NOTES ON LIXUS MARGINATUS SAY

The morphology of the immature stages of two rare Lixus species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) and notes on their biology

The mature larvae and pupae of Lixus (Ortholixus) bituberculatus Smreczyński, 1968 and Lixus (Dilixellus) neglectus Fremuth, 1983 (Curculionidae: Lixinae: Lixini) are described and compared with known larvae of 21 other Lixus and 2 Hypolixus taxa. The mature larva and pupa of Lixus bituberculatus are the first immature stages described representing the subgenus Ortholixus. The larva of Lixus ne...

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Notes on Morphology of Amnicola Limosa (say, 1817) (gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) with Comments on Status of the Subfamily Amnicolinae

A morphological description is provided for Amnicola limosa (Say) (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), type-species for the genus. The group consisting of Amnicola and several European genera is retained in the Amnicolinae Tryon, 1866, based on shared distinctive aspects of reproductive biology. Subfamilial affinities probably lie with Hydrobiidae: Emmericiinae and/or Bithyniidae, the only other rissoace...

Notes on Lactuca saligna in Iran

In the identification process of weed materials available in "IRAN" herbarium, a specimen belonging to the genus Lactuca (Asteraceae) had the following characteristics: Plant annual, many stemmed from base; stem erect-slightly procumbent, slender, glabrous, whitish and leafy. Basal leaves dried; stem leaves ca. 7 × 0.5 cm, glabrous, linear-lanceolate, entire at margin, sessile, auriculate, auri...

Notes on "Notes on conditional previsions"

These notes comment on Williams’ fundamental essay Notes on Conditional Previsions, written as a research report in 1975 and published in the present issue. Basic aspects of that work are discussed, including historical background and relevance to the foundations of probability; examples are supplied to help understanding.