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Schmidtinus annapurnensis Yin Kurbatov gen. et sp. nov. of the pselaphine tribe Batrisini is described from the Annapurna mountains of Nepal, with the habitus and major diagnostic features illustrated. The morphological features that distinguish Schmidtinus gen. nov. from related batrisine genera are discussed.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , NepalABSTRACT
Dendrolasiophilus subitus sp. nov. from the Russian Far East is described and illustrated. Some nomenclatural notes on the genus Dendrolasiophilus Nomura, 2010 are given.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , Asia, Eastern , RussiaABSTRACT
The widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of myopathies has made it possible to clarify the typical MRI pattern of dysferlinopathy. However, sufficient attention has not been given to the variability of MRI patterns in dysferlinopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients with the clinical manifestations of dysferlinopathy were examined. For all patients, creatine phosphokinase levels were measured and molecular genetics were examined. In two patients, immunohistochemical examinations of muscle biopsies were performed. MRI scanning was included T2 multi-slice multi-echo, T1 weighted, T2 weighted and Short Tau Inversion Recovery T2 weighted sequences. Quantitative and semi-quantitative evaluations of fatty replacement and swelling of the muscles were undertaken. RESULTS: Variability in the MRI patterns was lowest in the pelvis and leg muscles and highest in the thigh muscles. Three main types of MRI patterns were distinguished: posterior-dominant (80%), anterior-dominant (16%), and diffuse (4%). Among patients with the anterior-dominant pattern, the collagen-like variant (4%), proximal variant (4%) and pseudo-myositis (8%) were separately distinguished. CONCLUSIONS: Awareness of atypical MRI patterns in dysferlinopathy is important for increasing the efficiency of routine diagnostics and optimizing the search for causative gene mutations.
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Muscular Diseases , Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Muscle, Skeletal/diagnostic imaging , Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle/diagnostic imaging , Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle/geneticsABSTRACT
Faronus rica sp. nov. endemic to Malta is described and illustrated, and placed in the Faronus hispanus species group. Faronus rica sp. nov. is closely related to F. siculus Fiori, 1913, an endemic species to Sicily, and they can be distinguished based on morphological features highlighted in the present work.
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Coleoptera , Animals , Malta , SicilyABSTRACT
The only available specimen of Iniocyphus iheringi Raffray, 1912, type species of the type genus of the tribe Iniocyphini Inyocyphus Raffray, 1912, is redescribed and illustrated in detail. The original spelling of the species epithet iheringi is reinstated over jheringi, which was an incorrect subsequent spelling. The specimen examined is designate as the lectotype.
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Coleoptera , Animal Distribution , Animals , LanguageABSTRACT
The Sumatran genus Neodeuterus is revised, and the two included species are synonymized (i.e., N. admirandus = N. alter syn. n.). In addition, Borneodeuterus gen. n. is erected to accommodate B. sannio sp. n. from Borneo.
