New data and taxa for Orthoptera Tettigoniidae and Acrididae from tropical Africa. [PDF]
, 2017 The results of a long-term study on the Orthoptera collected in tropical Africa and preserved in different European natural history museums are reported. Horatosphaga bazeletae n. sp. is described from South Africa, Dapanera falxcercata n. sp.
Massa B.
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Functional equivalence of grasping cerci and nuptial food gifts in promoting ejaculate transfer in katydids. [PDF]
, 2014 The function of nuptial gifts has generated longstanding debate. Nuptial gifts consumed during ejaculate transfer may allow males to transfer more ejaculate than is optimal for females.
Alexander +58 more
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New taxa of Orthoptera (Insecta Tettigoniidae Phaneropterinae) from Madagascar [PDF]
, 2017 The author reports the results of a study on Orthoptera collected in Madagascar and preserved in two European Natural History museums. He describes Symmetroraggea depravata n. sp., Parapyrrhicia longipodex n. sp., Madagascarantia bartolozzii n. gen. n.
Massa B.
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Directional hearing: from biophysical binaural cues to directional hearing outdoors [PDF]
, 2014 We report the cyclization of 3-substituted N-acetylindoles for the straightforward synthesis of 3,3-spiroindolines via the Friedel–Crafts reaction of an appended aryl group or the formal [2 + 2] cycloaddition of an appended alkene.
Cyrille Kouklovsky (1725211) +3 more
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The scolopidial accessory organ in Gonatoxia bush-crickets (Tettigonioidea, Phaneropterinae, Holochlorini) [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera ResearchThe scolopidial accessory organ is a relatively small and compact chordotonal organ consisting of mechanosensory scolopidial sensilla. The accessory organ is placed in the tibia next to the larger subgenual organ in several Orthoptera.
Johannes Strauß +2 more
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Phylogeography of the Poecilimon ampliatus species group (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in the context of the Pleistocene glacial cycles and the origin of the only thelytokous parthenogenetic phaneropterine bush-cricket [PDF]
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 2021 Parthenogenetic lineages are known to rapidly colonize large areas that become available after glacial periods as parthenogenetic reproduction is beneficial over mating when the favorable season is very short.
Simeon Borislavov Borissov +2 more
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The Feasibility of Use of Caecal and Diverticular Coloration in Field Determination of Grasshopper Diet [PDF]
, 2017 Excerpt: Many studies have been undertaken in the past on the food selection, food preferences, and economic damage of various grasshoppers and their allies.
Tyrkus, Michael
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ZooKeys, 2010 Borgmeiermyia Townsend, 1935 is a small Neotropical genus of Tachinidae (Diptera) with four described species. Brief descriptions are given to the previously unknown females of B. brasiliana Townsend, 1935 and B. paraguayana Sehnal, 1998, and the male of
Silvio Nihei, Ronaldo Toma
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A new genus of Phaneropterinae (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Tettigoniidae) from Central Africa. [PDF]
, 2014 The new genus Pseudoplangia is described for Plangia laminifera Karsch, 1896. Its general aspect is similar to that of the genus Plangia Stål, 1873, but it differs remarkably in the vertex width, in the shape of eyes, that are oval and elongate, in the
MASSA, Bruno
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Review of the African genera Arantia Stål and Goetia Karsch (Orthoptera. Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae). [PDF]
, 2017 The genus Arantia is reviewed, the distribution and distinguishing characters given. The three species of Goetia are assigned as subgenus to Arantia. Arantia gestri Griffini is transferred to this new subgenus and synonymized with G. dimidiata Bolívar.
Hemp C, Massa B.
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