Choreography of silk spinning by webspinners (Insecta: Embioptera) reflects lifestyle and hints at phylogeny [PDF]
, 2016 Silk spinning defines the morphologically constrained embiopterans. All individuals spin for protection, including immatures, adult males and the wingless females. Enlarged front tarsi are packed with silk glands and clothed with ejectors.
Edgerly-Rooks, Janice +2 more
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“Bactricia nematodes Kby., 1894” (Phasmida, Diapheromeridae, Diapheromerinae) is a nomen nudum [PDF]
African InvertebratesA review of published evidence indicates that Bactricia nematodes Kirby, 1894 is a nomen nudum because it is an unavailable name. The specimen collected during the Lund University Swedish South African Expedition and reported by this name is a male of ...
Martin H. Villet
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The thorax of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus: anatomical adaptations in an ancient wingless insect lineage (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae) [PDF]
, 2016 Thoracic muscles of different representatives of Polyneoptera homologized following nomenclature by [ 36 ].
Fanny Leubner +2 more
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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 2014 This article describes one new species, Sinophasma damingshanensis sp. n. from Guangxi, China.
Ho Wai Chun George
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A DNA barcode-based survey of terrestrial arthropods in the Society Islands of French Polynesia : host diversity within the SymbioCode Project [PDF]
, 2017 We report here on the taxonomic and molecular diversity of 10 929 terrestrial arthropod specimens, collected on four islands of the Society Archipelago, French Polynesia.
Allemand, Roland +8 more
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A new record of a winged stick insect (Phasmatodea) from Mexico, with a checklist and key to the species of the family Pseudophasmatidae from continental North America [PDF]
, 2023 The winged stick insect Metriophasma iphicles (Redtenbacher, 1906) (Phasmatodea: Pseudophasmatidae) is recorded for the first time from Mexico (state of Veracruz), making this the northernmost record of both the species and genus.
Cuéllar-Rodríguez, Gerardo +3 more
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Effects of myoinhibitory peptides on food intake in the German cockroach [PDF]
, 2017 Insect myoinhibitory peptides were discovered through their inhibitory activity on visceral muscle contraction. The present study tests the antimyotropic gut properties of three galanin-related myoinhibitory peptides (Mas-MIP II: GWQDLNSAW-NH2; Grb-AST ...
Aguilar, Ruth +2 more
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Evolution of Oviposition Techniques in Stick and Leaf Insects (Phasmatodea)
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are large, tropical, predominantly nocturnal herbivores, which exhibit extreme masquerade crypsis, whereby they morphologically and behaviorally resemble twigs, bark, lichen, moss, and leaves.
James A. Robertson +3 more
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Camouflage and Display for Soft Machines [PDF]
, 2014 Synthetic systems cannot easily mimic the color-changing abilities of animals such as cephalopods. Soft machines—machines fabricated from soft polymers and flexible reinforcing sheets—are rapidly increasing in functionality.
Kwok, Sen Wai +5 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty
Insect Science, EarlyView.Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia +3 more
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