354 research outputs found
Ramiplectrus catiensis, a new genus and a new species with branched male antennae and long metatibial spurs from Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
No full textRamiplectrus catiensis gen. et sp. n. is characterized by the unique combination of two long metatibial spurs and a short ramus on the two first funicular segments. Phylogenetic analysis of 28SrRNA sequences, along with the distinct morphological features, supports the classification of the new genus within the tribe Eulophini.
TÓM TẮTMột chi mới và một loài ong ký sinh mới Ramiplectrus catiensis được đặc trưng bởi sự kết hợp độc đáo của hai cựa xương chày dài và một nhánh ngắn trên hai đoạn râu đầu tiên. Phân tích phát sinh loài của trình tự 28S rRNA, cùng với các đặc điểm hình thái riêng biệt, hỗ trợ việc phân loại chi mới trong tông Eulophini.TỪ KHÓA: Đa dạng sinh học, chi mới, loài mới, khóa nhận dạng, ong ký sinh, hệ thống học, Đông Nam Á, Việt Nam, Tỉnh Đồng Nai, Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên.
To cite: Yefremova, Z.A. & Feldstein-Farkash, T. 2025. Ramiplectrus catiensis, a new genus and a new species with branched male antennae and long metatibial spurs from Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 54: 7–19. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15182960urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:745CA2B4-91F8-4412-ADCC-C68429746AE
First report of Phymatinae and Holoptilinae from the Middle East, with a description of a new species of Putoniola Bergroth (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptilinae) from Israel
No full textThis study presents the first record and a comprehensive review of the Reduviidae subfamilies Phymatinae and Holoptilinae in Israel. The paper provides updated diagnoses, detailed genitalia illustrations and a revised identification key for species of the genus Putoniola Bergroth, 1898 (Holoptilinae), along with description of a new species, Putoniola asvadurovi sp. n. The findings of Phymata (Phymata) monstrosa (Fabricius, 1794) (Phymatinae) in Israel confirm an old Middle Eastern record of the species from ‘Syria’ and considerably extend its previous West Mediterranean distribution. Information on distribution of both species and their biology and host plant associations is provided. Molecular phylogenetic analyses employing COI and 16S mitochondrial genes confirm the broad “Phymatine complex” and successfully integrate the new Putoniola species. We contribute to addressing a critical gap in knowledge of the phylogenetic relationships of tribes within the subfamilies Holoptilinae and Phymatinae, which are not yet fully understood and require further investigation. This is the first molecular study to include Phymata (P.) monstrosa (Phymatinae) and to add Putoniola asvadurovi sp. n. (Holoptilinae), both originating from the Palaearctic Region.
To cite: Novoselska, T. & Feldstein-Farkash, T. 2025. First report of Phymatinae and Holoptilinae from the Middle East, with a description of a new species of Putoniola Bergroth (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Holoptilinae) from Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology 54: 45–94. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17464510urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:403CB1C6-B6D0-4248-BC4B-65FB1EAD5F1
Jacob of Sarug's Homily on Tamar (Gen 38)
No full textThis small volume contains an edition (from Vatican ms. 117) of Jacob of Sarug’s homily on Tamar (420 lines long). The full title is “On Tamar and on the Mystery of the Church.” The biblical narrative on which the poem is based (Gen 38) gives Jacob the opportunity to discuss various women in the early part of biblical history and in Jesus’ lineage, as well as the fact that a woman who is called a prostitute is in that lineage. Jacob explains how Scripture’s language is used in this regard
Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences
No full textShpirer, Erez, Haddas-Sasson, Michal, Spivak-Glater, Maya, Feldstein, Tamar, Meiri, Shai, Huchon, Dorothée (2021): Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences. Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) 85 (1): 79-89, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2019-0143, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2019-014
A new Pseudophoxinus species (Teleostei, Cypriniformes, Leuciscidae) from the upper Jordan River basin (Israel) with comments on the status of a few other congeneric species
No full textA taxonomic reassessment of Pseudophoxinus populations in the upper Jordan River basin has revealed that specimens previously identified as Pseudophoxinus kervillei actually represent an undescribed species. In addition, earlier taxonomic revisions have shown that P. kervillei is a junior synonym of P. libani and should no longer be regarded as a valid species. In this study, we formally describe the newly recognized species as Pseudophoxinus galilaeus sp. nov. Pseudophoxinus galilaeus sp. nov. is characterized by 39–44 scales along the mid-lateral row, 13–17 pored lateral line scales, and 20–23 predorsal scales. It has 4–5 gill rakers on the lower arch of the first gill, with two being notably short. The species possesses 33–34 vertebrae; its dorsal fin originates at vertebrae 12 or 13, and its anal fin commonly originates at vertebra 19, occasionally extending to vertebra 20 or 21. Pseudophoxinus galilaeus sp. nov. inhabits ponds, lakes, and rivers with slow to moderate currents. A unique DNA barcoding signature (mtDNA COI) revealed that it differs from any other previously bar-coded Pseudophoxinus species. In phylogenetic analyses, it clustered with the Pseudophoxinus species from neighboring countries in the Levant region, suggesting a common ancestor for these species. This analysis shows that sequences of P. kervillei from Turkey differ from P. libani from Lebanon and Syria. Further morphological examination is needed to determine the status of the species
Figure 5 in Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences
No full textFigure 5: Maximum likelihood tree of Suncus cytb sequences. Phylogenetic relationships inferred from a matrix of 1,140 nucleotide positions for 36 individuals. Maximum likelihood bootstrap supports above 50% and Bayesian posterior probabilities above 0.70 are indicated near the corresponding node separated with a slash. Sequences obtained in this work are indicated in bold. Authors of sequence data in Supplementary Table S6.Published as part of Shpirer, Erez, Haddas-Sasson, Michal, Spivak-Glater, Maya, Feldstein, Tamar, Meiri, Shai & Huchon, Dorothée, 2021, Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences, pp. 79-89 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) 85 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2019-0143, http://zenodo.org/record/783774
Figure 3 in Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences
No full textFigure 3: Maximum likelihood tree of Crocidura leucodon cytb sequences. Phylogenetic relationships inferred from a matrix of 1,077 nucleotide positions for 63 individuals. Maximum likelihood bootstrap supports above 50% and Bayesian posterior probabilities above 0.70 are indicated near the corresponding node separated with a slash. Sequences obtained in this work are indicated in bold. Authors of sequence data in Supplementary Table S4.Published as part of Shpirer, Erez, Haddas-Sasson, Michal, Spivak-Glater, Maya, Feldstein, Tamar, Meiri, Shai & Huchon, Dorothée, 2021, Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences, pp. 79-89 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) 85 (1) on page 84, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2019-0143, http://zenodo.org/record/783774
Interview of Rick Greene by Tamar Chute
No full textRachel Carson: author of The Silent Spring (p. 2) --
Jeff Miller: victim of Kent State shootings (p. 13) --
E. Paul Taiganides: Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering (pp. 2, 20)The media can be accessed here: http://streaming.osu.edu/knowledgebank/university_archives/Greene_Rick_102210.mp4Rick Greene came to OSU as a freshman in 1969. He witnessed firsthand the student demonstrations and riots of 1970, and the changes that they brought to OSU and across the country. He currently makes his home in Florida, but returns to Ohio State for football games
Co-selection of Mercury and Multiple Antibiotic Resistances in Bacteria Exposed to Mercury in the Fundulus heteroclitus Gut Microbiome
No full textThe emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria is currently one of the most serious challenges to human health. To combat this problem, it is critical to understand the processes and pathways that result in the creation of antibiotic resistance gene pools in the environment. In this study we examined the effects of mercury (Hg) exposure on the co-selection of Hg and antibiotic resistant bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), a small, estuarine fish. We examined this connection in two experimental systems: (i) a short-term laboratory exposure study where fish were fed Hg-laced food for 15 days and (ii) an examination of environmental populations from two sites with very different levels of Hg contamination. In the lab exposure study, fish muscle tissue accumulation of Hg was proportional to food Hg concentration (R2=0.99; p<0.0001). In the environmental study, fish from the contaminated site accumulated 3 fold more Hg compared to fish from the reference site (p<0.05). Further, abundance of the Hg resistance gene merA was more than 8 fold higher (p<0.0001) in DNA extracts of ingesta of fish from the contaminated site, suggesting adaptation to Hg. Finally, resistance to 3 or more antibiotics was more common in Hg resistant as compared to Hg sensitive bacterial colonies that were isolated from fish ingesta (p<0.001) demonstrating co-selection of Hg and antibiotic resistances. Together, our results highlight the possibility for the creation of antibiotic resistance gene pools as a result of exposure to Hg in contaminated environments.Peer reviewe
Suncus etruscus
No full text4.4 Suncus etruscus The Israeli S. etruscus sequences appear to be closely related to the European ones and one Iranian sequence. The differences between the Israeli sequences and those of other western clade members are very small and comparable to the distances observed within the C. suaveolens gueldenstaedtii clade. This suggests that the western clade encompasses individuals from France in the west to Iran in the east and Israel in the south. However, this species has been poorly sampled in molecular studies to date. As a case in point, only a few S. etruscus specimens have been sequenced from Iran where members of both the western and eastern clade are present (Darvish et al. 2017; Ohdachi et al. 2016). More data are needed in order to decipher the population structure of this species.Published as part of Shpirer, Erez, Haddas-Sasson, Michal, Spivak-Glater, Maya, Feldstein, Tamar, Meiri, Shai & Huchon, Dorothée, 2021, Molecular relationships of the Israeli shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) based on cytochrome b sequences, pp. 79-89 in Mammalia (Warsaw, Poland) (Warsaw, Poland) 85 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2019-0143, http://zenodo.org/record/783774
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