Over the period 2006–2010, 40 species of primary parasitoids belonging to eleven genera were found and reared from 50 species of host aphids, from a total of 106 host plants collected from 62 localities all around Slovenia. Over 230 tritrophic associations have been reviewed, including four associations which are reported for the first time; Ephedrus plagiator/ Staticobium limonii/ Limonium ang...

Several species of the genus Aphidius are used in biological control programs against aphid pests throughout the world and their behavior and physiology are well studied. But despite knowing the importance of sensory organs in their behavior, their antennal structure has never been described. We describe here the types and distribution of antennal sensilla in Aphidius rhopalosiphi, a larval par...

PURPOSE The comorbidity of depression in patients with epilepsy is common and treatment is still controversial. This pilot study was aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of Xylaria nigripes for treating depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy during 12 weeks of treatment. METHODS A multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized superiority study was performed. A total ...

Basking at the sea surface is a well known, but peculiar behavior of ocean sunfish (Mola mola). One of hypotheses for this behavior is parasite elimination. However, in oceanic regions, very little direct evidence exists for this form of interspecific communication. In pelagic waters of the North Pacific Ocean, we observed a school of 57 ocean sunfish, that were heavily infested around the base...

Creagrura nigripes Townes, 1971 is recorded for the first time Brazilian Amazon, in states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará and Roraima. Ptilobaptus cinctus registered Brazil. Additionally, diagnosis, digital images, distribution maps, as well comments on intraspecific morphological variations species are provided.

Fore new species of Stegana (Steganina) ornatipes species group are found from Yunnan, China: S. (S.) angustifoliacea sp. nov., S. (S.) crinata sp. nov., S. (S.) nigripes sp. nov. and S. (S.) polysphyra sp. nov. The DNA sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene with BOLD Process ID and GenBank accession numbers are provided for the Chinese species. 

Macrodactylus nigripes (Bates) es una plaga que ataca el cultivo del maíz causando pérdidas económicas en la producción. Con finalidad de encontrar alternativas agroecológicas para su manejo, objetivo fue evaluar efecto aplicación Argemone mexicana L., Ricinus communis L, Beauveria bassiana (Bals) Vuill y Metharrizium anisoplae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin, así como colecta M. con red golpeo maíz. El...

Serologic and genetic analyses indicate that a Juquitiba-like hantavirus circulates in Maldonado, Uruguay. This virus is carried by 2 rodent species, Oligoryzomys nigripes and Oxymycterus nasutus. The same hantavirus in 2 nonrelated species can be explained by a spillover infection or a host-switching event.