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Georeferenced and cropped "Half Inch" (1:126,720) maps of Burma (colonial period)

Georeferenced (to WGS1984) and cropped set of about 555 historic maps of Burma at a scale of 1 inch per two miles (1:126,720) covering most of the country. Those topographic maps, originally produced and published by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India between 1878 and 1949, have been scanned and shared with the public as "Old Survey Of India Maps” Community under a CC BY 4.0 International Licence. Each of the map sheet scans was georeferenced using the Latitude-Longitude corner coordinates in Everest 1830 projection. Those map sheets were cropped, keeping only the map area - to allow a seamless mosaic without the mapframe overlapping adjacent map sheets when several map sheets are put together in a GIS. Those cropped map sheets were projected from Everest 1830 to WGS1984 (EPSG:4326) - standard GPS - projection to make them easier to use and combine with other GIS data. Many grid cells in this dataset are covered by 2 versions of map sheets - those with hill shade and only lat-lon grid and those without hill shade and featuring a LCC map grid.  Those map sheets can be loaded directly in any GIS such as QGIS or ESRI ArcGIS. <ul> <li>The mm_HI_JBv2024_epsg4326 folder contains the cropped end georeferenced map sheets in jpg-format as well as accompagning georeference and metadata incl. <ul> <li>The mm_HI_JBv2024_epsg4326_kmlLinks contains a KML file for each map sheet facilitating their easy use in Google Earth byt linking them the georeferenced map sheet file located in the mm_HI_JBv2024_epsg4326 folder. </li> <li>The mm_historicHI_EPSG4326.gdb contains three ESRI mosaic datasets to easily load all mapsheets, only mapheets with hillshading and lat-lon grid and only "regular" mapsheets without hillshading and LCC grid into ArcGIS</li> </ul> </li> <li>The mm_HI_JBv2024_scanMaps folder contains the uncropped original map scans (renamed though) in jpg-format.</li> <li>The mm_historicTopoHI_JBv2024 is a masterlist cataloguing all map sheets for easier use and matching them with the original source files as shared via the "Old Survey Of India Maps” Community (e.g. to identify new mapsheets should new maps be released)</li> </ul> All georeferenced map scans are based on maps shared as part of the "Old Survey Of India Maps” via Zenodo. Links to each file can be found in the above mentined excel file and most can be also accessed through the zenodo repository below. <ul> <li><a href="../records/7894128">https://zenodo.org/records/8040798</a> (128k Maps of South Asia, version 4, Published May 3, 2023)</li> </ul> The file naming convention is to first give the number of the 4 degree x 4 degree block followed by the letter (A to P) of the sixteen 1 degree x 1 degree blocks in each 4 degree block eg. 38 D, and this is followed by the cardinal direction letters (NE, NW, SE, SW) to indicate the 30x30 minutes sized map position in the 1 degree block.  This Number - Letter - Cardinal direction letter designation is followed by the year of the edition, followed by the map series type either HI-hs (hillshaded) or HI-reg (regular), followed by the map sheet title/name. The original files as shared as part of the "<a href="https://zenodo.org/records/11661876">Old Survey Of India Maps</a>” have been renamed to further standardize the file naming, sometimes correcting them and to make them unique in the case several editions of the same map sheet were available. Lineage: This version (1.01, Upload 2024-08-20) has some file attributes fixed.

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Linked collectors and determiners for: A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma).

Natural history specimen data linked to collectors and determiners held within, "A re-description of Cyrtodactylus chrysopylos Bauer (Squamata: Gekkonidae) with comments on the adaptive significance of orange coloration in hatchlings and descriptions of two new species from eastern Myanmar (Burma)". Claims or attributions were made on Bionomia by volunteer Scribes, <a href="https://bionomia.net/dataset/d5bea9d0-842b-4959-a3e5-63fcfffb44ae">https://bionomia.net/dataset/d5bea9d0-842b-4959-a3e5-63fcfffb44ae</a> using specimen data from the dataset aggregated by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, <a href="https://gbif.org/dataset/d5bea9d0-842b-4959-a3e5-63fcfffb44ae">https://gbif.org/dataset/d5bea9d0-842b-4959-a3e5-63fcfffb44ae</a>. Formatted as a Frictionless Data package.

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FIG. 2 in A new genus of Ptilodactylidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma)

FIG. 2. — Photomicrographs of holotype male of Aphebodactyla rhetine n. gen., n. sp. (SEMC Bu-006): A, facial aspect; B, dorsal aspect of pronotum; C, detail of antennae (anterior to the left); D, detail of elytra; E, detail of mesoscutellum and medioposterior section of pronotum; F, detail of aedeagus, dorsal aspect; G, detail of aedeagus, ventral aspect. Scale bars: A, B, 0.6 mm; C, 0.4 mm; D, 1.1 mm; E, 0.56 mm; F, G, 0.5 mm.

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FIG. 1 in A new genus of Ptilodactylidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Burma)

FIG. 1. — Photomicrographs of holotype male of Aphebodactyla rhetine n. gen., n. sp. (SEMC Bu-006): A, dorsal habitus; B, ventral habitus. Total length of specimen: 3.25 mm, excluding the aedeagus.

Fig. 7 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 7. Strict consensus tree (L 33, C.I. 72, R.I. 75) of four cladograms of Recent and extinct genera of Piesmatidae, based on the matrix in table 1. Characters on the cladogram are listed in the text. Open circles are homoplasious characters; solid circles are unambiguous synapomorphies.

Fig. 3 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 3. Details of holotype of Cretopiesma suukyiae, new genus and species. A. Ventral view of head and thorax. B. Apex of abdomen (ventral view). C. Mesothoracic tarsus.

Fig. 4 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 4. Scanning electron micrographs of Piesma spp. (A, C: Arizona; B, D: South Africa). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Habitus, ventral view. C. Head and anterior pronotum, dorsal view. D. Head and anterior thorax, ventral view.

Fig. 6 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 6. Scanning electron micrographs of Aradus brasiliensis Usinger (Aradidae). A. Dorsal habitus, anterior half. B. Detail of clypeus, jugal lobe and antennal base (dorsal view). C. Detail of pretarsus (terminal view).

Fig. 1 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 1. Photomicrographs of holotype (AMNH Bu958) of Cretopiesma suukyiae, new genus and species, with dorsal habitus in center. A. Head, dorsal view. B. Detail of corium. C. Detail of wing membrane. D. Protarsus. E. Tip of scutellum. F. Terminalia, ventral view. A, B, C, E, F to same scale.

Fig. 5 in An Unusual, Primitive Piesmatidae (Insecta: Heteroptera) in Cretaceous Amber from Myanmar (Burma)

Fig. 5. Scanning electron micrographs of Piesma sp. (South Africa). A. Left anterior portion of thorax (ventral view), showing propleural cavity. B. Trichobothrial pad. C. Pretarsus, showing well-developed pulvilli. D. mesopleural fold near coxa.

Fig. 5 in A new species of Parachute Gecko of the subgenus Ptychozoon (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from the Indo-Burma region

Fig. 5. Gekko mizoramensis sp. n., coloration in life, (a) holotype NCBS NRC-AA-4514, (b) juvenile MZMU-2880. Photos by LAL MUANSANGA.

Figure 2 in A new species of Parachute Gecko of the subgenus Ptychozoon (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from the Indo-Burma region

Figure 2. Multivariate PCA plot showing the separation of Gekko mizoramensis sp. n. (red) from G. popaensis (green).

Figure 4 in A new species of Parachute Gecko of the subgenus Ptychozoon (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from the Indo-Burma region

Figure 4. Gekko mizoramensis sp. n. holotype, female, NCBS NRC-AA-4514, head in (a) left lateral view, (b) dorsal view, (c) ventral view. Photos by ZEESHAN A. MIRZA.

Figure 1 in A new species of Parachute Gecko of the subgenus Ptychozoon (Sauria: Gekkonidae: Gekko) from the Indo-Burma region

Figure 1. The ML phylogeny based on a fragment of the mitochondrial ND2 gene for members of the subgenus Ptychozoon shows the new species' phylogenetic position. Numbers at nodes indicate bootstrap support values (BS).

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63k Maps of Burma

A set of about 776 maps of Burma produced by the Survey of India before and during the Second World War at a scale of 1 inch per mile (63,360).  Many of these maps are military reprints of earlier maps produced before the war.   The file naming convention is to first give the number of the 4 degree x 4 degree block followed by the letter (A to P) of the sixteen 1 degree x 1 degree blocks in each 4 degree block eg. 38 D, and this is followed by a "]" symbol to indicate a slash and then a number from 01 to 16 to indicate the number of the map in the 1 degree block.  This Number Letter Number designation is followed by the name of one of the administrative districts encompassed by the map, followed by the date of publication in parenthesis. A Topographical Index produced by the Survey of India is provided to assist the viewer in selecting a particular map of interest. **************** In the time since this first batch of 63k Burma maps (see the list below) were posted, additional maps of Burma have become available.  These additional maps are posted on a separate page, and can be reached by clicking the link(s) below.  Included in the final set of additional maps is an Index Map showing the total 63k/50k holdings for Burma. <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="../records/10463372">63k Maps of Burma--additional 1--20240105</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Fig. 7 in New Records and Range Extensions of Some Marine Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha) from the Andaman Islands, India; Part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

Fig. 7. Geographical extension of Biemna fortis (Topsent, 1897).

Fig. 15 in New Records and Range Extensions of Some Marine Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha) from the Andaman Islands, India; Part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

Fig. 15. Geographical extension of Plakortis communis Muricy, 2011.

Fig. 1 in New Records and Range Extensions of Some Marine Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha) from the Andaman Islands, India; Part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

Fig. 1. Study Area.

Fig. 11 in New Records and Range Extensions of Some Marine Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha) from the Andaman Islands, India; Part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

Fig. 11. Geographical extension of Oceanapia fistulosa (Bowerbank, 1873).

Fig. 5 in New Records and Range Extensions of Some Marine Sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae and Homoscleromorpha) from the Andaman Islands, India; Part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

Fig. 5. Geographical extension of Cliothosa aurivilli (Lindgren, 1897)