Acmaeodera pubiventris Horn (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) : a polytypic species or a superspecies?

Acmaeodera pubiventris Horn was studied in detail and, without rejecting that it may be a superspecies, I concluded it is a polytypic species comprised of A. p. pubiventris, A. p. lanata Horn, A. p. yumae Knull-these generally have been considered as full species-and a new subspecies, A. p. panocheae, described herein. It is suggested that A. p. yumae could be a megasubspecies. Detailed comparisons are made, variation is discussed, and biological and distributional data are provided. A. p. lanata is recorded from Mexico (Baja California) for the first time

Promoting Measles Prevention and Awareness

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STUDY ON GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS, ANTIOXIDANT, AND NUTRITIVE PROPERTIES OF AERVA LANATA (L.) JUSS. COLLECTED FROM SELECTED REGIONS OF SHIMOGA, KARNATAKA, INDIA

Objective: Aerva lanata (L.) Juss., the plant ethanolic extract was subjected to gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy, antioxidant, and nutritive experiment using standard methods. Methods: Antioxidant experiment is done using 2, 2‑diphenyl‑1‑picrylhydrazyl, 2, 2‑azobis‑3‑ethylbenthiozoline‑6‑sulfonic acid, superoxide radical scavenging, hydroxy radical scavenging, and metal‑chelating assays. Nutritive value is performed by double acid digestion followed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results: Antioxidant experiment revealed that A. lanata (L.) Juss. the plant ethanolic extract has good medicinal compounds exhibits excellent antioxidant activity in all tested experiments, but comparably less with the standards used. From nutritive value experiment, it is revealed that A. lanata (L.) Juss the plant has high iron content with rich macro‑ and micro‑nutrients. Conclusion: A. lanata (L.) Juss. could be exploited as a valuable source of antioxidant agent enriching with nutrients

The study of flavonoids and glycosides in the Digitalis lanata

The population of Digitalis lanata was studied in hillocks of Pécs-Nagyárpád, the southern part of Transdanubia in Hungary. The qualitative analysis of digitalis-glycosides and flavonoids in the leaves of naturally growing Digitalis lanata was carried out. The qualitative analysis was carried out by TLC. The digitalis-glycoside content was smaller in the leaves of naturally growing Digitalis lanata than in the leaves of cultivated variations

The Utilization of Sonneratia alba and Avicennia lanata Leaves on the Performance of Jawarandu Goats

S. alba leaves and A. lanata leaves are forages that grow in mangrove ecosystems which are considered potential to support the performance of goat jawarandu. This study aims to determine the effect of the leaves of S. alba and A. lanata on the performance of jawarandu goats. This research was conducted in Environment XII of Seberang Fishermen Village, Belawan I Village, Medan Belawan District, Medan City. The study lasted for 3 months, starting in July to October 2019. The research method was a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 treatments and 4 replications so that there were 12 male goats that were kept with an average initial body weight of 14.65 ± 1.65. The treatments given were leaves of S. alba and A. lanata with a ratio of P1 (100: 0); P2 (50:50); and P3 (0: 100). The research parameters are Feed Consumption, Average Daily Gain , and Feed Conversion. The results showed that the utilization of the S. alba and A. lanata leaves had a significant effect on feed consumption and average daily gain, but did not significantly effect on  feed conversion. It can be concluded that the utilization of S. alba leaves gives a greater effect on the performance of goat jawarandu compared to A. lanata leaves or combination feed

DIURETIC POTENTIAL OF AERVA LANATA AND ECBOLIUM LIGUSTRINUM ROOT EXTRACTS

Based on the ethnobotanical importance as diuretics Aerva lanata and Ecbolium ligustrinum were selected for presentscreening. Experiment was carried out on male wister strain albino rats using furosemide as standard drug. 20mg/kg and200mg/kg oral doses are selected for standard and test respectively. For quantifying the diuretic activity the urine output,urine pH, sodium, potassium and chloride levels in the urine are measured. The diuretic index value of Ecbolium ligustrinumis 1.70 and nearer to the standard furosemide value 1.80. Aerva lanata group shows less diuretic index of 1.49 compared tostandard. The ratio of the concentration of sodium ions to the potassium ions in control group was found to be 1.39 and theratio for standard, Aerva lanata and Ecbolium ligustrinum are 1.78, 1.49 and 1.68 respectively. Ecbolium ligustrinumaffected the amount of urine excreted and also the electrolyte concentration in urine. The present study concluded that rootsof Aerva lanata and Ecbolium ligustrinum are having diuretic nature