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Geography of Life Histories in a Tropical Fauna: The Case of Indian Butterflies. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The current study examines the butterfly species composition across India's 36 states and territories by utilising an updated checklist and ordination analyses. It incorporates life history traits to provide a deeper ecological understanding. Although India's butterfly fauna has been extensively researched, analyses based on trait composition are a ...
Das GN, Fric ZF, Konvicka M.
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Declassifying Myrmecophily in the Coleoptera to Promote the Study of Ant-Beetle Symbioses [PDF]

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2013
The symbiotic associations between beetles and ants have been observed in at least 35 beetle families. Among myrmecophiles, beetles exhibit the most diverse behavioral and morphological adaptations to a life with ants.
Glené Mynhardt
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Bionomics of Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1844) and Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) on Rodos Island, Greece [PDF]

Nota Lepidopterologica, 2020
This study is focused on the presence of Freyeria trochylus (Freyer, 1844) and Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865) on Rodos Island, Greece. F. trochylus was first found there by Turati and Fiori in 1923 and Z. karsandra by Bender in 1958. The distributional
Christos J. Galanos
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Rhythmic Signaling of Ants and Butterflies With Varying Degrees of Myrmecophily [PDF]

Ann N Y Acad Sci
Myrmecophilous butterflies evolved diverse adaptations to communicate with ants, including acoustic ones. We analyzed the rhythmic properties of vibroacoustic signals in two ant and nine butterfly species differing in myrmecophily. Highly myrmecophilous species and ants shared complex rhythmic structures (isochrony, double meter), suggesting convergent
De Gregorio C, Sondej I, Previdi S, Barbero F, Casacci L.   +4 more
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Nest architectures of myrmecophilous stingless bees, Trigona cfr. cilipes and Paratrigona sp., from Peruvian Amazon

Fragmenta entomologica, 2022
Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) are corbiculate and eusocial bees, including over 500 species distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. They establish perennial colonies using a large variety of nesting sites, as well as
Marilena Marconi, Alessandro Modesti, Carlos Daniel Vecco Giove, Emiliano Mancini, Andrea Di Giulio   +4 more
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Redescription of the genus Megastilicus Casey (Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with the description of a new species

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021
The myrmecophilous Paederinae rove beetle genus Megastilicus Casey, 1889 from North America is reviewed based on museum specimens. Prior to this study, the genus was monotypic with one species Megastilicus formicarius Casey, 1889 described.
Dagmara Żyła, Katarzyna Koszela
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The thoracic anatomy of Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera)

Journal of Morphology, Volume 284, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Upper part: SEM micrographs of Pselaphus heisei, lateral view; Lower part: 3D reconstructions of thoracic muscles of Pselaphus heisei, mesal view. Abstract We document external and internal thoracic structures of the free‐living pselaphine beetle Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphitae) using a set of traditional and modern techniques.
Xiao‐Zhu Luo, Paweł Jałoszyński, Rolf Georg Beutel   +2 more
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A new record of Allamanda cathartica Linn., 1771 (Angiosperms: Apocynaceae) as a host plant of weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]

Arthropods, 2023
The weaver ant species, Oecophylla smaragdina Fab., 1775 is found in the tropical regions of Asia, Australia, and western Pacific islands. It is arboreal in habit and constructs leaf nests in the upper canopy of trees.
Pawan U. Gajbe, Vaishali H. Badiye
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Prey life‐history influences the evolution of egg mass and indirectly reproductive investment in a group of free‐living insect predators

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2022., 2022
In insect predator, prey influences the evolution of life‐history traits. After controlling for phylogenetic relatedness, we show that ladybirds specialized on aphids lay bigger eggs than those that specialized on coccids. However, the two types of ladybirds invest equally in reproduction.
Jean‐Louis Hemptinne, Emilie Lecompte, Arnaud Sentis, Anthony F. G. Dixon, Alexandra Magro   +4 more
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In the twilight zone—The head morphology of Bergrothia saulcyi (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera), a beetle with adaptations to endogean life but living in leaf litter

Journal of Morphology, Volume 282, Issue 8, Page 1170-1187, August 2021., 2021
Three‐dimensional reconstructions of Bergrothia saulcyi. (a) head, dorsal view; (b) head, ventral view; (c) scapus and pedicellus; (d) head, anterolateral view; (e) head capsule (semi‐transparent) and dorsoventral main component of tentorium (white), posterior view; (f) head capsule (dark) and tentorium (white), sagittal view.
Xiao‐Zhu Luo, Peter Hlaváč, Paweł Jałoszyński, Rolf Georg Beutel   +3 more
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