Karyotype evolution in progress: A new diploid number in Belostoma candidulum (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) from Argentina leading to new insights into its ecology and evolution [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2014 A novel chromosome complement (2n = 14 = 12 + XY/XX; male/female sex chromosomes), male meiosis behaviour, heterochromatin characterization, and frequency and distribution of chiasmata are described for the first time in specimens from a natural ...
Mónica G Chirino
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Appasus japonicus Vuillefroy, 1864 (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 We describe the initial sequencing and assembly of the complete mitochondrial genome of Appasus japonicus Vuillefroy, 1864 (Hemiptera; Belostomatidae; Appasus). The mitochondrial genome of A. japonicus was found to be 18,608 bp.
Jung-Soo Han +4 more
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The mitochondrial genome of a giant water bug Lethocerus deyrollei (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) from South Korea [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 A giant water bug Lethocerus deyrollei (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) is a large, predatory, and nocturnal hemipteran insect, which has been considered threatened and thus enrolled as an endangered species in South Korea and Japan.
Eun Hwa Choi +7 more
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854) (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) Specimen Collected in Close Proximity to Humans in Southern Italy [PDF]
InsectsThe Belostomatidae is a family of aquatic Heteropteran insects that normally inhabit swamps of tropical, subtropical and temperate regions where they naturally feed on a large range of prey, mainly fish, amphibians and reptiles. However, these arthropods
Donato Antonio Raele +5 more
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Nutritional Composition of Some Commonly Available Aquatic Edible Insects of Assam, India [PDF]
Insects, 2022 The nutritive value of five edible aquatic insects of Assam—Hemipterans; water bug (Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius) family belostomatidae; giant water bug (Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier and Serville) family belostomatidae; water scorpion (Laccotrephes sp.
Mintu Sarmah +3 more
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Reproductive Strategies in Paternal Care and Remarkably Low Paternity Level in a Giant Water Bug [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionReproductive strategies are crucial for organisms because they directly affect the organisms' fitness. “Parental care” is one of the strategies adopted by organisms to improve their fitness.
Tomoya Suzuki, Shin‐ya Ohba, Koji Tojo
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Comparative Cytogenetics, 2012 Using the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), the presence of (TTAGG)n telomeric sequence was detected in the chromosomes of Lethocerus patruelis (Stål, 1854) belonging to the family Belostomatidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha).
Valentina G Kuznetsova +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the giant water bug Kirkaldyia deyrolli (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae). [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Giant water bugs (genus Kirkaldyia and Lethocerus) are well known species from aquatic habitats throughout the world’s subtropical and tropical areas. Only one species of the Kirkaldyia deyrolli is distributed in Japan. K. deyrolli has been designated as
Juiki Nakasako +3 more
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Modelling the spatial distribution of aquatic insects (Order Hemiptera) potentially involved in the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Africa [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Biting aquatic insects belonging to the order Hemiptera have been suggested as potential vectors of Mycobacterium ulcerans in endemic areas for Buruli ulcer (BU).
Jorge Cano +5 more
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Sexual selection of male parental care in giant water bugs [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Paternal care can be maintained under sexual selection, if it helps in attracting more mates. We tested the hypothesis in two giant water bug species, Appasus major and Appasus japonicus, that male parental care is sexually selected through female ...
Shin-ya Ohba +2 more
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