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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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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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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 +2 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Moth caterpillar solicits for homopteran honeydew. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2014 A life-history in which an organism depends on ants is called myrmecophily. Among Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), many species of lycaenid butterflies are known to show myrmecophily at the larval stage.
Komatsu T, Itino T.
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Great chemistry between us: The link between plant chemical defenses and butterfly evolution
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 11, Issue 13, Page 8595-8613, July 2021., 2021 Using correlation and phylogenetic statistics, we assessed the impact of host‐plant chemical defense traits on shaping Northwestern European butterfly assemblages at a macroevolutionary scale. Shared chemical defenses between plant families showed stronger correlation with overlap in butterfly assemblages than phylogenetic relatedness, providing ...
Corné F. H. van der Linden +2 more
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Insects, 2023 The parasitic relationship between Maculinea butterflies and Myrmica ants has been extensively studied but little information is available on the spatial occurrence of Maculinea larvae.
Magdalena Witek +3 more
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Ecography, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 740-752, May 2021., 2021 Environmental stress from abiotic conditions imposes physiological limits on individuals within communities, and these stressful conditions can act as a filter on the species present in any given environment. Such abiotic stressors can reduce a community's diversity and make its composition more phylogenetically clustered. Using a decade of staphylinid
Sarah J. Dolson +8 more
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A revision of the genus Cholovocera Victor, 1838 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae)
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2023 We revise all the species of the genus Cholovocera Victor, 1838 (Coleoptera: Endomychidae), with descriptions, illustrations and complete synonymies, based on the examination of 1878 specimens of Cholovocera and a few beetles of other genera, collected ...
Juan A. Delgado, Ricardo L. Palma
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