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1. Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Candalidini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics, diversification and evolutionary history

   https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12432  

   Braby, Michael F. ; Espeland, Marianne ; Müller, Chris J. ; Eastwood, Rod ; Lohman, David J. ; Kawahara, Akito Y. ; Maunsell, Sarah C. ; Pierce, Naomi E. ( June 2020 , Systematic Entomology)

   The butterfly tribe Candalidini is geographically restricted to Australia and mainland New Guinea and its adjacent islands. With 60 species and subspecies, it represents a large radiation of Papilionoidea in the Australian region. Although the species‐level taxonomy is relatively well understood, the number of genera is uncertain, varying from two to eight. We reconstructed the phylogeny of the Candalidini based on a 13‐locus hybrid enrichment probe set (12.8 Kbp: COI, Thiolase, CAD, CAT, DDC, EF1‐a, GAPDH, HCL, IDH, MDH, RPS2, RPS5, Wingless), including all previously recognized genera and 76% (28/37) of the species‐level diversity of the tribe. Maximum likelihood analysis recovered the Candalidini as a strongly supported monophyletic group. In conjunction with morphological characters, the phylogeny provided a robust framework for a revised classification in which we recognize four genera, 37 species and 23 subspecies. The genusNesolycaenaWaterhouse & R.E. Turner is considered in synonymy withCandalidesHübner, and four other genera are not recognized, namely,HolochilaC. Felder,AdalumaTindale,ZetonaWaterhouse andMicroscenaTite. Of the four valid genera, theabsimilisgroup (23 species) is placed in the newly described genusEirmocidesBraby, Espeland & Müllergen. nov.(type speciesCandalides consimilisWaterhouse). Theerinusgroup (six species) is assigned toErinaSwainson, which is reinstated.Chrysophanus cyprotusOlliff is assigned toCyprotidesTite, which is also reinstated as a monotypic genus. The remainingmore »seven species are placed inCandalides sensu stricto. Overall, we propose 47 new nomenclatural changes at the species and subspecies levels, including the synonymy ofHolochila biakaTite asEirmocides tringa biaka(Tite)syn. nov. et comb. nov.and recognition ofCandalides hyacinthinus gilesiM.R. Williams & Bollam as a distinct speciesErina gilesi(M.R. Williams & Bollamstat. rev. et comb. nov.A dated phylogeny using Bayesian inference in BEAST2 and biogeographical and habitat analyses based on the DEC model in BioGeoBEARS indicated that the ancestor of the Candalidini most likely evolved in rainforest habitats of the mesic biome in situ on the Australian plate of Southern Gondwana during the Eocene (c. 43 Ma). A major period of diversification occurred in the Miocene, which coincided with aridification of the Australian continent, followed by a further episode of radiation in montane New Guinea during the Plio‐Pleistocene.

   This published work has been registered on ZooBank by the authors: Michael Braby:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:4D3A7605‐EBD0‐40F6‐A5F2‐7F67F59E3D60;

   Marianne Espeland:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:00D6F9F9‐3902‐4A8B‐846F‐720AB32922A6;

   Chris Müller:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:15FE5F26‐7596‐46C2‐9697‐1FD92A692D0D;

   http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:47D5CA34‐C294‐4FBD‐84B6‐1C2A82B7CADF.

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2. An integrative approach elucidates the systematics of Sea Hayward and Cybdelis Boisduval (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae)

   https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12327  

   Dias, Fernando M. S. ; Siewert, Ricardo R. ; Freitas, André V. L. ; Lamas, Gerardo ; Magaldi, Luiza M. ; Mielke, Olaf H. H. ; Casagrande, Mirna M. ( January 2019 , Systematic Entomology)

   The systematics of the enigmatic and rather uncommon species ofSeaHayward andCybdelisBoisduval is assessed through morphological and molecular analyses. The aim of this paper is three‐fold: (i) to ascertain the phylogenetic position ofSeaandCybdelisin Biblidinae; (ii) to determine the evolutionary relationships among species ofSeaandCybdelis; and (iii) to review the taxonomy ofSeaandCybdelis. The result of the molecular analysis recoversSeasister toCybdelis, and this clade sister to Eubagina (sensu Lamas,), rendering Epicaliina (sensu Lamas,) paraphyletic. A new tribe, Cybdelinitrib.n.is erected to includeSeaandCybdelis; the other genera formerly included in Epicaliina (sensu Lamas,),EunicaHübner andSeveniaKoçak are assigned to Eunicinitrib.rest., and the remaining genera of Biblidinae to other previously recognized tribes, similar to those implicitly proposed by Wahlberget al. (). The morphological analysis recovers similar results and the following relationships among species ofCybdelis:C. phaesyla(Hübner) (C. bolivianaSalvin (C. mnasylusDoubleday (C. petronitaBurmeisterstat.rest.+C. thrasyllaC. Felder & R. Felderstat.rest.))).SeaandCybdelisare recognized as distinct genera; a new subspecies,S. sophronia jenkinsiDias, Siewert & Freitasssp.n., distributed from Venezuela to Bolivia along the Andes eastern foothills, is described; andC. petronitaandC. thrasyllaare accepted as valid species. Lectotypes forC. boliviana,C. peruvianaStaudinger,C. mnasylus, C. thrasylla,C. petronitaandC. mnasylusvar.meridionalisHall and a neotype forVanessa sophroniaGodart are designated. Additionally, dichotomous keys and distribution maps to all taxa are provided; male genitalia and hypandria are illustrated for all species; generic characters ofmore »the head, labial palpi and legs are illustrated; immature stages of some species also are figured.

   The published work has been registered on ZooBank:http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D8EBB649‐5E9D‐4218‐B1F1‐7A69DA775FD0.

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3. Utility of the Python package Geoweaver_cwl for improving workflow reusability: an illustration with multidisciplinary use cases

   https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-023-01045-0  

   Kale, Amruta ; Sun, Ziheng ; Ma, Xiaogang ( July 2023 , Earth Science Informatics)

   Computational workflows are widely used in data analysis, enabling automated tracking of steps and storage of provenance information, leading to innovation and decision-making in the scientific community. However, the growing popularity of workflows has raised concerns about reproducibility and reusability which can hinder collaboration between institutions and users. In order to address these concerns, it is important to standardize workflows or provide tools that offer a framework for describing workflows and enabling computational reusability. One such set of standards that has recently emerged is the Common Workflow Language (CWL), which offers a robust and flexible framework for data analysis tools and workflows. To promote portability, reproducibility, and interoperability of AI/ML workflows, we developedgeoweaver_cwl, a Python package that automatically describes AI/ML workflows from a workflow management system (WfMS) named Geoweaver into CWL. In this paper, we test our Python package on multiple use cases from different domains. Our objective is to demonstrate and verify the utility of this package. We make all the code and dataset open online and briefly describe the experimental implementation of the package in this paper, confirming thatgeoweaver_cwlcan lead to a well-versed AI process while disclosing opportunities for further extensions. Thegeoweaver_cwlpackage is publicly released online atmore »ext-link-type='uri' href='https://pypi.org/project/geoweaver-cwl/0.0.1/'>https://pypi.org/project/geoweaver-cwl/0.0.1/and exemplar results are accessible at:https://github.com/amrutakale08/geoweaver_cwl-usecases.

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4. Plant hydraulics play a critical role in Earth system fluxes

   https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16548  

   Anderegg, William R. L. ; Venturas, Martin D. ( April 2020 , New Phytologist)

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5. A molecular phylogeny of the parasitoid wasp subfamily Rogadinae (Ichneumonoidea: Braconidae) with descriptions of three new genera

   https://doi.org/10.1111/syen.12507  

   Quicke, Donald L. J. ; Fagan‐Jeffries, Erinn P. ; Jasso‐Martínez, Jovana M. ; Zaldívar‐Riverón, Alejandro ; Shaw, Mark R. ; Janzen, Daniel H. ; Hallwachs, Winnie ; Smith, M. Alex ; Hebert, Paul D. N. ; Hrcek, Jan ; et al ( July 2021 , Systematic Entomology)

   A molecular phylogeny of the subfamily Rogadinae is presented for 469 species in 52 genera representing all tribes and subtribes. The data comprise cytochromecoxidase I sequences (DNA barcodes), together with a broad representation of 28S rDNA D2‐D3 expansion region, EF1‐αgene and 16S rDNA fragments. To test monophyly, most genera were represented by multiple species. The analysis of the complete dataset recovered a monophyletic Rogadinae with low support. All six tribes were recovered as monophyletic with the following relationships: (Rogadini, (Stiropiini, (Clinocentrini, (Betylobraconini, [Yeliconini, Aleiodini])))). Three new genera are recognized:AfrorogasQuickegen.n.(type speciesAfrorogas copelandiQuickesp.n.) for a mainland Afrotropical species;AmanirogasQuickegen.n.(type speciesAmanirogas isolatusQuickesp.n.), previously treated as aRogasspecies from Tanzania; andPapuarogasQuickegen.n.(type speciesP.dameniQuickesp.n.), for species from Papua New Guinea.IporhogasGranger is synonymized withTroporhogasCameron. The African generaMyoporhogasBrues,Scoporogasvan Achterberg and the endemic New Zealand genusRhinoprotomavan Achterberg are synonymized withAleiodes. A formal diagnosis of the Aleiodini Muesebeck is provided for the first time.

   This published work has been registered on ZooBank,http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F24DC64C‐54B7‐45DA‐AB8E‐52DC3E34545C