Sensory structures on mouthpart palps in Trichoptera: ground plan and basal evolution trends [PDF]
Contributions to Entomology, 2023 Comparative study of sensory structures on maxillary and labial palps in 71 species from 14 families by scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy revealed significant diversity of sensory structures.
Kseniia T. Abu Diiak +3 more
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Mouthpart palp sensilla of basal Trichoptera families [PDF]
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 2023 A comparative SEM study of palp sensory surfaces in 25 caddisfly species representing seven families reveals seven types of sensilla: long trichoid, blunt chaetoid, campaniform, mushroom-like pseudoplacoid, petaloid, thick basiconic and thin basiconic ...
Kseniia T. Abu Diiak +4 more
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Morphology and distribution of sensilla on the antennae and mouthparts of adult Monochamus saltuarius Gebler (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Insect ScienceMonochamus saltuarius is an important wood-boring pest of forests and a vector insect for the transmission of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in China and other East Asian regions. To gain insight into the Mo. saltuarius olfactory system, we characterized the
Jianjun Wang +5 more
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Ultrastructural Morphology and Descriptive Analysis of Cuticular Sensilla in Adult Tomicus pilifer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
InsectsTomicus pilifer is a major pest that threatens Pinus koraiensis forests in the northeast region of China. In this study, we employed scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to observe the sensilla on the antennae, mouthparts, and legs of both male and female ...
Longzheng Wang +3 more
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The larval morphology of a new mid-Cretaceous stonefly and its systematic position in Plecoptera [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2022 The larval stage is an essential part of the life history of stoneflies and can provide substantial biological and evolutionary information. However, well-preserved fossils of larvae are sparse.
Zhi-Teng Chen
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A new species of bristletails of the genus Coryphophthalmus Verhoeff, 1910 (Microcoryphia: Machilidae) from Krasnodar Region, Russia [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 The Southern European-Caucasian genus Coryphophthalmus Verhoeff, 1910 with relatively long and thin ovipositor, lacking long setae, includes two subgenera, Coryphophtalmus s. str. and Verhoeffius Kaplin, 2019 with 2 + 2 eversible vesicles on urites II–IV
V.G. Kaplin, A.G. Koval
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New extinct ant genus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from late Eocene Rovno amber [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 A new fossil myrmicine ant genus and species Lelejus venustus gen. et sp. nov., are described from late Eocene Rovno amber (Priabonian, 33.9–37.8 Ma). This genus differs from all extant and extinct Myrmicinae genera known from the late Eocene European ...
Alexander G. Radchenko +1 more
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Structural megadiversity in leaf litter predators - the head anatomy of Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera) [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2021 The head anatomy of Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphitae) is described and documented. The structural features are evaluated in comparison with findings presented in earlier studies on the subfamily, with a special focus on correlations with predacious habits ...
Rolf Georg Beutel +3 more
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Functional morphology and sexual dimorphism of mouthparts of the short-faced scorpionfly Panorpodes kuandianensis (Mecoptera: Panorpodidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Mouthparts are closely associated with the feeding behavior and feeding habits of insects. The features of mouthparts frequently provide important traits for evolutionary biologists and systematists.
Na Ma, Jing Huang, Baozhen Hua
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Sensing the underground--ultrastructure and function of sensory organs in root-feeding Melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) larvae. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Below ground orientation in insects relies mainly on olfaction and taste. The economic impact of plant root feeding scarab beetle larvae gave rise to numerous phylogenetic and ecological studies. Detailed knowledge of the sensory capacities
Elisabeth J Eilers +4 more
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