Several ixodid tick species are shared between domestic cattle and African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer). So too, are a number of tick-borne diseases. The aim of the study was to compare the species composition of ticks that infest cattle and buffaloes utilising the same habitat within the Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. To this end, 25 cattle and 62 buffaloes were each opportunistically samp...

Two species of Sphindidae, Odontosphindus denticollis LeConteand Sphindus trinifer Casey, are reported for the first time for New Brunswick. Another species, Sphindus near americanus LeConte is reported from the province but may be an undescribed species, pending further study. Five species of Erotylidae are newly recorded for the province, including Tritoma humeralis Fabricius and Tritoma sang...

During a review of Australian Germalus Stål, types of all species recorded from Australia, as well as of the type species G. kinbergi Stål, originally described from Mauritius Island, were examined and illustrated to redefine and redescribe the genus as well as all the included species. As a result of this, the following synonymies have become necessary: G. humeralis Distant as junior synonym o...

The Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) is a small, migratory species of temperate woodlands in the eastern United States. Along its western distributional edge Great Plains, this resides wooded riverine corridors. In recent decades, distribution Bats has expanded westward throughout Plains. Herein, we report on two county records that further document expansion into central Nebraska. 2019 and 2...

Although echolocation calls of most bats exhibit species-specific characteristics, intraspecific variation can obscure differences among species and make reliable acoustic identification difficult. We examined levels of intraspecific variation in search-phase calls of 7 species of vespertilionid bats from several locations in the eastern and central United States. Echolocation calls were record...

Chromosome numbers and C-banding patterns of sixteen weevil species are presented. The obtained results confirm the existence of two groups of species with either a small or large amount of heterochromatin in the karyotype. The first group comprises twelve species (Apionidae: Oxystoma cerdo, Eutrichapion melancholicum, Ceratapion penetrans, Ceratapion austriacum, Squamapion flavimanum, Rhopalap...