The Male of the Ant Genus Rhopalothrix (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae).

The male caste is firstly described for the ant genus Rhopalothrix. The male was collected as attached to the gyne during copula. Due to the rarity of the genus, the gyne and male are tentatively associated with R.

Molecular characterization of full-length MLV-related endogenous retrovirus ChiRV1 from the chicken, Gallus gallus.

We report the first full-length sequence of an endogenous retrovirus from the genome of domestic chicken, that is not related to the Avian leukemia viruses (ALV). This retrovirus, designated ChiRV1, clusters with Murine leukemia virus (MLV)-related retroviruses and hence is the first complete gammaretrovirus from the genome of a bird. Nevertheless it is not related to exogenous MLV-related retroviruses infecting chicken.