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Cresting a red sand dune, you come upon an unexpected sight in the desert: a shimmering expanse of fresh water. This oasis is no mirage, but a lake accidentally created by waste water from a desalination plant serving the growing city of Al Ain. The lake has brought change to the creatures, like the mydas fly, that are adapted to life in this stark and beautiful landscape. Ari Daniel Shapiro reports this cautionary tale from the United Arab Emirates.
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Mols Bjerge, Denmark
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Knudshoved Odde
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Hvidding Krat
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Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark
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Råbjerg Mile, Jylland, Danmark
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Gråborg, Øland Sweden
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Melby Overdrev, Denmark
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Asker, Akershus, Norge
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Pyrenæerne, Frankrig
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Nørreskov ved Bjæverskov, Denmark
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Tversted Klitplantage, Jylland, Danmark
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Nørre Vorupør, Thy, Danmark
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Kværkeby Mose, Midtsjælland, Denmark
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Kungsladugården, Visby, Gotland, Sverige
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Figure 1.Actenomeros budawang sp. n. Male habitus, lateral. Body length = 8.5 mm.
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Christine L. Lambkin, Justin S. Bartlett
Zookeys
Figure 1.Collection sites. A CLL showing Robyn Mackenzie the single female specimen of Palirika mackenziei sp. n. collected hill-topping on the summit of Tompilly Hill in late December 2007 B Tompilly Hill, a jump up on Plevna Downs, in extremely arid south-western Queensland C A single male specimen of Palirika culgoafloodplainensis sp. n. was collected during a Bush Blitz survey from this Malaise trap, 7 km NNW Toulby Gate on Culgoa Floodplains National Park (NP) on the Queensland/New South Wales Border, 134 km WSW Dirranbandi D Forrest lookout on Karara Pastoral Lease 213 km ESE of Geraldton in Western Australia, where two male specimens of Larrpana bushblitz sp. n. were hand netted hill-topping by CLL in September 2009 during a Bush Blitz survey. Photographs A and B by N. Starick, QM.
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Shaun L. Winterton, David J. Ferguson
Zookeys
Figure 1.Vomerina comapenis sp. n., male habitus, oblique view. Body length = 7.0 mm.
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Figures 1–6.Dialineura elongata sp. n. Male. 1 head, frontal view 2 mesonotum 3 wing 4 habitus of male, lateral view 5 mid leg 6 hind leg.
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Lucas A. Cezar, Eric M. Fisher, Carlos J. E. Lamas
Zookeys
Figure 1.Habitus, lateral view: A Oidardis falcimystax male (HT) B female (PT) C Oidardis fontenellei male (HT) D female (PT) E Oidardis maculiseta male (HT) F female (PT) G Oidardis marinonii male (HT) H female (PT). Scale bar = 1 mm.
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Omar Ávalos-Hernández, Joel Kits, Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Uri Omar García-Vázquez, Zenón Cano-Santana
Zookeys
Figure 5.Lordotus. Lordotus diplasus, a female (CNIN 774) dorsal view b male (CNIN 861) dorsal view c Lordotus divisus, male (CNIN 777) dorsal view; Lordotus perplexus, female (CNIN 801) d dorsal view e lateral view. All scale bars: 3 mm.
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Kathleen M. Lyons, Torsten Dikow
Zookeys
Figure 1.Map of the Afrotropical Region with biodiversity hotspots sensu Conservation International showing distribution of Ectyphus (red circles) and Parectyphus (blue squares). Note the distribution of Ectyphus in south-eastern Kenya.
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Figure 9.Acupalpa glossa sp. n., male, anterolateral view [576249]. Body length = 8.0 mm.
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Morangup, Western Australia, Australia