We report Blattodean taxa collected from three regions in Guyana. Our analyses associated with these specimens provide new geographic records, species descriptions, ecological information and genetic information. We report on the genera Lamproblatta, Eublaberus, Epilampra, Dasyblatta, Ischnoptera, Xestoblatta, Dendroblatta and Euphyllodromia. These include two new species, nine new records for Guyana and four new records for the Guiana Shield entirely. We also provide photographs, measurements, and some new biological information for our specimens.

The global population structure and dispersal patterns of Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) are evaluated using a geographically extensive mitochondrial DNA dataset, a more limited samples of nuclear markers, wing isotopic (δ²H) data and a literature review. No spatial or temporal haplotype structure was recovered between the samples. Isotope data suggest that most samples were immigrants at the collection locations. A literature review of migration events for the species confirms regular inter-and intra-continental migrations occur (the majority reported from Asia, Africa and Australasia), with individuals and swarms dispersing thousands of kilometers over land and oceans. Migrations coincide with prevailing winds and seasonal rains, which points to a mechanism we name the “pantropical Pantala conveyor belt”, suggesting widespread gene flow is possible for an aquatic insect with excellent flying ability linked to rapid larval development.

words)Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a severe chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting human apocrine sweat gland-bearing skin regions. One unique feature of HS is the development of keratinized sinus tracts that grow extensively deep in the dermis and are highly immunogenic. Here, we demonstrated that the stem cell fate infidelity exists in the HS sinus tracts, which exhibit features of both surface epidermis and appendages. Using single cell transcriptome analyses, we finely dissected different compartments of the HS epithelium and identified their respective changes in cytokine expression during disease progression and the critical interactions with the immune cells. Together, our work provides advanced understanding of the pathological epidermal remodeling and important implications for HS therapeutics.

The Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is commonly used to measure health-related quality-of-life (QoL) in adults with skin diseases. Among patients with psoriasis, racial/ethnic minority patients were found to report higher DLQI scores, indicating greater QoL impact, than Non-Hispanic (NH) White patients. We aimed to determine whether DLQI scores differ by race/ethnicity among adults with atopic dermatitis (AD). We performed a cross-sectional study using data from the Atopic Dermatitis in America online survey. The study included adults who met age-modified United Kingdom Working Party Criteria for AD. The primary outcome was continuous DLQI score. Racial/ethnic categories were NH White [reference], NH Black, Hispanic, and NH other. Multivariable linear regression was performed to evaluate