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Cacia (Corethrophora) albofasciata Breuning 1980
No full textCacia (Corethrophora) albofasciata Breuning, 1980 Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 56(2): 161; Gemminger & Harold, 1873: p. 3040; Woodpecker, 1917: p. 7; Aurivillius, 1922: p. 144; Breuning, 1935: p. 271; Breuning, 1938: p. 383; Breuning, 1939: p. 483; Breuning, 1959: p. 64; Rondon & Breuning, 1970: p. 336; L̂bl & Smetana, 2010: p. 269; Lin & Tavakilian, 2019: p. 326. Distribution: Mindanao. Taxonomic notes: Cacia (Corethrophora) albofasciata Breuning, 1980 is preoccupied by Cacia albofasciata Pic, 1917. This species is in turn a junior synonym of Agelasta (Dissosira) mouhotii Pascoe, 1862, which is distributed in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia (Breuning, 1939). Nonetheless, both taxa were never considered congeneric; thus, the Art 23.9.5. should be applied as follows ‘ When an author discovers that a species-group name in use is a junior primary homonym [Art. 53.3] of another species-group name also in use, but the names apply to taxa not considered congeneric after 1899, the author must not automatically replace the junior homonym; the case should be referred to the Commission for a ruling under the plenary power and meanwhile prevailing usage of both names is to be maintained [Art. 82]’. Type and depository information: Holotype, MNHNP.Published as part of Medina, Milton Norman, Vitali, Francesco & Barsevskis, Arvids, 2023, Catalog of the genus Cacia Newman (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) in the Philippines with description of two new species, pp. 537-551 in Zootaxa 5231 (5) on page 540, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.5.3, http://zenodo.org/record/760956
Falsimalmus Breuning 1956
No full textGenus Falsimalmus Breuning, 1956 (Figs. 6, 7, 18, 21) Falsimalmus Breuning, 1956: 358. Type species: Falsimalmus niger Breuning, 1956, by original designation. Falsimalmus; Rondon & Breuning, 1970: 486; Ohbayashi & Lin, 2012: 249. Remarks. This genus consists of a single species and has been placed in the Petrognathini since Breuning (1956) described it. Ohbayashi & Lin (2012) mentioned that the “head with frons is not fully vertical, but more or less inclined anteriad.” According to our observation, the head of this genus is normally vertical (Fig. 7). In addition, the endophallic structure of the only species of this genus has been investigated for the first time and described herein. As shown in the following section, the endophallus of this genus has normally developed crescent-shaped sclerites (absent in Petrognatha gigas (Fabricius, 1793) and Ithocritus spp.); a developed, complete, elongate and sclerotized internal membrane (im) of apical furrow (incomplete and represented by a short dorsal appendix in Ithocritus spp.); a strongly constricted and elongate APH, which is associated with larger spicules (APH swollen and lacking spicules in Ithocritus spp.). These features are obviously different from the other members of this tribe studied by the first author, but partially (especially the constricted and spiculate APH with reduced apical bubble and the developed internal membrane of apical furrow) resemble some Lamiini genera, e.g. Echinovelleda Breuning, 1936 (Bi 2018: figs. 25, 26), indicating an uncertain tribal position of this genus, which is consistent with the suggestion presented by Ohbayashi & Lin (2012). A further examination based on molecular methods may confirm its systematic position.Published as part of Bi, Wen-Xuan, Chen, Chang-Chin & Lin, Mei-Ying, 2020, Notes on the tribe Petrognathini Blanchard, 1845 from China, with description of a new species from Yunnan (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae), pp. 453-460 in Zootaxa 4732 (3) on pages 457-459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4732.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/366728
Euseboides plagiatoides Breuning 1950
No full textEuseboides plagiatoides Breuning, 1950 (Figures 66–69) Euseboides plagiatoides Breuning, 1950: 266 (type locality: “Darjeeling, Sikkim, India ”); Löbl & Smetana 2010: 223 (catalogue). Type specimens examined. Holotype: gender unknown (NHRS-JLKB 000021181), Euseboides plagiatoides, mihi typ, Breuning dét. (“ Euseboides plagiatoides, mihi typ” handwriting and “Breuning dét.” printed on a rectangular white label in black ink; “mihi typ” is the abbreviation of “mihi typus ”, which means “my type ” in Latin)/ Darjeeling (handwriting on a rectangular yellow label in black ink)/ Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet Stockholm, Loan no 343 / 97 (printed on a rectangular blue label in black ink)/ 5296, E 94 + (printed on a rectangular blue label in black ink, “ 5296 E 94 +” means old catalogue number, which is invalid for specimen)/ Typus (printed on a rectangular red label with black border in black ink)/ NHRS-JLKB 0 0 0 0 21181 (printed on a rectangular white label in black ink, “NHRS-JLKB 000021181” means the unique museum catalogue number for specimen). Distribution. India: Sikkim (Darjeeling). Comments. Breuning (1950) originally described the basal half of the antennae covered with straw-yellow pubescence from antennomere IV. Unfortunately, the holotype lacked complete antennae (Figs 66–68), so it is difficult to verify the character. After comparing with other species, the senior author supposed the antennae of this species may be similar to E. motuoensis and E. reni.Published as part of Huang, Gui-Qiang, Li, Zhu & Chen, Li, 2015, A revision of the genus Euseboides Gahan, 1893 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae), with description of two new species, pp. 151-182 in Zootaxa 3964 (2) on page 156, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3964.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/25383
Glenea albosignatipennis Breuning 1950
No full textGlenea albosignatipennis Breuning, 1950 (Figures 37–38, 44) Glenea (s. str.) albosignatipennis Breuning, 1950: 260. TL: India, North Belgaum, Bombay. TD: IFRI. Glenea (Glenea) albosignatipennis: Breuning, 1956a: 61; Breuning, 1956b: 713. Type specimen examined Holotype, 1 ♀, on twig of, Tarewadi 2600 feet, N. Belgaum, 1938.V.21, J.A. Graham (IFRI). Other specimens examined India: 1 ♂, ‘ paratype’ (unmentioned in Breuning 1950 and therefore not type), Somwarpet, Coorg, S. India (NHMB, ex FREY). 1 ♀, Somwarpet, Coorg, S. India (BMNH, with a yellow label ‘ Data unreliable. See Brit. Mus. 1949–314’.) Description complementary to Breuning (1950, 1956b). The only examined male specimen (Figure 38) matches with females very well in colour and patterns of pubescent maculae. Male with antennae longer than body length, labrum medially provided with two pairs of suberect, distinctly elongate yellowish brown setae arising from respective punctures, sternite VII with a distinct umbo prior to apical opening (Figure 38 (b)), apex rounded. Both male and female with simple claws. Distribution India (Karnataka and Maharashtra). Remarks Breuning (1950: 261) described this species based on ‘Longueur 12 mm. Largeur 3 mm 1/ 3. Type une female de North Belgaum, Bombay (J.A. Graham)’, wrote something about males in the original description, and repeated the sexual difference in Breuning (1956b), also only mentioning the holotype female (Figure 37). However, one male specimen in NHMB was labelled as paratype and with a handwritten identification label by Breuning (Figure 38 (d)). Since it was not mentioned in the original literature (Breuning 1950), it cannot be treated as paratype. The second author examined another female of this species deposited at BMNH, with the same locality label as the male in Figure 38, but with a yellow label noted ‘Data unreliable. See Brit. Mus. 1949–314’. Michael Geiser ([email protected], 7 January 2020) from BMNH informed us that The famous Cerambycids specialist E.F. Gilmour was caught stealing specimens from the London museum back in the 1940s. Most of his specimens were later returned to the museum, but there was a suspicion that he could have swapped around some of the labels and faked some of the data to wipe out his traces. As far as I am aware, the vast majority of the specimens still have the correct labels, but the curators at the time added this label as a cautionary measure, because in some cases the label data could have been compromised The male specimen in NHMB (Figure 38) having the exact same locality label proves that the female in BMNH has the correct labels. Therefore, the locality Somwarpet, Coorg, S. India, is correct; it is now in Karnataka state, south India, which is situated nearly 600 km away from the type locality Tarewadi village, now in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state.Published as part of Hiremath, Sangamesh R. & Lin, Mei-Ying, 2021, Description of two new species of Glenea Newman, 1842 from southern India and reinstatement of Glenea vestalis Heller, 1934 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae: Saperdini), pp. 205-245 in Journal of Natural History 55 (3 - 4) on pages 234-238, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1900442, http://zenodo.org/record/547373
Bisaltes (Bisaltes) fuscomarmoratus , Breuning 1966
No full textBisaltes (Bisaltes) fuscomarmoratus Breuning, 1966 (Figs 19–21) Bisaltes fuscomarmoratus Breuning, 1966: 11. Remarks. This species was described based on a single specimen from Peru (Puno). It has been confused with an undescribed species from Ecuador and B. (B.) fuscoapicalis in the collections (now being described by another author). The holotype is female, information not provided in the original description.Published as part of Santos-Silva, Antonio & Bezark, Larry G., 2022, The primary types of Bisaltes (Bisaltes) Thomson of the Museu de Zoologia Universidade de São Paulo, with notes and synonymies regarding other species of this subgenus and Bisaltes (Craspedocerus) Aurivillius (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae Lamiinae), pp. 95-106 in Zootaxa 5165 (1) on page 99, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5165.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/682562
Anipocregyes laosensis Breuning 1965
No full text3. <i>Anipocregyes laosensis</i> Breuning, 1965 <p>(Figs 5–6, 13, 32, 37)</p> <p> <i>Anipocregyes laosensis</i> Breuning, 1965a: 35; Rondon & Breuning, 1970: 331, fig. 4, c, type locality: Laos, Borikhamxay Prov., Pakkading.</p> <p> <b>Type material examined.</b> Holotype (BPBM; Figs 32, 37):? ♂, “ Packading / Rondon Laos / 27. 6. 64 ” [printed on white label with yellow margin”, “ LAOS: / Borikhane Prov. / Pakkading / 5. IV. 1966 ”, “ J. A. Rondon / Collection / BISHOP MUS.”, “ Anipocregyes / laosensis / mih Typ / Breuning dét.”</p> <p> <b>Other material examined.</b> 1♀ (Toyama Coll.), Chaiyaphum, Thailand, V. 2001, N. Nishikawa leg.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> This species is similar to <i>A. multifasciculatus</i>, but differentiated from the latter by the following characteristics: dominant part of body with light brown and pearl white pubescence; elytra with narrow black bands.</p> <p> <b>Redescription.</b> Female (Figs 5–6; n = 1): LB = 7.0 mm, WB = 2.7 mm.</p> <p>Body reddish dark brown to black. Head, pronotum, elytra, and femora with sparse long suberect pearl white setae; inferior side of antenna and tibiae with dense same setae. Head, pronotum, and elytra with light brown and pearl white pubescence. Antenna with scape, pedicel, and each basal part of antennomeres 3–11 with pearl pubescence, and the reminders with sparse brown pubescence. Elytra with black pubescence on basal ridge and narrow oblique black bands on each latero-dorsal side near middle. Dominant part of ventral surface and legs with light brown pubescence.</p> <p>Eye with LL/WL = 1.4, LL/LG = 1.0. Antenna 1.1 times as long as body; relative length of each segment as follows: 1.8: 0.3: 1.8: 1.3: 1.0: 0.8: 0.7: 0.7: 0.6: 0.5: 0.5. Pronotum with LP/WP = 0.7, LP/LB = 0.2, WP/ WEH = 0.8, provided with coarse punctures which are distinct, dense in lateral and latero-dorsal side, but indistinct, sparse in disk; disk with three distinct small tubercles on middle; lateral side with small dull projection near apical margin. Elytra with LE/WEH = 1.7, LE/LB = 0.7, LE/LP = 2.9; disk with longitudinal obtuse ridge behind base near each middle, with small rough punctures which are distinct and relatively dense in basal part, though reduced apically and indistinct near roundly truncate apex, without distinct granules on base.</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Laos, Thailand.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Breuning (1965a) didn’t mention the sex of the holotype. According to the observation by the first author, the holotype is probably male. No further male specimen is available for measurement and dissection on the present study.</p> <p>This species had been known only from Laos (Breuning 1965a, Rondon & Breuning 1970). This is the first record from Thailand.</p>Published as part of <i>Yamasako, Junsuke & Makihara, Hiroshi, 2017, Review of the genus Anipocregyes Breuning, 1939 with two new species from Borneo (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Mesosini), pp. 461-474 in Zootaxa 4250 (5)</i> on pages 467-469, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4250.5.4, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/495543">http://zenodo.org/record/495543</a>
Genomics and the Law
No full textConsumers have many possibilities to undergo a form of screening to acquire health information via the Internet or otherwise by purchasing health checks, medical check-ups, total body scans and direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests. More and more providers place screenings on the market before they have been assessed properly. In the Netherlands the Act on population screening ( __Wet op het bevolkingsonderzoek__) sets strict quality criteria for screening. In accordance with this Act a licence is required for offering and performing screening with ionising radiation or for detecting (risk factors of) cancer and untreatable diseases. This system, which aims to protect individuals against health damage and also to ensure patients (rights), wards off __commercial screening__ of the Dutch market. In society this meets with criticism. Individuals increasingly perceive the limited access to screening as an unnecessary restriction of their self-determination. However, the Dutch State has a special responsibility regarding the health of individuals. This thesis focuses on the following central question: __What are the normative criteria for the access to and supply of genetic screening from constitutional and European law perspectives?__ As a corollary the author will explore what this means for the Dutch legal framework regulating genetic screening, particularly DTC genetic tests.UBL - phd migration 201
Polycystins: multi-purpose Cellular Tools?
No full textAutosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease, ADPKD, is a common inherited disorder that affects the kidneys. Progressive development of renal cysts ultimately results in chronic renal failure. To develop therapies for ADPKD patients, further insight into the mechanism of cyst formation is required. We set out to investigate the molecular and cellular processes that are disrupted in ADPKD. In the introduction, normal function of the kidney and renal epithelium is discussed. This is followed by an overview of the literature available on the structural and functional properties of polycystin-1 and polycystin-2, the proteins responsible for ADPKD. Finally, our data on polycystin-1 and polycystin-2 function and ADPKD cyst formation is outlined and discussed in the remainder of the thesis.Nierstichting Nederland NWO Leids Universitair Fonds J.E. Jurriaanse StichtingUBL - phd migration 201
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