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Climatic niche divergence and high‐elevation adaptation promoted rapid diversification of Pimoa spiders in Pan‐Himalaya

Ecography, EarlyView.
The Pan‐Himalayan region harbors exceptional biodiversity, yet the origins and underlying mechanisms driving this remarkable diversity remain poorly understood, especially among species‐rich invertebrates. Pimoa spiders exhibit an intercontinental disjunct distribution across three major mountain regions: the Rockies, the Alps, and the Pan‐Himalaya ...
Xiaoqing Zhang, Zhe Zhao, Bingyue Zhu, Tongyao Jiang, Lili Shao, Stefano Mammola, Jiangni Li, Hao Xu, Bing Li, Shuqiang Li   +9 more
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A new species of Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Podismini) from Montenegro [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2023
In July 2022 several grasshoppers of the genus Miramella Dovnar-Zapolskij, 1932 were encountered on two localities in Montenegro. Voucher specimens were sampled. It became clear that these did not belong to the species Miramella albanica Mistshenko, 1952.
John Mulder
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From mainland to islands: the evolution of resistance and tolerance to herbivory in long‐lived oaks

Oikos, EarlyView.
Island biogeography theory predicts that island plants should exhibit reduced defences compared with their mainland relatives due to relaxed herbivory pressure. However, growing empirical evidence challenges this prediction, revealing substantial variation among systems, plant lineages and defence types.
Irene Virseda, Luis Abdala‐Roberts, Miquel Capó, Ayco J. M. Tack, Johan A. Stenberg, Finn Hansen, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Raúl de la Mata, Joana Cursach, Beatriz Lago‐Núñez, Carla Pastoriza, Alessio Tei, Cristina Saez‐Asensio, Sergio Rasmann, Gregory Röder, Xoaquín Moreira, Carla Vázquez‐González   +16 more
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Occurrence of the genus Erigorgus Forster (Hym., Ichneumonidae, Anomaloninae) in Eastern part of Iran with key to species [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2019
Iranian species of the genus Erigorgus Forster, 1869 are taxonomically reviewed. The sampling was done using Malaise traps in Eastern provinces of Iran.
Maryam Zardouei Heydari, Ehsan Rakhshani, Azizollah Mokhtari   +2 more
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The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima, Hidehito Okada, Sadatomo Hisamatsu, Kenji Suetsugu   +3 more
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Revision of the colourful genus Parasetodes McLachlan, 1880 (Trichoptera, Leptoceridae) [PDF]

Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis
The rare and beautifully colourful old-world Parasetodes is a so-called set-aside genus with unsettled taxonomy. For instance, a recent survey (Malicky 2006) has synonymised all the Palaearctic and Oriental species to the type species Parasetodes ...
Oláh, János, Johanson, Kjell Arne , Mey, Wolfram, Salokannel, Juha, Vinçon, Gilles   +4 more
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Annotated checklist of Pteromalidae (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in the Middle East and North Africa [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2022
View on Scopus Species of the family Pteromalidae from the Middle East countries are reviewed. A total of 445 species within 134 genera and 17 subfamilies are recorded from 20 countries including Algeria (25 genera, 37 species), Egypt (27 genera, 37 ...
Zahra Rahmani, Ehsan Rakhshani, Hossein Lotfalizadeh, Azizollah Mokhtari   +3 more
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Two new species of Formicoxenus Mayr 1855 and Leptothorax Mayr 1855 from Tibet (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Soil Organisms, 2023
The Palaearctic species of the socially parasitic ant genus Formicoxenus Mayr 1855 are taxonomically revised. A numeric analysis of phenotypical characters in workers showed a close relatedness of the three Palaearctic Formicoxenus species and a strong ...
Bernhard Seifert
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PCR‐based species identification tools for wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) of economic importance in Canada

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Species‐specific PCR primers and PCR‐based assays were designed for the identification of 15 economically important and difficult to distinguish wireworm pests in Canada. PCR specificity testing and performance assessments confirm the accuracy of the assays.
Kathleen Furtado, Willem G van Herk, Simran Kaur Cheema, Carol E Ritland, Richard C Hamelin, Michelle T Franklin   +5 more
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From dusk till dawn: ecoacoustic monitoring reveals wind energy impacts on roding Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Renewable energy is vital for reducing carbon emissions and yet its infrastructure poses challenges to biodiversity. While the impacts of wind power on bats and raptors are well‐studied, the effects on elusive species remain largely unknown. The Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola, a nocturnal forest bird, performs characteristic courtship flights at ...
Jan O. Engler, Michael Bokämper, Stefan Hannabach, Manuela Merling de Chapa, Lena Daum, Kostadin B. Georgiev, Simon Thorn   +6 more
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