The paper presents the detection of syntactic patterns in the Croatian WordNet synset definitions. The detection was performed in order to create unambiguous and consistent synset definitions in the future development of the Croatian WordNet. The rules are implemented in form of finite-state transducers and tested on already existing version of the Croatian WordNet. Results are presented using ...

This paper describes our participation to the TREC 2005 Robust Task. A method of conceptual indexing based on WordNet is used. Both documents and queries are mapped onto WordNet. Thus concepts belonging to WordNet synsets are identified and extracted whereas those having a single sense are expanded.

I t is demonstrated that there is no valid basis on which to sustain the monotypic genus Bathycranium Strobl and concluded that Bathycranium should be recognised as a junior synonym of Syntormon h e w (new status). The species Syntormon bicolorellus Zetterstedt (new combination) falls into a natural grouping of Syntormon species with downcurved facial hairs in females. This species and S. lutei...

Two new species of Onciderini are described and illustrated: Oncideres tavakiliani, from Brazil (Pará), and Clavidesmus egeri, from Peru. Oncideres defectiofasciata Gilmour, 1950 is a junior synonym of O. chevrolatii Thomson, 1868. The following four new country records are reported: O. crassicornis Bates, 1865 (Paraguay); O. glebulenta Martins, 1981 (Paraguay); O. gutturator (Fabricius, 1775) ...

After examining Japanese material of Ptomaphagus Hellwig from various collections, a new species is described, Ptomaphagus (s. str.) piccoloi sp. n., and a new subjective synonym proposed, Ptomaphagus (s. str.) kuntzeni Sokolowski, 1957 = Ptomaphagus (s. str.) amamianus Nakane, 1963, syn. n., in this paper. Relevant morphological characters of examined species of Ptomaphagus are illustrated wit...