Première mention de Nomada barcelonensis Cockerell, 1917 pour la France (Hymenoptera : Apidae : Nomadinae)

Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya is an impressive synthesis of ecological and anthropological information regarding some of the wild plants and animals of cultural significance to the ancient and contemporary Maya.Having myself conducted extensive ethnobiological research among the Maya, I find that the book is meticulously researched and accurate.Schlesinger presents a wealth of information in a format that is both easy to read and enjoyable.

The occurrence of Agrilus kubani Bílý, 1991 is reported for the first time in Romania. This study provides details on its distribution within the country, along with information on its biological characteristics and morphological description, contributing to a better understanding of this species

In order to determine the resource potential of the natural phytocenoses of the Republic of Abkhazia, the study of medicinal plants of the flora of the Ritsa Relict National Park - a unique natural complex that occupies an important place all over the Caucasus and the entire chain of mountains of Eurasia, part of Colchis. The diversity of the geological structure, topography, soils, climate and hydrological conditions caused the formation of a unique natural complex with endemic and relict (West Abkhazian) plant species and their communities on the territory. Today, the RRNP flora includes 1201 species, among which 179 plant species from 64 families are classified in various categories of rarity. Medicinal plants used in official and folk medicine are represented by 115 species from 93 genera and 48 families, which is 10% of the species diversity of the park. Among the medicinal plant of the RRNP, there are 17 relicts and endemic species ( Alnus barbata C.A. Mey., Chiastophyllum oppositifolium (Ledeb.) Berger, Convallaria transcaucasica Utkin, Cyclamen abchasicum (Medw.) Kolak., Daphne pontica L., Digitalis schischkinii Ivanina, Dioscorea caucasica Lipsky, Erythronium caucasicum Woronow, Hedera colchica (K. Koch) K. Koch, Hypericum xylosteifolium (Spach) N. Robson, Ilex colchica Pojark., Laurocerasus officinalis Roem., Sanicula europaea L., Solanum persicum Willd., Swertia iberica Fisch. & Mey., Tamus communis L., Tilia caucasica Rupr.). This report provides their ecological and biological characteristics, morphological description and medicinal use.

The taxonomic composition of the genus Chaenomeles L. was determined in the conditions of the Sochi Black sea region. Morphological and biological description was made and fruiting was evaluated for 19 taxa. Decorative cultivars Ch. japonica, Ch. speciosa, Ch. × superba, Ch. × vilmoriniana are of interest for cultivation in the humid subtropical zone of Russia. Fruit cultivars are not represented. Ch. sinensis is recommended as a fruit crop of Chaenomeles and a promising form of Ch. × superba has been identified. The cultivar Ch. speciosa ‘ Kermesina ' is universal and recommended for use in both gardening and fruit growing.

Syrphidae: can they be used as environmental bioindicators?

Three forms of Lumnitzera (Combretaceae) are known to us in Queensland.Two are clearly the common and widespread mangrove species L. littorea, with scarlet flowers, and L. racemosa, with white flowers.The third form is intermediate (e.g., it has pink flowers) and is very local in distribution.The identity of this third form is the substance of this paper and is set against the background of a description of floral morphology and pollination biology in the genus.In order to name this pink-flowered form, we have to go back to the botanical information that resulted from the French expedition to the South Pacific (1817-20) under the command of Freycinet in the "Uranie" and "Physicienne" (Gaudichaud-Beaupre, 1826-30).The following account is an attempt to link observations made recently in Queensland (Figure 1) with the older literature, and to interpret some of the illustrations and names provided by Gaudichaud.The genus Lumnitzera is a common mangrove constituent of the Asian tropics, ranging from Ceylon to Fiji.From existing accounts, its taxonomy and nomenclature would appear to be well stabilized, although based primarily on a study of herbarium specimens (Merrill, 1909;

Syrphidae: can they be used as environmental bioindicators?

Background. According to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP), a cultivar is regarded as documented when its nomenclatural standard has been formalized and published. This procedure attaches a cultivar name to a herbarium specimen, and makes it possible to refer to such specimens when the taxonomic affiliation of a cultivar is being disputed. It also helps to maintain a national catalogue of crops and protect breeders’ rights.Materials and methods. The nomenclatural standards are presented, along with morphological, biological, ecological and agronomic descriptions, for spring oat cvs. ‘Uralets’ and ‘Kross’ released by the Ural Research Institute of Agriculture, as well as those of collective authorship: ‘Blits’ (with Perm Federal Research Center) and ‘Ural 2’ (with the Siberian Research Institute of Feed). The herbarium material for nomenclatural standards was collected in the fields of Pushkin and Pavlovsk Laboratories of VIR. All specimens of one cultivar are the plants grown from a single seed sample. Each herbarium sheet contains the entire plant in the state of milky ripeness, as well as mature spikes and grains.Results and conclusion. The nomenclatural standards for the four spring oat cultivars were formatted in line with the ICNCP recommendations and registered in the VIR Herbarium Database. The items are deposited in the Herbarium of Cultivated Plants of the World, Their Wild Relatives and Weeds (WIR), and are made part of the collections of the National Center for Plant Genetic Resources. The nomenclatural standard of each cultivar is presented on one herbarium sheet and has three duplicate sheets, except for cv. ‘Blits’ with its four duplicate standards.

Sandfly has a long history of association with humans, which still are suffering from its harmful impacts. It parasites humans and other animals and acts as a source of nuisance and annoyance to them. The present bibliographical study explains the role of Sandfly as a disease vector of Leishmaniasis. This article highlights various aspects of the life of the vector which includes its general description of morphology, biology, life cycle, and major control strategies. Regarding to control strategies of the vector, it was reviewed that chemical control is the most common and efficient technique but sensitivity to is decreasing due to increased insecticide resistance and environmental constraints. This article also highlights the different types of Leishmaniasis and symptoms, treatment, mortality rate and species diversity of Sandfly in Pakistan.

ISHS International Conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Possibilities and Limitations of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Production in the 21st Century 'BARBARA' AND 'DANIELA': TWO CULTIVARS FOR MYRTLE BERRIES PRODUCTION

A history of name changes in two fulgorid species –Lycorma delicatulaandLimois emelianovi– is reviewed.Lycorma delicatulawas once mistakenly reported to occur in Korea. Now, it has suddenly become common in western Korea, creating the suspicion that it has recently arrived from China and settled in Korea. A brief morphological and biological description ofL. delicatulais provided, and its original Korean name, “ggot‐mae‐mi”, is revalidated.Limois emelianovi, sometimes considered a synonym ofemeljanovi, is the correct name for this species, asemeljanoviis simply another transliteration of the personal name Emelianov, Emeljanov or Emel’yanov. The nameemelianovistands correct based on the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature code 32.5.1, because there is no internal evidence of an inadvertent error, and an incorrect transliteration is not considered an inadvertent error. The cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding regions of both species were sequenced and compared for future reference.

Cavendish bananas (Musa spp.) are a high-value agricultural crop for people in the Trang Bom district of Dong Nai province (before).From 2019 to the present, the area of intensive banana cultivation has expanded, posing a potential risk of spreading the Fusarium wilt disease, decreasing productivity.Cavendish Fusarium wilt (yellow) was considered one of the most destructive diseases of bananas.By morphological and biological description combined with sequencing of the ITS gene region, the causative agent of Cavendish banana Fusarium wilt disease was identified as Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense (Foc).A survey of the biological characteristics of Foc shows that the mushroom was grown optimally on a PDA medium at temperatures ranging from 25 to 30 o C, pH 6 to 7, producing the highest spores (microspores and macrospores) with 2.0x10 8 spores/ml.Disease infection on tissue-cultured Cavendish banana plants results show that inoculating spore suspension with 10 8 spores/ml into tissue-cultured bananas at a dose of 15 ml/1 kg of substrate is the method of infection that produces a fast infection with recognisable symptoms.The yellow wilted leaves scored 1-3 with a rate of 50-75%, and discolouration inside the tuber scored 4-5 with a rate of 50-90% (after 20-30 days of inoculation) was shown on both the outside of the plant and inside the tuber and banana roots.

At All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seed Production the new varieties of bean, Mariinka and Antoshka were selected. The morphological and biological descriptions of these varieties were given in the article.

Au début du vingtième siècle, seulement trois espèces de Plasmodium, P. schwetzi, P. rodhaini et P. reichenowi, étaient connues et avaient été décrites chez les chimpanzés et gorilles en Afrique. Ces études étaient basées sur des descriptions morphologiques et biologiques des parasites. Avec le développement des outils de diagnostics moléculaires et de leur utilisation à plus large échelle, les connaissances dans le domaine des Plasmodium chez les grands singes africains ont augmenté de façon considérable. Ainsi, une diversité moléculaire importante de Plasmodium infectant les chimpanzés, gorilles et bonobos africains a été découverte récemment. Différentes équipes de recherches ont participé à ces grandes avancées. Cet article propose de faire un point sur ces résultats et les connaissances acquises depuis quelques années dans ce domaine.

The taxa of Ranunculus section Batrachium (Ranunculaceae) have been variably and unsatisfactorily treated in North Europe. Since the description of Ranunculus schmalhausenii (Batrachium dichotomum), probably the most common species in the area, its taxonomic status and identity have been unclear and differently implied. In the majority of treatments, individuals of R. schmalhausenii were ascribed to R. peltatus but sometimes also to the other morphologically similar, heterophyllous taxa. Based on detailed morphological study combined with geographical, ecological and biological evaluation the separate species status of this taxon was finally evidenced. The additive ITS polymorphism pattern of R. schmalhausenii confirmed its hybridogenous origin, however identification of the parental species was impeded by the heterogeneous character of the polymorphism detected. Genetic variation expressed by R. schmalhausenii samples may provide evidence of its multiple origin and suggests sexual reproduction of the taxon. Analysis of a sequence variation of two noncoding cpDNA regions, namely psbE-petL and rpl32-trnL, showed that individuals of R. schmalhausenii inherited cpDNA from two lineages of Batrachium, indicating that this taxon was created at least in two separate hybridization events. Ranunculus schmalhausenii may have originated from sexual ancestral species as multiple created hybrids which have been stabilized by polyploidisation. Genetic structure of R. schmalhausenii is somehow similar to also hybridogenous R. penicillatus. In this study, a detailed morphological, geographical, ecological, and biological description of R. schmalhausenii was presented and the differences between this species and similar taxa were outlined. The name was lectotypified and its synonymy was provided. In contrast to many other heterophyllous species of Ranunculus section Batrachium, R. schmalhausenii occurs mainly in young, postglacial landscapes of Fennoscandia, prefering deep and clear waters with current or wave action and a hard bottom, which perfectly corresponds with a relict, postglacial nature of the species. The species probably presents an example of rapid hybrid speciation (less than 10 000 years) in postglacial environment of North Europe and may be considered as endemic to Fennoscandia. Moreover, R. schmalhausenii, as a weak competitor and pollution sensitive taxon, can be regarded as an indicator of clean waters. Phylogenetic relations within section Batrachium indicates convergent evolution of some species and two cases of possible cpDNA capture.