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Scaphoideus malaisei Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full textScaphoideus malaisei sp. nov. Figs 125–130. Coloration similar to that of sculptus but the transverse bands on pronotum not very distinctive. Face with a series of six transverse brown stripes on upper part. Head triangularly produced in front with bluntly angled apex. Vertex shorter than interocular width. Male genitalia: Pygophore longer than high, caudal lobe rounded. Subgenital plate triangular, elongate, 4 times as long as broad at base, with four long setae near base, three forming an oblique line. Style with welldeveloped preapical lobe, broad at proximal region, apophysis long, distally narrowed, slightly curved laterally. Connective with stem longer than arms, with a dorsal keel, paraphyses running parallel to each other in proximal half then divergent, in lateral view curved caudodorsally, in distal 0.33, with serrated lateral margin subapically. Aedeagus broad at base, shaft narrowed distally with a pair of denticles at apex in dorsal margin, with ventral and lateral furrows, gonopore subapical, dorsal apodeme as long as shaft in lateral aspect. Measurements: Male 5.50 mm long, 1.37 mm wide across eyes. Material examined: MYANMAR: Holotype ɗ, N.E. BURMA: Kambaiti, 7000 ft,(2123 m), 18.v. 1935, R. Malaise, Brit. Mus., 1935 – 630 (BMNH). Remarks: S. malaisei externally resembles sculptus. It can be readily distinguished from sculptus and other species of Scaphoideus by the structure of the aedeagus.Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578 on page 30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16910
Scaphoideus zhangi Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full textScaphoideus zhangi sp. nov. Figs 218–227. Coloration like that of S. coloratus and similar to that found in S. hirsutus. Head slightly wider than pronotum, as long as interocular width. Front wing venation as in Fig. 226. Male genitalia: Pygophore rather rectangular, with a small anterior apodeme, caudal margin truncate, produced into spinelike process ventrally, dorsal margin with a long spine like pigmented process at the point of articulation with tenth segment, a few stout, long setae in caudal 0.33 and marginal shorter setae. Subgenital plate triangular, with a lateral submarginal row of long setae and marginal hairlike setae, especially those at caudal end long. Style, pigmented, with a slender long, apophysis with transverse rugae, preapical lobe welldeveloped. Connective Yshaped, pigmented, stem longer than arm. Paraphyses convergent, in ventral view, twisted at apical 0.25, articulated proximally with both aedeagus and connective. Aedeagus tubular, dorsal apodeme welldeveloped, shaft slightly narrowed distally and apex curved anteriorly, gonopore apical. Female genitalia: Hind margin of seventh sternum broadly produced medially with a median notch. Measurements: Male 4.5–4.6 mm long, 1.1–1.2 mm wide across eyes. Female 4.9 mm long, 1.3 mm wide across eyes. Material examined: INDIA: holotype ɗ, Meghalaya: Lunglei, 21.xi. 1981, C.S. Wesley (UAS). Paratype: INDIA: 1 ɗ, Meghalaya, 762 m, 4.xi. 1981, S. Viraktamath; 1 Ψ, data as in ɗ but collected by C.A. Viraktamath; 1 Ψ, West Bengal: Teesta, 214 m, 28.x. 1981, C.A. Viraktamath (BMNH, UAS). Remarks: Externally S. zhangi resembles S. sabourensis but differs from it in having a longer dorsal spine on the pygophore at the point of articulation with the tenth segment, caudal margin truncate and produced ventrally into a spinelike process, and paraphyses strongly twisted. The new species is named after Dr Zang Yalin, Northwestern Agricultural University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China, in recognition of his good work on Chinese leafhoppers.Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578 on pages 45-47, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16910
Scaphoideus varna Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full textScaphoideus varna sp. nov. Figs 206–212. Vertex yellow with brown angular submarginal band, a median “flying falcon” shaped spot with a median yellow marking. Face chocolatebrown, frontoclypeus laterally yellow. Pronotum, scutellum, basal 0.33 of front wings chocolate brown with dispersed hyaline or white markings (similar to bicoloratus, Fig. 20), posterior margin of this patch of front wing forming a transverse line. One spot behind eye on pronotum, two pairs of lateral marginal spots to scutellum and apex white. Oblique veins on costa of front wing, veins of apical cells, 0.75 of median and inner cell transparent dark fuscous. Pleura chocolate brown except for white spot on meso and metapleura. Head wider than pronotum, conically produced in front. Vertex as long medially as wide between eyes, a median faint ridge separating lateral depressed compartments. Male genitalia: Caudal 0.25 of pygophore dark brown, caudally rounded, ventral margin convex. Subgenital plate slender, elongate, 3.6 times longer than greatest width near base, five stout setae in an oblique row near basal 0.25. Style with welldeveloped preapical lobe, apophysis short with bifid apex. Connective with short arms and long stem; paraphyses slender, longer than connective, apically acuminate. Aedeagus boatshaped, connected to connective by membranous structure, shaft strongly compressed, bladelike, apex attenuated, strongly ventrally curved, dorsal apodeme welldeveloped, gonopore at 0.66 length on ventral margin. Measurements: Male 3.90–4.40 mm long, 1.05–1.12 mm wide across eyes. Material examined: MYANMAR: holotype ɗ, Bhamo, Birmania, Fea, ix. 1885, 169 (the number on a separate blue coloured label) (MCSG). Paratype: 1 ɗ, data as holotype but without the number label and collected vi. 1885; 1 specimen (sex? abdomen missing) same data but collected on vi. 1986 (MCSG). Remarks: Both S. varna and S. bicolorata sp. nov. resemble each other externally and have very distinctive coloration. They also share the compressed aedeagus and the slender elongate needlelike paraphyses. S. varna does not bear any process on the aedeagal shaft whereas bicolorata has a pair of slender, elongate, apical processes.Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578 on pages 43-45, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16910
Scaphoideus lamellaris Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Scaphoideus lamellaris</i> sp. nov. <p>Figs 118–124.</p> <p> Coloration similar to <i>S. sculptus</i> sp. nov. but anterior submarginal chocolate brown band widened medially.</p> <p>Head narrower than pronotum. Vertex slightly shorter than inter­ocular width.</p> <p> <i>Male genitalia</i>; Pygophore longer than high; caudal lobe rounded, ventral margin slightly convex. Subgenital plate triangular, 3.5 times as long as width at base, with apical extension; four elongate setae near base, of which three form an oblique row. Style broad at base, preapical lobe slightly curved, distally narrowed. Connective with stem longer than arms, paraphyses bladelike, of uniform width for most of length, in distal 0.33 narrowed, apices slightly overlapping each other, in lateral aspect curved and strongly narrowed distally especially beyond midlength. Aedeagus compressed laterally, in lateral aspect widest at midlength, pointed distally, with two ventrally directed lamellae, gonopore subapical.</p> <p> <i>Measurements</i>: Male 5.10 (approximately) mm long, 1.20 mm wide across eyes.</p> <p> <i>Material examined</i>: MYANMAR: holotype ɗ, Upper Burma: Nam Tama Valley, 26.viii.1938, R. Kaulback, B.M. 1939–741, 3000 ft (910 m), Lat. N 27o 42’, Long. E 97o 54’ (BMNH).</p> <p> <i>Remarks</i>: <i>S. lamellaris</i> externally resembles <i>sculptus,</i> from which it can be readily distinguished by the absence of basal aedeagal processes and by the presence of ventrally directed lamellate aedeagal processes.</p>Published as part of <i>Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578</i> on pages 29-30, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/169102">10.5281/zenodo.169102</a>
Scaphoideus spiculatus Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Scaphoideus spiculatus</i> sp. nov. <p>Figs 186–192.</p> <p> Coloration similar to that in <i>sculptus</i>. Head narrower than pronotum, triangularly produced obtusely rounded in front. Vertex shorter than inter­ocular width.</p> <p> <i>Male genitalia</i>: Pygophore longer than high, caudal lobe rounded distally, ventral margin convex. Subgenital plate triangular, four times as long as width at base, with three long setae at base in an oblique row. Style broad at base, preapical lobe well­developed, apophysis narrowed towards apex, laterally strongly curved. Connective with stem longer than arms, with a dorsal keel, paraphyses arising from broad base, divergent caudally, apically narrowed with inner margin serrated near apex. Aedeagus L­shaped, shaft spatulate, ventrally grooved along midline, dorsal apodeme well­developed, platelike, distally bilobed, gonopore subapical.</p> <p> <i>Measurements</i>: Male 5.20–5.40 mm long, 1.25–1.27 mm wide across eyes.</p> <p> <i>Material examined</i>: MYANMAR: holotype ɗ, Burma: Mishmi Hills, Dingliang, 2450 ft (743m), 13.iii.1935, M Steel, Brit. Mus. 1935­312 (BMNH). Paratype: 1ɗ, MYAN­ MAR: Upper Burma: Nam Tama Valley, 26.viii.1938, R. Kaulback, B.M. 1938­741, Alt. 3000ft (910m), lat. N 27o 42’, Long. 97o 54’ (BMNH).</p> <p> <i>Remarks</i>: Externally <i>spiculatus</i> resembles <i>ornatus</i> but is closer to <i>S. maai</i> Kitbamroong and Freytag from which it differs in having a spatulate aedeagal shaft and a broad platelike dorsal apodeme.</p>Published as part of <i>Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578</i> on pages 39-40, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/169102">10.5281/zenodo.169102</a>
Scaphoideus jogensis Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full textScaphoideus jogensis sp. nov. Figs 97–106. Vertex, pronotum, and scutellum yellowish brown, a spot at apex of vertex and two marginal dots fuscous to dark brown. A transverse yellowishbrown band between eyes interrupted in the middle; a pair of faint median lines traversing from apex to base of vertex and fused beyond coronal sulcus. Face dark brown with submarginal inverted Ushaped band across eyes and area immediately below and above it yellowishbrown, lateral area of clypellus, lorum, and gena darker; scape, pedicel, and basal 0.33 of antennae pale ochraceous. In specimens from Mahabaleshwar and one male each from Jog Falls and Sandur the genae and lora are ochraceous. Pronotum with a pair of longitudinal yellowishbrown stripes on either side of median line. In the female and paratype male a broad stripe narrowed anteriorly and obliquely touching caudal margin and a more lateral spot behind eyes fuscous. Scutellum with basal triangles and two lateral spots beyond median impressed line, fuscous; a median longitudinal stripe and two lateral arched spots on scutellum in a few specimens fuscous. Thoracic pleura with fuscous area. Legs ochraceous, three spots on middle tibiae, first and second tarsomeres of middle leg, bases of hind tibial spines, apex of hind tibia, apex of hind basitarsus and middle area of second tarsal segment except at apex, apex of third tarsomere, all fuscous. Front wings streaked with dark brown, venation dark brown, an oblique spot on clavus in basal half, a spot on costal margin in basal half, apex of front wing, oblique cross vein and costa all more darker and prominent. Head bluntly pointed at apex, distinctly narrower than pronotum. Vertex 1.3 times longer than interocular width, slightly longer than pronotum. Paratypes from Mahabaleshwar have less pointed apex of head than those from Jog Falls. Male genitalia: Pygophore longer than high, with two subapical tufts of setae in vertical row; caudal margin rounded. Subgenital plate triangular with a mesal lobe at apical 0.33, basal region with long setae arranged in an oblique row near base. Style slender, elongate, apophysis slender, straight, directed slightly laterally, half as long as total length, ventral margin with small tooth in basal half. Connective with arms as long as stem, paraphyses arched, in apical 0.20 strongly dorsoventrally flattened, triangularly expanded. Aedeagus compressed with welldeveloped dorsal apodeme, preatrium short, with a pair of lateral lamellate processes near apex which in ventral aspect appear as a pair of short toothlike processes; gonopore apical on ventral margin; dorsal connective strongly sclerotized and fused with aedeagus. Female genitalia: Hind margin of seventh sternum more or less straight. Measurements: Male 4.70 –5.0 mm long, 1.08–1.12 mm wide across eyes. Female 4.90–5.50 mm long and 1.19–1.25 mm wide across eyes. Material examined: INDIA: holotype ɗ, Karnataka: Jog Falls, 17.xi. 1976, C.A. Viraktamath (UAS). Paratypes: 2 Ψ, data as holotype, but collected on 18.ii. 1976; 1 ɗ, 12 km NE Sandur, 12.ix. 1985, Shashidhar; Kerala: 1 ɗ, Thekkadi, 27.iii. 1977, S. Viraktamath; Maharashtra: 2 ɗ, 3 Ψ, Kate’s point, 6 Km N Mahabaleshwar, 19.x. 1985, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien; 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ, 6 Km SW Mahabaleshwar, 19.x. 1985, C.W. & L.B. O’Brien (BMNH, UAS.). Remarks: S. jogensis is similar to S. literatus Distant described from Borneo and S. orientalis Kitbamroong and Freytag from Thailand. They share a similar style, aedeagus, subgenital plates, and paraphyses. However, jogensis differs from the others in having a more slender laterally compressed aedeagal shaft, a straight laterally directed apophysis of the style, and differently shaped paraphyses which abruptly expand in the distal 0.20 into triangular lobes. The external coloration of jogensis is very similar to that of S. orientalis.Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578 on pages 25-26, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16910
Scaphoideus sculptus Viraktamath & Mohan, 2004, sp. nov.
No full textScaphoideus sculptus sp. nov. Figs 176–185. Scaphoideus festivus Matsumura, Melichar 1903: 195, Figs 8 a–c; Distant 1908 b: 372 –373, Fig. 235 [misidentification]. Coloration resembling that of S. coloratus. Head ochraceous, disc of vertex with a marginal arched piceous line and a transverse reddish brown band between anterior angles of eyes; posterior margin of vertex near eyes piceous, four transverse parallel piceous lines on the upper part of face. Pronotum with anterior and submarginal reddish brown transverse bands, lateral areas of anterior band darker. Basal angles of scutellum brown, area between them reddish brown, a transverse band behind impressed line ivory, area posterior to it dark brown. Mesopleura and metapleura with short oblique fuscous line. Head narrower than pronotum, vertex bluntly rounded in front, 1.7 times longer than interocular width. Claval veins approximated at midlength but not fused. Male genitalia: Pygophore longer than high, caudal end obliquely curved and with tuft of long setae. Subgenital plate triangular with acute apex, an oblique row of four long setae near basal 0.33 length. Connective with stem slender, slightly longer than arms, paraphyses at base inwardly curved with pointed apex, entire surface of paraphyses pustulated. Aedeagus with welldeveloped dorsal apodeme, shaft cylindrical, directed caudally, with a recurved process on either side of base and slightly longer than shaft, gonopore apical. Female genitalia: Hind margin of seventh sternum produced medially. Measurements: Male 4.50 mm long and 1.10 mm wide across eyes. Female 4.70 mm long and 1.19 mm wide across eyes. Material examined: INDIA: holotype ɗ, Karnataka: Mudigere, 7.iv. 1975, C.A. Viraktamath (UAS). Paratypes: INDIA: Karnataka: 1 ɗ, 5 Ψ, data as holotype but collected on 22.v. 1976 and 2 Ψ, on 26.iii. 1977; 2 Ψ, 2.vi. 1978; 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, data as holotype but collected on 22.v. 1976 by B. Mallik; 1 ɗ, 2 Ψ, data as in holotype but collected on 24.vi. 1989 by V.V.Belavadi; 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ, Nagarhole, 17.i. 1978, C.A. Viraktamath; 1 Ψ, Kemmangundi, 10.iv. 1975, C.A. Viraktamth; 1 Ψ, Jog Falls, 524 m, at light, 16.xi. 1976, B. Mallik; 1 Ψ, same data collected by C.A. Viraktamath; 1 Ψ, Kogur (36 Km W Jog Falls), 18.xi. 1976, B. Mallik. Kerala: 1 ɗ, 6 Ψ, Thekkadi, 26–27.iii. 1977, C.A. Viraktamath (3 Ψ), S. Viraktamath (2 Ψ) and B. Mallik (1 ɗ, 1 Ψ). Tamil Nadu: 1 Ψ, Kodaikanal, v. 1914, T.V.Campbell; 1 Ψ, Valparai, 14.iv. 1981, A.R.V. Kumar (BMNH, NPC, UAS, USNM). SRI LANKA: 1 ɗ, Rakwana, 6.ii. 1953, J.W.S. Pringle, B.M. 1953 175, by sweeping; 1 Ψ, Uva P. Madulsima, 23.v. 1908, T.B.F.; 1 ɗ, 4 Ψ, Peradenyia, collected on different dates during 1904–1914; 1 Ψ, same data but collected on i.05 “ festivus Mats ” (Distant’s handwriting, probably used for description and illustration by Distant, 1908 misidentification of the species); 1 Ψ, same data but collected on 1.x. 1913, by A, Rutherford and misidentified as Scaphoideus festivus Mats. (BMNH). Remarks: S. sculptellus externally resembles sculptus. It also very closely agrees with the female description and illustrations provided by Distant (1908 b) and Melichar (1903) of festivus, suggesting that what these authors had in front of them while describing S. festivus (Matsumura) was either sculptus or sculptellus rather than the species of Matsumura (1902), which is not known to us from the Indian subcontinent.Published as part of Viraktamath, C. A. & Mohan, G. S., 2004, A revision of the deltocephaline leafhopper genus Scaphoideus (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from the Indian subcontinent, pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 578 on pages 38-39, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16910
Bibliographics for the 983 eprints in the live archives of E-LIS : trends and status report up to 7th July 2004, based on author-self-archiving metadata
No full textThe priority for ideas and philosophy related to "Network Theory" have been traced back and documented by Braun(2004),and credit goes to Karinthy(1929).The IT has empowered to realise it, as the most practical phenomena and it is no more a humour. The OAI (Open Archives Initiatives)and ACIS (Academic Contributor Information System)are progressive in the direction ,which may lead to realise the "Collective Genius" at global level. Focus of present study is on Author-Self-Archiving (A-S-A)Metadata of the 983 Eprints in the Live Archives of the E-LIS (EPrints of Library and Information Science),which were approved till 7th July 2004.The A-S-A Metadata was used for librametric analysis. Self-explanatory bibliographics are illustrated.The highlights include: Conference papers (34%); highest approval, June 2004 (28%); published archives (76%);not refereed (52%); not in public domain (60%); highest self-archiving-author (De Robbio, Antonella).The Nos. of EPrints having single JITA domain specifications were: Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information(27); Information use and sociology of information(80);Users,literacy and reading(13);Libraries as physical collections(30);Publishing and legal issues(57);Management(13);Industry, profession and education(36);Information sources, supports, channels(113) ; Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques (101); Technical services libraries, archives and museums(25); Housing technologies(1); Information technology and library technology(92); and Inter-domainery (395) i.e. having specifications of two or more than two JITA classes
BlrInflowNetwork_Manohar and Mohan Kumar 2013.inp
No full textBangalore Inflow Network Data; used in : Manohar, U., & Mohan Kumar, M. S. (2013). Modeling equitable distribution of water: Dynamic inversion-based controller approach. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(5), 607-619.</div
From hospital contributory schemes to health cash plans: mutualism in health care in the post-war period.
No full textThe article traces the post-war history of the British hospital contributory schemes, which had developed during the inter-war years to the point where, through the accumulation of small weekly contributions from a mass membership, they provided substantial proportions of hospital income. A minority of contributory schemes remained in existence post-1948, but their subsequent development has received little attention. Some evolved into provident associations offering private health insurance; others remained committed to the provision of low-cost benefits to a blue-collar clientele, and continued to be known as hospital contributory schemes. This article outlines the principal features of the contributory schemes' contemporary history. We first explore why many schemes decided to continue in existence. The next section uses national and individual scheme records to delineate the market niche which they captured and to investigate their role in post-war health provision, relative to the state system. In particular we trace the decline of convalescent home benefit, and the gradual trend towards a more uniform benefit package, of which optical and dental grants were the most popular. We then survey patterns of membership and account for the main trends in support for cash plan products since 1950. Finally, we ask to what extent the schemes were able to retain their character as a ‘movement’ with distinctive mutualist and charitable features, particularly in the more competitive environment of the later twentieth century
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