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    FIGURE 3 in Tuber qujingense and T. songlu, two new species from Yunnan, China

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    FIGURE 3. Tuber qujingense (HKAS 95823, type) A. An ascoma and its gleba; B. Dermatocystidia; C. Peridium section; D, E. Light micrograph (LM) of ascospores; F. SEM photo of an ascospore. Photos by: Shanping Wan.Published as part of Wan, Shanping, Liu, Jianwei, Huang, Lanlan, Qin, Xiaomin, Liu, Wei & Yu, Fuqiang, 2021, Tuber qujingense and T. songlu, two new species from Yunnan, China, pp. 248-256 in Phytotaxa 527 (4) on page 252, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.2, http://zenodo.org/record/576617

    sj-ppt-1-jba-10.1177_08853282221088182 – Supplemental Material for Study on the preparation and activity of intelligent response poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-ss-polyethylene glycol copolymer micelles

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    Supplemental Material, sj-ppt-1-jba-10.1177_08853282221088182 for Study on the preparation and activity of intelligent response poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-ss-polyethylene glycol copolymer micelles by Siying Wang, Lanlan Xie, Yanjie Liu, Qilei Yang, Wenqiang Jia, Dongmei Zhao and Xiuhua Zhao in Journal of Biomaterials Applications</p

    Tuber qujingense S. P. Wan 2021, sp. nov.

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    &lt;i&gt;Tuber qujingense&lt;/i&gt; S. P. Wan, &lt;i&gt;sp. nov.&lt;/i&gt; (Fig. 3) &lt;p&gt;MycoBank: MB 839733&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Typification: CHINA. Yunnan Province, Huize County (18.103&deg;E, 23.26&deg;N), in humic soil under a pure &lt;i&gt;Pinus armandii&lt;/i&gt; forest, at about 2400 m, 12 August 2016, &lt;i&gt;wsp721&lt;/i&gt;, HKAS 95823 (GenBank Acc. No.: ITS = KX904885, LSU = KY 013659).&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Diagnosis: &lt;i&gt;Tuber qujingense&lt;/i&gt; differs from related species by its greyish white ascomata, brown snowflake-shaped gleba, prosenchymatous peridium, fusiform ascospores and 1&ndash;4 spored asci.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Etymology: Refers to the location of the type collection.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; Description: &lt;i&gt;Ascoma&lt;/i&gt; 2.5 cm in diam, subglobose or irregular, greyish white when fresh, becoming brown when dried. &lt;i&gt;Peridium&lt;/i&gt; 200&ndash;500 &micro;m thick, smooth to pubescent, one layer, prosenchymatous, composed of big, subglobose to subangular cells, (1&ndash;) 2&ndash;33 (&ndash;34.5) &times; (1&ndash;) 1.5&ndash;22 (&ndash;33) &micro;m, light earthy yellow. &lt;i&gt;Gleba&lt;/i&gt; solid, brownish purple when mature, marbled with white veins, composed of hyaline, interwoven, thin-walled hyphae, 1.5&ndash;6 &micro;m, and cylindrical, inflated hyphae 2.8&ndash;50 &times; 2.8&ndash;43 &micro;m. &lt;i&gt;Dermatocystidia or setae&lt;/i&gt;, straight or bent, obtuse or apiculate at the tip, up to 110 &micro;m long, 6.5 &micro;m in diam, septate, hyaline to whitish. &lt;i&gt;Asci&lt;/i&gt; (40&ndash;) 51&ndash;80 &times; (30&ndash;) 31&ndash;60 &micro;m, globose to subglobose, pyriform, ellipsoid or irregular, hyaline, sessile or with a short stalk, thin-walled 1&ndash;2 &micro;m thick, 1&ndash;4 spored. &lt;i&gt;Ascospores&lt;/i&gt;, fusiform, ellipsoid, sometimes broadly ellipsoid, subglobose, hyaline when young, becoming brown at maturity; excluding the alveolate-reticulate ornamentation, in 1-spored asci (35&ndash;)37&ndash;48(&ndash;50) &times; (23&ndash;) 25&ndash;30(&ndash;32) &micro;m (Q = 1.45&ndash;1.65), in 2-spored (22&ndash;) 28&ndash;40(&ndash;41) &times; (14&ndash;) 18-27 &micro;m (Q = 1.41&ndash;1.7), in 3-spored (20&ndash;)3 8&ndash;18(&ndash;20) &times; 15&ndash;19(&ndash; 24) &micro;m (Q = 1.23&ndash;1.75), and in 4-spored (17&ndash;) 20&ndash;34(&ndash;36) &times; 14&ndash;21(&ndash;22) &micro;m (Q = 1.14&ndash;1.72); reticulum with 3&ndash;10 meshes along the spore length and 3&ndash;8 across. The alveolar walls up to 4.5&ndash;11 &micro;m tall.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;i&gt;Distribution and habitat&lt;/i&gt;: Hypogeous, in soil under pure stand of &lt;i&gt;P. armandii&lt;/i&gt; in Yunnan Province, China. Known only from China.&lt;/p&gt;Published as part of &lt;i&gt;Wan, Shanping, Liu, Jianwei, Huang, Lanlan, Qin, Xiaomin, Liu, Wei &amp; Yu, Fuqiang, 2021, Tuber qujingense and T. songlu, two new species from Yunnan, China, pp. 248-256 in Phytotaxa 527 (4)&lt;/i&gt; on pages 251-252, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.2, &lt;a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5766179"&gt;http://zenodo.org/record/5766179&lt;/a&gt

    Apanteles semicarinatus Liu & Chen 2020, sp. nov.

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    Apanteles semicarinatus Liu & Chen, sp. nov. (Figures 77, 103) Description. Holotype. Female. Body length 2.6 mm, fore wing length 3.0 mm. Head. Transverse in dorsal view, 2.0× as wide as long, nearly as wide as mesoscutum. Vertex between eye and posterior ocellus shiny without puncture. Temple slightly shiny and impunctate, slightly constricted. Face 0.8× as high as wide, dull with close bumps, inner margin of eyes subparallel-sided. Ocelli not large, posterior tangent to anterior ocellus almost touching posterior ocelli, distance between fore and hind ocellus indistinctly slightly longer than diameter of hind ocellus, POL:OD:OOL=6.0:2.0:4.0. Antenna nearly as long as body length, weakly closely articulated, penultimate flagellomere indistinctly 1.1× longer than wide. Mesosoma. Length:width:height = 47.5:32.0:36.5. Disc of mesonotum shiny, with extremely small and shallow punctures, disappearing at apical margin, interspaces larger than diameter of puncture, weakly striate-punctation at posterior end of notaulic courses. Scutellar sulcus straight, wide with carinae in between. Scutellum shiny and polished entirely, much narrow posteriorly. Lateral polished field of scutellum reaching over half length of scutellum. Propodeum dull, strongly rugose entirely, areola indistinct and remarkably small, medial keel half length of propodeum, without costulae, and spiracle only enclosed by posterior keels. Mesopleuron shiny, anterior parts dull with shallow punctures. Legs. Hind coxa shiny with extremely shallow hairy puncture. Spines on outer side of third tibia rather long and sparse. Inner spurs of hind tibia fully half length of hind basitarsus, outer spur 2/5. Basitarsus of hind leg as long as tarsomeres 2–4 combined, claws of normal size. Wings. Pterostigma 3.0× as long as its widest part. Vein 1-R1 1.1× as long as pterostigma, 5.0× as long as its distance from apex of marginal cell. Vein r arising from middle of pterostigma, perpendicular to it, weakly longer than width of pterostigma, 1.4× longer than 2-SR, angled at junction, 2-M half length of 2-SR, as long as 1-SR, m-cu nearly as long as 2-SR. First discal cell of fore wing much wider, 1.3× wider than high. Second submarginal cell of hind wing 1.2× wider than high. Vein cu-a curved. Hind wing broad, length of 1-M distinctly shorter than distance between its distal extremity and apex of vannal lobe, and vannal lobe beyond its widest part concave and hairless. Metasoma. As long as mesosoma. T1 parallel-sided, 1.2× longer than hind width, concave at basal third, turnedover part dull with rugose-punctate laterally, longitudinal channel distinctly concave, shiny, smooth, and apical tubercle polished. T2 slightly shiny and rugulose, 4.0× wider than long in the middle, strongly curved into T3 apically. T3 1.8× longer than T2. Tergites posterior to T2 polished, shiny, and pubescent. Hypopygium not longer than apex of metasoma. Ovipositor sheath weakly longer than length of hind tibia, slightly wider, hairs longer. Colour. Black. Tegula dark brown. Palpi yellowish brown and spurs pale yellowish. Antenna and ovipositor sheath dark brown. Labrum and mandible dark brown. Legs black, except most parts of fore femur, tibia with tarsus bright yellow, basal third of mid tibia, mid tarsus, and basal fifth of hind tibia more or less fumous. Wing membrane hyaline, C+SC+R pale yellow, 1-R1 and border of pterostigma brown, other alar veins more or less colourless, pterostigma pallid. Variation. Body length 2.0– 2.9 mm, fore wing length 2.2–3.0 mm. Fore trochanter and femur (except apex) yellowish brown or blackish brown. Male. Unknown. Host. According to label, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Material examined. Holotype: 1♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1994.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, No. 952261. Paratypes: 1♀, Yuexi, Anhui, 1981. VI.2, Yang Fuan, No. 820584; 1♀, Mt. Xiaowuyi, Fujian, 1983.VII.26–29, Ma Yun, No. 832264; 2♀♀, Chebaling, Shixing, Guangdong, 2002.V.25, Xu Zaifu, Nos.20051316, 20051227; 1♀, Wanjia, Mayanghe, Guizhou, 2007.IX.27–30, Liu Jingxian, No. 200708364; 2♀♀, ditto, Zhu Lanlan, Nos. 200708098, 200708081; 3♀♀, Yangjiaping, Mt. Xiaowutai, Hebei, 2005.VIII.20, Zhang Hongying, Nos. 200611873, 200611834, 200611704; 1♀, Jinhekou, Mt. Xiaowutai, Hebei, 2000. VII.29–30, Bu Wenjun, No. 200101261; 2♀♀, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, 1992.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, Nos. 950622, 950623; 1♀, Jingbohu, Heilongjiang, 1995.VIII.26, Lou Juxian, No. 962225; 1♀, Xuchang, Henan, 1979.IX, Zhu Changqing, No. 803352; 1♀, Shayang, Hubei, 1974.IX, Zhao Jingzhao, No. 740841, ex Helicoverpa armigera Hubner; 1♀, Mt. Huping, Shimen, Hunan, 2009.VII.12, Zeng Jie, No. 200900734; 1♀, Sanhecun, Mt. Huping, Shimen, Hunan, 2009.VII.11, Tangpu, No. 200901096; 1♀, Changsha, Hunan, 1980, Tong Xinwang, No. 20044858; 3♀♀, Mt. Changbai, Jilin, 1994.VIII.4, Lou Juxian, Nos. 951892, 951934, 951883; 2♀♀, ditto, 1993.VIII.4–20, Lou Juxian, Nos. 976498, 976369; 6♀♀, Tonghua, Jilin, 1994.VIII.1, Lou Juxian, Nos. 976606, 976648, 976667, 976668, 976751, 976759; 2♀♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1994.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, Nos. 952167, 952187; 7♀♀, Fuxin, Liaoning, 1994.VII.26, ditto, Nos. 951453, 951437, 951377, 951467, 951472, 951442, 951438; 1♀, ditto, 1995.VII.16–23, ditto, No. 961402; 2♀♀, Suizhong, Liaoning, 1993.VI, ditto, Nos. 976296, 976301; 3♀♀, Dongling, Shenyang, Liaoning, 1994.X.10 /V–VI/VII.10, ditto, Nos. 948165, 947499, 947187; 4♀♀, Shenyang, Liaoning, 1995.VI–VII, ditto, Nos. 960294, 960238, 960320, 960728; 1♀, ditto, 1995.VII.24, ditto, No. 975833; 14♀♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1992.IX.5, ditto, Nos. 976180, 976240, 976262, 976274, 976261, 976153, 976148, 976165, 976062, 976162, 976169, 976270, 976264, 976126; 1♀, Liaoyuan, Lia- oning, 1990.VIII.10, ditto, No. 977307; 1♀, Mt. Laoshan, Shandong, 1995.VIII.2, Cai Ping, No. 958212; 1♀, Mt. Tianmu, Zhejiang, 1987.IX.4, Fan Jinjiang, No. 876059; 1♀, ditto, 1982.X.8–10, Ma Yun, No. 826177; 1♀, ditto, 1984.VII.28, Wu Xiaojing, No. 844195; 1♀, Qingyuan, Zhejiang, 1985.VII.20–25, Wu Quancong, No. 851707; 1♀, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 1964.VI.4, Hu Cui, No. 770390, coll. in sweet potato field; 1♀, Mt. Gutian, Zhejiang, 1986. VII.22, Lou Xiaoming, No. 863293. Variation. Some specimens with yellow to yellowish brown pterostigma. Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shangdong, Zhejiang). Etymology. The specific name " semicarinatus " derives from the Latin "semis" and "carinatus", referring to the propodeum with a keel half way to the middle. Remarks. This species is similar to A. leptoura Cameron, but differs in the following: propodeum strongly rugose entirely (only weakly rugulose posterio-laterally in latter); penultimate flagellomere indistinctly 1.1× longer than wide (at least 1.5× in latter); and ovipositor sheath much wider, but shorter (narrower, and nearly 1.3× longer than hind tibia in latter).Published as part of Liu, Zhen, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin & Gupta, Ankita, 2020, The ater-group of the genus Apanteles Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from China with the descriptions of forty-eight new species, pp. 1-205 in Zootaxa 4807 (1) on pages 156-158, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4807.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/392763

    Sustained release of hepatocyte growth factor by cationic self-assembling peptide/heparin hybrid hydrogel improves &beta;-cell survival and function through modulating inflammatory response

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    Shuyun Liu,1 Lanlan Zhang,2 Jingqiu Cheng,1 Yanrong Lu,1 Jingping Liu1 1Key Laboratory of Transplant Engineering and Immunology, West China Hospital, 2Institute for Nanobiomedical Technology and Membrane Biology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Abstract: Inflammatory response is a major cause of grafts dysfunction in islet transplantation. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) had shown anti-inflammatory activity in multiple diseases. In&nbsp;this study, we aim to deliver HGF by self-assembling peptide/heparin (SAP/Hep) hybrid gel to protect &beta;-cell from inflammatory injury. The morphological and slow release properties of SAPs were analyzed. Rat INS-1 &beta;-cell line was treated with tumor necrosis factor &alpha; in vitro and transplanted into rat kidney capsule in vivo, and the viability, apoptosis, function, and inflammation of &beta;-cells were evaluated. Cationic KLD1R and KLD2R self-assembled to nanofiber hydrogel, which showed higher binding affinity for Hep and HGF because of electrostatic interaction. Slow release of HGF from cationic SAP/Hep gel is a two-step mechanism involving binding affinity with Hep and molecular diffusion. In vitro and in vivo results showed that HGF-loaded KLD2R/Hep gel promoted &beta;-cell survival and insulin secretion, and inhibited cell apoptosis, cytokine release, T-cell infiltration, and activation of NF&kappa;B/p38 MAPK pathways in &beta;-cells. This study suggested that SAP/Hep gel is a promising carrier for local delivery of bioactive proteins in islet transplantation. Keywords: self-assembling peptide, islet transplantation, inflammation, HGF, slow releas

    Apanteles semicarinatus Liu & Chen 2020, sp. nov.

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    Apanteles semicarinatus Liu & Chen, sp. nov. (Figures 77, 103) Description. Holotype. Female. Body length 2.6 mm, fore wing length 3.0 mm. Head. Transverse in dorsal view, 2.0× as wide as long, nearly as wide as mesoscutum. Vertex between eye and posterior ocellus shiny without puncture. Temple slightly shiny and impunctate, slightly constricted. Face 0.8× as high as wide, dull with close bumps, inner margin of eyes subparallel-sided. Ocelli not large, posterior tangent to anterior ocellus almost touching posterior ocelli, distance between fore and hind ocellus indistinctly slightly longer than diameter of hind ocellus, POL:OD:OOL=6.0:2.0:4.0. Antenna nearly as long as body length, weakly closely articulated, penultimate flagellomere indistinctly 1.1× longer than wide. Mesosoma. Length:width:height = 47.5:32.0:36.5. Disc of mesonotum shiny, with extremely small and shallow punctures, disappearing at apical margin, interspaces larger than diameter of puncture, weakly striate-punctation at posterior end of notaulic courses. Scutellar sulcus straight, wide with carinae in between. Scutellum shiny and polished entirely, much narrow posteriorly. Lateral polished field of scutellum reaching over half length of scutellum. Propodeum dull, strongly rugose entirely, areola indistinct and remarkably small, medial keel half length of propodeum, without costulae, and spiracle only enclosed by posterior keels. Mesopleuron shiny, anterior parts dull with shallow punctures. Legs. Hind coxa shiny with extremely shallow hairy puncture. Spines on outer side of third tibia rather long and sparse. Inner spurs of hind tibia fully half length of hind basitarsus, outer spur 2/5. Basitarsus of hind leg as long as tarsomeres 2–4 combined, claws of normal size. Wings. Pterostigma 3.0× as long as its widest part. Vein 1-R1 1.1× as long as pterostigma, 5.0× as long as its distance from apex of marginal cell. Vein r arising from middle of pterostigma, perpendicular to it, weakly longer than width of pterostigma, 1.4× longer than 2-SR, angled at junction, 2-M half length of 2-SR, as long as 1-SR, m-cu nearly as long as 2-SR. First discal cell of fore wing much wider, 1.3× wider than high. Second submarginal cell of hind wing 1.2× wider than high. Vein cu-a curved. Hind wing broad, length of 1-M distinctly shorter than distance between its distal extremity and apex of vannal lobe, and vannal lobe beyond its widest part concave and hairless. Metasoma. As long as mesosoma. T1 parallel-sided, 1.2× longer than hind width, concave at basal third, turnedover part dull with rugose-punctate laterally, longitudinal channel distinctly concave, shiny, smooth, and apical tubercle polished. T2 slightly shiny and rugulose, 4.0× wider than long in the middle, strongly curved into T3 apically. T3 1.8× longer than T2. Tergites posterior to T2 polished, shiny, and pubescent. Hypopygium not longer than apex of metasoma. Ovipositor sheath weakly longer than length of hind tibia, slightly wider, hairs longer. Colour. Black. Tegula dark brown. Palpi yellowish brown and spurs pale yellowish. Antenna and ovipositor sheath dark brown. Labrum and mandible dark brown. Legs black, except most parts of fore femur, tibia with tarsus bright yellow, basal third of mid tibia, mid tarsus, and basal fifth of hind tibia more or less fumous. Wing membrane hyaline, C+SC+R pale yellow, 1-R1 and border of pterostigma brown, other alar veins more or less colourless, pterostigma pallid. Variation. Body length 2.0– 2.9 mm, fore wing length 2.2–3.0 mm. Fore trochanter and femur (except apex) yellowish brown or blackish brown. Male. Unknown. Host. According to label, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Material examined. Holotype: 1♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1994.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, No. 952261. Paratypes: 1♀, Yuexi, Anhui, 1981. VI.2, Yang Fuan, No. 820584; 1♀, Mt. Xiaowuyi, Fujian, 1983.VII.26–29, Ma Yun, No. 832264; 2♀♀, Chebaling, Shixing, Guangdong, 2002.V.25, Xu Zaifu, Nos.20051316, 20051227; 1♀, Wanjia, Mayanghe, Guizhou, 2007.IX.27–30, Liu Jingxian, No. 200708364; 2♀♀, ditto, Zhu Lanlan, Nos. 200708098, 200708081; 3♀♀, Yangjiaping, Mt. Xiaowutai, Hebei, 2005.VIII.20, Zhang Hongying, Nos. 200611873, 200611834, 200611704; 1♀, Jinhekou, Mt. Xiaowutai, Hebei, 2000. VII.29–30, Bu Wenjun, No. 200101261; 2♀♀, Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, 1992.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, Nos. 950622, 950623; 1♀, Jingbohu, Heilongjiang, 1995.VIII.26, Lou Juxian, No. 962225; 1♀, Xuchang, Henan, 1979.IX, Zhu Changqing, No. 803352; 1♀, Shayang, Hubei, 1974.IX, Zhao Jingzhao, No. 740841, ex Helicoverpa armigera Hubner; 1♀, Mt. Huping, Shimen, Hunan, 2009.VII.12, Zeng Jie, No. 200900734; 1♀, Sanhecun, Mt. Huping, Shimen, Hunan, 2009.VII.11, Tangpu, No. 200901096; 1♀, Changsha, Hunan, 1980, Tong Xinwang, No. 20044858; 3♀♀, Mt. Changbai, Jilin, 1994.VIII.4, Lou Juxian, Nos. 951892, 951934, 951883; 2♀♀, ditto, 1993.VIII.4–20, Lou Juxian, Nos. 976498, 976369; 6♀♀, Tonghua, Jilin, 1994.VIII.1, Lou Juxian, Nos. 976606, 976648, 976667, 976668, 976751, 976759; 2♀♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1994.VIII.16, Lou Juxian, Nos. 952167, 952187; 7♀♀, Fuxin, Liaoning, 1994.VII.26, ditto, Nos. 951453, 951437, 951377, 951467, 951472, 951442, 951438; 1♀, ditto, 1995.VII.16–23, ditto, No. 961402; 2♀♀, Suizhong, Liaoning, 1993.VI, ditto, Nos. 976296, 976301; 3♀♀, Dongling, Shenyang, Liaoning, 1994.X.10 /V–VI/VII.10, ditto, Nos. 948165, 947499, 947187; 4♀♀, Shenyang, Liaoning, 1995.VI–VII, ditto, Nos. 960294, 960238, 960320, 960728; 1♀, ditto, 1995.VII.24, ditto, No. 975833; 14♀♀, Dalian, Liaoning, 1992.IX.5, ditto, Nos. 976180, 976240, 976262, 976274, 976261, 976153, 976148, 976165, 976062, 976162, 976169, 976270, 976264, 976126; 1♀, Liaoyuan, Lia- oning, 1990.VIII.10, ditto, No. 977307; 1♀, Mt. Laoshan, Shandong, 1995.VIII.2, Cai Ping, No. 958212; 1♀, Mt. Tianmu, Zhejiang, 1987.IX.4, Fan Jinjiang, No. 876059; 1♀, ditto, 1982.X.8–10, Ma Yun, No. 826177; 1♀, ditto, 1984.VII.28, Wu Xiaojing, No. 844195; 1♀, Qingyuan, Zhejiang, 1985.VII.20–25, Wu Quancong, No. 851707; 1♀, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 1964.VI.4, Hu Cui, No. 770390, coll. in sweet potato field; 1♀, Mt. Gutian, Zhejiang, 1986. VII.22, Lou Xiaoming, No. 863293. Variation. Some specimens with yellow to yellowish brown pterostigma. Distribution. China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jilin, Liaoning, Shangdong, Zhejiang). Etymology. The specific name " semicarinatus " derives from the Latin "semis" and "carinatus", referring to the propodeum with a keel half way to the middle. Remarks. This species is similar to A. leptoura Cameron, but differs in the following: propodeum strongly rugose entirely (only weakly rugulose posterio-laterally in latter); penultimate flagellomere indistinctly 1.1× longer than wide (at least 1.5× in latter); and ovipositor sheath much wider, but shorter (narrower, and nearly 1.3× longer than hind tibia in latter).Published as part of Liu, Zhen, He, Jun-Hua, Chen, Xue-Xin & Gupta, Ankita, 2020, The ater-group of the genus Apanteles Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) from China with the descriptions of forty-eight new species, pp. 1-205 in Zootaxa 4807 (1) on pages 156-158, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4807.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/392763

    Land Use Impacts of Shared Micromobility Services

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    Nowadays, limited bike parking spaces have been a severe problem to be solved in the Netherlands. Shared bikes are considered ideal solutions, as well as other emerging shared micromobility modes, e.g., shared e-bikes, e-scooters and e-mopeds, since they can help utilise vehicles better and alleviate more occupying land space. Moreover, shared micromobility modes have a great potential to attract private car users and achieve a modal switch from private cars to them. In this case, this research aims to understand how the sum of parking areas changed by the modal switch from private cars and bikes to shared micromobility modes. A calculation approach of parking areas will be proposed and applied in an agent-based simulation model mimicking the mode choice of travellers in Delft. Moreover, shared micromobility modes regarding vehicle characteristics (speed and cost) will be differentiated, so their impacts on mode choice and land space will also be investigated. Additionally, this study made a sensitivity analysis of coefficients of utility functions to test the reliability and validity of the results.Civil Engineering | Transport and Plannin
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