New Cretaceous Bugs from Northeastern China Imply the Systematic Position of Pachymeridiidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Varicapitatus sinuolatus gen. et sp. nov. is described from the Yixian Formation of Northeastern China. Based on the new specimens, this study discusses the morphological characteristics and taxonomic position of Pachymeridiidae: Pachymeridiidae belongs ...
Rui Dai, Sile Du, Dong Ren, Yunzhi Yao
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Low hybridization temperatures improve target capture success of invertebrate loci: a case study of leaf-footed bugs (Hemiptera: Coreoidea) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Target capture is widely used in phylogenomic, ecological and functional genomic studies. Bait sets that allow capture from a diversity of species can be advantageous, but high-sequence divergence from baits can limit yields.
Michael Forthman +2 more
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A foul odor from the mesozoic: early evolution of scent gland defense in pentatomomorphan true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Insects have evolved various antipredator defenses, some of which produce copious chemicals when threatened, such as ants, beetles, butterflies, moths, stick insects, and true bugs.
Rui Dai +4 more
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Rare fossil insect (Zekuforma maculata sp. nov) from the Tibetan plateau unveils adaptive innovations and extinction mechanisms [PDF]
Communications BiologyEcological adaptive radiation drives evolutionary innovation, yet intrinsic constraints and environmental stressors may dictate its limits. Heteroptera, repeatedly colonized aquatic realms, but their major terrestrial lineage Pentatomomorpha remained ...
Rui Dai +5 more
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Scanning Electron Microscopy of Antennae and Mouthparts of Mezira yunnana Hsiao (Hemiptera: Aradidae): Specialized Microstructures Reflecting Adaptation to Mycetophagy [PDF]
Insects, 2023 Many species of the family Aradidae (also known as flat bugs) feed on fungal mycelia and fruiting bodies. In order to better understand the morphological adaptation to this unique feeding habit, we examined the microstructure of antennae and mouthparts ...
Shiyu Zha +8 more
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Non-canonical telomeric motif TTAGGGGTGG in the true bug species Geocoris dispar Waga, 1839 (Heteroptera, Geocoridae) [PDF]
Comparative CytogeneticsWe report on the results of a chromosomal study of the big-eyed true bug Geocoris dispar Waga, 1839 (Heteroptera: Geocoridae) aimed at obtaining data on its telomeres. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), we have shown, that G.
Natalia Golub +2 more
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Phylogenetic placement and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes of Idiostoloidea (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe classification system and the higher level phylogenetic relationships of Pentatomomorpha, the second largest infraorder of Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera), have been debated and remain controversial over decades.
Danli Zhang +8 more
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Analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Neuroctenus hainanensis and the phylogenetic position of Aradoidea [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn order to understand the mitochondrial genome characteristics of Neuroctenus hainanensis, this study utilized second-generation sequencing technology for sequencing, assembling, and annotating. The N.
Yanrui Li, Liangpeng Ji, Xiaoshuan Bai
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Liorhyssus hyalinus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The mitogenome of Liorhyssus hyalinus (Fabricius, 1794), decoded using next-generation sequencing, is the first report of Liorhyssus. The mitogenomic size was 16,355 bp with 41.99% A, 33.44% T, 14.53% C, and 10.05% G (OM328158).
Qin Chen +3 more
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Corizus tetraspilus (Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) and Phylogenetic Analysis of Pentatomomorpha. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Insect mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) are the most extensively used genetic information for molecular evolution, phylogenetics and population genetics.
Ming-Long Yuan +4 more
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