Integrative taxonomy based on morphometric and molecular data supports recognition of the three cryptic species within the Encyrtus sasakii complex (Hymenoptera, Encyrtidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Morphometrics has established itself as one of the most powerful tools for species delimitation, particularly for morphologically-conserved groups of insects.
Andrey Rudoy +3 more
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eLife, 2020 Antennae are often considered to be the nostrils of insects. Here, we sequenced the transcriptome of the pheromone gland-ovipositor complex of Helicoverpa assulta and discovered that an odorant receptor (OR) gene, HassOR31, had much higher expression in ...
Rui-Ting Li +3 more
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Evolution of reproductive strategies in dictyopteran insects—clues from ovipositor morphology of extinct roachoids [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2018 Dictyoptera, which comprises cockroaches, termites and mantids, is a quite successful group of insects in evolutionary terms with a long fossil record—roachoid insects were already abundant 315 million years ago in the Carboniferous forests.
Marie K. Hörnig +3 more
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Doryctopambolus nunes & Zaldívar-Riverón (Braconidae), a new Neotropical doryctine wasp genus with propodeal spines [PDF]
, 2012 The new Neotropical doryctine genus Doryctopambolus gen. n. is erected to contain D. pilcomayensis (van Achterberg & Braet, 2004), comb. n., which was previously placed within Pambolus (Pambolinae), as well as three new species, D. clebschi sp.
Briceño, Rosa +6 more
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Insects, 2020 Sirex noctilio F. (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) is an invasive woodwasp from Europe and North Africa. Globalization has led to an expanding global presence in pine forests. S.
Ming Wang +6 more
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A new species of Meligethes Stephens from China and additional data on members of the M. chinensis species-complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Meligethinae) [PDF]
, 2017 Meligethes (Odontogethes) inexpectatus sp. n. is described from China, Sichuan Province. The new species is based on a female specimen previously incorrectly referred to as Meligethes scrobescens Chen, Lin, Huang & Yang, 2015, which was recently ...
Audisio, Paolo +4 more
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Development of a Novel Wasp-Inspired Friction-Based Tissue Transportation Device
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Currently existing tubular transportation systems for the extraction of large tissue masses during Minimal Invasive Surgery (MIS) are subjected to a large amount of operating limitations.
Aimée Sakes +5 more
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A striking new species of Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Pimplinae) from South America [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2021 Dolichomitus Smith, 1877 is a genus of Darwin wasps characterized by its large body and long ovipositor, that includes more than 75 species worldwide, 20 of which occur in the Neotropical Region. Due to recent efforts, the number of species of this genus
Filippo Di Giovanni +4 more
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Ichneumonid wasps from Madagascar. VI. The genus Pristomerus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cremastinae) [PDF]
, 2013 Pristomerus species of Madagascar are revised. We report 15 species, of which 12 are newly described: P. guinness sp. nov., P. hansoni sp. nov., P. kelikely sp. nov., P. keyka sp. nov., P. moramora sp. nov., P. melissa sp. nov., P. patator sp.
Rousse, Pascal +2 more
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Nature's Swiss Army knives: ovipositor structure mirrors ecology in a multitrophic fig wasp community. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Resource partitioning is facilitated by adaptations along niche dimensions that range from morphology to behaviour. The exploitation of hidden resources may require specially adapted morphological or sensory tools for resource location and utilisation ...
Mahua Ghara +2 more
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