Regional brain variations of cytochrome oxidase (CO) staining were analyzed in the honeybee (Apis mellifera) after olfactory conditioning of the proboscis extension reflex. Identification of brain sites where stimuli converge was done by precise image analysis performed in antennal lobes (AL) and mushroom bodies (MB). In Experiment 1, bees received 5 odorant stimulations that induced a transien...

The mega-nosed fly (Moegistorhynchus longirostris) of southern Africa, like its literary counterpart, Pinocchio, has a bizarre appearance that reveals an underlying truth. Its proboscis, which looks like a nose but is actually the longest mouthpart of any known fly, protrudes as much as four inches from its head--five times the length of its bee-size body. In flight the ungainly appendage dangl...

Suwi River, which is a part of Kenohan-Suwi Wetland in East Kutai District, Kalimantan habitat endangered animals such as proboscis monkey ( Nasalis larvatus ). Therefore, this study aims to determine the habitat, distribution, threats, and conservation efforts monkeys River. To achieve this, boat survey method was adopted, while plot line samples were used for vegetation analysis. The results ...

Mosquito collections were made throughout the mainland of Papua New Guinea to identify the members of the Anopheles punctulatus group present and to determine their distribution. Identification was made using morphology, DNA hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-RFLP analysis. Nine members of the group were identified: An. farauti s.s. Laveran, An. farauti 2, An. koliensis Owen, an...