Summary A taxonomic account of Jacquemontia Choisy in Bolivia and Peru is presented. All recognised species from the two countries are described their distribution, ecology conservation status outlined. Separate keys to occurring each country also provided. mapped illustrated with line drawings and/or photographs. Five new species, boliviana J.R.I.Wood, J. chuquisacensis cuspidata longipeduncul...

The genus level diagnostic characters of Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824, Anaxandra Stål, 1876, and Sastragala Amyot & Serville, 1843 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae) are discussed. The synonymy of Acanthosoma and Anaxandra proposed by Kumar (1974) is supported. Acanthosoma and Sastragala are redefined and recognized as valid genera. The identities of various species of Acanthosoma are clari...

a faunistic review is given on the iranian medically important spiders of two genera loxosceles and latrodectus. latrodectus cinctus blackwall, 1865 is reported for the first time from iran (and for the second time from asia) and is replaced with the previous erroneous reports of l. hasseltii thorell, 1870. the following species are reported for the first time from the listed provinces: loxosce...

The present investigation examined the prevalence and abundance of bronchopulmonary nematodes in 213 randomly hunted Iberian ibexes (Capra pyrenaica) (87 females and 126 males) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Spain between 2003 and 2006. Post mortem examination revealed an overall prevalence of 72% for adult nematodes (Cystocaulus ocreatus 44%, Muellerius capillaris 44%, Protostrongylus ...

Several studies have highlighted the association between bird song and parasite load, but there is no evidence regarding the relationships among pathogens and alarm or distress calls, which are used in antipredator strategies. We analyzed the association between virus infection and the distress calls of lesser short-toed lark (Calandrella rufescens), addressing the relationships between call ac...

Larvae of the abalones Haliotis rufescens, H. corrugata, and H. (ulgens displayed most rapid growth and best survival at 15°_18°, 18°_21°, and 20°·23°C, respectively. Survival oflarvae and postlarvae was poor above these optimal ranges. However, juveniles 3 mo to 1 yr old were tolerant of a broader temperature range. The warm-water species, H. fulgens, increased in shell length at an average ra...