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A revision of African helmeted terrapins (Testudines: Pelomedusidae: Pelomedusa), with descriptions of six new species
(Magnolia Press, 2014)Using nearly range-wide sampling, we analyze up to 1848 bp of mitochondrial DNA of 183 helmeted terrapins and identify a minimum of 12 deeply divergent species-level clades. Uncorrected p distances of these clades equal ... -
A revision of communication strategies for effective disaster risk reduction: A case study of the South Durban basin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014)The study examined how effective forms of communication are, or could be, impacting themore traditional forms of emergency and disaster management communication throughthe print and electronic media and how an integrated ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) V (fourth part). Two new species of the genus Congocepheus from the Republic of Rwanda: Congocepheus rwandensis sp. n., and Congocepheus kayoveae sp. n.
(Pensoft Publ, 2016)Two new species from Rwanda are described utilizing optical and scanning electron microscope observations: Congocepheus rwandensis sp. n. and Congocepheus kayoveae sp. n. are compared to Congocepheus taurus Balogh 1961 -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) VII. Redefinition of the genus Malgasodes; redescription of M. curvisetus Mahunka, 2000; and complementary description of M. hungarorum Mahunka, 2010. Phylogenetic relationships between Malgasodes, Bovicarabodes, Afticarabodes, Congocepheus and Cavaecarabodes are discussed
(Pensoft Publishers, 2014)The genus Malgasodes is redefined; the type species M. curvisetus Mahunka, 2000, is redescribed by means of studies using optic and Scanning Electron Microsopy (SEM), and a complementary description of M. hungarorum Mahunka, ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari, Oribatida) XII. Yoshiobodes camerunensis sp. n. and Rugocepheus costaricensis sp. n.
(Pensoft, 2017)Yoshiobodes camerunensis sp. n., collected in Cameroon, is the first species of this genus reported from the Afrotropical region. Diagnostic characters include lamellae terminating in a bridge and not in lamellar tips; ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) II. Redescription of Austrocarabodes ensifer (Sellnick, 1931), Aokiella florens Balogh & Mahunka, 1967 and Singabodes rarus Mahunka, 1998
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Austrocarabodes ensifer (Sellnick, 1931) is redescribed and illustrated based on adult specimens using optical microscopy as well as scanning electron microscopy. Aokiella florens Balogh & Mahunka, 1967 and Singabodes ... -
Revision of the family carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) III. Redefinition of meriocepheus peregrinus Aoki, 1973; bathocepheus concavus Aoki, 1978; and opisthocepheus kirai Aoki, 1976
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Meriocepheus peregrinus Aoki, 1973; Bathocepheus concavus Aoki, 1978; and Opisthocepheus kirai Aoki, 1976 are redescribed and illustrated based on adult specimens studied by means of optical microscopy. The three genera ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) IV. Afticarabodes anjavidilavai gen. nov., sp. nov., Rugocepheus joffrevillei sp. nov. and redefinition of the genus Rugocepheus Mahunka, 2009
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Afticarabodes anjavidilavai gen. nov., sp. nov. and Rugocepheus joffrevillei sp. nov., both found on the island of Madagascar, are described and figured based on adult specimens, with the aid of optical and scanning ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V (Fifth part). Redescription of Congocepheus latilamellatus Mahunka 1984, with complementary studies of C. ornatus, Mahunka 1983. Descriptions of Tanzaniacepheus gen. nov. and Zimbabwecepheus gen. nov.
(Magnolia Press, 2017)Redescription of Congocepheus latilamellatus, with complementary studies of Congocepheus ornatus. Congocepheus latilamellatus is a senior synonym of C. ornatus. Two new genera, Tanzaniacepheus and Zimbabwecepheus are ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) V (third part). Redefinition of Congocepheus, definition of Cavaecarabodes gen. nov., and descriptions of three new species, Congocepheus germani sp. nov., Cavaecarabodes pulchritude gen. nov., sp. nov., and Cavaecarabodes anouchkae gen. nov., sp. nov.
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Redefinition of Congocepheus Balogh, 1958 and description of Congocepheus germani sp. nov., that displays notogastral neotrichy, which was previously unknown in the genus. Definition of Cavaecarabodes gen. nov. together ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) VI. Mangabebodes kymatismosi gen. nov., sp. nov. and Antongilibodes paulae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Madagascar
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This is the sixth in a series of revisions on the family Carabodidae, in which we describe and illustrate two new genera, Mangabebodes kymatismosi gen. nov., sp. nov. and Antongilibodes paulae gen. nov., sp. nov., both ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) X. Bovicarabodes jacquelinae sp. nov., redefinition of the genus Tuberocepheus Balogh & Mahunka, 1969 and redescription of Tuberocepheus longus (Balogh, 1962)
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Bovicarabodes jacquelinae sp. nov. is easily differentiated from other congeners by paired rounded to ovate prodorsal cavity with internal ovoid incision; presence of medial eye pillar; two cuticular ridges anterior to ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XI. Congocepheus kardiae sp. nov. and Zimbabweae pluosiae gen. nov., sp. nov. from the Republic of Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Congocepheus kardiae sp. nov. and Zimbabweae pluosiae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Zimbabwe are described by use of optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Co. kardiae presents notable differences in shape and length ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XIII. Congocepheus camerunensis sp. nov. from Cameroon and Synkrotima zimbabwae gen. nov., sp. nov. from the Republic of Zimbabwe
(Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, 2017)Congocepheus camerunensis sp. nov. from Cameroon and Synkrotima zimbabwae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Zimbabwe are described using optical and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Congocepheus camerunensis is similar to C. ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XIV. Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. from Costa Rica and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. from Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov. and Zimbabweae kenyaensis sp. nov. are described using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. For Phyllocarabodes costaricensis sp. nov., a detailed description is ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XV. Costacarabodes turrialbai gen. nov., sp. nov. and Tuberocepheus kompsosis sp. nov from Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Costacarabodes turrialbai gen. nov., sp. nov. and Tuberocepheus kompsosis sp. nov. from Costa Rica are described using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Costacarabodes turrialbai gen. nov., sp. nov. is a new genus ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XVI. Synkrotima tsalakpmenoi sp. nov. from Zimbabwe and Kenya, and Congocepheus thailandae sp. nov. from Thailand, including a complementary study of Cavaecarabodes hauseri (Mahunka 1989)
(Magnolia Press, 2018)Synkrotima tsalakpmenoi sp. nov. is described from material collected in Zimbabwe and Kenya. This species presents the following characteristics: notogastral integument formed by longitudinally aligned cuticular cords; ... -
Revision of the family Carabodidae (Acari: Oribatida) XVII. Redescription of Diplobodes africanus Mahunka, 1987 from Kenia. Description of Diplobodes thailande sp. nov. from Thailand and Rwandabodes kayoveae gen. nov., sp. nov. from Rwanda
(Magnolia Press, 2019)Diplobodes africanus Mahunka, 1987, is redescribed by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in order to complement optical microscopy. Diplobodes thailande sp. nov. from Thailand is described. For both species we include ... -
Revision of the fish parasitic genus Pleopodias Richardson, 1910 (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), with the description of a new species and key to the genus
(Pensoft, 2017)The cymothoid genus, Pleopodias Richardson, 1910, is revised and a new species from South Africa is recorded. Pleopodias nielbrucei sp. n. can be distinguished by large eyes covering majority of the cephalon (almost in ... -
A revision of the genus Conicofrontia Hampson (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with description of a new species: new insights from morphological, ecological and molecular data
(Magnolia Press, 2015)The aim of this study was to review the species of Conicofrontia Hampson, a small genus of noctuid stem borers (Noctuidae, Apameini) that is distributed in East and Southeastern Africa. We review the morphology of species ...