Taxonomy of the Genus Bryobia Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae): Reconsideration of Subgenera and Updated Species Groups [PDF]
The present study aimed to revise the subgeneric divisions of the genus Bryobia based on persistent characteristics and to propose species groups in each subgenus to further ease the identification of species.
Jawwad Hassan Mirza+3 more
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Phylogenomic analyses support a new subgenus, Rojovitis, of the grape genus Vitis from Mexico [PDF]
Despite the tremendous economic significance of grapes, the systematics of the grape genus remains understudied. Based on recent fieldwork, phylogenomic analyses using both nuclear and plastid genomes, as well as morphological comparisons, we report a ...
Jun Wen+9 more
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A taxonomic revision of the Malagasy endemic subgenus Mayria of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) based on qualitative morphology and quantitative morphometric analyses [PDF]
The subgenus Mayria of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is revised. The subgenus is endemic to Madagascar where it occupies a broad range of habitats, from deciduous and dry forest to rainforest.
Nicole Rasoamanana, Brian L. Fisher
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Seed testa sculpture of species of Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) and its taxonomic implications
We investigated the seed testa sculpture of twenty-four species belonging to thirteen sections and five subgenera of Allium from the herbarium materials or collected from plants in living collections. Seed testa sculpture of 21 species were described for
Шухэрдорж Баасанмунх+3 more
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A review of the subgenus Loxocera Meigen, 1803 (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China [PDF]
The subgenus Loxocera (Loxocera Meigen, 1803) (Diptera, Brachycera, Psilidae) in China is reviewed. Six species are recognized, including four new species: L. (L.) chikuni sp. nov., L. (L.) lonsdalei sp. nov., L. (L.) maculithorax sp. nov., and L.
Jiale Zhou, Ding Yang
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The genus Homoneura comprises over 700 described species in eight known subgenera distributed worldwide and has the highest species richness of Lauxaniidae. Five subgenera and more than 200 species have currently been recorded from China.
Chaoyang Kong+4 more
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In taxonomy, qualitative methods are commonly used to analyze morphological characters, which can lead to dramatic changes in higher taxa. Geometric morphometrics (GM) has proven to be useful for discriminating species in various taxonomy groups. However,
Mengna Zhang+8 more
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Five new species of Dichaetomyia from the Malagasy Subregion (Diptera: Muscidae)
Five new species of the genus Dichaetomyia are described from Madagascar. Two species, Dichaetomyia analama sp. n. and D. necoa sp. n. belong to the subgenus Panaga. Three other species, D. amboha sp. n., D. blackia sp. n. and D. tantelya sp. n.
Eberhard Zielke
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Genes Suggest Ancestral Colour Polymorphisms Are Shared across Morphologically Cryptic Species in Arctic Bumblebees [PDF]
email Suzanne orcd idCopyright: © 2015 Williams et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
A Bertsch+107 more
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Pentatomid bugs Menaccarus (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) inhabiting the territory of former USSR. Contribution 2. Immature stages [PDF]
Immature stages were studied in Turkmenistan (1988–1998) in nature and in the laboratory. Females were kept in tanks under condition similar to natural with the purpose of getting of eggs and larvae.
Yu.M. Isakov
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