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A core set of crop genetic resources are considered “first-look-sources” of trait-specific accessions for use in crop-breeding programs. Sixty-four core germplasm accessions of dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus L. Sweet Var. Lignosus) and two check entries were characterized/evaluated for five qualitative traits and seven quantitative traits at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, India, during the rainy seasons of 2012 and 2014. Substantial variability among the accessions for quantitative traits and polymorphism for qualitative traits were documented. The germplasm accessions could be grouped into six clusters following model-based K-means clustering approach. The quantitative trait means and variances of accessions distributed among the clusters differed significantly. The accessions superior for six productivity traits were identified. The accessions, such as GL 142, GL 527, GL 110, GL 447, GL 576, KA, FPB-35, GL 441, GL 12, and GL 66, were promising for multiple quantitativ...

A check list is given for the 199 species of Copelatus Erichson 1832 known from the Afrotropical and Madagascan regions. Copelatus bertrandi nom. n. is given as a replacement name of C. angustatus Bertrand & Legros 1975, preoccupied by Chevrolat 1863. Penis drawings from the literature of as many species as possible are republished together. Most of the diagnostic penis drawings were selected for the species illustrated in more than one publication. The penis of C. ateles Guignot 1955, C. jactator Guignot 1955, C. lignosus Guignot 1955, C. paryphes Guignot 1955, C. scytalotus Guignot 1956, and C. usagarensis Zimmermann 1926 are illustrated for the first time. The taxonomical history of African Copelatus is reviewed and the geographical variation in species richness is discussed.

the buried leg of a wooden post. It has been reported also from the western tropics (Porto Rico) and from the temperate region of North America (Washington, Texas, Missouri) by Dr. Overholts. It is not found in Europe. Fomes lignosus and Polyporus microporus are now regarded as its synonyms. In the Trans. Brit. Myc. Soc. (1928) Mr. Petch has entered fully into the history and reconsideration of the synonyms. According to him the so-called " Fomes lignosus," which is really an unnamed species, is a parasite and never grows on fallen branches, while Polyporus zonalis is a