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Walter Benjamin's legacy - Esther Leslie and Stuart Jeffries
No full textTo celebrate Verso’s new edition of The Storyteller by Walter Benjamin, Esther Leslie (writer and translator of many books including The Storyteller, and Professor of Political Aesthetics at Birkbeck, London) and Stuart Jeffries (journalist and author of many books including Grand Hotel Abyss) discuss the life and legacy of Walter Benjamin. From his relationship with his peers, the other members of the Frankfurt School, and his cultural heritage, to his use of, and feelings about, technological advancements, to his approach to storytelling, writing and language more broadly, join Esther and Stuart for this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of one of Western Marxism's most important philosophers
Blanchard and Jeffries
No full textPage from "The Juvenile Tourist; or, Excursions into the west of England" by John Evans, describing Jean-Pierre Francois Blanchard and John Jeffries' ascent from Dover to Calais. At the bottom of the page and the top of the verso is an excerpt from the poem "The Loves of the Plants" from The Botanic Garden (1789) by Erasmus Darwin [grandfather of Charles]. Handwritten over the top paragraph on the page: "Juvenile Tourist By John Evans of Islington."For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/62
A narrative of the two aerial voyages of Doctor Jeffries with Mons. Blanchard; with meteorological observations and remarks. The first voyage, on the thirtieth of November, 1784, from London into Kent: the second, on the seventh of January, 1785, from England into France.
No full text"Presented to the Royal Society, April 14, 1785; and read before them, January, 1786.""Cette curieuse brochure m'a été donnée en 1885 par les petits fils du dr. Jeffries ..."--Manuscript note on cover, signed: G. Tissandier. DLC"Ex libis Gaston Tissandier." DL
Carol Wainio
No full textRefering to concepts of history, iconography, subjectivity, language and communication, Bérard establishes a parallel between Wainio's work and history painting; the author stresses the artist's negation of self-referentiality. Introductory text by Jeffries. Biographical notes. 16 bibl. ref
Dolichogenidea kelleri Fagan-Jeffries & Cooper & Austin 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. <p>(Fig. 13)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9E4C3CF1-EF91-423B-B8EA-2690BE5BB069</p> <p> <b>Material examined (including Genbank numbers of DNA barcodes). Holotype: South Australia:</b> ♀ Bon Bon Stn, 30°37'34"S 135°24'11"E, 25–28/x/2010, S. Mantel, F.C., R. Kittel, G. Taylor, Bush Blitz Svy Malaise 9 amongst <i>Senna artemisioides</i>, <i>Acacia tetragonophila</i>, <i>A. aneura</i>, & <i>A. victoriae</i> (SAMA: 32-036130; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MH138911 <i>WG</i>: MH139346). <b>Paratypes: South Australia:</b> ♂ Great Victoria Desert, Cook Road, - 28.9684°S 130.0772°E to - 29.0449°S 129.9475°E, 29/viii/2015, J.A. Forrest, R. Leijs, vehicle net (SAMA: 32- 036131; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073915). ♀ Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz, 29°6'49"S 129°32'29"E, 23/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping general vegetation, 250 m (SAMA: 32-035459; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MH138909 <i>WG</i>: MH139344). 2♂ Great Victoria Desert, 29.453611°S 129.534722°E, 24/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping <i>Senna artemisioides</i> (one in ethanol) (SAMA: 32-036132 pinned, SAMA: 32-036133 in ethanol; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073913, MK073912, respectively). ♂ Great Victoria Desert, 29.176111°S 129.949722°E, 26/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping <i>Dodonaea</i> sp. (SAMA: 32-036134; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073914).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> can be separated from <i>D. bonbonensis</i> by having a longer ovipositor (ovipositor sheaths equal in length to metatibia rather than shorter than metatibia), a narrower T1, and a less clearly defined propodeal areola. <i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> can be separated from <i>D. biroi</i>, <i>D. lipsis, D. ilione</i> and <i>D. tasmanica</i> by the absence of a white gena blotch. <i>Dolichogenidea acratos,</i> <i>D</i>. <i>brabyi</i>, <i>D. hyposidrae</i>, <i>D. eucalypti</i>, <i>D. expulsa</i>, <i>D. garytaylori</i> and <i>D. orelia</i> all have ovipositor sheaths shorter than <i>D. kelleri</i>, less than half the length of the metatibia. <i>Dolichogenidea carposinae, D. coequata, D. cyamon, D. finchi, D. ilione, D. iulis, D. labaris, D. lobesiae</i>, <i>D. mediocaudata,</i> <i>D</i>. <i>miris</i>, <i>D. platyedrae, D. stantoni,</i> and <i>D. xenomorph</i> all have ovipositor sheaths longer than the metatibia, and clearly longer than that of <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea hyblaeae</i> has ovipositor slightly longer than the metatibia, and a completely smooth propodeum with only a slight depression indicating the areola, whilst <i>D. kelleri</i> has the areola clearly defined in the posterior half. <i>Dolichogenidea inquisitor</i> also has ovipositor sheaths only slightly longer than the metatibia (ovipositor sheaths measured as 1.25 x metatibia on holotype, description states 1.5 x) but can be separated by having a complete propodeal areola which is strongly carinate anteriorly, as opposed to the more indistinct anterior half of the areola in <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea gentilis</i> and <i>D. heterusiae</i> both have strong carinae along the lateral margins of T1 which are absent in <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea agonoxenae</i> is described as having a strongly formed propodeal areola and costulae, distinguishing this species from <i>D. kelleri</i>, which has a more indistinct areola with formed by small diverging carinae rather than a single strong carina. The description of <i>D. upoluensis</i> was not clear enough to confirm any diagnostic differences, but we consider it almost certainly a distinct species based on the geographic location; <i>D. upoluensis</i> was bred from a leaf-roller on <i>Ficus</i> sp. in Samoa, whilst <i>D. kelleri</i> is from arid South Australia (Table 1).</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> FEMALE. <i>Colour</i>: all dark, antenna dark; coxae (pro-, meso-, metacoxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (pro-, meso-, metafemur) dark to paler at posterior end, dark to paler at posterior end, dark; tibiae (pro-, meso-, metatibia) pale, pale, pale in anterior half, dark in posterior half; tegula and humeral complex dark; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins pale proximally, dark distally. <i>Head</i>: antenna slightly shorter than body length; body length (head to apex of metasoma) 2.2–2.6 mm; ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter 1.7–2.0; interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter 1.8–2.1. <i>Mesosoma</i>: anteromesoscutum evenly and densely punctate; mesoscutellar disc with a few fine punctures associated with setae; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 12–14; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.5–0.6. <i>Wings</i>: fore wing length 2.3–2.5 mm; length of veins r/2RS 1.3–1.7; length of veins 2RS/2M 1.0–1.3; length of veins 2M/(RS+M)b 0.8–1.1; pterostigma length/width 2.5–2.8. <i>Legs</i>: metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length 0.5. <i>Propodeum:</i> areola clearly defined in posterior half, anterior half less well defined, carinae forming anterior half of areola and lateral carinae formed of small diverging carinae rather than a single clear carina, areola open at anterior end, propodeum otherwise mostly smooth. <i>Metasoma</i>: T1 length/width at posterior margin 1.2– 1.3; T1 shape broad, rectangular, almost parallel-sided; T1 sculpture rugose with irregularly shaped punctures, longitudinal strigosity or rugosity in posterior half, smoother area centrally; T2 width at posterior margin/length 3.5–4.0; T2 sculpture almost smooth, some sparse punctures associated with setae; T3 sculpture smooth and shiny; hypopygium with central membranous area mid-ventrally; ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length 1.0.</p> <p>MALE. As female, but with antenna longer than body, T1 and T2 slightly longer relative to width.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This species is named for Professor Mike Keller, who hosted author EPF-J as part of the ‘CSIRO Student Research Project’ many years ago, and helped inspire a high school student to a career in entomology. The species name is an invariable genitive.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> This species is currently only known from the arid zone of central South Australia.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> The measurement of the ovipositor sheaths length was made difficult by the highly curved sheaths of the holotype, and the missing sheaths in the paratype. This species is closely related to <i>D. bonbonensis</i> based on both morphological and molecular evidence. The <i>WG</i> sequences of these two species differ by only 1–3 bp, however, the <i>COI</i> sequences are at least 10% different, far above the 2% divergence often used for species delimitation in microgastrines. Morphologically there are also clear differences that can be used to separate the two species (see diagnosis). No information is known about possible host species. The BOLD BIN for <i>D. kelleri</i> is BOLD:ADL2799.</p>Published as part of <i>Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Cooper, Steven J. B. & Austin, Andrew D., 2019, New species of Australian microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) documented through the ' Bush Blitz' surveys of national reserves, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4560 (3)</i> on pages 423-425, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.3.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2627733">http://zenodo.org/record/2627733</a>
Dolichogenidea kelleri Fagan-Jeffries & Cooper & Austin 2019, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. <p>(Fig. 13)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9E4C3CF1-EF91-423B-B8EA-2690BE5BB069</p> <p> <b>Material examined (including Genbank numbers of DNA barcodes). Holotype: South Australia:</b> ♀ Bon Bon Stn, 30°37'34"S 135°24'11"E, 25–28/x/2010, S. Mantel, F.C., R. Kittel, G. Taylor, Bush Blitz Svy Malaise 9 amongst <i>Senna artemisioides</i>, <i>Acacia tetragonophila</i>, <i>A. aneura</i>, & <i>A. victoriae</i> (SAMA: 32-036130; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MH138911 <i>WG</i>: MH139346). <b>Paratypes: South Australia:</b> ♂ Great Victoria Desert, Cook Road, - 28.9684°S 130.0772°E to - 29.0449°S 129.9475°E, 29/viii/2015, J.A. Forrest, R. Leijs, vehicle net (SAMA: 32- 036131; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073915). ♀ Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz, 29°6'49"S 129°32'29"E, 23/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping general vegetation, 250 m (SAMA: 32-035459; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MH138909 <i>WG</i>: MH139344). 2♂ Great Victoria Desert, 29.453611°S 129.534722°E, 24/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping <i>Senna artemisioides</i> (one in ethanol) (SAMA: 32-036132 pinned, SAMA: 32-036133 in ethanol; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073913, MK073912, respectively). ♂ Great Victoria Desert, 29.176111°S 129.949722°E, 26/ix/2017, E. Fagan-Jeffries, sweeping <i>Dodonaea</i> sp. (SAMA: 32-036134; Genbank <i>COI</i>: MK073914).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> can be separated from <i>D. bonbonensis</i> by having a longer ovipositor (ovipositor sheaths equal in length to metatibia rather than shorter than metatibia), a narrower T1, and a less clearly defined propodeal areola. <i>Dolichogenidea kelleri</i> can be separated from <i>D. biroi</i>, <i>D. lipsis, D. ilione</i> and <i>D. tasmanica</i> by the absence of a white gena blotch. <i>Dolichogenidea acratos,</i> <i>D</i>. <i>brabyi</i>, <i>D. hyposidrae</i>, <i>D. eucalypti</i>, <i>D. expulsa</i>, <i>D. garytaylori</i> and <i>D. orelia</i> all have ovipositor sheaths shorter than <i>D. kelleri</i>, less than half the length of the metatibia. <i>Dolichogenidea carposinae, D. coequata, D. cyamon, D. finchi, D. ilione, D. iulis, D. labaris, D. lobesiae</i>, <i>D. mediocaudata,</i> <i>D</i>. <i>miris</i>, <i>D. platyedrae, D. stantoni,</i> and <i>D. xenomorph</i> all have ovipositor sheaths longer than the metatibia, and clearly longer than that of <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea hyblaeae</i> has ovipositor slightly longer than the metatibia, and a completely smooth propodeum with only a slight depression indicating the areola, whilst <i>D. kelleri</i> has the areola clearly defined in the posterior half. <i>Dolichogenidea inquisitor</i> also has ovipositor sheaths only slightly longer than the metatibia (ovipositor sheaths measured as 1.25 x metatibia on holotype, description states 1.5 x) but can be separated by having a complete propodeal areola which is strongly carinate anteriorly, as opposed to the more indistinct anterior half of the areola in <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea gentilis</i> and <i>D. heterusiae</i> both have strong carinae along the lateral margins of T1 which are absent in <i>D. kelleri</i>. <i>Dolichogenidea agonoxenae</i> is described as having a strongly formed propodeal areola and costulae, distinguishing this species from <i>D. kelleri</i>, which has a more indistinct areola with formed by small diverging carinae rather than a single strong carina. The description of <i>D. upoluensis</i> was not clear enough to confirm any diagnostic differences, but we consider it almost certainly a distinct species based on the geographic location; <i>D. upoluensis</i> was bred from a leaf-roller on <i>Ficus</i> sp. in Samoa, whilst <i>D. kelleri</i> is from arid South Australia (Table 1).</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> FEMALE. <i>Colour</i>: all dark, antenna dark; coxae (pro-, meso-, metacoxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (pro-, meso-, metafemur) dark to paler at posterior end, dark to paler at posterior end, dark; tibiae (pro-, meso-, metatibia) pale, pale, pale in anterior half, dark in posterior half; tegula and humeral complex dark; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins pale proximally, dark distally. <i>Head</i>: antenna slightly shorter than body length; body length (head to apex of metasoma) 2.2–2.6 mm; ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter 1.7–2.0; interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter 1.8–2.1. <i>Mesosoma</i>: anteromesoscutum evenly and densely punctate; mesoscutellar disc with a few fine punctures associated with setae; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 12–14; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.5–0.6. <i>Wings</i>: fore wing length 2.3–2.5 mm; length of veins r/2RS 1.3–1.7; length of veins 2RS/2M 1.0–1.3; length of veins 2M/(RS+M)b 0.8–1.1; pterostigma length/width 2.5–2.8. <i>Legs</i>: metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length 0.5. <i>Propodeum:</i> areola clearly defined in posterior half, anterior half less well defined, carinae forming anterior half of areola and lateral carinae formed of small diverging carinae rather than a single clear carina, areola open at anterior end, propodeum otherwise mostly smooth. <i>Metasoma</i>: T1 length/width at posterior margin 1.2– 1.3; T1 shape broad, rectangular, almost parallel-sided; T1 sculpture rugose with irregularly shaped punctures, longitudinal strigosity or rugosity in posterior half, smoother area centrally; T2 width at posterior margin/length 3.5–4.0; T2 sculpture almost smooth, some sparse punctures associated with setae; T3 sculpture smooth and shiny; hypopygium with central membranous area mid-ventrally; ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length 1.0.</p> <p>MALE. As female, but with antenna longer than body, T1 and T2 slightly longer relative to width.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> This species is named for Professor Mike Keller, who hosted author EPF-J as part of the ‘CSIRO Student Research Project’ many years ago, and helped inspire a high school student to a career in entomology. The species name is an invariable genitive.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> This species is currently only known from the arid zone of central South Australia.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> The measurement of the ovipositor sheaths length was made difficult by the highly curved sheaths of the holotype, and the missing sheaths in the paratype. This species is closely related to <i>D. bonbonensis</i> based on both morphological and molecular evidence. The <i>WG</i> sequences of these two species differ by only 1–3 bp, however, the <i>COI</i> sequences are at least 10% different, far above the 2% divergence often used for species delimitation in microgastrines. Morphologically there are also clear differences that can be used to separate the two species (see diagnosis). No information is known about possible host species. The BOLD BIN for <i>D. kelleri</i> is BOLD:ADL2799.</p>Published as part of <i>Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Cooper, Steven J. B. & Austin, Andrew D., 2019, New species of Australian microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) documented through the ' Bush Blitz' surveys of national reserves, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4560 (3)</i> on pages 423-425, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.3.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2627733">http://zenodo.org/record/2627733</a>
Cotesia tjapekki Fagan-Jeffries & Austin 2020, sp. nov.
No full textCotesia tjapekki sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 92713381-3321-42C2-972C-1958ED27F5C8 Fig. 30 Diagnosis Cotesia tjapekki sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of Cotesia currently described from Australia and Papua New Guinea by the following combination of characters: T1 parallel sided; scutellar disk with very strong, distinct punctures scattered over whole of area; fore wing 2RS not creating a ‘stub’ at junction with vein r; anteromesoscutum punctate reticulate; T3 dark; centre of medial posterior band of the scutellum smooth. Etymology This species was named by a group of Aboriginal Summer School for Excellence in Technology and Science (ASSETS) high school students who participated in an entomology workshop in 2019 with the first author. The students chose to use an acronym for the group’s members (Tiah, Jayda, Pete, Erinn, Kaitlyn, Katelen, Izzy) with the ‘a’ for ‘ASSETS’ to form the species name. The sound ‘tj’ is commonly used in the Pitjantjatjara language, which is spoken in the north-west of South Australia where the species has been collected. It is pronounced like the ‘j’ in the English word ‘jar’. The species name is a noun in apposition. Material examined Holotype AUSTRALIA – South Australia • ♀; Andamooka Station, Andamooka Homestead; 30.72627° S, 137.20149° E to Wirrda Well 30.67943° S, 137.07232° E; vehicle net; 31 Sep. 2016; R. Leijs leg.; Bushblitz Lake Torrens; BOLD: AUMIC134-18, Genbank COI: MH138660; SAMA 32-035867. Paratypes AUSTRALIA – South Australia • 1 ♂; Great Victoria Desert, Middle road; 29.11531° S, 129.54124° E to 28.91363° S, 130.27775° E; vehicle net; 24 Sep. 2017; R. Leijs leg.; Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz; BOLD: AUMIC535-19; Genbank COI: MK567156; SAMA 32-44407 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; BOLD: AUMIC536-19; Genbank COI: MK567158; SAMA 32-44408 • 1 ♂; Great Victoria Desert, Rodinia Road, Standard Survey Site 2; 28.8161° S, 129.5358° E to Airstrip 29.11530° S, 129.54124° E; vehicle net; 18 Sep. 2017; R. Leijs leg.; Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz; BOLD: AUMIC537-19; Genbank COI: MK567155; SAMA 32-44409 • 1 ♂; Great Victoria Desert, between Oak Valley 29°00′24.23″ S, 130°15′37.37″ E and 64 km NW of Oak Valley 29°24′57.70″ S, 130°43′51.83″ E; vehicle net; 3 Sep. 2015; J.A. Forrest and R. Leijs leg.; BOLD: AUMIC538-19, Genbank COI: MK567154; SAMA 32-44410. Description Female COLOUR. Head, antenna and mesosoma dark, all tergites and most of metasoma dark, non sclerotised areas of T1–2 and anterior sternites paler; (fore-, mid-, hind coxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (fore-, mid-, hind femur) pale, pale though darker anteriorly, light brown darkening distally; tibiae (fore-, mid-, hind tibia) pale, pale, light brown darkening distally; tegula and humeral complex dark; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins light brown to dark. BODY LENGTH. Head to apex of metasoma: 2.7 mm. HEAD. Antenna slightly shorter than body length; OOL/posterior ocellus diameter 1.9; POL/posterior ocellus diameter 1.9; antennal flagellomere 2 length/width 3.4; antennal flagellomere 14 broken off in holotype. MESOSOMA.Anteromesoscutum punctate reticulate, tending towards reticulate rugose on posterior lateral areas, punctures less dense in anterior centre; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 9; scutellar disc with shallow but distinct punctures; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.6. WINGS. Fore wing length 2.7 mm; length of veins r/2RS 1.2; length of veins 2RS/2M 1.2; length of veins 2M/(RS+M)b 1.0; pterostigma length/width 2.2. LEGS. Hind tibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length 0.6. PROPODEUM. Medial carina indistinct in holotype, but clearly visible in male paratypes suggesting that female specimens may also have variable carina, holotype propodeum strongly rugose with some areas leaning towards reticulate rugose, but sculpturing less strong in some male paratypes. METASOMA. T1 length / T1 width at posterior margin 1.3; mostly parallel sided, slightly bulging at posterior curved corners, reticulate rugose to rugose in posterior half, sculpturing ‘messy’ and not easily categorise; T2 width at posterior margin /T2 length 2.5, trapezoid with curved lateral sides, messy rugose sculpturing, crenulate border on lateral sides and with T3 although less distinct in some male paratypes; T2 length /T3 length 0.7; T3 sculpture smooth and shiny; ovipositor sheaths length/hind tibial length 0.1. Male As female but with slight variations in measurements, including antennal flagellomere 2 length/width 2.9; antennal flagellomere 14 length/width 3.0. Distribution Currently, this species is only recorded from arid South Australia, in the Lake Torrens and Great Victoria Desert regions. Host Unknown. Remarks This species constitutes the BIN BOLD:ADL5542, which has a maximum intraspecific distance of 1.28%, and a 2.41% distance to the nearest neighbour.Published as part of Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P. & Austin, Andrew D., 2020, Synopsis of the parasitoid wasp genus Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) in Australia, with the description of seven new species, pp. 1-70 in European Journal of Taxonomy 667 on pages 54-56, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.667, http://zenodo.org/record/389932
Dolichogenidea garytaylori Fagan-Jeffries & Cooper & Austin 2019, sp. nov.
No full textDolichogenidea garytaylori Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. (Fig. 12) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: B1F65F8E-E6A6-4699-9BF7-357242E340CA Material examined (including Genbank numbers of DNA barcodes). Holotype: South Australia: ♀ Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz, -28.9258159° 129.5377178°, 22/ix/2017, B. Parslow (SAMA: 32-035467; Genbank COI: MH 138913 WG: MH 139348). Paratypes: South Australia: ♀ Bon Bon Stn, 30°18.828'S 135°32.848'E, 28/ x/2010, G.S. Taylor, swept Acacia victoriae, 2010 0 69 (B30) Bush Blitz svy (SAMA: 32-036128; Genbank COI: MH 138726 WG: MH 139203). ♂ Great Victoria Desert Bush Blitz, vehicle net Rodinia Road SSS2 to airstrip, - 28.8161 129.5358 to -29.11530 129.54124, 18/ix/2017, R. Leijs (SAMA: 32-036129; Genbank COI: MK 073918). Western Australia: ♀ Kariijini NP, Weano Gorge Rd, 22°21'19"S 118°15'00"E, 25/iv/2003 – 15/v/2003, C. Lambkin & T. Weir, Malaise grassy dry creek Eucalyptus & Acacia scrub, 695 m (ANIC: 32 130221; Genbank COI: MH 138949 WG: MH 139370). Diagnosis. Dolichogenidea garytaylori closely resembles D. hyposidrae, but the latter has a smooth propodeum other than the carinae of the areola and lateral carinae, and the areola is also only open at the anterior end, whereas D. garytaylori has the propodeal areola poorly defined in the whole anterior half. The fore wing r vein is also less continuously curved with 2RS (more differentiated) in D. garytaylori compared to D. hyposidrae. Dolichogenidea garytaylori also closely resembles D. brabyi, but D. brabyi has a distinctive T2 shape (curved at anterior corners) and sculpturing (strongly sculptured in posterior half). Dolichogenidea eucalypti has a more defined anterior areola and a smoother propodeum, particularly within the areola, than D. garytaylori. Dolichogenidea garytaylori can be separated from D. biroi, D. lipsis, D. ilione, and D. tasmanica by the absence of a white gena blotch. Dolichogenidea bonbonensis, D. carposinae, D. coequata, D. cyamon, D. finchi, D. gentilis, D. heterusiae, D. hyblaeae D. ilione, D. inquisitor, D. iulis, D. kelleri, D. labaris, D. lobesiae, D. mediocaudata, D. miris, D. platyedrae, D. stantoni, and D. xenomorph all have ovipositors at least 0.7 x as long as the metatibia, generally much longer, whilst D. brabyi has an ovipositor only 0.4 x the length of the metatibia. Dolichogenidea expulsa can be differentiated by a smoother propodeum and more coarsely sculptured T2 than D. garytaylori. Dolichogenidea orelia can be separated by having rugulose and strigate sculpturing on T2, as opposed to the very shallow sculpturing of D. garytaylori. Dolichogenidea acratos has slightly longer ovipositor sheaths than D. garytaylori (ovipositor sheath to metatibia ratio 0.5), and also has T1 parallel-sided, without the slightly broadening area posteriorly of D. garytaylori. Dolichogenidea agonexenae and D. upoluensis are described as having a rugose propodeum, which differentiates these species from D. garytaylori, which has a mostly smooth propodeum other than the centre of the areola and directly anterior to the areola, which is strongly sculptured (Table 1). Description. FEMALE. Colour: all dark, antenna dark; coxae (pro-, meso-, metacoxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (pro-, meso-, metafemur) pale, dark to paler at posterior end, dark; tibiae (pro-, meso-, metatibia) dark, dark, dark with lighter area anteriorly; tegula and humeral complex dark; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins pale proximally, dark distal to pterostigma. Head: antenna approximately equal to body length; body length (head to apex of metasoma) 2.4–2.7 mm; ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter 1.6–1.8; interocellar distance/ posterior ocellus diameter 2.1–2.2. Mesosoma: anteromesoscutum punctate, punctures not regularly sized and spaced over whole of anteromesocutum; mesoscutellar disc with several shallow punctures down lateral edges associated with setae; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 10–12; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/ maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.4*. Wings: fore wing length 2.5–2.8 mm; length of veins r/2RS 1.4–1.7; length of veins 2RS/2M 1.3–1.6; length of veins 2M/(RS+M)b 0.8–0.9; pterostigma length/width 2.8–3.5. Legs: metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length 0.4–0.5. Propodeum: areola clearly defined in posterior half and lateral carinae clear and mostly straight, anterior part of areola and centre area with less well defined carinae but with irregular reticulate rugose and punctate sculpturing, rest of propodeum mostly smooth. Metasoma: T1 length/width at posterior margin 1.3*; T1 shape broad, rectangular, almost parallel–sided, very slightly broadening posteriorly; T1 sculpture irregularly reticulate rugose and punctate, sometimes with smoother area at posterior border with T2; T2 width at posterior margin/length 3.2*; T2 sculpture almost smooth, some very shallow sculpturing in anterior half and scattered shallow punctures associated with setae; T3 sculpture smooth and shiny; hypopygium with central membranous area mid-ventrally; ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length 0.2–0.4. MALE. As female, but with the antenna longer than body length, propodeum smoother in centre of areola, anterior carinae of areola much more defined than in female, but with anterior end of areola still open with reticulate rugose sculpturing. Etymology. This species is named for Dr Gary Taylor, who collected a paratype of this species plus many other microgastrine specimens on Bush Blitz expeditions, and who has provided author EPF-J with many hours of valuable advice both at the microscope and in the field. The species name is an invariable genitive. Distribution. Currently only collected from central and western SA and northern WA. Remarks. There is no COI or WG variation in the specimens of this species listed and sequenced here, and the COI sequences are approximately 5% divergent from the nearest relative in this study, and 4% divergent from the closest sequence on Genbank. The BOLD BIN for D. garytaylori is BOLD:ADL4226.Published as part of Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Cooper, Steven J. B. & Austin, Andrew D., 2019, New species of Australian microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) documented through the ' Bush Blitz' surveys of national reserves, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4560 (3) on pages 421-423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/262773
Dolichogenidea forrestae Fagan-Jeffries & Cooper & Austin 2019, sp. nov.
No full textDolichogenidea forrestae Fagan-Jeffries & Austin sp. nov. (Fig. 11) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3FDC2335-3A17-4169-AAC0-D23E6386031C Material examined (including Genbank numbers of DNA barcodes). Holotype: South Australia: ♀ Great Victoria Desert between Oak Valley and 64km NW, 29°00'24.23"S, 130°15'37.37"E to 29°24'57.70"S, 130°43'51.83"E, 3/ix/2015, J.A. Forrest, R. Leijs, vehicle net, Euc. woodland (SAMA: 32-036145; Genbank COI: MK 073917). Other material: South Australia: ♂ Great Victoria Desert, Cook Road, 28.9684°S, 130.0772°E to 29.0449°S, 129.9475°E, 29/viii/2015, J.A. Forrest, R. Leijs, vehicle net (SAMA: 32-036146; Genbank COI: MK 073916). Diagnosis. Dolichogenidea forrestae can be separated from D. biroi, D. ilione, D. lipsis, and D. tasmanica by the absence of a white gena blotch. Dolichogenidea bonbonensis, D. carposinae, D. coequata, D. cyamon, D. finchi, D. gentilis, D. heterusiae, D. hyblaeae, D. ilione, D. inquisitor, D. iulis, D. kelleri, D. labaris, D. lobesiae, D. mediocaudata, D. miris, D. platyedrae, D. stantoni, and D. xenomorph all have ovipositor sheaths at least 0.7 x as long as the metatibia, generally much longer, whilst D. forrestae has ovipositor sheaths only 0.6 x the length of the metatibia. Dolichogenidea bonbonensis, which has ovipositor 0.7 x the metatibia, is also differentiated by a more clearly differentiated areola. Dolichogenidea brabyi, D. eucalypti, D. garytaylori, and D. hyposidrae all have the propodeal areola at least partially defined, whilst D. forrestae only has several fine diverging carinae at the posterior centre of the propodeum. Dolichogenidea orelia has a complete areola and shorter ovipositor sheaths compared to D. forrestae. Dolichogenidea acratos has a similar ovipositor sheath to metatibia ratio (0.5) to D. forrestae (0.6) but has a strongly carinate, complete propodeal areola easily separated from the indistinct areola of D. forrestae. Dolichogenidea agonoxenae is described as having a strongly formed propodeal areola and costulae which distinguishes the species from the indistinct areola of D. forrestae. Dolichogenidea expulsa can be differentiated from D. forrestae by a complete areola, T1 broadening posteriorly (D. forrestae has T1 with parallel margins) and T2 densely rugose (D. forrestae has T2 almost smooth). Dolichogenidea upoluensis is described as having an indistinct areola and costulae with very weak carinae, implying that the costulae carinae are still able to be distinguished, which separates this species from D. forrestae which has a propodeum with no trace of lateral carinae (Table 1). Description. FEMLAE. Colour: all dark, antenna dark; coxae (pro-, meso-, metacoxa) dark, dark, dark; femora (pro-, meso-, metafemur) dark, dark to paler at posterior end, dark; tibiae (pro-, meso-, metatibia) dark, dark with lighter area anteriorly, dark with lighter area anteriorly; tegula and humeral complex pale; pterostigma dark; fore wing veins mostly dark, M+CU1, 1-M and 1-SR+M pale. Head: antenna approximately equal to body length; body length (head to apex of metasoma) 2.5 mm; ocular–ocellar line/posterior ocellus diameter 1.6; interocellar distance/posterior ocellus diameter 2.3. Mesosoma: anteromesoscutum punctate, punctures mostly evenly sized and spaced, but generally smaller and more distinct over notauli; mesoscutellar disc with numerous tiny shallow scattered punctures associated with setae; number of pits in scutoscutellar sulcus 21–22; maximum height of mesoscutellum lunules/maximum height of lateral face of mesoscutellum 0.5–0.6. Wings: fore wing length 2.5 mm; length of veins r/2RS 1.5; length of veins 2RS/2M 1.3; length of veins 2M/(RS+M)b 2.0; pterostigma length/width 2.6. Legs: metatibia inner spur length/metabasitarsus length 0.6. Propodeum: generally smooth, scattered shallow punctures, areola only indicated by slight depression and area of rugosity in posterior centre of propodeum and multiple short diverging carinae posteriorly. Metasoma: T1 length/width at posterior margin 1.2; T1 shape broad, rectangular, almost parallel-sided, T1 sculpture punctate; T2 width at posterior margin/length 3.5; T2 sculpture almost smooth; T3 sculpture smooth and shiny; hypopygium with central membranous area mid-ventrally; ovipositor sheaths length/metatibial length 0.6. Etymology. This species is named for Jan Forrest (OAM) who collected the specimens, and who once supervised a young high school student (author EPF-J) volunteering in the South Australian Museum entomology collection and exposed her to the world of professional insect collections for the first time. The species name is an invariable genitive. Distribution. So far only collected from the Great Victoria Desert, in western SA. Remarks. We include in the examined material a male specimen from the same location that resembles the female in the form of the propodeum, but with T1 narrower and longer (T1 length/width at posterior margin ratio larger) and much smoother, and T2 more triangular. The differences in the tergites between the male and female specimens were quite pronounced and larger than what we would generally consider species-level variation. However, the sequenced COI barcode has a divergence of only 5 SNPs (0.08% divergent), well within the normal genetic threshold of a microgastrine species. As such, we include it here, but with the substantial morphological variation we question the validity of the DNA barcode, and do not include this specimen in the type series. The BOLD BIN for D. forrestae is BOLD:ADO7795.Published as part of Fagan-Jeffries, Erinn P., Cooper, Steven J. B. & Austin, Andrew D., 2019, New species of Australian microgastrine parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) documented through the ' Bush Blitz' surveys of national reserves, pp. 401-440 in Zootaxa 4560 (3) on pages 415-416, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4560.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/262773
Attempting a functional change of an enzyme : the directed evolution of dienelactone hydrolase into a parathionase : results and phiolosophical [i.e. philosophical] reflections into laboratory based molecular evolution
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