taeniothrips inconsequens (uzel) of the subfamily thripinae (thysanoptera: thripidae) collected on flowers from doha is reported in this paper, which represents the first record of both the genus and the species from qatar. morphological characters and geographical distribution of the newly recorded thrips are given.

in the study of natural enemies of mealybugs (hem.: pseudococcidae) in fars province, iran, a large number of parasitized mealybugs were collected, and the emerged encyrtid species identified as leptomastidea alleni noyes & hayat, 1994. the identification was confirmed by zhihong xu, institute of applied entomology, zhejiang university of china. the genus and species is a new record for iran. t...

During the study on newly collected and herbarium specimens belonging to the genus Euphorbia, three species, namely, E. gorenfloti, E. cheirolepioides and E. splendida were found to be synonymous with E. chamaepeplus, E. grossheimii and E. decipiens, respectively. Euphorbia sahendi as an interesting and rare species has been recognized after long time again among my material and Euphorbia delto...

Neorhaphiomidas Norris, with 7 species, is an endemic genus and the only Australian representative of the mydid subfamily Megascelinae. The genus was for many years considered to be restricted to Western Australia but the range of the genus was extended to the eastern part of South Australia with Paramonov's (1961) description of N. inermis. The new species described here, the first record of t...

A checklist of butterflies of the genus Junonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) of Pakistan is presented with a new record for Pakistan i.e. Junonia (Precis) atlites. In total six species of genus Junonia are recorded from Pakistan. A key to the butterfly species of the genus Junonia of Pakistan and their distribution is given.

The rare genus Blacometeorus Tobias, 1976 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Blacinae)is discovered in Yunnan, China, and a new species, Blacometeorus sinicus Chai & Chen, sp. n. is described and illustrated. It represents the first record of this genus both for China and Oriental region. A key to genus Blacometeorus is updated.

the genus calendula belongs to tribe calenduleae, (asteraceae family). itmorphologically studied for the ongoing project of the flora of iran. based on the herbarium studies and field observation, this genus has been revised. the study was based on fresh material from field as well as herbarium specimens. all specimens existed in the herbarium of research institute of forests and rangelands (ta...