Background.The aim of the research was to identify barley germplasm accessions with minimum and maximum content β-glucans in their grain combinations other improved useful traits. Material methods.The material for analysis were 18 hulled 8 naked various ecogeographic origin from collection N.I. Vavilov AllRussian Institute Plant Genetic Resources (VIR), which grown under conditions Eastern Sibe...

Forty-eight family-group names are identified for insects among the Isoptera (termites), representing a nearly 19% increase since the last compilation less than 10 years ago. Accordingly, these names are newly catalogued, including various updates from the original summary. The name Reticulitermitidae is recognized as a nomen nudum while Caatingatermitinae is newly considered a nomen invalidum,...

Based on specimens originally referred to as "Dastilbe minor", a nomem-nudum, we describe a new genus of Chanidae †Nanaichthys longipinnus nov. gen. and sp. which exhibits several diagnostic characters such as the absence of orbitosphenoid and basisphenoid, anteriorly displaced quadrate-mandibular articulation, laterally expanded supraneurals, an acute angle between the preopercular limbs, expa...

The páramos and high Andean forests of the tropical Andes are largely dominated by frailejones (Nomen nudum Cuatrec., Nomen nudum). These plants are ecologically and culturally essential for both ecosystems and local inhabitants. The frailejones have been studied for over two centuries, but the taxonomic knowledge is still sparse and incomplete. The inedited monograph by Cuatrecasas contains on...

The publication date, availability and onymotope of the nomen Scincus cyanurus are assessed. was validly published by Lesson in 1830 is based on a holophoront, probably from island Tahiti. Elements allowing identification nomina cited synonymy given. Eumeces lessonii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 replacement name this (alloneonym) Emoia pheonura Ineich, 1987 subjective synonym (doxisonym) whereas Tili...

Márquez & Asiain (2010) described three new species of the Philonthus furvus species group: P. navarretei and P. pollens from Mexico, and P. rufotibialis from Mexico and Guatemala. They also provided new state and locality records for P. hoegei, P. testaceipennis and P. yaqui, as well as a key for the identification of the species. In this work (Márquez & Asiain 2010) the depositories of the ty...

A small number of large hominoid specimens are known from the late Miocene of Turkey. (This paper focuses on the two specimens known until 1996. New fossils described by Alpagut et al. ([1996] Nature 382:349-351) are briefly discussed in this paper as well.) Among these, a fragmentary mandible is the type specimen of Ankarapithecus meteai. Another specimen, a partial face, is from the same taxo...