A checklist of gymnosperm-feeding leafminers (Arthopoda, Insecta) in North America and Europe [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 The leafminers on gymnosperms receive much less attention than those on either angiosperms or ferns. Given the distinctly different leaf shape and leaf venation found in gymnosperms, they would be expected to host significantly different leafminer groups.
Taibin Chen +2 more
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Beyond Rensch’s Rule: Prevalent Female-Biased Size Dimorphism and Its Allometric Scaling in Cassidinae Beetles [PDF]
InsectsBody size is a key trait influencing life history and ecological adaptation, and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) reflects divergent selective pressures acting on males and females.
Jialong Wang +6 more
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First biological report on the genus Cantonius (Buprestidae, Agrilinae, Aphanisticini), with descriptions of two new species from China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The genus Cantonius Théry, 1929 is a small group with two subgenera and 12 species. However, the biology of this genus is still unknown.In this paper, three species of the genus Cantonius Théry, 1929 were found on bamboo leaves, revealing for the first ...
Xiao-Di Shi +4 more
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Field survey of Cassidinae beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and their host plants in southern Guangxi, China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Few systematic studies have been conducted on the faunal composition and food web structure of Cassidinae of China. During 2013-2019, we systematically investigated Cassidinae beetles and their host plants in the southern Guangxi.
Chaokun Yang +5 more
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Midgut bacterial diversity of a leaf-mining beetle, Dactylispa xanthospila (Gestro) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Microorganisms play an essential role in the growth and development of numerous insect species. In this study, the total DNA from the midgut of adults of Dactylispa xanthospila were isolated and bacterial 16S rRNA sequenced using the high-throughput ...
Lixing Cui +4 more
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A preliminary world checklist of fern-mining insects [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Compared to the leaf-miners and stem-miners on flowering plants, the miners on ferns (including both Lycopodiophyta and Polypodiophyta in the broad sense) are less known.
Jie Yang +3 more
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Insects, 2021 The taxonomic classification of Dactylispa, a large genus of leaf-mining beetles, is problematic because it is currently based on morphology alone. Here, the first eight mitochondrial genomes of Dactylispa species, which were used to construct the first ...
Shengdi Zhang +6 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Downesia tarsata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Downesia species are leaf-mining beetles mainly feed on Poaceae plants in the tropical and subtropical areas in Asia. In this study, we firstly sequenced and reported the complete mitochondrial genome for the genus.
Shengdi Zhang +4 more
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Elevational Pattern of Leaf Mine Diversity on Quercus variabilis Blume at Baotianman, Henan, China
Insects, 2022 The species composition and diversity pattern of leaf miners on dominant trees in China are poorly understood. Using Hill-based diversity metrics, the elevational patterns of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity for leaf miners on Quercus ...
Xiaona Chen +5 more
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Diversity, 2020 Human disturbances are greatly threatening to the biodiversity of vascular plants. Compared to seed plants, the diversity patterns of ferns have been poorly studied along disturbance gradients, including aspects of their taxonomic, phylogenetic, and ...
Xiaohua Dai +3 more
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