Three new species of the ant-eating spider genus Hermippus Simon, 1893, H. globosus sp. nov., H. inflexus sp. nov. and H. gavi sp. nov. are described and illustrated from the Western Ghats in the Kerala region of southern India. The genus is redefined and two species groups are recognized: the cruciatus-group with all the five described Oriental species including H. cruciatus Simon, 1905, H. ar...

The species compositions and structures of faunas different Late Pleistocene Holocene periods from the local natural area northeast Perm Pre-Urals (Specially Protected Nature Area (SPNA) «Mahnevskie Caves») were reseached. Zoogenic deposits Makhnevskaya ledyanaya cave Mahnevskaya-2 Bolshaya Mahnevskaya formed during relatively «warm» Mikulinsky interglacial, Bryansk megastadial Subboreal. 61 ta...

Cunaxidae are predaceous mites found in a variety of habitats. This work provides comprehensive keys to world subfamilies, genera, and species. Diagnoses and historical reviews are provided for subfamilies and genera. Cunaxa boneti, C. denmarki, C. exoterica, C. floridanus, C. lehmanae, C. lukoschusi, C. metzi, C. myabunderensis, C newyorkensis, C. rackae, C. reevesi, and C. reticulatus are mov...

Most individuals in an infection of the acanthocephalan parasite Polymorphus minutus (Goeze, 1782) in domestic ducks are found in a region extending from 65% to 75% of the distance along the host's intestine (Crompton & Harrison, 1965). The exact location and mode of attachment of the parasites in this habitat has been described by Crompton, Shrimpton & Silver (1965). Acanthocephalans, like ces...