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Etymology of the earwigfly, Merope tuber Newman (Mecoptera: Meropeidae): Simply dull or just inscrutable? [PDF]
, 2009 The naturalist Edward Newman did not provide an etymology for the mecopteran Merope tuber when he described it in 1838. In 1872 Asa Fitch asserted that the genus was named after Merope one of the Pleiades sisters of Greek mythology; however, he provided ...
Somma, Louis A.
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Morphological study of the antennal sensilla in Gerromorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera)
Zoomorphology, 2017 The external morphology and distribution of the antennal sensilla of 21 species from five families of semiaquatic bugs (Gerromorpha) were examined using scanning electron microscopy.
A. Nowinska, J. Brożek
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Spatial habitat partitioning enables coexistence of three Gobiidae species in estuarine environments
Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines resource partitioning (feeding morphology, diet and habitat partitioning) among three gobiid species, the Knysna sandgoby Psammogobius knysnaensis, the prison goby Caffrogobius gilchristi and the river goby Glossogobius callidus, within an estuarine environment.
Phumza M. Ndaleni +5 more
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European Journal of Entomology, 2002 Raphogla rubra gen. n., sp. n., oldest representative of the (Tettigoniidea & Gryllidea) is described from the Upper Permian of the Lodève basin (France). Its phylogenetic relationships within the Ensifera are discussed.
Olivier BETHOUX +4 more
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A new species of Polyphylla Harris from peninsular Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) with a key to species of the pubescens species group [PDF]
, 2009 Polyphylla starkae Skelley, new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Melolonthini), is described from peninsular Florida, USA.
Skelley, Paul E.
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Diversity and distribution of the Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of Ecuador
PeerJ, 2017 Background Aquatic insects and other freshwater animals are some of the most threatened forms of life on Earth. Caddisflies (Trichoptera) are highly biodiverse in the Neotropics and occupy a wide variety of freshwater habitats.
B. Ríos-Touma +4 more
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes +3 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of click beetle Chiagosnius sulcicollis (Candeze, 1878) (GenBank accession no. MK792747) using next-generation sequencing (NGS) method.
Yang Wang, Xuan Wang, Yang Liu
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Scientia Agricola, 2005 Host plant feeding preference is important basic information for the development of insect management strategies. Multiple-choice feeding preference assays were conducted in the laboratory for the chrysomelid beetle, Microtheca punctigera (Achard ...
Ayres Oliveira Menezes Jr. +3 more
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Molecular phylogeny of Polyneoptera (Insecta) inferred from expanded mitogenomic data
Scientific Reports, 2016 The Polyneoptera represents one of the earliest insect radiations, comprising the majority of hemimetabolous orders, in which many species have great economic importance.
Nan Song, Hu Li, Fan Song, W. Cai
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