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Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes
No full textBonato, Lucio, Minelli, Alessandro (2014): Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes. Zootaxa 3770 (1): 1-136, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.
Classification [Based in part on the previous version of this eLS article ‘Classification’ (2012) by Alessandro Minelli].
No full textA biological classification is a hierarchical arrangement of species, subspecific units and higher taxa, with the corresponding scientific nomenclature; classification is also the part of systematic biology concerned with generating such an arrangement. Scientific classifications have ancient roots in folk taxonomies. Between the classical Antiquity and the Renaissance, major conceptual advancement was due to Aristotle and Cesalpino, but modern classifications owe mainly to John Ray and eventually to Linnaeus, who introduced binomial nomenclature. Modern classifications are increasingly aiming to mirror phylogenetic relationships, an effort that may eventually require abandoning the traditional Linnaean ranks such as the genus, the family, the order and the class. Nomenclature is disciplined by international codes – these provide rules for introducing new names and for selecting the names to be used in the case of conflict between synonymous or homonymous names
The centipede fauna (Chilopoda) of the island of Cyprus, with one new lithobiomorph species
No full textFIGURE 20. Bothriogaster signata and Thracophilus cilicius, distribution in Cyprus.Published as part of Simaiakis, Stylianos Michail, Zapparoli, Marzio, Minelli, Alessandro & Bonato, Lucio, 2013, The centipede fauna (Chilopoda) of the island of Cyprus, with one new lithobiomorph species, pp. 279-306 in Zootaxa 3647 (2) on page 300, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.3, http://zenodo.org/record/22052
Ribautia ducalis Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri 1995
No full textRibautia ducalis Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1995 Ribautia (Ribautia) ducalis Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri 1995, Amazoniana 13 (3–4): 325, 329 – 331, figs. 46–87 The species was hitherto known only from the type locality: Brazil: Amazonas: Reserva Florestal A. Ducke. In addition to further material from the same site, we have recently identified material from another locality: Brazil: Amazonas: Manaus: INPA (secondary upland forest, unburned), Kempson soil extraction, (03º 08'S 60 º 01' W), 25.9. 1985, J. Adis et al. leg.: 2 ΨΨ with mature ova, 45 p. l., b.l. 13 and 14 mm; 2 ɗɗ with tubula seminifera full of mature spermatozoa, 43 p. l., b.l. 12 and 13 mm (MLP); ibid., 24.4.1986: 1 Ψ with mature ova, 45 p. l., b.l. 14 mm; 2 ɗɗ juveniles (with 2 + 2 coxal organs only), 43 p. l.,b.l. 8 and 9.5mm; 1 juvenile (sex?),with 1 + 1 coxal organs only, 45 p. l.,b.l. 7.5mm (INPA). The recently studied material includes specimens with number of leg pairs other than those recorded thus far, i.e. ɗɗ with 43 pairs of legs and ΨΨ with 45 pairs of legs.Published as part of Pereira, Luis A., Uliana, Marco & Minelli, Alessandro, 2006, New species and new records of the genus Ribautia Brölemann, 1909 (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) from South America, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1106 on page 66, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17144
Ribautia proxima Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri 1995
No full textRibautia proxima Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1995 Ribautia (Ribautia) proxima Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri 1995, Amazoniana 13 (3–4): 325, 331 – 333, figs. 88–122 The species was hitherto known only from the type locality: Brazil: Amazonas: Reserva Florestal A. Ducke. We have recently identified material from the following additional localities: Brazil: Amazonas: secondary upland forest (02º 34 ' S 60 º 06' W), capoeira, 7.11. 1990, M. O. de A. Ribeiro leg.: 1 juvenile (Ψ?), 79 p. l., b.l. 14 mm (INPA); ibid., 3.1.1991: 1 Ψ with the two spermathecae full of spermatozoa and with mature ova, 81 p. l., b.l. 32 mm; 2 juveniles (ɗɗ?), 75 and 77 p. l., b.l. 14 mm; 1 juvenile (Ψ?), 81 p. l., b.l. 19 mm; 2 juveniles (incomplete) (AM). Brazil: Amazonas: Rio Tarumã Mirím, capoeira, 25.4. 1983, J. Adis leg.: 1 Ψ with the two spermathecae full of mature spermatozoa, 79 p. l., b.l. 32 mm (MLP). Guyane Française: Piste de St. Elie: 16 Km from Sinnamary, J.M. Betsch leg.: 1 Ψ with the two spermathecae full of spermatozoa, 73 p. l., b.l. 26 mm, 5.5. 1980 (MNHN); 1 Ψ with the two spermathecae full of spermatozoa, 75 p. l., b.l. 25 mm, 9.5. 1980 (MNHN); 1 ɗ with tubula seminifera full of mature spermatozoa, 73 p. l., b.l. 21 mm; 1 juv. (sex?) with only 3 + 3 coxal organs, 75 p. l., b.l. 10 mm, 5.6. 1981 (MNHN). The recently studied material includes specimens with number of leg pairs other than those recorded thus far, i.e. ɗɗ with 81 pairs of legs.Published as part of Pereira, Luis A., Uliana, Marco & Minelli, Alessandro, 2006, New species and new records of the genus Ribautia Brölemann, 1909 (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) from South America, pp. 45-68 in Zootaxa 1106 on pages 66-67, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17144
Proterotaiwanella sculptulata Bonato & Foddai & Minelli 2002
No full textProterotaiwanella sculptulata (Takakuwa, 1936) (new combination) Taiwanella sculptulatus Takakuwa, 1936 Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 26: 437; fig. 45 Taiwanella sculptulatus: Takakuwa, 1938 Annot. Zool. Japon. 17: 356 Taiwanella sculptulatus: Takakuwa, 1938 Bot. & Zool. Tokyo 6: 2032 Taiwanella sculptulatus: Takakuwa, 1940 Fauna Nippon. 9: 88; fig. 9092 Taiwanella sculptulatus: Takakuwa, 1943 Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 13: 196 Taiwanella sculptulata: Attems, 1944 47 Ann. naturhistor. Mus. Wien 55: 106 Taiwanella sculptulata: Takakuwa & Takashima, 1949 Acta Arachn. 11: 57 Taiwanella sculptulata: Miyosi, 1955 Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 1619: 173 Taiwanella sculptulatus: Wang & Mauriès, 1996 Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. Nat. 169: 89Published as part of Bonato, Lucio, Foddai, Donatella & Minelli, Alessandro, 2002, A new mecistocephalid centipede from Ryukyu Islands and a revisitation of ' Taiwanella' (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Mecistocephalidae), pp. 1-12 in Zootaxa 86 on page 8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.462014
Taxonomy needs pluralism, but a controlled and manageable one
No full textMinelli, Alessandro (2020): Taxonomy needs pluralism, but a controlled and manageable one. Megataxa 1 (1): 9-18, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/megataxa.1.1.
Phylogeny and systematics of the Arrupinae (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Mecistocephalidae) with the description of a new dwarfed species
No full textF. 28. Total body length in Arrupinae plotted on a simplified phylogeny in accordance with the cladistic analysis presented above. Maximum and minimum values of adult body length (in mm) are given for each genus.Published as part of FODDAI, DONATELLA, BONATO, LUCIO, PEREIRA, LUIS ALBERTO & MINELLI, ALESSANDRO, 2003, Phylogeny and systematics of the Arrupinae (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Mecistocephalidae) with the description of a new dwarfed species, pp. 1247-1267 in Journal of Natural History 37 (10) on page 1263, DOI: 10.1080/00222930210121672, http://zenodo.org/record/526006
Zoological vs. botanical nomenclature: a forgotten 'BioCode' experiment from the times of the Strickland Code*
No full textMinelli, Alessandro (2008): Zoological vs. botanical nomenclature: a forgotten 'BioCode' experiment from the times of the Strickland Code*. Zootaxa 1950 (1): 21-38, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1950.1.5, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1950.1.
A redescription of the South African centipede Schendylops caledonicus (Attems, 1928) (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Schendylidae)
No full textFil: Pereira, Luis Alberto. División Zoología Invertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Minelli, Alessandro. Dipartimento di Biologia. Università di Padova; Itali
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