Exceptionally preserved crustaceans from western Canada reveal a cryptic Cambrian radiation. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2012 Harvey TH, Vélez MI, Butterfield NJ.
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Morphological adaptations of the mouthparts to the ectoparasitic lifestyle of the biting midge Forcipomyia paludis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), specialized in Odonata [PDF]
, 2022 Damselflies and dragonflies are well-known hosts of the West Palaearctic biting midge Forcipomyia paludis. Females of this ectoparasitic dipteran mainly cling to the host’s wings, sucking hemolymph from the wing veins.
Büsse, Sebastian +2 more
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Morphological evolution and phylogeny of millipedes (Diplopoda) [PDF]
, 2023 Millipedes (Diplopoda) count more than 12,000 described species and play, probably since more than 400 million years, a fundamental role as detritivores in terrestrial ecosystems.
Moritz, Leif
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Homologs of wingless and decapentaplegic display a complex and dynamic expression profile during appendage development in the millipede Glomeris marginata (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). [PDF]
Front Zool, 2004 BACKGROUND: The Drosophila genes wingless (wg) and decapentaplegic (dpp) comprise the top level of a hierarchical gene cascade involved in proximal-distal (PD) patterning of the legs.
Prpic NM.
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Morphological and Transcriptomic Analysis of a Beetle Chemosensory System Reveals a Gnathal Olfactory Center [PDF]
, 2016 OR gene tissue expression and their chromosomal localization. a Venn diagram showing the number of ORs expressed (RPKM ≥ 0.5) in the different body parts: antennae, legs, mouthparts (as piece of the head capsule anterior of the antennae), heads (the ...
Alice Montino +10 more
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Morphological Disparity of the Mouthparts in Polyphagous Species of Largidae (Heteroptera: Pentatomomorpha: Pyrrhocoroidea) Reveals Feeding Specialization [PDF]
, 2020 Mouthpart structures were observed in four species of Largidae using scanning electron microscopy to investigate their morphological disparity, and linked to changes in feeding specialization.
Brożek, Jolanta, Dai, Wu, Wang, Yan
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Comparative morphology of the mouthparts of the megadiverse South African monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini): feeding adaptations and guild structure [PDF]
, 2016 Although anthophilous Coleoptera are regarded to be unspecialised flower-visiting insects, monkey beetles (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini) represent one of the most important groups of pollinating insects in South Africa’s floristic hotspot of the Greater Cape ...
Colville, Jonathan F +3 more
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Comparative morphology of the larval mouthparts among six species of Notodontidae (Insecta, Lepidoptera), with discussions on their feeding habits and pupation sites [PDF]
, 2023 Larval mouthparts are significant organs for the individual development, morphologically related with feeding habits, and providing valuable characters for taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis.
Jia-Xin Liu, Lu Jiang
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The Early Evolution of Biting–Chewing Performance in Hexapoda [PDF]
, 2019 Insects show a plethora of different mandible shapes. It was advocated that these mandible shapes are mainly a function of different feeding habits.
A Blanke +85 more
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Wonderfully weird: the head anatomy of the armadillo ant, Tatuidris tatusia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Agroecomyrmecinae), with evolutionary implications [PDF]
, 2023 Tatuidris tatusia Brown & Kempf, 1968, the armadillo ant, is a morphologically unique species found in low to high elevation forests in regions of Central and South America. It is one of only two extant representatives of the subfamily Agroecomyrmecinae,
Beutel, R. G. +5 more
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