FIRST REPORT OF AN EXOTIC SAP BEETLE, PHENOLIA (LASIODITES) PICTA (MACLEAY, 1825) (COLEOPTERA, NITIDULIDAE) FROM IRAN WITH NOTES ON ITS DISTRIBUTION RANGE AND DAMAGE ON DIFFERENT HOSTS

First report of an exotic sap beetle, Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta (Macleay, 1825) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) from Iran with notes on its distribution range and damage on different hosts

The sap beetle, Phenolia (Lasiodites) picta Acne Treatment (Macleay) (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae), is the first record of this genus and species for the Iranian fauna.The larvae and adults were collected inside ripe fruits of Citrus aurantium, Citrus sinensis var.valencia, Diospyros kaki, Pyrus communis, Prunus persica var.nectarine and P.persica var.

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The GHZ/W-calculus contains rational arithmetic

Graphical calculi for representing interacting quantum systems serve a number of purposes: compositionally, Curio intuitive graphical reasoning, and a logical underpinning for automation.The power of these calculi stems from the fact that they embody generalized symmetries of the structure of quantum operations, which, for example, stretch well bey

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