The Liliaceous Genus Polygonatum in North America

The genus Palaeagapetus Ulmer (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Ptilocolepinae) in North America.

The genus Palaeagapetus Ulmer (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae, Ptilocolepinae) is revised in North America. Descriptions of the western species, P. nearcticus Banks 1938, are provided with the first descriptions of the female, pupa, larva, egg and case and with notes on food, habitat and annual life cycle. The male and female of the eastern species, P. celsus Ross 1936, are described or redescribed...

The genus Scelolyperus Crotch in North America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX: The Genus Sphalloplana

Kenk, Roman. Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX: The Genus Sphalloplana. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 246, 38 pages, 62 figures, 1 table.—A revision of the North American species of the genus Sphalloplana is presented. Apart from the nine species already known (S. percoeca, S. georgiana, S. kansensis, S. virginiana, S. weingartneri, S. buchanani, S. pricei, S...

Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria of North America, VI: The Genus Dendrocoelopsis

Kenk, Roman. Freshwater Triclads (Turbellaria) of North America, VI: The Genus Dendrocoelopsis. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 138, 16 pages, 12 figures, 1973.—Five species of Dendrocoelopsis occur in North America, D. vaginata Hyman, D. piriformis Kenk, D. alaskensis Kenk, D. hymanae Kawakatsu, and D. americana [=Sorocelis americana Hyman]. Dendrocoelopsis vaginata, D. piriformis...

Phytochemistry of genus Polygonatum: A review

Polygonatum (King Solomon's-seal, Solomon's Seal) is a member of family Liliaceae or Convallariaceae consist of approximately 60 species. The various species of the genus are widely distributed in the temperate regions of the East Asia. Specifically in China and Japan, approximately 40 different species of Polygonatum have been reported [1-2]. Additionally it is also found in India, Korea, Nepa...