAO HORIGUCHI, YUKOI HANAMURA, ATSUSHI YAMAGUCHI, MICHITAKA SHIMOMURA, TOSHINOBU SUZAKI, KIMIAKI ISHIGURO, HIDEO HANAOKA, KAYOKO YAMADA & SHUJI OHTANI, Symbyosis of planktonic copepods and mysids with epibionts and parasites in the North Pacific: diversity and interactions -NAGASAWA, KAZUYA, The biology of Argulus spp. (Branchiura, Argulidae) in Japan: a review -SHIMOMURA MICHITAKA & SUSUMO OHTSUKA, Two new species of ectoparasitic isopods (Isopoda, Dajidae) from mysids in Japan -VENMATHI MARAN, B.A., SUSUMO OHTSUKA, IKUO TAKAMI, SHINYA OKABE & GEOFFREY A. BOXSHALL, Recent advances in the biology of the parasitic copepod Pseudocaligus fugu (Siphonostomatoida, Caligidae), host specific to pufferfishes of the genus Takifugu (Actinopterygii, Tetradontidae) -ARCHDALE, MIGUEL VAZQUEZ, GUNZO KAWAMURA & KAZUHIKO ANRAKU, Bait improvement for swimming crab trap fisheries -LELAND, J. C., J. COUGHRAN & D. J. BUCHER, A preliminary investigation into the potential value of gastric mills for ageing crustaceans -BUTLER IV, MARK J., JAMIE S. HEISIG-MICHELL, ALISON B. MACDIARMID & R. JAMES SWANSON, The effect of male size and spermatophore characterization on reproduction in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus -YAMASAKI, ATSUSHI, Fisheries management of the snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio, off Kyoto Prefecture in the western Sea of Japan, with emphasis on its resource recovery -MORIYASU, MIKIO, Review of the current status of the snow crab Chionoecetes opilio (O. Fabricius, 1788) fisheries and biological knowledge in eastern Canada -BISHOP, G., J. ZHENG, L. M. SLATER, K. SPALINGER & R. GUSTAFSON, The current status of the fisheries for Chionoecetes spp. (Decapoda, Oregoniidae) in Alaskan waters -ZHENG, J., L.M. SLATER, J. WEBB & G. BISHOP, The current status of biological knowledge relating to the management of fisheries for tanner (Chionoecetes bairdi (Rathbun, 1924)) and snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio (Fabricius, 1788)) in Alaskan waters -MATSUBARA, HAJIME, Record of a male snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio with two extra fingers on the left chela -BAUER, RAYMOND T., Amphidromy and migrations of freshwater shrimps. I. Costs, benefits, evolutionary origins, and an unusual case of amphidromy -BAUER, RAYMOND T., Amphidromy and migrations of freshwater shrimps. II. Delivery of hatching larvae to the sea, return juvenile upstream migration, and human impacts -SNYDER, MARCIA N., ELIZABETH P. ANDERSON & CATHERINE M. PRINGLE, A migratory shrimp’s perspective on habitat fragmentation in the neotropics: extending our knowledge from Puerto Rico -FUJITA, JUNTA, KOUJI NAKAYAMA, YOSHIAKI KAI, MASAHIRO UENO & YOH YAMASHITA, Comparison of genetic population structures between the landlocked shrimp, Neocaridina denticulata denticulata, and the amphidromous shrimp, Caridina leucosticta (Decapoda, Atyidae) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences -LARA, LUIS R. & INGO S. WEHRTMANN, Diversity, abundance and distribution of river shrimps (Decapoda, Caridea) in the largest river basis of Costa Rica, Central America -GHERARDI, FRANCESCA & LAURA AQUILONI, Sexual selection in crayfish: a review -MONTECLARO, HAROLD, KAZUHIKO ANRAKU & TATSURO MATSUOKA, Morphology and electrophysiology of crayfish antennules -MATSUBARA, HAJIME, AYAKI CHIBA, YOSHIFUMI HORIE, DAISUKE IWATA, MASAHARU SHIMAZU, TAKAHIRO KINOSHITA & KAZUYOSHI NAKATA, Effect of PH and water temperature on the development of the Japanese Crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus eggs in vitro -FURSE, JAMES M. & JASON COUGHRAN, An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes and conservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae), in continental Australia. I. Biological background and current status. -FURSE, JAMES M. & JASON COUGHRAN, An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes and conservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae), in continental Australia. II. Threats, conservation assessments and key findings -FURSE, JAMES M. & JASON COUGHRAN, An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes and conservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae), in continental Australia. III. Case studies and recommendations -KAWAI, TADASHI & VJACHESLAV S. LABAY, Supplemental information on the taxonomy, synonymy, and distribution of Cambaroides japonicus (Decapoda: Cambaridae) -THIEL, MARTIN, The evolution of sociality: peracarid crustaceans as model organisms -HOSONO, TAKASHI & HIROSHI MINAMI, Stable isotope analysis of epibiotic caprellids (Amphipoda) on loggerhead turtles provides evidence of turtle’s feeding history -TORRES, GUADALUPE & JIM LOWRY, Peracarids from three low-energy fine-sand beaches of Mexico: western coast of Gulf of California -YAMADA, KATSUMASA, MASAKAZU HORI, MASAHIRO NAKAOKA & MASAMI HAMAGUCHI, Temporal and spatial variations in functional-trait composition (functional diversity) of macrocrustacean communities in seagrass meadows -KURATA, KENGO, MASAHIRO HORINOUCHI & DAVID L. DETTMAN, Spatial differences in stable isotope signatures of crustaceans in brackish lake systems, western Japan

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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 SynopsisThis volume, 9B, covers the infraorders of the Astacidea that were not covered in volume 9A (Enoplometopoidea, Nephropoidea and Glypheidea) as well as the Axiidea, Gebiidea and Anomura. 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.

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Book SynopsisAs evident from the number 4A 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 present volume, then, comprises the fourth part in the series The Crustacea, i.e., the revised and updated texts from the Traité de Zoologie – Crustacea. The chapters in this book grew out of those in the French edition volume 7(II). The exception is chapter 49, which has been newly conceived; it was never published in French. Overall, this constitutes the sixth tome published in this English series, viz., preceded by volumes 1 (2004), 2 (2006), 9A (2010), 9B (2012), and 3 (2012). Readers/users should note that we have had to abandon publishing the chapters in the serial sequence as originally conceived 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. This fourth volume, part A, of The Crustacea contains chapters on: • Genetic variability in Crustacea • Class Cephalocarida • Class Remipedia • Subclass Hoplocarida: order Stomatopoda • Superorder SyncaridaTable of ContentsContents: Genetic variability in Crustacea (Ilias Kappas, M.-L. Cariou & Theodore J. Abatzopoulos) Class Cephalocarida Sanders, 1955 (Robert R. Hessler & Rolf Elofsson) Class Remipedia Yager, 1981 (Stefan Koenemann & Thomas M. Iliffe) Subclass Hoplocarida Calman, 1904: order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817 (Frederick R. Schram, Shane T. Ahyong, Sheila N. Patek, Patrick A. Green, Michael V. Rosario, Michael J. Bok, Thomas W. Cronin, Kristina S. Mead Vetter, Roy L. Caldwell, Gerhard Scholtz, Kathryn D. Feller & Pere Abelló) Superorder Syncarida Packard, 1885 (Nicole Coineau & Ana I. Camacho)

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Book SynopsisThe influence of Bernard Dussart's contributions to limnology in general as well as to freshwater copepodology in particular can hardly be overestimated. From 1945 until his decease late 2008, he has devoted more than 60 years of his life to studying freshwater bodies and their inhabitants. Next to his 200+ scientific papers, his frequent travels brought him all over the world, where he invariably left an inheritage of enhanced interest in problems of freshwater biology and management. The contributions in this book show the progress of research on the Copepoda found in continental waters and in part continue along the lines B. Dussart has set out: a worthy tribute to one of the very nestors of copepodology of fresh waters.Table of ContentsDEFAYE, DANIELLE, J. CAREL VON VAUPEL KLEIN & GRACE WYNGAARD, Bernard Dussart, 17 August 1922 – 1 November 2008 ALEKSEEV, VICTOR & DANIELLE DEFAYE, Taxonomic differentiation and world geographical distribution of the Eucyclops serrulatus group (Copepoda, Cyclopidae, Eucyclopinae) BOXSHALL, GEOFF A. & TERUE C. KIHARA, Brush setae on the antennules of male Eucyclopinae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) BRANCELJ, ANTON, Copepoda from a deep-groundwater porous aquifer in contact with karst: description of a new species, Paramoraropsis brigitae n. sp. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) COTTARELLI, V. & M.C. BRUNO, Variazioni sul tema II: Description of Carcinocaris dussarti sp. nov., associated with xanthid crabs, and new data on the distribution of Carcinocaris serrichelata (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) CUOC, CORINNE & DANIELLE DEFAYE, Female genitalia in Cyclopidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida): how to reinterpret the internal structures? FERRARI, FRANK D., SUPAWADEE CHULLASORN & HANS-UWE DAHMS, Copepodids of Pseudocyclops schminkei (Copepoda, Calanoida) and the relationship of Pseudocyclopidae to other calanoids FIERS, FRANK, Apalachocyclops gen. nov. (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae): a Nearctic “Doppelgänger” of the European speocyclopines GALASSI, DIANA M.P., BARBARA FIASCA & DINA DEL TOSTO, Patterns of copepod diversity in springs of Central Italy: implications for conservation issues GUTIÉRREZ-AGUIRRE, MARTHA A., EDUARDO SUÁREZ-MORALES, ADRIÁN CERVANTES-MARTÍNEZ, NANDINI SARMA & S. S. S. SARMA, Morphology of Elaphoidella grandidieri (Guerne & Richard, 1893) (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) from Mexico with notes on fecundity in culture conditions HOŁYŃSKA, MARIA, Latitudinal gradients in diversity of the freshwater copepod family Cyclopidae IEPURE, SANDA & IOANA MELEG, Postnaupliar antennular development in the obligate subterranean Acanthocyclops kieferi (Chappuis, 1925) species-group (Kiefer, 1927) (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) KARANOVIC, T. & S.J.B. COOPER, Third genus of parastenocarid copepods from Australia supported by molecular evidence (Harpacticoida, Parastenocarididae) MENU-MARQUE, SILVINA & CECILIA LOCASCIO DE MITROVICH, Löffler’s Chilean Eucyclops (Copepoda, Cyclopidae) revisited MONCHENKO, V.I., Presumed parasitic trends in the evolution of the family Cyclopidae (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) MONTECINO, VIVIAN, JUAN PABLO OYANEDEL, IRMA VILA & LUIS ZÚÑIGA, Limnetic zooplankton of Chilean lakes and reservoirs: a tribute to Bernard Dussart PAGANO, M., R. ARFI & D. DEFAYE, zooplankton communities of the Sélingué Reservoir (Mali, West Africa). The role of environmental factors PAGGI, JUAN C., A new species of the rare genus Idiodiaptomus Kiefer, 1936 (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae) from northeastern Argentina PINEL-ALLOUL, B., E. CUSSON & L. ALDAMMAN, Diversity and spatial distribution of copepods in the St. Lawrence River RANGA REDDY, YENUMULA, Two new hyporheic Parastenocarididae from India: Parastenocaris sutlej n. sp. and P. gundlakamma n. sp. (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) STOCH, FABIO & MARIA CRISTINA BRUNO, Acanthocyclops magistridussarti sp. nov., from ground waters of peninsular Italy, with comments on the intraspecific variability of the antennary basis ornamentation (Copepoda, Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae) WYNGAARD, GRACE A., CARLOS E. F. ROCHA & ALMIR PEPATO, Familial level phylogeny of free-living cyclopoids (Copepoda), inferred from partial 18S ribosomal DNA YOUNG, SHUH-SEN & C.-T. SHIH, Freshwater calanoids (Copepoda, Calanoida) of Taiwan with some comments on the morphology of Neutrodiaptomus tumidus Kiefer, 1937 observed by SEM

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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 SynopsisBiological Systematics has changed dramatically during the past 60 years from a handicraft or art to an accepted branch of science proper, due to the work of Willi Hennig, who was born in 1913. The scientific method of reconstructing phylogenetic relationships of organisms bases on Hennig's approach, the "Phylogenetic Systematics". The method is now so widely accepted and applied that it can firmly be regarded a paradigm, named 'cladistics'. In contrast, the life and personality of its founder is remarkably little known in the scientific community. The present book offers a detailed biography of Willi Hennig, and traces the roots of his thinking from his schooldays until his death in 1976. Some outstanding academic teachers and friends of his are introduced, too. The book offers an insight into the historical development of a 'scientific revolution', and highlights the life and the work of a 'cautious revolutioniser' in a Germany of dictatorship, war, and separation.Trade Review"[T]the present, elegant book, expertly compiled by M. Schmitt, still offers us newly revealed facts as well as a truly broad approach, which together make both interesting and elucidating reading. ... Particularly elucidating, in my view, is to learn about the careful way in which Hennig initially formulated and used his new ideas: by far not as rigid as has subsequently been suggested in places, and sufficiently conditional to leave room for other interpretations of the data at hand in interpreting from those the historical course of evolution." - J. Carel von Vaupel Klein, in: Crustaceana 87(1) 1278-1279 (2014) "...a fascinating read, because the material presented...is extraordinary. [... An] interesting insight into the state of Zoology in Western Germany during [the 1960s and '70s]. ... Schmitt combines his intimate historical knowledge of many of the key personalities in the field of Zoology with his vast zoological scholarship to throw a light on some especially heated controversies surrounding the introduction of Phylogenetic Systematics. ... [T]he book is a treasure for all interested in the life and work of Willi Hennig and the development of one of the most important ideas in biology in the second half of the 20th century: Phylogentics Systematics (= cladistics) and a must-read for aficionados of Phylogenetic Systematics [Hennig's book]." - Thomas Stach, in: J. Zool. Syst. & Evol. Res., doi: 10.1111/jzs.12069 "For those people interested in the history of systematics, or the history of ideological thought more generally, this first scholarly treatise on Willi Hennig will be an essential and irreplaceable source of information." - Susanne S. Renner, in: Syst. Biol. 63(3) 452-453 (2014) “...a timely, attractive and detailed biograph of the man, with commentary on his researches and intellectual legacy … for those interested not only in Hennig, but in the functioning of German science in the mid-20th century.” - Andrew V. Z. Brower, in: Cladistics (2013), DOI: 10.1111/cla.12057 "In most branches of science methodological approaches constantly change, but few changes are of a kind for which the term ‘revolution’ is appropriate. In systematic biology, however, the shift from classifying organisms according to some assessment of overall similarity to doing it according to inferred relative recency of common ancestry was exactly a change of that kind. Willi Hennig, the driving force behind this revolution, was an unassuming German insect systematist, and many biologists, to whom his name is familiar, will want to know more about his personality and the conditions under which his ideas developed during a particularly turbulent epoch in German history. Michael Schmitt is singularly well qualified for writing this account, having a notable publication record on issues in biological history and being himself an active practicing systematic biologist. Moreover, he is at the same time sufficiently young to contemplate the treated events ‘in the clarity of hindsight’, and sufficiently old to have first-hand knowledge of the scene of German zoology in the 20th century and of many of Hennig’s contemporaries, who acted on that scene. As a commemoration of Hennig’s centenary in April 2013 the publication of this book is timely indeed." - Niels P. Kristensen, emeritus professor of systematic entomology, University of Copenhagen "Having read nearly every line Willi Hennig ever published, scanned scores of unpublished documents in private and public archives, and having befriended Hennig's family, Michael Schmitt - a professional entomologist himself - is in a unique position to sketch Hennig's life and work in an engaging, emphatic narrative." Olivier Rieppel, The Field Museum, Chicago "Who was Willi Hennig, the German Entomologist who changed the face of systematics forever? This is the first authoritative book on one the most influential biologists of the 20th century. The volume provides a wealth of hitherto unpublished information about the private life of Hennig his scientific career and the reception and impacts of his theory of phylogenetic systematics. Carefully investigated, splendidly written and beautifully illustrated this is truly a must-have book for every naturalist." - Lars Krogmann. "Wer sich für Willi Hennig und seine Bedeuting für die biologische Systematik interessiert, der kommt an dieser inhaltlich rundum gelungenen Biografie nicht vorbei." Arnold Staniczek, Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau, 66. Jahrgang, Heft 6, 2013, 325-326 "En fait, peu était connu de la vie et de la personnalité du créateur du cladisme avant le livre de Michael, tant était discret, modeste et effacé son auteur. Hennig naquit en 1913 et, d’une autre façon que Darwin, transforma la biologie. Ce fut le grand mérite de mon excellent collègue Michael Schmitt de reconstituer sa vie, illustrée d’excellentes photos, et de suivre le développement et l’aboutissement de sa pensée." - Piere Jolivet, in: L’Entomologiste, tome 72, n° 3 (p. 136)

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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 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 Loe Bar and the Sandhill Rustic Moth, Adrian Spalding examines the survival of plants and animals on Loe Bar, a shingle beach on the coast of Cornwall, in the context of its history, geomorphology and exposure to the Atlantic environment. He develops these themes within a detailed study of the Sandhill Rustic moth that endures this harsh environment where storm surges, high salinity, high temperatures, strong winds and burial by sand affect the wildlife that occurs there.Trade Review"I dare to suggest that this book should become a classic, of which I am reminded of the original 'Natural History of Selborne'." - Dr Chris Page (Former Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh). "Armed with the considerable amount of information provided, the author has ensured that the reader has much to mull over while enjoying this highly informative book. [...] this book follows the foundation and examples provided by E.B. Ford (1955) and Young (1997) in generating an inquisitiveness about the natural world and in demonstrating what can be achieved with dedicated study." - The editor of Butterfly, the magazine of Butterfly Conservation. [A] pleasure to read, partly because he doesn’t use technicalities or jargon, and also because Spalding takes as much delight in the Bar’s story, its shipwrecks, its storms and shifting sands, and its well-adapted denizens, as he does in the fortunes of L.nickerlii leechi. His study of a small, rare moth and its habitat has the makings of a grass-blade classic. - Peter Marren in British Wildlife (January 2016). At 346 pages, it is not a short read, but it is well worth it for its fascinating cultural history (think Poldark), the natural history of the many creatures that inhabit the bar, but above all the painstaking observations of the moth itself. This is an immaculate study of a corner of Britain by a prominent entomologist who clearly loves and cares about its future. Dr Martin Warren in Butterfly (Spring 2016, p. 34). "Adrian Spalding has studied Loe Bar and its biota for many years since 1984, and the history and biology of the Sandhill Rustic and its environment (based largely on the author’s work) is encapsulated in this impressive book. [...] The book is a valuable contribution to the region’s natural history, as a thought-provoking and informative account of a highly specialised association and the conservation approaches that may be illuminated by long-term detailed documentation and study. It illustrates well the ecological detail and background information that contribute to practical conservation of taxa, and is an object lesson for emulation elsewhere." - Tim R. New (La Trobe University, Melbourne) in Journal of Insect Conservation (March 2016). "Readers will find plentiful information at their disposal to guide them through the intricate relationship of both moth and bar and to generate their own thoughts. First, there is the profusion of figures, maps, tables, citations, and photographs –many attractively in colour – accompanying the text. Second, the author builds a solid context for the plants [...] and animals found on Loe Bar and on similar features around the British coast [...] Third, and of huge importance for understanding the moth, there is an extensive, in depth study of the genus Luperina elsewhere, not just over Britain but over europe. Most intriguing and vital are the details on other coastal populations (distinguished by the author as subspecies) of Luperina nickerlii in Britain (i.e. leechi, demuthi, gueneei, knilli) and on mainland europe (e.g. nickerlii, graslini, tardenota, albarracina), including their biology, biogeography, ecology and genetics." - R. L. H. Dennis in Entomologist’s Gazette (2016) Vol. 67, p. 82-84.Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Jeremy Thomas OBE Acknowledgements Preamble Chapter 1. Man and The Bar Chapter 2. Formation, Geology and Physical Processes Chapter 3. Plants Chapter 4. Sand Couch Grass Chapter 5. Mammals, Birds and Invertebrates Chapter 6. Moths on Loe Bar Chapter 7. The Sandhill Rustic Moth on Loe Bar in the context of the European Populations Chapter 8. The Sandhill Rustic on Loe Bar Chapter 9. The Past and The Future Appendix 3.1. National Vegetation Classification communities on Loe Bar 2012 Appendix 9.1. Threats to the Sandhill Rustic moth from predicted sea-level rise - in the forefront of climate change Scientific names of plants listed in the text Scientific names of birds, animals and invertebrates listed in the text References Index

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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 SynopsisThe World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) contains the list of subfamilies, tribes and subtribes, list of genera and subgenera, systematic catalogue of all known taxons including new nomenclatorial acts, new distributional records, list of type depositions, infrasubspecific names, bibliography and alphabetical index of names of genera, subgenera and their synonyms. It contains all the taxa described until February 28, 2014.Trade Review'With this catalogue, the key to generic level provided by Háva (2004, World keys to the genera and subgenera of Dermestidae (Coleoptera), with descriptions, nomenclature and distributional records, Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B, Natural History, 60(3–4): 149–164), and the excellent website ‘Dermestidae World’ (Háva, 2014, http://www.dermestidae.wz.cz/main.html) the dermestids become one of the most accessible groups of beetle on a global scale; for which we should be extremely grateful to Háva for his contributions to this economically important group of beetles.' Darren Mann in: Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine (2015) Vol. 151, p. 272. 'Dies ist bereits die zweite Auflage des Autors über die Familie der Speckkäfer, mit 62 Gattungen und 1498 Arten und Unterarten. Dieser Weltkatalog beinhaltet alle Unterfamilien, Triben und Subtriben, Gattungen und Untergattungen sowie den systematischen Katalog aller bekannten Taxa mit Erwähnung neuer nomenklatorischer Veränderungen, neuen Verbreitungsnachweisen, einer Auflistung des Typen-Verbleibs sowie aller infrasubspezifischer Namen. Beachtenswert ist die Bibliographie mit über 160 Seiten, in der sich auch Zitate zur Biologie (inkl. Larven), Verbreitung, molekularbiologischen Untersuchungen, Effekte zur Radiation sowie theoretische und angewandte Aspekte finden. Sehr schön sind auch die (leider) wenigen Abbildungen aus historischen Büchern. Ein wichtiges Katalogwerk für Taxonomen und alle die sich mit der Thematik Dermestidae beschäftigen.' R. Gerstmeier in: Entomofauna. Zeitschrift für Entomologie (January 2016) Band 37, Heft 6, p. 133-134 .Table of ContentsIntroduction Acknowledgements Remarks on the Arrangement of the Catalogue World atlas for the catalogue Systematic position of the family Dermestidae Subfamilies and tribal division of Dermestidae Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae List of collections New nomenclatural acts New tribe and subtribes New combinations, synonyms and change in rank Catalogue of the all known taxons Subfamily Dermestinae. Subfamily Thorictinae Subfamily Orphilinae Subfamily Trinodinae Subfamily Attageninae Subfamily Megatominae Fossil genera incertae sedis Next ascertained undescribed species Dermestid beetles traces on dinosaurs bones Bibliography Others references Index of the names of the genera and subgenera

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Book SynopsisColeoptera: Elmidae and Protelmidae contains a complete list of subfamilies, tribes, subtribes, genera, subgenera, species and subspecies, and their synonyms described before 2015. Protelmidae are here elevated from tribal rank to family rank. Other new nomenclatorial and taxonomic acts include a new substitute name, seven new generic and specific synonymies, four new combinations, two designations of type species and eight mandatory corrections of incorrect original spellings. Detailed information about the geographical distribution of each species is provided. This catalogue includes extant taxa (147 genera and 1497 species of Elmidae, four genera and six species of Protelmidae) and fossil taxa (two genera and five species of Elmidae). It is the first world catalogue of Elmidae published since 1910. Unavailable names are listed as well. Detailed explanations are provided concerning the availability and correct spelling of taxa names, correct identity and spelling of author names, correct publication dates, and correct type localities.Trade Review"As customary in this series, the catalogue of Elmidae and Protelmidae has been put together with flawless precision. It is also commendable that the Catalogue is available both in print and as an e-book." - David S. Boukal (Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia & Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre CAS, České Budějovice), European Journal of Entomology 114: 372, 2017, doi: 10.14411/eje.2017.047.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix List of Authors x Introduction xi New nomenclatorial and taxonomic acts xviii Family Group Names 1 Genus and Species Group Names 3 ... Elmidae 5 ...... Extant taxa 5 ...... Species incertae sedis 242 ...... Fossil taxa 243 ...... Taxa removed from Elmidae 244 ...... Unavailable names 245 ...... Nomina exclusa 249 ... Protelmidae 251 References 253 Index 297

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Book SynopsisThis is a compendium of current knowledge about the crustacean subclass Branchiura Thorell, 1864. An overview of the group is presented, starting from the first species description, and reports of taxonomic changes. It also provides a condensed retrospect of each genus and includes the characteristics of each genus, the geographical distribution of each species arranged according to occurrence per continent; and aspects of the anatomy, physiology, host-parasite interactions and phylogeny are discussed. In order to condense the information available on members of the subclass, additional literature sources on each aspect are tabulated. This text will be useful for fish health practitioners, researchers and students of Parasitology and Fish Veterinary Medicine. The contents of this volume were originally published in 2016 in Crustaceana volume 89, issue 11-12.Table of ContentsAbstract Résumé Branchiura Characteristics The genera of the subclass Branchiura Argulus Müller, 1785 Synonyms of the genus Argulus Müller, 1785 Synonyms of the species of Argulus Müller, 1785 Argulus species and their distribution Research conducted on Argulus species Anatomy and physiology of Argulus species Parasite-host interactions in Argulus species Phylogeny of Argulus species Dolops Audouin, 1837 Synonyms of the genus Dolops Audouin, 1837 Synonyms of the species of Dolops Audouin, 1837 Dolops species and their distribution Research conducted on Dolops species Anatomy and physiology of Dolops species Parasite-host interactions in Dolops species Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900 Synonyms of the species of Chonopeltis Thiele, 1900 Chonopeltis species and their distribution Research conducted on Chonopeltis species Anatomy and physiology of Chonopeltis species Dipteropeltis Calman, 1912 Synonyms of the genus Dipteropeltis Calman, 1912 Synonyms of Dipteropeltis hirundo Calman, 1912 Dipteropeltis species and their distribution Research conducted on Dipteropeltis species Acknowledgements Appendix References Taxonomic index Host index

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Book SynopsisThis volume is dedicated to the memory of the eminent carcinologist Michael Türkay, of the Research Institute and Natural History Museum Senckenberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a tribute to his outstanding international contribution to the study of decapod crustaceans. An extensive account of Michael’s life and achievements is presented, along with thirty-one scientific papers by 62 of his friends and colleagues from around the world. The book’s focus is almost entirely on decapod crustaceans, and covers a variety of topics, including taxonomy, systematics, zoogeography, morphology, palaeontology, genetics, general biology and ecology. Numerous new taxa are described from a number of marine and freshwater groups, including one new genus and 13 new species named in honour of Michael himself. The contents of this volume were originally published in 2017 in Crustaceana volume 90, issue 7-10.Table of ContentsPreface 1 PETER DAVIE & CAROLA BECKER, Michael Türkay (3 April 1948–9 September 2015) 3 SHANE T. AHYONG & KEIJI BABA, Uroptychus michaeli (Decapoda, Chirostylidae), a new species of deep-water squat lobster from north-western Australia and Taiwan 29 KEIJI BABA & ENRIQUE MACPHERSON, Uroptychus tuerkayi sp. nov. (Anomura, Chirostylidae), a new squat lobster from the Atlantis-Great Meteor Seamount Chain in the eastern Atlantic 37 CAROLA BECKER & MICHAEL TÜRKAY, Host specificity and feeding in European pea crabs (Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) 49 RAQUEL C. BURANELLI & FERNANDO L. MANTELATTO, Broadranging low genetic diversity among populations of the yellow finger marsh crab Sesarma rectum Randall, 1840 (Sesarmidae) revealed by DNA barcode 75 R. N. BURUKOVSKY, Feeding ecology of the shrimp Crangon allmanni Kinahan, 1860 (Decapoda, Crangonidae) in the North and White seas 95 MARTHA R. CAMPOS & DIÓGENES CAMPOS, Species diversity of freshwater decapod crustaceans (crabs and shrimps) from Colombia 113 P. CASTRO, Western Pacific Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 and Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Goneplacoidea) in the Senckenberg Naturmuseum, Frankfurt 139 NEIL CUMBERLIDGE, Redescription of Potamonautes walderi (Colosi, 1924) from the lower Congo River basin in Central Africa (Brachyura, Potamoidea, Potamonautidae) 147 RICHARD G. HARTNOLL, NICOLA WEBER, SAM B. WEBER & HUNGCHANG LIU, Polymorphism in the chelae of mature males of the land crabs Johngarthia lagostoma and Epigrapsus spp 161 SEBASTIAN KLAUS, CÉLIO MAGALHÃES, RODOLFO SALASGISMONDI, MARTIN GROSS & PIERRE-OLIVIER ANTOINE, Palaeogene and Neogene brachyurans of the Amazon basin: a revised first appearance date for primary freshwater crabs (Brachyura, Trichodactylidae) 183 TOMOYUKI KOMAI, A new squat lobster species of the genus Munida (Decapoda, Anomura, Munididae) from the deep-sea off the Ryukyu Islands, Japan 199 L. LIANOS, M. C. MOLLEMBERG, D. J. M. LIMA & W. SANTANA, New records of king crabs (Decapoda, Anomura, Lithodidae) from southern Brazil 211 LIN MA & XINZHENG LI, A new species of the genus Typhlamphiascus (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Miraciidae) from the South China Sea 219 E. MACPHERSON, L. BEUCK, C. RODER & C. R. VOOLSTRA, A new species of squat lobster of the genus Munida (Galatheoidea, Munididae) from the Red Sea 235 CÉLIO MAGALHÃES, A new genus and species of freshwater crab (Decapoda, Pseudothelphusidae) from the Tapajós River, a southern tributary of the Amazon River in Brazil 245 SANCIA E. T. VAN DER MEIJ, The coral genus Caulastraea Dana, 1846 (Scleractinia, Merulinidae) as a new host for gall crabs (Decapoda, Cryptochiridae), with the description of Lithoscaptus tuerkayi sp.nov. 257 JOSE C. E. MENDOZA & E. Y. SY, Sundathelphusa miguelito, a new species of freshwater crab from the southern Philippines (Brachyura, Gecarcinucidae) 269 TOHRU NARUSE & DAISUKE UYENO, Ankerius grusocurare, a new species of Aphanodactylidae (Decapoda, Brachyura) from Iriomote Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan 285 MARIANA NEGRI, TATIANA MAGALHÃES, NATÁLIA ROSSI, DARRYL L. FELDER & FERNANDO L. MANTELATTO, Reproductive aspects of the shrimp Cuapetes americanus (Kingsley, 1878) (Caridea, Palaemonidae) from Bocas del Toro, Panama 291 PETER K. L. NG, PAUL F. CLARK, SANTANU MITRA & APPUKUTTANNAIR BIJU KUMAR, Arcotheres borradailei (Nobili, 1906) and Pinnotheres ridgewayi Southwell, 1911: a reassessment of characters and generic assignment of species to Arcotheres Manning, 1993 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pinnotheridae) 309 MACHTELD ODIJK & CHARLES H. J. M. FRANSEN, A new sponge associated shrimp species of the Indo-West Pacific genus Paraclimenaeus (Decapoda, Caridea, Palaemonidae) 329 KATSUSHI SAKAI, A second report on material from Dr. Mortensen’s collection of Thalassinidea and Callianassidea (Decapoda) in the ZoologicalMuseum, Copenhagen 347 WILLIAM SANTANA & MARCOS TAVARES, A new western Atlantic species of Collodes Stimpson (Decapoda, Brachyura, Inachoididae) 375 ADNAN SHAHDADI, PETER J. F. DAVIE & CHRISTOPH D. SCHUBART, Perisesarma tuerkayi, a new species of mangrove crab from Vietnam (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae), with an assessment of its phylogenetic relationships 385 SABRINA M. SIMÕES, GISELE S. HECKLER & ROGERIO C. COSTA, Reproductive period and recruitment of Penaeoidea shrimp on the southeastern Brazilian coast: implications for the closed season 407 MORITZ SONNEWALD & MICHAEL TÜRKAY, Composition of the epibenthic decapod crustacean megafauna of the German Exclusive Economic Zone: comparison and analysis of past and recent surveys 423 VASSILY A. SPIRIDONOV, Two new species of Thalamita Latreille, 1829 (Decapoda, Portunidae) 441 S. A. SUDNIK, Biology of the shrimp Oplophorus spinosus (Brullé, 1839) (Decapoda, Oplophoridae) in the continental slope waters of the coast of northwest Africa 465 MASATSUNE TAKEDA &HIRONORI KOMATSU, Two new species of the genus Actumnus Dana, 1851 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Pilumnidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, southwest Japan 481 YAQIN WANG, ZHIBIN GAN & XINZHENG LI, A new species of the genus Leptochela (Decapoda, Caridea, Pasiphaeidae) from the Yellow Sea 497 BERND WERDING & ALEXANDRA HILLER, Description of a new species of Pachycheles (Decapoda, Anomura, Porcellanidae) from the southern Caribbean Sea 509

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