Review of the genus Dendrocoris Bergroth with descriptions of new species (Pentatomidae: Heteroptera)

The procleticine genus Dendrocoris Bergroth is revised with the descriptions of three new species from the United States, D. nelsoni, Mexico, D. inermis, and Guatemala, D. guatemalensis. A diagnosis is provided for each species with notes on distribution and host plants. Akeyis provided for determination of all fourteen species

Synopsis of Acanthocerini (Hemiptera, Coreidae) from Argentina

Eight genera and 13 species of the tribe Acanthocerini are recorded in Argentina, i.e., Athaumastus haematicus (Stål), Athaumastus macer Brailovsky, Athaumastus subcarinatus (Stål), Athaumastus subterlineatus Bergroth, Beutelspacoris sanchezi Brailovsky, Beutelspacoris dilatata Casini, Camptischium clavipes (Fabricius), Crinocerus sanctus (Fabricius), Dersagrena flaviventris (Berg), Dersagrena lacerdae (Signoret), Dersagrena subfoveolata (Berg), Thlastocoris hernandezi Brailovsky and Zoreva dentipes Fabricius. Redescriptions are given for Athaumastus haematicus, Athaumastus subcarinatus and Dersagrena flaviventris with photographs of male and female genitalia of Dersagrena subfoveolata. Zoreva recorded from Argentina the first time. New locality records are given for Buenos Aires, Chaco, Formosa, Misiones, and Tucumán.Fil: Pall, José Luis María. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Entomología; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Coscarón, María del Carmen. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Entomología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentin

Явище синонімії в мовленні представника східнослобожанської говірки (на матеріалі с. Шульгінка Старобільського району Луганської обл.)

У статті розглянуто явище синонімії у розмовному мовленні представника східнослобожанської говірки; проаналізовано синоніми, визначено їх основні типи: семантичні, контекстуальні, стилістичні (емоційні) та абсолютні. За результатами спостережень виявлено синонімічні ряди; класифіковано їх за повнозначними частинами мови, позиційним розташуванням у контексті, тематичною групою тощо. У діалектних текстах мовної особистості досліджено стилістичні функції синонімів, а також їхню емоційно-експресивну забарвленість.В статье рассмотрено явление синонимии в разговорной речи представителя восточнослобожанского говора; проанализированы синонимы, определены основные их типы: семантические, контекстуальные, стилистические (эмоциональные) и абсолютные. По результатам наблюдений обнаружены синонимические ряды; осуществлена классификация их относительно частей речи, позиционного расположения в контексте, тематической группы и т.д. В диалектных текстах языковой личности исследовано стилистические функции синонимов, а также их эмоционально-экспрессивную окраску.The phenomenon of synonymy in spoken language of spokesman of East Slobozhanshchina dialects is observed in the article; the synonyms are recorded and analysed; their main types (semantic, contextual, stylistic (emotional), absolute) are determined. The synonymic rows are shown as a result of observation; they were classified as part of speech of full meaning, as position disposition in the context, as thematic group etc. The stylistic functions of synonyms and also their emotional-expressive tint are investigated in dialectal texts of linguistic personality

L’évaluation de la compétence dans le contexte professionnel

Toute profession est organisée autour d'un corpus global de connaissances, de savoir-faire, d'applications pratiques et de règles qui imposent qu'il y ait une formation et un entraînement particuliers des individus qui en font partie. La compétence professionnelle, définie comme la capacité d'un professionnel à utiliser son jugement, de même que les connaissances, les habiletés et les attitudes associées à sa profession pour résoudre des problèmes complexes, est un construit non observable directement. Pour l'évaluer, il faut faire des inferences à partir d'éléments observables et mesurables. Mais comment faire?Le présent article explique pourquoi on doit évaluer la compétence professionnelle et comment l'évaluer. Les auteurs décrivent l'expertise du Centre d'évaluation des sciences de la santé de l'Université Laval qui, depuis plus de dix ans, utilise l'examen clinique objectif structuré, ECOS, pour la certification des candidats à la pratique de la médecine de famille au Québec, un instrument qui a largement démontré sa validité et sa fidélité.Every profession is organized around a body of knowledge, expertise, practical applications and rules which impose a particular kind of education and training for members of that profession. The professional competency, defined as the degree to which one uses knowledge, skills and judgment in situations that arise in the course of professional practice, is a construct not directly observable. Hence, we have to draw inferences from observable and measurable elements. But how?This article explains why must professional competency be evaluated and how to evaluate. Authors describe the Centre for Evaluation in the Health Sciences expertise, which has been using for 10 years the Objective Clinical Structured Examination (OSCE) for the certification of family medicine candidates. The validityand the reliability of this toolhave been widely demonstrated

Existence of radial stationary solutions for a system in combustion theory

In this paper, we construct radially symmetric solutions of a nonlinear noncooperative elliptic system derived from a model for flame balls with radiation losses. This model is based on a one step kinetic reaction and our system is obtained by approximating the standard Arrehnius law by an ignition nonlinearity, and by simplifying the term that models radiation. We prove the existence of 2 solutions using degree theory

A second species of the genus Neaplax Slater 1974, from Mexico (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Oxycaranidae)

Neaplax baja n. sp., assigned to the family Oxycarenidae (Lygaeoidea), is described from Mexico as the second member of the genus. New distributional records for Neaplax mexicana Slater are given, and an illustration of the new species and a key to the known species are provided

New Genus, new species and new records of Mexican Lygaeoidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Andercnemodus picachus is described and illustrated as a new genus and species of Myodochini (Lygaeoidea) from Baja California (Mexico). The following Lygaeoidea are recorded from Mexico for the first time: Ochrimnus foederatus (Van Duzee) (Lygaeidae), Thylochromus nitidulus Barber (Drymini), Sphragisticus nebulosus (Fallén) (Megalonotini) and Pseudopamera rubricata (Barber) (Myodochini). New Mexican records of Heterogaster behrensii Uhler (Heterogastridae) are added

First record of the genus Xestocoris (Hemiptera-Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae: Rhyparochrominae: Lethaeini) from Mexico, with description of three new species

The genus Xestocoris Van Duzee is reported from Mexico for the first time, and three new species, X. adustus (Guerrero, Morelos, Nayarit, and Puebla), X. clavatus (Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacan, and Oaxaca), and X. punctatus (Chiapas), are described. Two species, X. collinus described from Guatemala and Panama, and X. tibialis from the United States, are newly recorded for Mexico. Habitus, illustrations, and drawings of the male genitalia are provided, and a key to the known Xestocoris species is presented

Two new species and distribution records of the genus Acroleucus in Mexico (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae: Lygaeinae)

The genus Acroleucus Stål from México is revised. Two new species A. calvatus and A. tensus are described and illustrated. New distribution records are presented, as well as comments on the host plants for some of the species. A revised key to Mexican species is included