Journal articles: 'New Guinea Identification'

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GUILBERT, ERIC. "New species and new records of Tingidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) of New Guinea." Zootaxa 1117, no. 1 (January 30, 2006): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1117.1.3.

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Nine new species of Tingidae (Heteroptera) are described from New Guinea, and new localities are recorded for 23 known species, with comments on their distribution and systematic affinities. An identification key to genera and species is provided for all the New Guinean species.

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HEATUBUN, CHARLIE D. "Areca jokowi: A New Species of Betel Nut Palm (Arecaceae) from Western New Guinea." Phytotaxa 288, no. 2 (December 14, 2016): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.288.2.8.

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A new species of betel nut palm, Areca jokowi, is described and illustrated here. This is the third species of Areca to have been described recently from New Guinea that is closely related to the widespread, economically important species A. catechu, the cultivated betel nut palm. A discussion of its morphological characters, distribution, ecology, habitat, uses and conservation status is provided, as well as a new identification key for western New Guinean Areca.

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New, TR. "Myrmeleontidae (Insecta : Neuroptera) from New Guinea." Invertebrate Systematics 4, no. 1 (1990): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9900001.

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The Myrmeleontidae known from New Guinea are revised, and keys and illustrations provided to facilitate identification of the 17 species. They are referred to 11 genera, and 12 species are not known from elsewhere. Seven species (Mossega – 2, Dendroleon – 1, Bandidus – 3, Stenogymnocnemia – 1) are described as new. Most species are closely related to Australian Myrmeleontidae.

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GUILBERT, ERIC. "Two new species of Tingidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) from Papua New Guinea." Zootaxa 4952, no. 3 (April 12, 2021): 589–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.11.

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Two species of Tingidae (Heteroptera) sampled by fogging at Baiteta, Papua New Guinea, are described as new to science. Comments on their distribution and host-plants as well as an identification key to species of the genera concerned are provided.

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Kusy, Dominik. "A new species of Synchonnus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea, with an identification key to the Papuan species." Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 57, no. 1 (July 1, 2017): 153–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/aemnp-2017-0064.

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Abstract The Papuan fauna of Synchonnus Waterhouse, 1879 contains only four species distributed in Mysool, Japen, and New Guinea and is less diversified than those of the continental Australia where 16 species have been recorded. Synchonnus occurs in lowlands and in lower mountain forests. A new species, Synchonnus etheringtoni sp. nov., is described from New Guinea, and S. testaceithorax Pic, 1923 is redescribed. All Papuan species are keyed.

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Gagul, J. N., M. J. S. Sands, O. Gideon, and M. Hughes. "A REVISION OF BEGONIA SECT. SYMBEGONIA ON NEW GUINEA." Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75, no. 2 (January 31, 2018): 127–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s096042861800001x.

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A revision of Begonia sect. Symbegonia, endemic to New Guinea, is presented, with descriptions of five new species (B. arauensis M.Hughes, B. asaroensis J.Gagul, B. erodiifolia Sands, B. mimikaensis Sands and B. vinkii Sands). There are 18 species now recognised, and a key is provided for their identification. Ten of the species are assessed to belong to the IUCN category Data Deficient, and eight to Least Concern.

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KALOUSOVA, ROMANA, and LADISLAV BOCAK. "Species delimitation of colour polymorphic Cladophorus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea." Zootaxa 4320, no. 3 (September 18, 2017): 505. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.6.

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Cladophorus Guérin-Méneville, 1830 are endemic Papuan net-winged beetles which take part in highly diverse Müllerian mimicry rings. Available specimens were sequenced for cox1–tRNA-Leu–cox2 mitochondrial DNA fragment and the species delimitations were based on the genetic distance, phylogenetic analysis, and morphology. Three earlier described species were identified in the recently collected material and further 10 species are described: C. pallescens sp. nov., C. bicolor sp. nov., C. craterensis sp. nov., C. motykai sp. nov., C. mindikensis sp. nov., C. kailakiensis sp. nov., C. manokwarensis sp. nov., C. haiaensis sp. nov., C. humeralis sp. nov., and C. boceki sp. nov. DNA-based identifications provided some ambiguous results and closely related species could not be robustly delimited using solely molecular data. Additionally, the species limits were based on clearly defined morphological characters and the morphological differentiation was found unlinked from the genetic divergence. Colour patterns cannot be used for identification because all species available in more specimens were polymorphic and followed various local co-mimics. The Papuan fauna of Cladophorus is very diverse and the closely related species regularly occur in limited regions. Differentiation within restricted ranges is therefore considered as the main speciation mode.

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Roisin, Yves, and Jacques M. Pasteels. "The genus Microcerotermes (Isoptera : Termitidae) in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands." Invertebrate Systematics 14, no. 2 (2000): 137. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it99005.

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The genus Microcerotermes Silvestri is revised in an area covering New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands and the Solomon Islands. The presence and status of M. biroi (Desneux), M. papuanus Holmgren and M. repugnans Hill are confirmed. Microcerotermes brevior (Desneux), formerly treated as a subspecies or a synonym of M. biroi, is raised to specific rank. Microcerotermes piliceps Snyder, formerly considered a junior synonym of M. biroi, is recognised as valid; M. umbritarsus Hill and M. froggatti Hill are transferred from the synonymy of M. biroi to that of M. piliceps. The Australian species, M. taylori Hill, is reported from southern New Guinea. Four new species: M. luluai, sp. nov., M. cupreiceps, sp. nov.,M. bouilloni, sp. nov. and M. flyensis, sp. nov. are described. For each of the ten species recorded from our study area, all castes are described or redescribed, diagnostic characters are outlined, and a distribution map is given. Comparisons are also made with related species from adjacent regions. An identification key, based on the soldier and worker castes, is provided. We hypothesise that the New Guinean Microcerotermes fauna is of mixed Australian/southeast Asian origin.

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Lofthus, Ø., M. F. Newman, T. Jimbo, and A. D. Poulsen. "The Pleuranthodium (Zingiberaceae) of Mount Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea." Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 65, no. 2 (November 30, 2020): 95–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3767/blumea.2020.65.02.01.

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Three species of Pleuranthodium were encountered and collected during a survey of gingers at Mount Wilhelm, Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Based on new material, the only previously known Pleuranthodium from this area, P. piundaundense, is described in more detail highlighting new diagnostic characters and its known distribution range is expanded based on identification of older specimens at Edinburgh from two other provinces. Two species so far only known from Mount Wilhelm could not be identified after studying all protologues, types and material from several herbaria. These are here described as new species, P. corniculatum and P. sagittatum. A key with both floral and vegetative characters is provided to all three species. Pleuranthodium corniculatum is distinct in having apical appendages on the calyx, and P. sagittatum has a wrinkled calyx. All species are described and illustrated, and conservation assessments are made.

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Koinari, M., S. Karl, J. Ng-Hublin, A. J. Lymbery, and U. M. Ryan. "Identification of novel and zoonotic Cryptosporidium species in fish from Papua New Guinea." Veterinary Parasitology 198, no. 1-2 (November 2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.031.

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KHALAIM, ANDREY I., and CLAIRE VILLEMANT. "Tersilochinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) of Papua New Guinea: genera Allophrys Förster and Probles Förster." Zootaxa 4544, no. 2 (January 11, 2019): 235. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4544.2.5.

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Seven species of the genus Allophrys Förster, A. cracentis sp. nov., A. daklaka Khalaim, A. madanga sp. nov., A. miklouhomaclayi sp. nov., A. occipitata Khalaim, A. parvidentata sp. nov. and A. valorosa sp. nov., and one species of Probles Förster, P. (Euporizon) papuaensis sp. nov., have been discovered from Papua New Guinea. This is the first record of these genera, as well as the subfamily Tersilochinae, from this country. An identification key to seven species of Allophrys occurring in Papua New Guinea is provided.

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Parks, E. J., J. W. Moyer, and J. H. Lyerly. "Identification of Fluorescent AFLP and SSR Markers for Differentiation and Analysis of New Guinea Impatiens." Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 131, no. 5 (September 2006): 622–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/jashs.131.5.622.

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Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (F-AFLP) and microsatellites (SSRs) were used to evaluate new guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri W. Bull) cultivars. Ninety-five quality-selected polymorphic fragments from 10 F-AFLP+3 primer combinations were used to evaluate 100 cultivars representing a variety of colors, forms, and breeding programs. Jaccard similarities and unweighted pair-group method of the arithmetic average (UPGMA) clustering formed a dendrogram with three cultivar groups, to a large extent clustering the cultivars by breeder with a high cophenetic correlation coefficient. A small insert genomic library was created and 442 kb of new guinea impatiens sequence was screened for repetitive motifs, resulting in 14 microsatellite markers. A subset of 46 cultivars representing five commercial breeding companies and 11 cultivar series was selected for microsatellite analysis. Seven loci were polymorphic, with two to six alleles per locus. Although both methods were equally effective in distinguishing the cultivars from one another, the topologies of the dendrograms for the two methods were different. The topology of the AFLP dendrogram reflected possible relationships based on cultivar series and breeding company, while the SSR dendrogram did not. The objectives of this research were to develop and validate both F-AFLP and SSR methodologies for new guinea impatiens, identify markers that can be reliably used for fingerprinting, and create a database for future cultivar comparisons.

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Roisin, Y., and JM Pasteels. "The nasute termites (Isoptera : Nasutitermitinae) of Papua New Guinea." Invertebrate Systematics 10, no. 3 (1996): 507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9960507.

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The Nasutitermitinae fauna of Papua New Guinea is revised, based on collections from most regions of the country. A total of 22 species is reported, 12 of which are new. The genus Nasutitermes Dudley is represented by the following species: N. triodiae (Froggatt), N. torresi (Hill), N. motu, sp. nov., N. princeps (Desneux), N. koiari, sp. nov., N. pinocchio, sp. nov., N. novarumhebridarum (N. & K. Holmgren), N. nomadensis, sp. nov., N. polygynus Roisin & Pasteels, N. bikpelanus, sp. nov., N. gracilirostris (Desneux), N. leponcei, sp, nov., N. muli, sp. nov., N. seghersi, sp. nov., and N. seghersi malangganus, subsp. nov. Niuginitermes, gen. nov., is created for two species: N. variratae, sp. nov., and N. liklik, sp. nov. Diwaitermes, gen. nov., includes D. kanehirae (Oshima), comb. nov., D. foi, sp. nov., and D. castanopsis, sp. nov. A single species of Tumulitermes Holmgren, T. marcidus (Hill), is newly reported from mainland New Guinea. Grallatotermes Holmgren and Hospitalirermes Holmgren are each represented by one species, G. grallator (Desneux) and H. papuanus Ahmad. All known imagos (18 species) as well as soldiers and workers of all species are described and illustrated. For each species, the known geographic distribution within Papua New Guinea is reported. An identification key, based on soldiers and workers, is also provided.

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Koinari, M., S. Karl, A. Elliot, U. Ryan, and A. J. Lymbery. "Identification of Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in marine fish hosts from Papua New Guinea." Veterinary Parasitology 193, no. 1-3 (March 2013): 126–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.008.

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GOLITKO, MARK, MATTHEW SCHAUER, and JOHN EDWARD TERRELL. "Identification of Fergusson Island obsidian on the Sepik coast of northern Papua New Guinea." Archaeology in Oceania 47, no. 3 (October 2012): 151–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2012.tb00127.x.

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Kaufman, R. L., and B. Robertson. "APPLICATION OF RESERVOIR GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE IAGIFU-HEDINIA FIELD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA." APPEA Journal 39, no. 1 (1999): 421. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj98024.

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In oilfield development and appraisal, a variety of tools are used to help define future reservoir performance. The identification of reservoir compartments, whether vertical or lateral, is a critical part of this evaluation. Reservoir compartments may develop over geologic or production timeframes depending on the characteristics of the reservoir seals. Frequently, the identification of some reservoir compartments is made only after the field is put on production.Reservoir pressure data is commonly used to identify reservoir compartments. A powerful complement to the pressure data are the properties of the reservoir fluids themselves. This provides a direct measure of hydrocarbon continuity. Both physical properties, such as gravity, bubble point pressure and GOR, and molecular properties of the oil are used. The detailed hydrocarbon composition of the reservoir fluids can be determined by a number of geochemical methods. In this paper we use capillary gas chromatography to generate oil fingerprints based on the molecular composition. We show how the oil fingerprint data is a sensitive discriminator of reservoir compartments.Reservoir studies of the Iagifu-Hedinia Field, Papua New Guinea, show the benefit of using a combination of geochemical, geological and engineering data. Each type of data reflects a different characteristic of the reservoir compartments. The combination of oil fingerprint and RFT pressure data demonstrated that some seals have been effective over geologic timeframes while others are effective only on a production timeframe. Geochemical data have also indicated the presence of reservoir compartments where other data were missing or inconclusive. Subsequently acquired production history data have confirmed the geochemically-based interpretations.

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Shaverdo, Helena, Katayo Sagata, and Michael Balke. "Introduction of the Exocelina casuarina-group, with a key to its representatives and descriptions of 19 new species from New Guinea (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)." ZooKeys 803 (December 6, 2018): 7–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.803.28903.

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Nineteen new species of Exocelina Broun, 1886 from New Guinea are described herein: E.adelbertensissp. n., E.ambuasp. n., E.bewanisp. n., E.cyclopssp. n., E.ibalimisp. n., E.kekisp. n., E.kumulensissp. n., E.mendiensissp. n., E.menyamyasp. n., E.okapasp. n., E.piusisp. n., E.pseudofumesp. n., E.pseudopusillasp. n., E.pusillasp. n., E.simasp. n., E.simbaiensissp. n., E.simbaijimisp. n., E.sumokedisp. n., and E.yoginofisp. n. All of them, together with five already described species, have been united into the newly defined casuarina-group, a polyphyletic complex of related species with similar shape of the median lobe and paramere setation. An identification key to all known species of the group is provided, and important diagnostic characters (habitus, color, male protarsomeres 4–5, median lobes, and parameres) are illustrated. Data on the distribution of the species are given, showing that most of the species occur in the central, mountain part of Papua New Guinea.

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Little, Ann-Margaret, Avril Mason, Steven G. E. Marsh, and Peter Parham. "Identification of an HLA-Cw2-4 hybrid allele in four individuals from papua New Guinea." Human Immunology 47, no. 1-2 (April 1996): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0198-8859(96)85223-2.

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Debenham, ML. "The biting midge genus Forcipomyia (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) in the Australasian region (exclusive of New Zealand). III. The subgenera Forcipomyia, s.s., and Lepidohelea." Invertebrate Systematics 1, no. 3 (1987): 269. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it9870269.

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In 1959 Tokunaga recorded 26 species in the subgenus Forcipomyia from New Guinea, but he assigned no species to Lepidohelea, that subgenus being at the time considered of doubtful validity. Eleven of these species are here retained in subgenus Forcipomyia and five are transferred to Lepidohelea, which can now be more fully characterised (the remaining species are dealt with elsewhere in this series). Apart from the New Guinea material, a single species of subgenus Forcipomyia is known from Samoa, and one species described from Australia in 1889, F. albopunctata (Skuse), can also be assigned to subgenus Forcipomyia. In this paper 11 new species of subgenus Forcipomyia and 14 of subgenus Lepidohelea are described from Australia, and two new species of each subgenus from New Guinea. Additional data is presented for eight previously described species. Within each subgenus species have, where possible, been placed in species-groups to facilitate comparison and identification.

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Johnson, Norman F. "REVISION OF WORLD SPECIES OF PARATELENOMUS DODD (HYMENOPTERA: SCELIONIDAE)." Canadian Entomologist 128, no. 2 (April 1996): 273–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent128273-2.

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AbstractThe genus Paratelenomus Dodd is revised from a worldwide perspective. Three species are described as new: P. angor [Taiwan, Thailand], P. indivisus [Papua New Guinea, Australia], and P. matinalis [Vanuatu]. Paratelenomus bicolor (Dodd) [Australia], P. saccharalis (Dodd) [southern Europe, Africa, tropical Asia, Australia], P. ophiusa (Dodd) [Papua New Guinea, Australia], P. striativentris (Risbec) [Africa, India], and P. tetartus [Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines] are redescribed. Aphanurus graeffei Kieffer, 1917 and Asolcus minor Watanabe, 1954 are junior synonyms of P. saccharalis (Dodd), 1913. An identification key to species is provided. The relationship of Paratelenomus within Telenominae is discussed; the hypothesized sister group is Nirupama Nixon.

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Pannell, Caroline M., Jan Schnitzler, and Alexandra N. Muellner-Riehl. "Two new species and a new species record of Aglaia (Meliaceae) from Indonesia." PhytoKeys 155 (August 7, 2020): 33–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.155.53833.

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Two new species of Aglaia from Indonesia are described, Aglaia monocaula restricted to West Papua, and Aglaia nyaruensis occurring on Borneo (Kalimantan, Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak). A phylogenetic analysis using nuclear ITS and ETS, and plastid rps15-ycf1 sequence data indicates that the two new species of Aglaia are also genetically distinct. Aglaia monocaula belongs to sectionAmoora, while A. nyaruensis is included in section Aglaia. A dichotomous key, drawings and three-locus DNA barcodes are provided as aids for the identification of the two new species of Aglaia. In addition, the geographic range of Aglaia mackiana (section Amoora) is expanded from a single previously known site in Papua New Guinea to West Papua, Indonesia.

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MOUND, LAURENCE A. "Identification of Haplothrips species from Malesia (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae)." Zootaxa 4623, no. 1 (June 24, 2019): 41–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.1.3.

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A key is provided to 13 species of Haplothrips recorded from Malesia, the tropical biogeographic region that extends from Peninsular Malaysia to New Guinea. Three new synonyms are established, and H. aliceae sp.n. is described from Sarawak, Timor-Leste and Thailand. In contrast to recent treatments of Haplothrips, one of the most common members of the genus in Australia, H. angustus Hood is recognised as a syn.n. of H. ganglebaueri Schmutz that is widespread from Iran to Indonesia. Difficulties in distinguishing between three of the most common flower-living, Southeast Asian, species of this genus are discussed: H. anceps Hood from northern Australia, H. chinensis Priesner from Hong Kong, and H. brevitubus (Karny) from Japan.

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ZHAO, HUI-GUO, and Shi-Yong Dong. "The true identity of Tectaria nesiotica Holttum (Tectariaceae), with comments on the species identification in Pleocnemia (Dryopteridaceae)." Phytotaxa 202, no. 1 (March 6, 2015): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.202.1.5.

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The species Tectaria nesiotica Holttum, described from New Guinea, is confirmed to be a member of the genus Pleocnemia and thus a new combination, P. nesiotica, is proposed here. It superficially resembles some species of Tectaria with large, finely dissected fronds and with veins anastomosing only along costae but differs in venation pattern. Within Pleocnemia, P. nesiotica is readily distinguished from other species by the blackish rachis and the sori confined to the apex of pinnule lobes. We fail to provide a key to all known species of Pleocnemia from New Guinea because for this group the species concept is currently very confusing, which was probably resulted from the incomplete herbarium specimens and the overemphasis of the character, sori indusiate or not, in recognizing species. Field observations are called for the clarification of species boundary in Pleocnemia.

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Cervino, JM, K. Winiarski-Cervino, SW Polson, T. Goreau, and GW Smith. "Identification of bacteria associated with a disease affecting the marine sponge Ianthella basta in New Britain, Papua New Guinea." Marine Ecology Progress Series 324 (October 23, 2006): 139–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps324139.

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MANTILLERI, ANTOINE. "A taxonomic review and phylogeny of the genera Hoplopisthius Senna, 1892 and Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Hoplopisthiini)." Zootaxa 2516, no. 1 (June 23, 2010): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2516.1.1.

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The genera Hoplopisthius and Carcinopisthius are reviewed. All the species are redescribed and illustrated and an updated identification key and distributional maps are provided. One new species from New Guinea is described (Hoplopisthius maximus n. sp.) and two new synonymies are proposed: Hoplopisthius celebensis Kolbe, 1892 = H. trichemerus Senna, 1892, n. syn. and Carcinopisthius lamingtoni Damoiseau, 1987 = C. forcipitiger Damoiseau, 1987, n. syn. Phylogenetic analysis using PAUP (maximum parsimony) was performed using 25 morphological characters of adults. This analysis shows the group Hoplopisthius + Carcinopisthius is monophyletic, but Carcinopisthius alone is paraphyletic. Nomenclatural changes at the generic level are made to reconcile nomenclature and phylogeny: Hoplopisthius is preserved; Carcinopisthius is downgraded to the rank of subgenus for the two oriental species H. oberthueri and H. fruhstorferi; and Pseudotaphroderes is resurrected as a third subgenus and includes all New-Guinean and Australian species.

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Matthews, Peter J. "Identification ofBenincasa hispida(wax gourd) from the Kana archaeological site, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea." Archaeology in Oceania 38, no. 3 (October 2003): 186–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1834-4453.2003.tb00544.x.

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Sánchez, Marta Infante, and Patxi Heras Pérez. "Bryophytes from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea (West Central Africa). III. Contribution to the bryoflora of Rio Muni (Continental Region)." Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution 15, no. 1 (December 31, 1998): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/bde.15.1.2.

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First results of the identification work of the collections made by Patxi Heras on Río Muni, the continental part of Equatorial Guinea, are offered. A list of 155 taxa (85 liverworts and 70 mosses) is included, 90 of them being new records for the country.

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Watson, Amanda. "Mobile phone registration in Papua New Guinea: Will the benefits outweigh the drawbacks?" Pacific Journalism Review : Te Koakoa 26, no. 1 (July 31, 2020): 114–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v26i1.1094.

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Commentary: The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has introduced a requirement for mobile phone registration. This commentary is a comprehensive analysis of the registration regulation, the process and key challenges. The paper is based on close observation of developments over several years, including attendance at court cases on the issue. The commentary includes: a description of the regulation, definitions of relevant terminology, a timeline of events, reflections on personal experiences, comparison to other countries, and discussion of related issues. In weighing costs against benefits, the author aims to determine the value of such a regulation. A key concern is the risk of poor and disadvantaged people being excluded from mobile phone ownership. While many countries in Africa and elsewhere have introduced similar requirements for registration with the stated objective of improving security, there is little evidence available that this measure does in fact reduce crime. Additionally, in Papua New Guinea, most people do not have any form of written identification documentation, which makes the process of mobile phone registration challenging.

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Luang-Suarkia, Dagwin, Oriol Mitja, Timo Ernst, Shannon Bennett, Alfred Tay, Russell Hays, David W. Smith, and Allison Imrie. "Hyperendemic dengue transmission and identification of a locally evolved DENV-3 lineage, Papua New Guinea 2007-2010." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12, no. 3 (March 1, 2018): e0006254. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006254.

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Surbakti, Suriani, Michael Balke, iří Hájek, and Grey Gustafson. "Notes on Dineutus helleri Ochs, 1925, with new records for the Cyclops Mountains Whirligig Beetle, Dineutus h. stueberi Ochs, 1955 (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae)." Check List 17, no. 4 (July 20, 2021): 1061–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.4.1061.

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We review Dineutus helleri Ochs, 1925, a whirligig beetle species endemic to New Guinea’s north coast mountains. Its diagnostic characters are illustrated for easy species identification. We provide a summary and geographic interpretation of historical records, provide new records and, for the first time, habitat photographs for the subspecies D. h. stueberi Ochs, 1955, which is endemic to the Cyclops Mountains area. We also discuss the subspecies classification of this species.

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Riedel, Alexander. "Revision of the Euops quadrifasciculatus-group (Coleoptera : Curculionoidea : Attelabidae) from the Australian region, with a discussion of shifts between Nothofagus and Eucalyptus host plants." Invertebrate Systematics 15, no. 4 (2001): 551. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/it00039.

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This revision of the ‘quadrifasciculatus-group’ of Euops Schoenherr contains four previously described species for which lectotypes are designated: Euops bakewelli Jekel, E. corrugatus Lea, E. insularis Voss and E. quadrifasciculatus Lea. Six species are described as new: Euops goilala, sp. nov., E. hoppla, sp. nov., E. lakekamuensis, sp. nov., E. micros, sp. nov., E. oberprieleri, sp. nov. and E. reidi, sp. nov. Detailed descriptions are provided for all species, the characters relevant for their identification are illustrated, and a key for their identification is given. The group is known from Australia, New Guinea and the Kei islands of Maluku. The record of E. insularis Voss for Aru Island is not valid. Two Australian species (E. bakewelli and E. oberprieleri) are reported from Eucalypus host plants, one Papuan species (E. lakekamuensis) is known from another myrtacean host, and for the remainder of the quadrifasciculatus-group no host data are available. The sister-group of the quadrifasciculatus-group, the pygmaeus-group of New Guinea, feeds exclusively on Nothofagus. Three different scenarios are proposed, which could have led to the observed pattern of host association; they are discussed in the light of present knowledge on phylogeny and zoogeography of Euops.

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POLHEMUS, DAN A., and VINCENT J. KALKMAN. "Four new species of Wahnesia Förster, 1900 from the D’Entrecasteaux, Louisiade and Woodlark island groups, Papua New Guinea (Odonata: Argiolestidae)." Zootaxa 5004, no. 3 (July 21, 2021): 447–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5004.3.3.

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The species of the damselfly genus Wahnesia Förster, 1900 occurring in the D’Entrecasteaux Islands, Louisiade Archipelago, and on Woodlark Island are reviewed, and four new species are described: W. muyuw from Woodlark Island, W. misima from Misima Island, W. tagula from Tagula (Sudest) Island, and W. rossel from Rossel Island, these latter three islands all lying in the Louisiade Archipelago. In addition, new information is presented on the identification and distribution of the two previously described species from the D’Entrecasteaux islands: W. annulipes (Lieftinck, 1956) from Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby islands, and W. armeniaca (Lieftinck, 1956) from Goodenough and Fergusson islands. Illustrations are provided for the male abdominal terminalia and genital ligula of the four new species, as well as the wings and a color photograph of a live male of W. muyuw, and the ligula of W. armeniaca, accompanied by updated distribution maps for all species treated.

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Solodovnikov, Alexey. "Review of the Oriental genus Anchocerus with the description of new species and new combinations (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)." Insect Systematics & Evolution 39, no. 3 (2008): 287–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631208788784228.

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AbstractComposition, systematics, distribution and bionomics of the poorly known primarily Oriental genus Anchocerus Fauvel, 1905 is reviewed, with an annotated list and identification key provided for all 13 named species of the genus. The poorly known species from Papua New Guinea, A. punctus Last, 1980, A. similis Last, 1980 and A. wilhelmensis Last, 1980 are redescribed. Three new species, A. aparamerus sp.n. from Borneo, A. grandis sp.n. and A. thailandicus sp.n., both from Thailand are described. One species is transferred to Anchocerus from the genus Acylophorus Nordmann, 1837: Anchocerus tenuipes (Lea, 1929) comb. n., and also redescribed. Two species of Anchocerus are moved to Acylophorus: Acylophorus novaguinensis (Last, 1975) comb. n. and Acylophorus okasaensis (Last, 1975) comb. n. Morphological characters distinguishing the genera Anchocerus and Acylophorus are summarized. Type material was examined for all insufficiently known species.

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Riedel, Alexander. "The spinosus-group of Euops Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Attelabidae), weevils with humeral spines from New Guinea." Insect Systematics & Evolution 30, no. 1 (1999): 75–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187631200x00219.

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AbstractA new species group of Euops Schoenherr is described from the highlands of New Guinea and is referred to as the 'spinosus-group'. The included species can be readily identified by the conspicuous spines on the posterior part of the elytral humeri. The group contains ten new species : E. aculeatus sp. n., E. armatus sp. n., E. gressitti sp. n., E. monstruosus sp. n., E. paniaiensis sp. n., E. paraspinosus sp. n., E. pseudomonstruosus sp. n., E. spinosus sp. n., E. yali sp. n., and E. zimmermanni sp. n. The species are described and the characters relevant for their identification, including male and female genitalia, are illustrated. A key to the species is provided. A cladistic analysis is performed, and the monophyly of the group is demonstrated.

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Faralla, Cristina, Gabrielle A. Rizzuto, David E. Lowe, Byoungkwan Kim, Cara Cooke, Lawrence R. Shiow, and Anna I. Bakardjiev. "InlP, a New Virulence Factor with Strong Placental Tropism." Infection and Immunity 84, no. 12 (October 10, 2016): 3584–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.00625-16.

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Intrauterine infection is a major detriment for maternal-child health and occurs despite local mechanisms that protect the maternal-fetal interface from a wide variety of pathogens. The bacterial pathogenListeria monocytogenescauses spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, and preterm labor in humans and serves as a model for placental pathogenesis. Given the unique immunological environment of the maternal-fetal interface, we hypothesized that virulence determinants with placental tropism are required for infection of this tissue. We performed a genomic screen in pregnant guinea pigs that led to the identification of 201 listerial genes important for infection of the placenta but not maternal liver. Among these genes waslmrg1778(lmo2470), here namedinlP, predicted to encode a secreted protein that belongs to the internalin family. InlP is conserved in virulentL. monocytogenesstrains but absent inListeriaspecies that are nonpathogenic for humans. The intracellular life cycle ofL. monocytogenesdeficient ininlP(ΔinlP) was not impaired. In guinea pigs and mice, InlP increased the placental bacterial burden by a factor of 3 log10while having only a minor role in other maternal organs. Furthermore, the ΔinlPstrain was attenuated in intracellular growth in primary human placental organ cultures and trophoblasts. InlP is a novel virulence factor for listeriosis with a strong tropism for the placenta. This virulence factor represents a tool for the development of new modalities to prevent and treat infection-related pregnancy complications.

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Bocak, Ladislav, Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, and Renata Bilkova. "Biodiversity Inventory and Distribution of Metriorrhynchina Net-Winged Beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae), with the Identification of Generic Ranges." Insects 11, no. 10 (October 16, 2020): 710. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100710.

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We reviewed the species-level classification of Metriorrhynchina net-winged beetles to make the group accessible for further studies. Altogether, 876 valid species are listed in a checklist along with known synonyms, combinations, and distribution data. The compilation of geographic distribution showed that Metriorrhynchina is distributed mainly in the Australian region with very high diversity in the islands at the northern edge of the Australian craton, i.e., in the Moluccas and New Guinea (54 and 423 spp. respectively). The neighboring northern part of the Australian continent houses a majority of known Australian species (112 spp.) and the diversity of net-winged beetles gradually decreases to the south (43 spp.). The fauna of Sulawesi is highly endemic at the generic level (4 of 10 genera, 67 of 84 spp.). Less Metriorrhynchina occur in the Solomon Islands and Oceania (in total 22 spp.). The Oriental Metriorrhynchina fauna consists of a few genera and a limited number of species, and most of these are known from the Philippines (51 of 94 Oriental spp.). We identified a high species level turn-over between all neighboring landmasses. The genus-level endemism is high in Sulawesi (4 genera) and New Guinea (11 genera), but only a single genus is endemic to Australia. During the compilation of the checklist, we identified some homonyms, and we propose the following replacement names and a new synonym: Metriorrhynchus pseudobasalis, nom. nov. for M. basalis Lea, 1921 nec M. basalis Bourgeois, 1911; Metriorrhynchus pseudofunestus, nom. nov. for M. funestus Lea, 1921 nec M. funestus (Guérin-Méneville, 1838), Trichalus pseudoternatensis, nom. nov. for T. ternatensis Kleine, 1930 nec T. ternatensis Bourgeois, 1900, Procautires subparallelus, nom. nov. for P. parallelus (Pic, 1926) nec P. parallelus (Bourgeois, 1883), and Cautires pseudocorporaali, nom. nov. for C. corporaali (Pic, 1921: 12), (formerly Odontocerus and Cladophorus) nec C. corporaali (Pic, 1921) (formerly Bulenides, later Cautires). Diatrichalus biroi Kleine, 1943, syn. nov. is proposed as a junior subjective synonym of D. subarcuatithorax (Pic, 1926). Altogether, 161 new combinations are proposed, and 47 species earlier placed in Xylobanus Waterhouse, 1879 transferred from Cautirina to Metriorrhynchina incertae sedis. The study clarifies the taxonomy of Metriorrhynchini and should serve as a restarting point for further taxonomic, evolutionary, and biogeographic studies.

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Weissel, J. K., K. R. Czuchlewski, and Y. Kim. "Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)-based mapping of volcanic flows: Manam Island, Papua New Guinea." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 4, no. 2 (April 19, 2004): 339–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-4-339-2004.

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Abstract. We present new radar-based techniques for efficient identification of surface changes generated by lava and pyroclastic flows, and apply these to the 1996 eruption of Manam Volcano, Papua New Guinea. Polarimetric L- and P-band airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, along with a C-band DEM, were acquired over the volcano on 17 November 1996 during a major eruption sequence. The L-band data are analyzed for dominant scattering mechanisms on a per pixel basis using radar target decomposition techniques. A classification method is presented, and when applied to the L-band polarimetry, it readily distinguishes bare surfaces from forest cover over Manam volcano. In particular, the classification scheme identifies a post-1992 lava flow in NE Valley of Manam Island as a mainly bare surface and the underlying 1992 flow units as mainly vegetated surfaces. The Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Network reports allow us to speculate whether the bare surface is a flow dating from October or November in the early part of the late-1996 eruption sequence. This work shows that fully polarimetric SAR is sensitive to scattering mechanism changes caused by volcanic resurfacing processes such as lava and pyroclastic flows. By extension, this technique should also prove useful in mapping debris flows, ash deposits and volcanic landslides associated with major eruptions.

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Wang, Jingsong, Chaochao Lv, Diandian Zhao, Runan Zhu, Chen Li, and Weifeng Qian. "First detection and genotyping of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet fancy rats (Rattus norvegicus) and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) in China." Parasite 27 (2020): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2020019.

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Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite, can infect humans and a wide variety of animals worldwide. However, information on the prevalence and molecular characterization of E. bieneusi in pet rats and guinea pigs is lacking. In this study, 325 fecal samples were collected from 152 pet fancy rats and 173 pet guinea pigs purchased from pet shops in Henan and Shandong provinces. The prevalence of E. bieneusi was 11.2% (17/152) in pet fancy rats and 20.2% (35/173) in pet guinea pigs. Genotypes D (n = 12), Peru11 (n = 3), S7 (n = 1) and SCC-2 (n = 1) were identified in pet fancy rats, and genotype S7 (n = 30) and a novel genotype PGP (n = 5) were identified in pet guinea pigs. The ITS sequence and its phylogenetic analysis showed that the novel genotype PGP was distinctly different; it exhibited less than 50% similarity to the reference sequences, and did not cluster with any of the known E. bieneusi genotype groups, forming a unique branch between groups 6 and 7. These data suggest that this is a new E. bieneusi genotype group. This is the first report of E. bieneusi infection in pet fancy rats and pet guinea pigs worldwide. The identification of zoonotic genotypes D, Peru11, and S7 suggests that pet fancy rats and guinea pigs can be potential sources of human microsporidiosis.

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McGreevy, Thomas J., Lisa Dabek, and Thomas P. Husband. "Tree kangaroo molecular systematics based on partial cytochrome b sequences: are Matschie's tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) and Goodfellow's tree kangaroo (D. goodfellowi buergersi) sister taxa?" Australian Mammalogy 34, no. 1 (2012): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/am10017.

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New Guinea tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus spp.) are unique arboreal macropodid marsupials mainly listed as critically endangered or endangered. The molecular systematics of Dendrolagus has not been fully resolved and is critical for the accurate identification of species and their evolutionary relationships. Matschie’s tree kangaroo (D. matschiei) and Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo (D. goodfellowi buergersi) share numerous morphological, physiological, and behavioural traits. We analysed the partial mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene for D. matschiei (n = 67), D. g. buergersi (n = 8), D. goodfellowi unidentified ssp. (n = 8), golden-mantled tree kangaroo (D. g. pulcherrimus; n = 1), and two additional New Guinea Dendrolagus taxa to determine whether D. matschiei and D. g. buergersi are sister taxa. D. matschiei and D. g. buergersi were not placed as sister taxa in our phylogenetic analyses; however, we were unable to analyse a known sample from a D. g. goodfellowi. We found initial genetic evidence that D. matschiei and the Lowland tree kangaroo (D. spadix) are sister taxa – they may have diverged after the formation of the Huon Peninsula of Papua New Guinea. Our results also support the elevation of D. g. pulcherrimus to a full species. An improved understanding of Dendrolagus molecular systematics will contribute substantially to their conservation.

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Henry-Halldin, Cara N., Edward Thomsen, Ivo Mueller, John Bosco Keven, Allison M. Zimmerman, Lisa J. Reimer, Manuel W. Hetzel, et al. "Multiplex Assay for Species Identification and Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles punctulatus Group Populations of Papua New Guinea." American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 86, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 140–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0503.

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D'Erchia, A. M., G. Pesole, A. Tullo, C. Saccone, and E. Sbisà. "Guinea Pig p53 mRNA: Identification of New Elements in Coding and Untranslated Regions and Their Functional and Evolutionary Implications." Genomics 58, no. 1 (May 1999): 50–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/geno.1999.5794.

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Gopurenko, David, Peter S. Gillespie, Rodney Minana, and Olivia L. Reynolds. "DNA barcode identification of Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) and other moths affecting cacao in Papua New Guinea." Austral Entomology 60, no. 3 (July 27, 2021): 598–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aen.12559.

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Boakye, D. A., R. J. Post, F. W. Mosha, D. P. Surtees, and R. H. A. Baker. "Cytotaxonomic revision of the Simulium sanctipauli subcomplex (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Guinea and the adjacent countries including descriptions of two new species." Bulletin of Entomological Research 83, no. 2 (June 1993): 171–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300034659.

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AbstractThe Simulium sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar subcomplex of the West African S. damnosum Theobald complex is cytotaxonomically revised for the western part of the Onchocerciasis Control Programme area. The subcomplex is defined and a chromosomal key provided for the identification of the sibling species and forms recognized. Two sibling species are newly described, S. leonense Boakye, Post & Mosha (Sierra Leone) and S. konkourense Boakye, Post, Mosha & Quilleévéré (Guinea and Sierra Leone). Detailed chromosomal data are provided as warranty for the conclusions about the specific or infraspecific status of the taxa recognized.

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ÜNAL, MUSTAFA. "Spinisternum castaneipictus Willemse, 1966 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Conocephalinae) from Papua New Guinea, with description of the male and remarks on the relationship." Zootaxa 2055, no. 1 (March 27, 2009): 61–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2055.1.4.

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In the present paper, the male of Spinisternum castaneipictus Willemse, previously unknown is described. The similarity of Spinisternum with other genera causes confusion in identification. This problem is discussed and similar species in different genera are compared. A key to species of Spinisternum and illustrations of S. castaneipictus are provided.

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Jones, Kegan Romelle. "Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents." Veterinary Sciences 8, no. 2 (January 21, 2021): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8020015.

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Trichuriasis is the clinical disease of animals infected with the parasite of the genus Trichuris. This review attempts to present information on Trichuris spp. infestation in neo-tropical rodents that are utilized for meat consumption by humans. Neo-tropical rodents utilized for meat production can be divided into two categories: those that have been domesticated, which include the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), and those that are on the verge of domestication, such as the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), lappe (Cuniculus paca/Agouti paca), and agouti (Dasyprocta leporina). This document reviews the literature on the species of Trichuris that affects the rodents mentioned above, as well as the clinical signs observed. The literature obtained spans over sixty years, from 1951 to 2020. Trichuris spp. was found in these neo-tropical rodents mentioned. However, there is a dearth of information on the species of Trichuris that parasitize these animals. The capybara was the only rodent where some molecular techniques were used to identify a new species named T. cutillasae. In most cases, Trichuris spp. was found in combination with other endoparasites, and was found at a low prevalence in the lappe and guinea pig. The presence of Trichuris spp. ranged from 4.62–53.85% in the agouti, 4.21–10.00% in the lappe, 50% in the capybaras, and 1–31% in guinea pigs. Further work must be done towards molecular identification of various Trichuris spp. present in these rodents, as well as the clinical effect of infection on the performance of agouti, lappe, capybara, and guinea pigs.

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Mcphee, EC. "Ecology and Diet of Some Rodents From the Lower Montane Region of Papua-New-Guinea." Wildlife Research 15, no. 1 (1988): 91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr9880091.

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Information relating to the habitat, reproduction and diet is given for five murine rodents from the vicinity of Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Rattus steini was found to be present in all four habitats investigated (kunai, gardens, coffee plantations, forest), whereas R. exulans was absent from the forest; Melomys rufescens, M. lorentzi and Pogonomys macrourus were only trapped in the forest, and in low numbers. Although climatically similar to other montane regions in Papua New Guinea, the Wau area appeared to have an earlier start to the peak breeding season than elsewhere, and litter sizes seemed to be higher. The diet of Melomys species and P. macrourus appeared to be largely frugivorous (>90%), whereas Rattus species consumed a wide range of food items. While there was considerable overlap between the diets of Ratlus species, R. steini consumed more leafy material and insects, and less fruit, woody and vegetable material than R. exulans. Habitat modification by human activity in the Wau area has radically affected the diversity and relative abundance of rodent species, although it was difficult to discern any strong relationship between diet and habitat. While specific and generic identification of particular food items was not possible, an index of invertebrate diversity in the diet of rodents is suggested as a means of assessing changes in food availability, and therefore habitat change.

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Hamrick, Terri S., Sandra L. Harris, Patricia A. Spears, Edward A. Havell, John R. Horton, Perry W. Russell, and Paul E. Orndorff. "Genetic Characterization of Escherichia coli Type 1 Pilus Adhesin Mutants and Identification of a Novel Binding Phenotype." Journal of Bacteriology 182, no. 14 (July 15, 2000): 4012–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jb.182.14.4012-4021.2000.

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ABSTRACT Five Escherichia coli type 1 pilus mutants that had point mutations in fimH, the gene encoding the type 1 pilus adhesin FimH, were characterized. FimH is a minor component of type 1 pili that is required for the pili to bind and agglutinate guinea pig erythrocytes in a mannose-inhibitable manner. Point mutations were located by DNA sequencing and deletion mapping. All mutations mapped within the signal sequence or in the first 28% of the predicted mature protein. All mutations were missense mutations except for one, a frameshift lesion that was predicted to cause the loss of approximately 60% of the mature FimH protein. Bacterial agglutination tests with polyclonal antiserum raised to a LacZ-FimH fusion protein failed to confirm that parental amounts of FimH cross-reacting material were expressed in four of the five mutants. The remaining mutant, a temperature-sensitive (ts) fimH mutant that agglutinated guinea pig erythrocytes after growth at 31°C but not at 42°C, reacted with antiserum at both temperatures in a manner similar to the parent. Consequently, this mutant was chosen for further study. Temperature shift experiments revealed that new FimH biosynthesis was required for the phenotypic change. Guinea pig erythrocyte and mouse macrophage binding experiments using the ts mutant grown at the restrictive and permissive temperatures revealed that whereas erythrocyte binding was reduced to a level comparable to that of afimH insertion mutant at the restrictive temperature, mouse peritoneal macrophages were bound with parental efficiency at both the permissive and restrictive temperatures. Also, macrophage binding by the ts mutant was insensitive to mannose inhibition after growth at 42°C but sensitive after growth at 31°C. The ts mutant thus binds macrophages with one receptor specificity at 31°C and another at 42°C.

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Strong, K. L., and R. J. Mahon. "Genetic variation in the Old World screw-worm fly, Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae)." Bulletin of Entomological Research 81, no. 4 (December 1991): 491–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300032053.

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AbstractThe Old World screw-worm fly, Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, occurs in Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, but it is not found in Australia. Introduction into Australia from any of these source areas would threaten the viability of much of the grazing industry in the northern part of the continent. Proposed control by the sterile insect release method (SIRM) would be compromised by the existence of sibling species within C. bezziana. This study examines the degree of genetic differentiation throughout the extensive range of the fly to assess if the degree of geographic differentiation indicates the existence of sibling species and, allows identification of the source of any introduced flies. Electrophoretic analysis of 23 loci from samples collected in southern Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea revealed 11 polymorphic loci. Overall, populations show remarkably little divergence given the geographic distribution of sample sites. None of the populations sampled were fixed for alternative electromorphs. There is no evidence from this study for the presence of sibling species within C. bezziana.

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SHEA, GLENN, SCOTT THOMSON, and ARTHUR GEORGES. "The identity of Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841 (Testudines: Chelidae) reassessed." Zootaxa 4779, no. 3 (May 20, 2020): 419–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4779.3.9.

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The identity of Chelodina oblonga has been unclear because it has been variously defined to include populations of snake-necked chelid turtle from the southwest of Western Australia, across northern Australia, Cape York and southern New Guinea in its broadest conception, from just the northern part of this range (northern Australia and New Guinea), or restricted to the southwest corner of Western Australia in its narrowest conception. Uncertainty over the identity of the type specimens has added to the confusion. In this paper, we review the historical data on the extent of the type series of Chelodina oblonga, and its potential provenance, and find evidence that resolves some of the inconsistencies in previous literature on the identification of the type. Our analysis casts doubt on the northern Australian provenance of the type material. Hence, we return the name C. oblonga to the south-western species, in accordance with the genetic evidence for the provenance of the type in the Natural History Museum, London, and the external morphology of the type series. We designate a lectotype for the species, and redefine the subgeneric names that apply to the Australasian genus Chelodina, providing a new subgeneric name for one lineage.

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White, William T., Leontine Baje, Sharon A. Appleyard, Andrew Chin, Jonathan J. Smart, and Colin A. Simpfendorfer. "Shark longline fishery of Papua New Guinea: size and species composition and spatial variation of the catches." Marine and Freshwater Research 71, no. 6 (2020): 627. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf19191.

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This study provides the first detailed investigation of the catches of the shark longline fishery in Papua New Guinea. Fisheries observers collected data on shark catches from a total of 318 longline sets between May and June 2014, before its closure in July 2014. In all, 14694 sharks were recorded with a total estimated biomass of 439 tonnes (Mg). Eighteen species of sharks were recorded in the observer data, with the most dominant species being Carcharhinus falciformis, which constituted more than 90% of the total catches by both weight and number of individuals. The level of observer misidentification was low (<10%), which reflected the use of region-specific identification guides by well-trained fisheries observers. The most diverse catches were in the Solomon Sea area, whereas catches in most other areas, particularly the Bismarck Sea areas, were less diverse and more strongly dominated by C. falciformis. Size and sex ratios varied by species, highlighting the importance of obtaining species-level information from the fishery being investigated. Any consideration by fisheries managers to reopen this fishery needs to consider the effect this will have on the species targeted and the livelihoods of coastal fishers who also rely on the same resources.

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