Taxonomic composition and monophyly of the genus Magnificus (Lepidoptera Hepialoidea: Hepialidae)
Zootaxa, 2021 Grehan, John R., Mielke, Carlos G.C., Minet, Joël, Ignatev, Nikolai, Buchsbaum, Ulf, Xue, Dayong (2021): Taxonomic composition and monophyly of the genus Magnificus (Lepidoptera Hepialoidea: Hepialidae). Zootaxa 4920 (3): 339-358, DOI: https://doi.org/10.
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Ghosts from the past: a review of fossil Hepialoidea (Lepidoptera) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 We critically re-examine nine of the ten fossil specimens currently assigned to Hepialidae. Three fossils with impressions of wing veins and scales placed in the fossil genus Prohepialus Piton, 1940, and two mummified larvae that show apomorphic ...
Thomas J. Simonsen +2 more
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Metabarcoding Reveals the Dietary Patterns of Bats Within a Unique European Habitat, the Pasture-Dominated Landscapes of Ireland. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated the diets of two common insectivorous bat species, Plecotus auritus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus, across the pastureland‐dominated landscape of Ireland. Using metabarcoding and next‐generation sequencing, we analysed 4627 faecal samples collected over three years from twelve maternity roosts during gestation, lactation, and post‐lactation ...
Hurpy G +4 more
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Mitogenomics, phylogeny and morphology reveal two new entomopathogenic species of Ophiocordyceps (Ophiocordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from south-western China [PDF]
MycoKeysOphiocordyceps encompasses over 300 species, demonstrating a wide range of morphological features, hosts and habitats within its species diversity. In this study, two novel species in Ophiocordyceps were revealed parasitising Hepialidae larva buried in ...
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, 2010 3. Hepialidae – ghost moths Medium-sized to large (25–100 mm wingspan) stout-bodied moths, usually with orange–brown or brown wings. Th e forewings have a pronounced jugal lobe, which couples the forewing with the hindwing in flight. These moths can be
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Hepialid Moth Diversity in Australia Further Highlighted by Five New Species in the Endemic Genus Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) [PDF]
InsectsWe describe five new species of Abantiades from Australia, four from Western Australia (WA) and one from south-east Queensland. Of the four WA species, three are from the Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic region (Abantiades profundus sp.
Michael D. Moore, Mark I. Stevens
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Combining Time-Stamped Insect Sampling With eDNA-Metabarcoding of Guano to Reconstruct Community Interactions. [PDF]
Ecol EvolABSTRACT Understanding the temporal dynamics of predator–prey interactions is the basis for predicting behavioral responses to climate or other environmental changes. Bats, as generalist apex predators, can provide a holistic view on ecosystem health, because their diet integrates signals from diverse insect communities and rapidly reflects ...
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The Courtship Behavior and the Ultrastructure of Sex Pheromone Glands in the Hind Tibiae of Male Ghost Moth Endoclita davidi (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) [PDF]
InsectsThe courtship behavior of moths is closely related to the biosynthesis and release of sex pheromones. To understand the mechanisms of the reproductive behavior of the ghost moth Endoclita davidi, a host insect of Cordyceps xuefeng (Ophiocordyceps ...
Xingrui Huang +4 more
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Unveiling mycoviral diversity in Ophiocordyceps sinensis through transcriptome analyses [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyOphiocordyceps sinensis, an entomopathogenic fungus, infects larvae from the Lepidoptera: Hepialidae family, forming the valuable Chinese cordyceps. Mycoviruses are widespread across major lineages of filamentous fungi, oomycetes, and yeasts and have the
Qin Kang +15 more
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Establishment of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation System for Hirsutella sinensis [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular BiologyOphiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) is a complex is formed by Hepialidae larvae and Hirsutella sinensis. Infestation by H. sinensis, interaction with host larvae, and fruiting body development are three crucial processes affecting the formation of O ...
Lijuan Wu +9 more
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