Description of two females of Leptagrion Selys (Odonata: Coenagrionidae).

In this paper, we provide taxonomic updates on the genus Leptagrion Selys: the females of L. acutum Santos and L. porrectum Selys are illustrated and diagnosed for the first time.

Morphology of spermatozoa of Dissomphalus connubialis (Ashmead, 1893) (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae).

In this study, the morphology of spermatozoa of Bethylidae Dissomphalus connubialis (Pristocerinae) was analyzed using light and transmission electron microscopy. Spermatozoa of this species are thin, measure approximately 130 μm in length and comprise a head region and flagellum region. The head is formed by the acrosome and nucleus.

[Insect pests dissemination by extruded starch packages].

We observed the viability of extruded starch products used as impact protector for fragile packing as a food source of the following stored grains pests: Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), Lasioderma serricorne (Fabr.), Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), Sitophilus oryzae (L.