Summary Six new species of Coffea are described as to science: callmanderi , C. darainensis kalobinonensis microdubardii, pustulata and rupicola . All six endemic northern Madagascar; four narrowly specific forest areas. Associated information, including distribution maps, conservation assessments, phenology taxonomic notes provided, two illustrated with line drawings.

hottentotta is one of the most widely distributed genera of the family buthidae, with species present throughout africa, the arabian peninsula, and in asia to pakistan and india. recently, kovarik (2007) revised genus of hottentotta in the world and reported 29 different species-group name in the genus of hottentotta. hottentotta is one of the six medical important scorpions of iran that distri...

Barley fields and storages in GolestanProvince (northeastern Iran in south bank of the Caspian Sea), surveyed in 2005 and 40 grain samples were randomly collected for identification of fungi associated with them. Fungi were isolated from these samples by agar plating, deep freezing blotter and seed washing methods. Some six hundred fungal isolates were obtained, among which 30 species belonging...

Predatory coccinellid, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant is an important biological agent in citrus orchards. The effect of six treatments included: two types mineral oils, EC and mayonnaise at the concentration 15 ml/L, buprofezin 0.75 buprofezin+EC oil 0.5+5 insecticidal soap palizin 2.5 water as control were investigated on functional numerical responses C. under laboratory conditions. exper...

This study was performed on an alfalfa crop located on the central plain of La Araucanía Region, Chile and in the Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada de la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Forestales at the Universidad de La Frontera. Certain aspects of the biology of Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were determined, more specifically in relation to its life cycle, s...