Louis Boumans

Boumans, Louis & Johnsen, Arild (2015). Stonefly duets: vibrational sexual mimicry can explain complex patterns. Journal of Ethology.  ISSN 0289-0771.  33(2), s 87- 107 . doi: 10.1007/s10164-015-0423-y

Boumans, Louis & Johnsen, Arild (2014). Species-specific communication bars interspecific mating between syntopic species of Zwicknia stoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae) . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.  ISSN 0024-4066.  113(4), s 969- 980 . doi: 10.1111/bij.12372

Boumans, Louis & Murányi, Dávid (2014). Two new species of Zwicknia Murányi, with molecular data on the phylogenetic position of the genus (Plecoptera, Capniidae). Zootaxa.  ISSN 1175-5326.  3808(1), s 1- 91 . doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3808.1.1

Boumans, Louis & Baumann, Richard W. (2012). Amphinemura palmeni is a valid Holarctic stonefly species (Plecoptera: Nemouridae). Zootaxa.  ISSN 1175-5326.  (3537), s 59- 75

Publikasjoner (pdf)

• Thunes, Karl H; Søli, Geir Einar Ellefsen; Thuroczy, Csaba; Fjellberg, Arne; Olberg, Stefan & Roth, Steffen [Show all 26 contributors for this article] (2021). The Arthropod Fauna of Oak (Quercus spp., Fagaceae) Canopies in Norway. Diversity. ISSN 1424-2818. 13(7). doi: 10.3390/d13070332. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  (1) We document the invertebrate fauna collected from 24 oak canopies in east and west Norway as a contribution to the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre’s ‘The Norwegian Taxonomy Initiative’. (2) A snap-shot inventory of the canopies was recorded by means of emitting a mist of natural pyrethrum into the canopies at night using a petrol-driven fogger and collecting the specimens in butterfly nets spread on the ground under the canopy. (3) Almost the entire catch of more than 6800 specimens was identified to 722 species. Out of 92 species new to the Norwegian fauna, 21 were new to science and, additionally, 15 were new to the Nordic fauna. Diptera alone constituted nearly half of the species represented, with 61 new records (18 new species). Additionally, 24 Hymenoptera (one new species), six oribatid mites (two new species) and one Thysanoptera were new to the Norwegian fauna. (4) Our study emphasizes the importance of the oak tree as a habitat both for a specific fauna and occasional visitors, and it demonstrates that the canopy fogging technique is an efficient way to find the ‘hidden fauna’ of Norwegian forests. The low number of red listed species found reflects how poor the Norwegian insect fauna is still studied. Moreover, the implication of the IUCN red list criteria for newly described or newly observed species is discussed.

• Hofsvang, Trond; Olsen, Kjell Magne; Oosterbroek, Pjotr & Boumans, Louis (2019). The Norwegian species of the genus Tipula Linnaeus, 1758, with ten species of Tipulidae new to Norway and an annotated list of Nordic Tipulidae, including distributional data for Norway (Diptera, Tipulidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 66(2), p. 99–150.
• Olsen, Kjell Magne; Oosterbroek, Pjotr; Boumans, Louis & de Jong, Herman (2018). Forty species of limoniid craneflies new to Norway, with an annotated list of Nordic Pediciidae and Limoniidae, including distributional data (Diptera, Tipuloidea). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 62(2), p. 127–174. Full text in Research Archive
• Teslenko, Valentina & Boumans, Louis (2018). A new species of Nemoura Latreille (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) from Amur River Basin (South of the Russian Far East). Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4472(1), p. 153–164. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4472.1.8. Show summary

  Nemoura sirotskii sp. n. (Plecoptera, Nemouridae) is described as a new stonefly species from the tributary streams of Zeya Reservoir (Amur River Basin) in the south of the Russian Far East. Detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided for the larvae and adult specimens. The diagnostic characters distinguishing it from sympatric species N. arctica are discussed.

• Vinçon, Gilles; Boumans, Louis & Gattolliat, Jean-Luc (2018). Reinstatement of Leuctra biellensis Festa, 1942 (Plecoptera, Leuctridae). Alpine Entomology. ISSN 2535-0889. 2, p. 35–43. doi: 10.3897/alpento.2.23041. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Both molecular and morphologic characters support the reinstatement of Leuctra biellensis Festa, 1942 as a valid species distinct from Leuctra nigra (Olivier, 1811). Genetic distances between L. biellensis and the different populations of L. nigra are around 9%, while intraspecific distances among L. nigra haploclades are less than 1%. Morphologically, the two species can be separated in male adult specimens by the shape of the two teeth on tergite VIII, by the lateral edges of tergites and by the distal expansion of the paraprocts. Leuctra biellensis occurs on the southern slope of the Alps in Italy and Switzerland (Ticino and Graubünden), while L. nigra has a wide distribution in Central and Northern Europe. As the type material of L. biellensis was lost, and to avoid future confusion between the two species, we designate as neotype a male imago collected at the type locality.

• Boumans, Louis; Hogner, Silje; Brittain, John Edward & Johnsen, Arild (2017). Ecological speciation by temporal isolation in a population of the stonefly Leuctra hippopus (Plecoptera, Leuctridae). Ecology and Evolution. ISSN 2045-7758. 7(5), p. 1635–1649. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2638. Show summary

  Stream dwelling invertebrates are ideal candidates for the study of ecological speciation as they are often adapted to particular environmental conditions within a stream and inhabit only certain reaches of a drainage basin, separated by unsuitable habitat. We studied an atypical population of the stonefly Leuctra hippopus at a site in central Norway, the Isterfoss rapids, in relation to three nearby and two remote conspecific populations. Adults of this population emerge about a month earlier than those of nearby populations, live on large boulders emerging from the rapids, and are short-lived. This population also has distinct morphological features and was studied earlier during the period 1975–1990. We reassessed morphological distinctness with new measurements and added several analyses of genetic distinctness based on mitochondrial and nuclear sequence markers, as well as AFLP fingerprinting and SNPs mined from RAD sequences. The Isterfoss population is shown to be most closely related to its geographical neighbors, yet clearly morphologically and genetically distinct and homogeneous. We conclude that this population is in the process of sympatric speciation, with temporal isolation being the most important direct barrier to gene flow. The shift in reproductive season results from the particular temperature and water level regime in the Isterfoss rapids. The distinct adult body shape and loss of flight are hypothesized to be an adaptation to the unusual habitat. Ecological diversification on small spatial and temporal scales is one of the likely causes of the high diversity of aquatic insects.

• Reding, Jean-Paul G.; Launay, Bertrand; Ruffoni, Alexandre; Vinçon, Gilles & Boumans, Louis (2016). A new species of Zwicknia Murányi (Plecoptera, Capniidae) from the French and Swiss Jura Mountains, the French Massif Central, and the French Middle Rhône Region. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4121(2), p. 133–146. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4121.2.3.
• Boumans, Louis & Tierno de Figueroa, Manuel J. (2016). Introgression and species demarcation in western European Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) and L. digitata Kempny, 1899 (Plecoptera, Leuctridae). Aquatic Insects. ISSN 0165-0424. 37(2), p. 115–126. doi: 10.1080/01650424.2016.1161200. Show summary

  The compilation of a DNA barcoding library of Norwegian stonefly (Plecoptera) species revealed that Leuctra fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) and Leuctra digitata Kempny, 1899 (Leuctridae) share haplotypes in northernmost Scandinavia. Phylogenetic analyses of the mitochondrial (mt) DNA barcode marker COI and the nuclear marker 28S show that the shared haplotypes must result from the introgression of a L. fusca mitochondrion into a L. digitata population on at least two occasions. Although mt introgression is widespread in animals, this represents the first documented case in Plecoptera. This study also included specimens of L. cf. fusca from the Sierra Nevada massif in Spain, a population previously known as L. carpentieri Despax, 1945. Their mt haplotypes are ca. 13% different from other European L. fusca. However, their 28S alleles are compatible with their morphological identification as L. fusca. In view of the possibility of mt introgression, the taxonomic status of this population remains undecided.

• de Jong, Yde; Kouwenberg, Juliana; Boumans, Louis; Hussey, Charles; Hyam, Roger & Nicholson, Nicola [Show all 114 contributors for this article] (2015). PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe. Biodiversity Data Journal. ISSN 1314-2836. 3, p. 1–51. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5848. Full text in Research Archive
• Boumans, Louis & Johnsen, Arild (2015). Stonefly duets: vibrational sexual mimicry can explain complex patterns. Journal of Ethology. ISSN 0289-0771. 33(2), p. 87–107. doi: 10.1007/s10164-015-0423-y. Show summary

  Stoneflies of the suborder Arctoperlaria exchange vibration signals for intersexual communication. The exchange takes the form of a duet with a male Call and female Answer. Some species and populations have three-way duets, with the male responding to the Answer with a third signal, termed Reply. We review duet descriptions of 106 species in terms of their temporal organisation and mate guarding tactics as identified by Bailey (2003), and propose a functional explanation in terms of concealment of the female for three recurrent phenomena: (1) In the case of large temporal overlap between Call and Answer, the overlapping part of the Call masks the Answer; (2) In three-way duets, the Reply mimics the female; (3) In a Call with two distinct phases, one phase mimics the female. It turns out that the Reply can be interpreted as mimicking the Answer in virtually all three-way duets. In two-way duets with a diphasic Call, the first phase typically mimics the Answer. Three-way duets with a diphasic Call are heterogeneous. Evidence for eavesdropping behaviour comes from the observation that males of the genus Zwicknia produce a Call in response to duetting sequences more often than in response to single male Call signals. We conclude with proposals for further research.

• Boumans, Louis & Johnsen, Arild (2014). Species-specific communication bars interspecific mating between syntopic species of Zwicknia stoneflies (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. ISSN 0024-4066. 113(4), p. 969–980. doi: 10.1111/bij.12372. Show summary

  Most Northern Hemisphere stoneflies have species-specific mating signals that are generally thought to constitute a barrier against interspecific mating. We tested this hypothesis in two species of the genus Zwicknia that have only very recently been recognised as distinct species, and that were found to occur together in a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany. Analyses of molecular markers COI and 28S in combination with wing length (distinguishing males of both species) and mating signals revealed no instance of hybridisation among 23 studied specimens. In addition, eleven further males identified on the basis of morphology alone all produced the expected species-specific signal. Females and males of both species were presented with played back conspecific and heterospecific signals and duetting sequences, and responded only to conspecific stimuli. This lends support to the hypothesis that the intersexual communication system functions as an important pre-mating barrier against gene flow, although post-mating isolation cannot be excluded. Interspecific mating did occur when a mixed pair was confined together in a small container. Males of both species were found to call in response to played back duetting sequences with stereotypic latencies that are clearly longer than the latencies in male-female duets. We interpret this as an indication of eavesdropping behaviour coupled with attempts to take over the perceived duet.

• Boumans, Louis & Murányi, Dávid (2014). Two new species of Zwicknia Murányi, with molecular data on the phylogenetic position of the genus (Plecoptera, Capniidae). Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 3808(1), p. 1–91. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3808.1.1.
• Aarvik, Leif; Boumans, Louis & Sørlibråten, Ove (2014). The horse chestnut leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimić, 1986, (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) established in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 61(1), p. 8–10.
• Kvifte, Gunnar Mikalsen & Boumans, Louis (2014). Further records and DNA barcodes of Norwegian moth flies, including three species new to the Norwegian fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 61, p. 11–14. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  New records and barcodes are given for three species of Psychodidae not previously recorded from Norway; Telmatoscopus advena (Eaton, 1893), Parajungiella pseudolongicornis (Wagner, 1975) and Psychoda erminea Eaton, 1898. New distributional data are given for eleven species of Psychodidae. Pericoma blandula Eaton, 1893 is conirmed as a cryptic species complex using DNA barcodes, and nine additional species are listed with DNA barcodes. The Norwegian fauna of Psychodidae now stands at 43 species.

• Boumans, Louis; de Jong, Herman & Oosterbroek, Pjotr (2013). The originally East Palaearctic crane fly Tipula (Platytipula) moiwana (Matsumura, 1916) (Diptera, Tipulidae) found in Oslo, an addition to the Norwegian fauna. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 60(2), p. 159–162. Full text in Research Archive
• Boumans, Louis (2013). Old and new Norwegian records of Camillidae (Diptera), a family missing from the checklist. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 60(2), p. 169–171. Full text in Research Archive
• Boumans, Louis & Brittain, John Edward (2012). Faunistics of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in Finnmark, northern Norway, including DNA barcoding of Nemouridae. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 59, p. 196–215.
• Boumans, Louis & Baumann, Richard W. (2012). Amphinemura palmeni is a valid Holarctic stonefly species (Plecoptera: Nemouridae). Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 59–75. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3537.1.5.
• Boumans, Louis (2011). Databasing the stoneflies (Plecoptera) at the Natural History Museum in Oslo reveals new Norwegian province records. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 58(2), p. 170–179.
• Boumans, Louis (2011). Bijdrage aan de kennis van urbane motmuggen (Diptera: Psychodidae). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen. ISSN 0169-2453. 36, p. 49–68.
• Boumans, Louis (2011). The Plecoptera collection at the Natural History Museum in Oslo. Illiesia. ISSN 1855-5810. 7(25), p. 280–290. Show summary

  The Natural History Museum, University of Oslo (NHM) houses a very large ethanol collection of Norwegian stoneflies. About half of this material is sorted and labelled; the other half consists of unsorted and largely unidentified samples. In addition, there are some 5000 high quality microscope slides of nymphal and adult body parts. Most samples were collected by the late Albert Lillehammer (1930-1992). In 2010 the collection built by Lillehammer has been digitized and georeferenced. 4305 specimen-based records have been made accessible online through the data portals of Artskart, a web service of the Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre Artsdatabanken, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). In order to facilitate access and future use, the Plecoptera collection at the NHM is described, with comments on the less common Norwegian species. The slide-mounted epiprocts of the males of the Arctic species Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen 1910, N. sahlbergi Morton 1896 and N. viki Lillehammer 1972 are depicted. The paper concludes with suggestions for future applications of the NHM’s stonefly collection.

• Boumans, Louis & Aarnes, Espen (2010). Blue craneflies in Finnmark, a putative case of Iridovirus infection (Diptera, Tipulidae; Iridoviridae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 57(2), p. 120–122. Show summary

  A copula of brightly coloured blue craneflies were photographed in Finnmark, northern Norway. The species is identified as Tipula (Beringotipula) unca Wiedemann, 1817, and the blue colour is hypothesised to result from a blatant infection with an invertebrate iridovirus (IIV). It is the first report of a naturally occurring putative IIV infection in adult craneflies.

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• Boumans, Louis (2018). Saving Oseberg 2014-2019. Chemical and mechanical research to preserve the richest Viking burial find.
• Boumans, Louis (2015). Mateguarding tactics can explain stonefly duetting patterns.
• Boumans, Louis; Brittain, John Edward; Johnsen, Arild & Hogner, Silje (2014). Ecological speciation by temporal isolation in a population of the stonefly Leuctra hippopus (Plecoptera, Leuctridae).
• Boumans, Louis (2014). Ongoing speciation in a temporally isolated stonefly population - first experiences with RAD tags.
• Brittain, John Edward & Boumans, Louis (2014). Faunistics of stoneflies (Plecoptera) in northern Norway and barcoding of Scandinavian species.
• Boumans, Louis (2014). Mateguarding tactics can explain stonefly duetting patterns.
• Boumans, Louis (2014). Two master’s theses on Norwegian stoneflies scanned. Perla. Annual Newsletter and Bibliography of The International Society of Plecopterologists. 32, p. 17–18.
• Koese, Bram; van Maanen, Barend & Boumans, Louis (2014). De negendoornige wintersteenvlieg: een nieuwe aanwinst voor de Roer en Nederland (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae). Natuurhistorisch Maandblad. ISSN 0028-1107. 103(7), p. 215–218.
• Boumans, Louis (2014). Hestekastanjemøllen er her. Park & anlegg : fagblad for grøntanleggssektoren. ISSN 1503-1950. 13(3), p. 16–18.
• Boumans, Louis (2013). Intersexual communication as a barrier to gene flow in stoneflies.
• Boumans, Louis (2012). Don’t rely on mitochondrial data alone: Phylogeography of the crane fly Tipula (Acutipula) maxima s.l.
• Boumans, Louis (2012). Norske steinfluer.
• Boumans, Louis (2012). Incipient speciation: a distinct local population of Leuctra hippopus (Plecoptera) in Norway.
• Boumans, Louis (2012). Speciation and phylogeny of aquatic insects.
• Boumans, Louis; Johnsen, Arild & Brittain, John Edward (2012). DNA barcoding of Norwegian stoneflies and hepatageniid mayflies.
• Boumans, Louis; Brittain, John Edward & Johnsen, Arild (2012). DNA barcoding of Norwegian stoneflies and heptageniid mayflies.
• Boumans, Louis (2011). Artsdannelse hos akvatiske insekter i Norden.
• Boumans, Louis (2014). Speciation, Sexual Communication and Reproductive Barriers in Northern Hemisphere Stoneflies (Plecoptera, Arctoperlaria). Akademika forlag. ISSN 1501-7710.
• Hanssen, Frank Ole; Mathur, Vinod B.; Athreya, Vidya; Barve, Vijay; Bhardwaj, Rupa & Boumans, Louis [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2014). Capacity building for Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Final report 2014: Indo- Norwe-gian pilot project on capacity building in biodiversity informatics for enhanced decision making, improved nature conservation and sustainable development. Norsk institutt for naturforskning. ISSN 978-82-426-2698-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Prosjektet har samarbeidet med Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) og har implementert flere av deres kapasitetsbyggende verktøy, standarder og tjenester. I tillegg er WII og Naturhistorisk Museum nasjonale GBIF- noder. Prosjektet er nært knyttet til indiske og internasjonale strategier for utvikling av biodiversitetsinfrastruktur. Prosjektet har fokusert på nasjonale brukerbehov, viltkamerametodikk, dataforvaltning, åpen datadeling og barrierer for åpen datadeling. Seks casestudier har vist hvordan biodiversitets- informatikk, bruk av viltkamera, datamobilisering og strategier for deling av data kan bidra til forbedrede beslutningsprosesser. Dette har ført til en bedre forståelse for bruk av viltkamera, occupancy-modellering, DNA-analyser, artsutbredelse, rovvilt/samfunn konflikter, effekter av menneskelig aktivitet på ville dyr, habitatrestaurering, behov knyttet til forvaltning av tigre, samt etterforskning av ulovlig jakt på tiger. Prosjektet har gjennomført en mindre datarepatrieringsøvelse ved de norske naturhistoriske mu-seene. Kapasitetsbyggingskomponenten i dette arbeidet overfor internasjonale museumssam-linger ligger primært i beskrivelsen av hvordan repatrierte data kan mobiliseres gjennom GBIF. WII har utviklet en nasjonal database og en webportal for mobilisering av viltkameradata. Dette utviklingsarbeidet er et viktig skritt i retning av å utvikle et nasjonalt åpent system for forvaltning av viltkamerabilder og tilhørende metadata. Prosjektet har også utviklet en Best Practice Guide (BPG) for publisering av biodiversitetsdata avledet fra viltkamerabilder. Denne guiden vil bli ved-likeholdt av GBIF i fremtiden. Dette prosjektet har vist høy relevans i forhold til de kapasitetsbyggingsbehov som er identifisert av IPBES. Som prosjektet viser er det store internasjonale synergier innen kapasitetsbygging knyttet til biodiversitetsinformatikk, bruk av viltkamera, datamobilisering, datarepatriering, data-forvaltning og forbedrede strategier for datadeling. I avslutningsfasen av dette pilotprosjektet har prosjektpartnerne bestemt seg for å se etter nye samarbeidsmuligheter under IPBES. India, Norway, IPBES, GBIF, citizen science, biodiversity informat-ics, wildlife camera trapping, training, capacity building, data shar-ing, data repatriation, tiger, snow leopard, leopard, GIS, Database IPBES, GBIF, citizen science, biodiversitetsinformatikk, viltkamera, kapasitetsbygging, deling av data, tiger, snøleopard, leopard, GIS, Database

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