00667nas a2200097 4500008004100000245007300041210006900114520028500183100002000468856008100488 2020 eng d00aNewsletter of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group, 40, Spring 20200 aNewsletter of the British Myriapod and Isopod Group 40 Spring 203 a

The newsletter includes items on: Ophyiulus germanicus, with Laboulbeniales fungus. Melogona voigtii confirmed new to England. Luminous centipedes. First record of a pocket centipede? Leptoiulus belgicus down sauf.

Published: 11.03.2020

1 aRead, Helen, J. uhttps://www.bmig.org.uk/sites/www.bmig.org.uk/files/news/BMIGnews40-2020.pdf02840nas a2200205 4500008004100000022001400041245016600055210006900221260001500290300000900305490000700314520210300321100002402424700002302448700002102471700002702492700002102519700001602540856007802556 2020 eng d a1932-620300aGround-dwelling invertebrate diversity in domestic gardens along a rural-urban gradient: Landscape characteristics are more important than garden characteristics0 aGrounddwelling invertebrate diversity in domestic gardens along  c02/10/2020 a1-250 v153 a

Urbanisation is increasing worldwide and is regarded a major driver of environmental change altering local species assemblages. Private domestic gardens contribute a significant share of total green area in cities, but their biodiversity has received relatively little attention. Previous studies mainly considered plants, flying invertebrates such as bees and butterflies, and birds. By using a multi-taxa approach focused on less mobile, ground-dwelling invertebrates, we examined the influence of local garden characteristics and landscape characteristics on species richness and abundance of gastropods, spiders, millipedes, woodlice, ants, ground beetles and rove beetles. We assume that most of the species of these groups are able to complete their entire life cycle within a single garden. We conducted field surveys in thirty-five domestic gardens along a rural-urban gradient in Basel, Switzerland. Considered together, the gardens examined harboured an impressive species richness, with a mean share of species of the corresponding groups known for Switzerland of 13.9%, ranging from 4.7% in ground beetles to 23.3% in woodlice. The overall high biodiversity is a result of complementary contributions of gardens harbouring distinct species assemblages. Indeed, at the garden level, species richness of different taxonomical groups were typically not inter-correlated. The exception was ant species richness, which was correlated with those of gastropods and spiders. Generalised linear models revealed that distance to the city centre is an important driver of species richness, abundance and composition of several groups, resulting in an altered species composition in gardens in the centre of the city. Local garden characteristics were important drivers of gastropod and ant species richness, and the abundance of spiders, millipedes and rove beetles. Our study shows that domestic gardens make a valuable contribution to regional biodiversity. Thus, domestic urban gardens constitute an important part of green infrastructure, which should be considered by urban planners.

1 aBraschler, Brigitte1 aGilgado, José, D.1 aZwahlen, Valerie1 aRusterholz, Hans-Peter1 aBuchholz, Sascha1 aBaur, Bruno uhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.024006101630nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245009000055210006900145260001500214300001400229490000800243520089700251653001501148653001001163653002201173653001001195653002001205100002301225700002001248700002601268856010601294 2014 eng d a0027-551400aLaboulbeniales on millipedes: the genera Diplopodomyces and Troglomyces0 aLaboulbeniales on millipedes the genera iDiplopodomycesi and iTr c19/09/2014 a1027-10380 v1063 a

The genera Diplopodomyces and Troglomyces (Laboulbeniales, Ascomycota) parasitizing millipedes (Diplopoda) are reviewed. We describe four new species: D. lusitanipodos parasitic on Lusitanipus from Portugal and on Cyphocallipus from Spain, D. veneris on Lusitanipus from Portugal, T. botryandrus on Leptoiulus from Italy and T. rossii on Ophyiulus, Leptoiulus and Typhloiulus from Italy. Diplopodomyces veneris is a dimorphic species, with different morphotypes growing on the male copulatory organs and on the surroundings of the female gonopore respectively. The type species of both genera also have been studied, their descriptions are revised and a neotype for T. manfrediae is designated. New records from Italy are given for D. callipodos and T. manfrediae.

10aAscomycota10acaves10aIberian Peninsula10aItaly10aparasitic fungi1 aSantamaría, Sergi1 aEnghoff, Henrik1 aReboleira, Ana, SP.S. uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3852/13-381https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3852/13-381