02840nas 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.024006102324nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001300041245010500054210006900159260001500228300001400243490000800257520149300265653001001758653001501768653001501783653002101798653001601819653002301835653001501858653002301873100002301896856016301919 2020 eng d a0035-41800aHidden in plain sight: six millipede species (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) new for the fauna of Switzerland0 aHidden in plain sight six millipede species Myriapoda Diplopoda  c28/10/2020 a249–2590 v1273 a

Diplopoda are poorly studied in many regions. The last comprehensive work on the millipede fauna of Switzerland was published in 1993 and listed 124 outdoor-living species. Recent sampling efforts have resulted in the discovery of six millipede species of European origin that were not previously known to occur in Switzerland: Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891), C. salicivorus Verhoeff, 1908, C. vulnerarius (Berlese, 1888), Heteroiulus intermedius (Brölemann, 1892), Anamastigona pulchella (Silvestri, 1894) and Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908. None of them is currently invasive in Switzerland, but some are rapidly expanding across Europe and other regions of the world. A species which was previously only known from northern Italy, H. intermedius, was found in a forest close to Bellinzona. It is likely a native Swiss species which has previously been overlooked. The other five species were collected in human-made habitats in the city of Basel and its surroundings, suggesting human-caused introduction. Two species, C. britannicus and M. palicola, likely have an Atlantic origin, while the three remaining species, C. salicivorus, C. vulnerarius and A. pulchella, are originally from Italy. The biogeography of these six species is discussed, and photographs of specimens of each species and their gonopods are presented.

10aBasel10aBellinzona10afaunistics10ainvasive species10anew records10anon-native species10aSoil fauna10aurban biodiversity1 aGilgado, José, D. uhttps://bioone.org/journals/revue-suisse-de-zoologie/volume-127/issue-2/RSZ.0019/Hidden-in-plain-sight--six-millipede-species-Myriapoda/10.35929/RSZ.0019.full01833nas a2200229 4500008004100000022001400041245012600055210007000181260001500251300000900266490000800275520109800283653001401381653001401395653001601409653001601425653001101441100002301452700003201475700002301507856007301530 2020 eng d a2118-977300aA new green-coloured Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 from the Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae)0 anew greencoloured iLusitanipusi Mauriès 1978 from the Iberian Pe c08/09/2020 a1-140 v7143 a

Recent samplings in cavities of the Iberian Peninsula led to the discovery of a new millipede species of the order Callipodida in one cave in the region of El Bierzo (León, Spain): Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. In additional samplings (near that cave), more specimens of this new species were discovered in surface habitats. The species has various distinctive characteristics, such as its green colour, but the morphology of the gonopod has several similarities with that of Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893), indicating a close relationship between them. The diagnosis of the genus Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 has to be changed to accommodate the new species. The presence of crests in two different sizes is no longer a diagnostic character of the genus Lusitanipus, but of the species L. alternans. Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. is the fourth species of the order Callipodida for the Iberian Peninsula, and the second species for the genus. Lusitanipus xanin sp. nov. seems to be an epigean but troglophile species.

10aEl Bierzo10aMyriapoda10anew species10atroglophile10aXanín1 aGilgado, José, D.1 aMartínez-Pillado, Virginia1 aPrieto, Carlos, E. uhttps://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1087