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Person-centred advocacy: Some ethical issues
No full textIn the second of two articles on advocacy for people with dementia Mike Fox with Lesley Wilson considers some of the ethical issues arising from advocacy work within a residential home that was due to close
Myrciariamyia admirabilis Maia, sp.nov.
No full text<i>Myrciariamyia admirabilis</i> Maia, sp.nov. (Figs. 1–17) <p> <b>Adult.</b> Body length: 2.10–2.95 mm in male (n=9); 2.80–3.45 mm in female (n=6) (Table 1).</p> <p> <b>FIGURES 1–6.</b> <i>Myrciariamyia admirabilis</i> Maia, sp. nov. <b>1</b>, Female head (frontal). <b>2</b>, Male flagellomeres 12–16. <b>3</b>, Female flagellomeres 14–18. <b>4</b>, Male flagellomere 5. <b>5</b>, Female flagellomere 5. <b>6</b>, Female wing.</p> <p>Head (Fig. 1): eye facets circular, facets wider apart laterally than elsewhere, vertex without facets. Antenna with scape obconic, pedicel globose, 16–17 flagellomeres in male; 18–20 in female; proportion of last flagellomeres as in Figs. 2 and 3; each node with two horizontal circumfila connected by two vertical strands (Figs. 4 and 5); last flagellomere elongate and longer than the preceding only in female (Fig. 3). Frontoclypeus with 8–16 setae. Labrum long-attenuate with 3 pairs of ventral sensory setae. Hypopharynx of same shape as labrum, with long, anteriorly directed lateral setulae. Labella elongate-convex, each with several lateral setae and 2 pairs of short sensory setae. Palpus with four setose segments: segment one spheroid, the others cylindrical; segment one and two subequal in length; segment three and four progressively longer.</p> <p>Thorax: Anepimeron setose; other pleural sclerites asetose. Wing (Fig. 6): length: 1.55–1.90 mm in male (n=9); 1.95–2.20 mm in female (n=6). Tarsal claws bowed beyond midlength, toothed; empodium longer than bend in claws (Fig. 7).</p> <p>Abdomen: Male (Fig. 8): tergites 1–7 rectangular, more sclerotized caudally, with complete row of caudal setae, 2 basal trichoid sensilla, and elsewhere with scales; tergite 8 completely sclerotized with only two trichoid sensilla; sternites 2–8 rectangular, more sclerotized mesally and caudally, with setae more abundant at midlength, a complete row of caudal setae, 2 basal trichoid sensilla, and elsewhere with scales. Male terminalia (Figs. 10–11): gonocoxites wide, not splayed; gonostylus about 4.5 times as long as wide; cercus oval and setose; hypoproct bilobed, about as long as cerci; parameres and hypoproct subequal in length; aedeagus tapering gradually to apex. Female (Fig. 9): tergites 1–8 rectangular with complete row of caudal setae, 2 basal trichoid sensilla, and elsewhere with scales; sternites 2–7 rectangular with setae more abundant at midlength, a complete row of caudal setae, 2 basal trichoid sensilla, and elsewhere with scales; sternite 8 not sclerotized. Ovipositor short, but protrusible; cerci ovoid, separate, setose, with two trichoid setae ventroapically (Fig. 12).</p> <p> <b>FIGURES 10–14.</b> <i>Myrciariamyia admirabilis</i> Maia, sp. nov. <b>10,</b> Male terminalia (dorsal). <b>11</b>, Male terminalia (ventral). <b>12</b>, Female cerci (dorsal). <b>13,</b> Pupa head (frontal). <b>14,</b> Pupal prothoracic spiracle.</p> <p> <b>Pupa.</b> Length: 2.30–2.60 mm (n=4) (Table 2). Head (Fig. 13): base of antenna short; cephalic setae 0.07– 0.11 mm in length (n=4) (Table 2); facial papillae absent; upper cephalic margin thickened laterally. Thorax: prothoracic spiracle short, 0.06–0.07 mm in length (n=4) (Fig. 14) (Table 2); wing sheath reaching distal margin of abdominal segment 3; foreleg sheath reaching to middle of abdominal segment 6; midleg sheath reaching basal ¼ of abdominal segment 7; hindleg sheath reaching basal margin of abdominal segment 8. Abdomen: segments 2–8 with many dorsal spines of different length concentrated before midlength (Fig. 15).</p> <p> <b>Larva.</b> Body elongate, cylindrical, tapered at both ends, widest at thorax; length: 2.65 mm (n= 1). Integument rough. Spatula 0.20 mm length (n=1); with two barely distinguishable apical teeth (Fig. 16); three asetose lateral papillae per side. Terminal segment convex with two pairs of setose anal papillae and three pairs of setose terminal papillae, all similar in length (Fig. 17).</p> <p> <b>Gall.</b> On the adaxial surface of the leaf lamina, covered by a dense mat of long trichomes of red coloration (see BIERAS & SAJO 2004).</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> This is the third described species of <i>Myrciariamyia</i>. The larva of <i>M. admirabilis</i> differs from the other <i>Myrciariamyia</i> species in having two barely distinguishable apical teeth on the spatula; three lateral papillae on each side of the midline and the terminal segment convex (without a “tail”). In <i>M. bivalva</i> and <i>M. fernandesi</i>, the spatula has two well developed apical teeth, two groups of three lateral papillae on each side of the midline, and the terminal segment resembles a “tail”. The pupa of <i>M. admirabilis</i> is distinguishable due mainly to the reduced prothoracic spiracle and absence of the facial papillae, while that of <i>M. bivalva</i> and <i>M. fernandesi</i> has a long prothoracic spiracle and facial papillae are present. Adults of <i>M. admirabilis</i> are distinctive for having the eye facets more separated at the vertex, female with the lowest number of flagellomeres (29 in <i>M. bivalva</i>; 27 in <i>M. fernandesi</i> and 18–20 in <i>M. admirabilis</i>) and longest flagellomere necks in the genus, and male with flagellomere necks lacking setulae or striae; a wider hypoproct with a less accentuated incision, and an entirely setulose gonostylus.</p> <p> <b>FIGURES 15–17.</b> <i>Myrciariamyia admirabilis</i> Maia, sp. nov. <b>15</b>, Pupal abdominal spines, segment 7 (dorsal). <b>16</b>, Larval spatula and associated papillae. <b>17</b>, Larval terminal segment.</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> Holotype male. BRAZIL, Minas Gerais: Tiradentes, Serra de São José, 08.IX.1997, R. Alves col. MNRJ. Paratypes: same data as holotype, 2 males and 8 pupal exuviae; Serra do Cipó, 25.VI.1998, G. W. Fernandes col., 7 males, 7 females and 1 pupal exuviae; Tiradentes, 24.X.2001, V. Maia col., 3 males and 1 larva.</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. The name <i>admiralis</i> refers to the aspect of the gall.</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> These galls are extremely conspicuous due to their appearance and color [(Figs. 18–19) and Fig. <b>28</b> in MAIA & FERNANDES, 2004)]. They are induced along the central leaf vein and are coalescent. A single spheroid chamber is found in each gall. As the number of galls increase the leaf may curve downwards. The host plant is popularly known in the cerrado vegetation of Brazil as “mercúrio do campo” (field mercury), perhaps owing to the red coloration of the gall or even due to the orange sap found inside the plant stems. Galls are widely used in the construction of nests of many birds including hummingbirds, and even solitary wasps (GWF, per. obs.). Yet another interesting observation is the remarkable resemblance of the galls with a generalist Lepidoptera (Fig. 20). A lepidopteran specialist once mistook a gall for a caterpillar and a student once mistakenly touched a poisonous caterpillar thinking she was collecting a gall (GWF, unpublished data). Apparently similar red and hairy galls induced by cecidomyiids on congeneric hosts were reported by FERNANDES ET AL. (1988) on <i>E. coelophlebium</i> Mart. in Belo Horizonte (Brazil); by FERNANDES ET AL. (1997) on <i>E. campestre</i> St. Hil. in the Jequitinhonha Valey (Brazil), and by GONç ALVES-ALVIM & FERNANDES (2001) on two different <i>Erythroxylum</i> hosts in Três Marias (Brazil). No adults were reared from galls on these other plants to allow identification of the gall inducing species.</p>Published as part of <i>Maia, Valéria Cid & Fernandes, Wilson, 2007, Myrciariamyia admirabilis, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae), pp. 41-48 in Zootaxa 1554</i> on pages 42-47, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/178187">10.5281/zenodo.178187</a>
FIGURES 18–19 in Myrciariamyia admirabilis, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae)
No full textFIGURES 18–19. Gall of Myrciariamyia admirabilis Maia, sp.nov. on Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae).Published as part of Maia, Valéria Cid & Fernandes, Wilson, 2007, Myrciariamyia admirabilis, a new species of gall midge (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae) associated with Erythroxylum suberosum (Erythroxylaceae), pp. 41-48 in Zootaxa 1554 on page 46, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17818
The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle : In which are included, Memoirs Of A Lady Of Quality ; In Four Volumes
No full textVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: London : Printed for the Author: And sold by D. Wilson, at Plato's Head, near Round-Court, in the Strand. MDCCLI
The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle : In which are included, Memoirs Of A Lady Of Quality ; In Four Volumes
No full textVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: London : Printed for the Author: And sold by D. Wilson, at Plato's Head, near Round-Court, in the Strand. MDCCLI
The Four Kings of the Forest: A Fable
No full textAlthough named a fable by the author/illustrator, this 20-page story reaches beyond the usual limits of a fable. It tells the story of four kings -- lion, elephant, gorilla, and snake -- who learn from a boy and make him a fifth king. Ingres mold-made paper with color lineoleum block prints. As Powell's description says, "The colors used and the illustrations are charming." Bound by green thread.Signed by Wilson, #244 of 275Joyce Lancaster Wilso
The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle : In which are included, Memoirs Of A Lady Of Quality ; In Four Volumes
No full textVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: London : Printed for the Author: And sold by D. Wilson, at Plato's Head, near Round-Court, in the Strand. MDCCLI
The Adventures Of Peregrine Pickle : In which are included, Memoirs Of A Lady Of Quality ; In Four Volumes
No full textVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: London : Printed for the Author: And sold by D. Wilson, at Plato's Head, near Round-Court, in the Strand. MDCCLI
Anisodiplosis Maia
No full text<i>Anisodiplosis</i> Maia, gen. nov. <p> <b>Adult.</b> Occipital process absent. Palpus 3­segmented. Male flagellomeres binodal and tricircumfilar, second circumfilum of each flagellomere with shorter loops than on first and third; female flagellomeres cylindrical, necks bare; 12th flagellomere with apical narrowed elongation. Wing: R5 joining C beyond wing apex; Rs basally as strong as R1 but weak anteriorly, situated beyond midlength of R1; M3 fold present; first tarsomeres without spur; tarsal claws simple and bent beyond midlength; empodia shorter than bend in claws; male tergites 7 and 8 and female tergite 8 with irregular margins; ovipositor protrusible; female cerci separate.</p> <p> <b>Pupa.</b> Antennal bases rounded apically, not projecting anteriorly; face smooth, without projections; lower and lateral facial papillae present. Prothoracic spiracle setiform. Abdominal segments 2–8 each with single row of few dorsal spines.</p> <p> <b>Larva.</b> Spatula with 2 anterior teeth and reduced stalk; thoracic segments with 6 lateral papillae in 2 groups of 3 on each side; terminal segment with 3 pairs of long­setose papillae. Pupation in gall.</p> <p> <b>Type species.</b> <i>Anisodiplosis waltheriae</i> Maia, sp. nov.</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> <i>Anisodiplosis</i> is a name composed of <i>aniso</i> (“different”, from Greek) + <i>diplosis</i> (a common suffix in Cecidomyiidi), referring to the unequal length of the circumfila.</p> <p> <b>Comments.</b> <i>Anisodiplosis</i> is included among the Cecidomyiidi by the number and shape of flagellomeres (12, binodal in male and cylindrical in female) and the absence of parameres, but it does not fit in any known tribe. <i>Anisodiplosis</i> keys to <i>Contodiplosis</i> Gagné 1994 in couplet 86 of Gagné (1994), if one ignores the host plant. Both genera have the palpus three­segmented, male flagellomeres with two nodes and three separate circumfila, R5 joining C beyond the wing apex, Rs partially as strong as R1 but weak anteriorly, M3 fold present, Rs stub beyond midlength of R1, first tarsomere without a spur, tarsal claws simple and bent beyond midlength, empodia shorter than bend in claws, ovipositor somewhat elongated, and female cerci separate. <i>Anisodiplosis</i> differs mainly in the shape of male tergites 7 and 8 and female tergite 8 (all with irregular margins), second circumfilum of each flagellomere reduced, and pupa without antennal horns. Moreover, the new genus does not have an occipital process (present in <i>Contodiplosis</i>) and is associated with Sterculiaceae, whereas the three known species of <i>Contodiplosis</i> are associated with Styracaceae.</p> <p> This is the second record of a cecidomyiid gall on <i>Waltheria indica</i>. Möhn (1959) described a stem gall induced by <i>Asphondylia waltheriae</i>. Other Cecidomyiidae galls have been recorded on Sterculiaceae in the Neotropical Region, but on other plant genera (<i>Ayenia</i>, <i>Guazuma</i>, <i>Helicteres</i>, <i>Melochia</i>, <i>Sterculia</i>, and <i>Theobroma</i>), all induced by species of <i>Asphondylia</i>, except the galls on <i>Sterculia</i> and <i>Theobroma</i>.</p>Published as part of <i>Maia, Valéria Cid & Fernandes, G. Wilson, 2005, A new genus and species of gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) associated with Waltheria indica L. (Sterculiaceae), pp. 27-36 in Zootaxa 1060</i> on pages 28-29, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/170167">10.5281/zenodo.170167</a>
From the Roman Republic to the American Revolution: readings of Cicero in the political thought of James Wilson
No full textAs a classical scholar and prominent founding father, James Wilson was at once statesman, judge, and political thinker, who read Cicero as an example worthy of emulation and as a philosopher whose theory could be applied to his own age. Classical reception studies have focused on questions of liberty, civic virtue, and constitutionalism in the American founding, and historians have also noted Wilson’s importance in American history and thought. Wilson’s direct engagement with Cicero’s works, however, and their significance in the formulation of his own philosophy has been long overlooked. My thesis argues that Wilson’s viewpoint was largely based on his readings of Cicero and can only be properly understood within this context. In the first two chapters of my thesis I demonstrate that Wilson not only possessed a wide-ranging knowledge of the classics in general, but also that he borrowed from Cicero’s writings and directly engaged with the texts themselves. Building upon this foundation, chapters three and four examine Cicero’s perspective on popular sovereignty and civic virtue, situate Wilson’s interpretations within contemporary discussions of Roman politics, and analyse the main ways in which he adapts Cicero’s arguments to his own era. Wilson retains a broader faith in the common people than seen in Cicero’s opinions, and he abstracts from Cicero a doctrine of sovereignty as an indivisible principle that is absent in the text; nevertheless, Cicero’s conception of a legitimate state and his insistence on the role of the people provided the foundation for Wilson’s thought and ultimately for his legitimization of the American Revolution. At the same time, like Cicero, Wilson views the stability of the state as resting in the personal virtue of the individual. While his enlightenment philosophy imparts optimism to his conception of the good citizen, his definition of virtue closely follows that of Cicero. As the final chapter of my thesis concludes, their individual interpretations of these theories of popular consent and virtue were instrumental in forming Cicero’s and Wilson’s justifications of civil disobedience
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