Taxonomic notes on Borgmeiermyia Townsend (Diptera,Tachinidae) with the first host record for the genus

Borgmeiermyia Townsend, 1935 is a small Neotropical genus of Tachinidae (Diptera) with four described species. Brief descriptions are given to the previously unknown females of B. brasiliana Townsend, 1935 and B. paraguayana Sehnal, 1998, and the male of B. peruana Arnaud, 1963. An identification key to the four known species is given, as well as comments on characters with intraspecific variation. Change of depository of the holotype of B. brasiliana from one institution to another is discussed and its current location is given. Also, the first host is recorded for the genus with the occurrence of B. paraguayana para-sitizing Phylloptera aff. ovalifolia Burmeister, 1839 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae).

Revisão taxonômica e filogenia das espécies do gênero Nephochaetopteryx Townsend, 1934 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Nephochaetopteryx Townsend, 1934 é um gênero de moscas da família Sarcophagidae, da tribo Sarothromyiini, predominantemente Neotropical, com somente uma espécie Neártica. Este gênero compreende espécies pequenas (4 a 7,3 mm), caracterizadas principalmente por possuírem veia R₁ completamente coberta por sétulas na superfície dorsal, presença de cerda orbital proclinada nos machos e fêmur mediano com ctenídio. Além disso, algumas espécies apresentam asa com mácula escura entre a parte apical das veias R₂₊₃ e C. A revisão taxonômica do gênero resultou em 34 espécies válidas, sendo que sete destas são novas para a ciência. Nephochaetopteryx calida não pertence ao gênero, N. shannoni foi considerada sinônimo júnior de N. flavipalpis, e N. linharensis sinônimo júnior de N. pallidifacies. Uma chave para os espécimes machos de todas as espécies válidas (com exceção de N. juquiana) foi apresentada, bem como ilustrações detalhadas da terminália e esternito 5 dos machos. Além disso, é proposta também uma hipótese de relacionamento filogenético para o gênero, baseada em 24 caracteres da morfologia externa dos machos adultos, principalmente da terminália. Foram utilizados 32 táxons terminais, sendo 29 de Nephochaetopteryx. A monofilia do gênero foi corroborada, e uma nova sinapomorfia foi proposta dentro do contexto de Sarothromyiini: presença de lóbulo mediano no esternito 5 dos machos. Baseado na análise filogenética, o gênero foi dividido em quatro grupos de espécies: angustifrons, biculcita, cyaneiventris e pallidiventris. O grupo angustifrons é o grupo irmão do clado formado pelas demais espécies.

Experimental investigations on the first Townsend coefficient in pure isobutane

In this work we present results of the first Townsend coefficient (alpha) in pure isobutane by measuring the current growth as a function of the electric field strength in a pulsed irradiation regime. A Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC)-like configuration was used. To validate this method, as well as to crosscheck the experimental apparatus, measurements of the alpha parameter were firstly carried out with pure nitrogen and the results compared to the accurate data available in the literature. The data obtained with isobutane in a field range from 145 Td up to 200 Td were well-matched to those calculated with Magboltz versions 2.7.1 and 2.8.6. The experimental consistency of these results with other published data in the range of 550-1300 Td was very good, as demonstrated by the use of the Korff parameterization. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

[Admittatur of Jonathan Townsend (Harvard AB 1741)], 1737

Notebook, in modern hardcover binding, with a handwritten copy of the 1734 College laws in English prepared by Harvard undergraduate Jonathan Townsend and signed by President Edward Holyoke and Fellow Nathan Prince on October 6, 1737.

William Blair Townsend letter and receipt books, 1743-1805, bulk 1744-1777

The collection consists of two volumes, which date from 1743 to 1805, spanning his whole career as a merchant. Volume one is a letter book containing Townsend's business correspondence from November 23, 1743 to December 12, 1774. Most of the letters were written to American (many in North Carolina) and British (predominately in London) merchants. His earliest letters document his efforts to establish himself as a trader. Over time his letters turn to illustrate the common problems faced by many merchants: damaged goods, overpriced goods, embargos, and high freight costs. Particularly enlightening are his comments on the challenges of doing business throughout the French and Indian War and the years leading up to the American Revolution. He most frequently corresponded with London merchants Champion & Hayley, Lane & Booth, Lane Son & Fraser, Harrison & Ansley, and Leeds merchant Samuel Elam. In addition he frequently corresponded with Eliakim Palmer, colonial agent and merchant in London, as well as Dr. Walley Chauncy of North Carolina. He dealt in a wide variety of goods including molasses, rum, tar, medicines, pitch, saddles, tallow, hides, skins, pickled beef and pork, and wine. The letters also document Townsend's involvement in the slave trade through his occasional purchases of slaves.

Account book of David Townsend, 1774-1791

Account book kept by Dr. David Townsend (1753-1829) that records patients treated, illnesses, and fees charged in Boston, Massachusetts, and neighboring towns from 1774 to 1791. His patients included a number of soldiers and sailors, as well as figures like the French-American writer John Hector St. John (1735-1813). Townsend's treatments typically consisted of delivering cathartics or emetics. For the family of Samuel Appleton, Townsend administered smallpox inoculation in 1776, charging him 4 pounds, 4 shillings. Townsend sometimes recorded the occupation or race of the patient. For example, he attended the delivery of a child of Sappho Henshaw, "black girl," in 1786; in 1787 he attended to an unnamed "black man at [who lived at the] corner of Board Alley" in the North End of Boston. Other patients included John Hancock (1736-1793) and members of Hancock's household, as well as Federalist publisher John Fenno (1751-1798).

The present administration. : Speech of Hon. Charles E. Townsend, of Michigan, in the House of representatives, Monday, February 3, 1908.

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