Papers by Brigitte Howarth
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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ABSTRACT Abstract: An Iranian tiger beetle species, Callytron monalisa (W. Horn, 1927) (Coleopter... more ABSTRACT Abstract: An Iranian tiger beetle species, Callytron monalisa (W. Horn, 1927) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) was found and photographed on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, thus proving itself to occur in the Arabian peninsula as well, south of the Arabian Gulf. The general distribution of other supposed Iranian endemics is also briefly discussed.
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BioRisk, 2009
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Th e United Arab Emirates is a small Gulf country with perhaps the fastest rate of infrastructure... more Th e United Arab Emirates is a small Gulf country with perhaps the fastest rate of infrastructure develop- ment anywhere. While there is legislation in place requiring environmental impact assessments (EIA) to be undertaken for all major projects, the speed and scope of development provides special challenges in devis- ing and implementing ecological mitigation against the loss of habitats and biodiversity that this develop- ment engenders. Th is paper critically discusses mitigation strategies that have been attempted, and suggests mitigation strategies in the local context. It is hoped that this will assist both the environmental consultants involved in the EIA process and the competent authorities who issue development licences, to the benefi t of the remaining native biodiversity of the area.
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ABSTRACT Diptera are the two-winged flies, the name originating from the Greek words dis, meaning... more ABSTRACT Diptera are the two-winged flies, the name originating from the Greek words dis, meaning two, and pteron, meaning wing. Flies are the second largest group of insects with approximately 125,000 species described worldwide. This account is the most complete to date for UAE Diptera and includes 28 families, of which 7 are new records to the UAE. The total Diptera species count for the country is at least 135, of which 18 are new additions (marked (n) but see below table for further clarification), some of which still need further identification to genus or species level. This article uses the author's species list originally compiled for The Emirates -A Natural History (Howarth, 2005), which was unfortunately omitted from the publication. The publishers of The Emirates -A Natural History, Trident Press, are kindly thanked for their permission to publish this updated checklist here. It will also be published, in English, in the forthcoming Arabic edition of The Emirates -A Natural History, now in press. The version of the checklist below includes updates, omissions from the literature not listed in the original compilation, and new records. It is by no means exhaustive: many more species are known to be present, but these await identification. Some of the new records were kindly identified by Nigel Wyatt, curator of Diptera, Natural History Museum (NHM), London, (marked **) during a summer visit to the Museum in August 2004, in exchange for specimens (marked ***) donated to the Museum collections. Specimens held by the author are also identified (*). The remaining records have been gathered from the literature (some of which are also marked * as representatives are in the collections residing with the author). To give a brief overview of the flies, their classification has traditionally divided them into three suborders, the Nematocera (e.g. mosquitoes, sand-flies, midges and gnats), the Brachycera (e.g. bee-flies, horse-flies, robber-flies), and the Cyclorrhapha (e.g. house-flies, fruit-flies, hover-flies and blow-flies). However, recent phylogenetic work places all Diptera into two suborders, the Nematocera and Brachycera, the Cyclorrhapha now being part of the Brachycera. Both suborders are well represented in the UAE. The Nematocera include both flies of medical importance as well as many that are not involved with diseases. Phlebotomine sandflies (Psychodidae) are of medical importance, some species of which transmit viruses, while others transmit dermal and visceral leishmaniasis (Lewis, 1978). The UAE is listed as an area where the diseases are likely to occur due to the presence of the genera from which the disease-causing parasites have been isolated elsewhere. This suborder also includes mosquitoes, Anopheles, of which a number of species present in the UAE can transmit malaria (e.g. Anopheles culicifacies, A. dthali, A. paltrinierii, A. sergentii and A. stephensi) (Glick, 1992). However, towards the end of 2000, the Emirates was declared by the Ministry of Health to be clear of locally transmitted Malaria (Department of Preventative Medicine website). Blackflies, also known for disease transmission, are represented in the UAE, from Hatta, by Simulium (Wilhelmia) buettikeri.
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ABSTRACT Abstract: An Iranian tiger beetle species, Callytron monalisa (W. Horn, 1927) (Coleopter... more ABSTRACT Abstract: An Iranian tiger beetle species, Callytron monalisa (W. Horn, 1927) (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) was found and photographed on Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, thus proving itself to occur in the Arabian peninsula as well, south of the Arabian Gulf. The general distribution of other supposed Iranian endemics is also briefly discussed.
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