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2. Exploring mitogenome evolution in Branchiopoda (Crustacea) lineages reveals gene order rearrangements in Cladocera
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Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, and Mantovani, Barbara
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- 2022
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3. Enigmatic and extravagant genitalia in the spider genus Mastigusa (Araneae, Cybaeidae) - a taxonomic revision
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Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, Scharff, Nikolaj, Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, and Scharff, Nikolaj
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Mastigusa is a genus of small palearctic spiders that has recently been moved to the family Cybaeidae after the first inclusion of the genus in a phylogenetic matrix. Three species are currently recognised: M. arietina, M. lucifuga and M. macrophthalma. The status and delimitation, though, has always been problematic due to inconsistency in the characters used to discriminate between these, leading to great confusion in identity and distribution. We present a detailed morphological redescription of the genus and a taxonomic revision of the included species by the combined use of morphological data and molecular species-delimitation techniques based on the mitochondrial COI gene. The status of the three currently described species has been reevaluated and Mastigusa diversa was revalidated based on material from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and the United Kingdom. The distribution of Mastigusa species is updated based on novel taxonomic considerations, and comments on the natural history and ecological differences observed in the species are provided., Mastigusa is a genus of small palearctic spiders that has recently been moved to the family Cybaeidae after the first inclusion of the genus in a phylogenetic matrix. Three species are currently recognised: M. arietina, M. lucifuga and M. macrophthalma. The status and delimitation, though, has always been problematic due to inconsistency in the characters used to discriminate between these, leading to great confusion in identity and distribution. We present a detailed morphological redescription of the genus and a taxonomic revision of the included species by the combined use of morphological data and molecular species-delimitation techniques based on the mitochondrial COI gene. The status of the three currently described species has been reevaluated and Mastigusa diversa was revalidated based on material from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and the United Kingdom. The distribution of Mastigusa species is updated based on novel taxonomic considerations, and comments on the natural history and ecological differences observed in the species are provided. ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AAD3FAED-440F-4295-B458-455B1D913F81
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4. First record of the genus Thyreosthenius (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from the Iberian Peninsula with notes on the host preference of the myrmecophilic T. biovatus
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Castellucci, Filippo, primary, Schifani, Enrico, additional, García, Fede, additional, Luchetti, Andrea, additional, and Scharff, Nikolaj, additional
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- 2023
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5. A new trans-Ionian spider species for the Italian fauna: Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 (Araneae, Salticidae)
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Castellucci, Filippo, Castellucci, Filippo, Caroli, Monica, Simeon, Enrico, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Piccinini, Andrea, Luchetti, Andrea, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, Castellucci, Filippo, Castellucci, Filippo, Caroli, Monica, Simeon, Enrico, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Piccinini, Andrea, Luchetti, Andrea, and Legittimo, Carlo Maria
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The salticid spider Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920, until now only known from Greece, is for the first time recorded in Italy. Observations on ecology and behavior are also reported and pictures of its habitus and genitalia are provided. Furthermore, the first DNA barcode sequence for H. graecum is produced and made publicly available. The species has been observed in Puglia, in South-Eastern Italy, and a trans-Ionian dispersal pattern is most likely the cause of its presence both in Greece and Southern Italy, as reported for other taxa with similar distribution in different animal groups. 
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- 2022
6. First record of the genus Thyreosthenius (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from the Iberian Peninsula with notes on the host preference of the myrmecophilic T. biovatus
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Castellucci, Filippo, Schifani, Enrico, García, Fede, Luchetti, Andrea, Scharff, Nikolaj, Castellucci, Filippo, Schifani, Enrico, García, Fede, Luchetti, Andrea, and Scharff, Nikolaj
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The presence of the spider genus Thyreosthenius Simon, 1884 (Linyphiidae) is for the first time confirmed in the Iberian Peninsula with an observation of the myrmecophile species T. biovatus (O. Pickard Cambridge, 1875). Four adult females and two sub-adult male specimens were collected inside mound nests belonging to the red wood ant species Formica lugubris Zetterstedt, 1838 in the Aragon and Catalonia regions of Spain. This represents the second known record of an occurrence of T. biovatus in association with F. lugubris, and the first for Continental Europe. In addition, the existing information on the host preference of this species is reviewed and discussed in relation to the new data from the Spanish Pyrenees.
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- 2023
7. Taxonomy, phylogeography and myrmecophily of the spider genus Mastigusa (Araneae, Cybaeidae)
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Luchetti, Andrea, Scharff, Nikolaj, Castellucci, Filippo <1993>, Luchetti, Andrea, Scharff, Nikolaj, and Castellucci, Filippo <1993>
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The genus Mastigusa Menge, 1854 includes small entelegyne spiders represented by extant and fossil species presenting characteristic features in male and female genitalia. The genus has a palearctic distribution, being present in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, and shows ecological plasticity, with free-living, cave- dwelling and myrmecophile populations. The taxonomic history of the genus has been problematic, both regarding its phylogenetic placement and the delimitation of the species it includes. Three extant species are currently recognized, but the characters used to discriminate them have been inconsistent, leading to confusion about their identification and distribution. In the present thesis we addressed the taxonomic issues regarding Mastigusa by combining molecular and morphological data in an integrative taxonomy approach. For the first time, we included the genus in a molecular phylogenetic matrix solving a long going debate regarding its familiar placement, obtaining a well-supported placement in the family Cybaeidae. We used multi-locus molecular phylogenetic and DNA barcoding techniques as a starting point for identifying divergent lineages within the genus and revise the taxonomic status of the three known Mastigusa species, identifying a new species from the Iberian Peninsula, Algeria and the United Kingdom: M. raimondi sp. n. This taxonomic revision allowed a phylogeographic and ecological study of Mastigusa across its distribution range, carried out using phylogenetics and ecological niche modelling techniques, aiming at a comparison of the lifestyles and ecological requirements of the different species on a geographic scale. The Italian Alps were finally used as a testing ground for investigating the ecology and host preference of myrmecophile Mastigusa arietina populations living in association with ant species belonging to the Formica rufa species group. Spiders were found in association with five different Formica species, demonstrat
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8. Taxonomy, Phylogeography AND Myrmecophily of the Spider Genus Mastigusa (Araneae, Cybaeidae
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Castellucci, Filippo and Castellucci, Filippo
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The spider genus Mastigusa Menge, 1854 includes small (3 - 4.4 mm) entelegyne spiders represented by extant as well as fossil species that present characteristic features in the male and female genitalia. The genus has a palearctic distribution being present in Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, and shows ecological plasticity, with free-living, cave-dwelling and myrmecophile populations known. The taxonomic history of the genus has been problematic, both regarding its phylogenetic placement and the number and delimitation of the species it includes. Three extant species are currently recognized: M. arietina (Thorell, 1871), M. lucifuga (Simon, 1898) and M. macrophthalma (Kulczyński, 1897), but the characters used to discriminate them have been inconsistent, leading to confusion about their identification and distribution. In the present thesis we addressed the taxonomic issues regarding Mastigusa by combining molecular and morphological data in an integrative taxonomy approach. For the first time, we included the genus in a molecular phylogenetic matrix solving a long going debate regarding its familiar placement, obtaining a well-supported placement in the family Cybaeidae, in a sister group relationship with the genus Cryphoeca Thorell, 1870. We used multi-locus molecular phylogenetic and DNA barcoding techniques as a starting point for identifying divergent lineages within the genus and revise the taxonomic status of the known Mastigusa species, identifying a new species from the Iberian Peninsula, Algeria and the United Kingdom, M. raimondi sp. n. This taxonomic revision allowed a phylogeographic and ecological study of Mastigusa within its distribution range, carried out using molecular phylogenetics and ecological niche modelling techniques, aiming at a comparison of the lifestyles and ecological requirements of the different species on a geographic scale. The Italian Alps were finally used as a testing ground for investigating the ecology and host pref
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- 2023
9. Molecular Systematics and Phylogenetics of the Spider Genus Mastigusa Menge, 1854 (Araneae, Cybaeidae)
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Castellucci, Filippo, primary, Scharff, Nikolaj, additional, and Luchetti, Andrea, additional
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- 2023
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10. First records of Anagraphis ochracea (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) for continental Italy and Sicily with new observations on its myrmecophilous lifestyle
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Lenzini, Luigi, primary, Castellucci, Filippo, additional, Poso, Mattia, additional, Kulczycki, Alessandro, additional, Simeon, Enrico, additional, Greco, Gabriele, additional, Piccinini, Andrea, additional, and Legittimo, Carlo Maria, additional
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- 2022
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11. A new trans-Ionian spider species for the Italian fauna: Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 (Araneae, Salticidae)
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Castellucci, Filippo, primary, Caroli, Monica, additional, Simeon, Enrico, additional, Kulczycki, Alessandro, additional, Piccinini, Andrea, additional, Luchetti, Andrea, additional, and Legittimo, Carlo Maria, additional
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12. First records of Anagraphis ochracea (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) for continental Italy and Sicily with new observations on its myrmecophilous lifestyle
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Lenzini, Luigi, Castellucci, Filippo, Poso, Mattia, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Simeon, Enrico, Greco, Gabriele, Piccinini, Andrea, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, Lenzini, Luigi, Castellucci, Filippo, Poso, Mattia, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Simeon, Enrico, Greco, Gabriele, Piccinini, Andrea, and Legittimo, Carlo Maria
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In the present study we describe and discuss for the first time the peculiar myrmecophilous habits of Anagraphis ochracea (L. Koch, 1867) and its strong association with the ant species Messor ibericus Santschi, 1931. The study is based on behavioural observations carried out both in the field and in captivity, and sheds light on the lifestyle of this poorly studied and rarely observed species. We also recorded the presence of A. ochracea on continental Italy and Sicily for the first time; provide a brief overview of its taxonomical history and present photographs of adult and juvenile specimens, the egg sac and the copulatory organs of both sexes. Finally, we provide a DNA-barcode (COI) for A. ochracea, which is the first for the genus Anagraphis as well.
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13. A new trans-Ionian spider species for the Italian fauna:Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920 (Araneae, Salticidae)
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Castellucci, Filippo, Caroli, Monica, Simeon, Enrico, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Piccinini, Andrea, Luchetti, Andrea, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, Castellucci, Filippo, Caroli, Monica, Simeon, Enrico, Kulczycki, Alessandro, Piccinini, Andrea, Luchetti, Andrea, and Legittimo, Carlo Maria
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The salticid spider Habrocestum graecum Dalmas, 1920, until now only known from Greece, is for the first time recorded in Italy. Observations on ecology and behavior are also reported and pictures of its habitus and genitalia are provided. Furthermore, the first DNA barcode sequence for H. graecum is produced and made publicly available. The species has been observed in Puglia, in South-Eastern Italy, and a trans-Ionian dispersal pattern is most likely the cause of its presence both in Greece and Southern Italy, as reported for other taxa with similar distribution in different animal groups.
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- 2022
14. New association between red wood ant species (Formica rufa group) and the myrmecophilic spiders Mastigusa arietina and Thyreosthenius biovatus
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Castellucci, Filippo, Schifani, Enrico, Luchetti, Andrea, Scharff, Nikolaj, Castellucci, Filippo, Schifani, Enrico, Luchetti, Andrea, and Scharff, Nikolaj
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Ants belonging to the Formica rufa species group, counting 10 representatives in Europe, are often referred to as red wood ants (RWAs). These dominant, mound building species are known to host in their nests an extremely diverse fauna of associated myrmecophilic arthropods, among which are the two W-Palaearctic spider species Mastigusa arietina (Thorell 1871) and Thyreosthenius biovatus (O. Pickard-Cambridge 1875). The actual host range of these spiders within the Formica rufa group is little known, due to the taxonomic uncertainties that have characterized RWAs in the past. We conducted a large-scale survey for assessing the occurrence of both spider species in association with different RWAs, with a focus on an accurate identification of the ant species. We recorded co-occurrence data for 5 European representatives of the Formica rufa group, and we reported for the first time on the co-occurrence of M. arietina with Formica aquilonia Yarrow 1955, Formica lugubris Zetterstedt 1838 and Formica paralugubris Seifert 1996, and of T. biovatus with F. aquilonia. We found no association between the rate of presence/absence of the two spiders and host ant species or sampling localities, which suggests a non-selective exploitation of RWA hosts by the two myrmecophilic spiders.
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15. Colobopsis imitans Schifani, Giannetti, Csősz, Castellucci, Luchetti, Castracani, Spotti, Mori & Grasso, 2022, SP. NOV
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Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Csősz, Sándor, Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, Castracani, Cristina, Spotti, Fiorenza A., Mori, Alessandra, and Grasso, Donato A.
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Insecta ,Arthropoda ,Animalia ,Biodiversity ,Colobopsis ,Hymenoptera ,Formicidae ,Colobopsis imitans ,Taxonomy - Abstract
COLOBOPSIS IMITANS SP. NOV. Zoobank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6B513EC6-6319-406F-97D0-82C0EF67E626 Etymology: imitans is the present participle of the Latin verb imitor, meaning ‘imitating’, and is here used in apposition. It refers to the interpretation that this species resembles Cr. scutellaris. Type series: One holotype worker (Fig. 10) and 14 paratype workers from Mondello, Sicily (Italy), 38.1953, 13.3354, 5 m, 14.X.2018, E. Schifani leg. The holotype is stored in the Hungarian Natural History Museum collection. Worker description: Morphometric indexes are shown in Table 2. Subrectangular head, rounded on all sides. A straight, central furrow runs from the frontal triangle to the level where the frontal carinae end. Large eyes, extremely reduced ocelli. Antennae of 12 segments, without a distinct antennal club. Pronotum significantly wider than the rest of the mesosoma. In lateral profile, pronotum and mesonotum gently convex, propodeum profile often showing a central concavity, thus having a saddle-like appearance. Petiolar scale profile anteriorly roundly concave and posteriorly straight, its dorsal crest excavated in frontal view. Well-visible promesonotal and mesoepinotal sutures, as well as metathoracic and propodeal spiracles. All legs with well-developed tibial spurs, more so in the anterior legs, which are characterized by strikingly large femurs (identical to Co. truncata, function unknown). Pigmentation as described in the CSL model. Fine alveolate to areolate sculpture covering the whole body and appendages. Few erect hairs near the posterior margin of the vertex, between the frons and on the clypeus, and few others on the gaster tergites. See Figures 1, 8, 10, 13. Soldier (= phragmotic major worker) description: Measurements (two specimens from Sicily): CL = 1327, 1419; CW = 1262, 1470; SL = 865, 942; ML = 1752, 1774; MW = 921, 1103; EW = 264, 331; EL = 409, 459; CS = 1294, 1444; CL/CW = 0.96, 1.05; SL/CS = 0.65, 0.67; ML/CS = 1.23, 1.35. Large cylindrical phragmotic head, and a flattened anterior part formed by the mandibles, part of the clypeus and of the genae. Characterized by strong areolaterugose sculpture and dense coverage of short thick erect hairs in the distalmost half. Rest of the shape, sculpture and pigmentation generally similar to the worker but white dots or stripe on the first gastral tergite sometimes evident. See Figure 10. Queen description: Measurements (three specimens from Sicily): CL = 1437–1531; CW = 1281–1406; SL = 1156–1218; ML = 2687–3031; MW = 1281–1312; EW = 325–362; EL = 525–537; CS = 1359–1468; CL/ CW = 1.08–1.11; SL/CS = 0.83–0.87; ML/CS = 1.93– 2.22. Large phragmotic head, similar to the soldier in shape and size (despite larger body size), but well-developed ocelli, much larger eyes and much longer scapi. Immediately distinguishable by the larger, dorsally flatter mesosoma, which is largely unsculptured and shiny. Propodeum profile similar to the end of soldiers’ propodeum. Head red, as in the worker, but the mesosoma is brownish and the white dots or stripe on the first gaster tergite are/is evident. See Figure 11. Male description: Measurements (three specimens from Sicily): CL = 875–1093; CW = 781–1000; SL = 937–1001; ML = 2281–2437; MW = 1062–1218; EW = 300–387; EL = 462–525; CS = 828–1046; CL/ CW = 1.09–1.17; SL/CS = 0.92–1.20; ML/CS = 2.32– 2.75. Small, subrectangular head with large ocelli and large eyes protruding laterally. Toothless mandibles. Relatively large mesosoma, propodeum more gently rounded than in queens or workers. Low, round petiolar node. Weak sculpture, shiny mesosoma. Hairy mandibles, other hairs on clypeus and gaster. Entire body ferruginous or brownish, gaster blackish. See Figure 11. Genitalia as in Figure 12. Diagnosis: Generally easy to determine on the basis of worker material due to strong chromatic differentiation from Co. truncata and allopatric distribution (although further investigation is required for possible contact regions in southern Iberia and southern Italy). Some small worker specimens may appear almost completely black, therefore lacking the typical chromatic pattern; workers with entirely red mesosoma seldom observed. Tentative identifications of isolated soldier or queen specimens should be much more cautious, although their chromatic appearance may sometimes appear to be explicit. The low number of males and the lack of particularly evident distinctive characters from Co. truncata do not allow a safe species-level identification of this caste based on morphology. As for workers, the morphometric linear discriminant function provided in the Results section should help with dubious cases, including decoloured specimens. Finally, DNA barcoding, which can be used for the same purpose and can also be employed on the other castes, shows relatively low error rate but may present risks due to the polyphyletic pattern that we observed. Biological, ecological and phenological notes: Relatively thermophilous; occurring in Sicily from a few meters above sea level to at least 1015 m elevation, ascending up to 1290 m a.s.l. in Morocco, and so far known from coastal lowland areas in Spain. Probably common but also heavily under-recorded due to its cryptic arboreal lifestyle, low colony population (most-likely monogynous), effective mimicry and long periods of inactivity during the most arid and coldest times of the year. Workers and soldiers are unlikely to descend to the ground but were observed to do so at least once, following a sparsely populated Cr. scutellaris trail. Soldiers, in general, are difficult to find outside the nest and are usually seen acting as gatekeepers of the nest entrance. Founding queens were observed to do the same. Nests are hidden in minute holes on the dead parts of arboreal trunks, where Co. imitans often seems to act as secondary user of cavities excavated by xylophagous insects. It exploits Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) oak galls as nests [occupying about 15% of galls collected in Bosco della Ficuzza (Sicily) in a recent survey, authors’ unpublished data], in a similar way to Co. truncata (see: Giannetti et al., 2019, 2021; Fürjes- Mikó et al., 2020). Polydomy appears probable due to repeated findings of groups of workers with no queen within oak-galls. Nesting observed on several diverse plant species, including at least: Citrus reticulata Blanco, Ci. sinensis (L.) Osbeck, Laurus nobilis L., Olea europaea L., Quercus ilex L., Q. pubescens -group, Q. suber L., Pyrus communis L. and Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) W.T.Aiton. Dense populations appear to have been found in old Citrus orchards, relatively sparse cork oak (Q. suber) woods and also in deciduous oak forests. However, Co. imitans occurs in a broad range of habitats, from cities to agricultural lands to natural forest habitats, but information available has so far been insufficient to depict a satisfactory picture of habitat preferences. Despite the earlier claim by Carpintero et al. (2005), there is currently no evidence backing the fascinating hypothesis that C. imitans foundress queens prefer trees hosting Cr. scutellaris to found their colonies. A focused investigation on this topic would be interesting. Nuptial flights for Co. imitans occur approximately in the same period as Co. truncata (alates in Sicily observed from June 30 to July 13, N = 5, see Supporting Information, File S1). Winged queens and males were repeatedly seen to be attracted by artificial light at night., Published as part of Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Csősz, Sándor, Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, Castracani, Cristina, Spotti, Fiorenza A., Mori, Alessandra & Grasso, Donato A., 2022, Is mimicry a diversification-driver in ants? Biogeography, ecology, ethology, genetics and morphology define a second West-Palaearctic Colobopsis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), pp. 1424-1450 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 194 on pages 1434-1436, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab035, http://zenodo.org/record/6458220, {"references":["Giannetti D, Castracani C, Spotti FA, Mori A, Grasso DA. 2019. Gall-colonizing ants and their role as plant defenders: from ' bad job' to ' useful service'. Insects 10: 392.","Giannetti D, Mandrioli M, Schifani E, Castracani C, Spotti F, Mori A, Grasso DA. 2021. First report of the acrobat ant Crematogaster scutellaris storing live aphids inside its oak-gall nests. Insects 12: 108.","Carpintero S, Reyes-Lopez J, De Reyna LA. 2005. Impact of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) on an arboreal ant community in Donana National Park, Spain. Biodiversity & Conservation 14: 151 - 163."]}
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16. Is mimicry a diversification-driver in ants? Biogeography, ecology, ethology, genetics and morphology define a second West-Palaearctic Colobopsis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
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Schifani, Enrico, primary, Giannetti, Daniele, additional, Csősz, Sándor, additional, Castellucci, Filippo, additional, Luchetti, Andrea, additional, Castracani, Cristina, additional, Spotti, Fiorenza A, additional, Mori, Alessandra, additional, and Grasso, Donato A, additional
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- 2021
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17. First record of Amblypygi from Italy:Charinus ioanniticus (Charinidae)
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Colla, Andrea, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, Castellucci, Filippo, Simeon, Enrico, De Miranda, Gustavo Silva, Colla, Andrea, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, Castellucci, Filippo, Simeon, Enrico, and De Miranda, Gustavo Silva
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Abstract The arachnid order Amblypygi is recorded for the first time in Italy, with the species Charinus ioanniticus (Kritscher, 1959). An isolated reproductive population was found in an underground air-raid shelter dating back to World War II below the city centre of Trieste. This represents the second record of this parthenogenetic species in continental Europe and also its westernmost known population.
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18. Castellucci, Filippo
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Castellucci, Filippo and Castellucci, Filippo
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19. First record of Amblypygi from Italy: Charinus ioanniticus (Charinidae)
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Colla, Andrea, primary, Legittimo, Carlo Maria, additional, Castellucci, Filippo, additional, Simeon, Enrico, additional, and de Miranda, Gustavo Silva, additional
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- 2020
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20. Is mimicry a diversification-driver in ants? Biogeography, ecology, ethology, genetics and morphology define a second West-Palaearctic Colobopsis species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
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Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Csősz, Sándor, Castellucci, Filippo, Luchetti, Andrea, Castracani, Cristina, Spotti, Fiorenza A, Mori, Alessandra, and Grasso, Donato A
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ANT colonies ,ANIMAL behavior ,ANTS ,HYMENOPTERA ,GENETICS ,SPECIES ,ANT behavior - Abstract
The West-Palaearctic Colobopsis ant populations have long been considered a single species (Colobopsis truncata). We studied the diversity of this species by employing a multidisciplinary approach and combining data from our surveys, museum and private collections, and citizen science platforms. As a result, we have revealed the existence of a second species, which we describe as Colobopsis imitans sp. nov. , distributed allopatrically from Co. truncata and living in the Maghreb, Sicily and southern Iberia. While the pigmentation of Co. truncata is reminiscent of Dolichoderus quadripunctatus , that of Co. imitans is similar to Crematogaster scutellaris , with which Co. imitans lives in close spatial association, and whose foraging trails it habitually follows, similar to Camponotus lateralis and other ant-mimicking ants. The isolation between Co. imitans and Co. truncata seems to have occurred relatively recently because of significant, yet not extreme, morphometric differentiation, and to mtDNA polyphyly. Both Co. imitans and Co. truncata appear to employ mimicry of an unpalatable or aggressive ant species as an important defensive strategy; this 'choice' of a different model species is motivated by biogeographic reasons and appears to act as a critical evolutionary driver of their diversification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Raccomandazioni cliniche in odontostomatologia
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Enrico Gherlone, Silvia Allegrini, Susanna Annibali, Luigi Baggi, Ersilia Barbato, Antonio Barone, Elio Berutti, Giovanni Braga, Roberto Branchi, Franco Brenna, Alfonso Caiazzo, Vincenzo Campanella, Giuseppina Campisi, Guglielmo Campus, Paolo Capparé, Santo Catapano, Francesca Cattoni, Arnaldo Castellucci, Filippo Cazzulani, Marco Cicciù, Leonardo Ciocca, Giancarlo Cordasco, Elisabetta Cotti, Paola Cozza, Luca Dal Carlo, Giulio Del Mastro, Claudio De Nuccio, Federico De Nuccio, Roberto Deli, Carlo Di Paolo, Raffaella Docimo, Stefano Eramo, Giampietro Farronato, Pietro Ferrante, Marco Ferrari, Francesco Ferrini, Fausto Fiorile, Pierluigi Floris, Alberto Fonzar, Federica Fonzar, Mario Gabriele, Massimo Gagliani, Giuseppe Gallina, Livio Gallottini, Gabriella Galluccio, Gianfranco Gassino, Giorgio Gastaldi, Claudio Gatti, Roberto Gatto, Michele Giannatempo, Simona Giani, Maria Rita Giuca, Michele Giuliani, Carlo Guastamacchia, Luigi Guida, Gregorio Laino, Luca Landi, Claudio Lanteri, Mario Lendini, Alberto Libero, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Lucio Lo Russo, Guido Maria Macaluso, Marco Magi, Alessandra Majorana, Vito Antonio Malagnino, Augusto Malentacca, Michele Manacorda, Giovanni Manes Gravina, Edoardo Manfredi, Daniele Manfredini, Francesco Mangani, Piero Alessandro Marcoli, Roberto Martina, Sergio Matarasso, Marco Meleti, Costanza Micarelli, Francesco Occipite Di Prisco, Marco Oddera, Giorgio Perfetti, Gabriele Piana, Paolo Picchioni, Andrea Pilloni, Roberto Pippi, Silvia Pizzi, Carlo Poggio, Bruno Pollifrone, Carmelo Pulella, Angelo Putignano, Eugenio Raimondo, Sandro Rengo, Francesco Riccitiello, Sebastiano Rosa, Roberto Rozza, Gilberto Sammartino, Andrea Sardella, Maria Teresa Sberna, Gehrard Konrad Seeberger, Marzia Segù, Roberto Spreafico, Eugenio Tanteri, Fabio Tosolin, Leonardo Trombelli, Mauro Venturi, Paolo Vigolo, Fernando Zarone, Vittorio Zavaglia, Silvia Zovi, and Enrico Gherlone, Silvia Allegrini, Susanna Annibali, Luigi Baggi, Ersilia Barbato, Antonio Barone, Elio Berutti, Giovanni Braga, Roberto Branchi, Franco Brenna, Alfonso Caiazzo, Vincenzo Campanella, Giuseppina Campisi, Guglielmo Campus, Paolo Capparé, Santo Catapano, Francesca Cattoni, Arnaldo Castellucci, Filippo Cazzulani, Marco Cicciù, Leonardo Ciocca, Giancarlo Cordasco, Elisabetta Cotti, Paola Cozza, Luca Dal Carlo, Giulio Del Mastro, Claudio De Nuccio, Federico De Nuccio, Giulio Del Mastro, Roberto Deli, Carlo Di Paolo, Raffaella Docimo, Stefano Eramo, Giampietro Farronato, Pietro Ferrante, Marco Ferrari, Francesco Ferrini, Fausto Fiorile, Pierluigi Floris, Alberto Fonzar, Federica Fonzar, Mario Gabriele, Massimo Gagliani, Giuseppe Gallina, Livio Gallottini, Gabriella Galluccio, Gianfranco Gassino, Giorgio Gastaldi, Claudio Gatti, Roberto Gatto, Michele Giannatempo, Simona Giani, Maria Rita Giuca, Michele Giuliani, Carlo Guastamacchia, Luigi Guida, Gregorio Laino, Luca Landi, Claudio Lanteri, Mario Lendini, Alberto Libero, Giuseppe Lo Giudice, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Lucio Lo Russo, Guido Maria Macaluso, Marco Magi, Alessandra Majorana, Vito Antonio Malagnino, Augusto Malentacca, Michele Manacorda, Giovanni Manes Gravina, Edoardo Manfredi, Daniele Manfredini, Francesco Mangani, Piero Alessandro Marcoli, Roberto Martina, Sergio Matarasso, Marco Meleti, Costanza Micarelli, Francesco Occipite Di Prisco, Marco Oddera, Giorgio Perfetti, Gabriele Piana, Paolo Picchioni, Andrea Pilloni, Roberto Pippi, Silvia Pizzi, Carlo Poggio, Bruno Pollifrone, Carmelo Pulella, Angelo Putignano, Eugenio Raimondo, Sandro Rengo, Francesco Riccitiello, Sebastiano Rosa, Roberto Rozza, Gilberto Sammartino, Andrea Sardella, Maria Teresa Sberna, Gehrard Konrad Seeberger, Marzia Segù, Roberto Spreafico, Eugenio Tanteri, Fabio Tosolin, Leonardo Trombelli, Mauro Venturi, Paolo Vigolo, Fernando Zarone, Vittorio Zavaglia, Silvia Zovi
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Raccomandazioni cliniche, odontostomatologia - Abstract
L’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità considera la salute orale come parte integrante, non solo dello stato di salute generale, ma anche della qualità della vita di ciascun individuo. In tale ottica, in accordo e con il sostegno del mondo professionale e della comunità scientifica di questo settore, le raccomandazioni cliniche in odontostomatologia contenute nel presente volume forniscono indicazioni e definiscono standard di intervento per la prevenzione e la cura delle più comuni patologie del cavo orale nonché per l’identificazione di percorsi terapeutici appropriati a supporto degli operatori pubblici e privati. Esse costituiscono, inoltre, uno strumento utile per mantenere alto il livello di qualità delle cure in questo periodo storico, nel quale, se da un lato crescono le opportunità tecniche di cura e la potenziale domanda delle stesse, dall’altro la riduzione delle risorse economiche a disposizione dei cittadini tende a limitare l’accesso all’offerta professionale privata e, al contempo, i processi di razionalizzazione dell’allocazione dei fondi nel SSN rendono più difficile l’accesso alle strutture pubbliche. L’individuazione di raccomandazioni cliniche chiaramente definite e rese pubbliche può facilitare la condivisione degli obiettivi e dei percorsi terapeutici tra odontoiatra e paziente, migliorare la comunicazione e, in ultima analisi, accrescere la fiducia sia nei riguardi del proprio specifico professionista che del “sistema delle cure” più in generale. La revisione delle “Raccomandazioni cliniche in odontostomatologia” si è resa necessaria in considerazione del cambiamento dell’evidenza scientifica, dell’immissione in commercio di nuovi materiali e dell’utilizzo di nuove tecnologie, specie in ambito protesico. Come per la precedente, alla realizzazione di questa edizione ha contribuito un ampio gruppo di docenti ed esperti delle singole branche odontoiatriche insieme alle più importanti e rappresentative Associazioni professionali e ai componenti della Commissione Albo Odontoiatri (CAO) nazionale.
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- 2017
22. Functionally-Graded Serrated Fangs Allow Spiders to Mechanically Cut Silk, Carbon and Kevlar Fibers.
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Greco G, Misseroni D, Castellucci F, Di Novo NG, and Pugno NM
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Before humans and allegedly any animal group, spiders developed "functionally graded toothed blades" that cut one of the toughest biological materials: silk. Here, this work reveals the importance of micro-structured serrations in spiders' fangs that allow these animals to cut silk and artificial high-performance fibers, such as carbon or Kevlar. The importance of serrations revolves around the stress concentration at the interface between the fang and the fibers, resulting in a cutting efficiency superior to that of a razor blade. This efficiency is increased by the presence of pretension in the fibers and is high also for fibers with different diameters like silk, because of the serration grading that allows a smart positioning of the fiber in the optimal cutting condition. This work proposes that when the silk fiber is grasped by the fang, it slides along the serrated edge till it gets locked in the serration with a comparable size, where the load to cut is minimal. These results provide a new perspective on cutting mechanisms and set the roots for spider fang-inspired cutting tools., (© 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Science published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)
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- 2024
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23. Enigmatic and extravagant genitalia in the spider genus Mastigusa (Araneae, Cybaeidae) - a taxonomic revision.
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Castellucci F, Luchetti A, and Scharff N
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- Animals, Female, Male, Electron Transport Complex IV genetics, Genitalia anatomy & histology, Phylogeny, Spiders classification, Spiders anatomy & histology, Spiders genetics
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Mastigusa is a genus of small palearctic spiders that has recently been moved to the family Cybaeidae after the first inclusion of the genus in a phylogenetic matrix. Three species are currently recognised: M. arietina , M. lucifuga and M. macrophthalma . The status and delimitation, though, has always been problematic due to inconsistency in the characters used to discriminate between these, leading to great confusion in identity and distribution. We present a detailed morphological redescription of the genus and a taxonomic revision of the included species by the combined use of morphological data and molecular species-delimitation techniques based on the mitochondrial COI gene. The status of the three currently described species has been reevaluated and Mastigusa diversa was revalidated based on material from the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and the United Kingdom. The distribution of Mastigusa species is updated based on novel taxonomic considerations, and comments on the natural history and ecological differences observed in the species are provided. ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AAD3FAED-440F-4295-B458-455B1D913F81.
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- 2024
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