The first genome of a myriapod, the geophilomorph centipede Strigamia maritama, has been sequenced.
Arthropods are the most species-rich group of animals on Earth. Of the four main arthropod groups alive today, insects, crustaceans, chelicerates and myriapods, it is the latter (which includes centipedes and millipedes) for which the genome had not been sequenced.
Two (yes, TWO!) species of chourdeumatid millipede new to Britain, Ceratosphys amoena ssp. confusa (Ribaut, 1955) and Hylebainosoma nontronensis Mauriès & Kime, 1999, have been recently found outdoors in south Wales - ON THE SAME DAY!
Contents: Editorial; The Ecclesiastical Millipede Polyxenus; Gap Fillers – Woodlouse Recording Scheme; Further myriapods from an isolated island; The Spiky Yellow Woodlouse Pseudolaureola atlantica; Iridovirus in North Dulwich; Chordeuma proximum in Suffolk; More swarming millipedes; In the journals; CIM.
A one day free introductory workshop to the identification of woodlice, millipedes and centipedes. Following a presentation on the characters used to identify these groups, participants will have the chance to name their own material or specimens made available on the day from the BMIG reference collection which is housed at Dinton Pastures.
For further details, including directions, see http://www.benhs.org.uk/site/?q=node/17
A free introductory workshop to the identification of woodlice, millipedes and centipedes. After a presentation on the characters used to identify these groups, participants will have the chance to name their own material or specimens made available on the day from the BMIG reference collection housed at Dinton Pastures.
For full details will be made available in due course: http://www.benhs.org.uk/site/?q=node/17
Contents: Editorial; The first “British” record of Scutigera coleoptrata; Chordeuma proximum in Yorkshire; iSpot; In the journals; Doug Richardson 1919 - 2013; Michael R. Warburg 1931 - 2014; Robert George 1921 - 2013; John Cloudsley-Thompson 1921 - 2013; 9th ISTIB France 2014; 16th ICM Czech Republic 2014.
Paul Richards
(BESS project, Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield & Sorby Natural History Society Myriapod & Isopod recorder)
Date: Saturday, 29th March, 2014. 10:00 – 15:00
JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre, Ecclesall woods, Sheffield.
Annual Field Meeting and AGM
Saughy Rigg Farm B&B, Twice Brewed, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th April 2014
