The paper presents a study on the ground beetle fauna (Coleoptera) in the middle highlands of the Northwestern Caucasus within the limits of the natural sanctuaries «Tuapsinskiy» and «Prichernomorskiy», located in the Krasnodarsky Krai (Russia).
Alexander S. Bondarenko +3 more
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A Taxonomic and Ecological Study of the Asilidae of Michigan [PDF]
Seventy-two species of Asilidae have been recorded from Michigan. An additional seven which may occur are included. Keys to subfamilies, genera and species are given. Two subfamilies and twenty-five genera are represented.
Baker, Norman T, Fischer, Roland L
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Cytotaxonomic study of the Chilean endemic complex Alstroemeria magnifica Herb. (Alstroemeriaceae)
Alstroemeria L. (Alstroemeriaceae) represents one of the most diverse genera of vascular plants in Chile. It contains approximately 54 taxa, 40 of which are endemic.
Carlos M. Baeza +6 more
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Description of two new epigean species of the genus Hyalella S.I. Smith, 1874 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Jalisco, Mexico [PDF]
Two new species of Hyalella S.I. Smith, 1874 are described from state of Jalisco, Mexico. Hyalella marysolae sp. nov. can be identified by the presence of small projections or carinae on pleonites 1−2, with the first antenna being composed of 12 articles
Aurora Marrón-Becerra +2 more
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A new species in the major malaria vector complex sheds light on reticulated species evolution [PDF]
Complexes of closely related species provide key insights into the rapid and independent evolution of adaptive traits. Here, we described and studied Anopheles fontenillei sp.n., a new species in the Anopheles gambiae complex that we recently discovered ...
Akone-Ella O. +11 more
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Biological variation in Anopheles darlingi root
Behavioural variation in the South American malaria vector Anopheles darlingi is described. At the centre of its distribution, in forest areas close to the city of Manaus, Brazil, it is primarily exophagic and exophilic.
JD Charlwood
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How Many Sipunculan Species Are Hiding in Our Oceans?
Sipuncula, long considered a separate phylum, are now commonly included in the Annelida based on phylogenomic analyses. The sipunculan body consists of an unsegmented trunk and a retractable introvert, usually with a set of tentacles at its anterior end.
Anja Schulze, Gisele Y. Kawauchi
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Draft genome sequence of Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato (Colletotrichum fioriniae) [PDF]
In addition to its economic impact, Colletotrichum acutatum sensu lato is an interesting model for molecular investigations due to the diversity of host-determined specialization and reproductive lifestyles within the species complex.
Alahakoon +14 more
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Snoqualmia, a new polydesmid milliped genus from the northwestern United States, with a description of two new species (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae) [PDF]
Snoqualmia, new genus, is described for two species of polydesmid millipeds from the northwestern United States: Snoqualmia snoqualmie, new species, from Washington State, and S. idaho, new species, from Idaho. Males of S.
Shear, William A.
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Change in Composition of the Anopheles Gambiae Complex and its Possible Implications for the Transmission of Malaria and Lymphatic Filariasis in North-Eastern Tanzania. [PDF]
A dramatic decline in the incidence of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum infection in coastal East Africa has recently been reported to be paralleled (or even preceded) by an equally dramatic decline in malaria vector density, despite absence of ...
A Mahande +52 more
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