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First occurrence of Protapanteles (Protapanteles) enephes (Nixon, 1965) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Brazil and new biological data

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Protapanteles (Protapanteles) enephes (Nixon, 1965) (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Microgastrinae) was reared from the host Fountainea ryphea phidile (Geyer, 1837) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae), collected on Croton floribundus Spreng. (Euphorbiaceae)
AM. Penteado-Dias, LBR. Fernandes, LGR. Iemma, MM. Dias   +3 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Alain Dejean, Jérôme Orivel, Xim Cerdá, Frédéric Azémar, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +5 more
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Allometric Constraint Predominates Over the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in a Radiation of Neotropical Treefrogs

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Male frogs emit calls to attract mates and deter conspecific rivals. The evolution of these calls is thought to be linked to anatomical constraints and the acoustic characteristics of their surroundings. We tested these two factors in a radiation of 112 species of Neotropical treefrogs and found that body size and calling site affect peak frequency but
Moisés Escalona, Pedro Ivo Simões, Alejandro Gonzalez‐Voyer, Angela M. Mendoza‐Henao, Andressa De Mello Bezerra, Paulo D. P. Pinheiro, Belén Morales, Juan M. Guayasamin, Thiago Carvalho, Juan C. Chaparro, Ignacio De la Riva, Fernando J. M. Rojas‐Runjaic, Mauricio Rivera‐Correa, Philippe J. R. Kok, Pedro Peloso, Daniel Yudi Miyahara Nakamura, Raúl Maneyro, Santiago Castroviejo‐Fisher   +17 more
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Habitat Quality and Water Availability Affect Genetic Connectivity of Platypus Across an Urban Landscape

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We developed a set of innovative landscape resistance models to identify how climatic, topographic and vegetation variables influenced gene flow in the iconic Australian platypus across a 300 km2 urbanised landscape. Our research identified topographic wetness, rainfall and vegetation cover as consistently important for maintaining landscape‐scale gene
Tamielle Brunt, Annabel L. Smith
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Using Environmental DNA Sampling for Simultaneous Detection of Hosts and Their Pathogens: A Case Study With the Critically Endangered Frog Genus Atelopus

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Environmental DNA is a powerful tool for simultaneous detection of rare species and their pathogens. We confirmed the presence of Atelopus at multiple sampling locations and found that the concentration of the amphibian pathogen Bd in eDNA samples was correlated with stream characteristics and the pathogen load of the amphibian community.
Jamie Voyles, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Allison Q. Byrne, Angie Estrada, Roberto Ibáñez, Keely M. Rodriguez, Caren S. Goldberg   +6 more
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Interseasonal variation of Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, [1858]) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) populations in the Brazilian Savanna

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2017
Chrysodeixis includens (Walker, [1858]) is currently the main plusiine pest in the Americas, not only because of the damage caused to soybean, but also with several crop species in a broad geographical range.
Sabrina Raisa dos Santos, Alexandre Specht, Eduardo Carneiro, Silvana Vieira de Paula-Moraes, Mirna Martins Casagrande   +4 more
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Pheromone stereochemical specificity in the biology of the bean beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract The dried bean beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus, is a serious pest of legume crops, particularly Phaseolus vulgaris beans, and its management is challenging due to the beetle's cryptic larval stage. The major male‐produced pheromone of A. obtectus is methyl (E,R)‐2,4,5‐tetradecatrienoate, crucial for female attraction, with the (S)‐enantiomer ...
Anusha Mohan‐Kumar, Gareth Thomas, David M. Withall, John C. Caulfield, József Vuts   +4 more
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Descriptions of Neotropical two-winged flies of the family Drosophilidae [PDF]

, 1924
John Russell Malloch
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Potential of alternative control of leaf‐cutting ants using essential oils: A systematic review

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are abundant and cause considerable damage to agricultural and forest crops in the Neotropical region and are commonly controlled using sulfluramid‐based ant baits. However, this active ingredient is a precursor of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a persistent, human‐made pollutant that poses serious environmental
Heloisa S. S. Pinheiro, Crislaine C. Calazans, Virginia E. Masiulionis, Valfran S. Andrade, Tainara da S. Carvalho, Itamara Bomfim Gois, Genésio T. Ribeiro, Arie F. Blank, Ana P. A. Araújo, Leandro Bacci   +9 more
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Cossid moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) as pests of woody plants – A review

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Cossidae is a worldwide family of macro‐moths popularly known as carpenter moths due to the larval habit of boring in the wood of living plants. This review compiles current knowledge on the characteristics, diversity and bionomy of cossid moths as well as the damage they cause on woody plants.
Thanapol Choochuen, Jiří Foit
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