We present the first record of Otopheidomenidae Treat in Central Asia on basis a new ectoparasitic species, Nabiseius palifer Joharchi and Khaustov n. sp., collected damsel bug, Nabis Seidenstücker (Hemiptera: Nabidae), from Tajikistan Turkmenistan. The species is described illustrated based morphological characters adult female immature stages (including larva deutonymphal stages) compared wit...

Greater arthropod diversity may promote biological control by bringing together predator species that occupy complementary feeding niches. Diverse prey communities could further accentuate such niche differences and decrease predator-predator antagonism. However, much evidence of these effects comes from simple experiments do not reflect the ecological complexity real agricultural fields. Here ...

The efficacy of ethanedinitrile (EDN, syn. cyanogen, EDN Fumigas®) for the control of burnt pine longhorn beetle (Arhopalus ferus (Mulsant)) adults was tested using a range of ethanedinitrile concentrations. The LD 99 for adults after a 3 h exposure at 15°C was 12.6 g/m. The results demonstrate that ethanedinitrile is a potential phytosanitary alternative to methyl bromide for disinfesting burn...

The genus Lasinus Sharp, 1874 of the Pselaphodes complex of genera (Pselaphitae: Tyrini: Tyrina) is revised. The three so far known species, Lasinus mandarinus Raffray, 1890, Lasinus monticola Sawada, 1961 and Lasinus spinosus Sharp, 1874 are redescribed. Eight new species, Lasinus sinicus sp. n. from China, Lasinus mikado sp. n., Lasinus yamamotoi sp. n., Lasinus inexpectatus sp. n., Lasinus y...

Abstract A revision of the Nabis punctipennis complex is here provided. (Austronabis) subgen. nov. (type species: N. (A.) Blanchard) from South America described based on male and female genitalia. This new subgenus compared with all other subgenera in world a key for 13 composed of: argentinus Meyer-Dur, faminei Stal, paranensis Harris punctipennis. Redescriptions each species are given, image...