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Integrative Taxonomy Approach Reveals Cryptic Diversity within the Phoretic Pseudoscorpion Genus Lamprochernes (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae)

open access: yesInsects, 2023
Pseudoscorpions represent an ancient, but homogeneous group of arachnids. The genus Lamprochernes comprises several morphologically similar species with wide and overlapping distributions.
Jana Christophoryová   +4 more
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Paleoethology : fossilized behaviours in amber [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
When organisms became trapped in sticky resin they usually expired so quickly that they could fossilize in almost lifelike circumstances. Based on frequent description in literature of many examples we propose in this paper a classification of these ...
Arillo, A.
core   +2 more sources

Putting the waste out: a proposed mechanism for transmission of the mycoparasite Escovopsis between leafcutter ant colonies [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2017
The attine ant system is a remarkable example of symbiosis. An antagonistic partner within this system is the fungal parasite Escovopsis, a genus specific to the fungal gardens of the Attini.
Juliana O. Augustin   +4 more
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Effect of bovine colostrum administration on plasma protein profile, growth, and survival in Red kid. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
peer reviewedThis study evaluated the effect of colostrum from Azawak cows on plasma protein profile, 24 growth, and survival in Red kids from Niger.
Abdou, Harouna   +4 more
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Linking Environmental Gradients, Functional Traits, and Phylogenetic Structure in Meloidae (Coleoptera) Assemblages of Inner Western Anatolia

open access: yesDiversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Blister beetles (Coleoptera: Meloidae) exhibit complex life cycles, strong host dependencies, and unusual dispersal strategies, yet community‐level ecological analyses remain rare. We aimed to identify the environmental drivers of Meloidae assemblage structure and species richness, assess whether species responses are taxonomically ...
Muhammed Arif Demir, Mahmut Kabalak
wiley   +1 more source

Neobisium rajkodimitrijevici n. Sp. (Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones): A new false scorpion from a cave in eastern Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Biological Sciences, 2006
A new cave-dwelling species of pseudoscorpion belonging to the family Neobisiidae - Neobisium rajkodimitrijevici n. sp. - is described from the Rajkova Pećina Cave near Majdanpek in Eastern Serbia. A diagnosis of the new species is presented.
Ćurčić B.P.M., Tomić V.T.
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of squash leaf trichome exudates and honey on adult feeding, survival, and fecundity of the squash bug (Heteroptera: Coreidae) egg parasitoid Gryon pennsylvanicum (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Citation: Olson, D., & Nechols, J. Effects of Squash Leaf Trichome Exudates and Honey on Adult Feeding, Survival, and Fecundity of the Squash Bug (Heteroptera: Coreidae) Egg Parasitoid Gryon pennsylvanicum (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae).
Nechols, James R., Olson, D. L.
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Cases of unintentional phoresy of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) on birds

open access: yesТрансформация экосистем, 2019
Cases of unintentional phoresy of adult beetles on birds are discussed in this article. Five species of beetles from families Anobiidae, Curculionidae, Chrysomelidae and Dermestidae were recorded on five species of birds (families Columbidae ...
Alexey S. Sazhnev   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phoretic mites (Rhinoseius spp.) in Apodiformes from Cerrado and Pantanal Biomes in midwestern Brazil [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2019
Nasal mites are commonly found in hummingbirds (Apodiformes). In most cases, endoparasitic mites were reported to parasitize the respiratory system, particularly the anterior nasal chambers, larynx, trachea, lungs, and the air and conjunctival sacs ...
D. G. S. Ramos   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A Deadly Ride: The Interaction Between the Tortoise Beetle Botanochara impressa and the Parasitoid Wasp Emersonella niveipes

open access: yesAustral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Parasitoid insects can significantly influence the dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems due to their interactions with phytophagous insects. Tortoise beetles (Cassidinae s. str., Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) are one of the most parasitized groups of Coleoptera.
Felipe Capoccia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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