NEW RECORD OF MONOGENEAN PARASITE MYMAROTHECIUM VIATORUM (MONOGENEA; DACTYLOGYRIDAE) IN RED-BELLIED PACU (PIARACTUS BRACHYPOMUS) IN INDONESIA

New record of monogenean parasite Mymarothecium viatorum (Monogenea; Dactylogyridae) in red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) in Indonesia

Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) is a popular exotic fish cultured globally for ornamental and human consumption purposes.In Indonesia, this fish is mainly cultured in Java, including to supply seed to other regions for the ornamental fish trade or aquaculture.Although this exotic fish in widely cultured, information on parasitic infections

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Australian Assassins, Part II: A review of the new assassin spider genus Zephyrarchaea (Araneae, Archaeidae) from southern Australia

The Assassin Spiders of the family Archaeidae from southern Australia are revised, with a new genus (Zephyrarchaea gen.n.) and nine new species described from temperate, mesic habitats in southern Victoria, South Australia and south-western Western Australia: Z.austini sp.n., Z.barrettae sp.n., Z.grayi sp.n., Z.janineae sp.n., Z.marae sp.n., Z.mark

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