Colour Illustrations Research Articles

Decentering the Center: Dialogues with Zeynep Çelik

Review of Susan Slyomovics, ed., Ordering Imperial Worlds: From Late Medieval Spain to the Modern Middle East, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2023, 328 pages, 14 b&w illustrations, 49 color illustrations. ISBN 9781399517867. In this volume of essays in honor of Zeynep Çelik, scholars engage with her rich corpus on built environments of the Mediterranean. Utilizing transdisciplinary and often innovative methods, they draw on diverse voices across space and time to interrogate the idea of empire.

Synonymic notes in the Southeast Asian genus Lutera Westwood, 1875 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

To resolve the taxonomic confusion surrounding two Asian Rutelinae species, Lutera nigromaculata Ohaus, 1900 and L. nigrita Ohaus, 1930, all primary types of relevant taxa have been revisited. A redescription of L. nigromaculata is given, and diagnosis and color illustrations are provided for both L. nigromaculata and L. nigrita. Parastasia ohausi Chûjô, 1966 (new synonym), an unnecessary replacement name for and junior objective synonym of L. nigromaculata, was found in a neglected publication by the late Michio Chûjô. A lectotype is designated for L. nigromaculata guttata (Frey, 1970) (new synonym) which is recognized as another junior synonym of L. nigromaculata. All known distribution records of the two species are mapped, and L. nigromaculata is newly recorded from India and Vietnam. The exact location of “Lakhon” in Indo-China, which is currently Nakhon Phanom of Thailand, is also discussed.

Preliminary considerations on the columns and framings of the Nicetas codex (Laur. Plut. 74.7)

The Nicetas codex (Laur. Plut. 74.7) dated 10th century is the oldest extant Greek manuscript on Hippocrates and his followers with commentaries of orthopaedic methods on fractures, luxations, subluxations, and bandaging techniques. Of visual interest are two texts, Apollonius of Citium on methods of joint treatment techniques, and Soranus of Ephesus on bandaging. The Apollonius of Citium text contains 29 color illustrations of Hippocrates techniques of reducing luxations of the joints, framed with semicircular pediments, two columns and arches. These frames are similar to the columns and arches seen in the Eusebian Gospel tables. The authors discuss the meaning of these frames as they apply to the Eusebian Gospels, and their importance as mnemonic devices for the Apollonius of Citium illustrations.

A new species of Agenamyia Albuquerque (Diptera: Muscidae) from Colombia

Agenamyia Albuquerque, 1953 is exclusive of the Neotropical region and is a poorly studied group. Here we described one new species from Colombia, namely Agenamyia diversa sp. nov. (type-locality: Garzón, Las Mercedes, Parque Natural Regional Cerro Páramo Miraflores), and present an updated identification key to segregate all the species, including color images and illustrations of male terminalia. The distribution of all species from Colombia is mapped.

A new species of Miobdelus Sharp and two new records of Eucibdelus Kraatz (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) from China

In this paper we describe Miobdelus motuoensis He and Zhou sp. nov. from Xizang, China. Eucibdelus gracilis Kraatz, 1859 and Eucibdelus emawensis Schillhammer, 2023 are reported from China for the first time. Line drawings and color illustrations of adult structures and genitalia are provided for these species.

Addition to the genus Harmajaea (Agaricales, Pseudoclitocybaceae): a new and a known species from China

A new species, Harmajaea xizangense, discovered in Tibet, China, is illustrated and described based on morphological and molecular data. Morphologically, H. xizangense is mainly characterized by its small pileus, relatively larger and longer spores, and unique geographical distribution. Phylogenetic analyses were performed based on nucleotide sequences of four molecular loci: the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), the nuclear ribosomal large subunit (nrLSU), the DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit 2 (RPB2), and the translation elongation factor (TEF1-α). The results indicated that the specimens belonged to the genus Harmajaea, occupying an isolated position in the phylogenetic trees. Furthermore, three collections of H. harperi are introduced for the first time from Liaoning Province of China. This study provides full descriptions, color illustrations, and phylogenetic trees of the two Harmajaea species.

Updated Taxonomy of Iris scariosa (Iridaceae) Inferred from Morphological and Chloroplast DNA Sequence Data with Remarks on Classification of Iris subg. Iris.

Iris scariosa is a rhizomatous perennial whose taxonomy and distribution range still remain unclear. The results of our examination of literature, specimens, and wild plants have shown that I. glaucescens, described from Kazakhstan, and I. timofejewii, considered to be endemic to the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, are very closely related to I. scariosa. We have carried out molecular phylogenetic analyses for the first time to clarify the taxonomy of I. scariosa. For this, we sequenced six chloroplast DNA regions of an extended sampling that comprised the accepted species I. glaucescens and I. timofejewii, which has revealed their strong affinity to the accession of I. scariosa from the vicinity of Astrakhan, Russia. A thorough revision of the morphological characters has confirmed the lack of evident differences between I. scariosa and I. timofejewii. Thus, the analyses support a broad species circumscription of I. scariosa. We here reduce I. timofejewii, as well as I. curvifolia, considered to be endemic to Xinjiang, western China, to synonymy of I. scariosa. Color illustrations, updated nomenclature, and data on distribution of I. scariosa are provided. A lectotype for I. astrachanica and a neotype for I. timofejewii are designated here. Also, the phylogenetic relationships within I. subg. Iris are outlined, and an updated classification of the subgenus is proposed. We have recovered six major lineages within four major clades which we recognize as sections. Here, we propose two new nomenclatural combinations, a revised taxonomic treatment, and a new identification key to I. subg. Iris.

Árvores Comuns de Moçqambique. Common Trees of Mozambique

Mozambique is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. A colored map on page 12 shows the location of the country. There are 53 families and 153 genera included in the descriptions and illustrations. The species names are given in English and Portuguese. Each taxon is represented by one description page and one color illustration page. Species descriptions are in both English and Portuguese organized by DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT, USES, and NOTES. This book will have limited use outside of the geographical area of emphasis. The Glossary, Bibliography, Index of Local Names, and General Index add value to book usage.

Five new species of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae) from Guangxi, China

This paper continues the publication of Aspidistra species newly discovered in the flora of China. It includes five new species of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae), namely A. longjiangensis, A. erythropoecila, A. duanensis, A. yachangensis and A. polypetala, all from Guangxi, China, are described and illustrated. The morphology, ecology, phenology, distribution, conservation status and the color illustrations are provided for all five taxa.

Flower or leaf characteristics, coloured or black and white illustrations – what helps student teachers to identify plants?

ABSTRACT For a sound understanding of biological diversity, it is not only important to identify species and recall their names, but to be able to distinguish between organisms based on a range of characteristic traits. However, whether flower or leaf characteristics are more important in identifying plant species and whether colour illustrations in identification books are more helpful than black and white ones is largely unexplored. With the help of a mobile eye-tracking device and pictures from two plant identification books, this study aimed to contribute to filling this knowledge gap. Thirty student teachers, all undergraduates in biology, were shown two freshly picked wildflowers (Medicago sativa and Echium vulgare) and asked to select the corresponding illustration from each of four plants on an identification sheet, which was either in colour or in black and white. For both plants, the number of fixations, and positively correlated fixation duration, were significantly higher for the flower than the leaf part. Although flowers and leaves were fixated longer and more frequently in the black-and-white illustrations, correct identifications were more likely with the coloured identification sheets. The results indicate that colour illustrations and sorting by flower characteristics are particularly helpful in identification aids for undergraduate students.

Alocasia sakonakhonensis (Araceae), a new species from northeastern Thailand.

Alocasia sakonakhonensis Chatan & Promprom (Araceae), a new species from northeastern Thailand, is described and illustrated. It is clearly different from other previously known species by leaves, spathe, ovary, sterile interstice, synandria, and appendix. Color illustrations, and a distribution map are provided, as well as comparative morphological characters about its similar species. The preliminary conservation status assessment of the new species was presented.

Studies on Neotropical Phasmatodea XXVI: Taxonomic review of Cladomorformia tax. n., a lineage of Diapheromerinae stick insects, with the descriptions of seven new genera and 41 new species (Phasmatodea: Occidophasmata: Diapheromerinae)

Studies on Neotropical Phasmatodea XXVI: Taxonomic review of Cladomorformia tax. n., a lineage of Diapheromerinae stick insects, with the descriptions of seven new genera and 41 new species (Phasmatodea: Occidophasmata: Diapheromerinae)

New species, Hoya sungwookii (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), from southern Vietnam

A new species, Hoya sungwookii, discovered in southern Vietnam near Nha Trang Town (Khanh Hoa Province) is described and illustrated. It belongs to the type section of the genus and is distinguished from the morphologically closest H. ablongacutifolia (= H. graveolens) in glabrous pedicels, smaller flower 1.1–1.4 cm across, greenish ciliate calyx, corolla abaxially light green, small green to dark green corona 4.5–5 mm in diameter, 1.6–1.8 mm tall, small, 2–2.2 mm long, corona segments, and short corona segment inner angle, not exceeding anthers. Additionally, data on ecology, phenology, distribution of newly described species are presented, as well as its evaluated conservation status and color illustrations. Taking into consideration our new data, the genus in Vietnam currently includes 45 species.

Parents' and nurses' affective perception of a pictorial intervention in a pediatric hospital environment: Quasi-experimental design pre-post-testing

Background/aimThe humanization of the hospital environment of pediatric departments represents an area of research and intervention on improving the quality of life for hospitalized patients, but also that one of relatives and health professionals. The aim of the study was to test, in a sample of nurses and hospitalized children's parents, whether the pictorial intervention impacted the perceptions of affective qualities of hospital environment. MethodsThis quasi-experimental design study investigated the effects of a pictorial humanization intervention which consisted of some naturalistic and colorful illustrations in the corridor of two pediatric wards of an Italian hospital. A total of 425 parents of hospitalized children and 80 nurses were asked to complete the Italian version of the “Scale of measurement of the affective qualities of places” in two different moments: 1) before the pictorial intervention and 2) three months after its implementation. ResultsFor all participants (parents and nurses), results showed a significant effect of pictorial intervention with the four positive dimensions investigated (Relaxing, Exciting, Pleasant, and Stimulating) reporting higher scores after being performed it, and with the four negative dimensions (Distressing, Gloomy, Unpleasant, Sleepy) showing lower scores. ConclusionsData suggest that the pictorial intervention could be particularly useful to create more welcoming hospital environments, reducing distress levels from hospitalized patients, but also of relatives and healthcare professionals. Implications to practicePictorial interventions improve the emotional atmosphere in pediatric healthcare settings. Integrating visual elements related to care and healing enhances user experience, creating a more welcoming environment.

Aspidistra pentagona (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), a new species from northern Vietnam

This paper continues the publication of Aspidistra species newly discovered in the flora of Vietnam. It includes an illustrated description of A. pentagona, found in the northern part of the country. Detailed analytical color illustrations, data on morphology and ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution and expected conservation status are provided for the discovered species.

Novelties in Aspidistra (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae) with erect stems in the flora of Vietnam: A. quanii, a new species, and A. erecta, a new national record

The paper reports two species of Aspidistra newly discovered in the flora of Vietnam. It includes a description of A. quanii, a species new to science found in the central part of the country and information on four locations of A. erecta in northern Vietnam, a species known earlier only in southern China. The studied species are remarkable for having elongate, more or less erect stems. For both species, detailed analytical colour illustrations, data on morphology, ecology, phenology, tentative relationships, distribution, and provisional conservation status are provided. Additionally, we provide new data on shoot system of A. globosa, a species morphologically close to A. quanii.

A new species of Sumapazomyia Fogaa, Couri, Prez & de Carvalho (Diptera: Muscidae) from Colombia.

Sumapazomyia Fogaa et al. 2019, is a monotypic Andean genus from the Colombian Andes. Here we described one new species of Sumapazomyia from Colombia, namely Sumapazomyia quimbaya sp. nov. (type-locality: Risaralda, Otn, Quimbaya, Santuario de Fauna y Flora Otn Quimbaya), and an identification key to segregate the two species, including color images and illustrations of male and female terminalia is given. The distribution of the two species is mapped.

Description of a new species of the Petrolisthesgalathinus complex from the Caribbean Sea, and resurrection of Petrolisthesoccidentalis from the East Pacific (Crustacea, Anomura, Porcellanidae).

The Petrolisthesgalathinus complex currently consists of six American species distributed in the West Atlantic, including the amphi-American P.galathinus. All species in the complex are similar in their adult morphology but differ in colour, size, larval morphology, and shape of the adult sternal plate. The West Atlantic species have different geographic ranges, which overlap in the southern Caribbean. Previously published molecular data support the monophyly of the complex, and the reciprocal monophyly of each described species and further clades corresponding to different colour morphs. Here, the morph P.caribensis "Blue" is described as Petrolisthescoeruleussp. nov., and Petrolisthesoccidentalis is formally resurrected for the Pacific individuals of P.galathinus. By adding these two species to the P.galathinus complex, this now consists of eight species. Colour illustrations of all species and colour morphs are provided and their geographic distributions and ecological ranges are discussed and updated.

Book by V.A. Klevno, V.V. Frolov and I.A. Frolova “Forensic medical assessment of traumatic brain injury” as an addition to the textbook on forensic medicine: Review

This review contains an overview of the textbook “Forensic medical assessment of traumatic brain injury” published in “Practical Medicine” by V.A. Klevno, V.V. Frolova, and I.A. Frolova. The review emphasized the importance of the peer-reviewed publication for modern medicine and content of the main sections devoted to the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury, revealed the main mechanisms of traumatic effects for causing traumatic brain injury and brain damage both with well-studied impression, compression, inertial trauma, and with impulse action, and emphasized the importance of defining the concept of traumatic brain injury, disclosure, and systematization of the concept of “damaging factors.” set out in the first five sections. The review also noted the importance of practical forensic experts’ knowledge of traumatic isolated subdural hematoma and chronic subdural hematoma, including the pathogenesis of its development and macroscopic signs in Sections 6 and 7 of the textbook. The review also evaluated the important role of practical recommendations on the rules for the collection and referral of biological materials for forensic histological examination, examples of the design of a forensic medical diagnosis, a medical death certificate, and conclusions for various types of traumatic brain injury. A detailed list of literary sources is provided, which presents the names of the most authoritative experts on the problem under consideration, as well as a glossary that is important for the unification and uniform understanding of the terms and concepts used. The review emphasizes the high quality of the book’s design, convenience for readers of the chosen publication format, and rich color schemes and illustrations. The analysis shows that the reviewed textbook contains the main information on traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhages to date, which gives readers a full understanding of this problem, interests them with the need to understand complex and controversial issues and study the works referred to by the authors, which will undoubtedly improve the understanding of the complex mechanisms of various types of traumatic brain injury and the quality conducted forensic medical examinations. The textbook is extremely relevant, modern, and designed at a high level and contains comprehensive information for the training processes and use in the work of most medical specialists. The review concluded with a statement of hope that Vladimir Alexandrovic et al. will not stop there and will release a full-fledged manual on the forensic diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, with a more detailed classification and content that meets modern scientific and practical needs.

«Красный плафон» в дальнем зале Игнатиевской пещеры: новая документация

In 1980, V.T. Petrin, S.E. Chairkin and V.N. Shirokov discovered Upper Paleolithic images in Ignatievskaya Cave. Valery Petrin's expedition was exploring the site from 1980 to 1986. Since 1995, Vladimir Shirokov has been continuously researching the cave. The final monograph by Valery Petrin was issued in Russian in 1992 and displayed only black & white photographs, contact copies and sketches of ancient drawings made with a scale grid. Later in 1997, this monograph was published overseas in French and complemented with several additional color photographs. Since 1995, shooting color negative and positive films has become more affordable. A selection of a significant number of frame-by-frame slides by V.N. Shirokov and V.E. Shchelinsky from Ignatievskaya, Kapova and Muradymovskaya 2 caves was published in Germany in 1999 as a book about Paleolithic rock art of the Southern Urals. In Russia in 2013, a monograph with color illustrations was published to tell about the decorated Southern Ural caves of the Upper Paleolithic. However, it displayed only the results of time-lapse photography. Significant sections, such as the Red Panel and the Black Panel (names given by V.T. Petrin) from the Far Hall of the cave, were copied from the sketches using a scale grid. Currently, the shortcomings of these copies can be corrected by combining time-lapse mosaic and photogrammetric surveys of the ceiling sections in Far Hall of Ignatievskaya Cave. The ‘panel’ on the ceiling should be names ‘plafond’, therefore the article suggests changing the name of the Red Panel to the Red Plafond. Graphic patterns and graphic units were counted in this location of the ceiling of the Far Hall. In total, according to the new documentation, there are 163 graphic units on the Red Plafond. In 2018 a Canon D6 camera with a Tokina 16-28/F2,8 lens was used to make photographs. The interior and drawings in the Far Hall were illuminated by LED panels that do not emit thermal radiation. Better visualization of the pictorial patterns and their color filtering was ensured with Adobe Photoshop® and ImageJ with the DStretch® plugin.