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Anatomy and Histology of the Midgut of Atopozelus opsimus (Heteroptera: Reduviidae)
Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Atopozelus opsimus Elkins, 1954 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) preys on forest and agricultural pests but also feeds on extrafloral nectar; however, its alimentary canal is poorly understood. The aim was to describe the anatomy and histology of the A. opsimus midgut. The alimentary canal of female and male A.
Bruna Silva Lisboa +6 more
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Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) is an invasive pentatomid species causing considerable economic losses in agricultural systems. Despite the ecological importance of the metathoracic scent gland (MTG) in chemical defence and communication, detailed information on its morphology and secretion composition remains limited. In the present study, the
Sila Aydin, Suat Kiyak
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The evolutionary ecology of the Lygaeidae [PDF]
, 2014 ERB-S was supported by a Natural Environmental Research Council PhD studentship.The Lygaeidae (sensu lato) are a highly successful family of true bugs found worldwide, yet many aspects of their ecology and evolution remain obscure or unknown. While a few
Burdfield-Steel, Emily R. +3 more
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Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this study, the egg‐laying behaviour and chorionic morphology of the eggs of the backswimmer Notonecta viridis Delcourt, 1909 (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) were described in detail using stereo, light and electron microscopy. Female N. viridis lays its eggs individually, horizontally attached to the surface. Eggs are elliptical, approximately
Hakan Özdamar +3 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.Natural parasitism of the invasive southern green stinkbug was recorded in an organic strawberry cropping system in southwestern Germany. The tachinid fly Trichopoda pictipennis shows successful establishment and field activity, indicating ongoing range expansion.
Sophie Wenz +2 more
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Invertebrate diversity and the ecological role of decomposer assemblages in natural and plantation forests in Southern Benin [PDF]
, 2004 The aim of this thesis was to investigate the diversity of invertebrates in natural semi-deciduous forest and plantation forests of the Lama forest reserve in Benin. Litter decomposi-tion, being a key ecosystem process, was studied, and the importance of
Attignon, Serge Eric Kokou
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Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III +1 more
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Contribution to the mayfly, aquatic and semiaquatic bug, aquatic beetle, caddisfly and chironomid fauna of the River Tisza and its main inflows (Ephemeroptera, Heteroptera: Nepomorpha and Gerromorpha, Coleoptera: Hydradephaga and Hydrophiloidea, Trichoptera, Diptera: Chironomidae) [PDF]
, 2005 Localities and collecting data of 25 mayfly, 20 aquatic and semiaquatic bug, 49 aquatic beetle, 15 caddisfly and 55 chironomid taxa are given from 26 collecting sites of the River Tisza and its main inflows.
Csabai, Zoltán +5 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.We present the first ecological application of InsectMorphoAI, a tool estimating curvilinear body length and body volume from two‐dimensional fly images. Applying this approach to tachinid flies from a Mediterranean forest near Rome, Italy, we quantified species composition, abundance, body size, body proportions, and biomass proxies in assemblages ...
Ascenzi Aleida +7 more
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New genera and species of Lygaeoidea (Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Rhyparochromidae) [PDF]
, 1998 Afralampes capensis is described as a new genus and species in the Megalonotini. The systematic position of Serranegra Lindberg is discussed, a new species is described from South Africa and a key to species included.
Slater, James A.
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