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Calauta obscura Solovyev 2017
No full textCalauta obscura Solovyev, 2017 (Figs 5, 9) Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017: 1204. Type specimens. Holotype: ♂, Taiwan, Pingtung Prov., 5 km NW of Ssulin (22°05′N, 120°46′E, alt. 350 m), 15 October 1995 (T Csövári & P Stéger), [GSN] 11376, MWM /ZSM. Paratype: 1♂, Taiwan, Pingtung Prov., Kenting National Park, Kenting Forest Recreation Area (21°57′62″N, 120°48′89″E, alt. 300 m), 17–18 April 1997 (L Peregovits & A Kun), MWM /ZSM. Additional material examined. 1♂, China, Guangdong Prov., Shaoguan, Nanling (alt. 700– 1,500 m), 29–31 March 2003 (M Owada), [GSN] SJC-1152, NMNS; 1♂, ditto (alt. 1,000–1,400 m), 1–6 August 2006 (M Owada), NMNS. Distribution. China (new record: Guangdong), Taiwan (Solovyev, 2017). Remarks. This species has been found for the first time from the mainland China.Published as part of Sohn, Jae-Cheon & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2022, Review of Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea, pp. 439-444 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on pages 442-443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/633286
Calauta martini Solovyev & Witt 2009
No full text<i>Calauta martini</i> Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Figs 6, 10) <p> <i>Calauta martini</i> Solovyev & Witt, 2009: 49; Solovyev, 2007: 1141.</p> <p> <i>Type specimens</i>. Holotype: ♂, Thailand, Chiang Mai Prov., Suthep-Pui National Park, Doi (alt. 1,440 m), 10 May 1989 (AM Cotton), [GSN] 1403, NHM. Paratype: 1♂, Vietnam, Nghe An Prov., Con Cuông district, Thác Kèm waterfall, Yên Khê (18°57′54.4″N, 104°48′09.6″E, alt. 320± 32 m), 25 September 2008 (A Solovyev & V Zolotuhin), [GSN] 0101, CAS.</p> <p> <i>Distribution</i>. Thailand, Vietnam (Solovyev & Witt, 2009).</p>Published as part of <i>Sohn, Jae-Cheon & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2022, Review of Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea, pp. 439-444 in Zootaxa 5105 (3)</i> on page 443, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6332862">http://zenodo.org/record/6332862</a>
Calauta Solovyev & Witt 2009
No full textCalauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009: 49. Type species: Calauta martini Solovyev & Witt, 2009 Diagnosis. This genus is similar to Cheromettia Moore, 1883, Pseudonagoda Holloway, 1990, Nagoda Moore, 1887, Nagodopsis Matsumura, 1931 and Aphendala Walker, 1865 in wing venation characters: the presence of the veins Sc and R 1–5 closely approximated to the costa and R 5 stalked from R 3 +R 4. However, the presence of the black basal zone of forewing, well separated from the rest of the wing in Calauta do not conform with any of the aforementioned genera. Calauta is particularly similar to Aphendala in the presence of the medial fascia and discal spot in the same position of the forewing, but the hindwings in Calauta are semitransparent medially. The male antennae bipectinate to almost the tip in Aphendala, while in Calauta they are bipectinate only to basal 1/3. The male genitalia of both, Calauta and Aphendala are similar, with an apically-divided uncus and the bilobed juxta; but in Calauta, each juxtal lobe is small, with a single S-shaped process, while in Aphendala the lobe is large with two pairs of processes. Redescription. Head with vertex shorter than frons. Labial palpus short (Fig. 3); 3 rd palpomere embedded in distal tufts of scales on 2 nd palpomere. Male antennae broadly bipectinate in basal 1/3 (Fig. 3); pectens gradually shortened distally. Haustellum very short. Thorax stout; patagium large; tegula covered with a mixture of hair-like and broad scales. Forewings broadened to termen; patterns of forewing comprising dark basal patch, postmedian shade and small discal spot. Hindwing with subtriangular, transparent zone at the center. Forewing venation (Fig. 1) with Sc and R 1–5 close to costa; R 5 branching off from R 3 +R 4; medial stem well developed, unbranched distally; CuP concave. Hindwing venation (Fig. 2) with Sc+R 1 branched with a stem of Rs and M 1 at basal 2/5; Rs and M 1 stalked. Hind-tibia with two tibial spurs and dense hair-like scales (Fig. 2). Male genitalia with uncus elongate-triangular, slightly bifid apically, with short subapical spur and downwarddirected, long setae; tegumen subtrapezoidal; gnathos upcurved medially, with horn-shaped medial process; valva triangular; juxta divided into two lateral plates, each plate with a long, spiniform process (in all congeners) and sometimes with a spinulate balloon (in C. koreana sp. nov.). Phallus simple, narrow, broadly emarginated at junction with ductus ejaculatorius; cornutus absent. Female genitalia (only known in C. notoseusa; Fig. 12) with papillae anales broad; apophyses anteriores short; ductus bursae narrow; corpus bursae small, with a crescent-shaped signum. Larvae unknown. Remarks. Based on the morphology of the female genitalia, Calauta can be assigned to the ‘crescent signum section’ sensu Holloway (1986) that includes also genera Thosea Walker, 1855; Setora Walker, 1855; Birthamula Hering, 1931; Aphendala etc. Included species: Calauta koreana sp. nov. [Type locality: Republic of Korea] Calauta martini Solovyev & Witt, 2009 [Type locality: Thailand] Calauta notoseusa (Wu, 2020) comb. nov. = Aphendala notoseusa Wu, 2020 [Type locality: China (Fujian)] Calauta obscura Solovyev, 2017 [Type locality: Taiwan]Published as part of Sohn, Jae-Cheon & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2022, Review of Calauta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) with description of a new species from Korea, pp. 439-444 in Zootaxa 5105 (3) on page 440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5105.3.6, http://zenodo.org/record/633286
Parasa julikatis Solovyev & Witt 2009
No full textParasa julikatis Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Figs 8, 9, 17) Parasa julikatis Solovyev & Witt, 2009: 113. Type material examined. Holotype: ♂, Vietnam (N), Mts Fan-si-pan, N-side, Chapa (22º17’N, 103º44’E, 1600 m, 20–30.XI.1995), leg. Sinjaev & loc. (MWM). Paratypes: 6 ♂ listed by Solovyev & Witt (2009). Other material examined. India: 1 ♂, Arunachal Pradesh, Upper Siang, 02.iv.2017, leg. B. Saikia & Party (NZCZSI, 7020/ H10). Diagnosis. Morphologically, P. julikatis and P. shirakii Kawada, 1930 look very similar and can be confused with each other. However, the former is recognizable by the broader marginal brown border of the forewing which also shows a stronger invagination in its lower third. In male genitalia, the uncus is robust, broader at base with distal region shorter, the valva is simple and aedeagus is strongly curved at basal half. Moreover, P. shirakii is so far known only from Taiwan. Distribution. Vietnam, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Hainan), northern Thailand (Solovyev 2014) and India (Arunachal Pradesh). This is the first record from India.Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Ahmad, Jalil, Chandra, Kailash & Solovyev, Alexey V., 2021, A new species of the genus Thespea Solovyev and four newly recorded species of Limacodidae from India (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea), pp. 123-132 in Zootaxa 4927 (1) on page 126, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4927.1.8, http://zenodo.org/record/453403
Sansarea alenae Solovyev & Saldaitis 2021, sp. nov.
No full textSansarea alenae sp. nov. (Figs 6, 20) Type-material. Holotype: ♂, " China, NW. Yunnan | Nu Jiang valley | Fugong / Gongshan | H- 1800 m | N 27˚18.24`` | E 98˚53.20`` | 17.v.2018 | Butvila & Saldaitis [leg.] (genital slide № CAS-20-03, WIGJ). Paratype: 1♂, same data as holotype (CAFM). Description. Male. Forewing length 12.0–13.0 mm (Fig. 6). Antenna shortly unipectinate. Ground color ochre. Forewings with pattern typical of the genus. Hindwings dark greyish brown, with lighter fringe and bright yellow dorsal margin. Abdomen. Male sternite VIII has a pair of digitiform processes, slightly pointed, with tips bending outwards. Genitalia. Uncus with lateral expansions (uncus looks like trifid) and apical spur (Fig. 20). Gnathos with two narrow long lateral processes curved at right angle apically, with the left one bearing a weak papilla-shaped medial process (Fig. 20, this process is shown by arrow). Valvae elongated, without well-defined sacculus and lacking saccular processes. Juxta flattened, with apical notch. Aedeagus slightly spiraled, narrow and with a strongly sclerotized apical spur. Female. Unknown. Diagnosis. The species is similar to its congeners with the exception of Sansarea formosana Solovyev, 2017 known from Taiwan, which is much darker in coloration. The new species differs from its congeners (Figs 21–24) by the gnathos showing two strong lateral lobes curved apically at right angle, with the left one bearing a weak papilla-shaped medial process, and by the processes of sternite VIII digitiform, slightly pointed, and with tips bending outwards. The male genitalia are mostly similar to those of Sansarea grata Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Fig. 22) and S. zeta Solovyev & Witt, 2009 (Fig. 23). However, in S. alenae sp. nov., the long lateral processes of the gnathos are curved at a right angle apically, the apical processes of the gnathos are at least 2/3 the length of the lateral ones, and the processes of sternite VIII are more separated and smaller, with the length not exceeded a half distance between these processes. Distribution. China (Yunnan). Phenology and habitat. Two males were collected at ultraviolet light in middle May at an altitude of approximately 1,800 m asl in primary mountains mixed forest, dominated by various deciduous trees, bamboo and shrubs (Figs 34, 35). Etymology. The species is named in honor of Alena Kazakevich (Lida, Belarus), for her deep understanding and support of the entomological activities of the second author.Published as part of Solovyev, Alexey V. & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, Five new species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from South-East Asia, pp. 101-116 in Zootaxa 4999 (2) on pages 104-105, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4999.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/508939
Microleon dianensis Liang, Wang & Solovyev 2022, sp. nov.
No full textMicroleon dianensis Liang, Wang & Solovyev sp. nov. (Figs 1–3, 7, 12) Diagnosis. The new species is similar to its congeners: M. longipalpis (Fig. 6), M. decolatus (Sasaki 2016: Figs 7–11), M. yoshimotoi (Sasaki 2016: Figs 12 –16) and the next new species M. simingensis sp. nov. in external characters, but can be easily separated from the species presented above by the characters of male genitalia: in new species gnathos absent; left and right saccular processes are symmetrical, and the juxta carries a pair of long spiculate processes. Description. Adult (Figs 1–3, 12). Male. Forewing length 9–11 mm. Antennae filiform, brown-yellow with cream-brown scales. Vertex covered densely with beige hairs. Labial palpus pale yellow, longer and slender, about 2–3 times as long as diameter of eyes, upward curved. Thorax with orange-brown scales. Forewing ground color brown-gray with V-shaped yellowish-orange basal area; an orange patch present near the apex; fringe scales brownish-gray. Wing venation: forewing with R 2, R 3 and R 4 stalked, R 5 arising from apical angle of discal cell, M 1 originates from the middle of outer margin of discal cell, M 2 almost parallel to M 3. Hindwing grayish brown, with a blackish area and reddish-orange stripes at anal angle; Rs and M 1 stalked basally, M 2 and M 3 almost parallel. Hind tibiae with four slender spurs, two in middle and two at the end of tibia. Abdomen brown-yellow dorsally, with beige bristles. Male genitalia (Fig. 7). Uncus long tongue-shaped, with long hairs, gnathos absent. Valvae simple, covered with long hairs. Saccular processes symmetrical, each divided in two short branches. Juxta strongly sclerotized, with a pair of long spiculate processes. Aedeagus simple, straight, tube-shaped. Female unknown. Type materials. Holotype (in SCAU): ♂, Weixi County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, N27°10′38.60″ E99°17′13.38″, 20-VII-2018, leg. Shifang Mo & Zhipeng Miao. Paratypes (in SCAU): 2♂, same data as holotype. Distribution. China (Yunnan Province). Etymology. The species name is given after its type locality. Dian is the abbreviation of Yunnan Province.Published as part of Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V. & Wang, Houshuai, 2022, Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China, pp. 137-145 in Zootaxa 5175 (1) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/700331
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
Microleon simingensis Liang, Wang & Solovyev 2022, sp. nov.
No full textMicroleon simingensis, Liang, Wang & Solovyev sp. nov. (Figs 4–5, 9–11, 13) Diagnosis. The new species is very similar to the congeners, but can be distinguished from other species of the genus Microleon by the following combination of characters: wider saccular processes, juxta without a pair of spines dorsally, aedeagus simple, without a sclerotized band apically. Description. Adult (Figs 4, 13). Male and female. Forewing length 5–7 mm. Antennae filiform, with brownbeige scales. Vertex covered densely with cream-brown hairs. Labial palpus pale yellow, about 2–3 times as long as diameter of eyes, upward curved. Thorax with an intermixture of orange-brown scales. Ground colour of thorax orange brown. Forewing pattern not distinct, the species can be recognized by the presence of pale, orange fields near apex, tornus and base. Wing venation: forewing with R 2, R 3 and R 4 stalked, R 3 +R 4 branching from near the base of R 2, R 5 arising from apical angle of discal cell, M 1 originate from middle of outer margin of discal cell. Hindwing grayish brown, Rs and M 1 stalked basally branching from Sc+R 1, veins M 3 and CuA 1 rising from lower angle of the cell. Male genitalia (Figs 9, 10). Uncus long tongue-shaped, with long hairs. Gnathos well-developed, T-shaped apically. Valvae elongated, costal margin strongly sclerotized, outer margin oblique. Saccular processes long and wide, each with two apically acute arms, the right dorsal arm distinctly longer than the left one. Juxta sclerotized. Aedeagus simple, slightly curved at base. Female genitalia (Fig. 11). Ovipositor lobes flattened, nearly oval. Apophysis anterioris approximately three times longer than apophysis posterioris. Ductus bursae extremely long, slender, somewhat coiled, sclerotized basally. Corpus bursae with a gourd-shaped signum. Type materials. Holotype (in SCAU): ♂, Siming Mountain, Ningbo City, Zhengjiang Province, China, N27°27′33.61″ E121°08′55.95″, 02-VII-2016, leg. Houshuai Wang. Paratypes: 2♂ (in SCAU), Tianmu Mts., Hangzhou City, Zhengjiang Province, China, N30°32′21.00″ E119°45′37.44″, 17-VI-2016, leg. Houshuai Wang; 1♂ (in MWM / ZSM), Qingcheng Mts., 60 km W Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, 1435 m, 11-VI-2004, leg. S. Murzin; 1♀ (in SCAU), same data as holotype. Distribution. China (Zhejiang and Sichuan Provinces). Etymology. The specific name is given after its type locality, Siming Mountain.Published as part of Liang, Jiamin, Solovyev, Alexey V. & Wang, Houshuai, 2022, Two new species of the genus Microleon (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) from China, pp. 137-145 in Zootaxa 5175 (1) on pages 142-143, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5175.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/700331
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Euphlyctina butvilai Solovyev & Saldaitis 2021, sp. nov.
No full textEuphlyctina butvilai sp. nov. (Figs 7, 8, 18) Type-material. Holotype: ♂, [China, Zhejiang] " West Tien-mu-shan | Prov. Chekiang | 18.6.1932, H. Höne [leg.]" (ZFMK, genital slide № 10-41). Paratype: 1♂, China, NW Yunnan, Nu Jiang valley, Fugong / Gongshan, 27˚18.24'' N, 98˚53.20'', 1800 m, 17.v.2018, leg. Butvila & Saldaitis (CASV, genital slide № CAS-20-04). Description. Male. Forewing length 8.0– 9.5 mm (Figs 7, 8). Antenna filiform. Ground color ochre to bronzy brown. Forewings bronzy brown, with contrasting white large subapical mark, discal white spot (located at the base of the veins M2 and M3), and very small apical black comma-like mark. Hindwing greyish brown. Abdomen yellow. Sternite VIII with a pair of long strongly sclerotized piliform processes. Genitalia. Uncus broad, with apical small papilla (Fig. 18). Gnathos slender, sickle-shaped, widened apically. Valvae elongated, with large sickle-shaped saccular processes. Juxtal lateral processes long, slender, approximately equal in size, medially enlarged. Aedeagus small, slender, sinuous. Female. Unknown. Diagnosis. This species is well separated from its only congener, Euphlyctina phaeopasta (Hampson, 1906) (Fig. 9) by the forewings with a white large subapical mark, a large white discal spot and a black apical comma-like mark. The male genitalia are also diagnostic: the juxta bears two pointed and slender lateral processes, approximately equal in length, and medially enlarged; whereas these processes are broad, unequal in length, crescent-shaped, and without the enlarged medial part in E. phaeopasta (Fig. 19). The saccular processes of valva are located more distally in E. phaeopasta with a distance from the valvar apex equal in length to the saccular process, while in E. butvilai sp. nov. this distance is equal to 1.5 the length of the saccular process. Distribution. China (Zhejiang, Yunnan). Phenology and habitat. The holotype specimen was collected on the 18th of June, whilst the paratype was collected at ultraviolet light in mid May. The new species was collected at an altitude of approximately 1,800 m asl in primary mountains mixed forest, dominated by various deciduous trees, bamboo and shrubs (Figs 34, 35). Etymology. The new species is named after our colleague and prominent Lithuanian collector Rimantas Butvila (Joniškis, Lithuania). Remarks. The male from Yunnan designated as paratype has minor differences compared to the holotype, including shape of the forewings and coloration, however, at this stage, these differences are regarded as intraspecific variations.Published as part of Solovyev, Alexey V. & Saldaitis, Aidas, 2021, Five new species of Limacodidae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea) from South-East Asia, pp. 101-116 in Zootaxa 4999 (2) on page 104, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4999.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/508939
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