Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) and False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) by Richard L. Jacques, Jr.

“… True "potato beetles" are members of the beetle genus Leptinotarsa, with 32 species in North America, including Mexico; 10 species in the continental United States, including two species in Florida. …”
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Milkweed Assassin Bug (Suggested Common Name) Zelus longipes Linnaeus (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by Megha Kalsi, Dakshina R. Seal

“…Commonly called the milkweed assassin bug, because it closely resembles the milkweed bug, it is also known as the longlegged assassin bug and the Zelus assassin bug. Members of the genus Zelus belong to the subfamily Harpactorinae and are diurnal in nature. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis by Soohyoun Ahn, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Rachael Silverberg, Keith R. Schneider

“… Campylobacteriosis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. These bacteria require low levels of oxygen to survive and have been found in wild birds, poultry, pigs, cattle, domesticated animals, unpasteurized milk, produce, and contaminated water. …”
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A Beginner's Guide to Begonias: Classification and Diversity by Julian Ginori, Alfred Huo, Caroline R Warwick

“… Begonia is the fifth largest genus of flowering plants with over 1,800 species and hybrids. …”
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Hydrilla leaf mining flies (unofficial common name) Hydrellia spp. (Insecta: Diptera: Ephydridae) by Emma Weeks, James Cuda

“… Several native and introduced species of flies in the genus Hydrellia are important because they feed on hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata L.f. …”
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Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Brian Cabrera, William Kern, Jr.

“… Prorhinotermes is a tropical genus of some 20 species with the greatest diversity in Southeast Asia. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“…There are about 48 known species in the genus Bacillus but only B. anthracis and B. cereus are associated with human disease. …”
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Biscogniauxia (Hypoxylon) Canker or Dieback in Trees by Claudia Paez, Jason A. Smith

“…This disease is caused by several species of fungi in the genus Biscogniauxia (formerly Hypoxylon). B. atropunctata or B. mediterranea are usually the species found on Quercus spp. and other hosts in Florida, affecting trees growing in many different habitats, such as forests, parks, green spaces and urban areas (McBride & Appel, 2009).  …”
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Atlantic St. John's Wort, Hypericum tenuifolium Synonym: Hypericum reductum by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell

“…John’s wort occurs throughout Florida and more broadly west to Alabama and northeast to North Carolina on beach dunes and scrub plant communities frequently associated with wet depression areas. Hypericum is a large genus of plants with 31 species in Florida alone (Wunderlin et al. 2017). …”
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Ambrosia Beetles, Platypus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Platypodidae) by T. H. Atkinson

“…Seven species of platypodids, all in the genus Platypus, are found in the United States, four of which occur in Florida. …”
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Phytochemical Screening of Spermacoce Princeae from Ndorwa County Kabale District Uganda. by Muhumuza, James

“…Spermacoce princeae is an annual flowering herb endemic to tropical Asia, Africa, and India. Spermacoce is a genus of the family Rubiaceae comprising about 275 species. …”
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Bioassay-guided isolation and identification of antimutagenic compounds from Morina coulteriana and evaluation of its therapeutic potential by Jasbir Kour, Bashir Ahmad Lone, Amit Kumar, Bashir A. Ganai, Govind Yadav, Prasoon Gupta, Md.Niamat Ali, Seema Akbar

“…In recent times these studies have shown a shift towards the diverse flora of nature and its potential to treat cancer. Genus Morina has been extensively used in Chinese, Tibetan, and Indian traditional medicine to cure numerous diseases. …”
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Cob Flies, Megaselia spp. (Diptera: Phoridae), in Sweet Corn by David Owens, Gregg S. Nuessly, Robert Beiriger, Nicholas Larsen

“…Within the Phoridae family, the genus Megaselia is also extremely diverse, with more than 1400 described species, many very similar in appearance. …”
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Mexican Bromeliad Weevil (no official common name), Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) by Barbra Larson, J. Howard Frank

“…A member of the weevil subfamily Rhynchophorinae, it is one of three species of the genus Metamasius present in Florida. Metamasius mosieri Barber, the smallest of the three and native to Florida, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, has been collected in Florida infrequently. …”
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Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by Gary J. Steck

“… Three large predaceous robber flies of the genus Mallophora occur in Florida. Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann) is known as the "Florida bee killer," M. orcina (Wiedemann) as the "southern bee killer," and M. nigra Williston as the "black bee killer" (Bromley 1950). …”
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Western Drywood Termite, Incisitermes minor (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) by Brian J. Cabrera, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“…Originally described as Kalotermes minor by Hagen (1858), I. minor was reclassified into the genus Incisitermes by Krishna (1961). In California, Incisitermes minor infestations are still sometimes referred to by some pest control operators as "Kalos" and designated with a "K" on termite inspection reports. …”
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Mathematical Model for the Transmission Dynamics of Malaria in Kabale Municipality. by Nabasa, Moses

“…It is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium, transmitted to vertebrates by female genus Anopheles mosquitoes when they feed on blood. …”
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Practical Recommendations of Scientific Society for the Study of Human Microbiome and Russian Gastroenterological Association (RGA) for Probiotics in Treatment and Prevention of Ga... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. A. Alekseenko, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammaev, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Trukhmanov, Yu. P. Uspensky, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, T. L. Lapina, R. V. Maslennikov, A. I. Ulyanin

“…The probiotics registered in the Russian Federation as BAFA for adults include bacteria of the Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, Pediococcus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, and Escherichia genera, and fungi of the Saccharomyces genus; probiotics registered as drugs — bacteria of Lactobid, Lactobacid, Escherichia and Enterococcus genera and fungi of the Saccharomyces genus. …”
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Exploratory analysis of molecular traits of the mitochondrial DNA of leafcutting ants to infer taxonomic characters towards an integrative taxonomy by Perpetua Ndubuisi Onyinyechi, Natália Martins Travenzoli, Maykon Passos Cristiano, Danon Clemes Cardoso

“…These molecular traits can in turn provide independent information for integrative taxonomy, aiding genus-level circumscriptions. Therefore, we use the leafcutting ant genera Amoimyrmex Cristiano et al., 2020, Atta Fabricius, 1804 and Acromyrmex Mayr, 1865 as models to evaluate a mitochondrial genome fragment regularly applied in phylogenetic and evolutionary studies. …”
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Native Subterranean Termites: Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), Reticulitermes hageni Banks (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Nan-Yao Su, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Brian Cabrera

“… Most pest species of subterranean termites in North America belong to the endemic genus Reticulitermes. Reticulitermes species are found in every state in the continental United States except Alaska, but are most common in the warm and humid southeastern region. …”
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