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New northernmost records of the shield mantis Choeradodis rhombicollis (Latreille, 1833) (Mantidae: Choeradodinae) in Mexico

Revista Chilena de Entomología
The shield mantis Choeradodis rhombicollis (Latreille, 1833) is a neotropical species that had been recorded for Mexico in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca. This work report for the first time its presence for the state of Veracruz via the examination of
Iker Cubillos-Macías, Roberto García-Barrios   +1 more
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In good form: Morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles in cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattodea)

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2860-2875, October 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Investigating forms specialized for their ecology (i.e. ecomorphs) is a major theme in ecology and evolution. Among the remarkable ecomorphs, those associated with fossorial habits have received increasing attention in vertebrates, but less so in invertebrates. Here, we
Barbara Bignon, Juliette Berger, Arnaud Delapré, Philippe Grandcolas, Tony Robillard, Erich Bornberg‐Bauer, Raphaël Cornette, Frédéric Legendre   +7 more
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Nutritional dynamics in fungus‐growing termites: Integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids

Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 9, Page 2481-2495, September 2025.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Termites are pivotal ecosystem engineers in African savanna ecosystems where they significantly contribute to nutrient cycling and facilitate the success of many other organisms.
Risto Vesala, Sambit Ghosh, Robert Murphy, Michael Poulsen, Suzanne Schmidt, Lucas Mwangala, Matthew J. Wooller, Jouko Rikkinen, Laura Arppe   +8 more
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On the transference of the mantids collection (Insecta, Mantodea) from the Entomological Collection of Instituto Butantan to the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

EntomoBrasilis, 2021
Brazil is one of the most diverse countries in the world, hosting more than 250 known species of mantids (Mantodea). Studying natural history collections is crucial to identify, describe new taxa and solve taxonomic issues, improving the knowledge about ...
Bernardo Ferraz, Pedro Souza-Dias, Flávia Virginio   +2 more
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The Environmental and Ecological Benefits of Edible Insects: A Review

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2025.
Edible insects offer a sustainable and nutrient‐rich alternative to traditional protein sources, with significantly lower environmental impacts. This review highlights the nutritional composition of various insect species and explores their role in biodiversity, agricultural support, and food system sustainability, emphasizing their potential to ...
Belay Gezahegn Gebreyes, Tilahun A. Teka
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Taxonomy of Margattea Shelford, 1911 from China (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattellidae)

, 2009
Wang, Zong-Qing, Che, Yan-Li, Wang, Jin-Jun (2009): Taxonomy of Margattea Shelford, 1911 from China (Dictyoptera: Blattaria: Blattellidae).
Wang, Jin-Jun, Wang, Zong-Qing, Che, Yan-Li   +2 more
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Paleopteran molecular clock: Time drift and recent acceleration

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 9, September 2024.
Constant evolution rates, which form the foundation of the strict molecular clock model, do not apply in the case of Paleoptera, highlighting a notable bias in the molecular clock hypothesis. The current biodiversity may be the outcome of a relatively recent, exponential increase in base substitution rates.
Soichi Osozawa, André Nel
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A new cockroach (Blattodea, Rhipidoblattinidae) from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alderton Hill, Gloucestershire, UK, and the earliest likely occurrence of aposematic colouration in cockroaches

Papers in Palaeontology, Volume 10, Issue 5, September/October 2024.
Abstract We describe the seventh valid species of cockroach, Alderblattina simmsi gen. et sp. nov., from insect‐rich strata recording the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T‐OAE). The T‐OAE represents a period of extreme global warming and environmental change that drove palaeoecological pressures and evolutionary changes in marine and terrestrial ...
Emily J. Swaby, Angela L. Coe, Andrew J. Ross   +2 more
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The Tibiotarsal Articulation and Intertibiotarsal Leg Sclerite in Dictyoptera (Insecta)

, 2009
The skeletal morphology of the transition area between the tibia and the tarsus is described for Dictyoptera, with a focus on Blaberus craniifer (Blattodea) and Sphodromantis viridis (Mantodea), but with 8 mantodean and 39 blattodean species (including 3
Christian Schmidt, Klaus-Dieter Klass, Ariane Barton, Ute Eulitz   +3 more
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A new species of the Xestoblatta surinamensis group from Amazonia, northern Brazil, with redescriptions of X. amaparica , X. surinamensis and X. vera (Blattodea: Ectobiidae)

Zoologia (Curitiba)
Xestoblatta Hebard, 1916 is revisited, with description of X. urucuana sp. nov. from northern Brazil. Additionally the hitherto known species X. amaparica Rocha e Silva Albuquerque & Gurney, 1962, X. surinamensis Bruijning, 1959 and X. vera Rocha e Silva
Luiz Rafael Silva-da-Silva, Sonia Maria Lopes   +1 more
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