The following twenty species are new to science: Homoneura (Homoneura) longifurcata sp. nov. and H. (H.) triprocessa sp. nov. in the H. (H.) abnormis group; H. (H.) quadristriata sp. nov. in the H. (H.) bistriata group; H. (H.) subulifera sp. nov. and H. (H.) triangulata sp. nov. in the H. (H.) formosae group; H. (H.) dadongshanica sp. nov., H. (H.) denticulata sp. nov., H. (H.) simigrandis sp....

Wrasses are among the most interesting and numerically abundant fish families widely distributed in deep coastal marine waters. A survey was undertaken to study diversity of labrids along southwest coast India between December 2020 January 2022. total 98 specimens belonging family Labridae were collected during period, including nine species classified under five genera. The included Cheilinus ...

Abstract We record 392 species or morphospecies of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) for Manitoba, Canada, which is 154 more than reported in 2015 and includes five new generic records since ( Ashmeadiella , Brachymelecta Eucera, Neolarra, Triepeolus ). Thirteen here are Canada: Calliopsis Nomadopsis ) australior Cockerell, Perdita tridentata Stevens, interrupta (Cresson), Diadasia Dasiapis ochracea ...

Prevalence of various aquatic vegetation and their role in supporting vector breeding were studied by drawing plant samples from natural fresh water habitats in Shertallai region which is endemic for Brugia malayi. As many as 30 aquatic plant species were identified in addition to the most abundant and preferred host plants such as Pistia stratiotes, Salvinia molesta and Eichhornia crassipes wh...

This article is concerned with the physicality of envy in early modernand eighteenth-century health contexts. The discussion brings together descriptions of the effects of envy on the body of the envier, mainly from works of physiology and health preservation, but also from literary and spiritual writings. These depictions of envy are studied beyond their symbolism and with a view to establish ...

We present allometric models for estimating total carbon content and above ground (AGC) the Arecaceae family, seven abundant neotropical palm species: canopy species Socratea exorrhiza ( n = 10) Iriartea deltoidea 10), sub-canopy Euterpe precatoria understory Asterogyne martiana 15), Prestoea decurrens Geonoma interrupta Chamaedorea tepejilote 22). Understanding allometry of functional groups s...

Thirty-two species of Hybotidae (Diptera: Empidoidea) were collected during the Boyekoli Ebale Congo 2010 Expedition that took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo along the Congo River between Kisangani and Bumba. Only four species were known previously. Here we present new records for Syndyas crisis Garrett Jones, 1940 and Crossopalpus aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830). In addition Syneches el...

Identification of habitat used for skate egg deposition has been rarely studied or reported worldwide. Four nursery sites for the Alaska skate Bathyraja parmifera, 2 for the Aleutian skate B. aleutica and 2 for the Bering skate B. interrupta were identified along the upper continental slope in the eastern Bering Sea. All sites were located near undersea canyons from 145 to 380 m depth in relati...