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King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA)
King Saud University Museum of Arthropods covers the fields of insect biodiversity, Taxonomy, Zoogeography and conservation and contributing in insect fauna of Saudi Arabia by discoveries of new species and records each year. In recent years Team KSMA is focusing on locating the potential nature reserves in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and exploring insect fauna of the country. KSMA also analysing the impact of urbanization on biodiversity,using insects as bioindicators.
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Thrips jazanensis sp. nov. is described based on both sexes collected on the flowers of parasitic plants Araujia sp. and
Pergularia sp. (Apocynaceae). The relationship among some closely…
Thrips of the suborder Tubulifera were collected across Saudi Arabia, with 18 species in nine genera being found. Eight
species and six genera are recorded for the first time from this…
Museum beetle specimens are valuable resources for genetic analyses; however, obtaining DNA from aged specimens remains challenging due to degradation, desiccation, and contamination. In this…