An extracellular α-mannosidase with unusual properties was purified from the digestive fluid of oil palm weevil (Rhynchophorus palmarum Linnaeus) larvae using ammonium sulphate saturation, size exclusion and anion-exchange chromatography.
Micaël BÉDIKOU +6 more
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A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago [PDF]
The Caribbean Islands (or the West Indies) are recognized as one of the leading global biodiversity hot spots. This is based on data on species, genus, and family diversity for vascular plants and non-marine vertebrates.
Peck, Stewart B. +1 more
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Se reportan por primera vez para Perú tres especies de Microtrypes Kuschel: M. convexicollis Kuschel, M. coriaceus Kuschel y M. curvipes Kuschel. Además, se registran nuevas localidades para dos especies de Rhinotrypes Kuschel: R. grossepunctatus Kuschel
Erick Yabar Landa
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‘Retournement’ of the aedeagus in Curculionidae (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) [PDF]
Retournement or turning of the aedeagus about its longitudinal axis through about 180o during development is known in Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera). This change in the orientation of the organ may be observed during the postembryonic development.
Jolivet, Pierre +2 more
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Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Regional Risks, Environmental Regulation, and Practical Management Options [PDF]
Producción CientíficaPine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O’ Donnell), is a serious threat to pine forests globally.
Altunisik, Aliye +22 more
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Tychiini and Mecinini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Curculioninae) of Iran: eleven species recorded for the first time, with new data on host plants and distribution of several species [PDF]
A faunistic study on the tribes Tychiini and Mecinini (Curculionidae, Curculioninae) was carried out during the years 2010-2013 in different ecological regions of Iran.
R. Gholami Ghavam Abad +11 more
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New data on the systematics and morphology of the weevil genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1822 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) with description of a new subspecies of the subgenus Pocodalemes Reitter, 1912 [PDF]
A new data about type specimens of Otiorhynchus discretus Stierlin, 1861, O. pubifer Boheman, 1842, O. ottomanus Stierlin, 1861, O. lilligi Keskin et Cevik, 2007, O. longipilis Smreczyński, 1970, O. europaeus Stierlin, 1883, O.
G.E. Davidian, Yu.G. Arzanov
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Use of a Monitoring System to Evaluate Pesticide Efficacy and Residual Activity Against Two Pine Root Weevils, \u3ci\u3eHylobius Pales\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3ePachylobius Picivorus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Christmas Tree Farms [PDF]
Hylobius pales, the pales weevil, and Pachylobius picivorus, the pitch-eating weevil, comprise part of a weevil complex which affects plantation pine production in the Lake States.
Raffa, Kenneth F, Rieske, Lynne K
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A new genus Oxymorus Borovec & Meregalli gen. n., belonging to the tribe Oosomini Lacordaire, 1863 of the curculionid subfamily Entiminae, is described. It includes nine new species, all from South Africa: Oxymorus uitkyk sp.
Roman BOROVEC, Massimo MEREGALLI
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Impact of \u3ci\u3eMecinus Janthinus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on the Growth and Reproduction of \u3ci\u3eLinaria Dalmatica\u3c/i\u3e (Scrophulariaceae) [PDF]
Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. (Scrophulariaceae), a native to the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea regions of Europe and Asia, has invaded over one million hectares in the western United States and Canada, in habitats similar to its
Ditommaso, Antonio +4 more
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