Genetic analysis reveals conspecificity of two nominal species of Anaphes fairyflies (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), egg parasitoids of Oulema leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) pests of cereal crops in Europe and of rice in East Asia. [PDF]
Anaphes (Anaphes) flavipes (Foerster), a fairyfly (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) native of Europe, is an economically important egg parasitoid for the natural control of Oulema spp.
S V Triapitsyn +6 more
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Egg parasitoids of the tea green leafhopper Empoasca onukii (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae) in Japan, with description of a new species of Anagrus (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) [PDF]
Fairyfly (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae) egg parasitoids of the tea green leafhopper Empoasca (Matsumurasca) onukii Matsuda (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae), an economically important pest in Asia of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, were identified from specimens ...
Serguei V. Triapitsyn +6 more
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Chinese Species of the Genus Pseudanaphes Noyes & Valentine (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) with Description of a New Species [PDF]
The fairyfly Mymaridae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) are widely distributed worldwide, but species of this family have rarely been collected and recorded from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.
Zhulidezi Aishan +3 more
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A new compression fossil, Eotriadomeroides abjunctus Huber, gen. & sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), in Eocene shale from the Kishenehn Formation, USA [PDF]
A new fossil genus and species of fairyfly, Eotriadomeroides abjunctus Huber & Greenwalt, gen. and sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae), is described and illustrated from a female preserved as a compression fossil in middle Eocene ...
John T. Huber, Dale E. Greenwalt
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Taxonomic identification and biological traits of Platystethynium triclavatum (Donev & Huber, 2002), comb. n. (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), a newly recorded egg parasitoid of the Italian endemic pest Barbitistes vicetinus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) [PDF]
The little known fairyfly (Hymenoptera, Mymaridae), Platystethynium (Platystethynium) triclavatum (Donev & Huber, 2002), comb. n. from Pseudocleruchus Donev & Huber, 2002, is newly recorded as an egg parasitoid of Barbitistes vicetinus Galvagni & Fontana,
Giacomo Ortis +4 more
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Integrative Taxonomy of Polynema (Doriclytus) (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from Oriental China: Three New Species and Five New Records Revealed by Morphological and Molecular Analyses [PDF]
Polynema Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae), one of the most species-rich genera in the family, comprises egg parasitoids with diverse hosts across multiple insect orders, some serving as biological control agents for agricultural and ...
Yanyan Liu +4 more
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Two Native Anagrus spp. (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) Are Egg Parasitoids of the Invasive Two-Spot Cotton Leafhopper Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Florida, USA [PDF]
The two-spot cotton leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula (Ishida) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), was recently detected in Florida and other southeastern states, USA.
Alexandra M. Revynthi +3 more
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The similarity of life across the universe. [PDF]
Is the hypothesis correct that if life exists elsewhere in the universe, it would have forms and structures unlike anything we could imagine? From the subatomic level in cellular energy acquisition to the assembly and even behavior of organisms at the ...
Cockell CS.
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It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature: Functional Materials in Insects [PDF]
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives, locomotor systems, hydrophobic surfaces, and sensors and actuators ...
Aiello A. +85 more
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On the occurrence of Polynema Haliday (Dorypolynema Hayat and Anis) and Palaeoneura Waterhouse (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in the New World, with description of two new species [PDF]
A new species of the subgenus Dorypolynema Hayat and Anis of the fairyfly genus Polynema Haliday (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), is described from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru. The genus Palaeoneura Waterhouse is recorded from the Nearctic
Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Daniel A. Aquino
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