Based on chromosomal, molecular and morphological analyses, two new Ossiannilsson, 1970 species are described, S. Nokkala & Ch. Nokkala, and S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Cimicidae is a family of blood-dependent ectoparasites in which dispersion capacity is greatly associated with host movements. Bats are the ancestral and most prevalent hosts for cimicids. Cimicids have a worldwide distribution matching that of their hosts, but the global classification is incomplete, especially for species outside the most common Cimicidae taxa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClistopyga caramba sp. nov. Castillo & Sääksjärvi, collected from the tropical Andean-Amazonian interface in Peru, is described and illustrated.
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