Sweeten our crops. Sustain a high diversity of beneficials through "sweet food" from plants

Sweeten our crops. Sustain a high diversity of beneficials through "sweet food" from plants. A sweet tooth overhangs the terrestrial ecosystems, it is nursed by plants constantly producing pollen and nectar and indirectly honeydew and honey. Truly the "green" Earth is "a land flowing with milk and honey" for myriads of species: from lizards to bees, from birds to flies, from man to ants, through marsupials, beetles, bats and so on. This sweet plant-provided food is the powerful basis of pollination and of many other multi-trophic interactions

Cenni biografici su Achille Costa (1823-1898)

Biographical notes on Achille Cost

The Larvae of European Ascalaphidae (Neuroptera)

The larvae of all the European genera of Ascalaphidae are compared for the first time, highlighting the differential characters for identification purposes. The larva of the genus Ascalaphus is described for the first time while those of Puer, Bubopsis and Deleproctophylla are deeply revised. Actually, the larvae of Ascalaphus festivus (Rambur), Puer maculatus (Olivier), Bubopsis agrionoides (Rambur), Deleproctophylla australis (Rambur), Libelloides latinus (Lefebvre), Libelloides corsicus (Rambur) and Libelloides siculus (Angelini) are described or accurately depicted for the first time. The known larvae of the genus Libelloides are reviewed

Agadirius trojani gen. et sp. nov.: a new owlfly (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae) from Morocco

A new owlfly, Agadirius trojani gen. et sp. nov., (Ascalaphidae: Ascalaphinae), is described from the Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. The habitus is unmistakable and differs from all other owlflies, but shares some superficial features with the genus Puer Lef?bvre, 1842. Agadirius gen. nov., belongs to the subfamily Ascalaphinae (split eyed owlflies) and has genitalia consistent with the tribe Ascalaphini as defined by Tjeder and Hansson (1992)

Myrmeleon punicanus n.sp., a new pit-building antlion (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae) from Sicily and Pantelleria

A new species of antlion, Myrmeleon punicanus n. sp. (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae), is described from Sicily and Pantelleria. The new taxon belongs to the formicarius-group thanks to the absence of pilula axillaris in the male hind wings, the characteristics of the male genitalia and the ecological traits. Moreover, the validity of the new species is confirmed by a DNA based phylogenetic reconstruction in which it is compared with closely related taxa. A preliminary description of the third instar larva of M. punicanus n. sp. is also given. Its habitat is the Mediterranean shrub land in which the larvae build pit-traps near shelters. Due to its ecological requirements a possible endangered status cannot be ruled out because of the anthropogenic habitat fragmentation

Filippo Fanzago, docente della Regia Universita di Sassari

Filippo Fanzago, professor of "Regia" Universtity of Sassari. The zoologist Filippo Pietro Fanzago was born in Padua in May 4, 1852. Exponent of the Italian nobility more educated and progressive allievo e amico di Giovanni Canestrini, Fanzago graduated in 1872 in Padua where he was assistant professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy from 1869 to 1873

Entomologia elementare. Breve guida illustrata alla conoscenza degli insetti

Elementary Entomology is a informative work originally intended for elementary and secondary schools studentsEntomologia Elementare ? un opera divulgativa inizialmente pensata per gli alunni delle scuole elementari e medie inferiori. Essa ? stata infatti realizzata nell\u27ambito del progetto "Insecta Ludi Magistri" finanziato dall\u27Amministrazione Provinciale di Sassari. Questo testo pu? in realt? essere utilizzato da chiunque si avvicini al mondo degli insett

Il controllo delle zanzare malarigene dai pipistrellai alle bat-box

The control of the malarial mosquitoes using Bat-Bo

Neuropterida dell\u27iglesiente (Sardegna sud-occidentale)(raphidioptera, Neuroptera)

A checklist of the Neuropterida of the Iglesiente area (SW Sardinia) is presented. On the whole, one species of Raphidioptera and 25 of Neuroptera are recorded on the basis of the inspection of public collections as well as from the study of specimens gathered during recent fi eld investigations by the Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversit? Forestale "Bosco Fontana" of Verona. Sympherobius luqueti Leraut, 1991 (Hemerobiidae) and Helicoconis hispanica Ohm, 1965 (Coniopterygidae) are new for Sardini

State of the art on Neuropterida of Sicily and Malta

Sicily, the largest Mediterranean island, is surrounded by many small islands (Aeolian Islands, Ustica, Aegadian Islands, Pantelleria, Linosa, Lampedusa, Maltese Islands), some of which forming archipelagoes. The authors, after a historical sketch of the research on Neuropterida in Sicily (sensu lato), analyze the biodiversity of the area, highlighting the species richness and providing an up-to-date check-list. The lack of knowledge on some of the most paradigmatic communities of Neuropterida is discussed in relation to their various habitats. The distributional patterns of Sicilian Neuropterida are interpreted in order to obtain a biogeographical characterization of the area. It is confirmed that the location of Sicily and its surrounding islands forms a bridge between north and south and a door from the W Mediterranean region to the oriental Mediterranean basi