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DNA barcoding of rhopalosomatid larvae reveals a new host record and genetic evidence of a second species of Rhopalosoma Cresson (Hymenoptera, Rhopalosomatidae) in America north of Mexico [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2019
Rhopalosomatidae are unusual wasps whose larvae develop as ectoparasitoids on crickets. In America north of Mexico, three genera and six species are recognized.
Lance A. Miller, Torie D. Benefield, Sarah A. Lounsbury, Volker Lohrmann, Jeremy D. Blaschke   +4 more
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Unexpected Evolutionary Divergence of Tachykinin‐Positive Neurons Innervating the Central Complex in Hexapods

Journal of Comparative Neurology, Volume 534, Issue 3, March 2026.
The central complex is a group of midline‐spanning neuropils in the brain of insects with a key role in goal‐directed orientation and navigation. Immunolabeling in 25 species, ranging from bristletails to flies, shows that neurons containing peptides of the tachykinin family of neuropeptides are present in most species studied.
Uwe Homberg, Jing Xu, Tim Keyser, Fedor Suzdalenkov, Fabian Wimmer, Martina Fromandi, Stefano Bianco, Michelle Tez, Stefan Dippel   +8 more
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Precipitation and tree biomass correlate with the diversity and functional composition of tropical rainforest cricket assemblages across climate and disturbance gradients

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
Disturbance‐driven changes in rainforest structure and environmental conditions can alter ecosystem functioning, yet the consequences for invertebrate communities – key contributors to decomposition, herbivory, and trophic interactions – are not fully understood, particularly in relation to structural changes in vegetation.
Charlotte E. Raven, Andy G. Howe, David C. F. Rentz, Emma J. Mackintosh, Andrew R. Marshall, Helen F. Nahrung   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new species of Blatticola Schwenk, 1926 (Oxyurida, Thelastomatidae) a parasite of Anurogryllus muticus (De Geer, 1773) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) from Argentina

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2007
Blatticola cristovata n. sp. (Oxyurida, Thelastomatidae) a parasite of the cricket Anurogryllus muticus (De Geer, 1773) (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) from Argentina, is described and illustrated.
María Fernanda Achinelly, Nora B. Camino   +1 more
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Meeting Livestock Protein and Amino Acids Needs With Edible Insects: A Critical Review

Sustainable Food Proteins, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2026.
Comparison of the use of traditional protein sources (soybean meal and fish meal) and insects meal in monogastrics and aquaculture (created in BioRender. Luttenschlager, H. (2025) https://BioRender.com/ndztqxp) ABSTRACT The increasing demand for animal‐based protein has led to biodiversity loss, deforestation, pollution, and extensive land use, mainly ...
Hugo Luttenschlager, Yves Beckers, Frédéric Francis, Rudy Caparros Megido   +3 more
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A new fossil cricket of the genus Proanaxipha in Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Pentacentrinae)

ZooKeys, 2012
A new species of the cricket genus Proanaxipha Vickery & Poinar (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Pentacentrinae) from Early Miocene Dominican amber is described and illustrated. Proanaxipha madgesuttonae sp. n.
Sam Heads, David Penney, David Green
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Pests for Dinner: Dietary Composition of Insectivorous Bats in a Fragmented Tropical Dry Forest

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Insectivorous bats are key predators of a wide array of arthropods, including species that act as disease vectors and pests, yet such ecological roles remain poorly studied in tropical regions. In this study, we aimed to describe the diet of five insectivorous bat species from the genera Balantiopteryx, Myotis, Mormoops, and Pteronotus inhabiting a ...
Mónica Izquierdo‐Suzán, Cárol Sierra‐Durán, Santiago Perea, Colton D. Meinecke, Rodrigo A. Medellín   +4 more
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Nutrient landscape of a cricket nymph: How dietary protein and carbohydrate shape intake, performance, and body composition in the two‐spotted cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus

Physiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 178-192, March 2026.
Survival of Gryllus bimaculatus nymphs was highest on protein‐biased diets (P:C = 3.86:1), whereas growth and body mass were maximized on slightly carbohydrate‐biased diets (P:C = 1:1.47). Maximum body protein and lipid contents were attained at P:C ratios of 1.14:1 and 1:5.56, respectively. When given a food choice, G. bimaculatus nymphs self‐selected
Woomin Kwon, Kwang Pum Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Species diversity, abundance, and distributional status of Orthoptera in the Aravalli Forest range, Rajasthan, India

Environment Conservation Journal
The present study provides the first record of the species diversity, occurrence,   abundance, species richness, and distributional status of the orthopteran fauna in the Aravalli Range, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Ramesh Prajapat, Pooja Meena, Neha Kumawat, Shashi Meena   +3 more
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Invertebrates in the diet of foxes (<em>Vulpes vulpes</em>) in central Italy / Invertebrati nella dieta della Volpe (<em>Vulpes vulpes</em>) in Italia centrale

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 1991
<strong>Abstract</strong> The percentage of frequency (F%) of Invertebrates was recorded by the analisys of 90 stomach contents randomly selected from 609 stomachs collected in the northern Marches throughout the 1979-85.
Massimo Pandolfi, Lionello Gabucci, Leonardo Gubellini   +2 more
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