haplothripsverbasci (osborn) is recorded from iran for the first time. the specimens of this species were collected on flowers of verbascum thapsus (scrophulariaceae) from hamedan province, western iran.

—The large plagioptychid rudist bivalve Mitrocaprina tschoppi (Palmer) is recorded from the Guinea Corn Formation (Late Maastrichtian) of central Jamaica. This is the first record of this species outside of Cuba. M. tschoppi occurs in rhythm D6 of the Guinea Corn Formation, Macgillavryia Bed 1, together with a rudist assemblage including Praebarrettia sparcilirata (Whitfield), Macgillavryia nic...

To funistic survey of the cercariae of Melanoides tuberulata (fresh water snail) 1540 M.tuberculata were collected from various streams, swamps, ditches and canals in the central area of Khouzestan province in the south west of Iran. Infected snails, 46 (2.9%), were isolated and cercariae were obtained by emerging or crushing methods and then measuring and drawing were made from specimens. In s...

to investigate the prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in horses, a total of 200 fecal specimens were collected randomly from five farms in tehran. samples were taken during a year, 50 specimens each season. of these specimens, 57 were obtained from caspian pony. the presence of oocysts in the samples was confirmed by modified ziehl-neelsen staining of direct smears of the fecal material fr...

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a major cause of severe systemic and local infections in newborns. This study was performed to evaluate the presence of GBS in pregnant women and their newborns in Tabriz, Iran. Vaginal specimens were collected from 965 women who were candidate for vaginal delivery for bacteriological study of group B streptococci. Several samples from various sites of the newborn...