Rare fossil insect (Zekuforma maculata sp. nov) from the Tibetan plateau unveils adaptive innovations and extinction mechanisms [PDF]
Communications BiologyEcological adaptive radiation drives evolutionary innovation, yet intrinsic constraints and environmental stressors may dictate its limits. Heteroptera, repeatedly colonized aquatic realms, but their major terrestrial lineage Pentatomomorpha remained ...
Rui Dai +5 more
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Diversity, 2022 The species composition of aquatic (Nepomorpha) and semiaquatic (Gerromorpha) Heteroptera were examined from protected and unprotected study sites in three streams associated with Kaeng Krachan National Park.
Akekawat Vitheepradit
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Species assemblages of aquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of anthropogenic ponds of the green zone in Bangkok, Thailand [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalAquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) are highly abundant in both lentic and lotic systems in Thailand. More than 230 species representing 12 families of these insects have been reported from freshwater habitats in Thailand.
Natthapont Janthachid +3 more
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From water striders to water bugs: the molecular diversity of aquatic Heteroptera (Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of Germany based on DNA barcodes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 With about 5,000 species worldwide, the Heteroptera or true bugs are the most diverse taxon among the hemimetabolous insects in aquatic and semi-aquatic ecosystems.
Nadine Havemann +6 more
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Symbiotic Microorganisms and Their Different Association Types in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Bugs [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 True bugs (Hemiptera, suborder Heteroptera) constitute the largest suborder of nonholometabolous insects and occupy a wide range of habitats various from terrestrial to semiaquatic to aquatic niches.
Yu Men +9 more
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Revised and annotated checklist of aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Hungary with comments on biodiversity patterns [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 A basic knowledge of regional faunas is necessary to follow the changes in macroinvertebrate communities caused by environmental influences and climatic trends in the future. We collected all the available data on water bugs in Hungary using an inventory
Pal Boda +4 more
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Aquatic Heteroptera (Nepomorpha, Gerromorpha) in small intermittent rivers of Ukraine steppe zone [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 Small intermittent rivers are some of the most widespread types of water currents in the steppe zone. In the ecosystems of the intermittent rivers we have found 28 species of water bugs that compose the majority of the described fauna in the south ...
Maria Grandova
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Zoologia, 2010 This work aimed to assess the effect of certain physical-chemical variables and the Habitat Integrity Index (HII) have on an aquatic and semi-aquatic heteropteran community.
Karina Dias-Silva, Paulo De Marco
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A review of applications and limitations of using aquatic macroinvertebrate predators for biocontrol of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae sensu lato [PDF]
Parasites & VectorsMacroinvertebrate predators such as backswimmers (Heteroptera: Notonectidae), dragonflies (Odonata: Aeshnidae), and predatory diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) naturally inhabit aquatic ecosystems.
Hudson Onen +4 more
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Description of a New Species and New Records of Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Eastern Brazil [PDF]
InsectsThe aquatic bug family Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) is currently represented in Brazil by 68 species. Although the diversity of the family has been the target of several recent studies, large areas of the country are still unexplored ...
Rafael Jordão +3 more
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