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Sex on the Beach: Sexual Size Dimorphism Among Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) Inhabiting Different Habitats [PDF]

open access: goldEcology and Evolution
Aquatic bugs (Nepomorpha) are a species‐rich taxon of insects inhabiting all types of freshwaters, often at high densities, and some are among the dominant predators in aquatic food webs.
Gábor Bakonyi, Anikó Seres
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Taxonomy of Micronectidae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Vietnam, with descriptions of 11 new species

open access: greenEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, 2021
The taxonomy of Micronectidae in Vietnam is reviewed. Based on our cumulative collections during 2001–2020, 11 new species of Micronecta Kirkaldy, 1897 are documented and described in this study: M. acuminata sp. nov., M. arcuata sp. nov., M. caperata sp.
Tuyet Ngan Ha, Anh Duc Tran
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Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) of northeastern Brazil

open access: greenEuropean Journal of Taxonomy
Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha), also known as giant water bugs, is a family with 11 genera and about 160 described species, most of which are recorded from the Neotropical region.
Cleilton Lima Franco   +3 more
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New contributions to the study of Corixoidea: cytogenetic characterization of three species of Sigara from Argentina and the plausible mechanisms of karyotype evolution within Nepomorpha

open access: greenRevista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2007
Los estudios citogenéticos en Heteroptera contribuyen al análisis de las tendencias evolutivas en el taxón. Los Heteroptera se caracterizan por poseer cromosomas holocinéticos, diferentes sistemas de cromosomas sexuales y un par de cromosomas m en ...
María José BRESSA   +1 more
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A faunistic survey of the aquatic and semi-aquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of the Tiger Reserves in Telangana, India [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2023
The diversity and distribution of aquatic and semi-aquatic Hemipterans were studied from Amrabad and Kawal Tiger Reserve of the state Telangana. This report documents 38 species of aquatic and semi-aquatic hemipterans belonging to 22 genera and ten ...
Jaiswal Deepa, Somesh Banerjee
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Water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of the Caucasus ecoregion

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2023
The Caucasian fauna of water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) is reviewed based on data originating from literature survey, museum and private collections, and extensive field sampling.
G. M. Berchi   +3 more
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Aquatic and semiaquatic Heteropterans associated with dry forest in Patía, southwestern Colombia

open access: yesBiota Colombiana, 2020
The dry forests of the Patía River, in the Departments of Cauca and Nariño, are some of the most degraded and highly vulnerable ecosystems facing climate change in Colombia,and they are considered high priority areas for conservation.
Dora Nancy Padilla Gil
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New contributions to the study of Corixoidea: cytogenetic characterization of three species of Sigara from Argentina and the plausible mechanisms of karyotype evolution within Nepomorpha Nuevas contribuciones al estudio de Corixoidea: caracterización citogenética de tres especies de Sigara de Argentina y los posibles mecanismos de evolución del cariotipo en Nepomorpha

open access: greenRevista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2007
Cytogenetic studies in Heteroptera contribute to the analysis of evolutionary trends within the group. Heteroptera are characterized by the possession of holokinetic chromosomes, different sex chromosome mechanisms and a pair of m chromosomes in some ...
María José Bressa   +1 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)

open access: yesInsects, 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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Distribuição de Heteroptera Aquáticos (Insecta) em Diferentes Tipos de Substratos de Córregos do Cerrado Matogrossense

open access: yesEntomoBrasilis, 2013
A comunidade de Heteroptera de córregos do cerrado do Leste Matogrossense foi analisada para determinar os tipos de substratos que contemplam a maior variação de composição de espécies.
Karina Dias-Silva   +3 more
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