scholarly journals Species Diversity and Floristic Analysis of the Family Poaceae in Libya Depending on the Flora of Libya

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Fathi Goma Al-Sghair
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
The Family ◽  
Floristic Analysis

Chalcidoidea of Iran (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Parasitoid Species ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Differential Characters ◽  
Biological Attributes

Abstract Within Hymenoptera, the superfamily Chalcidoidea (chalcidoid wasps) is the second largest superfamily after Ichneumonoidea. Because of the preponderance of parasitoid species, Chalcidoidea is one of the most important groups in applied biological control. This book provides a comprehensive, accurate checklists for the chalcidoid fauna of Iran. The species listed in each family chapter include all the species recorded in the literature from Iran through 2019, with one exception as noted in Chapter 10 (Eurytomidae). Each family chapter includes differential characters to distinguish the family, hypothesized phylogenetic relationships with other families, and general biological attributes of the family. Previous cataloguing efforts of the Iranian fauna for the family are summarized, as well as the information included in the checklist of species for the family. This summary information includes the number of species recorded from Iran, any newly recorded species, a comparison of the Iranian fauna with those of adjacent countries, and major host attributes of the family in Iran. Also included for each species record are host records and plant associates in Iran, when known, and additional comments as necessary. The final chapter tabulates the species diversity of Iranian Chalcidoidea by family, the species newly exclude from Iran, the species presently considered as endemic to Iran and the number of species of each family that are known from each of the 31 provinces that comprise Iran. Because of the importance of chalcidoids for biological control of pests in Iran, host information for parasitoid species that is provided throughout the chapters is synthesized in an Appendix at the end of the book.

Family Ormyridae Förster, 1856.

2021 ◽  
pp. 281-288
Author(s):  
Marina D. Zerova ◽  
José Luis Nieves-Aldrey ◽  
Hassan Ghahari ◽  
Gary A. P. Gibson ◽  
Victor N. Fursov
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
The Family ◽  
World Distribution

Abstract This chapter provides a checklist for the family Ormyridae. It provides information on species diversity, host records, distribution records by province in Iran, as well as world distribution. Comparison of the ormyrid fauna of Iran with adjacent countries indicates that the fauna of Iran (13 species) is similar in diversity to Turkey (12 species) and Russia (11 species), but more diverse than Kazakhstan (six species), Turkmenistan and United Arab Emirates (both with five species), Azerbaijan (three species), Afghanistan (two species) and Armenia, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (each with one species); no species have been recorded from Bahrain, Kuwait or Qatar. Russia and Turkey both share eight known species with Iran, followed by Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan (each with three species) and Afghanistan, Armenia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (each with one species). A total of 44 species of Ormyridae from the Palaearctic region were recorded.

scholarly journals Present state of knowledge on the family Begoniaceae CA Agardh (Magnoliopsida) of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
PK Deb ◽  
MA Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
New Records ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
Field Investigations ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time ◽  
Generic Family ◽  
Term Field

The inventory and assessment of species diversity in the mono-generic family Begoniaceae C. A. Agardh of Bangladesh were made through long term field investigations, collections, identification, survey and examination of preserved herbarium specimens and review of relevant taxonomic and floristic literature. The family is recognized to be represented in the flora of Bangladesh by 19 species under the genus Begonia L. Of these, 11 species were known to be previously recorded from the area of Bangladesh, hence additional 8 species of the present account are being reported here for the first time as new records from Bangladesh, these are: Begonia grandis Dryand. ssp. holostylla Irmsch. , B. heracleifolia Cham. and Schltdl. Cult., B. maculata Raddi Cult. B. modestiflora Kurz, B. muliensis T. T. Yu. Cult., B. scintillans Dunn, B. surculigera Kurz and B. thomsonii A. DC. An enumeration of these 19 species is prepared, and each species is cited with detailed taxonomic data. All species of the Begonia L. are herbaceous in nature and possess potential economic values, viz. 11 (52%) medicinal, 5 (24%) ornamental, 3 (14%) beverage, 1 (5%) food and 1 (5%) poisonous. Determination of status of occurrence showed that 2 (10.53%) species are common, 5 (26.32%) cultivated, 9 (47.36%) threatened and 3 (15.79%) possibly extinct in Bangladesh. Field photographs and hand drawings of recorded taxa are provided.J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2018, 4(1): 35-46

Revision of the status of some genus-level water mite taxa in the families Pionidae Thor, 1900, Aturidae Thor, 1900, and Nudomideopsidae Smith, 1990 (Acari: Hydrachnidiae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3919 (1) ◽  
pp. 111 ◽  
Author(s):  
IAN M. SMITH ◽  
DAVID R. COOK ◽  
REINHARD GERECKE
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Family Group ◽  
Water Mites ◽  
Water Mite ◽  
Genus Level ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Apparent Age

A number of changes to the status of genus group names in water mites are proposed to foster a more consistent and phylogenetically defensible approach to the ranking of taxa at this level of the classification. The water mite taxa Acercopsis Viets, 1926 (Pionidae: Tiphyinae), Madawaska Habeeb, 1954 (Pionidae: Foreliinae), Brachypodopsis Piersig, 1903, Cubanaxonopsis Orghidan & Gruia, 1981, Hexaxonopsis Viets, 1926, Paraxonopsis Motaş & Tanasachi, 1947, Vicinaxonopsis Cook, 1974, Parabrachypoda Viets, 1929, and Ocybrachypoda Cook, 1974 (Aturidae: Axonopsinae), Ameribrachypoda Smith, 1991 (Aturidae: Aturinae), and Allomideopsis Smith, 1990 (Nudomideopsidae) are elevated in rank from subgenera to full genera to reflect current knowledge of their species diversity, morphological distinctness, relationships and apparent age. In light of the above changes in the subfamily Axonopsinae, the subgenera Kalobrachypoda Viets, 1929 and Navinaxonopsis Cook, 1967 are transferred from the genus Axonopsis to the genus Brachypodopsis, the subgenus Plesiobrachypoda Viets, 1942 is transferred from the genus Axonopsis to the genus Hexaxonopsis, and the species formerly placed in the subgenus Hemibrachypoda Viets, 1937 are transferred from the genus Brachypoda to the genus Parabrachypoda Viets, 1929, and Hemibrachypoda is placed in synonymy with Parabrachypoda. The family group taxa to which all of these genera belong are reviewed to provide context for the proposed changes. 

Insight into species diversity of the Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1912 (Nematoda: Strongylida) in ruminants

2015 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. 639-646 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wyrobisz ◽  
J. Kowal ◽  
P. Nosal
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Cryptic Species ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
Parasitic Nematode ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Comparable Data ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Species Distinction ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThis paper focuses on the species diversity among the Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1912 (Nematoda: Strongylida), and complexity of the family systematics. Polymorphism (subfamilies: Ostertagiinae, Cooperiinae and Haemonchinae), the presence of cryptic species (genus: Teladorsagia) and hybridization (genera: Cooperia, Haemonchus and Ostertagia) are presented and discussed, considering both morphological and molecular evidence. Some of these phenomena are common, nevertheless not sufficiently understood, which indicates the need for expanding the current state of knowledge thereof. Within the Trichostrongylidae, species distinction supported merely by morphological features is difficult, and requires confirmation by means of molecular methods. The parasitic nematode taxonomy is complicated mainly by the genus Teladorsagia, but complexity may also be expected among other Ostertagiinae (e.g. in the genera Ostertagia and Marshallagia). The data presented here show that the members of the Trichostrongylidae can significantly complicate unambiguous species identification. Hence, it is essential to consider the phenomena mentioned, to gather valid and comparable data on the biodiversity of this family.

scholarly journals Biodiversity of zoosporic fungi in polluted water drainages across Niles’Delta region, Lower Egipt

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esam H. Ali
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Culture Technique ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
The Family ◽  
Zoosporic Fungi

Thirty-four identified in addition to five unidentified species appertaining to ten genera of zoosporic fungi were identified and isolated from eighty four polluted water samples, which were randomly collected from different polluted sites of the water drainages along the Niles Delta in Lower Egypt. Baiting sesame seeds culture technique was employed at 20±2º C for the recovery of zoosporic fungi. The genera; <em>Pythium</em> and <em>Saprolegnia</em> (8 and 7 zoosporic fungal species, respectively) showed the broadest spectra of species diversity whereas <em>Aqualinderella</em> was only represented by one species (<em>A. fermentans</em>). <em>Saprolegnia delica</em> and <em>Dictyuchus carpophorus</em> (the greatest fungal populations) were the most dominant isolated zoosporic fungal species where they were highly occurred especially at the hyper-polluted waters with the heavy metals. These two species could be considered as indicators for the response of the structure and function of microbial communities for water pollution. Several zoosporic fungal species were rarely encountered. Both <em>Aqualinderella fermentans</em> and <em>Pythium rostratum</em> were recovered in moderate frequency of occurrence. Water samples which had high concentrations in heavy metals were the poorest in the species diversity of zoosporic fungi. Despite that, fungal species belonging to the family <em>Saprolegniaceae</em> flourished in hyper polluted water samples whilst those belonging to the family <em>Pythiaceae</em> predominated in more diluted water samples. Also, the prevalent species; <em>S. delica</em> and <em>D. carpophorus</em> were not affected by heavy metals concentrations being as indicators for water pollution with the heavy metals. pH values of the polluted water samples had no influence on the occurrence of zoosporic fungi. Water samples characterized by high organic matter content and low total soluble salts were the richest in zoosporic fungal species.

scholarly journals Staphylinids (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Ukrainian metropolises

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
A. V. Puchkov ◽  
V. V. Brygadyrenko ◽  
L. I. Faly ◽  
N. A. Komaromi
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Insect Communities ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Carnivorous Species ◽  
Original Species

During hundreds of years, in large cities man has been forming a specific urban environment with original species composition of insect communities, including the most diverse group of predatory beetles – Staphylinidae family. Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro are the three most populated cities of Ukraine. In the urban cenoses of these cities, over 140 species from 66 genera of Staphylinidae have been recorded. The total of 69 species (43 genera) were recorded in Kyiv, 67 (39 genera) in Dnipro and 66 (37 genera) in Kharkiv. Among them, , eight species in the catalogue of Palearctic staphylinds had not been previously recorded for Ukraine: Arpedium quadrum Grav., Atheta laticeps Thomson, Medon apicalis Kraatz, Ocalea rivularis Müll., Philonthus salinus Kiesenwetter, Quedius invreae Gridelli, Tasgius pedator Grav. and Xantholinus gallicus Coiffait. By number, common species accounted for 29 in Dnipro, 21 in Kyiv and 19 in Kharkiv. In all the metropolises, two species (Staphylinus caesareus Cederhjelm and Drusilla canaliculata (F.)) were identified as eudominants. Dominants and subdominants comprised 18–25 species. Almost two thirds of the fauna of staphylinids of the cities was classified as rare species. The lowest faunistic similarity was seen between the staphylinids of the urban cenoses of Dnipro and those in Kyiv and Kharkiv (15.3% and 17.5%), similarity was higher for Staphylinidae of Kyiv and Kharkiv (36.0%). Similarity by common species of staphylinids for Kyiv and Kharkiv equaled 73.9%, 28.2% for Dnipro and Kyiv and 37.1% for Dnipro and Kharkiv. The article offers a review of species diversity, number and ecological structure (biotopic confinedness, hygrothermal preference) of typical species of staphylinids in different urban cenoses of Kharkiv. Differences in qualitative-quantitative and ecological structures of staphylinids are related to the diversity of the conditions in a particular urban cenoses. The commonest representatives of the family in the metropolises were polytopic mesophilous carnivorous species.

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