本論文系就朱熹禮學巨著－－儀禮經傳通解中之家禮部分，作全面之研討；蓋禮之於 人者大矣，孔子有言曰：「不學禮，無以立．」是禮可使吾人品節詳明而德性堅定也 ．朱子亦嘗為言：「凡禮有本有文，自其施於家者之，則名分之守，愛敬之實，其本 也；冠昏喪祭儀章度數者，其文也．其本者，有家日用之常禮，固不可以一日而不修 ；其文又皆所以紀綱人道之終始，雖其行之有時，施之有所，然非講之素明，習之素 熟，則其臨事之際，亦無以合宜而應節．」是家禮諸儀節，最切於人倫日用，故得以 綱紀人道之終始，而彰顯禮之功效．全文凡分七章． 第一章：緒論，就朱子生平議禮考禮之背景，探求珠子編修儀禮經傳通解之經過及其 規模，並對參與編修之門人、學友略作考述．第二章：論家禮第一單元之士冠禮及冠 義．就士冠禮之文分章解析，且依其儀節之進退，酬答之言辭，輔以冠義篇所闡述之 義以為說．第三章：論家禮第二單元之士昏禮及昏義．此章之研究方法與步驟，與上 章相同．第四章：論家禮第三單元之內則篇．內則本為禮記第十二篇，朱子謂此必古 者學校教民之書，宜以次於昏禮，故取以補經而附以傳記之說，以成斯篇．其經、傳 之規模既立，亦依前章之例，解析其編次體例，並分章論述，以抽繹其要義．第五章 ：論家禮第四單元之內治篇，此乃朱子輯錄經籍史冊雜書中，凡言人君所以統理其工 廷內院之法者，集結而創為此篇；亦分編有經、傳之文．此章之研究方法及步驟，與 上章相同．第六章：論家禮第五單元之五宗篇，此亦朱子蒐編古籍之中，凡言宗子之 法以治族人者，所創之新篇；篇中除朱子所釐析之章目闕「右某某」之稱謂外，體例 一如前二篇．此外，家禮第六單元之親數記，即爾雅釋親篇文，文中僅載閨門三族親 戚之名號，故附於本章之末．此篇研究方法及步驟，與上二章相同．第七章：結論， 融合前述各章所論之要義，全面觀照朱子編修家禮一貫用心之所在，並評述其作用與 得失影響．

抗日戰爭動員全國、悲壯慘烈，使得許多地方軍人捐棄成見，一致投入這民族共同禦 外的戰爭。其中最顯而得見的是山西的閻錫山，他在抗戰中的表現與頁獻，是應該為 歷史所肯定的。 抗戰時期閻錫山被任命為第二戰區司令長官，無論在山西或是對於全國局勢，均有重 大的影響，是一位舉足輕重的人物，非常值得研究。本論文擬以時間為經、事件為緯 ，藉著分析事件的過程及影響，以突顯人物的重要。全文共分為六章。第一章敘述閻 錫山崛起山西的經過，在辛亥革命、北洋政府、北伐、中原大戰各時期他所扮演的角 色，可說是抗戰以前背景的描述，有助於以下數章的發展。第二章申述自九一八事變 至七七抗戰爆發期間，閻氏面對日軍積極侵華的應付、準備，及其抗日的決心，另亦 述及其建設山西的成效。第三章以第二戰區為主，說明閻氏在山西如何領導軍民抗戰 ，在困厄的環境中，支持到抗戰最後，始終未讓日軍渡過黃河。 第四章探討閻錫山與中共的關係，說明中共利用犧盟會和決死隊叛變，打擊閻氏，並 得以迅速擴張其勢力於華北的經過。第五章則研究抗戰時期日本對閻錫山「合作」的 試探，閻氏如何運用策略以保生存等。最後綜合各章節所舉事件之分析，在結論中為 抗戰時期的閻錫山做一整體性的評論客觀地給予歷史上的地位。 本論文所引用的資料，以國史館典藏「閻故資政錫山遺存檔案」為主，其次是閻錫山 的年譜、回憶錄、傳記，戰時出版品及有關的論著、報紙、期刊等，希望有助於對抗 日戰爭史的探究及對於閻錫山有更深刻的了解。

Having conducted a successful long range ballistic missile test in December 2012 and a third nuclear test in February 2013, North Korea increasingly poses a security threat to Northeast Asia. Given these heightened escalations, the international community has come to depend more and more on China’s potential to influence North Korean behavior. Beijing’s unique leverage is based on the historical bilateral relations between the two countries in addition to China’s sole willingness to support the North Korean regime. Therefore, the following paper seeks to determine whether China’s North Korea policy shifted during the consecutive Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping administrations in response to North Korean provocations. Ascertaining China’s North Korean paradigm is constructive and worthwhile in order to understand the future development and hopeful resolution of the North Korean security dilemma. In order to better examine the two administrations, the paper first defines China’s strategic interests regarding the Korean peninsula. Song Jooyoung’s dual threats model and Taewan Kim’s politico-economic linkage model are then used to assess the different factors that influenced China’s decision-making process when deciding whether to maintain its support after each North Korean provocation. Analysis of the two administrations reveals that Beijing’s underlying foreign policy objective of stability remains unchanged. On the other hand, unyielding North Korean provocations have forced Beijing to reassess its current policy of bolstering the North Korean regime toward the end of the Hu administration and even more so during the current Xi administration. In addition, North Korean actions in defiance of China’s public warnings illustrate a North Korea diverging from its usual subservience to Chinese influence. More importantly, the defining reason for the shift in China’s policy is the fact that North Korean behavior undermines Beijing attempts to posture itself as a responsible global power in addition to fulfilling its own strategic interests. Assessing China’s North Korean paradigm is meaningful due to Beijing’s capacity to resolve the North Korean security dilemma. Although skeptics question whether China will ultimately break from its customary support for North Korea due to fears of damaging instability, increasingly public statements rejecting North Korean provocations signal the Xi administration’s recalibration.

This dissertation seeks to find out what Paul means when he writes, "and so all Israel will be saved" in Romans 11:26. Does the phrase "all Israel" refer to the ethnic Israel, the elect Israel, or the church? What is Paul's view of salvation of Israel in the epistle of Romans? Chapter 1 shows that previous studies have not paid enough attention to the meaning of the phrase "all Israel" in its New Testament usage. The handling of the context of Isaiah in the interpretations of Romans 11:26-27 in previous studies has been inadequate. Chapter 2 studies Paul's use of the Old Testament, specifically, his quotation of Isaiah 59:20, 21 and 27:9. In Isaiah, there is a redeemed Israel, which will be blessed, and a rebellious Israel, which will be judged. Paul's quotation of the Isaiah texts emphasizes the forgiveness of sins brought about by the coming of the deliverer, referring to the first coming of Christ. The name "Jacob" stresses the ethnicity of the people. "Israel" and "Jacob," however, are often used interchangeably in the Old Testament, especially in poetic passages. Chapter 3 studies the use of the phrase "all Israel" in the Old Testament, early Jewish literature, and the New Testament. It refers to the covenant people of God in the Old Testament. It does not necessarily include everyone in Israel. In early Jewish apocalyptic literature, the phrase "all Israel" often refers to the faithful Israelites throughout the ages. Chapter 4 examines the biblical and theological contexts of Romans, followed by a careful exegesis of Romans 11:25-32. The researcher argues that "all Israel" in Romans 11:26 refers to the elect Israel throughout the ages. They are saved by faith in Jesus Christ. The fullness of Israel comes about by Israelites turning to Christ in faith through the preaching of the gospel. Chapter 5 evaluates and interacts with various views of salvation of Israel mentioned in chapter 1. The researcher applies the result of this study to the issue of Jewish mission. Finally, a conclusion summarizes the main theses of this dissertation. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.

This dissertation examines leadership and management competencies of Southern Baptist mega-church executive pastors. The study discusses the issue of limited research on the position of the executive pastor. Resources related to this position are cited. Possible reasons for the emergence of this position are examined including the minister's dilemma of being both shepherd and administrator and the issue of leadership training as preparation for the pastorate. Also provided is a theological and philosophical foundation for the leadership and management practices. Servant leadership as the biblical foundation for leadership and secular leadership models appropriate for church administration are reviewed. Research findings on ministerial effectiveness and the minister as manager are included. The available research on the role of the executive pastor is analyzed to reveal the practices posited in current literature. The methodological design is based on the 1988 research of Stephen Boersma. This study identifies and analyzes the self evaluated importance of leadership and management competencies. Demographic data and professional experience are studied to identify relationships between the executive pastors' response and his background. The analysis of findings presents the raw data, displays and statistical analysis. A description of how the raw data was compiled and an evaluation of the research design is provided. The analysis relates to the demographic data of the population, the rank order of the importance ratings, a comparative analysis of this study's findings with the finds of the Boersma study, an analysis of the demographic characteristics that are predictors of the importance ratings and a brief study of the findings related to the subjects' self-reported job satisfaction, performance and preparation in the role of the executive pastor. This research contends that there are certain leadership and management competencies necessary for the management and administration of the church. The executive pastor will employ these practices as foundational to the position. There is also a relationship of demographic characteristics to the importance rating. Finally, pastors and executive pastors tend to agree on the importance of these competencies. / This item is only available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. If you are not associated with SBTS, this dissertation may be purchased from <a href="http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb">http://disexpress.umi.com/dxweb</a> or downloaded through ProQuest's Dissertation and Theses database if your institution subscribes to that service.

Im Blutplasma und auf Zelloberflächen bildet H-Kininogen entweder mit dem Blutgerinnungsfaktor XI oder Plasmakallikrein Komplexe. Die beiden Proteasenvorstufen binden über ihre homologen schweren Ketten, die jeweils aus vier Apple Domänen bestehen (F1-F4 bei Faktor XI und P1-P4 bei Kalllikrein), an HK. Die Kalllikrein/Kininogen Interaktion wird über Domäne P2 vermittelt. Im Gegensatz dazu soll FXI über F1 an Kininogen binden. Gegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit ist die Lokalisation der Kininogen-Bindungsstelle des Faktors XI und ein funktioneller Vergleich der Kalllikrein/Kininogen und Faktor XI/Kininogen Komplexe. Es zeigt sich, dass die relative Bindungsaffinität von HK an rekombinante Faktor XI-Einzeldomänen in der Reihenfolge F2 >> F4 > F1 >> F3 abfällt. Die Bedeutung der F2 Domäne für die Kininogen Bindung wird durch den monoklonale Antikörper &#945;P2 unterstrichen, der die Faktor XI/Kininogen und die Kalllikrein/Kininogen Bindung mit einem apparenten IC50 von 8 nM blockiert und dessen Epitop auf die F2 Domäne kartiert wird. Eine Thrombozyten-spezifische Faktor XI-Splicevariante, der die N-terminale Hälfte der F2 Domäne fehlt, bindet 5-fach schlechter als Faktor XI an Kininogen. Nach Aktivierung wird Kallikrein und ein chimäres Faktor XI-Protein, bei dem F2 durch P2 ersetzt wurde, in P2 gespalten, was zur Verlust der Bindungsaffinität zu Kininogen führt. Im Gegensatz bleibt die Bindung von aktiviertem Faktor XI oder einem chimärem Kalllikrein-Protein, bei dem die P2 Domäne durch F2 ersetzt wurde, nach Aktivierung an Kininogen gebunden. Diese Daten zeigen, dass Faktor XI und Kallikrein über ihre Domänen 2 an Kininogen binden. Trotz homologer Bindungsmotive unterscheiden sich Faktor XI/Kininogen und Kallikrein/Kininogen Komplexe in ihrer Stabilität nach Aktivierung. Die Daten tragen dazu bei, die Regulation der Kallikrein-vermittelten Bradykininbildung bei Entzündungsprozessen und die Faktor XI-getriebene Fibrinbildung besser zu verstehen. / Factor XI (FXI), the zymogen of the blood coagulation protease FXIa, and the structurally homologous protein plasma prekallikrein circulate in plasma in non-covalent complexes with H-kininogen (HK). HK binds to the heavy chains of FXI and of prekallikrein. Each chain contains four apple domains (F1 - F4 for FXI; P1 - P4 for prekallikrein). Previous studies had indicated that the HK binding site on FXI is located in F1, while the major HK binding site on prekallikrein is on P2. To determine the contribution of each FXI apple domain to FXI/HK complex formation, we examined binding of recombinant single apple domain-tPA fusion proteins to HK. The order of affinity from highest to lowest is F2 >> F4 > F1 >> F3. Monoclonal antibodies against F2 are superior to F4 or F1 antibodies as inhibitors of HK binding to FXI. Antibody &#945;P2, raised against prekallikrein, cross-reacts with FXI F2 and inhibits FXI/HK binding with an IC50 of 8 nM. HK binding to a platelet specific FXI variant lacking the N-terminal half of F2 is reduced > 5-fold compared to full-length FXI. A chimeric FXI molecule in which F2 is replaced by P2, is cleaved within P2 during activation by factor XIIa, resulting in greatly reduced HK binding capacity. In contrast, wild-type FXI is not cleaved within F2, and its binding capacity for HK is unaffected by factor XIIa. Our data show that HK binding to FXI involves multiple apple domains, with F2 being most important. The findings demonstrate a similarity in mechanism for FXI and prekallikrein binding to HK. Although the zymogens complex HK via homologous binding motives the stability of FXI/HK and kallikrein/HK complexes is largely diffent following activation. The data may help to understand kallikrein-driven bradykinin formation in inflammation and FXI-mediated fibrin generation in thrombosis.

Atualmente a Família Bombyliidae encontra-se dividida em 16 subfamílias e 18 tribos. A subfamília Phthirinae inclui duas tribos: Phthiriini e Poecilognathini que, em total, incluem 10 gêneros. A tribo Phthiriini possui seis gêneros distribuidos da seguinte maneira: espécies neárticas estão divididas em dois gêneros, Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986 e Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917, as espécies australianas em três gêneros, Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850, Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986 e Pygocona Hull, 1973 e o gênero Phthiria Meigen, 1820 objeto deste estudo, que conta com 63 espécies distribuídas nas regiões Afrotropical, Neotropical, Paleártica e Oriental. Uma revisão taxonômica das espécies neotropicais do gênero Phthiria é apresentada no presente estudo, incluindo redescrições e ilustrações das mesmas. São reconhecidas seis espécies válidas: P. austrandina Edwards, 1937, P. cana Philippi, 1865, P. chilena Rondani, 1863, P. exilis Philippi, 1865, P. homochroma Hall, 1976 e P. tristis Bigot, 1892. Uma chave para identificação destas espécies, baseada em caracteres morfológicos diagnósticos, de fácil observação, também é apresentada. Este trabalho pretende testar se as seis espécies neotropicais, atualmente incluídas em Phthiria, pertencem, de fato, a este gênero ou se formarão um grupo monofilético a parte, devendo ser alocadas em algum outro gênero de Phthiriinae ou ainda em um novo gênero. Para tal, realizou-se uma análise cladística incluindo além das espécies neotropicais de Phthiria, espécies das regiões Afrotropical, Paleártica e Oriental, e ainda, representante dos outros gêneros de Phthiriini. A análise cladística baseou-se em 36 terminais e 39 caracteres morfológicos, obtendo-se como resultado, após busca heurística simples, seis árvores mais parcimoniosas, cujo consenso estrito possui 128 passos, CI: 37 and RI: 75, além de outra topologia resultante da pesagem implícita, com três árvores mais parcimoniosas. O gênero Phthiria não tem seu monofiletismo suportado, já que as espécies neotropicais de Phthiria apresentaram-se reunidas em um clado distinto, monofilético, e desta forma são transferidas para um novo gênero, este se posiciona como grupo-irmão do clado neártico Neacreotrichus + Acreophthiria, do clado australiano Acreotrichus + Australiphthiria + Pygocona e ainda de Phthiria s. str. (clado onde a espécie-tipo do gênero Phthiria está inserida). / Currently the Bombyliidae comprises 16 subfamilies and 18 tribes. The subfamily Phthiriinae includes two tribes: Phthiriini and Poecilognathini, which together have 10 genera. The Phthiriini tribe encompasses six genus, as follows: Nearctic species into two genus, Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986 and Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917, the Australian species in three genera, Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850, Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986 and Pygocona Hull, 1973 and thee genus Phthiria Meigen, 1820 the focus of this study, which comprises 63 species through Afrotropical, Neotropical, Paleartic and Oriental regions. A taxonomic review of Neotropical species of the genus Phthiria Meigen, 1820 is provided in this study, with redescriptions and illustrations of them. Six valid species are recognized: Phthiria austrandina Edwards, 1937, P. cana Philippi, 1865, P. chilena Rondani, 1863, P. exilis Philippi, 1865, P. homochroma Hall, 1976 and P. tristis Bigot, 1892. An identification key to the species based on easily observed diagnostics morphological characters is also presented. The main goal of this work is to test if the six neotropical species, actually included in Phthiria, belong, in fact, to this genus or if they will form a different monophiletic group which, should therefore be allocated in another genus of Phthiriinae, or even in a new genus. For this, we implemented a cladistics analysis, include Neotropical species of Phthiria, species of the Afrotropical, Paleartic and Oriental regions and also representatives of other genera of Phthiriini. The cladistics analysis was based on 36 terminals and 39 morphological characters, obtaining as results, after simple heurist search, six most parsimonious trees, whose strict consensus has 128 steps, CI: 37 and RI: 75, and also another topology from implied weighted, with three most parsimonious trees. The genus Phthiria does not have a supported monophily, as the Neotropical species grouped in a distinct clade, monophyletic, and were transferred to a new genus, which is positioned as sister-group of the Nearctic clade Neacreotrichus + Acreophthiria, Australian clade Acreotrichus + Australiphthiria + Pygocona and also of Phthiria s. str. (clade on which the type species of the genus Phthiria is placed).

University of Macau / Faculty of Arts and Humanities. / Department of English

In this dissertation I discuss Zhu Xi's inquiry into the Confucian way of self-cultivation, and his moral psychology that explains why and how one should practice such a way. / The Confucian notion of xin as a seed that grows on proper nourishment makes it necessary to practice "preserving and nourishing". According to Cheng Yi, this practice requires jing (seriousness/reverence). Zhu treats jing as a way of maintaining the mind as a whole. It can be practiced without objects, therefore must be practiced anywhere and anytime. It runs through all the other moral efforts. Without jing, the ideal xin falls apart; therefore jing is essential to the xin. Jing serves as a key to the identity of xin. Only through jing can all other moral efforts act on the xin. / While jing is to maintain the ideal xin itself, extending knowledge is the way to deal with things. Zhu Xi analyzes two elements of action, knowing and doing, and concludes that knowing should precede doing, just as we should know the way before we walk. He believes that the xin is endowed with myriads of li (principles/patterns) and motivational strength to act accordingly. One would be settled in doing what he should do, if one attains a genuine knowledge of the li. However, we should investigate things, because the xin tends to be covered by self-centered desires, lose sight of li, and become unaware of its non-ideal state. To see li in things is to perceive the good. The immediacy of value-perception proves that li is not attained from the external. / Why and how should we substantiate yi (thoughts) after we attain genuine knowledge? Such is the problem Zhu Xi had to puzzle out during the last years of his life. He solved the problem by reaffirming that genuine knowledge necessarily leads to action, but not to the purification of thoughts. The key to substantiate thoughts is to constantly aim at and concentrate on the target which the genuine knowledge has shown us. Extending knowledge is still considered as the pre-condition of substantiating yi, since the latter requires a clear representation of the good. / Zhu concludes his inquiry into the relationship between xin (heart/mind) and xing (nature) with the idea that heart/mind commands/comprises (tong) nature and qing (emotions). There are three connotations of "tong" and correspondingly three perspectives from which we understand xin, namely, as moral agency, as a functional unity, and as the totality of psychological states. The main idea is that xin is the moral agency, xing is xin's unity of functions, and qing is its particular functioning already realized. Unlike Cheng Yi, Zhu distinguishes xin and xing by emphasizing that xin is the moral agent to which good and evil are ultimately attributable. Xin is the master in its activated and calm states. This distinction between xin and the states in which it is situated enables him to describe different activities of xin and how they are integrated into the Confucian way of self-cultivation. To hold that xin is nothing but qi is to commit genetic fallacy and category mistake. / 鄭澤綿. / Adviser: Kwong-loi Shun. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 73-08(E), Section: A. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-302). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest Information and Learning Company, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Zheng Zemian.

Atualmente a Família Bombyliidae encontra-se dividida em 16 subfamílias e 18 tribos. A subfamília Phthirinae inclui duas tribos: Phthiriini e Poecilognathini que, em total, incluem 10 gêneros. A tribo Phthiriini possui seis gêneros distribuidos da seguinte maneira: espécies neárticas estão divididas em dois gêneros, Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986 e Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917, as espécies australianas em três gêneros, Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850, Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986 e Pygocona Hull, 1973 e o gênero Phthiria Meigen, 1820 objeto deste estudo, que conta com 63 espécies distribuídas nas regiões Afrotropical, Neotropical, Paleártica e Oriental. Uma revisão taxonômica das espécies neotropicais do gênero Phthiria é apresentada no presente estudo, incluindo redescrições e ilustrações das mesmas. São reconhecidas seis espécies válidas: P. austrandina Edwards, 1937, P. cana Philippi, 1865, P. chilena Rondani, 1863, P. exilis Philippi, 1865, P. homochroma Hall, 1976 e P. tristis Bigot, 1892. Uma chave para identificação destas espécies, baseada em caracteres morfológicos diagnósticos, de fácil observação, também é apresentada. Este trabalho pretende testar se as seis espécies neotropicais, atualmente incluídas em Phthiria, pertencem, de fato, a este gênero ou se formarão um grupo monofilético a parte, devendo ser alocadas em algum outro gênero de Phthiriinae ou ainda em um novo gênero. Para tal, realizou-se uma análise cladística incluindo além das espécies neotropicais de Phthiria, espécies das regiões Afrotropical, Paleártica e Oriental, e ainda, representante dos outros gêneros de Phthiriini. A análise cladística baseou-se em 36 terminais e 39 caracteres morfológicos, obtendo-se como resultado, após busca heurística simples, seis árvores mais parcimoniosas, cujo consenso estrito possui 128 passos, CI: 37 and RI: 75, além de outra topologia resultante da pesagem implícita, com três árvores mais parcimoniosas. O gênero Phthiria não tem seu monofiletismo suportado, já que as espécies neotropicais de Phthiria apresentaram-se reunidas em um clado distinto, monofilético, e desta forma são transferidas para um novo gênero, este se posiciona como grupo-irmão do clado neártico Neacreotrichus + Acreophthiria, do clado australiano Acreotrichus + Australiphthiria + Pygocona e ainda de Phthiria s. str. (clado onde a espécie-tipo do gênero Phthiria está inserida). / Currently the Bombyliidae comprises 16 subfamilies and 18 tribes. The subfamily Phthiriinae includes two tribes: Phthiriini and Poecilognathini, which together have 10 genera. The Phthiriini tribe encompasses six genus, as follows: Nearctic species into two genus, Acreophthiria Evenhuis, 1986 and Neacreotrichus Cockerell, 1917, the Australian species in three genera, Acreotrichus Macquart, 1850, Australiphthiria Evenhuis, 1986 and Pygocona Hull, 1973 and thee genus Phthiria Meigen, 1820 the focus of this study, which comprises 63 species through Afrotropical, Neotropical, Paleartic and Oriental regions. A taxonomic review of Neotropical species of the genus Phthiria Meigen, 1820 is provided in this study, with redescriptions and illustrations of them. Six valid species are recognized: Phthiria austrandina Edwards, 1937, P. cana Philippi, 1865, P. chilena Rondani, 1863, P. exilis Philippi, 1865, P. homochroma Hall, 1976 and P. tristis Bigot, 1892. An identification key to the species based on easily observed diagnostics morphological characters is also presented. The main goal of this work is to test if the six neotropical species, actually included in Phthiria, belong, in fact, to this genus or if they will form a different monophiletic group which, should therefore be allocated in another genus of Phthiriinae, or even in a new genus. For this, we implemented a cladistics analysis, include Neotropical species of Phthiria, species of the Afrotropical, Paleartic and Oriental regions and also representatives of other genera of Phthiriini. The cladistics analysis was based on 36 terminals and 39 morphological characters, obtaining as results, after simple heurist search, six most parsimonious trees, whose strict consensus has 128 steps, CI: 37 and RI: 75, and also another topology from implied weighted, with three most parsimonious trees. The genus Phthiria does not have a supported monophily, as the Neotropical species grouped in a distinct clade, monophyletic, and were transferred to a new genus, which is positioned as sister-group of the Nearctic clade Neacreotrichus + Acreophthiria, Australian clade Acreotrichus + Australiphthiria + Pygocona and also of Phthiria s. str. (clade on which the type species of the genus Phthiria is placed).