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    Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea

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    Vanin, Stefano (2008): Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea. Zoosystema 30 (2): 413-418, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.540253

    FIGURE 2 in A review of morphological characters for the identification of three common European species of Sarcophaga s. str. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with an emphasis on female terminalia

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    FIGURE 2. Neighbor-joining tree of Sarcophaga spp. based on the analysis of 94 COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) barcode sequences of equal length (538 bp). Numbers on the nodes indicate bootstrap support. Distances were computed using the Maximum Composite Likelihood method. Female specimens collected in 2019–2020 in Baden-Württemberg (SW Germany) and analysed morphologically in this study are displayed in bold. Sarcophaga crassipalpis Macquart was used as an outgroup species.Published as part of Schönberger, Daniel, Giordani, Giorgia, Vanin, Stefano & Whitmore, Daniel, 2022, A review of morphological characters for the identification of three common European species of Sarcophaga s. str. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with an emphasis on female terminalia, pp. 463-480 in Zootaxa 5205 (5) on page 470, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/731853

    FIG. 3. — Chionea mirabilis n in Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea

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    FIG. 3. — Chionea mirabilis n. sp., holotype ♂, basistyle in dorsal view (vacuum mode: variable pressure; VP Target: 4.50 e-001 Torr). Scale bar: 100 μm.Published as part of Vanin, Stefano, 2008, Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea, pp. 413-418 in Zoosystema 30 (2) on page 416, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.540253

    Chionea (Chionea) crassipes Boheman 1846

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    <i>Chionea</i> (<i>Chionea</i>) <i>crassipes</i> Boheman, 1846 <p> MATERIAL EXAMINED. — <b>Korea.</b> Muryong-san, Togyusan Park, 500-600 m, sur la neige [on the snow], 27.I.1998, Tripotin coll., 1 ♂ (25 cm) (MNHN).</p> <p> REMARK This species is widespread in northernmost Europe and Asia (Narchuk 1998) and it was collected also in Japan (as <i>Chionea gracilistyla</i> Alexander, 1936).</p>Published as part of <i>Vanin, Stefano, 2008, Chionea (Chionea) mirabilis n. sp., a new species of snow fly (Insecta, Diptera, Limoniidae) from Korea, pp. 413-418 in Zoosystema 30 (2)</i> on page 414, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5402537">10.5281/zenodo.5402537</a&gt

    SEASONAL VARIATION OF TREHALOSE AND GLYCEROL CONCENTRATIONS IN WINTER SNOW-ACTIVE INSECTS

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    Different kinds of molecules were identified as antifreezing agents in the body fluids of cold tolerant invertebrates: sugars, polyols and proteins. While none of the active arthropods were so far reported to accumulate polyols, these compounds are present in the haemolymph of species that hibernate in a passive stage such as diapause.-In this work we investigated insect species that are active during winter and we demonstrated the ability of the mecopteran Boreus hiemalis (Mecoptera, Boreidae), the wingless fly Chionea sp. (Diptera, Limoniidae) and cantharid larvae (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) to accumulate sugars in their haemolymph to survive during winter. We report, for the first time, that for snow-active insects, trehalose comprises an important haemolymph component, its concentration changing as a function of the season, suggesting that the same adaptive strategies against cold conditions have evolved both in winter active and winter diapausing insects

    Observations on the habitat and feeding behaviour of the hypogean genus Eukoenenia (Palpigradi, Eukoeneniidae) in the Western Italian Alps

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    The order Palpigradi includes species characterized by millimetric size and a characteristic flagellum with bristles at the end of the opisthosoma. They represent one of the less well-known and obscure arachnid orders. In this paper, observations were made on the ecology and feeding behavior of species belonging to the genus Eukoenenia Börner, 1901, from the Western Italian Alps. Direct observations and photographic documentation of 141 individuals in their cave habitat, allowed the recording of data on the physical and trophic conditions such as the presence/absence of trophic resources, temperature and relative humidity, of the underground environment in which they were found. Results showed that the species of this taxon are not as rare as previously reported and that their presence is mainly influenced by temperature, relative humidity, trophic resources and the presence of two speleothems: rimstone dams and rafts. The combination of our observations as well as data previously published highlights that the taxon can have predatory and saprophagous feeding behavior depending on the availability of the food resources. This work represents the starting point for a further investigation of the taxon

    Recupero e riqualificazione delle aree produttive in provincia di Treviso

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    Recovery and Regeneration of Industrial Areas in the Treviso Province. In the future the reducing necessity of industrial areas and the demand for a sustainable urban management - soil use - make more urgent the challenge of recovery and regeneration of industrial areas in the province of Treviso, largely abandoned today and subject to ineffective urban and regional planning models. A decision tool has been performed in order to manage political interventions by classifying industrial areas in: suitable to expansion, not suitable to expansion and to recovery. For each of these classes urban design addresses have been commented in a perspective of environmental sustainability

    FIGURE 5 in A review of morphological characters for the identification of three common European species of Sarcophaga s. str. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with an emphasis on female terminalia

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    FIGURE 5. Female terminalia of Sarcophaga (s. str.). A. Tergite 6 (T6), with spiracles. B–E. Tergite 8 (T8), cerci and hypoproct. F–G. Spermathecae (SPE). A. S. subvicina (SMNS_Dip_007083). B. S. subvicina (SMNS_Dip_007082): T8 slightly and partially sclerotised, lacking setae. C. S. carnaria (SMNS_Dip_007079): T8 slightly and partially sclerotised, with ca. 20 setae. D. S. carnaria (SMNS_Dip_007080): T8 slightly and partially sclerotised, lacking setae. E. S. variegata (SMNS_Dip_007070): sclerotisation on T8 clearly visible and distinct, T8 with ca. 32 setae. F. S. variegata (SMNS_Dip_007051): spherical apex of SPE distinctly broader than base. G. S. carnaria (SMNS_Dip_007073): spherical apex of SPE comparatively narrow (only slightly wider than base).Published as part of Schönberger, Daniel, Giordani, Giorgia, Vanin, Stefano & Whitmore, Daniel, 2022, A review of morphological characters for the identification of three common European species of Sarcophaga s. str. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), with an emphasis on female terminalia, pp. 463-480 in Zootaxa 5205 (5) on page 473, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5205.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/731853
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