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New and poorly known Holarctic species of Boletina Staeger, 1840 (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)
2016
The genus Boletina is a species rich group of fungus gnats. Members of the genus are mainly known from temperate, boreal and arctic biomes. Phylogeny of the genus is still poorly resolved, dozens of species are insufficiently described and undescribed species are often discovered, especially from samples taken from the boreal zone. Four new species are described. Boletina valteri Salmela sp.n. (Finland), Boletina kullervoi Salmela sp.n. (Finland), B. hyperborea Salmela sp.n. (Finland, Norway, Sweden, Canada) and B. nuortti Salmela sp.n. (Finland). Boletina arctica Holmgren is redescribed and reported for the first time from the Canadian high arctic zone. Boletina borealis Zetterstedt and B.…
A new Neoplatyura Malloch from Finland (Diptera, Keroplatidae).
2014
The genus Neoplatyura Malloch is globally represented by 50 species, of which four are European species. In this article a new European Neoplatyura from Finland is described. The new species, Neoplatyura noorae Salmela, sp. n. is a dark brown species with tibial bristles arranged in rows. The new species is here reported from seven localities in Finnish Lapland. Based on available data, the new species occurs in mires, especially in calcareous rich fens.
Aspectes de la transitivitat en els inicis del català modern
2019
En aquest estudi de corpus hem volgut fer una primera aproximació a diversos aspectes de la transitivitat, entesa com a fenomen amb diversos vessants, en els textos corresponents a l’inici del català modern (segle XVII, amb un èmfasi especial en la primera meitat de segle). Hem tractat, concretament, el cas de diversos verbs que presenten un comportament vacil·lant entre l’ús transitiu i l’ús intransitiu, i ens hem acostat a aquest fenomen des del vessant del marcatge diferencial d’objecte, atès que aquest règim vacil·lant és un factor que pot crear confusió a l’hora d’analitzar l’extensió dels objectes directes introduïts per a (v. § 2). A continuació, i encara mantenint el marcatge difere…
Catalogue of the Diptera (Insecta) of Morocco— an annotated checklist, with distributions and a bibliography
2022
The faunistic knowledge of the Diptera of Morocco recorded from 1787 to 2021 is summarized and updated in this first catalogue of Moroccan Diptera species. A total of 3057 species, classified into 948 genera and 93 families (21 Nematocera and 72 Brachycera), are listed. Taxa (superfamily, family, genus and species) have been updated according to current interpretations, based on reviews in the literature, the expertise of authors and contributors, and recently conducted fieldwork. Data to compile this catalogue were primarily gathered from the literature. In total, 1225 references were consulted and some information was also obtained from online databases. Each family was reviewed and the c…