# genus (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover genus. Page: Feed: --- ## [\New data on the taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny of the tribe Boreoheptagyiini Brundin (Diptera: Chironomidae: Diamesinae)\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.1) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ A multilocus phylogeny of the tribe Boreoheptagyiini was reconstructed using nuclear (18S, 28S, and CAD4) and mitochondrial (COI5P, COI3P, and COII) genes. Species delimitation using ASAP analysis of DNA barcodes identified 22 molecular operational taxonomic units (mOTUs), which were congruent with morphological species hypotheses. Based on robust phylogenetic and morphological evidence, we… ## [\New species and range extensions of freshwater bryozoans in southern Africa\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.2) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ This study examines freshwater bryozoan material that was recently collected from South Africa and Botswana and is deposited at the Natural History Museum in London. Six species are described for the first time: Fredericella bergensis sp. nov. , F. elegans sp. nov. , Plumatella botswanensis sp. nov. , P. perforata sp. nov. , P. sanum sp. nov. and Rumarcanella tutui sp. nov. Two species , P.… ## [\Morphological variation within the California killifish, \Fundulus\ \parvipinnis\ Girard, 1854 from Baja California peninsula, Mexico (Cyprinodontiformes: Fundulidae), with elevation of its southern subspecies to \F. brevis\ Osburn & Nichols, 1916\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.3) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ We evaluated the morphological variation of the two nominal subspecies of California killifishes, Fundulus parvipinnis ( F. p. parvipinnis and F. p. brevis ) with allopatric distribution in the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. Fifty-five morphological characters (10 meristic and 45 morphometric) of 192 specimens were examined in 10 populations (seven of F. p. parvipinnis and three of F. p.… ## [\DNA barcoding and the genetic diversity of scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) found in Hainan Province, China\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.4) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ Scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha) can be significant pests of crop and ornamental plants globally, with many species posing threats to agriculture and forestry. Despite some research on scale insects in Hainan Province, China in the past, the scale insect species diversity and genetic variation remain poorly understood. Accurate species identification is crucial for biodiversity conservation… ## [\Two species of spheciform wasps (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) new to Iraq\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.5) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ Oxybelochardus mucrosis sp. nov. is described from Iraq, and Palarus funerarius F. Morawitz, 1889 (both Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Crabroninae) first recorded form that country. The new species can be recognized by its unique mucro, which is elongate semi-triangular, bilobed apically; metanotal squama undivided and curved inward, and setaceous hind tibia. ## [\A new genus and species of Colpopterini Gnezdilov from the Leeward Antilles (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Nogodinidae: Colpopterinae)\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.6) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ A new genus and species in the tribe Colpopterini, Aridorama cobbeni gen. et sp. nov. , is described from the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao in the Leeward Antilles. The novel taxon is found in arid biotopes and is polyphagous. Aridorama gen. nov. differs from other Colpopterini in the shape of the head and forewings, wing venation, male and female terminalia. Molecular data for the… ## [\Taxonomic notes on genus \Taeniostola\ Bezzi (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae: Gastrozonini) with description of a new species from India\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.7) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ A new species of Taeniostola, T. sahyadri David, Hancock & Noor, sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on specimens attracted to cut sprouts of bamboo from Western Ghat sections of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. T. vittigera Bezzi was predominant in Northeast India and is distinctly different from T. sahyadri in wing, postabdominal morphology and molecular data. A key to all species of… ## [\A new species of \Elachista\ Treitschke (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae) from Portugal\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.8) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ A previously undescribed species of Elachista Treitschke has been discovered at three localities in northern and central Portugal. The new species, Elachista pluviosa Corley & Nunes, sp. nov. , belongs to the subgenus Aphelosetia Stephens and to the E. bedellella species group, showing morphological similarities to Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978 and related species, but differs in habitus, male… ## [\Rediscovery of \Ypthima albipuncta\ Lee, 1985 (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae), with revision of its taxonomic status\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.9) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ Ypthima albipuncta Lee, 1985 is a little-known species originally described based on a holotype by monotypy from Yiliang, northeastern Yunnan Province, southwestern China, and has never been recorded since then. In the present paper, it has been rediscovered in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, northern Hunan Province, central China, a place far from its type locality. Based on comparisons of… ## [\\Dorcus pingshanensis\, a new species from Sichuan, China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae)\](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5873.2.10) _2026-08-20 · Zootaxa_ A new species of the genus Dorcus MacLeay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) is described from Sichuan province, China: Dorcus pingshanensis Liu, Deng, Luo & Wang, sp. nov. The new species is compared to five closely related taxa from China: D. gongshanus Huang & Chen, 2013, D. intricatus (Lacroix, 1981), D. linwenhsini conjunctus Qi, Bian, Xin & Dang, 2025, D. lvbu Huang & Chen, 2013, and D.… ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qFCkcaNAz1w7) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Optimizing cognitive enhancement through dopamine transporter modulation](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/nielloOptimizingCognitiveEnhancement2026) _2026-08-15 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Psychostimulants act on monoamine systems including the dopamine transporter (DAT), a key regulator of dopamine reuptake following synaptic release. While these compounds can enhance energy, cognition, and sociability, their clinical utility is often limited by their abuse... ## [Evolution of Representation–Interpretation Systems: From Molecular Replicators to Artificial Intelligence](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/prangishviliEvolutionRepresentationInterpretation2026) _2026-08-12 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ This paper proposes that a fundamental organizational trend in biological, cognitive, cultural, and technological evolution is the emergence of progressively more capable representation–interpretation systems. Across these domains, evolution has repeatedly generated systems in... ## [Beyond Fixed Representations: The Vocabulary and Verifier Gaps in Open-Ended AI](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/caoFixedRepresentationsVocabulary2026) _2026-08-10 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Modern AI systems are increasingly being evaluated for their ability to reason, code, prove theorems, use tools, and long-horizon research tasks. These are powerful capabilities, but they share a structural limitation: the representational frame within which the model operates,... ## [The August 2026 Mussel of the Month is “Unio” cathaicus](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-august-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-08-05 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ We have to look into the past to bring a perfectly good species name back to our present ## [Learning to Theorize the World from Observation](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/baekLearningTheorizeWorld2026) _2026-08-05 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ What does it mean to understand the world? Contemporary world models often operationalize understanding as accurate future prediction in latent or observation space. Developmental cognitive science, however, suggests a different view: human understanding emerges through the... ## [An Information-Theoretic Definition for Open-Ended Learning](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/xuInformationTheoreticDefinitionOpenEnded2026) _2026-08-04 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ A growing body of work points to the great promise of AI systems that can continually expand their capabilities as they operate in an open-ended environment. But yet there is no coherent definition of open-endedness or theory about how an agent ought to explore an open-ended... ## [Elements of information theory](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/coverElementsInformationTheory2001) _2026-07-30 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Research notes on Elements of information theory. ## [How Intrinsic Motivation Underlies Embodied Open-Ended Behavior](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/moreno-boteHowIntrinsicMotivation2026) _2026-07-28 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Although most theories posit that natural behavior can be explained as maximizing some form of extrinsic reward, often called utility, some behaviors appear to be reward independent. For instance, spontaneous motor babbling in human newborns and curiosity in little kids and other... ## [Position: Open-Endedness is Essential for Artificial Superhuman Intelligence](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/hughesPositionOpenEndednessEssential2024) _2026-07-27 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ In recent years there has been a tremendous surge in the general capabilities of AI systems, mainly fuelled by training foundation models on internet-scale data. Nevertheless, the creation of open-ended, ever self-improving AI remains elusive. In this position paper, we argue... ## [Revisiting the Platonic Representation Hypothesis: An Aristotelian View](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/grogerRevisitingPlatonicRepresentation2026) _2026-07-26 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ The Platonic Representation Hypothesis suggests that representations from neural networks are converging to a common statistical model of reality. We show that the existing metrics used to measure representational similarity are confounded by network scale: increasing model depth... ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2djWs8G4o2gw) _2026-07-25 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [GAUGE-INVARIANT REPRESENTATION HOLONOMY](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/sevetlidisGAUGEINVARIANTREPRESENTATIONHOLONOMY2026) _2026-07-26 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Deep networks learn internal representations whose geometry—how features bend, rotate, and evolve—affects both generalization and robustness. Existing similarity measures such as CKA or SVCCA capture pointwise overlap between activation sets, but miss how representations change... ## [HumanNet: Scaling Human-centric Video Learning to One Million Hours](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/dengHumanNetScalingHumancentric2026) _2026-07-24 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Progress in embodied intelligence increasingly depends on scalable data infrastructure. While vision and language have scaled with internet corpora, learning physical interaction remains constrained by the lack of large, diverse, and richly annotated human activity data. We... ## [Algebraic topology](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/hatcherAlgebraicTopology2002) _2026-07-24 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Research notes on Algebraic topology. ## [So You Think You Can Scale Up Autonomous Robot Data Collection?](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/mirchandaniYouThinkYou2025) _2026-07-24 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ A long-standing goal in robot learning is to develop methods for robots to acquire new skills autonomously. While reinforcement learning (RL) comes with the promise of enabling autonomous data collection, it remains challenging to scale in the real-world partly due to the... ## [Active Data Selection and Information Seeking](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/parrActiveDataSelection2024) _2026-07-24 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Bayesian inference typically focuses upon two issues. The first is estimating the parameters of some model from data, and the second is quantifying the evidence for alternative hypotheses—formulated as alternative models. This paper focuses upon a third issue. Our interest is in... ## [World Action Models: The Next Frontier in Embodied AI](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/wangWorldActionModels2026) _2026-07-24 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models have achieved strong semantic generalization for embodied policy learning, yet they learn reactive observation-to-action mappings without explicitly modeling how the physical world evolves under intervention. A growing body of work addresses... ## [Understanding Graph Databases: A Comprehensive Tutorial and Survey](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/anuyahUnderstandingGraphDatabases2024) _2026-07-21 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ This tutorial serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding graph databases, focusing on the fundamentals of graph theory while showcasing practical applications across various fields. It starts by introducing foundational concepts and delves into the structure of graphs... ## [Laplacian Eigenmaps and Spectral Techniques for Embedding and Clustering](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/belkinLaplacianEigenmapsSpectral2002) _2026-07-21 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Drawing on the correspondence between the graph Laplacian, the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a manifold , and the connections to the heat equation , we propose a geometrically motivated algorithm for constructing a representation for data sampled from a low dimensional manifold... ## [DISCRETE DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY: AN APPLIED INTRODUCTION](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/craneDISCRETEDIFFERENTIALGEOMETRY) _2026-07-21 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Research notes on DISCRETE DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY: AN APPLIED INTRODUCTION. ## [Probabilistic Graphical Models: A Concise Tutorial](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/maaschProbabilisticGraphicalModels2025) _2026-07-21 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Probabilistic graphical modeling is a branch of machine learning that uses probability distributions to describe the world, make predictions, and support decision-making under uncertainty. Underlying this modeling framework is an elegant body of theory that bridges two... ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SCJRgCdOkzR2) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [CS168: The Modern Algorithmic Toolbox Lectures #11: Spectral Graph Theory, I](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/roughgardenCS168ModernAlgorithmic) _2026-07-21 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Research notes on CS168: The Modern Algorithmic Toolbox Lectures #11: Spectral Graph Theory, I. ## [An Elementary Introduction to the Hopf Fibration](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/lyonsElementaryIntroductionHopf2022) _2026-07-19 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ The Hopf fibration is an important object in mathematics and physics. A landmark discovery in topology and a fundamental object in the theory of Lie groups, the Hopf fibration has a wide variety of physical applications including magnetic monopoles, rigid body mechanics, and... ## [The July 2026 Mussel of the Month is Iridea granosa](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-july-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-07-03 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ A new genus in the Family Hyriidae, but the hyriid phylogeny still has some fuzzy edges ## [The June 2026 Mussel of the Month is Elliptio complanata](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-june-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-06-02 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ A mussel at the intersection of brooding period & biogeography ## [The May 2026 Mussel of the Month is Pseudodon mekongi](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-may-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-05-06 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ At least, that is what it is called today ## [The April 2026 Mussel of the Month is Brachyanodon impura](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-april-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-04-02 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ Finally: the genus Anodonta is only for species of Anodonta ## [The March 2026 Mussel of the Month is Globunio mirificus](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-mussel-of-the-month-is-globunio) _2026-03-01 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ A new species in a new genus in a new subtribe ## [The February 2026 Mussel of the Month is Lampsilis siliquoidea](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-february-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-02-04 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ But Lampsilis is a Camel ## [The January 2026 Mussel of the Month is Leila blainvilliana](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-january-2026-mussel-of-the-month) _2026-01-01 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ Leila blainvilliana has peculiar posterior “siphons,” distinct from those of typical neotropical Mycetopodidae ## [Bets on Post-GPU Compute](https://www.vishalv.com/theses/bets-on-post-GPU-compute) _2025-12-14 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Post-GPU compute is a bet that new hardware will make different primitives cheap. When the primitive changes, the winning model classes change. Extropic is a bet that sampling becomes that primitive. ## [The December 2025 Mussel of the Month is Mutela dubia](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-december-2025-mussel-of-the-month) _2025-12-03 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ Mutela dubia (Iridinidae) from Africa, like so many freshwater mussels, has been “super-nominated” ## [PGMs, EBMs, Sampling](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/ebms-and-pgms) _2025-11-29 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ Connecting probabilistic graphical models to energy-based formulations, and showing how sampling replaces optimization as the core mechanism for inference and computation. ## [Zotero iOS System Design](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/zotero-ios) _2025-11-23 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ System design evaluation of the Zotero iOS client based on long-term usage as a knowledge power user tool. Zotero is an open-source reference manager widely used in academic and research workflows. ## [The November 2025 Mussel of the Month is Schistodesmus xinyuensis](https://musselproject.substack.com/p/the-november-2025-mussel-of-the-month) _2025-11-06 · Daniel Graf · The MUSSEL Project_ The old Schistodesmus lampreyanus (Unionidae) from China has been split-up based on molecular phylogenetic results ## [The Cost of Convenience](https://www.vishalv.com/notes/the-cost-of-convenience) _2025-10-26 · vishalvignesh.iitm@gmail.com (Vishal V) · vishalv.com_ I finally deleted my WordPress setup and replaced it with a system I actually control. Markdown, Git, Next.js and Contentlayer now run the show and this stack will survive anything because it is simple, portable and mine.