Ateralphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni, 2001 is a Neotropical genus of longhorn beetles composed of nine species. This genus was proposed from splitting Alphus White, 1855 into other two genera: Ateralphus and Exalphus Restello, Iannuzzi & Marinoni, 2001. Even though Ateralphus (nine species), Alphus (four) and Exalphus (18) were recently revised, their validity has not been tested using phyl...

The efficacy of bistrifluron termite bait was evaluated using in-ground bait stations placed around Coptotermes lacteus mounds in south-eastern Australia during late summer and autumn (late February to late May 2012). Four in-ground bait stations containing timber billets were placed around each of twenty mounds. Once sufficient numbers of in-ground stations were infested by termites, mounds we...

The enhancement of phenanthrene catabolism in soils amended with lignocellulosic waste material (spent brewery grains) was investigated. were pre-treated five white-rot fungi ( Phanerochaete chrysosporium , Trametes versicolor Irpex lateus Pleurotus ostreatus, and Bjerkandera adusta ). changes the kinetics 14 C-phenanthrene mineralisation (lag phases, fastest rates overall extents) measured ino...

Nowadays, the rapidly increasing population has brought many problems such as building concrete structures everywhere, air pollution, and traffic congestion. It is known that parks gardens, which are an important element for urban landscape, not only balance human-nature relationship in cities, but also improve living conditions. Parks gardens utilize areas a functional aesthetic way to meet re...

The first description of the cleavage program of the palaeonemertean Carinoma tremaphoros (a member of a basal clade of the Nemertea) is illustrated by confocal microscopy and microinjection and compared to development of more derived nemerteans and other eutrochozoans (Annelida, Mollusca, Sipunculida and Echiurida). Lineage tracers were injected into individual blastomeres of C. tremaphoros at...