the pink hibiscus mealybug maconellicoccus hirsutus (green) (hemiptera: pseudococcidae) is a serious economic pest in tropical and subtropical regions and causes damage to many agricultural, forestry and greenhouse crops. in order to identify the natural enemies of this pest, bi-weekly samplings were done in infested areas of ahvaz, located at southwest iran during 2011-2012. samples were also ...

The Chinese drug fang-chi probably includes several species of menispermaceous plants. One variety that is commonly sold in Chinese drug stores is known as han-fang-chi apparently because it was originally cultivated in Han Chung (1). There is considerable uncertainty concerning the botanical identification of han-fang-chi. Hoffmann and Schultes (2) gave it the name CoccuZus juponicus, while “B...

Four new species of fl eas are described: Aphropsylla truncata sp. n. (Ethiopia), Ectinorus hirsutus sp. n. (Peru), Rhinolophopsylla traubi sp. n. (Angola), and Th aumapsylla wilsoni sp. n. (Papua New Guinea). Our understanding of the genus Aphropsylla is defi cient, therefore a discussion of host/parasite relationships and new records from Uganda are provided. A key is provided for the genus A...