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David Gilbert Ferguson
No full textDavid Gilbert Ferguson was born on 7 October 1861 at Muswellbrook, New South Wales, the son of John Ferguson and Elizabeth nee Johnston. He was educated at Scone National and Church of England schools, and at Fort Street Model School, Sydney. (1)<br /><br />Ferguson worked in Sydney as a clerk in a copyright office and as a shorthand writer with Want and Johnson, solicitors. From 1883 to 1890 he financed his studies by working as a journalist for the <em>Sydney Morning Herald</em> and <em>Daily Telegraph</em> and by reporting for Hansard for the Queensland Parliament and the New South Wales Parliament. He graduated from St Andrew's College, University of Sydney (Levey Science Scholar 1883, BA 1886). The Levey Science Scholarship of fifty pounds was given to a second year student, after examination, for proficiency in natural science. (2)<br /><br />Ferguson was admitted to the New South Wales Bar on 8 March 1890. His speciality in practice was Common Law jurisdiction. He was a member of the NSW Bar Association council from 1902/3 to 1910/11. He also held a Challis Lectureship at the University of Sydney from 1901 to 1911, lecturing on the law of procedure in civil and criminal cases, evidence and pleading. (3)<br /><br />Ferguson was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 13 March 1911 for six months under the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts Act, 1900, to sit and act in every jurisdiction. His appointment was extended from 13 September 1911 for further six months. On 6 March 1912 he was permanently appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court. Ferguson's expertise was in the law of evidence. In 1926 he presided over the action brought by Sister Ligouri (Brigid Partridge) against Bishop J W Dwyer. He was Acting Chief Justice from 1 February 1929 to 31 December 1929. He retired from the Supreme Court on 6 October 1931. (4)<br /><br />From 27 February to 19 May 1915, Ferguson presided over the Royal Commission of inquiry respecting the Wheat Acquisition Act. He investigated whether interference or bribery was used to secure the passage of this Act, which cancelled forward contracts for the sale of wheat following the failure of the 1914 rains. From 23 April to 18 June 1918 and 31 October to 31 November 1919 he presided over three of the Royal Commissions of inquiry into the 'standard price' of gas under the Gas Act, 1912 (Act No.71, 1912) and Gas (Amendment) Act, 1918 (Act No.3, 1918). The Australian Gaslight Company and North Shore Gas Company Limited applied for an increase in the price of gas above the 'standard price' set in the 1912 Act. (5)<br /><br />Following his retirement from the Supreme Court of NSW, he was Chairman of the Commonwealth Royal Commission on Taxation. This commission, established on 6 October 1932, looked at the simplification and standardisation of the taxation laws of the Commonwealth and States where they related to the same matters, for example income tax, land tax and death duties. The commission presented its fourth and final report on 10 October 1934. He received his knighthood on 4 June 1934 for being Chairman of the Royal Commission into Taxation. (6)<br /><br />In 1902 Ferguson was a vice-president of the Sydney University Law Society, established that year, and president in 1912-1913 and 1917-1918. He was a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney from 1913 to 1934 and Vice-Chancellor from 1919 to 1921. (7) In 1915 and 1916 he was Official Visitor to German prisoners of war in NSW and later Chairman of the Returned Soldiers' Amelioration Committee. He was Chairman of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Employment Board (NSW) from its establishment on 30 April 1935 until his death. (8)<br /><br />On 16 March 1887 he married Alice Rosa Annie Curtis. His third son, Keith Aubrey Ferguson, became a Supreme Court Judge. David Gilbert Ferguson died at Woollahra on 2 November 1941. (9)<br /><br />Endnotes<br />1. J L Arthur, 'Ferguson, Sir David Gilbert (1861-1841)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Carlton, Melbourne University Press, 1981, Vol.8, p.484; Fred Johns, Johns's Notable Australians and Who's Who in Australasia, 1906, p.67; 1908, p.130; 1912, p.54; 1913, p.44; 1914, p.65; 1922, p.91; 1927-8, p.87; 1933, p.128; 1935, p.178; 1938, p.190; 1941, p.262.<br />2. ADB, op.cit., University of Sydney Calendar 1886, pp.154, 177-78, <a href="http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1886/1886.pdf">http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1886/1886.pdf</a> (cited 17 March 2008); Fred Johns, op.cit.,1908, p.130.<br />3. Barristers Admission Board; NRS 13665, Roll of Barristers, 1876-1926; Reel 2147, p.5; Fred Johns, op.cit.,1908, p.130; 1927, p.87; University of Sydney Calendar 1912, pp.259, 518-9, <a href="http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1912/1912.pdf">http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1912/1912.pdf</a> (cited 18 March 2008); 'Bar Councillors 1902-2006', New South Wales Bar Association <a href="http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/about/history/bclist1902_1910.php">http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/about/history/bclist1902_1910.php</a> and <a href="http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/about/history/bclist1910_1920.php">http://www.nswbar.asn.au/docs/about/history/bclist1910_1920.php</a> (cited 24 December 2007).<br />4. New South Wales Government Gazette No 31, 8 March 1911, p.1419; No.123, 13 September 1911, p.4927; No.33, 6 March 1912, p.1582; New South Wales Law Almanac for 1932, Sydney, NSW Government Printer, 1932, p.28; ADB, op.cit.<br />5. D H Borchardt, Checklist of Royal Commissions Select Committees of Parliament and Boards of Inquiry, Part IV New South Wales 1855-1960, Bundoora, La Trobe University Library, 1975, pp.266, 276; NSW Government Gazette No.271, 19 December 1919, pp.7111-12, 7120.<br />6. National Archives of Australia - Agency notes for Agency CA 2493, Royal Commission on Taxation[II] <a href="http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/AgencyDetail.asp?M=3&B=CA+2493">http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/AgencyDetail.asp?M=3&B=CA+2493</a> (cited 11 March 2008); It's an honour website <a href="http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au">http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au</a> (cited 23 January 2008).<br />7. ADB, op.cit., University of Sydney Calendar 1902, p.373, <a href="http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1902/1902.pdf">http://calendararchive.usyd.edu.au/calendar/1902/1902.pdf</a> (cited 18 March 2008); Thomas Bavin, Jubilee Book of the Law School of the University of Sydney 1890-1940, Sydney, Halstead Press, 1940, p.111; 'The Hon Sir David Gilbert Ferguson - Vice-Chancellor 1919-1921', Vice-Chancellors - Senate - the University of Sydney, <a href="http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/VC_Ferguson.shtml?printable">http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/VC_Ferguson.shtml?printable</a> (cited 14 December 2007).<br />8. Who's Who in Australia 1941, Melbourne, Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1941, p.262; Returned Soldiers and Sailors Employment Board; NRS 1918, Annual reports, 1935-1942; [4/7303].<br />9. Fred Johns, Who's Who in the Commonwealth of Australia 1922, Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1922, p.91; ADB, op.cit.PER-30Acting Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 13/03/1911 - 05/03/1912<br/>Judge, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 06/3/1912 - 06/10/1931<br/>Acting Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 01/02/1929 - 31/12/1929<br/>Challis Lecturer, University of Sydney, 1901 - 1911<br/>Fellow of University of Sydney Senate, 1913 - 1934<br/>Vice-Chancellor, University of Sydney, 1919 - 1921<br/>Official Visitor to German prisoners of war in NSW, 1915 - 1916<br/>Chairman, Returned Soldiers and Sailors Employment Board (NSW), 30/04/1935 - 02/11/1941<br/>Commissioner, Royal Commission of inquiry respecting the Wheat Acquisition Act, 27/02/1915 - 19/05/1915<br/>Commissioner, Royal Commission of inquiry into the 'standard price' of gas (Australian Gaslight Company and North Shore Gas Company Ltd), 23/04/1918 - 18/06/1918<br/>Commissioner, Royal Commission of inquiry into the 'standard price' of gas (Australian Gaslight Company and North Shore Gas Company Ltd), 31/10/1919 - 30/11/1919<br/>Chairman, Commonwealth Royal Commission on Taxation, 06/10/1932 - 10/10/1934<br/>
Ferguson-Smith, Malcolm: transcript of a video interview (06-Jun-2015)
No full textInterview with Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, conducted by Ms Emma M. Jones, for the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, 06 June 2015, in Glasgow. Transcribed by Mrs Debra Gee, and edited by Professor Tilli Tansey and Mr Alan Yabsley. The project management was undertaken by Mr Adam Wilkinson. Professor Malcolm Ferguson-Smith (b. 1931) is Emeritus Professor of Pathology, University of Cambridge. He graduated in medicine at Glasgow University in 1955 and, while undertaking postgraduate training there in pathology, was introduced to research on sex chromatin under Bernard Lennox. An interest in Klinefelter’s syndrome in 1957 to 1958 led to his appointment as Fellow in Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in 1959, where he established the first chromosome diagnostic service in the USA, and undertook cytogenetic research into Turner syndrome. Research interests include molecular cytogenetics, karyotype evolution, vertebrate sex determination and comparative genomics. He is joint author of 'Essential Medical Genetics'.The History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group is funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is a registered charity (no. 210183). The current interview has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Strategic Award entitled “Makers of modern biomedicine: testimonies and legacy” (2012-2017; awarded to Professor Tilli Tansey)
Anabarhynchus longiseta Ferguson, sp. n.
No full textAnabarhynchus longiseta Ferguson sp. n. (Figs 11, 12, 13) Type material. Holotype: Female. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Scrub Road, Brisbane Forest Park, GPS: 27 ° 25 '06"S, 152 ° 50 ' 14 "E, 12.ix. 1997, in creek bed; S. Winterton, N. Power, Malaise trap 1; (QM_T: 185530) (QM). Condition: dorsally pinned with micro pin into foam pith, left hind leg missing. Diagnosis. Frons flat, middle frons concave with brownish grey pubescence; frontal setae sparse, very short and in 2 rows; female frons width 5.2 × ocellus width; postspiracular pile represented by only 1 or 2 hairs; katepisternum with pile; prosternal furrow without pile; wing with infuscated elliptical spot between vein R 5 and M 1; fore femur 1 av at middle; hind femur 1 av macroseta. All femora yellow-brown, fore femur with brown band medially; female tergite 8 with long flat curved reddish brown pile; female sternite 8 with long black setae on lateral margins. Description. Female. Body length: 5.5 mm. Wing length: 6 mm. (Figs 11–13). Head. Integument black. Lower frons slightly raised, middle frons with a pair of depressions either side of mid-line, upper frons slightly raised, width 5.2 × ocellus width; ocellar tubercle flat; antennal base positioned low on frons, face and lower frons slightly protruding; parafacial grey pubescence; lateral area of antenna with large irregular shaped spot; frontal setae short, sparse and black, lower frons setae erect and a third the length of scape. Scape length 2.75 × pedicel length; scape and pedicel yellow-brown, f 1 yellow-brown without a short black seta; f 2 & f 3 blackish brown, combined length a quarter length of f 1. Occiput convex with grey pubescence, pair of indistinct rows of black macrosetae, 20 setae on each side; postocciput to gena with grey pubescence and sparse, long, pale, hairs; black pile admixed with pale pile on anterior gena at ventral edge of eye. Palp grey with pale hairs; labellum grey; prementum setae pale. Thorax. Integument black: scutal chaetotaxy black (pairs): np 4; sa 2; pa 1; dc 3; sc, 2. Scutum with thin brown medial line widening slightly posteriorly, two short wider vittae on anterior third; scutal surface with short appressed dark setae. Katepisternum with pale pile; prosternal furrow without pile; pleura grey; coxae grey with long pile admixed with black macrosetae. Wings. Hyaline with brownish grey infuscation, brown infuscation along dark brown veins, elliptical brown infuscated spot medially between vein R 5 and M 1, stigma brown; costal setae beyond humeral cross-vein biserially arranged. Haltere. Pedicel dirty white; knob ventrally white, dorsally brown. Legs. Fore femur with 1 av at middle; hind femur with 1 av macrosetae; with sparse black setae admixed with pale appressed pile. Fore femur yellow-brown with grey pubescence, middle with broad brown band; middle and hind femora yellowbrown; sparse pale appressed pile on all surfaces, longest on posterior surface admixed with short black setae predominantly on dorsal surfaces; all tibia and tarsi yellow-brown, apically darker. Abdomen. Integument yellowbrown, dark brown dorsomedially, tergites 2–7 with anterior bands dark brown, sparsely covered with appressed dark setae, laterally yellow-brown, with erect pale setae, apical bands grey white; sternites 2–6 basal half darkbrown, apical half yellow-brown, surfaced with grey pubescence and sparsely covered with erect pale setae, apical bands grey white. Tergite and sternite 8 with long pile (Fig. 12). Terminalia. Not dissected. Male. Unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet ‘ longiseta ’ is Latin for ‘long setae’ referring to the long specialised abdominal setae of the female. Comments. Anabarhynchus longiseta sp. n. is known from a single female specimen collected in September, at Brisbane Forest Park, Queensland. Keys to couplet 8 in Lyneborg (2001) and can be readily separated from both A. danielsi Lyneborg and A. lanatus Lyneborg with dark grey femora and antenna dark grey. Anabarhynchus longiseta sp. n. have yellowbrown femora except fore femur with a dark brown band medially and the antenna are yellowish. Unusual for Anabarhynchus, A. longiseta sp. n., has an elliptical infuscated spot medially between veins R 5 and M 1, as well as long pile on tergite 8 and sternite 8, not seen previously in Anabarhynchus or other Therevidae. Its relationship to a species-group has not been determined.Published as part of Ferguson, David J., Lambkin, Christine L. & Yeates, David K., 2014, Eight new species of Australian stiletto flies in the genus Anabarhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Therevidae) from South East Queensland, pp. 553-582 in Zootaxa 3802 (4) on pages 564-566, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3802.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/25070
Anabarhynchus ravenshoensis Ferguson, sp. n.
No full textAnabarhynchus ravenshoensis Ferguson sp. n. (Figures 20, 21, 22) Type material. Holotype: Male. AUSTRALIA: North Queensland: 13km W of Ravenshoe, Mt Garnet Rd. N. Qld., 2.v. 1967, D.H. Colless, (ANIC _ 29:017688) (ANIC). Condition: Pinned with micro pinned ventrally to pith block; end of abdomen removed for dissection post photography, good condition. Diagnosis: Lower frons raised upper frons flat with faint rugose-striation. Frons width at anterior ocellus 2.8 x ocellus. Mid frons with dark-brown marks angled towards upper frons near meeting at mid-line; lower frons setae arrange slightly wider than width of antenna base. Scutum grey toned pubescence with indistinct lines. Wing cell m 3 open. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile. Forefemur 1–2 pd, 2 pv, 1 av; mid-femur 1 pd, 1 pv, 1 av; hind femur 1 av; all femora with appressed pale pile, admix with sparse short black setae. Description. Male: Body length: 7.5mm. Wing length: 6mm. Head. Integument black. Frons flat, upper frons rugose-striated; frons width at anterior ocellus 2.8 x ocellus; ocellar tubercle flat; antennal base positioned low on frons, face and lower frons slightly protruding; parafacials and lower frons bright grey when viewed anterior dorsally; irregular squarish mark beside eye appearing brown when viewed anterodorsal, blackish-brown viewed anteriorly, indistinctly meeting along mid-line; frons setae in two rows, lower frons setae arrange slightly wider than width of antenna base; lower frons setae third length of scape. Scape length 1.86 x width; scape and pedicel grey, 1 st segment of flagellum brown with several short dark setae to basal dorsal third, flagellar style brown one third length of flagellum. Occiput convex with grey pubescence, several indistinct rows of black macrosetae 24 each side; postocciput area to gena grey with dense, long, pale, hair-like pile. Palpus pale yellow, sparsely supplies with pale hair like pile; labellum brown-grey, prementum without dark setae. Thorax. Integument black. Scutal chaetotaxy black (pairs): np, 4; sa, 2; pa, 1; dc, 2; sc, 2. Scutum with thin brown dorsal line within broader grey band, margined with indistinct brownish-grey line, beside pale grey line, irregular brownish-grey marks margin laterally raised grey areas pre and post-transverse suture; scutal surface with sparse short black setae. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile; pleuron and coxae with grey pubescence; coxa with elongate pale pile admixed with black macrosetae. Wing. Cell m 3 open; hyaline with brown tint, dark brown veins; stigma with brown infuscate margin; costal setae beyond humeral cross-vein biserially arranged. Haltere. Pedicel yellow-brown; scabellum dorsally yellow-brown, ventrally buff-white. Legs. Forefemur, 1–2 pd, 2 pv weak, 1 av; mid-femur 1 pd, 1 pv, 1 av; hind femur 1 av macrosetae; forefemur dark brown with apically ends pale brown; mid-femur basal half brown, apical end pale brown; hind femora basal two-thirds and dorsally dark brown, apical ventral third pale brown; all femora with appressed pale pile; admix with sparse short black setae; tibiae pale brown apically dark, first tarsomere similar to tibia remaining tarsomeres dark. Abdomen. Integument dark brown and yellow-brown; slightly compressed laterally; anterior bands mottled brown, anteriorly matte brown-grey, with weak appressed dark pile; tergites 2–7 posterolaterally bright grey with appressed pale pile; tergites 2–4 posterior marginal bands when viewed posteriorly are bright white, anteriorly grey; tergites 5–7 with black pile. Terminalia. Epandrium (Fig. 22 a), yellow-brown almost three times as wide as long slightly narrowing posteriorly. Gonocoxite (Fig. 22 b), yellow-brown, semi-spherical slightly wider than long when viewed ventrally; posterior ventral edge with broad narrow flange slightly ventrally directed. Joined along hypandrium. Gonocoxal apodeme long moderately sclerotised. Inner gonocoxal process longer than gonostylus, ventrally directed with several large strong setae mixed with weaker on apical inner ventral edge. Gonostylus dorsally directed with several weak setae on basal dorsal surface and inner middle ventral surface directed inward, apex rounded; ventral lobe absent. Aedeagus (Fig. 22 c, d): distiphallus strongly curved ventrally. Parameral sheath sclerotised. Dorsal apodeme of parameral sheath broadly triangular; inner apical end dorsally directed. Ventral apodeme narrow, apical end flared laterally. Lateral ejaculatory apodeme dorsally broad narrowing ventrally, band-like. Ejaculatory apodeme long, well beyond dorsal apodeme, cylindrical, apical end with lateral flanges. Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet ‘ ravenshoensis’ is derived from the geographic location Ravenshoe, Queensland near where the type specimen was collected. Comments. Described from a single male specimen collected in May west of Ravenshoe north Queensland. Keys to couplet 82 in Lyneborg (2001) and readily separated from A. gascoyne Lyneborg by having a grey scutum with indistinct lines; the fore femur with pv macrosetae and midfemur with 1 pd, 1 pv and 1 av macrosetae. Can be separated from A. tribulationensis sp. n., by the rouges striation to upper frons, the irregular squarish mark beside eye appearing brown when viewed anterodorsal; blackish-brown when viewed anteriorly and indistinctly meeting along mid-line. The lower frons setae arrange slightly wider than width of antenna base. Forefemur with 1 av and mid-femur with 1 pv. Closely related to both A. ewamin sp. n., and A. tribulationensis sp. n., and placed with the kroeberi speciesgroup. For femoral macrosetae differences within the kroeberi species-group see Table 1.Published as part of Ferguson, David J., Irwin, Michael E. & Yeates, David K., 2013, New species of Anabarhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Therevidae) from arid and monsoon tropical Australia, pp. 55-95 in Zootaxa 3680 (1) on pages 81-84, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/28403
Measuring business value and sustainability performance
No full textThe integration of corporate sustainability within operations remains an important and fundamental challenge for business. This paper first consolidates and then builds upon the EABIS-supported activities of Cranfield School of Management with business practitioners. It focuses on the performance and evaluation criteria relating to determining corporate responsibility (CR) value.
The paper begins by categorising components of CR in terms of decision-making levels and business case requirements. It then describes a methodology for establishing CR issues with the prioritisation of stakeholders before linking this relationship onto business benefits and shareholder value drivers. Using illustrated models and worked examples, sections within the paper provide further practical advice and guidance for developing and populating elements within the framework. Additional sections then complement the application of the CR Value-chain framework, with a chapter on performance measurement that explores the key performance measure characteristics required to underpin the performance element of the framework. The final chapter describes decision-making support tools, such as financial appraisals and risk evaluations, which also underpin the shareholder value approach and should be integrated within this corporate sustainability value management framework.
A key purpose of this approach is to support the integration of sustainability performance management processes and systems within business practice. It explores methods for making more explicit the issues surrounding CR and financial value. It also provides useful approaches for helping businesses select, measure and evaluate performance for internal CR strategies, policies and processes. Some analytical methods are considered for identifying the costs and benefits from sustainability-related issues, projects and new ventures, including discussions with regard to harmonising existing business functions.
This paper serves to provide an early prototype for future approaches towards integrated sustainability performance management systems.The European Academy for Business and Society, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Shell and Unileve
Anabarhynchus doncollessi Ferguson, sp. n.
No full textAnabarhynchus doncollessi Ferguson sp. n. (Figures 2, 3, 4) Type material. Holotype: Male. AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: Cooper Creek, 11km SW Nimbuwah Rock, 3 June 1973, D.H. Colless (ANIC _ 29:028777) (ANIC). Condition: Pinned dorsally with stainless steel pin, hind right leg missing, end of abdomen removed for dissection after photography, condition reasonable. Diagnosis. Frons flat, with bright grey pubescence. Frontal setae in two rows; black pubescence between the rows of setae on upper frons. Male frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus. Scutum matte black with a pair of grey stripes. Wing cell m 3 open. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile. Forefemur 1 pd; hind femur 1 av. All femora black with appressed pale pile, ventral surface pile short and erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly on dorsal apical surface; fore tibia blackish-brown, middle and hind tibia brown. The ventromedial plane of the gonocoxite with tuft of long pale pile. Description. Male: Body length: 8mm. Wing length: 7mm. Head. Integument black. Lower frons slightly raised, upper frons flat; frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus; ocellar tubercle flat; antennal base positioned low on frons (Fig 1 b), face and lower frons protruding; parafacials bright grey; frons bright grey with areas of light redirecting pubescence appearing black between lines of setae; frontal setae strong of uneven lengths in two distinct narrow rows reaching lower frons; viewed anterodorsal the area between rows of setae at upper frons is black, mid and lower frons is bright grey; a grey marking at antenna base and lower frons vanish when viewed anteriorly; longest setae two thirds length of scape; scape length 2.3 x width, scape and pedicel grey, 1 st segment of flagellum dark brown with short black setae circumference basal third, flagellar style black one fifth length of flagellum; occiput convex bright-grey becoming dark-grey when viewed at angle, several indistinct rows of black macrosetae, 20 setae on each side; postocciput area to gena grey, with long, white, hair-like pile; ventral corner of eye with swelling. Palpus dark grey, with hair-like pale pile; labellum dark brown, prementum setae black. Thorax. Integument black. Scutal chaetotaxy black (pairs): np, 3; sa, 2; pa, 1; dc, 2; sc, 2. Scutum with a pair of mid-dorsal bright grey stripes on matte black ground colour; scutal surface with short appressed pale pile. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile; pleuron and coxae with thick pubescence; pleuron viewed dorsally appears grey, ventrally black, posteriorly dark grey, anteriorly grey with pair shiny black bands to anterior surface of anepisternum /katepisternum and anepimeron/meron; elongate pale hair-like pile on coxae admixed with black macrosetae. Wing. Cell m 3 open; hyaline with silver grey tint, dark brown veins; light brown infuscate along veins to apical half; stigma brown. Costal setae beyond humeral cross-vein biserially arranged. Haltere. Pedicel brown; scabellum buff-white. Legs. Forefemur with 1 pd; hind femur 1-2 av macrosetae; all femora blackish-brown with bright grey pubescence; all femora with appressed pale pile, ventral surface pile short and erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly to dorsal apical surface; foretibia blackish-brown, middle and hind tibiae brown darkening apically. Abdomen. Integument dark brown. Laterally compressed; anterior bands when viewed posteriorly appear matte black, viewed anteriorly appear dark brown, with dense supply of dark pile; tergites 2-3 posterolaterally bright grey pubescence with hair-like pale pile, posterior margins of tergites 2-3 bright white; tergite 5 with lateral grey patches; sternites generally similar to tergites, posterior margin of sternite 4 pale brown. Terminalia. Epandrium (Fig. 4 a), one and half times wider than long, narrowing posteriorly; dark brown with grey pubescence, distributed evenly with pale setae. Gonocoxite (Fig. 4 b), dark brown with long pale setae; slightly onion shaped when viewed ventrally, posterior ventral edge with a broad and long thinly sclerotized lobelike outer gonocoxal process with many short strong black setae admixed with weak hair-like pile on posterior edge. Ventromedial plane of the gonocoxite with tuft of long, pale pile from raised sclerite. Gonocoxites joined by the hypandrium and fused along short length of the ventral medial plane. Gonocoxal apodeme short and darkly sclerotised. Inner gonocoxal process curved slightly inward, with inner edge flared along length. Gonostylus, curved dorsally with apical rounded; elongate setae directed inward on inner surface; ventral lobe small and triangular. Aedeagus (Fig. 4 c, d): distiphallus anteroventrally directed, moderately long. Parameral sheath darkly sclerotised; apical dorsal projections of the aedeagal sheath directed posterodorsally. Ventral apodeme narrow, flaring apically. Lateral ejaculatory apodeme weakly sclerotised, narrow, band-like. Ejaculatory apodeme long, extending anteriorly well beyond dorsal apodeme, with long lateral flanges widest at apex, with sub-apical dark band. Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived to honor the late Dr. Donald H. Colless, systematic dipterist at the Australian National Insect Collection from 1960 until 1987, and Honorary Fellow in ANIC from 1987 until 2012. Comments. Described from a single male specimens collected by Don Colless, from near Nimbbuwah Rock the Northern Territory, in June. The frons setae, laterally compressed abdomen, ventrally fused gonocoxitesplace A. doncollessi sp. n., within the ocypteraeformis species-group. Keys to couplet 75 in Lyneborg (2001); readily separated from A. ocypteraeformis Lyneborg and A. striatifrons Lyneborg by the pubescence of the frons and infuscate colour of the wing. The distinctive swelling on the ventral corner of eye is found in the two existing species of the ocypteraeformis species-group i.e., A. ocypteraeformis and A. striatifrons, as well as in A. doncollessi sp. n., and A. lyneborgi sp. n., described in this paper. It is also found in a small subset of other Anabarhynchus species. A similar structure is found in Johnmannia Irwin & Lyneborg (Lambkin, et al. 2005). Swelling along the ventral corner of the eye occurs in species of the argenteus, atrifemoratus, bigoti, dimidiatus, fasciatus, flavus, kroeberi and maritimus speciesgroups and A. queenslandensis Lyneborg, of the fasciatus species-group. However, the majority of Anabarhynchus species do not have swelling at the ventral corner of the eye.Published as part of Ferguson, David J., Irwin, Michael E. & Yeates, David K., 2013, New species of Anabarhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Therevidae) from arid and monsoon tropical Australia, pp. 55-95 in Zootaxa 3680 (1) on pages 57-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/28403
Anabarhynchus doncollessi Ferguson, sp. n.
No full textAnabarhynchus doncollessi Ferguson sp. n. (Figures 2, 3, 4) Type material. Holotype: Male. AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory: Cooper Creek, 11km SW Nimbuwah Rock, 3 June 1973, D.H. Colless (ANIC _ 29:028777) (ANIC). Condition: Pinned dorsally with stainless steel pin, hind right leg missing, end of abdomen removed for dissection after photography, condition reasonable. Diagnosis. Frons flat, with bright grey pubescence. Frontal setae in two rows; black pubescence between the rows of setae on upper frons. Male frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus. Scutum matte black with a pair of grey stripes. Wing cell m 3 open. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile. Forefemur 1 pd; hind femur 1 av. All femora black with appressed pale pile, ventral surface pile short and erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly on dorsal apical surface; fore tibia blackish-brown, middle and hind tibia brown. The ventromedial plane of the gonocoxite with tuft of long pale pile. Description. Male: Body length: 8mm. Wing length: 7mm. Head. Integument black. Lower frons slightly raised, upper frons flat; frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus; ocellar tubercle flat; antennal base positioned low on frons (Fig 1 b), face and lower frons protruding; parafacials bright grey; frons bright grey with areas of light redirecting pubescence appearing black between lines of setae; frontal setae strong of uneven lengths in two distinct narrow rows reaching lower frons; viewed anterodorsal the area between rows of setae at upper frons is black, mid and lower frons is bright grey; a grey marking at antenna base and lower frons vanish when viewed anteriorly; longest setae two thirds length of scape; scape length 2.3 x width, scape and pedicel grey, 1 st segment of flagellum dark brown with short black setae circumference basal third, flagellar style black one fifth length of flagellum; occiput convex bright-grey becoming dark-grey when viewed at angle, several indistinct rows of black macrosetae, 20 setae on each side; postocciput area to gena grey, with long, white, hair-like pile; ventral corner of eye with swelling. Palpus dark grey, with hair-like pale pile; labellum dark brown, prementum setae black. Thorax. Integument black. Scutal chaetotaxy black (pairs): np, 3; sa, 2; pa, 1; dc, 2; sc, 2. Scutum with a pair of mid-dorsal bright grey stripes on matte black ground colour; scutal surface with short appressed pale pile. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum and prosternal furrow without pile; pleuron and coxae with thick pubescence; pleuron viewed dorsally appears grey, ventrally black, posteriorly dark grey, anteriorly grey with pair shiny black bands to anterior surface of anepisternum /katepisternum and anepimeron/meron; elongate pale hair-like pile on coxae admixed with black macrosetae. Wing. Cell m 3 open; hyaline with silver grey tint, dark brown veins; light brown infuscate along veins to apical half; stigma brown. Costal setae beyond humeral cross-vein biserially arranged. Haltere. Pedicel brown; scabellum buff-white. Legs. Forefemur with 1 pd; hind femur 1-2 av macrosetae; all femora blackish-brown with bright grey pubescence; all femora with appressed pale pile, ventral surface pile short and erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly to dorsal apical surface; foretibia blackish-brown, middle and hind tibiae brown darkening apically. Abdomen. Integument dark brown. Laterally compressed; anterior bands when viewed posteriorly appear matte black, viewed anteriorly appear dark brown, with dense supply of dark pile; tergites 2-3 posterolaterally bright grey pubescence with hair-like pale pile, posterior margins of tergites 2-3 bright white; tergite 5 with lateral grey patches; sternites generally similar to tergites, posterior margin of sternite 4 pale brown. Terminalia. Epandrium (Fig. 4 a), one and half times wider than long, narrowing posteriorly; dark brown with grey pubescence, distributed evenly with pale setae. Gonocoxite (Fig. 4 b), dark brown with long pale setae; slightly onion shaped when viewed ventrally, posterior ventral edge with a broad and long thinly sclerotized lobelike outer gonocoxal process with many short strong black setae admixed with weak hair-like pile on posterior edge. Ventromedial plane of the gonocoxite with tuft of long, pale pile from raised sclerite. Gonocoxites joined by the hypandrium and fused along short length of the ventral medial plane. Gonocoxal apodeme short and darkly sclerotised. Inner gonocoxal process curved slightly inward, with inner edge flared along length. Gonostylus, curved dorsally with apical rounded; elongate setae directed inward on inner surface; ventral lobe small and triangular. Aedeagus (Fig. 4 c, d): distiphallus anteroventrally directed, moderately long. Parameral sheath darkly sclerotised; apical dorsal projections of the aedeagal sheath directed posterodorsally. Ventral apodeme narrow, flaring apically. Lateral ejaculatory apodeme weakly sclerotised, narrow, band-like. Ejaculatory apodeme long, extending anteriorly well beyond dorsal apodeme, with long lateral flanges widest at apex, with sub-apical dark band. Female. Unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet is derived to honor the late Dr. Donald H. Colless, systematic dipterist at the Australian National Insect Collection from 1960 until 1987, and Honorary Fellow in ANIC from 1987 until 2012. Comments. Described from a single male specimens collected by Don Colless, from near Nimbbuwah Rock the Northern Territory, in June. The frons setae, laterally compressed abdomen, ventrally fused gonocoxitesplace A. doncollessi sp. n., within the ocypteraeformis species-group. Keys to couplet 75 in Lyneborg (2001); readily separated from A. ocypteraeformis Lyneborg and A. striatifrons Lyneborg by the pubescence of the frons and infuscate colour of the wing. The distinctive swelling on the ventral corner of eye is found in the two existing species of the ocypteraeformis species-group i.e., A. ocypteraeformis and A. striatifrons, as well as in A. doncollessi sp. n., and A. lyneborgi sp. n., described in this paper. It is also found in a small subset of other Anabarhynchus species. A similar structure is found in Johnmannia Irwin & Lyneborg (Lambkin, et al. 2005). Swelling along the ventral corner of the eye occurs in species of the argenteus, atrifemoratus, bigoti, dimidiatus, fasciatus, flavus, kroeberi and maritimus speciesgroups and A. queenslandensis Lyneborg, of the fasciatus species-group. However, the majority of Anabarhynchus species do not have swelling at the ventral corner of the eye.Published as part of Ferguson, David J., Irwin, Michael E. & Yeates, David K., 2013, New species of Anabarhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Therevidae) from arid and monsoon tropical Australia, pp. 55-95 in Zootaxa 3680 (1) on pages 57-61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/28403
Anabarhynchus parilus Ferguson, sp. n.
No full textAnabarhynchus parilus Ferguson sp. n. (Figures 11, 12, 13) Type material. Holotype: Male. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 15.16 S 144.59 E, 14 km W by N of Hope Vale Mission, Qld. 10.X. 1980, D.H. Colless (At Light) (ANIC _ 29:028785) (ANIC). Condition: Pinned dorsally with stainless steel pin; glue repair to costal margin of wings; good condition. Paratype: 1 Male, 1 Female. AUSTRALIA: Queensland: 15.145 S 145.07 E, 7km N of Hope Vale Mission QLD, D.H. Colless (At Light) (ANIC _ 29:028788) (ANIC _ 29:028787) (ANIC). Diagnosis. Lower frons slightly raised upper frons flat with faintly rugose-striation. Male frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus, female 2.9 x ocellus. Upper frontal setae short semi-erect, lower frons setae erect. Lower frons with distinctive pair of large black spots. Scutum grey with indistinct lines. Wing cell m 3 open. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum sparse pile anterodorsal; prosternal furrow without pile. Forefemur, 2 pd; mid-femur, 1 pd, hind femur 1 av; all femora yellow-brown except basal half forefemur dark brown. All femora dorsally with appressed pale pile, ventral pile erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly on dorsal apical half. Abdominal integument yellow-brown in the male, blackish-brown in the female. Description. Male: Body length: 6.5mm. Wing length: 6.5mm. Head. Integument black. Lower frons slightly raised, upper frons flat, faintly rugose-striated; frons width at anterior ocellus 2.36 x ocellus; ocellar tubercle flat; antennal base positioned low on frons, face and lower frons slightly protruding; parafacials and area between antenna and eye bright grey; lower frons with distinctive large velvet black spots; area between spots at middle bright grey, upper frons brownish grey; short appressed setae at upper frons, lower frons setae erect near half length of scape. Scape length 2.3 x width; scape grey, pedicel buff-grey, 1 st segment of flagellum basally broad and brown, several dark setae to dorsal and ventral basal half, flagellar style brown three quarters length of flagellum. Occiput convex with grey pubescence, several indistinct rows of black macrosetae 26 each side; postocciput area to gena grey, with long, pale, hair-like pile. Palpus yellow brown with pale hair-like pile; labellum brownish grey, prementum setae brown; oral cavity gloss black without pubescence cover. Thorax. Integument black. Scutal chaetotaxy black (pairs): np, 4; sa, 2; pa, 1; dc, 2; sc, 2. Scutum with thin brown dorsal line within broader grey band, margined with pale grey line, irregular brownish grey marks margin laterally raised grey areas pre and posttransverse suture; scutal surface with short black setae. Postspiracular pile present; katepisternum with sparse pile anterodorsally; prosternal furrow without pile; pleuron and coxae grey pubescence, coxae with long pale hair-like pile admixed black macrosetae. Wing. Cell m 3 open; weakly hyaline with grey tint, brown veins, stigma pale brown infuscate; costal setae beyond humeral cross-vein biserially arranged. Haltere. Pedicel buff-brown; scabellum dorsally and ventrally buff-brown. Legs. Forefemur 2 pd; mid-femur 1 pd; hind femur 1 av; forefemur basally half dark grey, apically yellow-brown with grey pubescence basally; mid and hind femur yellow-brown with pale yellow-grey pubescence ventrally; all femora dorsally with appressed pale pile, ventral pile erect; admix with sparse short black setae predominantly to dorsal apical half; all tibia and basitarsus yellow-brown; Abdomen. Integument yellow-brown and brown; anterior bands tergites 2–4 mottled brown with dark appressed pile, laterally yellow-brown, posterolaterally white with pale erect pile; tergites 2–3 posterior marginal band bright white when viewed posteriorly; sternites closely resemble tergites; epandrium yellow-brown with short black setae; gonocoxite yellow-brown with brownish-grey pubescence, long black setae. Terminalia. Paratype male (ANIC _ 29:028788): epandrium (Fig. 13 a), two and quarter times wider than long, narrowing posteriorly, setae on posterior margins. Gonocoxite (Fig. 13 b), slightly onion shaped when viewed ventrally, posterior ventral edge with short rounded lobe shaped outer gonocoxal process with pair of smaller lobes towards ventromedial plane. Joined along hypandrium. Gonocoxal apodeme reaching anterior margin and moderately sclerotised. Inner gonocoxal process claw-like; apical end directed inward, basal inner edge flared with several strong, black, peg-like setae to inner middle edge. Gonostylus elongate, ventrally directed, apically ends curve dorsally with elongate setae on inner dorsal surface directed inward. Ventral lobe short. Aedeagus (Fig. 13 c, d): distiphallus posterior ventrally directed, ventral end with a pair leaf-like appendices lateral to orifice, elongate dorsally directed crest above orifice, posterior edge with full length groove. Parameral sheath moderately sclerotised; anterior dorsal projections of the aedeagal sheath short and weakly sclerotised. Lateral ejaculatory apodeme narrowly band like. Ventral apodeme narrow, weakly sclerotised, apical end weakly flared laterally. Ejaculatory apodeme long, cylindrically with raised dorsally ridge. Variation. Male. Frons width at anterior ocellus 2.6 x ocellus; occiput macrosetae 22 each side. Female. Frons width at anterior ocellus 2.9 x ocellus; occiput with 18 macrosetae to each side. Abdominal integument blackishbrown. Tergite 2–7 anterior bands when viewed anteriorly are dark brown, ventrally black. Terminalia. Paratype female (ANIC _ 29:028787): sternite 8 (Fig. 13 f), generally of oval shape; darkly sclerotised; anterior margin with wide shallow indented section; posterior lateral margins narrowing posteriorly; moderately strong setae arranged medially in two areas either side of central mid-line; posterior margin with weaker setae. Furca (Fig. 13 e), posterior frame thin; middle frame with broad and long, angular curved plate, third the length of furca; anterior frame projected anteriorly, flaring sub-apically; anteroventral lobe as curved beam, connecting the two anteriorly directed frame elements; apically with deep indentation. Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the Latin ‘ parilis ’ meaning similar; in reference to the frons markings being very similar to the frons markings of A. monteithi Lyneborg. Comments. Described from three specimens collected near Hope Vale Mission, North West Cooktown, North Queensland, in October. Anabarhynchus parilus sp. n., and A. monteithi are closely related, both have large black round marks on the lower frons, this character separating them both from all other Anabarhynchus species. Anabarhynchus parilus sp. n., can be identified from A. monteithi by being smaller, abdominal integument yellow-brown, katepisternum with pale filiform pile, elongate dorsally directed crest above orifice with its posterior edge with full length groove. Sternite 8 anterior margin with wide shallow indented section, narrower and evenly tapering posteriorly and two areas of densely arranged setae either side of central mid-line. Middle frame of furca with enlarged curved sclerotized plate, that’s a third the length of furca. Clearly closely related to A. monteithi, subsequently A. parilus sp. n., is placed in the monteithi species-group as described by Lyneborg (2001).Published as part of Ferguson, David J., Irwin, Michael E. & Yeates, David K., 2013, New species of Anabarhynchus Macquart (Diptera: Therevidae) from arid and monsoon tropical Australia, pp. 55-95 in Zootaxa 3680 (1) on pages 69-73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3680.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/28403
"The honor of firing before His Majesty": Patrick Ferguson's will and the Royal Armouries’ Ferguson rifle
No full textPatrick Ferguson (1744-80) designed the first breech-loading rifle to be used by the British Army. In November 2000, the Royal Armouries purchased an early example, formerly in the possession of the Fergusons of Pitfour, descendants of Patrick's younger brother, George. Patrick Ferguson's will has helped the author identify the Royal Armouries' Ferguson Rifle as the one which Patrick Ferguson used when he demonstrated it before George III and Queen Charlotte at Windsor in 1776
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