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Book Reference Field guide to the brittle and basket stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of South Africa
Brittle and basket stars (ophiuroids) are one of five extant classes of the phylum Echinodermata and have a fossil record dating back almost 500 million years to the Early Ordovician. Today, they remain diverse and widespread, with over 260 described genera and 2,077 extant species globally (Stöhr et al. 2018), more than any other class of echinoderm. Ophiuroid species are found across all marine habitats from the intertidal shore to the abyss. In southern Africa, the ophiuroid fauna has been studied extensively by a number of authors and is relatively wellknown. The last published review of the southern African Ophiuroidea however was by Clark & Courtman-Stock in 1976. It included 101 species reported from within the boundaries of South Africa. In the 40 years since that publication the number of species has risen to 136. This identification guide includes a taxonomic key to all 136 species, and gives key references, istribution maps, diagnoses, scaled photographs (where possible), and a synthesis of known ecological and depth information for each. The guide is designed to be comprehensive, well illustrated and easy to use for both naturalists and professional biologists. Taxonomic terms, morphological characteristics and technical expressions are defined and described in detail, with illustrations to clarify some aspects of the terminology. A checklist of all species in the region is also included, and indicates which species are endemic (33), for which we report significant range extensions (23), which have been recorded as new to the South African fauna (28) since the previous monograph of Clark & Courtman-Stock (1976) and which have undergone taxonomic revisions since that time (28).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Book Reference Field guide to the pre-cleavage deformation and stratigraphy of the Jodoigne area: Cambrian slump deformation and evidence for the Asquempont detachment system along the N-side of the core of the Brabant Massif
This field guide gives an insight into the Lower Palaeozoic geology of the Geete outcrop area in the surroundings of Jodoigne. Five selected outcrops or groups of outcrops are visited. These are the northern Dongelberg Quarry at Dongelberg, the Les Fosses Quarry at Opprebais (Incourt), outcrops along the Rue du Maka at Jauchelette, outcrops along the Rue du Vieux Moulin at Jodoigne and the outcrop below the town hall at Jodoigne. In each case, a detailed description is provided of the lithology, lithostratigraphy and structural architecture, followed by remarks and interpretation. The geological observations from these field trip stops are used to illustrate lithological differences between the Blanmont Formation and the different facies of the Jodoigne Formation, to demonstrate the presence of steeply plunging and gently plunging folds, to illustrate the common occurrence of pre-cleavage folds, interpreted as slump folds, and to outline our arguments for the newly proposed stratigraphic position of the Jodoigne Formation. The cartographic proximity of the Lower Cambrian Blanmont Formation and the Middle to Upper Cambrian Jodoigne Formation is explained by means of the Asquempont Detachment System. The observations and their implications are placed in the broader context of the Belgian Lower Palaeozoic.
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Unpublished Reference First field campaign report linking the Scheldt to Rhine Thames Land project
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Article Reference First interception of the anthicid beetle Anthelephila caeruleipennis (La Ferté-Sénectère, 1847) in Belgium (Coleoptera: Anthicidae: Anthicinae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2018
Inproceedings Reference First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar
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Article Reference First observations in Belgium of the introduced ‘minute hooded beetle’ Arthrolips fasciata (Erichson, 1842) (Coleoptera: Corylophidae)
In September 2020 a specimen of the Corylophidae Arthrolips fasciata (Erichson, 1842) was discovered in mushrooms on decaying beech in a garden in Sint-Denijs-Westrem. In October 2020 a second specimen of this species was discovered in Beisbroek Sint-Andries Bruges also on decaying beech. These are the first records of the species in Belgium. Hence, we expect more Belgian records of this species in the near future. A species list of the Corylophidae known to occur in Belgium is given.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference First outdoor record of Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792) in Belgium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
We report the first observation of an outdoor nest of the ant species Crematogaster scutellaris (Olivier, 1792) in Belgium. In spring 2022, a nest of this species was discovered at Rood Klooster in Auderghem, Brussels Capital Region. Large and very active trails of workers were detected in a hedge and along the walls of a small building. The nest is probably already present several years and situated in the wooden construction of the building. Interactions with other ant species indicate that this new arrival will not immediately become an invasive problem for the local native ant fauna. We expect that more records of this species might be discovered in the near future in the neighborhood but also elsewhere in Belgium.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023
Article Reference First record of the invasive longhorn crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mt. Elgon, eastern Uganda
We report the first observation of the invasive longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) in the Mount Elgon region of eastern Uganda. About 43 000 ants were sampled in 256 locations throughout the Ugandan foot slopes of Mt. Elgon in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. We found P. longicornis in five locations in and around the town of Budadiri, Sironko district. The visual species identification was confirmed by COI gene-based DNA barcoding. That this species was found in only a small area suggests that it has only been recently introduced. The impact that P. longicornis will have on the local agricultural system or the biodiversity within the Mount Elgon National Park remains unclear. The Mt. Elgon region is a unique key biodiversity area where baseline data can be collected now to quantify the effects of P. longicornis as it increases its distribution within the region.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Article Reference First record of the myrmecophilous silverfish Atelura formicaria Heyden, 1855 in Belgium (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications
Article Reference First record of the sharpshooter leafhopper genus Spinctogonia Breddin, 1901 in Vietnam (Hemiptera: Membracoidea: Cicadellidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017