Review of Palaearctic species of the Dolichopus sagittarius group Loew, 1848 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with description of a new species from Kazakhstan [PDF]
Type specimen of Dolichopus sagittarius Loew, 1848, D. reichardti Stackelberg, 1930, D. grunini Smirnov, 1948 and D. portentosus Negrobov, 1973 are examined and male genitalia are illustrated for the first time.
O.P. Negrobov +2 more
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A Revision of the Genus Argolis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) from Asia
The assassin bug genus Argolis Stål, 1861 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Stenopodainae) has a disjunct distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In the present study, the Asian species of Argolis are revised.
Zhuo Chen, Michael D. Webb, Wanzhi Cai
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New records of megachilid bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from the North Caucasus and the south of European Russia [PDF]
New data on 22 species of bees of the family Megachilidae from the North Caucasus and the south of European Russia are reported. Six species are new to Russia: Hoplitis curvipes (Morawitz, 1871), Osmia cinerea Warncke, 1988, O.
A.V. Fateryga, M.Yu. Proshchalykin
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Distribution and variability of the Balkan endemic Geum bulgaricum (Rosaceae) - a species of European concern [PDF]
As a European endemic restricted to a few European countries, Geum bulgaricum is here treated as a “target species” or “species of European concern”. Although of great international significance, its distribution is insufficiently known.
Dmitar Lakušić +7 more
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Morphology and typification of Szovitsia callicarpa (Apiaceae)
The poorly known monotypic genus Szovitsia Fisch. & C.A.Mey, in the Apiaceae family, is here revised. Szovitsia callicarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey. is an annual herb with a restricted distribution in the Caucasus region and adjacent areas of northwestern Iran ...
Mustafa Çelik +4 more
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THE LECTOTYPE AND TYPE LOCALITY OF CANDOIA CARINATA (REPTILIA, SERPENTES) [PDF]
The lectotype of Boa carinata Schneider, 1801, has been rediscovered and is now ZMFK35503, having been transferred in 1977 from the Göttingen Museum, its original location.
Bohme, Wolfgang +4 more
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A new genus and species of bostrichid beetle, Octomeristes gen. nov. and Octomeristes pusillus gen. et sp. nov., in the tribe Xyloperthini is described from litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) wood in Thailand. The genus is compared to Octodesmus Lesne, 1901,
Lan-Yu Liu +2 more
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Singing from the Grave: DNA from a 180 Year Old Type Specimen Confirms the Identity of Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) [PDF]
Copyright: © 2015 Price et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
Brooks, SJ +5 more
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Cephalanthera epipactoides (Orchidaceae) in Russia
Twenty species of the orchid genus Cephalanthera are known in the World and seven species occur in Russia. One of them, restricted in Russia to the Black Sea coastal area of the Krasnodarsky Krai in the North Caucasus, has a long story of ...
Alexander V. Fateryga +3 more
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Revision of the types of species of Alloxysta described by Cameron and Fergusson (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Charipinae) and deposited in the Natural History Museum (London), including a key to the fauna of Great Britain [PDF]
Type material of the species of Alloxysta described by Cameron and Fergusson and deposited in the Natural History Museum of London has been revised. Seven species are considered valid: Alloxysta abdera Fergusson, 1986, A.
Ferrer-Suay, Mar +3 more
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