Sex on the Beach: Sexual Size Dimorphism Among Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) Inhabiting Different Habitats [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAquatic 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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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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The Leg Sensilla of Insects from Different Habitats—Comparison of Strictly Aquatic and Riparian Bugs (Corixidae, Ochteridae, Gelastocoridae: Nepomorpha: Insecta: Heteroptera) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The aim of this study was to analyze morphological types and arrangement of the leg sensilla of Corixidae, Ochteridae and Gelastocoridae, in relation to their various habitats.
Agnieszka Nowińska +1 more
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Comparative Study of Antennal Sensilla of Corixidae and Micronectidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha: Corixoidea) [PDF]
Insects, 2020 The goal of this study was to analyze the types and distributional patterns of sensilla in Corixoidea, which is part of the approach to the phylogeny study of Nepomorpha, based on the morphological characters of sensilla.
Agnieszka Nowińska, Jolanta Brożek
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009 Background The true water bugs are grouped in infraorder Nepomorpha (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) and are of great economic importance. The phylogenetic relationships within Nepomorpha and the taxonomic hierarchies of Pleoidea and Aphelocheiroidea ...
Qiang Xie, Wen-Jun Bu
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Water bugs (Heteroptera: Gerromorpha, Nepomorpha) of the Caucasus ecoregion
The 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.
Berchi Gavril Marius +2 more
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Species assemblages of aquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of anthropogenic ponds of the green zone in Bangkok, Thailand [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalAquatic and semi-aquatic true bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) are highly abundant in both lentic and lotic systems in Thailand. More than 230 species representing 12 families of these insects have been reported from freshwater habitats in Thailand.
Natthapont Janthachid +3 more
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The variability of antennal sensilla in Naucoridae (Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The morphology and distribution of sensilla on the surface of the antennae of the naucorids’ species were studied via scanning electron microscopy. Eleven types of sensilla were identified regarding specific sensory modalities, based on their cuticular ...
Agnieszka Nowińska, Jolanta Brożek
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Description of a New Species and New Records of Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) from Eastern Brazil [PDF]
InsectsThe aquatic bug family Naucoridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nepomorpha) is currently represented in Brazil by 68 species. Although the diversity of the family has been the target of several recent studies, large areas of the country are still unexplored ...
Rafael Jordão +3 more
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The discovery of an overseen pygmy backswimmer in Europe (Heteroptera, Nepomorpha, Pleidae) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe Pleidae, or pygmy backswimmers, is a family of aquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Nepomorpha) containing four genera. Here, we describe Plea cryptica sp. nov. and redescribe its sister species, Plea minutissima Leach, 1817.
Michael J. Raupach +8 more
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