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Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae)
No full textA new genus and eight new species of Cimbicinae from the East Asia are described: Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei gen. nov., A. concavicaputus Yan & Wei sp. nov., A. dengi Yan & Wei sp. nov., A. koreanus Yan & Wei sp. nov., A. lii Yan & Wei sp. nov., A. latistriatus Yan, Deng & Wei sp. nov., A. maculotegularis Yan & Wei sp. nov., A. nanjingensis Yan & Wei sp. nov. and A. shengi Yan & Wei sp. nov. Four new combinations are proposed: A. eous (Semenov, 1935) comb. nov., A. elminus (Li & Wu, 2003) comb. nov., A. ulmusvorus (Yang, 1996) comb. nov. and A. malaisei (Gussakovskij, 1947) comb. nov., all from Agenocimbex. The 12 known species of Asicimbex are separated into two species groups. Asicimbex stands between Agenocimbex Rohwer 1910 and Cimbex Olivier 1791. The differences between Asicimbex and Cimbex, Asicimbex and Palaeocimbex are discussed in detail. Descriptions, remarks, illustrations, a key to the known species of Asicimbex and a key to genera of Cimbicinae are provided. A. malaisei is confirmed as a valid species and recorded from China for the first time, with the female described for the first time. The distribution of the genus is also briefly discussed
Using performance assessment in secondary school mathematics: an empirical study in a Singapore classroom
No full textThis article reports an exploratory study on using performance assessment in mathematics instruction in a high-performing secondary school in Singapore. An intact mathematics class participated in the study, and received chapter-based performance tasks as intervention during regular mathematics lessons for about one and a half school years. The performance tasks used included authentic and/or open-ended tasks. The students’ academic achievements and attitudes in mathematics were compared with a comparison class that did not receive the intervention. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected, mainly through questionnaire surveys, performance task tests, conventional school exams, and interviews with students and teachers. The results suggest that the students receiving the intervention performed significantly better than their counterparts in solving conventional exam problems, and in general they also showed more positive changes in attitudes towards mathematics and mathematics learning. The students from the experimental class also expressed positive views about the benefits of using performance tasks in promoting their ability in higher order thinking, though no statistically significant difference was detected between the two classes of students in solving unconventional tasks before and after intervention. Overall, the results appear to support teachers’ using contextualised problems in real life situations and open-ended investigations in students’ learning of mathematic
Asicimbex eous Yan & Yan & Deng & Wei 2022, comb. nov.
No full text<p>Asicimbex eous (Semenov, 1935) comb. nov.</p> <p>Fig. 6</p> <p>Agenocimbex eoa Semenov, 1935, 15. 9-11.</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p> 1 female, Якoвлoвка Сцас. у. Усср, кр, 23 May 1926, Дъякoнв Филинпъев; <i>Agenocimbex eoa</i> Sem., ♀, Gussakovskij, det.; <i>Asicimbex eous</i> (Semenov, 1935), Det. M.C. Wei, 2022 (Fig. 6K) (NHRS).</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p> <i>A. eous</i> (Semenov, 1935) is close to <i>A. maculotegularis</i> Yan & Wei sp. nov., but differs from the latter by the following characters: tegula entirely yellow brown; the lateral side of the first abdominal tergum black; the 4th abdominal tergum with a large middle black macula; the middle and hind tibiae yellowish brown; the middle of first abdominal tergum not produced; the female lancet with 55 serrulae, distance between the middle serrulae 2.6 × basal breadth of serrulae.</p> <p>Description.</p> <p> <b>Not type, female.</b> Body length 16-18 mm (Fig. 6A).</p> <p> <b> <i>Color</i>.</b> Head brown, dorsum with a quadrate black macula covering ocellar area, frons, inner half of inner orbit, lateral and middle foveae, clypeus and mouthparts largely yellow brown (Fig. 6D), antenna dark reddish brown (Fig. 6C); thorax black, pronotum largely, tegula, mesoscutellum, dorsum of metascutellum, posterior half of mesepisternum and of katepimeron, posterior stripe of metapleuron yellowish brown (Fig. 6H); abdomen yellowish brown, dorsal side of terga 1-3 black, broad middle macula on tergum 4 black and laterally yellow brown, tergum 5 yellow brown except for a small triangular macula at middle anteriorly, lateral part of terga 6-8 dark brown, pale macula at middle of terga 6-8 of gradually shortened (Fig. 6M); fore wing smoky, outer margin of fore wing without narrow smoky maculae, cells 3Rs, 2M, 3M, 1Cu, 2Cu and 2A largely subhyaline, veins and pterostigma pale brown; hind wing very feebly infuscate; legs largely yellowish brown, middle and hind coxae, trochanters and femora largely black (Fig. 6A).</p> <p> <b> <i>Head</i>.</b> Dorsum of head with minute punctures, clypeus smooth, with strong luster (Fig. 6B, D). Clypeus elevated, anterior margin roundly incised; labrum small and triangular, slightly longer than broad; malar space 2 × diameter of middle ocellus; postocellar area 2.1 × broader than long, middle furrow weak; lateral furrows distinct, divergent backwards; POL: OOL: OCL = 3: 5: 6; head behind eyes weakly enlarged (Fig. 6B). Antenna 1.4 × head breadth, club breadth 2.3 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, club length 1.2 × as long as antennomere 3 (Fig. 6C), antennomere 3 as long as longest axis of eye.</p> <p> <b> <i>Thorax</i>.</b> Mesonotum densely punctured (Fig. 6I); scutellum strongly elevated, sparsely and minutely punctured, with a broad and deep longitudinal furrow occupying middle 1/4; mesepisternum above carina densely punctured mixed with microsculptures, oblique carina on mesopleuron sharp, mesepimeron largely polished, shiny (Fig. 6H); cenchri narrow, distance between inner margin of cenchri 2.5 × the longest axis of a cenchrus (Fig. 6I).</p> <p> <b> <i>Abdomen</i>.</b> Abdominal tergum 1 minutely punctured mixed with microsculptures, without lateral smooth patch; lateral carina obtuse, anterior corner blunt but distinct, posterior corner roundish; posterior margin with broad and deep incision, bottom round (Fig. 6I, M); middle process of sternum 7 narrow and triangular, basal breadth about 1/6 breadth of sternite 7; lance long and slender, subapical annuli clearly broadened, total length of annuli 5 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 1.8 × as high as broad (Fig. 6L); lancet with 56 annuli and 55 serrulae (Fig. 6L), middle serrulae weakly narrowed toward truncate apex, each side with 4-5 large subbasal teeth, distance between middle serrulae 2.6 × basal breadth of serrulae (Fig. 6N).</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>Russia (Ussuri, Vladivostok).</p> <p>Host plant.</p> <p>Unknown.</p>Published as part of <i>Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91</i> on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
Asicimbex koreanus Yan & Wei 2022, sp. nov.
No full textAsicimbex koreanus Yan & Wei sp. nov. Fig. 7 Material examined. Holotype, female, South Korea: [GG] Hwaseong-gun, 24 May 1992, H. J. Lee (YNU). Paratypes, 4 females and 1 male, data as holotype. Diagnosis. A. koreanus Yan & Wei sp. nov. is quite close to A. malaisei (Gussakovskij, 1947) comb. nov. from Ussuri of Russia. It differs from the latter by the following characters: the apical club of antenna longer than antennomere 3 and about 1.6 × as long as antennomeres 4 and 5 together; cenchrus very narrow and about 4 × as long as broad; the dorsum of mesoscutellum densely punctured; the upper half of mesepisternum densely punctured mixed with wrinkles; the lateral carina of the first abdominal tergum roundly curved, the anterior corner not angulate; the apex of the middle process of the seventh sternum acute; the black macula on dorsum of head not subquadrate, with three processes; the apical margin of fore wing without smoky macula; lancet with 56 serrulae, the distance between middle serrulae broader than 2 × breadth of a serrula. Description. Holotype, female. Body length 21 mm (Fig. 7A). Color. Head and antenna yellowish brown, dorsum with a M-shaped black macula, clypeus and mouthparts largely yellow brown (Fig. 7C, E); thorax largely black, narrow posterior margin and broad lateral margin of pronotum, anterior part of tegula, mesoscutellum, dorsum of metascutellum, posterior 3/4 of mesepisternum above carina and posterior half of katepimeron, metepisternum largely yellowish brown (Fig. 7F); abdomen yellowish brown, dorsal side of terga 1-3 entirely, broad triangular middle macula on tergum 4 and narrow basal margin of tergum 5 black, narrow lateral margin of tergum 1, tergum 4 except for middle triangular macula, tergum 5 almost entirely, broad quadrate middle macula on terga 6-8 pale yellow brown, lateral part of terga 6-8 dark brown (Fig. 7G, H), sterna largely dark brown (Fig. 7I); fore wing distinctly infuscate, outer margin of fore wing without narrow smoky maculae, cells 2Rs, 3Rs, 2M, 3M, 1Cu, 2Cu and 2A largely subhyaline, veins and pterostigma pale brow; hind wing very feebly infuscate; legs largely yellowish brown, middle and hind coxae, trochanters and femora largely black, tarsi yellowish white (Fig. 7A, J). Head. Dorsum of head with minute punctures, clypeus smooth, with strong luster (Fig. 7C, 7E). Clypeus elevated, anterior margin roundly incised; labrum as long as broad, apex round; malar space 1.7 × diameter of middle ocellus; postocellar area 2 × broader than long, middle furrow weak; lateral furrows distinct, feebly divergent backwards; POL: OOL: OCL = 3: 5: 6; head behind eyes weakly enlarged (Fig. 7C). Antenna 1.6 × head breadth, club breadth 2.2 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, club length 1.1 × as long as antennomere 3 and 1.6 × combined length of antennomeres 4 and 5 (Fig. 7D), antennomere 3 as long as longest axis of eye. Thorax. Mesonotum minutely and densely punctured (Fig. 7B); scutellum roundly elevated without middle furrow, dorsum densely punctured; mesepisternum above carina densely and minutely punctured mixed with microsculptures, oblique carina on mesopleuron sharp, mesepimeron largely polished, shiny (Fig. 7F); cenchri very narrow and about 4 × as long as broad, distance between inner margin of cenchri 2.8 × longest axis of a cenchrus (Fig. 7B). Abdomen. Abdominal tergum 1 minutely punctured mixed with microsculptures, without lateral smooth patch; lateral carina low and obtuse, anterior and posterior corners round, posterior margin with broad and deep incision, bottom round (Fig. 7G); middle process of sternum 7 broad and triangular, basal breadth about 1/3 breadth of sternite 7; lance long and slender, subapical annuli clearly broadened, total length of annuli 5.4 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 1.8 × as high as broad (Fig. 7L); lancet with 57 annuli and 56 serrulae (Fig. 7L), middle serrulae weakly narrowed toward truncate apex, each side with 4-5 large subbasal teeth, distance between middle serrulae 2.2 × basal breadth of serrulae (Fig. 7M). Male. Color and structure similar to female. Genitalia not examined. Distribution. South Korea. Host plant. Unknown.Published as part of Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91 on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
GaitASMS: gait recognition by adaptive structured spatial representation and multi-scale temporal aggregation
No full textGait recognition is one of the most promising video-based biometric technologies. The edge of silhouettes and motion are the most informative feature and previous studies have explored them separately and achieved notable results. However, due to occlusions and variations in viewing angles, their gait recognition performance is often affected by the predefined spatial segmentation strategy. Moreover, traditional temporal pooling usually neglects distinctive temporal information in gait. To address the aforementioned issues, we propose a novel gait recognition framework, denoted as GaitASMS, which can effectively extract the adaptive structured spatial representations and naturally aggregate the multi-scale temporal information. The Adaptive Structured Representation Extraction Module (ASRE) separates the edge of silhouettes by using the adaptive edge mask and maximizes the representation in semantic latent space. Moreover, the Multi-Scale Temporal Aggregation Module (MSTA) achieves effective modeling of long-short-range temporal information by temporally aggregated structure. Furthermore, we propose a new data augmentation, denoted random mask, to enrich the sample space of long-term occlusion and enhance the generalization of the model. Extensive experiments conducted on two datasets demonstrate the competitive advantage of proposed method, especially in complex scenes, i.e., BG and CL. On the CASIA-B dataset, GaitASMS achieves the average accuracy of 93.5% and outperforms the baseline on rank-1 accuracies by 3.4% and 6.3%, respectively, in BG and CL. The ablation experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of ASRE and MSTA. The source code is available at https://github.com/YanSun-github/GaitASMS
Asicimbex shengi Yan & Wei 2022, sp. nov.
No full textAsicimbex shengi Yan & Wei sp. nov. Fig. 13 Material examined. Holotype, female, China: Liaoning Province, Shenyang City, Mt. Qipan, 11 May 2014, leg. Tao Li (ASMN). Diagnosis. This new species is similar A. lii Yan & Wei sp. nov., but differs from it by the following characters: the apical club of antenna clearly shorter than antennomere 3 and about 1.15 × as long as antennomeres 4 and 5 together; the mesoscutal middle and lateral lobes black without pale markings, mesepisternum above carina almost entirely reddish brown, surface almost smooth; lancet with 51 serrulae, serrula small, clearly narrowed toward apex, distance between the middle serrulae more than 2 × as broad as a serrula; the total annuli length of lance 5.4 × height of the 13th annulus. Description. Holotype, female. Body length about 19 mm (Fig. 13A). Color. Head and antenna dark yellowish brown (Fig. 13B-D), dorsum with a M-shaped black macula; thorax black (Fig. 13E), narrow posterior margin and broad lateral margin of pronotum, tegula, mesoscutellum and dorsum of metascutellum yellowish brown, mesepisternum largely (only small macula on anterior margin black), posterior part of mesepimeron, metapleuron largely reddish brown (Fig. 13E, H). Abdominal terga 1-3, median triangular macula of tergum 4, anterior margin of tergum 5 black, other part of tergum 4 and almost entirely tergum 5 yellow brown; both sides of terga 6-8 and ventral fold of terga 2-8 dark brown to blackish brown (Fig. 13I); sternites largely dark brown; both sides of sternites 4-7 pale brown (Fig. 13F, I); pale macula at middle of terga 6-8 of the same size, above 4 × broader than long (Fig. 13F). Fore wing infuscate in anterior half and subhyaline in posterior half, veins and stigma pale brown (Fig. 13A). Legs yellowish brown, coxae with black longitudinal stripes ventrally and dorsally, trochanters and femora largely blackish brown (Fig. 13G). Head. Dorsum of head with indistinct minute punctures, remaining parts smooth with strong luster (Fig. 13B, D). Anterior incision of clypeus small and roundish, labrum small, roundish at apex; malar space about 1.5 × diameter of middle ocellus; postocellar area weakly elevated, 2 × broader than long; lateral furrows distinct, slightly divergent backwards, anterior part of middle groove distinct; POL: OOL: OCL = 3: 4: 6; head behind eyes weakly enlarged (Fig. 13B, D). Antenna length about 1.5 × head breadth, club 1.2 × as long as antennomere 3, club breadth about 2.1 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, antennomere 3 as long as longest axis of eyes (Fig. 13C). Thorax. Mesonotum including mesoscutellum densely punctured (Fig. 13E); mesopleuron indistinctly and finely punctured, hardly microsculptured, shiny (Fig. 13H); mesosternum shallowly and weakly punctured. Median mesoscutal groove and notaulus broad and shallow; mesoscutellum roundly elevated without middle furrow; mesepisternum with a distinct oblique carina; cenchri narrow, distance between inner margin of cenchri 2.2 × longest axis of a cenchrus. Abdomen. Abdominal terga finely and densely microsculptured (Fig. 13F). Tergum 1 with lateral carina distinct, posterior corner not produced, posterior margin broadly and roundly incised (Fig. 13F); middle process of sternum 7 broad, basal breadth about 1/3 breadth of sternite 7 (Fig. 13G); apical margin of ovipositor sheath truncate in lateral view (Fig. 13K). Lancet with 51 serrulae (Fig. 13L), middle serrulae distinctly narrowed toward truncate apex with 4-6 proximal subbasal teeth and 3-5 distal subbasal teeth, distance between serrulae about 2.3 × basal breadth of serrula (Fig. 13M); lance long and slender, subapical annuli broadened, total length of annuli 5.4 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 1.6 × as high as broad (Fig. 13J). Male. Unknown. Distribution. China (Liaoning). Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the last name of Dr. Maoling Sheng, a famous Chinese taxonomist of Ichneumonidae. Host plant. Unknown.Published as part of Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91 on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
Asicimbex nanjingensis Yan & Wei 2022, sp. nov.
No full text<p>Asicimbex nanjingensis Yan & Wei sp. nov.</p> <p>Fig. 12</p> <p>Material examined.</p> <p> <i>Holotype</i>, female, China: Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City, Zhongshanling, July 2007, leg. Meicai Wei. <i>Paratype</i>, 1 male, same data as holotype (ASMN).</p> <p>Diagnosis.</p> <p> This new species is most similar to <i>A. concavicaputus</i> Yan & Wei sp. nov. but differs from it by the following characters: antennomere 3 as long as the longest axis of eye; malar space shorter than the basal 2 antennomeres together; the anterior smoky stripe of fore wing extending to the apex; head with dorsal black macula remote from eyes; posterior of postocellar area not concave at middle; the first annulus of lance 2.2 × as high as long.</p> <p>Description.</p> <p> <b>Holotype, female.</b> Body length 15 mm (Fig. 12A).</p> <p> <b> <i>Color</i>.</b> Head dark brown (Fig. 12C, F), frontal area and ocellar area blackish brown; antenna brown at base, dark brown at apex. Thorax black (Fig. 12E, I), posterior margin of pronotum, anepimeron, tegula, metascutellum and lateral carina, metanotum, a large macula on posterior of mesepisternum, middle suture of metepisternum, metepimeron largely reddish brown; abdomen dark brown (Fig. 12L, M), tergum 1 except both lateral margins black, tergum 2 blackish brown, basal margin of terga 3-8 black. Legs reddish brown, middle and hind coxae, trochanters and stripes on outer side of femora brownish black. Fore wings smoky in anterior half and hyaline in posterior half (Fig. 12A), veins pale brown, stigma yellowish brown; hind wing weakly infuscate.</p> <p> <b> <i>Head</i>.</b> Head densely and minutely punctured dorsally, clypeus sparsely punctured, surface smooth with strong luster; anterior incisions of clypeus deep and round; labrum small, broader than long; malar space 1.6 × diameter of middle ocellus; postocellar area 1.5 × broader than long; without middle furrow; lateral furrows narrow, subparallel; POL: OOL: OCL = 5: 8: 11. Head clearly dilated behind eye in dorsal view (Fig. 12C, F). Antenna about 1.6 × broader than head breadth, club breadth about 2.2 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, club length 1.1 × length of antennomere 3, antennomere 3 as long as the longest axis of eyes (Fig. 12H).</p> <p> <b> <i>Thorax</i>.</b> Mesonotum, mesopleuron deeply and densely punctured, interspace between punctures microsculptured (Fig. 12E, I). Notauli broad and deep; lower margin of metapleuron with obtuse oblique carina; mesoscutellum roundly elevated without middle furrow; cenchri elliptical, distance between cenchri about 3 × the longest axis of a cenchrus; metascutellum triangularly protruded upwards (Fig. 12E).</p> <p> <b> <i>Abdomen</i>.</b> Abdominal terga with fine and dense microsculptures (Fig. 12L, M). Tergum 1 with distinct lateral carina at anterior 2/3, hind corner pointed, distinctly protruded, posterior margin broadly and very deeply incised to a depth about 3/4 lateral length of tergum; middle process of sternum 7 broad, apex roundish, basal breadth about 1/3 breadth of sternite 7. Lancet with 42 serrulae (Fig. 12N); middle serrulae distinctly narrowed toward blunt apex with 4-5 proximal and 5-6 distal subbasal teeth, distance between serrulae 2.6 × basal breadth of a serrula (Fig. 12O); lance short and broad, subapical annuli feebly broadened, total length of annuli 3.6 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 2.2 × as high as broad (Fig. 12L).</p> <p> <b>Male.</b> Body length 20 mm (Fig. 12B). Body color and structures similar to female, but differs from the latter in the following characters: fore coxae and femora distinctly prolonged (Fig. 12P), middle and hind coxae and femora distinctly enlarged and extended, coxae prismatic with edges, shiny. Subgenital plate roundish at apex. Penis valve broad as shown in Fig. 12K, gonoforceps as shown in Fig. 12J.</p> <p>Distribution.</p> <p>China (Jiangsu).</p> <p>Etymology.</p> <p>The species name is derived from its type locality, Nanjing.</p> <p>Host plant.</p> <p>Unknown.</p>Published as part of <i>Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91</i> on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
Asicimbex latistriatus Yan, Deng & Wei 2022, sp. nov.
No full textAsicimbex latistriatus Yan, Deng & Wei sp. nov. Fig. 8 Material examined. Holotype, female, China: Henan Province, Shan County, Ganshan Park, alt. 1000 m, 31 May 2000, leg. Meicai Wei & Yihai Zhong (ASMN). Paratypes, 7 females and 2 males, same data as the holotype; 1 female and 4 males, same locality, 1 June 2000 (ASMN). Diagnosis. The species is most similar to A. nanjingensis Yan & Wei sp. nov., but differs from the latter in the following characters: the postocellar area 1.2-1.3 × broader than long; abdominal tergum 1 without lateral carina, the posterior corner of the tergum not produced; the dorsum of mesoscutellum sparsely and minutely punctured, the surface smooth; the antennomere 3 clearly longer than longest axis of eye; the total length of lance annuli 3.9 × height of the 13th annulus, the first annulus 2.7 × as high as broad; lancet with 46 serrulae. Description. Holotype, female. Body length 14 mm (Fig. 8A). Color. Head including antenna dark yellowish brown (Fig. 8A), frons and nearby with an obscure black macula (Fig. 8C, F); thorax black, posterior margin and lateral corner of pronotum, tegula, mesoscutellum and lateral carina dark brown, mesepisternum above carina largely, posterior margin of mesepimeron, irregular macula on metepisternum and large macula on metepimeron reddish brown (Fig. 8K); abdomen dark brown, basal margin of tergum 1 and small macula near posterior corner, anterior 4/5 of tergum 2, anterior 1/3 of tergum 3, basal margin of terga 4-7 and sterna 1-3 largely black, tergum 4 slightly paler (Fig. 8O, P). Fore wing strongly smoky, cells 2M, 3M, 2Cu and A largely hyaline, veins and pterostigma largely brown to dark brown; hind wing weakly infuscate (Fig. 8A). Legs dark brown, middle and hind coxae, trochanters and dorsal side of femora black (Fig. 8I, J). Head. Dorsum of head with indistinct and fine punctures, other parts smooth, with strong luster (Fig. 8C, F). Clypeus clearly elevated in middle, anterior margin with small and deep incision; malar space 1.8 × diameter of middle ocellus (Fig. 8C); postocellar area about 1.2-1.3 × broader than long; median furrow weak, lateral furrows fine, weakly divergent backwards; POL: OOL: OCL = 5: 6: 9; in dorsal view head enlarged behind eye (Fig. 8F). Antenna about 1.4 × longer than head breadth (Fig. 8H); apical club slightly longer than antennomere 3, with the widest breadth 2.4 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, antennomere 3 clearly longer than longest axis of eyes (45: 39). Thorax. Mesothorax densely punctured, punctures on mesoscutellum sparser, surface smooth; mesonotum feebly shiny; punctures on mesepisternum above carina and elevated parts of mesepimeron dense and deep, clearly defined, interspace between punctures smooth, concave area of mesepimeron microsculptured, punctures on ventral side of mesepisternum sparse (Fig. 8E, K); mesoscutellum roundly elevated, without middle furrow; oblique middle carina on mesepisternum weak but recognizable; cenchri oval, distance between cenchri about 3.4 × longest axis of a cenchrus, metascutellum triangularly elevated, distance between serrulae about 2.3 × basal breadth of a serrula (Fig. 8E). Abdomen. Abdominal tergum 1 with minute punctures and microsculptures, other terga finely and densely microsculptured (Fig. 8O, P). Tergum 1 without lateral carina, hind corner roundish, not produced, posterior incision broad and deep, bottom round (Fig. 8O); middle process of sternum 7 broad and triangular, basal breadth about 1/3 breadth of sternite 7; lance short and broad, subapical annuli feebly broadened, total length of annuli 3.9 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 2.7 × as high as broad (Fig. 8N); lancet with 47 annular sutures and 46 serrulae (Fig. 8N), middle serrulae narrowly truncate at apex with about 5 proximal and 5 distal subbasal teeth (Fig. 8Q). Male. Body length 16 mm (Fig. 8B), body color and structure (Fig. 8D, G) similar to female except for following parts: posterior of postocellar area in middle with a shallow depressed groove; abdominal terga 2-3 largely blackish brown; middle and hind coxae and femora distinctly elongated, with carina; hind femora distinctly swollen, about twice as broad as trochanter; penis valve shown in Fig. 8M, gonoforceps as shown in Fig. 8L. Distribution. China (Henan); South Korea? Variation. Body length 13-15 mm in female, 16-17 mm in male; club of antenna dark brown or yellowish brown; middle and hind coxae brown or blackish brown. Etymology. The specific epithet is a combination of the Latin word: " lati -" and "- striatus ", referring to the fore wing with a broad longitudinal smoky stripe. Host plant and larva . The adult types of the new species were reared two years later from the larvae collected on the trunk of Ulmus sp. The matured larvae are yellow colored with black head, thorax and abdomen without black macula. Remarks. The senior author of the paper examined 2 females and 3 males of A. latistriatus from South Korea in 2013, when there were only five species (Asicimbex eous, Asicimbex malaisei, Asicimbex elminus, Asicimbex ulmusvorus and the undescribed Asicimbex latistriatus) of the undescribed genus Asicimbex known to the author. The specimens were kept in Yeungnam University. Confirmation of this faunal record requires re-examination of the specimens.Published as part of Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91 on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
Datasets for uncertainty law for multiple setups paper (Xie et MSSP 2020)
No full textThis folder contains datasets used in Sections 5 and 6 of Xie YL, Au SK, Li BB (2020). “Asymptotic identification uncertainty of well-separated modes in operational modal analysis with multiple setups”. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 151, 107382
Asicimbex concavicaputus Yan & Wei 2022, sp. nov.
No full textAsicimbex concavicaputus Yan & Wei sp. nov. Fig. 3 Material examined. Holotype female, China: Henan Province, Lushi County, Yuhuangshan National Forest Park, 1720 m, 33°44.46'N, 110°49.900'E, 30 April 2019, leg. Shuxin Liu, Yiwen Zhang, (ASMN). Diagnosis. The species is similar to A. nanjingensis Yan & Wei sp. nov., but it differs from the latter in the following characters: the antennomere 3 shorter than longest axis of eye; malar space as long as the basal 2 antennomeres together; the anterior smoky stripe of the fore wing not extending to apex; head with the dorsal black macula broadly touching eyes laterally; posterior of the postocellar area distinctly concave at the middle; the fourth abdominal tergum yellowish brown; the bottom of the posterior incision of the first tergum broadly truncate; the dorsum of mesoscutellum sparsely punctured, the surface smooth; and the first annulus of lance 2.7 × as high as long. Description. Holotype, female. Body length 16 mm (Fig. 3A). Color. Head dark yellowish brown (Fig. 3C), dorsum with a large quadrate black macula covering inner orbit, frontal area and ocellar area (Fig. 3D), antenna dark reddish brown (Fig. 3F); thorax black (Fig. 3G), posterior margin of pronotum and anepimeron, tegula, mesoscutellum and lateral carina, small macula on posterior of mesepisternum, lower margin of metepisternum and metepimeron largely orange brown (Fig. 3B); lateral carina of metanotum and cenchri yellowish brown; abdomen brownish black, tergum 4 except for narrow middle macula yellowish brown, lateral margins of tergum 1, terga 5-10 and sternum 7 brown (Fig. 3I, J). Wings largely infuscate, cells 2Rs, 3Rs, 2M, 3M, 2Cu and 2A largely hyaline, veins largely brown to pale brown (Fig. 3A); legs reddish brown, middle and hind coxae, all trochanters and femora black, tibiae blackish brown, tarsi paler toward apex (Fig. 3E). Head. Clypeus smooth with luster, anterior margin with broad and arcuate incision (Fig. 3C); malar space about 2.3 × diameter of middle ocellus; postocellar area 1.6 × as broad as long, clearly concave in middle at posterior margin, lateral furrows narrow weakly divergent; POL: OOL: OCL = 5: 6: 8; head behind eyes distinctly enlarged (Fig. 3D). Antenna about 1.5 × head breadth (Fig. 3F), apical club 1.1 × as long as antennomere 3, with the widest breadth about 2.6 × apical breadth of antennomere 3, antennomere 3 slightly shorter than longest axis of eye. Thorax. Mesonotum with dense and deep punctures, punctures on mesepisternum above carina and elevated parts of mesepimeron dense and deep, clearly defined, interspace between punctures almost smooth, concave area of mesepimeron microsculptured, punctures on ventral side of mesepisternum sparse (Fig. 3B); mesoscutellum roundly elevated, without middle furrow; oblique middle carina on mesepisternum clear but not sharp; distance between cenchri about 3 × longest axis of a cenchrus (Fig. 3G). Abdomen. Abdominal tergum 1 distinctly punctured and microsculptured, with very weak luster, other terga finely and densely microsculptured, almost matte; lateral carina of tergum 1 distinct, anterior corner round, posterior corner weakly produced; posterior margin of tergum 1 with broad and deep incision, bottom almost truncate (Fig. 3I); middle process of sternum 7 broad and triangular, basal breadth about 1/3 breadth of sternite 7; lance short and broad, subapical annuli feebly broadened, total length of annuli 3.6 × height of 13th annulus, first annulus 2.7 × as high as broad (Fig. 3K); lancet with 42 serrulae (Fig. 3K), middle serrulae small, distinctly narrowed toward blunt apex, each side with about 5 minute subbasal teeth, distance between serrulae about 2.3 × basal breadth of a serrula (Fig. 3H). Male. Unknown. Distribution. China (Henan). Host plant. Unknown. Etymology. The specific epithet of the species name is a combination of the Latin word " concavi -" and "- caputus ", referring to the posteriorly concave postocellar area at middle.Published as part of Yan, Yu-Chen, Yan, Wen-Long, Deng, Tie-Jun & Wei, Mei-Cai, 2022, Asicimbex Yan, Deng & Wei, a new genus with eight new species and four new combinations (Hymenoptera, Cimbicidae), pp. 265-308 in Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91 on page 265, DOI: 10.3897/jhr.91.8371
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