Chromosome-level genome assembly of Chinese water scorpion Ranatra chinensis (Heteroptera: Nepidae) [PDF]
Scientific DataHeteroptera (the true bugs), one of the most diverse lineages of insects, diversified in feeding strategies and living habitats, and thus become an ideal lineage for studies on adaptive evolution.
Xinzhi Liu +8 more
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Nutritional Composition of Some Commonly Available Aquatic Edible Insects of Assam, India [PDF]
Insects, 2022 The nutritive value of five edible aquatic insects of Assam—Hemipterans; water bug (Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius) family belostomatidae; giant water bug (Lethocerus indicus Lepeletier and Serville) family belostomatidae; water scorpion (Laccotrephes sp.
Mintu Sarmah +3 more
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Morphology of the Antennal Sensilla of Notonectoidea and Comparison of Evolutionary Changes in Sensilla Types and Distribution in Infraorder Nepomorpha (Insecta: Heteroptera) [PDF]
Insects, 2021 This article introduces the results of a study of three families of Nepomorpha and is the last part of a series of studies that sums up our work on the morphologies of the antennal sensory structures in this taxon.
Agnieszka Nowińska, Jolanta Brożek
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A chromosomal analysis of Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 and Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Heteroptera, Nepidae) [PDF]
Comparative Cytogenetics, 2017 An account is given of the karyotypes and male meiosis of the Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 and the Water Stick Insect Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Heteroptera, Nepomorpha, Nepidae). A number of different approaches and techniques were
Robert B. Angus +4 more
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Modelling the spatial distribution of aquatic insects (Order Hemiptera) potentially involved in the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Africa [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background Biting aquatic insects belonging to the order Hemiptera have been suggested as potential vectors of Mycobacterium ulcerans in endemic areas for Buruli ulcer (BU).
Jorge Cano +5 more
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Repeated Copulation and Guarding, and Their Relationship With Male and Female Morphological Traits in the Water Scorpion Nepa hoffmanni [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionInsects copulate multiple times not only with different mates but also with the same mate, which is called repeated copulation. It occurs as a repeated alternation between copulation and mate‐guarding, leading to the prolonged physical attachment between
Hyoseul Hyun, Byeongho Lee, Chang S. Han
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Water Scorpions, Water Stick-Insects Ranatra spp. (Insecta: Hemiptera: Nepidae)
EDIS, 2021 Commonly mistaken for other objects due to its appearance, hence the common name water stick-insect, this slender reddish-brown insect is commonly found in fresh or brackish water (a mix of salt and fresh water) (Anufriyeva et al. 2016). They are ambush
Taryn Griffith, Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
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Biota Colombiana, 2013 Debido a la escasa información de las chinches acuáticas de la superfamilia Nepoidea en Colombia, se recopiló información mediante la revisión de las principales colecciones entomológicas a nivel nacional y la bibliografía existente para este grupo.
Iván Romero, Jorge Ari Noriega
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, 2022 Published as part of Mazzucconi, Silvia Ana, Reyes, Cristina Armúa De & Estévez, Ana Lía, 2022, Aquatic and semiaquatic Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) from Iberá Natural Reserve (Corrientes Province, Argentina), pp.
Mazzucconi, Silvia Ana +2 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012 The study records seven families, 11 genera and 14 species of hemipteran insect community in different seasons in a temple pond near Silchar, Cachar District, Assam, northeastern India.
K. Das, S. Gupta
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