Anew Record of phoretic mites on honey bee apis mellifera L in Egypt

Five species of mites, belonging to different families, were found infesting honeybee workers, Apis mellifera L., in different apiaries in Gharbia Governorate, Nile Delta. All the identified species, except Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans [Varroidae], are new records for the phoretic bee mites in Egypt. They include Neocypholaelaps indica Evans [Ameroseiidae], Pediculochelus raulti Lavoipiere [Pediculocheliadae], Tarsonemus indoapis Lindquist [Tarsonemidae] and Chaetodactylus osmiae [Dufour] [Chaetodactylidae]. The host parasite relationship was discussed. A brief diagnosis with diagrammatic illustrations was given

Studies on larval digenetic trematodes of xiphidiocercariae from some Egyptian fresh water snails

Six xiphidiocercariae are described from seven Egyptian snails, includes Cleopatra bulimoides, Malanoides tuberculata, Lymnaea caililaudi, Bulinns truncatus, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus collected from Giza [Abou Rawash] and Qualiobyia [Qualiuob]. Details are presented on the morphology, behavior of the cercariae, as well as other larval stages within the snails, with discussion and comparison between the previously described cercariae