True Parthenogenesis and Female-Biased Sex Ratios in Cicadomorpha and Fulgoromorpha (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha) [PDF]
Insects are renowned for their remarkable diversity of reproductive modes. Among these, the largest non-holometabolous order, Hemiptera, stands out with one of the most diversified arrays of parthenogenesis modes observed among insects.
Dora Aguín-Pombo +1 more
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A new bamboo-feeding species of the genus Pseudosymplanella Che, Zhang & Webb, 2009 (Hemiptera, Caliscelidae, Ommatidiotinae) from China [PDF]
A new planthopper species, Pseudosymplanella maxima sp. nov., belonging to the genus Pseudosymplanella (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Caliscelidae: Augilini), is described and illustrated, from China.
Nian Gong, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Lin Yang
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A faunistic revision of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera) of Lithuania [PDF]
The article presents an updated checklist and a catalogue of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha of Lithuania based on analysis of published records, material preserved in available institutional and private collections of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, and ...
Oleg Borodin +4 more
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Two new species of the planthopper genus Usana Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Achilidae) from China [PDF]
Two new species of the achilid planthopper genus Usana Distant, 1906 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Achilidae, Myconinae, Plectoderini), U. tongmaiensis Long & Huang, sp. nov. and U. rotalarius Long & Huang, sp.
Xiu-Dong Huang +3 more
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Friendly fungi: Tropical insect families form partnerships with intracellular fungi related to pathogens [PDF]
Summary: Sap-sucking insects fail to obtain vitamins, amino acids, and sterols from their plant diet. To compensate, obligate intracellular bacterial symbionts (usually Sulcia and Vidania) provide these missing nutrients.
Ruby Siehl +2 more
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The planthopper genus Pseudoparicana Melichar, 1914 is revised. Three previously known species, P. curvifera (Distant, 1907), P. sanguinifrons Muir, 1931 and P. tepida Melichar, 1914 are re-described and P. analoga Wang & Malenovský sp. n.
Ai-Ping Liang +2 more
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First descriptions of males of Peltonotellus raniformis (Mulsant & Rey, 1855), P. melichari Horváth, 1897 and Ordalonema faciepilosa Dlabola, 1980 are given. In addition, identification keys to the eight Caliscelidae genera of the Western Palaearctic and
Werner E. HOLZINGER
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Loxocephala sichuanensis (Hemiptera: Eurybrachidae) with the phylogenetic analyses of Fulgoromorpha [PDF]
Little is known about the mitochondrial genome of the family Eurybrachidae, with only two species sequenced. This study added one more mitogenome of Loxocephala sichuanensis in this family.
Shaobo Feng, Menglin Wang
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Two New Species of Betacixius Matsumura, 1914 (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae) from Southwestern China, with an Updated Checklist and Key to Species [PDF]
In this study, two new species of genus Betacixius Matsumura, 1914 (Fulgoromorpha, Cixiidae), Betacixius gongshanensis sp. nov. from Yunnan Province and B. guizhouensis sp. nov. from Guizhou Province, are described and illustrated.
Yan Zhi +3 more
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Dusaceus gen. nov., a new derbid genus of the tribe Cedusini (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Derbidae), with descriptions of two new species from China [PDF]
A new planthopper genus, Dusaceus Sui, Li & Chen, gen. nov., is established within the tribe Cedusini Emeljanov, 1992 of the subfamily Breddiniolinae Fennah, 1950 (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Derbidae) to accommodate two new species from China: D ...
Yong-Jin Sui +3 more
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