Advanced stereopsis and predatory adaptation in a Cretaceous mantis [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica PolonicaVisual systems have been crucial for animals to detect light signals. Binocular stereopsis has affected prey-predator re lationships throughout animal evolution by providing depth perception, among others.
RYO TANIGUCHI +3 more
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Trophic Transfer of Arsenic from an Aquatic Insect to Terrestrial Insect Predators. [PDF]
, 2013 The movement of energy and nutrients from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems can be substantial, and emergent aquatic insects can serve as biovectors not only for nutrients, but also for contaminants present in the aquatic environment.
Mogren, Christina L +3 more
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Praying mantids on Ugljan Island: First comprehensive survey on mantid diversity and alien species [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and SystematicsUgljan Island, located in Northern Dalmatia, Croatia, is known for its diverse habitats but has remained largely unexplored in terms of its Mantodea fauna. This study presents the first survey of praying mantids on this island.
Lovro Ćurić, Zohreh Mirzaee
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Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades. [PDF]
, 2015 Insects contain more than half of all living species, but the causes of their remarkable diversity remain poorly understood. Many authors have suggested that herbivory has accelerated diversification in many insect clades. However, others have questioned
Lapoint, Richard +2 more
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Grizzled Mantid (suggested common name) Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Mantodea: Mantidae)
EDIS, 2017 The grizzled mantid, Gonatista grisea (Fabricius) (Figure 1), is an arboreal (tree dwelling) mantid commonly found in Florida. It is a mottled gray-green in color and somewhat flattened, which allows it to mimic lichens while pressed against tree trunks
Haleigh A. Ray +1 more
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New records of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 (Mantodea) from Bulgaria
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2020 New localities of Hierodula transcaucasica Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 from Bulgaria and illustrations of the species are provided.
Boyan Zlatkov +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Praying mantises are distributed all over the world. Though some Mantodea mitogenomes have been reported, an evolutionary genomic and phylogenetic analysis study lacks the latest taxonomic system. In the present study, four new mitogenomes were sequenced
Yan Shi +6 more
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A New Species of \u3ci\u3ePediobius\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Parasitizing \u3ci\u3eChyliza Apicalis\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Psilidae) in Ash Trees Attacked by \u3ci\u3eAgrilus Planipennis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Pediobius chylizae, spec. nov. (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), is described as new and illustrated. This parasitoid has been reared from the puparia of Chyliza apicalis Loew (Diptera: Psilidae) collected from under the bark of ash trees (Oleaceae: Fraxinus ...
Bauer, Leah S +3 more
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An exceptionally preserved 110 million years old praying mantis provides new insights into the predatory behaviour of early mantodeans [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Mantodeans or praying mantises are flying insects and well known for their raptorial behaviour, mainly performed by their first pair of thoracic appendages.
Marie K. Hörnig +2 more
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Looking back to look forward: lessons from four birth cohorts for ageing in the 21st Century [PDF]
, 2000 A catalogue of the type specimens of Isoptera, Mantodea, Mecoptera, Orthoptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera, and Zoraptera deposited in the Invertebrate Collection of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Brazil, is presented and ...
Augusto Loureiro Henriques +3 more
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