The paper focuses on the language of female characters in top thirty box office films with a leading character (1999–2023). research applies narrative analysis to turns heroines account for their archetypal representation. proposes view popular large audiences around globe and presents typology widely recognizable narratives. received framework reflects contemporary vision image role society. s...

The genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902, of phytophagous chafers from Asia, is revised based on external morphological and genital (male female) characters. In this study, a total fifty-eight species were examined, the redescribed. Male characters Miridiba, especially morphology parameres endophallus, are studied in depth herein. female genitalia described detail for first time. According to character...

iii Acknowledgments I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to my thesis director, Elizabeth Steeby, and the two committee members, Earle Bryant and John Hazlett, for their willingness to share their knowledge and viewpoints; their patience; and their wit. I would also like to thank Peter Schock, who has been invaluable to my education and intellectual development at UNO. Finally, I am ever...

Both the color patterns of the body and the structures of the male genitalia are important characters used in species identification of traditional taxonomy. However, these characters are often limiting when identifying females of some species. In this study, we attempted to evaluate the species reality of Asiopodabrus fragiliformis which often has difficulty in being identified due to individu...