acarology discussion list 2002

Dear Acarologists,

I hope my message finds you doing very well and ready for the coming year. I am looking Protocols and Methodologies for detecting microorganisms (Bacteria, Protzoa, etc) from both soft and hard ticks. I am hoping to find some articles and answer that you might have regarding that. I am planing to dissect both soft and hard ticks and check them for any pathogen they may carry. I am looking for Media for culture of pathogen that might be there. Also, I am looking for a way to get rid of the blood that is present in the tick gut after feeding. How to weigh internal organs like salivary galnds to represent reality in case ticks are dissected in solution. Any suggestion are highly appreciated.

Would you please let me know if you can send me either electronically or by regular mail any article that can help me in preparing possible Media for detecting any bacteria and protozoa ..etc that I might encounter within those ticks. Any advice will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance and have a great day

Sincerely,

Mohamed Selim, Ph.D.

Animal Health Department

Desert Research Center

1 Mathaf El-Mataria St.,

Mataria, Cairo, Egypt

11753

From: <Rieteau@PLANT2.AGRIC.ZA> To: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk> Date: 12/3/02 8:32PM Subject: How to describe a neotype Dear Colleagues, If anyone of you have described a neotype will you be so kind as to send me the reference of the article in which you have described it. A colleague asked me if I have an example of how it is done, but it will take me ages to work through my many references and it is very hot here in Pretoria, South Africa (33-34 degrees celsius),my energy very low and I still have many other things to do. Thanking you in advance. Kind regards EddieARC-Plant Protection Research Institute Biosystematic Division: Arachnology Private bag X134 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel:+27-12-329 3269-77 ext. 221 Fax:+27-12-329 3278 E-mail:rieteau@plant2.agric.za Web:www.arc.agric.za

From: "Barry M. OConnor" <bmoc@umich.edu> To: <Rieteau@PLANT2.AGRIC.ZA>, <acarology@nhm.ac.uk> Date: 12/4/02 6:16AM Subject: Re: How to describe a neotype At 9:06 AM +0200 12/3/02, Rieteau@PLANT2.AGRIC.ZA wrote: >Dear Colleagues, > If anyone of you have described a neotype will you be so >kind as to send me the reference of the article in which you have >described it.... Neotype designation is governed by Article 75 of the ICZN. If you don't have a copy of the code handy, the relevant conditions are spelled out in the sections that follow: 75.3 Qualifying conditions. A newtype is validly designated when there is an exceptional need and only when that need is stated expressly and when the designation is published with the following particulars: 75.3.1. a statement that it is designated with the express purpose of clarifying the taxonomic status or the type locality of a nominal taxon; 75.3.2. a sstatement of the characters that the author regards as differentiating from other taxa the nominal species-group taxon for which the neotype is designated, or a bibliographic reference to such a statement; 75.3.3. data and description sufficient to ensure recognition of the specimen designated; 75.3.4. the author's reasons for believing the name-bearing type specimen(s) (i.e. holotpe, or lectotype, or all syntypes, or prior neotype) to be lost or destroyed, and the steps that had been taken to trace it or them; 75.3.5. evidence that the neotype is consistent with what is known of the former name-bearing type from the original description and from other sources; however, a neotype may be based on a different sex or life stage, if necessary or desirable to secure stability of nomenclature; 75.3.6. evidence that the neotype came as nearly as practicable from the original type locality [Art. 76.1] and, where relevant, from the same geological horizon or host species as the original name-bearing type (see also Article 76.3 and Recommendation 76A.1); 75.3.7. a statement that the neotype is, or immediately upon publication has become, the property of a recognized scientific or educational institution, cited by name, that maintains a research collection, with proper facilities for preserving name-bearing types, and that makes them available for study. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- So many mites, so little time! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry M. OConnor Professor & Curator phone: (734) 763-4354 Museum of Zoology FAX: (734) 763-4080 University of Michigan e-mail: bmoc@umich.edu Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079 USA

From: <Rieteau@PLANT2.AGRIC.ZA> To: <acarology@nhm.ac.uk> Date: 12/4/02 8:52PM Subject: Gie van Atwerpen - Neotype Dear Gie, Thank you very much for your response to my question " How to describe a neotype" I was so excited about the book you have recommended that I press the "Delete" button instead of "Print". Will you be so kind as to send the information again. Sorry for this. Thanking you in advance. Eddie UeckermannARC-Plant Protection Research Institute Biosystematic Division: Arachnology Private bag X134 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel:+27-12-329 3269-77 ext. 221 Fax:+27-12-329 3278 E-mail:rieteau@plant2.agric.za Web:www.arc.agric.za