Pterocymbium tinctorium (Merrill, 1901) (Magnoliophyta: Malvales: Sterculiaceae: Sterculioideae): new record from mainland India and extension of geographic distribution

Short communication:First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast, South India

First distribution record of regular echinoids (Echinodermata; Echinoidea) from Chennai Coast,South India

The regular echinoids were recorded from Chennai Coast,Tamilnadu, South India and the animals were belong to 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species. An identification key to generic level and synoptic description are provided. Temnopleurid sea urchin Salmaciella oligopora (Clark, 1916) was recorded for the first time in 20-30m depth between Chennai and Pondicherry Coasts, South East Coast of India....

Update on the distribution range of the white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea): a new record from mainland China.

Since 1980, the white-browed crake (Porzana cinerea) has been experiencing an expansion from south of the Isthmus of Kra, northward to China. Recently, this species was observed in several locations throughout Southwest China, including Ningming and Baise, Guangxi (2012, 2013), and Xichang, Sichuan (2013). These sightings are the first distribution record of this species in mainland China, sugg...

Two new species and one new country record of Protaphorura Absolon, 1901 (Collembola: Onychiuridae) from northeast China.

Protaphorura Absolon, 1901 is characterized by the postantennal organ with numerous simple vesicles, the number of chaetae in the distal row of tibiotarsi as 11, the absence of chaeta d0 on the head, the furca reduced to a cuticular pocket with 2+2 dental chaetae, the presence of three or four manubrial rows of chaetae and having anal spines set on distinct papillae (Weiner 1996, Pomorski 1998)...

Analysis of Record Data from the Scaled Logistic Distribution

In this paper, we consider the estimation of the unknown parameter of the scaled logistic distribution on the basis of record values. The maximum likelihood method does not provide an explicit estimator for the scale parameter. In this article, we present a simple method of deriving an explicit estimator by approximating the likelihood function. Bayes estimator is obtained using importance samp...