Rhabdias pearsoni sp. n. (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae) from keelback,
Tropidonophis mairii (Reptilia, Colubridae) in Australia. Kuzmin Yu. I., Tkach
V. V. — Rhabdias pearsoni Kuzmin et Tkach, sp. n. is described based on specimens
found in the lung of the keelback Tropidonophis mairii (Gray, 1841) from southern
Queensland, Australia. The new species is most similar morphologically to Rhabdias
horigutii Yamaguti, 1943 and Rhabdias vibakari Kuzmin, 1999 with all three species
lacking buccal capsule. The new species differs from R. horigutii by the smaller
circumoral lips and papillae, and shorter tail. R. pearsoni sp. n. differs from
R. vibakari by position of the nerve ring (in R. vibakari, it is closer to the
anterior end than in the new species) and shorter tail. Australian R. pearsoni
sp. n. is geographically isolated from R. horigutii and R. vibakari, both occurring
in Eastern Asia.
Key words: Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae, Rhabdias pearsoni sp. n., snakes, keelback,
Tropidonophis mairii, Australia.
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New Species of the Chalcidoid Wasps of the
Families Eurytomidae and Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Iran. Zerova
M. D., Seryogina L. Ya., Karimpour Yu. — Three new species of the Family Eurytomidae
(Eurytoma lactucae Zerova, sp. n.; Bruchophagus trjapitzini Zerova, sp. n.; Nikanoria
shohadae Zerova, sp. n.) and two species of Family Torymidae (Glyphomerus flavabdomen
Zerova, sp. n.; Cryptopristus salviae Zerova, sp. n.) are described from Iran;
ten palearctic species from the same Families are indicated for Iranian fauna
for the first time (Eurytoma abdita Zerova, E. calicotomae Zerova, Eurytoma robusta
Mayr, Bruchophagus astragali Fedoseeva, Adontomerus impolitus Askew et Nieves,
Exopristoides hypecoi Zerova et Stojanova, Exopristus trigonomerus Ruschka, Idiomacromerus
papaveris (Fo#rster), Glyphomerus aylax Stojanova, Pseudotorymus militarsis (Boheman).
Key words: Hymenoptera, Eurytomidae, Torymidae, new species, Iran.
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New Species of Ants of the Genus Dolichoderus
(Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Late Eocene Ambers of Europe. Dlussky G. M.
— Nine new species of the ant genus Dolichoderus Lund from Late Eocene ambers
of Europe are described: D. brevipalpis sp. n. (Baltic amber), D. brevipennis
sp. n. (Bitterfeld amber), D. granulinotus sp. n. (Baltic amber), D. kutscheri
sp. n. (Bitterfeld amber), D. lucidus sp. n. (Rovno amber), D. perkovskyi sp.
n. (Rovno and Scandinavian ambers), D. pilipes sp. n. (Rovno and Scandinavian
ambers), D. punctatus sp. n. (Baltic amber), and D. vlaskini sp. n. (Rovno amber).
The key to species and information about distribution in different Late Eocene
ambers are provided for the first time. In the Rovno and Scandinavian ambers,
relative number and species diversity of Dolichoderus have found to be higher
than in Baltic and Bitterfeld ambers.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Dolichoderus, ants, new species, key, Baltic
amber, Bitterfeld amber, Rovno amber, Scandinavian amber.
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Morphology of some Loricate Heterotrophic
Species of Flagellate (Choanomonada, Bicosoecida, Jakobida), with Emphasis on
Taxonomical Problems of Asexual Protist Species. Tikhonenkov D. V., Mazei Yu.
A., Mylnikov A. P., Kireev A. V. — Morphology of the some loricate heterotrophic
flagellate species in the natural and clonal populations are investigated. Differential
diagnoses and descriptions of species are provided. Some taxonomic problems of
loricate heterotrophic flagellates and protists identification are discussed.
A new replacement name Salpingoeca skujae Tikhonenkov et Mazey, nom. n. for Salpingoeca
urnula Skuja, 1948, nom. praeocc., non Salpingoeca urnula Korshikov, 1926 is proposed.
Key words: morphology, heterotrophic flagellates, species descriptions.
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The Structure and Functions of the Skin of
Bats Flying Membrane (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera). Kovalyova I. M. — The
data published till now about the constitution of the flying membrane skin in
bats contain many contradictory items of information concerning individual structures.
The author conducts researches in micromorphological constitution of the skin
of flying membranes Nyctalus noctula and Eptesicus serotinus (Chiroptera), from
the point of view of performing heat regulating and respiratory functions.
Key words: bats, Chiroptera, skin, flying membrane.
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Peculiarities of Organization of Vessel Bed
of the Tail in Samiaquatic Rodents as Part a of Thermoregulation System . Kovtun
M. F., Zakrevska I. P. — Morpho-functional analysis vessels bed of the tail
samiaquatic rodents are given. Peculiarities of anatomical and histological structure
of the main and peripheral vessels, which contribute to realization of thermoregulatory
function and make blood vessels of the tail important part in the system of thermoregulation
are noted.
Key words: thermoregulation, blood vessels, samiaquatic rodents, anastomosis.
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Peculiarities of the Orientation Flight in
Different Castes of the Honeybee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Lutsenko
Yu. V. — Using the video analysis, the orientation flight characteristics
of different honeybee Apis mellifera Linnaeus castes are determined and differences
between them are detected. The orientation flights of different bee castes differ
by the speed, quantity of orientation turnings, by the time of flight fulfillment,
when the bee flies backwards, and by the flight duration within the frame limit.
Key words: Hymenoptera, Apidae, bees, orientation flight, homing.
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About Finding the Mysid, Mysis relicta (Crustacea,
Mysidae), in Tundra Lakes of East Murman. Berestovsky E. G., Frolov A. A.
— The data confirming distribution Mysis relicta Lo2ven, 1862 in pool of some
tundra rivers and streams of East Murman (the northeast of Kola Peninsula) are
cited.
Key words: Mysis relicta, mysids, area, Kola Peninsula.
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Synonymy of the Genera Pseudobakerdania and
Ultrasiteroptes (Acari, Heterostigmata, Pygmephoridae) with First Record and Redescription
of Ultrasiteroptes adamisi from Ukraine. Khaustov A. A. — The genus name Pseudobakerdania
Kaliszewski, 1988 is shown as junior subjective synonym of genus Ultrasiteroptes
Livshits, Mitrofanov et Sharonov, 1986. Ultrasiteroptes adamisi (Mahunka, 1968)
comb. n. is redescribed and recorded for the first time from Ukraine.
Key words: Pygmephoridae, Pseudobakerdania, Ultrasiteroptes, new synonym, Ultrasiteroptes
adamisi, redescription, Ukraine.
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Description of a New Species of the Genus
Globulencyrtus (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Encyrtidae) from Australia with Information
on G. politus, the Type Species, a Parasitoid of Mites of the Family Caeculidae
(Acarina). Trjapitzin V. A., Simutnik S. A. — Globulencyrtus dahmsi Simutnik
et Trjapitzin, sp. n. from Australia with unknown biology is described. Globulencyrtus
Hoffer, 1975 was hitherto considered to be a monotypic genus. G. politus (Hoffer,
1957) is known as a single hymenopteran endoparasitoid of predatory mites of the
family Caeculidae. Information on this species and on its host Microcaeculus steineri
delamarei Coineau is provided. The new species differs from the type-species by
the scutellum with two large and deep grooves in the base and by the arcuate vein
of the forewing rudiments. Holotype of the new species is deposited in the collection
of the Department of Entomology, University of California (Riverside, California,
USA).
Key words: Encyrtidae, Globulencyrtus dahmsi, Australia, Globulencyrtus politus.