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Journal of Morphology, Volume 284, Issue 6, June 2023., 2023 In Insecta, a “female‐biased sexual size dimorphism” (SSD) is commonly predominant. We analyzed the musculature of the raptorial forelegs in five species with varying SSD, using high‐resolution microcomputed tomography. We were able to confirm the presence of 15 extrinsic and 15 intrinsic muscles, and discussed muscle functionality and possible ...
Fabian Bäumler +2 more
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Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 3, Page 942-981, June 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs generating acoustic sound and/or substrate‐borne vibrations, and are fundamental to our broader understanding of the evolution of animal signalling.
Leonidas‐Romanos Davranoglou +2 more
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An exceptionally preserved 110 million years old praying mantis provides new insights into the predatory behaviour of early mantodeans [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Mantodeans or praying mantises are flying insects and well known for their raptorial behaviour, mainly performed by their first pair of thoracic appendages.
Marie K. Hörnig +2 more
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An Annotated List of the Orthoptera of Beaver Island, Lake Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Thirty-six species of Orthoptera were collected from Beaver Island in northern Lake Michigan. Species distribution was Tetrigidae, 4; Acrididae, 16; Tettigoniidae, 8; Gryllacrididae, 1; and Gryllidae ...
Bland, R. G
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023 The Mesopotamian spiny‐tailed lizard, Saara loricata (Blanford, 1874), is a desert dweller, one of the largest lizard species in the Middle East and occurs in Southwestern Iran and Southeastern Iraq. Abstract The Mesopotamian spiny‐tailed lizard, Saara loricata, is one of the largest lizard species in the Middle East. Here, we report on the diet of the
Ali T. Qashqaei +2 more
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Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 9, Issue 1, January/February 2023., 2023 Abstract The colonization of freshwater by insects is one of the milestones in the establishment of continental ecosystems and, thus, of life on our planet. However, several key aspects of this process such as patterns of origination, early adaptations and palaeoecological relationships of the groups involved remain poorly known, namely due to the ...
Enrique Peñalver +6 more
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The quality of aphids as food for generalist predators: implications for natural control of aphids
European Journal of Entomology, 2005 The paper reviews existing data on the food quality of cereal aphids for generalist predators. Data are presented for spiders, harvestmen, carabid and staphylinid beetles, cockroaches, ants and one species of bird.
Søren TOFT
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 23-39, January 2023., 2023 1. Phylogeny reconstruction based on mitochondrial genomes provided a number of insights into the evolutionary history of Blattoidea. 2. A new subfamily and two synonyms were proposed in Blattidae: Hebardininae subfam. nov., Archiblattinae Kirby syn. nov. and Shelfordella Adelung syn. nov. 3.
Wenbo Deng +5 more
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\u3ci\u3eTrimerotropis Huroniana\u3c/i\u3e (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a New Record for Wisconsin [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) Trimerotropis huroniana Walker (Subfamily Oedipodinae), is a distinctive species first described by Walker (1902) from a small area of open dunes near Southampton, Ontario.
Ballard, Harvey E, Jr.
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Two Observations of Predation on Lepidoptera [PDF]
, 2017 (excerpt) During the early afternoon of 25 August, 1977, a large European mantid, Mantis religiosa Linnaeus, was observed feeding on an adult male monarch butterfly, Donaus p.
Leeuw, Irwin
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