The genus Munina Chen, 1976, and M. donacioides Chen, 1976, are redescribed. Munina laotica sp. nov. from Laos is described. The examined paratype of Munina flavida Yang & Yao, 1997 proved to be a female of M. donacioides Chen, 1976, thus M. flavida is proposed as its new synonym. M. donacioides is reported for the first time from Laos. Male and female genitalia of both species are illustrated....

Three new and atypical species of Afrotropical Calamoncosis are described: Calamoncosis agricola sp. n. (type locality- South Africa: 15 km E Klaserie); Calamoncosis flavida sp. n. (type locality-South Africa: Roodewal); and Calamoncosis unicornis sp. n. (type locality-South Africa: 15 km E Klaserie). Calamoncosis unicornis exhibits extreme modification and sexual dimorphism in the antenna; in ...

The species of Platylomia Stål from China are reviewed and a new species, P. shaanxiensis sp. n., from Shaanxi, China is described. Acoustic signals produced by males of this new species were recorded and analyzed. P. juno Distant is transferred to the genus Macrosemia. A key to the species of Platylomia from China is provided.

The Triatominae (Hemiptera:Reduviidae) contains the principal and potential Chagas disease vectors present in Mexico, Central America and South America. Triatoma flavida and T. bruneri are Cuban species. These species are closely related according to morphology and were considered synonyms until 1981, when they were separated on the grounds of external characters of the body and the morphology ...

A variety of stock (Matthiola ilzcana R. Br.) known as Snowflake has been shown by FROST (1919) to produce frequent mutants of at least eight distinct kinds. These mutant forms are genetically inconstant, part of the progeny always being normals. These forms have been determined (FROST and MANN 1924, and papers in preparation) to be trisomic. Within, the variety Snowflake, all plants cytologic...

The one-generational metric changes occurring in Triatoma flavida (Hemiptera: Triatominae) when carried from its wild habitat (caves) to laboratory, were examined using traditional morphometric techniques. As for other species of Triatoma, Rhodnius or Panstrongylus studied in similar conditions, a significant reduction of head, thorax and wing size was observed. Sexual dimorphism of the wings, ...

Two Gram-stain-positive, mycelium-forming actinobacteria (strains 14-Be-013T and 02-Gi-014) were isolated from walls colonized with moulds and studied taxonomically. The isolates formed yellowish-pigmented substrate mycelium showing no fragmentation. Comparative analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that these bacteria are most closely related to genera within the family Nocardiopsaceae, b...