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We provide geographical, spatial and temporal data to the faunistical knowledge of the 123 Microlepidoptera species recorded in the region Sălaj. This is the result of 201 data of 24 collecting events assembled in the period between 25. April, 2014 and 10. September, 2015. The species represent the following families (with species numbers): Alucitidae (2), Autostichidae (1), Coleophoridae (7), Cosmopterigidae (1), Cossidae (1), Depressariidae (2), Epermeniidae (1), Ethmiidae (2), Gelechiidae (5), Gracillariidae (1), Hepialidae (1), Limacodidae (1), Lypusidae (1), Oecophoridae (2), Plutellidae (1), Psychidae (2), Pterophoridae (4), Pyralidae (38), Sesiidae (1), Tineidae (5), Tortricidae (39), Yponomeutidae (1), Ypsolophidae (2), Zygaenidae (2), amongst them 33 species are recorded as new for the region Sălaj.

Fast charged particles interact with matter mainly by interaction with the electron shell of the atoms causing ionization and excitation, i.e. inelastic scattering. However, for lower velocity projectiles an important part of the energy loss is due to elastic scattering on the nuclei, which is called nuclear stopping. In the present paper we calculate the nuclear stopping cross section of protons and antiprotons in different materials. The obtained results are compared with calculations by other groups and with the electronic stopping cross sections. The difference between the results for protons and antiprotons is explained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The penelfin Penaincisalia alina sp. nov. is described from Department Apurímac, Peru on the basis of wing and genitalia characters. Spectral analysis of structural colours carried out on congeneric species is presented. A hitherto unnamed Penaincisalia species from the vicinity of the type locality is also documented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The material of Scopula spp. specimens (n = 1181) in the Hungarian Natural History Museum is revised in the light of recent publications. The museum hosts vouchers of three species from the white-coloured taxa of the "ornata species- group" from the Carpathian Basin and six species from the Palaearctic Region. A historical specimen of S. orientalis, undoubtedly collected in the Carpathian Basin, was found amongst Palaearctic material. This is the first record of this species from the area and its most inland occurrence in Europe. A key to the identification of the three species recorded from the Carpathian Basin is given. With eight figures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The South American hairstreak species Strymon bicolor (Philippi, 1859) and S. heodes (Druce, 1909) are diagnosed and their synonymies are revised. The distribution of S. bicolor is restricted to the Andean-Patagonian region south of the Atacama Desert and represented now in Argentina and Chile by seven available species group names, considered as subjective synonyms. However, some of these names can most probably be considered as valid taxa. A key to identification is given for distinguishing the superficially most similar Strymon species patterned by orange scaling in the dorsal wing surfaces. It is noted that the Austral S. bicolor group and the Central Peruvian S. heodes appear to belong to a mimicry ring inhabiting the dry areas of the Andes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The species Lathecla carolyna Busby, 2015 described recently from Ecuador is reported to occur also in Venezuela and Colombia. An additional Peruvian occurrence of L. mimula (Draudt, 1920) is also documented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We provide 984 data of 88 collecting events originating from the Sălaj-region of western Transylvania, Romania. These have been assembled in the period between 22. April, 2014 and 10. September, 2015. Geographical, spatial and temporal records to the knowledge of 98 butterflies (Papilionoidea) and 225 moths (Bombycoidea, Drepanoidea, Geometroidea, Noctuoidea and Sphingoidea) are given representing the families (species numbers in brackets) Hesperiidae (8), Lycaenidae (28), Nymphalidae (28), Papilionidae (3), Pieridae (13) Riodinidae (1), Satyridae (17) (Papilionoidea); Arctiidae (11), Ctenuchidae (1), Lymantriidae (1), Noctuidae (119), Nolidae (2), Notodontidae (6) Thyatiridae (4), (Noctuoidea); Drepanidae (3) (Drepanoidea); Geometridae (73) (Geometroidea); Lasiocampidae (2), Saturniidae (1) (Bombycoidea); Sphingidae (2) (Sphingoidea). According to the most recent catalogue of the Romanian Lepidoptera fauna 31 species proved to be new for the region Sălaj. The following 43 species have faunistical interest, therefore they are briefly annotated: Agrochola humilis, Agrochola laevis, Aplocera efformata, Aporophila lutulenta, Atethmia centrago, Bryoleuca felina, Calyptra thalictri, Chazara briseis, Colias chrysotheme, Coscinia cribraria, Cupido osiris, Cyclophora albipunctata, Cymatophorima diluta, Drepana curvatula, Dryobotodes monochroma, Eilema caniola, Eilema palliatella, Eucarta amethystina, Eucarta virgo, Euphydryas aurinia, Eupithecia inturbata, Euxoa cos, Euxoa distinguenda, Everes alcetas, Hemaris tityus, Leptidea major, Lycaena thersamon, Maculinea arion, Maculinea teleius, Maniola tithonus, Meganephria bimaculosa, Noctua interjecta, Nothocasis sertata, Nymphalis xanthomelas, Perconia strigillaria, Phyllophila obliterata, Plebejides sephirus, Pyrgus armoricanus, Rhyacia lucipeta, Scotochrosta pulla, Scotopteryx vicinaria, Selidosema plumaria, Shargacucullia gozmanyi. Amongst them Euxoa cos, Plebejides sephirus and Scotopteryx vicinaria turned to be the most remarkable findings

An unusual, intercalated photonic nanoarchitecture was discovered in the elytra of Taiwanese Trigonophorus rothschildi varians beetles. It consists of a multilayer structure intercalated with a random distribution of cylindrical holes normal to the plane of the multilayer. The nanoarchitectures were characterized structurally by scanning electron microscopy and optically by normal incidence, integrated and goniometric reflectance measurements. They exhibit an unsaturated specular and saturated non-specular component of the reflected light. Bioinspired, artificial nanoarchitectures of similar structure and with similar properties were realized by drilling holes of submicron size in a multilayer structure, showing that such photonic nanoarchitectures of biological origin may constitute valuable blueprints for artificial photonic materials.

In previous experiments on dogs subjected to local myocardial ischemia, we have shown a late and prolonged anti-ischemic and anti-arrhythmic effect of a single injection of the stable prostacyclin analogue, 7-oxo-PgI2. The protection was dependent on dose and time. Maximal effects were observed 48 hours after an optimal intramuscular dose of 50/micrograms/kg. To study the mechanism of this protective effect we have followed the time-dependent changes in transmembrane cation homeostasis induced by ischemia and reperfusion by measuring the intracellular potassium, sodium and calcium ion concentrations in Langendorff guinea pig heart preparations isolated from untreated control animals and from animals receiving a single intramuscular injection of 50/micrograms/kg 7-oxo-PgI2 48 hours before preparation. Global ischemia was produced by stopping perfusion for 25 minutes and was followed by reperfusion. In a second series, similarly treated and untreated hearts were fixed for electron microscopy after 25 minutes' global ischemia as well as after 15 minutes' reperfusion. Ischemia and reperfusion evoked a rapid loss of intracellular potassium and gain of sodium as well as an accumulation of calcium in the reperfusion phase. Pretreatment with 7-oxo-PgI2 prevented all these changes. It also prevented the shortening of the sarcomers and swelling of mitochondria induced by ischemia and the deposition of calcium-dense granules in mitochondria appearing after reperfusion. The findings support the hypothesis that 7-oxo-PgI2 has a delayed cytoprotective action which preserves normal transmembrane ion transport and normal structure of myocardial cells under conditions of ischemic and reperfusion injury.

Lipid content and composition of DNA, histone and non-histone proteins of Ehrlich ascites tumor cell chromatin were investigated. All fractions contained small amounts of lipids, mostly neutral ones, in a specific distribution. According to isotopic studies with labeled lipid precursors, incorporation took place mainly in the non-histone fraction. These findings suggest that neutral lipids attached to non-histone chromosomal proteins may also contribute to the regulatory functions ascribed to phospholipids.

The authors examined three groups of persons (hospitalized patients, outpatients, and school girls) and conclude that in the cases of polythelia the cardiac conduction disturbances occur considerably more frequently than in persons without polythelia. When polythelia and conduction disturbances occur frequently in a family, the coexistence of both disorders is most probably of hereditary origin.