METAMASIUS HEMIPTERUS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE, DRYOPHTHORINAE) ON A HAND OF BANANAS IN GREECE

A dead individual of Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus, 1758) was collected Screen Protector by a citizen scientist in Athens, Greece from a hand of imported bananas.The equatorial origin of the fruit as well as the extensive growth of a fungus on the specimen, both suggest an unintentional introduction as a contaminant.Nevertheless, this record high

The nickel-bearing laterites of Noorabad area are seen in the high Zagros zone along with Kermanshah ophiolitic complex.The ophiolitic complex in the studied area includes serpentinized peridotites, isotropic gabbros, plagiogranite, sheeted dykes, basaltic lavas, andesite, and radiolarite.The peridotites of this ophiolitic complex include dunite, h