Six new species of Leptoglossus Guerin from Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela are described. Diagnostic taxonomic characters of antennal segments, legs, male genital capsules, and dorsal views of some species are illustrated. Most of the species are placed…

The type species of Acolhua is discussed. The specimens considered to represent the type species Acolhua championi Distant by Slater & Brailovsky (1986) are shown to represent a previously undescribed species described as A. barrerai new species. The actual type…

In April 2001, the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFCASS) became responsible for family court work, including the provision of mediation services. Family court mediation offers a gateway for social work with children and families whose needs are…

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Six new species of Bernardia from Mexico are described and illustrated. Species are distinguished by a combination of characters such as habit, leaf shape and size, indumentum, venation pattern, gland position, length of staminate inflorescence, number of bracts, number of…

A new genus of Micrelytrinae (Alydidae) is erected and three new species collected in Mexico are described. Its resemblance with Bactrophya Breddin, Bactrocoris Kormilev, and Slateria Ahmad, as well as its relationship within the Micrelytrinae, are discussed. The host plant…

Cysticercosis results from ingestion of the eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium. Reduction of the incidence of human and swine cysticercosis requires identification and treatment of individuals who carry the adult tapeworm. T. solium and Taenia saginata eggs cannot be…

The inflammatory response in gerbils and hamsters harbouring experimental infections with Taenia solium adult parasites as well as worm burden and duration of infections were examined. For this purpose, non-suppressed or immunosuppressed rodents were infected with eight cysticerci and necropsied…

Whiteness is often detached from the notion of diaspora in the recent flurry of interest in the phenomenon, yet it is a key feature of some of the largest and oldest displacements. This paper explores the specific contexts of white…