Two new species of the genus Spinolyprops Pic, 1917 (Tenebrionidae, subfamily Lagriinae Latreille, 1825) are described from Thailand and China (Spinolyprops cribricollissp. n., Spinolyprops thailandicussp. n.). The species characters within the genus are discussed, photographs of all seven Oriental species are added, a species key for the Oriental species is compiled, and a map with the distrib...

It is well known that occupational exposure to pollens of flowering ornamental plants may elicit rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, and contact urticaria (1). However, it was not until the 1980s that a foliage decorative plant, weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), was recognized as an important cause of occupational immediate mucosal and skin reactions, and, to a lesser degree, of similar symptoms in atopi...

Hypothalamic blood flow (HBF) was measured in the conscious rabbit using a xenon clearance technique. The effects of intrahypothalamic norepinephrine (NE) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) were determined by adding these compounds to the xenon-in-saline injectate, in varying concentrations. NE produced dose-dependent changes in flow; 1 /xg/ injection caused a mean increase in HBF of 55%, while dos...