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Two recent faunistic surveys in the Brazilian Atlantic Forests region, the PROFAUPAR and the Biota/FAPESP Program, have provided important material for the discovery of new taxa from Brazil. We describe herein four new species of robber-flies of the genus Oidardis (O. falcimystax sp. n., O. fontenellei sp. n., O. maculiseta sp. n. and O. marinonii sp. n.), including illustrations and details on...

The genus Micatagla Argaman (Bradynobaenidae: Apterogyninae) is reviewed from Egypt, based on specimens collected from Wadi Allaqi (Aswan, Southern Egypt) and Kom Osheim (Fayoum) and those deposited in Egyptian insect collections as well as recorded data from the literature. A single species, Micatagla klugi (André), was previously recorded from Egypt. Micatagla allaqiensis sp. n., Micatagla ez...

The Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata L.) has been shown to have considerably increased in numbers, and to have occupied new territories in Tuscany, which is the northernmost part of its range. New data on its ecology and biology, and the negative effects of an excessive density of these rodents on the rural and natural environment are reported. Since this species is protected by law in Italy...

The aim of the present study is to represent an annotated checklist of the Branchiopoda (Crustacea) reported from Chilean inland waters. Only Anostraca and Cladocera are found in Chile, while there are no reports on Notostraca and "Conchostraca". Our checklist contains 85 valid taxa, among which nine anostracans and 76 cladocerans. Such "low" biodiversity of the branchiopods in Chile is in real...

new faunistic records for 15 species of salticidae for the spider fauna of iran are presented. five species (langona aperta, mogrus antonius, pellenes bonus, p. geniculatus and sitticus karakumensis) are new records for the spider fauna of iran.

New records of the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) were obtained for first time from mapping square 5741 in Karlovy Vary Region. The individuals collected during a faunistic survey small mammals 2016–2020. In total, 13 specimens Micromys minutus found at three sites (Jindřichovice v Krušných horách, Háj u Jindřichovic, Lomnice Sokolova).

This paper presents a preliminary checklist of the Iraqi chilopod fauna based on literature data critically revised and additional fresh material. The includes 27 species 13 genera, 8 families, 4 orders. Eight are known from single locality and/or only specimens sex. history studies Chilopoda Iraq is provided; some faunistic records revised.