Atypical SARS in Geriatric Patient

We describe an atypical presentation of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in a geriatric patient with multiple coexisting conditions. Interpretation of radiographic changes was confounded by cardiac failure, with resolution of fever causing delayed diagnosis and a cluster of cases. SARS should be considered even if a contact history is unavailable, during an ongoing outbreak

TWO NEW SPECIES OF TETRACAMPIDAE (HYMENOPTERA : CHALCIDOIDEA) FROM INDIA

Two new species viz. Epiclerus keralensis Narendran sp. nov and Foersterella areena Narendran sp. nov. are described and their comparison with related species are provided. E. kerallensis differs from E. indica (Mani) in the size and shape of antennal segments, body colour, forewing venation and in the sculpture of mesoscutum. F. areena differs from F. anupama Narendran mainly in the nature of metasoma. antennal

TWO NEW GENERA OF DAPRIDAE (PROCTOTRUPOIDEA : HYMENOPTERA) FROM INDIA

Two new genera of Diapriidae, viz. Alareka and Vadana are described with type species A. keralensis and V. sholayarica respectively. A key to genera of Indian Diapriinae based on males is also provided. Abbreviations : AV-Anterior view, DV-Dorsal view, FW-Forewing. F1-Fl1=Flagellomeres, HB-Head width, HL-Head length, L.B-Length-breadth ratio, m=Marginal vein, OD-Ocellar diameter, OOL-Ocelocular length, POL-Post ocellar length; sm-Submarginal vein; SFStigmal vein; T2=2" Metasomal tergite. TSS-Trans scutellar suture

A NEW GENUS AND TWO NEW SPECIES OF EULOPHIDAE (HYMENOPTERA : CHALCIDOIDEA) FROM INDIA

A new genus Atullya Gen, nov. has been proposed for two new species namely A. femorata and A dentata The diagnosis of the new genus and description of new species have been given

A NEW SPECIES OF CLEONYMUS LATREILLE (HYMENOPTERA : PTEROMALIDAE) FROM MALAYSIA

A new species of Cleonymus Latreille viz. Cleonymus malaicus sp. nov. from Malaysia is described and comparision with related species is made

CEPF Western Ghats Special Series : Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) of xylophagous beetles (Coleoptera) attacking dead wood in southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India, with descriptions of two new species

An account is given of four species of Hymenoptera parasitoids probably of the wood boring beetle Clytocera chinospila Gahan (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, southern Western Ghats, Kerala. Two new hymenopteran species, Eurytoma chinnarensis (Eurytomidae) and Foenatopus idukkiensis (Stephanidae) are described. Solenura ania Walker (Pteromalidae) is reported for the first time from Kerala and Western Ghats with a new host record, and Doryctus sp. (Braconidae) is reported here

A NEW GENUS OF EULOPHIDAE (HYMENOPTERA : CHALCIDOIDEA) FROM INDIA

A new genus of Eulophidae viz. Manipurella Narendrangen, nov. is described from Manipur and its affinities are discussed. The genus belongs to the tribe Keryini of the subfamily Eulophinae

THREE NEW SPECIES OF PTEROMALIDAE (HYMENOPTERA : CHALCIDOIDEA) FROM MIDDLE-EAST

Three new species of Pteromalidae viz. Eumacepollus yemensis Narendran sp. nov. Merisomorpha gara Narendran sp. nov. and Hemitrichus longigaster Narendran sp. nov. are described from Yemen. The genera Eumacepolus, Merisomorpha and Hemitrichus are recorded for the first time from Middle-east. Each new species is compared with related species

Torymidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) revised: molecular phylogeny, circumscription and reclassification of the family with discussion of its biogeography and evolution of life-history traits

International audienceA phylogeny of the Torymidae (Chalcidoidea) is estimated using 4734 nucleotides from five genes. Twelve outgroups and 235 ingroup taxa are used, representing about 70% of the recognized genera. Our analyses do not recover Torymidae as monophyletic and we recognize instead two families: Megastigmidae (stat. rev.) and Torymidae s.s. (stat. rev.). Within Torymidae s.s., we recognize six subfamilies and six tribes, including Chalcimerinae, Glyphomerinae and Microdontomerinae (subf. nov.), and two new tribes: Boucekinini and Propalachiini (trib. nov.). Seven unclassified genera (i.e. Cryptopristus, Echthrodape, Exopristoides, Exopristus, part of Glyphomerus, Thaumatorymus, Zaglyptonotus) are assigned to tribes within our new classification. Five genera are restored from synonymy—Ameromicrus and Didactyliocerus from under Torymoides (stat. rev.), Iridophaga and Iridophagoides from under Podagrionella (stat. rev.) and Nannocerus from under Torymus (stat. rev.)—and three genera are synonymized—Allotorymus under Torymussyn. nov., Ditropinotus under Eridontomerussyn. nov. and Pseuderimerus under Erimerussyn. nov. A Palaearctic or Eurasian origin for Torymidae is proposed. The ancestral area of Megastigmidae is indicated as the Australian region. The most probable ancestral life strategy for Torymidae s.s. is ectoparasitism on gall‐forming Cynipidae. The life strategy and putative hosts of the common ancestor of Megastigmidae remain uncertain