The Sericini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae) from the Nanling Mountains, China.

In this paper we update the knowledge on the species of Sericini occurring in the Nanling Mountains, China. This includes new records of 19 known species. Furthermore, six new species are described: Maladera paradaanensis Liu, Ahrens, Li & Yang, new species, M.

Taxonomic updates on Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 reveal 38 new species and new challenges of Sericini systematics regarding DNA barcodes and genus-level diagnostic key characters (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae).

Here we present updates on the taxonomy and distribution of the genera Pachyserica Brenske, 1898 and Serica MacLeay, 1819 from East Asia. Thirty eight new species are desribed from China, Myanmar, South Korea, and Vietnam: Pachyserica chenchangchini Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, new species, P. dieuthuyae Ahrens, Zhao, Pham & Liu, new species, P.

Catalogue of Palaearctic Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)-revised and updated fourth edition.

The current fourth edition of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Sericinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) summarizes new progress in the taxonomy of this group, which is now comprised of 1518 valid species group names in the Palaearctic Region (i.e., species and subspecies names).

[Cardiovascular prevention in Saxony-Anhalt : Necessity and new perspectives].

Cardiovascular risk factors (high blood pressure, smoking, overweight, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, physical inactivity) substantially rise with increasing age, particularly after middle age, whereby women are affected to a much greater extent. In the population of Saxony-Anhalt the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is clearly increased and the population structure in Saxony-Anhalt is particularly characterized by a high average age as well as high morbidity and mortality rates due to cardiovascular diseases. Saxony-Anhalt therefore provides a model character for the demographic development in Europe.