Alocasia spp. Elephant's Ear by Edward Gilman, Ryan W. Klein, Gail Hansen

“… This document provides an overview of the Alocasia genus, commonly known as elephant’s ear, highlighting its various species with large, showy leaves1. …”
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Key to Nine Common Smilax Species of Florida by Lynn Proenza, Michael Andreu

“…Identifying species found in Smilax the genus can be difficult because species resemble one another closely. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha edentata Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems

“…It is one of six species of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha, which occur in Florida or which have been established in Florida at some time. …”
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Squash Bug, Anasa tristis (DeGeer) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) by John L. Capinera

“…Several related species in the same genus coexist with squash bug over most of its range, feeding on the same plants but causing much less injury. …”
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Fruit Fly, Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha nigrifascia Stone is one of six species of fruit flies of the genus Anastrepha which occur in Florida or which have been established in Florida at some time. …”
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Biology and Management of Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) in Ornamental Crop Production and Landscapes by Kaley Mierek, Stephen Christoper Marble, Nathan S. Boyd, Shawn T. Steed

“… Dodder are a group of over 150 species in the genus Cuscuta. This 4-page publication was developed to help commercial growers, landscape professionals, and homeowners identify and manage dodder infestations in their greenhouses, nurseries, or landscapes. …”
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Jalapeño and Other Hot Pepper Varieties for Florida by Monica Ozores-Hampton, Gene McAvoy

“… The jalapeño is derived from the Capsicum genus of the family Solanaceae. Jalapeños are members of a diverse group, which also include ancho poblano, cayenne, serrano, Anaheim, banana, Asian, habanero, and Hungarian wax peppers. …”
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Spiral Nematode, Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus (Steiner, 1941) Golden, 1956 (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Hoplolaimidae) by William T. Crow

“…Spiral nematodes of the genus Helicotylenchus are among the most ubiquitous plant-parasitic nematodes worldwide. …”
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South American Fruit Fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr.

“… Anastrepha fraterculus was described in the genus Dacus by Wiedemann (1830), based on specimens from Brazil. …”
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Scarlet-bodied wasp moth, Cosmosoma myrodora (Dyar) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) by Diego Moscoso, Rodrigo Diaz, William A. Overholt

“…Larval feeding is restricted to two native plants in the genus Mikania, family Asteraceae. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Diego Moscoso, Rodrigo Diaz, and William A. …”
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Armed Spiders Phoneutria Perty (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae) by Lawrence E. Reeves, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“… Phoneutria are nocturnal hunters that actively forage and overcome prey with potent venom rather than relying on a web for prey capture. Members of the genus are among the most medically important spiders in the world (Vetter and Isbister 2008). https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1207 Also available at:  http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/URBAN/SPIDERS/armed_spider.html     …”
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Acrobat Ant, Crematogaster ashmeadi Emery (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) by Emily V. Saarinen

“…There are perhaps 10 species of Crematogaster in Florida, and C. ashmeadi is commonly found throughout the state (Deyrup, personal communication). Members of this genus are referred to as acrobat ants because of the flexible way that a worker holds its abdomen (gaster) up over the rest of its body. …”
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False Chinch Bug Nysius raphanus Howard (Insecta: Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) by Babu Panthi, Braden Evans, Justin Renkema

“…It is recognized as the most serious pest among members of the genus Nysius, but reports of heavy infestations and serious crop damage are uncommon. …”
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Hunting Billbug, Sphenophorus venatus vestitus Chittenden (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“…Billbug larva are often confused with white grubs, which is the name usually given to beetle larvae in the genus Phyllophaga, family Scarabaeidae.  This document is EENY-207 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 45), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Brazilian Red-Eyed Fly Ormia depleta (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tachinidae) by Haleigh A. Ray, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“… The Brazilian red-eyed fly, Ormia depleta, is a tachinid fly that is a parasitoid of mole crickets in the genus Neoscapteriscus (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae). …”
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Bayberry Whitefly, Parabemisia myricae (Kuwana) (Insecta: Homoptera: Aleyrodidae: Aleyrodinae) by Avas B. Hamon, Ru Nguyen, Harold Browning

“…Takahashi (1952) transferred this whitefly to the genus Parabemisia because of long marginal setae on the so-called "pupal" case and blunt lateral tubercles at the base of the lingula.  …”
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A new subgenus of Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) from China, with descriptions of three new species by Lu Zhang, Tingting Zhao, Huilin Han

“…We describe three newly discovered species of the genus Stigmatophora Staudinger, 1881 from China, (S. bucseki sp. nov., S. longa sp. nov., and S. dianensis sp. nov.) and establish a new subgenus Bifurcistigma subgen. nov. for the first two. …”
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Re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), an endemic bathyal bivalve off Chile (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Nuculanoidea) by Michael L. Zettler

“…Fresh material of a nuculanoid bivalve of the genus Malletia, collected during an expedition of the R/V SONNE off Chile in 2023, allows the re-establishment of Malletia sorror (Soot-Ryen, 1957), a species previously considered a synonym of M. peruviana Dall, 1908. …”
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Two new species and two new combinations within Paleosepharia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) from China by Chuan Feng, Xingke Yang, Siqin Ge

“…In this study, two new species of the leaf-beetle genus Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936 from China are described: P. subrubra Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. and P. emeiensis Feng, Yang & Ge, sp. nov. …”
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Herbicides for Weed Control in Eucalyptus Culture by Anna Osiecka, Patrick Minogue

“…Eucalyptus is a diverse genus with over 700 species, most of which are native to Australia. …”
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