A decaying cadaver emits volatile organic compounds that are used by necrophilous and necrophagous insects in order to find their brood substrate. Although volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are released by carcasses have been identified, little is known about the specific compounds that are used by these insects while searching for a brood substrate. Therefore, we have investigated the che...

The success of beetles is mainly attributed to the possibility to hide the hindwings under the sclerotised elytra. The acquisition of the transverse folding function of the hind wing is an important event in the evolutionary history of beetles. In this study, the morphological and functional variances in the hind wings of 94 leaf beetle species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelinae) is explored using geom...

goat warble-fly infestation is caused by przhevalskiana silenus (diptra oestridae) larvae and it is characterized by the presence of warble under the hide of the back and flanks of the animal. this study was carried out from march 2009 to march 2010 on the hides sent to the khorasn leather industries for grading, processing and tanning. this study demonstrated from 340,797 goat hides examined 3...

Two new species of the Stenochinus amplus species-group are described, S. apiciconcavus sp. n. (CHINA: Shaanxi) and S. xinyicus sp. n. (CHINA: Guangdong). Also, some new distribution data are provided for S. cylindricus (Gebien, 1914), and a key to the seven species of the S. amplus species-group from China is given.

Bogor Botanical Garden (BBG) is a conservation site with various type of collections such as threatened palm species, including Pelagodoxa henryana Becc. which has been categorized critically endangered species. During its development, some the plants did not grow optimal due to insect pests attack. The purpose study was identify pest species that attack P. in BBG. method used observation purpo...