Notes on Tachinidae

Preliminary Notes on Tachinidae Reared from Lepidoptera in the Ecuadorian Andes

TACHINIDAE: evolution, behavior, and ecology.

Tachinidae are one of the most diverse and ecologically important families in the order Diptera. As parasitoids, they are important natural enemies in most terrestrial ecological communities, particularly as natural enemies of larval Lepidoptera. Despite their diversity and ecological impact, relatively little is known about the evolution and ecology of tachinids, and what is known tends to be ...

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...

The misplaced genus Trischidocera Villeneuve (Diptera, Tachinidae).

Trischidocera Villeneuve, 1915 includes two species, T. sauteri Villeneuve, 1915 (Taiwan and Malaysia) and T. yunnanensis Chao & Zhou, 1987 (China). The systematic placement of Trischidocera has been controversial. It was originally placed within the "Thryptoceratidae" (= "Actiidae"), then moved to Germariini, then considered an unplaced Tachinidae, and more recently placed in Ormiini. Here, th...

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.