IgM in the blood of normal individuals consists mainly of 'natural' polyreactive antibodies. Natural IgM is thought to provide an initial defense against infection and to promote the healing of wounded cells. Yet, as Panzer and colleagues show, these benefits can be eclipsed when the IgM binds to damaged cells of the glomerulus, activating complement. IgM in glomeruli thus signifies cellular da...

Korean species of the genus Tachytes Panzer are reviewed. Four previously known species are confirmed, and one new species, Tachytes gyusanus is described. The new species is very similar to T. modestus, but it differs critically in the form of male genitalic capsule. A revised key to South Korean species, a description of the new species, and digital images and line drawings of diagnostic char...

In spite of that Chinese species of the genus Omalus Panzer, 1801 were recently revised by Wei et al. (2014), the study of more material has revealed the presence of other four species: two of them are new, O. corrugatus Rosa, Wei & Xu, sp. nov. (China, Guangdong) and O. hainanensis Rosa, Wei & Xu, sp. nov. (China, Hainan); the other two are newly recorded from China, O. stella (Semenov & Nikol...

The first record of Anthonomus sorbi Germar, 1821 (Curculionidae: Curculionina: Anthonomini) from Western Siberia (Novosibirsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Krai) is given. Distributions for A. sorbi, conspersus Desbrochers des Loges, 1868, pedicularis (Linnaeus, 1758), incurvus (Panzer, 1795) phyllocola (Herbst, are A list species the genus Russian Far East compiled.

The Chinese species of the genus Omalus Panzer, 1801 are revised and keyed for the first time. Eight species are recorded, of which four are new to science and one is new to China: Omalus aeneus (Fabricius, 1787), Omalus berezovskii (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1932), Omalus potanini (Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1932), Omalus imbecillus (Mocsáry, 1889) (new to China), Omalus helanshanus sp. n., Omalus pr...

A review of nine species the bee genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Nomadinae) currently known from Mongolia is given. Two new species, E. leleji sp. nov. and mongolicus are described. The following five newly recorded Mongolia: alpinus Friese, 1893, cruciger (Panzer, 1799), melectiformis Yasumatsu, 1938, nudiventris Bischoff, 1930, ruficornis Morawitz, 1875. lectotype designat...

An unavoidable by-product of any animal production system, be it vertebrate- or invertebrate-based, is the manure generated by animals themselves. In this review, we focus on role that insects, particularly black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), could play in managing mass amount produced through agriculture, and subsequent commodities such a system. Although review ...

This study summarises information on the occurrence of Myrmecophilus acervorum in Poland years 1851–2022. We collected about 143 localities: 40 from literature and 103 unpublished. is reported seven new regions: Baltic Coast, Białowieża Primeval Forest, Eastern Sudety Mts, Kraków-Wieluń Upland, Podlasie Lowland, Sandomierska Lowland Trzebnickie Hills. While until 2010 observations were rare (35...

All species of the genus Alphitobius Stephens, 1829 (Alphitobiini Reitter, 1917, subfamily Tenebrioninae Latreille, 1802) from Africa and adjacent islands are revised. New species: Alphitobius capitaneus sp. n. from Kenya. New synonyms: Cryptops ulomoides Solier, 1851, syn. n. of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer, 1796); Alphitobius rufus Ardoin, 1976, syn. n. of Alphitobius hobohmi Koch, 1953); P...