Further notes on the fishes from the collection of Laurens Theodore Gronovius (1730–1777)

Previously unrecognized fish specimens from the collection of Laurens Theodore Gronovius (1730–1777) are catalogued and described. Five specimens of as many taxa are in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History) and nine specimens of seven taxa preserved in alcohol are in the collection of the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, With one exception all have been examined; they are identified, related to the literature and eight specimens are shown to be part of the type series of Linnaean fish taxa.     

Linnaean fish specimens in the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm

Specimens of fish in the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, which are type specimens of species described by Linnaeus are listed. A total of 94 taxa is represented in the collection. The sources for the typification of each taxon are given and the existence of type material in other collections is noted. A short history of this collection of fishes is given as it relates to confirmation of the original nature of the specimens.
Most of the taxa represented came from the collection of King Adolf Fredrik (1710–1771) and were described by Linnaeus in the Museum Adolphi Friderici Volumes 1 and 2 (1754a, 1764) or from Fredrick Hasselqvist's (1722–1752) collections in North Africa and the Mediterranean borderlands.     

中国湖南舜皇山和大围山夏末鸟类

于 2 0 0 2年 8月 2 1日至 9月 14日对位于湖南省西南部的舜皇山自然保护区和位于湖南省东北部的大围山自然保护区的鸟类区系进行了调查。在舜皇山自然保护区记录到 5 8种鸟类,在大围山自然保护区则记录到4 3种鸟类。在两个保护区内共采集 5 1种 186号标本,这些标本现保存在美国堪萨斯大学自然历史博物馆和生物多样性研究中心;还对另外 8种保护鸟类进行了拍照。调查期间发现大部分种类于近期刚完成繁殖;有 14种古北界迁徙种类把两个保护区作为停留地或作为越冬地。还对灰喉山淑鸟、小燕尾、斑背燕尾在水平和垂直分布范围的扩张进行了报道。     

Diversity and distribution of type specimens deposited in the Invertebrate section of the Museum of Zoology QCAZ,Quito, Ecuador

The Invertebrate section of the Museum of Zoology QCAZ at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Quito maintains nearly two million curated specimens, and comprises Ecuador’s largest collection of native taxa. We review 1902 type specimens from 6 subspecies and 320 species in 121 genera and 42 families, currently kept in the Museum. The list includes 116 holotypes, 10 allotypes, 1774 paratypes and 2 neoparatypes. The collection of type specimens is particularly strong in the Coleoptera (family Carabidae and Staphylinidae) and Hymenoptera. However, other insect orders such as Diptera and Lepidoptera and non-insect arthropods such as Acari, Aranea and Scorpiones, are moderately represented in the collection. This report provides original data from labels of every type specimen record. An analysis of the geographic distribution of type localities showed that collection sites are clustered geographically with most of them found towards the northern region of Ecuador, in Pichincha, Cotopaxi and Napo provinces. Sites are mainly located in highly accessible areas near highways and towns. Localities with a high number of type species include the cloud forest reserve Bosque Integral Otonga and Parque Nacional Yasuní in the Amazon rainforest near PUCE’s Yasuní Scientific Station. Type localities are not well represented in the Ecuadorian National System of Protected Areas. Future fieldwork should include localities in the southern region of Ecuador but also target less accessible areas not located near highways or towns. We discuss the value of the collection as a source of information for conservation and biodiversity policies in Ecuador.     

The Linnaean fish collection in the Zoological Museum of the University of Uppsala

Specimens of fishes preserved in the Zoological Museum, University of Uppsala, which are believed to have been examined by Linnaeus, are listed. Most of these were originally given to the University in several donations by benefactors of the Academy and were described by Linnaeus in dissertations defended by students. Some specimens, however, are believed to have originated from Linnaeus's own collection. Many of the specimens have type status and this is discussed together with notes on other surviving Linnaean fish specimens.     

The why and how of determining length-weight relationships of fish from preserved museum specimens

The rationale and a strategy for the estimation of length-weight relationships (LWR) using preserved specimens of less common fish species in museums is presented, along with preliminary results pertaining to 56 specimens and 31 species of fish from the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia, the Marine Biological Specimen Museum of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao, China, and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. These results are discussed in the context of the effects of seasonality (in fresh specimens) and preservation (in museum specimens) on the estimation of LWR parameters.     

An annotated list of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Mississippi

There has been no previous systematic statewide study of mosquitoes in Mississippi. This survey, resulting in the collection of over 400,000 specimens, was conducted by the authors from 2003 to 2007 throughout much of the state using CO₂‐baited CDC light traps and larval dipping. In addition, a health department contract mosquito surveillance technician collected several thousand specimens from the state from 2001 to 2003. Lastly, specimens housed at the Mississippi State University Entomological Museum, obtained from previous surveys, were included as vouchers for species occurring in the state. The collection records and literature show 60 species as occurring or having occurred in Mississippi. Voucher specimens representing 57 of the 60 species discussed are deposited in the Mississippi Entomological Museum or in the U.S. National Museum of Natural History (USNM), Washington, D.C.     

Quantifying regional biodiversity in the tropics: A case study of freshwater fish in Trinidad and Tobago

Extinction rates are predicted to accelerate during the Anthropocene. Quantifying and mitigating these extinctions demands robust data on distributions of species and the diversity of taxa in regional biotas. However, many assemblages, particularly those in the tropics, are poorly characterized. Targeted surveys and historical museum collections are increasingly being used to meet the urgent need for accurate information, but the extent to which these contrasting data sources support meaningful inferences about biodiversity change in regional assemblages remains unclear. Here, we seek to elucidate uncertainty surrounding regional biodiversity estimates by evaluating the performance of these alternative methods in estimating the species richness and assemblage composition of the freshwater fish of Trinidad & Tobago. We compared estimates of regional species richness derived from two freshwater fish datasets: a targeted two year survey of Trinidad & Tobago rivers and historical museum collection records submitted to The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum. Richness was estimated using rarefaction and extrapolation, and assemblage composition was benchmarked against a recent literature review. Both datasets provided similar estimates of regional freshwater fish species richness (50 and 46 species, respectively), with a large overlap (85%) in species identities. Regional species richness estimates based on survey and museum data are thus comparable, and consistent in the species they include. Our results suggest that museum collection data are a viable option for setting reliable baselines in many tropical systems, thereby widening options for meaningful monitoring and evaluation of temporal trends. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.     

中国胫槽叶蝉属三新种（同翅目：叶蝉科：缘脊叶蝉亚科）

本文报道中国缘脊叶蝉亚科肠槽叶蝉属Drabescus 3个新种,并列出了本属中国分布种名录。模式标本分别保存于西北农林科技大学昆虫博物馆(NWSUAF)、中国科学院动物研究所标本馆(IZAS)、美国自然博物馆(USNM)和英国伦敦自然博物馆(BMNH)。     

THE MARINE SHELLED MOLLUSCA OF WEST MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE PART 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND AN ACCOUNT OF THE COLLECTING STATIONS

Between 1950 and 1960 a large collection of marine Molluscawas made in Singapore waters, mostly at coastal sites on Singaporeisland and neighbouring small islands, but some specimens werecollected by dredging in the same general area. The specimenswere photographed, provisionally identified in Singapore, andthen transferred to Philadelphia where they were incorporatedinto the collections of the Natural Science Foundation of Philadelphia.In 1973 and 1974 another large collection of marine Molluscawas made on the east and west coasts of West Malaysia. Thisincluded specimens collected at many coastal sites and smallislands off both coasts, and also specimens from deeper watercollected from commercial trawl hauls of ‘trash fish’due to be processed into fish meal. After preliminary identificationthese specimens were posted to Britain and were finally identifiedat the British Museum (Natural History). The majority of thesespecimens were incorporated into the collections at the Museum(B.M.(N.H.)), as also were the photographs of the Singaporespecimens. This paper provides an account of the collecting stations inWest Malaysia and Singapore, grouping the information gainedinto sections on rocky shores, coral reefs, sandy shores, mangroves,and sublittoral molluscs. Many species of bivalve,and some gastropods,are commercially exploited via the market stalls of West Malaysiaand of Singapore, and these are recorded. Part-2, and Part 3, provide full information on the speciesencountered in the region, and the localities at which theywereindividually found, for the Gastropoda and for the Bivalviarespectively. Where possible, the local Malay names of molluscanspecies are specified. The use of bold type recording localitydata indicates that specimens of that species and from thatlocality have been deposited in the collections of the Museum(B.M.(N.H.)). For the majority of species which are not representedthus in the collections, there are photographs derived fromspecimens which have been deposited at Phildelphia.     

On the nomenclature and types of Chamaecytisus proliferus (L.f.) Link (Fabaceae: Genisteae), a fodder shrub from the Canary Islands

The name Cytisus proliferus L.f. is here considered perfectly acceptable and should not be replaced by Cytisus prolifer L.f. One specimen from The Natural History Museum, London is confirmed as the lectotype of Cytisus proliferus L.f. Two specimens from the collection of the Swiss botanist Hermann Christ from the Main Herbarium of the Zurich Botanical Garden were selected as lectotypes for Cytisus proliferus L.f. var. canariae H. Christ and Cytisus proliferus L.f. var. palmensis H. Christ. The name Cytisus proliferus Kit. is typified and a specimen from Paul Kitaibel's collection at the Botanical Department of the Hungarian Natural History Museum is assigned as its lectotype.     

A catalog of bird specimens associated with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied and potential type material in the natural history collection in Wiesbaden

Bird specimens collected by 19^th century explorer and ornithologist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied form one of the foundation collections of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. However, parts of his collection remained in Germany and came to the Museum Wiesbaden. Since Wied described numerous new species without designating types, some of these specimens might be type material. Here we present a catalog of the 30 Wiesbaden specimens associated with him and discuss their potential type status. We conclude that 17 individuals in 11 species are potential type specimens that should be considered in future taxonomic work.     

Adding fish images taken in other countries to the biodiversity database of a Japanese public museum,with report of range extension of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Labrisomus jenkinsi</Emphasis> from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

Many biodiversity databases have been launched in recent years. Various species of certain developed taxa, such as fish, quadrupeds, and butterflies, are currently able to be photographically identified, in particular for ecological and biogeographic studies. However, there are problems that result from registration of images from countries with different primary languages. In this study, we provide an example of the challenges associated with registering fish images, specifically one case that has functioned as a voucher for the range extension of Labrisomus jenkinsi (Heller and Snodgrass, 1903) (Perciformes: Labrisomidae) from the Galapagos Islands to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The fish image database in question belongs to a Japanese public museum [the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History; the online version (FishPix) is provided by the museum and the National Museum of Nature and Science]. We propose that there are problems associated with image registration caused by using different languages. Furthermore, these challenges should be a common subject for discussion among museums as they attempt to accumulate biodiversity data from citizens in the future.     

The type material of Mantodea (praying mantises) deposited in the National Museum of Natural History,Smithsonian Institution,USA

The collection of Mantodea of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, includes 26 holotypes, 7 allotypes, 4 lectotypes, 23 paratypes, and 1 paralectotype. Four type specimens were designated as lectotypes within this work. Highly accurate measurement data, high resolution images of specimens and labels, verbatim label data, georeferenced coordinates, original and newly assigned database codes, and bibliographic data are presented for all primary types. Label data for all paratype specimens in the collection are provide in tabular form. The location of the USNM collection has been moved to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History as a loan under the Off-site Enhancement Program.     

An unpublished major collection of birds from the Bolivian highlands

A previously unpublished collection of birds from the Bolivian highlands, consisting of 5426 specimens of 351 taxa, was examined. The material, housed in the Swedish Museum of Natural History, includes the first records from Bolivia of Phyllomyias sclateri subtropicalis, Saltator aurantiirostris albociliaris, Sicalis citrina and At1apetes rufinucha melunolaemus , the first records from the department of La Páz of Synallaxis frontalis and Anthus hellmayri , and noteworthy altitudinal records for Plegadis chihi, Brotogeris versico1orus, Chloroceryle americana, Lepidacolaptes angustirostris, Synallaxis frontalis, Thamnophilus doliatus, T. ruficapillus, Conopophaga ardesiaca, Pachyramphus versicolor, Cnemotriccus fuscatus, Stigmatura budytoides, Mionectes macconnelli and Turdus albicol1is . Morphological and systematic remarks are given for a few species.     

中国五节毛蚜亚科分类学研究(同翅目:蚜科)

中国五节毛蚜亚科Atheroidinae已知4属,即：五节毛蚜属Atheroides Haliday,小毛蚜属Chaetosiphella Hille Ris Lambers新纪录,赖毛蚜属Laingia Theobald,伪毛蚜属Sipha Passerini;共8种,即：禾草五节毛蚜Atheroides hirtellus Haliday,锯形五节毛蚜A.serrulatus Haliday新纪录,针茅小毛蚜Chaetosiphella stipae hille Ris Lambers新纪录,沙赖毛蚜Laingia psammae Theobald,剪草伪毛蚜Sipha arenarii Mordviko新纪录,丽伪毛蚜S.elegans del Guercio,神茅伪毛蚜s.glyceriae(Kaltenbach)和玉米伪毛蚜S.maydis Passerini。提供了分属、分种检索表,各属提供了鉴别特征,所有分类单元具有文献引证、寄主植物、地理分布和检视标本的记录。每个新纪录种有简要的形态记述和特征图。所有研究标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所动物标本馆。     

Sex estimation using the first cervical vertebra

The articular surfaces and vertebral foramen area of the first cervical vertebra are sexually dimorphic and can be used to sex complete or fragmentary specimens. Eight measurements were taken from the articular regions (superior and inferior) of 100 first cervical vertebrae from Terry collection specimens housed at the Smithsonian Institution. Seven regression and seven discriminant function equations were created that predict sex with 77–85% and 75–85% accuracy, respectively. In separate control tests, measurements from 100 first cervical vertebrae from Hamann-Todd collection individuals (Cleveland Museum of Natural History) and from 34 archaeological specimens were used with the Terry equations. The control samples were sexed with 60—85% accuracy. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Annotated type catalogue of the Bothriembryontidae and Odontostomidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea) in the Natural History Museum, London

The type status is described for specimens of 84 taxa classified within the families Bothriembryontidae and Odontostomidae (superfamily Orthalicoidea) and kept in the Natural History Museum, London. Lectotypes are designated for Bulimus (Liparus) brazieri Angas, 1871; Bulimus broderipii Sowerby I, 1832; Bulimus fuligineus Pfeiffer, 1853; Helix guarani d'Orbigny, 1835; Bulimus (Tomigerus) ramagei E.A. Smith, 1890; Helix rhodinostoma d'Orbigny, 1835; Bulimus (Bulimulus) ridleyi E.A. Smith, 1890. The type status of the following taxa is changed to lectotype in accordance with Art. 74.6 ICZN: Placostylus (Euplacostylus) cylindricus Fulton, 1907; Bulimus pyrostomus Pfeiffer, 1860; Bulimus turneri Pfeiffer, 1860. The following taxon is synonymised: Bulimus oblitus Reeve, 1848 = Bahiensis neglectus (Pfeiffer, 1847).     

Catalogue of the Sladen Collection in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon

The W. P. Sladen collection at the Exeter Museum is described for the first time. An appraisal is given of Sladen's life and work, his library and the donation of the collection to Exeter Museum by Mrs Sladen. The immense zoological value of the collection should be recognized. There are more than 3800 specimens of recent echinoderms representing 224 genera and 425 species of world-wide distribution. There are over 2000 fossil echinoderms and these represent at least 155 genera and 226 species. Some type-specimens and figured specimens, previously thought to have been lost, have come to light. These, together with many Challenger Expedition asteroid and crinoid specimens examined by Sladen and P. H. Carpenter, make this one of the most important echinoderm collections outside any National Institution. There are over 7000 microscopical foraminiferan, echinoderm and other preparations in the collection. The majority of these were left to Sladen by Drs W. B. and P. H. Carpenter. The foraminiferan slides, in particular, must be ranked with equal importance to the echinoderms. The Sladen library contains over 2200 specialist books and papers.