Two new species of oribatid mites, Plasmobates zarae sp. n. and Basilobelba spasmenosi sp. n. are described from the Republic of Rwanda. They can easily be differentiated from other species by a number of characters. Plasmobates zarae sp. n. is differentiated the following characters. four types of particular cerotegumental layers. Integument slightly foveate to smooth on prodorsum; foveate on ...

Rhynocoris marginatus Fabricius (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) is an important biological control agent against more than 25 insect pests in India. For a better understanding of the feeding adaptation of this bug, the gross morphology and histology of its head and salivary apparatus were studied using both a light microscope and scanning electron microscope. The head is more or less elongate, mobile, ...

Mourasuchus (Alligatoroidea, Caimaninae) is one of the most peculiar crocodyliforms due to the skull morphology consisting of a long, wide, dorsoventrally flat rostrum with long, slender mandibular rami. Despite these peculiarities, the systematics, phylogeny and feeding habits of this taxon have not been properly studied. In this paper, we describe a new species of the genus, Mourasuchus patte...

Abstract This paper examines the use of prayers that are denoted by verb euchomai , and their function as a means affecting cognitive/emotional disposition people in forensic, symbouleutic epideictic orations. It is argued (references to) may be explicit or implicit character, they serve variety purposes: to secure goodwill audience for speaker; present his character civic/political qualities p...

A new species of Scheloribates (Perscheloribates) (Oribatida, Scheloribatidae) – S. (P.) oromiaensis sp. n. is described from mosses on the swamp at top mountain in Arsi Mountains National Park, Ethiopia; differs related ethiopicus by larger body size, rounded rostrum and pedotectum II, absence prolamella, presence aggenital seta. The taxonomic status Perscheloribates discussed, resulting suppo...

A new genus, Solomonocartus Legalov, gen. nov., with a species bukejsi sp. nov. belongs to the tribe Rhinocartini from Guadalcanal Island (Solomon Islands) is described and illustrated. This genus differs Rhinocartus Voss, 1922 Western Africa in long antennae inserted basal third of rostrum almost reaching middle elytra, straight sides pronotum, ventrite 2, larger body sizes. It first record So...