SMALL CRICKETS OF NEW ZEALAND (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLOIDEA: TRIGONIDIIDAE AND MOGOPLISTIDAE), WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW GENERA AND SPECIES

Small crickets of New Zealand (Orthoptera: Grylloidea: Trigonidiidae and Mogoplistidae), with the description of two new genera and species

Crickets (Order Orthoptera, Infraorder Gryllidea) are under-represented in New Zealand, with a total of eight species identified and formally described thus far.These include three endemic species in the family Trigonidiidae: the trig Trigonidium (Metioche) maoricum (Walker, 1869) and the ground crickets Bobilla nigrova (Swan, 1972) and B.bigelowi

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Current status of plant metabolite-based fabrication of copper/copper oxide nanoparticles and their applications: a review

Abstract Since green mode of nanoparticles (NPs) synthesis is simple, advantageous and environment friendly relative to chemical and physical procedures, various plant species have been used to fabricate copper and copper oxide nanoparticles (Cu/CuO-NPs) owing to the presence of phytochemicals which often act as capping as well as stabilizing agent

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On Distributed Denial of Service Current Defense Schemes

pitchy delight onee stick Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are a major threat to any network-based service provider.The ability of an attacker to harness the power of a lot of compromised devices to launch an attack makes it even more complex to handle.This complexity can increase even more when several attackers coordinate to launch an

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