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Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus
No full textMoldovan, Oana Teodora, Racoviţă, Gheorghe, Dunay, Gejza (2007): Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus. Zootaxa 1449: 31-43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619
FIGURES 5–7 in Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus
No full textFIGURES 5–7. Details of Pholeuon comani. 5, lateral view of pronotum, with prominent sternal apophysis (arrow); 6, aedeagus in lateral and dorsal views; reduction of the dorsal invagination in its median part is indicated by arrow; abapical blade, bb—basal blade, be—body of the aedeagus (median lobe); 7, spermatheca.Published as part of Moldovan, Oana Teodora, Racoviţă, Gheorghe & Dunay, Gejza, 2007, Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus, pp. 31-43 in Zootaxa 1449 on page 38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619
Pholeuon
No full textKey to subgenera of Pholeuon (numbers represent average values for the two sexes; see also Table 1) 1 Median lobe of the aedeagus without dorsal invagination (Fig. 8 a). Small body (length 3.6–3.8 mm) and small pronotum (length/maximum width ratio 0.91–0.93 mm); ellongated elytra........................................ ........................................................................................................................ Protopholeuon Jeannel, 1923 - Median lobe of the aedeagus with dorsal invagination .................................. Pholeuon C. Hampe 1856... 2 2 Dorsal invagination of the median lobe present, more or less deep........................................................... 3 - Dorsal invagination of the median lobe reduced in its median part (Fig. 8 b); aedeagus small, but with relatively long basal and apical blades; apex of the parameres thin and slightly inflected. Body small (less than 3.5 mm), with short antennae (less than 2.3 mm); pronotum relatively large (length/maximum width ratio 0.93–0.95 mm), very narrow anteriorly (anterior/maximum widths ratio 0.55–0.56 mm); elytra covered by short and dense pubescence............................................................................................................. ................................................... Pholeuon (Mesopholeuon Moldovan, Racoviţă & Dunay, new subgenus) 3 Median lobe with deeper dorsal invagination (Figs. 8, c-d); apex of parameres thin, inflected and Sshaped. Body robust (length more than 4.3 mm); pronotum relatively large (length/maximum width ratio 0.94–0.98 mm); elytra longer than 3.1 mm, with rare and rough punctation at the apex .. Pholeuon (s. str.) - Median lobe with less deep invagination (Fig. 8 e); apex of parameres clubed and not inflected. Body smaller (less than 4.3 mm); pronotum relatively small (length/maximum width ratio 0.86–0.89 mm); elytra narrow (1.75–1.77 mm width) with uniform punctation; very long antennae.................................... ................................................................................................ Pholeuon (Parapholeuon Ganglbauer, 1887 )Published as part of Moldovan, Oana Teodora, Racoviţă, Gheorghe & Dunay, Gejza, 2007, Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus, pp. 31-43 in Zootaxa 1449 on pages 38-39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619
Pholeuon (Parapholeuon) gracile J. Frivaldszky 1861
No full textPholeuon (Parapholeuon) gracile J. Frivaldszky, 1861 Material examined. Romania: 100 ɗɗ, 100 ΨΨ, Pădurea Craiului Mountains, 46 ° 54 ’ 54 ’’N, 22 ° 22 ’ 28 ’’E, Cubleş Cave (CC), 25.07. 1997, legit. O. T. Moldovan. Pholeuon comani Ieni ş tea, 1955 Type material. Syntypes: 4 ɗɗ, 2 ΨΨ, Romania: Codru-Moma Mountains, Apă de la Moară Cave, Ieniştea collection at the “Emil Racovitza” Speleological Institute (Bucureşti, Romania). These specimens were not measured for the present analysis. Additional material examined. Romania: 11 ɗɗ, 17 ΨΨ, Codru-Moma Mountains, 46 ° 27 ’ 52 ’’N, 22 ° 15 ’ 43 ’’E, Peştera cu Apă de la Moară (PAM), 16.05. 1971, legit. G. Racoviţă; 2 ɗɗ, 7 ΨΨ, Codru-Moma Mountains, 22.04. 2005, legit. O. T. Moldovan (air temperature 10.3 ºC), collected on the wet rocks and walls of the main gallery; 7 ɗɗ, 14 ΨΨ, Moara Dracilor Cave (10 km NE of the Ap| de la Moar| Cave), 24.04. 2005, legit. O. T. Moldovan, collected on organic debris on rocky sediments near the water.Published as part of Moldovan, Oana Teodora, Racoviţă, Gheorghe & Dunay, Gejza, 2007, Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus, pp. 31-43 in Zootaxa 1449 on page 34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619
Pholeuon comani
No full textRedescription of Pholeuon comani (see also Table 1) As the original description of Pholeuon comani (Ieniştea 1955) lacks several details, important in the tribe Leptodirini, such as the inner sac of the aedeagus, we propose here the redescription of this species. Very small species, with body and all its parts smaller than in Protopholeuon and in other species of Pholeuon. Total body length 3.18 mm (ɗ) and 3.47 mm (Ψ). Body shape elliptical, slightly more narrow anteriorly (Fig. 2), color light brownish, eyes absent. Antennae short (2.2 mm Ψ, 2.3 mm ɗ), slightly longer in males than in females: article 7 = 0.24 mm Ψ, 0.25 mm ɗ; article 8 = 0.15 mm Ψ and ɗ; article 9 = 0.21 mm Ψ, 0.22 mm ɗ; article 10 = 0.18 mm Ψ, 0.19 mm ɗ; article 11 = 0.22 mm Ψ, 0.24 mm ɗ. Length of articles 8, 9 and 11 twice their width, length of the articles 7 and the 10 is one and a half their width. Mouthparts very similar to examined species of Pholeuon (Figs. 4, a–d) (described for Pholeuon proserpinae Knirsch, 1913 by Moldovan et al. 2004): maxillary palpomeres thin and elongate; galea flattened and covered with dense pubescence like hair-brush; lacinea shorter than galea, and covered with strong and curved bristles; mandibles wide, with curved apex having two teeth and no denticle between them; masticator border has ramified hairs. Pronotum small, short (0.81 mm ɗ, 0.87 mm Ψ) and narrow (0.86 mm ɗ, 0.94 mm Ψ), but large relative to elytra; very narrow anteriorly (0.48 mm ɗ, 0.51 mm Ψ); posteriorly with almost parallel edges. Pronotum in lateral view as in Fig. 5. Elytra convex, length 2.17 mm ɗ and 2.40 mm Ψ, width 1.35 mm ɗ and 1.50 mm Ψ; anterior half slightly wider than posterior half; punctation scattered, not arranged in parallel lines. Elytral pubescence short and dense. Male tarsi 5 -segmented and female tarsi 4 -segmented. Protarsi length 0.31 mm (ɗ) and 0.24 mm (Ψ), width 0.10 mm (ɗ) and 0.06 mm (Ψ). In both sexes legs elongated, with long sensory setae and long claws; adhesive pads on tarsal setae present only in male (Figs. 4, e–f), as in all other species of Pholeuon. Aedeagus small (length 1.1 mm), dorsally with invagination less deep than in other species of Pholeuon; long apical and basal blades and very short body (median blade) (Fig. 6); median part of the invagination is completely reduced. Parameres apically thinner, slightly inflected, with three setae, as in all species of Pholeuon; inner sac with two tufts of sclerotized prickles (Fig. 6). Spermatheca (Fig. 7) similar to that of other species of Pholeuon. Mesopholeuon Moldovan, Racovi ţă & Dunay, new subgenus Type species: Pholeuon comani Ieniştea, 1955. Derivatio nominis: morphologically, the name Mesopholeuon refers to our view that this subgenus can be considered intermediate between Protopholeuon and Pholeuon. FIGURE 4. Mouthparts and details of anterior tarsus and pretarsus of Pholeuon comani. a. maxilla with long galea and elongated maxillar palp, scale bar 150 µm; b. labium in dorsal view with tufts of sensory setae and labial palps, scale bar 150 µm; c. labrum with sensory setae boarding its apex, scale bar 100 µm; d. left mandible with two apical teeth, scale bar 100 µm; e. detail of the male tarsus 1 st article, covered by setae with adhesive pads, scale bar 25 µm; f. protarsal segment 5 and pretarsus, scale bar 50 µm. Abbreviations: c—claw, e—empodium, g—galea, h—sensory setae, l—lacinea, lp—labial palp, mp—maxillar palp, t—teeth, u—unguitractor. Description and diagnosis. The adults have the attributes characteristic for all Pholeuon species and, additionally, the following combination of features: Body (Figs. 2, 3) very small (3.0– 3.5 mm in length), with typical pholeuonid form, elongated and slender; brown-reddish color. Head small with relatively short antennae. Pronotum relatively large, slightly wider than longer; extremely narrow anteriorly, almost half of the maximum width of the pronotum; posteriorly with parallel edges. Elytra elliptical, dorso-ventrally very convex with fine, short and dense punctation. Aedeagus (Fig. 6) small and robust, with less deep dorsal invagination, long apical and basal blades and very short body; median part of the invagination is completely reduced; parameres apically thinner, slightly inflected, with three setae; inner sac with two tufts of sclerotized prickles. The subgenus Mesopholeuon includes the smallest species of the genus. Body, pronotum, elytrae are the shortest and narrowest among the Pholeuon species. Some of the most distinct features of Mesopholeuon are the very reduced anterior part of pronotum (aPw on Fig. 3), and the short antennae. Other diagnostic characters of Mesopholeuon are in the aedeagus, particularly its small size due to the reduction of the median lobe, and dorsal invagination (Fig. 8) being less deep and completely reduced in its median part. The basal and apical blades are long, almost as long as in the other species of Pholeuon.Published as part of Moldovan, Oana Teodora, Racoviţă, Gheorghe & Dunay, Gejza, 2007, Reconsidering Pholeuon C. Hampe (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with the description of a new subgenus, pp. 31-43 in Zootaxa 1449 on pages 34-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17619
Personality and work of Gejza Vámoš in historical, social and linguistic context
No full textMy thesis decribes the historical and politi cal situation in Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1956, as illustrated in a life story of first Jewish - Slovak author Gejza Vámoš. On a historical and linquistic background I follow the most important moments ofhis work. Following the ideas of a formal literary critisism starting in the early years of Czechoslovakia coming to the controversary formulations of recent critics. I also try to formulate the rules of judging Vamoš' s expressionist style and language in close relation to his specific situation in the "literary playground". The very important role in understanding the specific features of his "asimilated jewish mentality" is part of historical section of my work. The relating unit of whole work is tragic life story of doctor Gejza Vámoš. My work is devided in four main parts. In the first part of my work I have tried to reveal the mystery of very complicated and strong personality of Gejza Vámoš. Folloving part of his correspondence with Hana Gregorova uncovers part of his friendly and unknown personality and understanding for his close ones. In second part of my work I am trying to put in a global context historical moments of Jewish inhabitants of Slovak area in the beginning of era of Czechoslovakia. I examine the moments of uniting the "diaspora" by..
Personality and work of Gejza Vámoš in historical, social and linguistic context
No full textMy thesis decribes the historical and politi cal situation in Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1956, as illustrated in a life story of first Jewish - Slovak author Gejza Vámoš. On a historical and linquistic background I follow the most important moments ofhis work. Following the ideas of a formal literary critisism starting in the early years of Czechoslovakia coming to the controversary formulations of recent critics. I also try to formulate the rules of judging Vamoš' s expressionist style and language in close relation to his specific situation in the "literary playground". The very important role in understanding the specific features of his "asimilated jewish mentality" is part of historical section of my work. The relating unit of whole work is tragic life story of doctor Gejza Vámoš. My work is devided in four main parts. In the first part of my work I have tried to reveal the mystery of very complicated and strong personality of Gejza Vámoš. Folloving part of his correspondence with Hana Gregorova uncovers part of his friendly and unknown personality and understanding for his close ones. In second part of my work I am trying to put in a global context historical moments of Jewish inhabitants of Slovak area in the beginning of era of Czechoslovakia. I examine the moments of uniting the "diaspora" by..
Taxonomical and ecological notes on the genus Scotoplanetes Absolon, with the description of a new species from Montenegro (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini)
No full textU radu se opisuje i ilustrira Scotoplanetes aquacultor n. sp. iz »Vodne jame« (Dragaljsko polje kod Grahova, jugozapadna Crna Gora), druga poznata vrsta tog roda te se uspoređuje s vrstom iz istog roda Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus Absolon, 1913. Na temelju holotipa se Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus weiratherianus Noesske, 1928 razmatra kao sinonim Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus. Daju se podaci o taksonomiji ovog izuzetnog roda, kao i opis staništa i bionomija.Scotoplanetes aquacultor n. sp. from the »Vodna jama« pit (Dragaljsko polje near Grahovo, southwest Montenegro), second known species of the genus is described, illustrated and compared with the congeneric species Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus Absolon, 1913. Based on the examination of the holotype, Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus weiratherianus Noesske, 1928 is reconsidered in synonymy to Scotoplanetes arenstorffianus. Data about the taxonomy of this remarkable genus, complemented with the description of habitat and the bionomy are given
Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands. I. Taomica, new genus of Pselaphini and a catalogue of Pselaphinae
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The Life Model of Nisargadatta Maharaj as Interpreted by Ramesh Balsekar
No full textRamesh Balsekar (1917–2009) was a disciple of Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981). Nisargadatta Maharaj lived in Bombay and taught what he realized: For doing our dharma everything is provided for us. Thus we can focus our attention on discovering “Who one is“ and let life flow. In 1996 the author of this article had a short conversation with Ramesh Balsekar, who presented his way of understanding the teaching of Nisargadatta Maharaj
