Between extreme simplification and ideal optimization: antennal sensilla morphology of miniaturized Megaphragma wasps (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) [PDF]
, 2018 One of the major trends in the evolution of parasitoid wasps is miniaturization, which has produced the smallest known insects. Megaphragma spp. (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are smaller than some unicellular organisms, with an adult body length of ...
Alexey A. Polilov +2 more
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Untethered subcentimeter flying robots. [PDF]
The miniaturization of insect-scale flying robots with untethered flights is extremely challenging as the tradeoff between mass and power becomes problematic. Here, a subcentimeter rotating-wing robot of 21 mg in weight and 9.4 mm in wingspan driven by a
Behrouzi, Kamyar +5 more
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Introduction to UAV Systems [PDF]
, 2017 This chapter provides the background and context for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and UAV networks with a focus on their civilian applications. It discusses, for example, the types of UAVs, fuel, payload capacity, speed, and endurance.
Moschetta, Jean-Marc, Namuduri, Kamesh
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Plant-pollinator phenological misalignment in Northern California's alpine versus lowland habitats [PDF]
, 2022 Phenologies of taxa across the globe have shifted in recent decades as climatic cues have changed. Interspecific interactions, including those between flowering plants and pollinators, are dependent on the alignment of their respective flowering and ...
Laura A. Lampe
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Journal of Insect Biodiversity, 2017 A new Afrotropical species of Polynema Haliday, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), Polynema (Polynema) dikobraz Triapitsyn sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on the type series from Madagascar. It is quite remarkable in having unique enlarged spine-like setae on the fore wing disc, not only among the congeneric taxa but also among all the known ...
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An overview of the Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species [PDF]
An overview of the family Leucospidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) is provided for the leucospid fauna of the Arabian Peninsula. Two genera containing four species are identified based on morphometrics and colour patterns.
Farmanur Rahman Khan +6 more
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A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of the Smallest Flying Insects [PDF]
, 2016 The flight of insects has fascinated scientists for centuries, and a large body of work has focused on understanding the intricacies of the aerodynamics of these organisms.
Jones, Shannon
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, 2019 Gonatocerus aegyptiacus Soyka, 1950, Gonatocerus shamimi Subba Rao and Hayat, 1986 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae), Anagrus sp. are recorded from Kerala for the first time. Ten species of Mymarids are new distributional records from the rice-agroecosystems of Kerala.
K.M. Rajesh +3 more
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Parasitismo de huevos de Piezodorus guildinii (Hemiptera: pentatomidae) por Trissolcus basalis y Telenomus podisi (Hymenoptera: scelionidae) en el Noreste de la provincia de Buenos Aires [PDF]
, 2012 El cultivo de soja ha experimentado una gran expansión en varios países, en los últimos 10 años. Los hemípteros fitófagos de la familia Pentatomidae, conocidos como “chinches”, causan un importante daño sobre las semillas al alimentarse. En la Argentina,
Cingolani, María Fernanda
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Phylogenetics of Thysanoptera (Insecta: Paraneoptera) [PDF]
, 2012 The order Thysanoptera (Insecta: Paraneoptera), commonly known as thrips, includes organisms that exhibit a wide range of social and feeding behaviors that are of particular interest in evolutionary studies.
Buckman, Rebecca S.
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