The current investigations suggest the segregation of Jurinea cartilaginea from Jurinea, and its placement among Centaureinae. Molecular studies, based on the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (nrITS), chromosome number data and pollen morphology, support the morphological results. Based on these results, J. cartilaginea is related to and, therefore, transferred to the genus Karvan...

The species of the subgenus Stichoptera occurring in Switzerland are revised, based on a combination literature data, old museum specimens and recent material. Four species, one with two subspecies, Chrysolina kuesteri (Helliesen, 1912), Ch. latecincta (Demaison, 1896), norica (Holdhaus, 1914), rossia (Illiger, 1802) sanguinolenta (Linnaeus, 1758) confirmed to occur Switzerland, while gypsophil...

Four new species of the subgenus Heteromysis (Olivemysis) were detected in material from (sub)-tropical aquaria six public aquarium institutions around globe. Modifications pleopods by spines represent strongest structural complex used for differentiation within this subgenus: male 1–4 modified H. smithsoniana sp. nov., 2–4 plus female pleopod 2 hornimani nov. and waikikensis Additional importa...

The genus Cleotyche in the monotypic Australian planthopper tribe Cleotychini (Fulgoroidea: Dictyopharidae) is reviewed. subgenus Griseotyche subgen. nov. described to accommodate one species blanda Emeljanov, 2011 while second species, C. mariae 1997, retained (Cleotyche) 1997. Three new of from Queensland, christinae sp. Cania Gorge National Park, francescoi Eurimbula Park and montana Blackdo...

The genus Naja Laurenti, 1768, is partitioned into four subgenera. The typical form is restricted to 11 Asian species. The name Uraeus Wagler, 1830, is revived for a group of four non-spitting cobras inhabiting savannas and open formations of Africa and Arabia, while Boulengerina Dollo, 1886, is applied to four non-spitting African species of forest cobras, including terrestrial, aquatic and se...

Trypanosoma equiperdum is the causative agent of dourine, a sexually-transmitted infection of horses. This parasite belongs to the subgenus Trypanozoon that also includes the agent of sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma brucei) and surra (Trypanosoma evansi). We herein report the genome sequence of a T. equiperdum strain OVI, isolated from a horse in South-Africa in 1976. This is the first genome se...

Three new species of subgenus Euleptarthrus Jakobson, 1908 of the genus Priochirus Sharp, 1887 are described from China: P. (E.) trifurcus Wu & Zhou sp. nov. from Xizang, P. (E.) deltodontus Wu & Zhou sp. nov. from Yunnan and P. (E.) curtidentatus Wu & Zhou sp. nov. from Xizang and Yunnan. Diagnoses are also given for two species previously described from China, P. (E.) chinensis Bernhauer, 193...

Sarcophaga flexuosa Ho, 1934 is the type species of the currently monotypic genus-group taxon Hoa Rohdendorf, 1937, which here is considered a subgenus of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826. Using DNA sequences of mitochondrial genes (cytochrome oxidase I and cytochrome b), we positively identify, for the first time, the female of S. (H.)flexuosa. The female is described, the male is redescribed, and both...

Examination of the holotype of the type species of Stenichnodes Franz revealed that morphological structures of this Afrotropical genus are nearly identical with those of later described Oriental Parastenichnaphes Franz. Consequently, Parastenichnaphes is reduced to a subgenus of Stenichnodes, resulting in Stenichnodes (Parastenichnaphes) sumatrensis Franz, comb. n. and Stenichnodes (Parastenic...