Ethnozoological study of medicinal animals used by the inhabitants of the Kucha District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Background: An ethnozoological study of medicinal animals in the Kucha district, Gamo zone, Southern Ethiopia, was conducted to investigate and document the use of traditional medicinal animals and the associated indigenous knowledge. Tribal people still make abundant use of animals and their parts to manage diseases in humans and even livestock.

Method: A cross sectional study design and purposively sampling techniques were used.

Anatomy and ultrastructural details of the eye of the passalid beetle Ceracupes yui Okano 1988 (Scarabaeoidea; Passalidae).

One of the least studied eyes of any beetle taxon are those of the scarabaeoid family Passalidae. Some members of this family of around 600 species worldwide are known to have superposition eyes (Aceraius grandis; A. hikidai) while others have apposition eyes (Cylindrocaulus patalis; Ceracupes yui).

Sperm Competition and Paternity in the Endangered Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae).

The endangered terrestrial firefly (Olivier) is endemic to China. Populations of have decreased dramatically due to urbanization and pollution. Breeding and re-introduction to a suitable habitat may save the species from becoming extinct.

An Improved Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Firefly .

The endemic and endangered Chinese firefly is a sexually dimorphic, nocturnal species. A previous attempt by this team to assemble a draft genome of using PacBio and Illumina HiSeq X Ten platforms was limited in its usefulness by high redundancy and contamination. This prompted us to conduct an improved chromosome-level genome assembly of .

Embracing Tradition: The Vital Role of Traditional Foods in Achieving Nutrition Security.

In a press release from the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2019, it was reported that, currently, a mere 12 plants and 5 animal species account for approximately 75% of global food production [...