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Age and Task Modulate Olfactory Sensitivity in the Florida Carpenter Ant Camponotus floridanus
Insects, 2023 Age-related changes in behavior and sensory perception have been observed in a wide variety of animal species. In ants and other eusocial insects, workers often progress through an ordered sequence of olfactory-driven behavioral tasks.
Stephen T. Ferguson +3 more
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Dickyyuella argentinensis a tentative new genus and species of Cardiochilinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Neotropical region [PDF]
ZooKeysDickyyuella Kang & Sharkey, gen. nov. is a novel addition to the microgastroid complex of Braconidae. Taxonomic assignment within this complex posed challenges initially due to the presence of putatively plesiomorphic characters.
Ilgoo Kang, Michael J. Sharkey
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Allergic reactions to stings of Hymenoptera species may be severe and are potentially fatal deviations of the immunological response observed in healthy individuals. However, venom-specific immunotherapy (VIT) is an immunomodulatory approach able to cure
S. Blank, J. Grosch, M. Ollert, M. Biló
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Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order
bioRxiv, 2018 BackgroundWe challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the Hymenoptera, is more speciose, due in large part to the massively diverse but ...
A. Forbes +4 more
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Discovery of the Old World genus Rogas Nees (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Rogadinae) in the New World by DNA barcoding [PDF]
Deutsche Entomologische ZeitschriftMorphological taxonomy and a molecular phylogenetic analysis led to the recognition of a new species of Rogas Nees from Costa Rica, R. shimborii Quicke & Sharkey, sp. nov.
Donald L.J. Quicke +4 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 In this paper the primary types of Centris bees described by the British entomologist Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell deposited in the Natural History Museum (London) and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History (Oxford) in the United Kingdom, as ...
Felipe Vivallo
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On the diversity of Neotropical Hymenoptera
Caldasia, 2022 Hymenoptera is globally one of the most diverse groups of insects. There are no recent estimates nor sound data on the size of the fauna of this order in the Neotropical Region.
Fernando Fernández
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Limited Effect of Management on Apple Pollination: A Case Study from an Oceanic Island
Insects, 2020 Intensive agricultural practices leading to habitat degradation represent a major threat to pollinators. Diverse management practices are expected to influence wild pollinator abundance and richness on farms, although their effect in perennial crops is ...
Adara Pardo +3 more
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Pollutants and Their Interaction with Diseases of Social Hymenoptera
Insects, 2020 Many insect species, including social insects, are currently declining in abundance and diversity. Pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, or airborne fine particulate matter from agricultural and industrial sources are among the factors driving ...
H. Feldhaar, O. Otti
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Magnetoreception in Hymenoptera: importance for navigation
Animal Cognition, 2020 The use of information provided by the geomagnetic field (GMF) for navigation is widespread across the animal kingdom. At the same time, the magnetic sense is one of the least understood senses.
P. Fleischmann, Robin Grob, W. Rössler
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