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Crambus proteus Bassi & Mey 2011
No full textCrambus proteus Bassi & Mey, 2011 Crambus proteus Bassi & Mey, 2011: 242, figs 297-299, pl. 36, fig. 8. HOLOTYPE: TMSA; 3; [RSA, Western Cape] Knysna, C [ape] P[rovince], Garden of Eden, 16-20.I.1955, A. J. T. Janse legit (not dissected). PARATYPES: RSA, Western Cape. – CB; 13, 2♀♀; same data as holotype. – SAM; 2♀♀; Cape Town, Table Mt., II.1919, K. Barnard legit. – TMSA; 333, 3♀♀; Cape Town, III.1912, Lord Gladstone legit. – TMSA and CB; 13, 2♀♀; Cape Town, IV.1912, Lord Gladstone legit; GS 3757 GB. – TMSA; 13; Swellendam, 9.III.1980, Scoble & Kroon legit; GS 3578 GB. – TMSA; 1 3; Hogsback (32 27 CA), 24-25.II.1978, M. J. Scoble legit. – TMSA; 8 ♀♀; Deepwalls For. Res. nr Knysna, 17-21.II.1978, M. J. Scoble legit. – TMSA; 13; Tokai, 11.III.1956, CGC. Dickson legit; GS 3771 GB. – CB; 1♀; Kogelberg, Nature Reserve, 14- 21.III.1983, Kroon & Molekane legit; GS 3753 GB. – MFNB and CB; 1133, 5♀♀; Stellenbosch, Assegaibosch N. R., 25.III.2009, LF, W. Mey legit; GS 5193 and 5210 GB. – RSA, Eastern Cape. – Kroon Collection; 1♀; Zingcuka Forest, Mt. Fletcher Dist., 28.XI.1976, D.M. Kroon legit. REMARKS: This is the correct type series. Crambus proteus has two closely related species (Bassi, 2012): C. attis Bassi and C. rossinii Bassi. They are characterized by their similar external appearance and genitalia of both sexes, C. proteus usually differing in the more ochreous tinge of the dark scales in forewings, in male genitalia the gnathos is only slightly longer than the uncus, the tegumen is S-shaped, the costal process of the valva is stronger and longer, the tip of the phallus is longer, and in female genitalia the lateral processes of the sterigma are pointed as opposed to rounded in C. attis and elongate in C. rossinii.Published as part of Bassi, Graziano, 2013, Notes on some Old World Prionapterygini Landry, 1995 (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae, Crambinae), with descriptions of new species, pp. 131-160 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 120 (1) on pages 158-159, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.611854
Il filo di Arianna. Idee su Ferrara
No full textIl testo raccoglie un lavoro di ricerca sul senso del progetto che si sviluppa attorno alle potenzialità di nuova architettura pensate per la città di Ferrara: l’occasione è offerta dalla disponibilità di grandi volumi abbandonato da recuperare a nuove destinazioni e, in questo caso, ripensare nuove funzioni porta alla volontà di interrogarsi attorno al senso del costruire nella contemporaneità anche all’interno della città storica.
Nel primo capitolo si riflette pertanto attorno al rapporto tra città consolidata – Ferrara, nello specifico – e progettualità contemporanea, riprendendo il titolo del testo per ragionarvi attorno.
Il secondo capitolo presenta una risposta agli interrogativi tracciati nel primo presentando il lavoro di un maestro olandese, in cui si concretizzano invenzione architettonica, innovazione tecnologica ed alti livelli di prestazioni ambientali relative al buon ascolto della musica in un mix straordinario concepito all’interno di edilizia storica.
Nel terzo capitolo si delineano i passaggi e le tendenze dell’innovazione tecnologica nell’edilizia civile, possibile stimolo per elaborazioni spaziali ed elevati livelli prestazionali una volta impossibili da raggiungere.
Tre interviste ad operatori del mondo della produzione riportano i dati e le informazioni tecniche acquisite nel corso della ricerca: vi sono trattati alcuni aspetti particolari inerenti l’utilizzo del vetro curvo e dei compositi in resine e fibre nelle costruzioni e l’impiego di sistemi di movimentazione per il raggiungimento di diversi gradi di flessibilità tipologica.
L’ultima parte del libro presenta i risultati di un lavoro ricerca progettuale condotta con laureandi sullo stimolo di organismi edilizi e luoghi all’aperto della città estense: la Rotonda Foschini, il cortile del Palazzo del Vescovado, il giardino del Palazzo dei Diamanti, il teatro Verdi, S. Maria, S. Giovanni, altri spazi all'aperto della città
54esima Biennale di Venezia - Padiglione della Repubblica di San Marino
No full textTitolo del progetto: "Luce In-azione"
Artisti: Dorothee Albrecht, Marco Bravura, Cristian Ceccaroni, Daniela Comani, Ottavio Fabbri, Verdiano Manzi, Patrizia Merendi, Omar Paolucci, Cristina Rotondaro, Lars Teichmann, Thea Tini, Daniela Tonelli, Paola Turroni
Commissario: Leo Marino Morganti.
Curatore: Valerio Pradal
Comitato scientifico e di selezione delle opere:
A. Bassi
F. Cavallari
M. Comoglio
L. Guerrini
M. G. Riva
R. Stih
C. Tartarin
Afrocharltona oblongissima Bassi 2021, sp. n.
No full textAfrocharltona oblongissima sp. n. Figs 7, 9-11, 17-19 Material examined Holotype: Male; Botswana, Maun, 957 m, 1-2.xii.2010, 19°55’58S 23°30’61E, lux, G. Bassi legit, BC 92320 ZSM, GS 6245 GB, 41400 RCGB. Paratypes: Male; same data as holotype, Collezione Bassi, GS 5365 GB, RCGB. – Female; Zambia, Livingstone, Maramba River Lodge camp, 17°53’S 25°51’E, 900 m, 28.xi.2010, lux, G. Bassi legit, BC 92321 ZSM, GS 6230 GB, RCGB. – Female; Namibia, Ghaub Vall [ey], 7.i. [19]72, D. M. Kroon [legit], GS 5444 GB, TMSA. – Female; Namibia, Otavi, 5.i. [19]72, D.M. Kroon [legit], TMSA. Diagnosis: The yellow ground colour distinguishes A. oblongissima from A. katanga described below. The male genitalia are similar to A. katanga but the valva and apical thorn of the costal arm are longer and the phallus is without cornuti in the vesica. The female genitalia with lateral extension of medium length and thickness, with ductus seminalis originating nearby from ductus bursae are unlike every other species of the Ancylolomia complex. COI barcode sequence of the holotype BIN: BOLD:ADF2943 (658 bp): AACTTTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCAGGAATATT- AGGAACATCTTTAAGACTTTTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAG- GAAATCCTGGATCTTTAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATAC- TATTGTAACAGCTCATGCATTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGT- TATACCAATTATAATTGGTGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTC- CCTTTAATATTAGGAGCACCTGATATAGCTTTCCCCCG- TATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTACTACCTCCCTCTCTA- ACTCTTTTAATTTCCAGAAGAATTGTTGAAAATGGAG- CAGGTACTGGATGAACAGTGTACCCCCCACTTTCATC- C A ATAT T G C T C AT G G T G G A A G T T C T G TA G A C C TA G C - TATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCTGGAATTTCTTCTATTTTAG- GTGCTATTAACTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATACGAATTA- ATGGGTTATCTTTTGATCAAATACCTTTATTTGTTTGATCTG- TAGGAATTACTGCTTTATTACTTTTATTATCATTACCTGTATT- AGCAGGAGCTATTACTATACTACTTACTGACCGAAATTTA- AATACATCTTTCTTTGATCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCAAT- TCTTTATCAACACTTATT Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin oblungus-a = very elongated, and refers to the shape of the valva in the male genitalia. Description (Fig. 7): Wingspan of holotype 29 mm; male paratype 34 mm, female paratypes 33 to 36 mm. Labial palpus 3 x as long as greatest diameter of eye, ochre brown tipped with white on outer side, creamy white on inner side. Maxillary palpus ochre brown tipped with white. Frons rounded, slightly produced, white to pale yellow. Antennae thin, serrate in male, simple in female, pale brown with silvery white costa. Vertex white. Patagia white to pale yellow. Tegulae and thorax pale yellow sprinkled with brown. Forewing slender, with rounded apex and termen oblique; ground colour pale grey yellow sprinkled with brown and black; veins marked with yellow; seven terminal dots; fringes white and silvery grey; underside grey yellow strongly suffused with dark brown. Hindwing pale golden yellow suffused greyish brown; terminal line brown; fringes paler than ground colour; underside pale golden yellow suffused with brown. Legs golden yellow; tibial spurs small. Abdomen golden yellow suffused with grey, paler in males; sternites pale yellow. Male genitalia. (Figs 10, 11). Uncus as long as gnathos, strongly bulged dorsally, with apex blunt and notched. Gnathos with pointed and slightly upcurved apex. Tegumen almost twice as long as uncus, narrow.Vinculum stout, subtriangular. Pseudosaccus subtrapezoidal, fused with juxta. Juxta broadly v-shaped. Valva extremely elongated, with rounded cucullus; costal arm slightly longer than valva, strongly sclerotized, with apical long and pointed thorn. Phallus with bent phallobase: vesica with minute scobinations. Female genitalia (Figs 17-19). Papillae anales subtriangular. Apophyses posteriores with lightly sclerotized basis and arms weakly arched.Abdominal segment VIII ventrally membranous and lightly sclerotized dorsally. Apophyses anteriores sub-triangular, shorter than apophyses posteriores. Ostium bursae large, semicircular, lightly sclerotized. Ductus bursae twice as long as corpus bursae, sub-conical, strongly sclerotized except at its beginning; extension at 0.5, just below origin of ductus seminalis, cylindrical, slightly shorter than corpus bursae, more or less sclerotized and wrinkled. Corpus bursae sub-oval, weakly wrinkled. Biology: Unknown. The adults from Botswana and Zambia were attracted to actinic artificial light in the riparian vegetation (Fig. 9). Distribution: Northern part of Southern Africa: Botswana, Namibia, South Zambia.Published as part of Bassi, Graziano, 2021, New genera and species of Afrotropical Ancylolomiini Ragonot, 1889 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae sensu lato: Crambinae), pp. 477-486 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 128 (2) on pages 479-481, DOI: 10.35929/RSZ.0058, http://zenodo.org/record/564016
Third Sector Research: The Construction of a Field of Study
No full textMore than 30 years ago, the ground-breaking work by Lester Salamon and Helmut
Anheier launched global interest in research into the Third Sector. Their Voluntas
articles from 1990 remain the most highly cited in that Journal, essential Third
Sector reading. The Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project (CNP)
studied the scope, structure, financing and role of the nonprofit sector in more than
45 countries in the world and involved a network of over 150 researchers, 90 funding organizations and several hundred nonprofit and philanthropic leaders in six
continents.
Nevertheless, the world is changing—Third Sector organizations and movements remain vitally relevant and yet, the changing environment and definitions of
Third Sector organizations, availability of new data sets, gaps in the countries and
topics studied, point to the need to take stock and ensure that future Third Sector
research is relevant and impactful. Furthermore, the relevance of the Social Origins
Theory developed from the CNP is now questioned
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Crambus varii Bassi & I- & To 2012, n.sp.
No full textCrambus varii n.sp. Figs 10, 24, 26 HOLOTYPE: TMSA, without registration number; ♀; [RSA, Western Cape, 33°57’S, 22°32’E] Saasveld George, C [ape] P[rovince], South Africa, H. Geertsema; 26.8.1964; Holotype Crambus varii n. sp. G. Bassi det. 1995, TMSA, (not dissected). PARATYPES (all from RSA): TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; same data as holotype. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; idem, 2.2.[19]65 - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; idem, 1-10.II.1965. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; idem, 5.I.1965. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; idem, 26.XII.1964. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; idem, 1.1.1965. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; idem, 16.9.1964, De Fin. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; Kogelberg C [ape] P[rovince], Nature Reserve; 6-13.III.1983; Kroon & Molekane, GS 3330 GB. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; Cape Prov[ince], Kogelberg (34 18 BD), 23 Mar[ch] 1981, D.M. Kroon, GS 4193 GB. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; Stellenbosch; 3.3.’[19]21; Ch. K. Brain. - TMSA, without registration number; 13; 1♀, Vyeboom, Caledon Distr[ict]; 10.II.1954; L. Vári, GS 3300 GB. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; Saasveld; 5.I.[19]65. - MFNB, without registration number; 2♀♀; RSA, Bontebok NP, Swellendam; 14. 16.XI.1993; leg. Mey & Ebert. - CB, without registration number; 13; Saasveld, C.P.; 23.XII.1964; H. Geertsema, GS 5235 GB. - CB, without registration number; 1♀; Algeria Forestry, Clanwilliam Distr.; 4-10.III.1969; Potgieter & Strydom, GS 5240 GB. - MHNG, without registration number; 1♀, Worcester, Amandel spruit; 18.X.1966; Vári & Potgieter. – TMSA and CB (13), without registration number; 233; 2♀♀, Tsitsikam[m]a Goesabos Forestry; 13-22.III.1979; Potgieter & Scoble. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; Cape Prov[ince], Tsitsikam[m]a forest, Goesabos, 33 23 DD; 13-22 Mar 1979; J. Potgieter & M. Scoble, GS 3850 GB. - TMSA, without registration number; 1♀; Tsitsikam [m]a, Ou-brug; 17.III.1979; Potgieter & Scoble. ETYMOLOGY: The species is dedicated to Lajos Vári of the TMSA, author of very valuable entomological collections in Southern Africa. DIAGNOSIS: The combination of forewings without separated submarginal area, male genitalia with fully developed uncus, phallus with dorsoapical tooth and strong cornuti, and female genitalia with very large and strongly sclerotized ostium characterize this species among African Crambus. DESCRIPTION (Fig. 10): Wingspan: male 20-21 mm, female 25-27 mm. Labial palpi 4 X longer than widest diameter of eye, with inner side white and outer side brown with upper margin and tip white. Maxillary palpi white with brown basis. Frons clearly produced, rounded, white. Antennae brown, with silvery costa, serrate in male, simple in female. Ocelli and chaetosemata moderately developed. Head white, with few chestnut brown scales in middle. Patagium laterally brown, white medially. Tegulae dark brown. Thorax white. Abdomen bronze brown to whitish, suffused brown. Forewings ground color bronze brown, lighter in dorsal area; costal area white, wide, and white suffused with chestnut brown toward apex; female with more pointed apex; medial stripe wide, white, reaching outer margin; veins marked by white scales toward outer margin; outer margin with seven subterminal dots, more developed in female; fringes with both short and long scales white with silvery bronzed tip, thus appearing white with medial and terminal lines silvery bronzed. Hindwings white with brown suffusion; fringes white. Fore and midlegs bronze brown; hindlegs whitish, suffused bronze brown. MALE GENITALIA (Fig. 26): Uncus long, sinuous, pointed, moderately bent downward and sclerotized. Two large and spatulate socii cover up to two thirds of length of uncus. Gnathos one third longer than uncus, with apex rounded and bent downward. Tegumen with large base, partially fused with vinculum. Vinculum stout, with large subtriangular dorsal extension. Pseudosaccus small. Valva wide, with membranous cucullus, with well developed and pointed costal and saccular processes and small medial process lamellar. Phallus slightly shorter than whole apparatus, with large subapical tooth; vesica with 5 subtriangular cornuti. FEMALE GENITALIA (Fig. 24): Papillae anales divided into two lobes and apophyses posteriores of medium size. Apophyses anteriores absent. Abdominal segment VIII with narrow tergite and strong and complex sternite. Ostium bursae very large and sclerotized. Ductus bursae longer than corpus bursae, sinuous, sclerotized in proximal two thirds, then fibrous. Ostium and ductus bursae spiculate. Ductus seminalis opening in distal third of ductus bursae. Corpus bursae with two well developed signa. DISTRIBUTION: RSA, Western Cape and Eastern Cape at Tsitsikamma. REMARKS: The presence of socii and both costal and saccular processes relates this species to C. pascuella; female genitalia are also reminiscent of some other Crambus, such as heringiellus Herrich-Schäffer.Published as part of Bassi, Graziano, 2012, New Afrotropical species of the genus Crambus Fabricius, 1798 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Crambinae), pp. 269-286 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (3) on pages 284-286, DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.150195, http://zenodo.org/record/611826
Future Challenges Facing Third Sector Research
No full textThe realm of societal advancement is multifaceted, involving a balance of public
and private attention. Yet, nestled within this framework lies the Third Sector, a
constantly evolving and dynamic entity. Comprising non-profit organizations,
charities, voluntary groups, and social enterprises, the Third Sector is crucial in
fostering social change, community empowerment, and humanitarian efforts. To
comprehend the forthcoming hurdles that Third Sector research must overcome, it
is essential to delve into its historical origins, scholarly underpinnings, research
infrastructure, and emerging trends that shape its trajectory.
While we are editing (writing) this book, it is apparent that the scientific
research field that could broadly be encompassed under the label “Third Sector” has
reached a high level of academic recognition and scientific reputation. After more
than 30 years of studies and research on that topic, several indicators show the visibility and the status achieved by the subject through the constitution of a research
scholarship
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Aurotalis cristata Bassi, 2016, sp. n.
No full text<i>Aurotalis cristata</i> sp. n. <p>Figs 1, 12, 17, 24, 26, 27</p> <p> <b>Holotype:</b> ♀, Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Matopo Nat[ional] Park [20°33’S, 28°30’E] 28.30.XI.1993, leg. Mey & Ebert, GS 4060.– GB; Holotypus <i>Aurotalis cristata</i> n. sp. G. Bassi det. 2002. Deposited in MFNB.</p> <p> <b>Paratypes:</b> Zimbabwe: 2♀, 4♂, same data as holotype, GS 3840 GB; 1♀, S[outhern] Africa, Manicaland Prov[ince], Vukutu, 18°21’S32°36’E, h 1900 m, 1-3. XII.2010, Ustjuzhanin P. & Kovtunovich V. ‒ 1♀, Zimbabwe, 15.III.1951, G. C. Clarke. ‒ 1♀, Emangeni, Rhod[esia], 19.I. [19]’18, A. J. T. Janse. ‒ 1♂, Lundi, Rhod[esia], Nuanetsi Dist[rict], 13.III.1976, M. J. Scoble; 1♀, Darwendale, 17-19.I.1955, D. W. Rorke. ‒ RSA: 1♂, Messina, T[rans]v[aa]l, 20 m. South, II.1950, N. Mitton. ‒ 2♂, Midw[est] L[ouis] Trichardt, Wilie’s [Wyllie’s] Poort, 28 and 31.I.[19]25, A. J. T. Janse. ‒ 1♀, 5♂, Blauwkop, 30.I.[19]25, A. J. T. Janse, GS 4671 GB. ‒ 1♀, 1♂, Nelspruit, 2.1910, H. G. Breijer. ‒ 1♀, Skukuza, 2.XII.1974, L. Vari, GS 4661 GB. ‒ 1♀, Buffelspoort, 15.XII.[19]24, A. J. T. Janse. Deposited in CGB, MHNG, MFNB and TMSA.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>: At least in Zimbabwe, <i>A. cristata</i> (Fig. 1) co-occurs with <i>A. similis</i> Bassi (Fig. 6), but it is clearly smaller (14-20 mm versus 22-26 mm respectively), it has a double subterminal fascia and no longitudinal white lines. It shares a wingspan similar to males of <i>A. delicatalis</i> (Hampson), but it is darker, with the forewing narrower and with the ground colour white. Male genitalia of <i>A. cristata</i> (Fig. 26) can be distinguished from those of congeners by the narrow, tapering and pointed uncus, the presence of a saccular process on the valva and the juxta subcylindrical and with a finger-like projection. The female genitalia (Figs 12, 27) are small and with a sclerotized ductus bursae, in comparison to the larger and membranous ductus bursae of <i>A. delicatalis</i> (Fig. 21).</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>: The name derives from the Latin <i>cristatus-a,</i> crested, and refers to the shape of the gnathos in the male genitalia.</p> <p> <b>Description</b> (Fig. 1): Wingspan 14-20 mm. Labial palpi 3× longer than widest diameter of eye, black and white. Frons rounded, clearly produced, black with outer margin white. Antennae serrate, narrower in female, brown; costa with narrow band of scales white and black. Ocelli and chetosemata poorly developed. Head with raised scales, medially black, laterally white. Patagia white with basal scales black. Tegulae white with black spot in middle. Thorax white with black scales. Abdomen yellowish white with anal tuft pure white. Forewing ground colour white with black markings over all surface and brown patches along costa; median fascia wavy, brown with some additional black scales; subterminal fascia broad, wavy, with margins brown, silvery white in middle; postmedian spot silvery white bordered with brown and black; five black submarginal spots; outer margin black from apex to mid-termen; fringe tricolored with basis white, middle black and outer margin silvery white except at termen, completely silvery white. Hindwing grey to white suffused grey in some ♀♀; fringe white. Male sclerotizations of abdominal segment VIII as in Fig. 17. Female abdominal segment VIII with sternite unsclerotized and tergite narrow and laterally more sclerotized.</p> <p>Male genitalia (Fig. 26): Uncus shorter than gnathos, narrow, with pointed tip. Gnathos broad, straight, with rounded apex and dorsal crest-like sclerotization. Tegumen dorsally fused with uncus, broad membranous area at base of uncus, gnathos and tegumen. Tegumen subtriangular, narrowing toward vinculum. Vinculum narrow, with moderate v-shaped dorsal projection. Juxta subcylindrical, well sclerotized, with finger-like dorsal process. Valva 1.2× length of phallus, with large membranous basal area; cucullus rounded; costa simple, slightly bent; single saccular process small and rounded; harpe with wrinkled sclerotization. Phallus simple, with dorsal bulge in postmedian area; vesica with several thin scobinations.</p> <p>Female genitalia (Figs 12, 27): Papillae anales broad and well sclerotized, dorsally bulged. Apophyses posteriores 1/3 longer than apophyses anteriores, well sclerotized. Apophyses anteriores thin. Ductus bursae short and sclerotized. Corpus bursae suboval, broad and spinulate in first half. Ductus seminalis opening in first third of corpus bursae.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>: RSA, Zimbabwe.</p>Published as part of <i>Graziano Bassi, 2016, Studies on Afrotropical Crambinae (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae): Notes on the genus Aurotalis Błeszyński, 1970, pp. 11-20 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (1)</i> on pages 14-18, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/46283">10.5281/zenodo.46283</a>
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