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First record of the assassin bugs Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera, Reduviidae) in Uzbekistan

Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2023
This study was conducted in Tashkent in 2022 – 2023. As a result of this study, the species Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857, was discovered for the first time for the fauna of Uzbekistan.
Dilshod M. Musaev, Askar G. Akhmedov, Gulnara S. Mirzaeva, Bakhtiyor R. Kholmatov, Makhset Zh. Medetov   +4 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius 1787) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
Rhynocoris fuscipes (Fabricius 1787) is an important predator in China. In current study, the complete mitochondrial genome of R. fuscipes is determined. The mitogenome is 15,542 bp in size and comprises of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes,
Juan Wang, Chuanzhen Xue, Yi Guo, Lisheng Zhang, Yuyan Li, Jianjun Mao, Mengqing Wang   +6 more
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Taxonomic notes on the tribe Ectinoderini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from the Indochinese Peninsula

European Journal of Entomology, 2021
The identities of two species of assassin bugs in the tribe Ectinoderini (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from the Indochinese Peninsula are reviewed, resulting in the following new synonymy and new combinations: Amulius Stål, 1865 ...
Zhuo CHEN, Valérie A. LEMAÎTRE, Wanzhi CAI   +2 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the assassin bug Sycanus croceovittatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the assassin bug, Sycanus croceovittatus, was sequenced and analyzed in the present study. This mitogenome spans 15,644 bp in size with a high A + T content (71.7%), containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22
Yunfei Wu, Anxian Shi, Hailin Yang, Shiwen Xu, Fan Song, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai   +6 more
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Fine-scale analysis of an assassin bug's behaviour: predatory strategies to bypass the sensory systems of prey [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2016
Some predators sidestep environments that render them conspicuous to the sensory systems of prey. However, these challenging environments are unavoidable for certain predators. Stenolemus giraffa is an assassin bug that feeds on web-building spiders; the
Fernando G. Soley
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First record of Telenomus fariai Costa Lima, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae, Telenominae) as a parasitoid of Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae) eggs in Mexico [PDF]

Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021
The egg parasitoid Telenomus fariai Costa Lima (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae), is reported for the first time in Veracruz, Mexico. Telenomus fariai was discovered in 2019 during a field collection of Triatoma dimidiata L.
Maria de Lourdes Ramirez-Ahuja, Jesus A. Davila-Barboza, Elijah J. Talamas, Matthew R. Moore, Cristina Bobadilla-Utrera, Gustavo Ponce-Garcia, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, Adriana E. Flores   +7 more
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Functional response of Rhynocoris kumarii (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to different population densities of Phenacoccus solenopsis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) recorded in the laboratory

European Journal of Entomology, 2015
Cotton mealy bug, Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, a polyphagous pest is a serious threat to cotton production in several parts of Southeast Asia.
Kitherian SAHAYARAJ, Vivek KUMAR, Pasco B. AVERY   +2 more
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Chenicoris dilatatus, a remarkable new genus and new species of assassin bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from southern China

European Journal of Entomology, 2020
Chenicoris dilatatus gen. n. & sp. n. from southern China is described and placed in the largest assassin bug subfamily Harpactorinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae).
Zhuo CHEN, Jianyun WANG, Hu LI, Wanzhi CAI   +3 more
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Metathoracic glands and associated evaporatory structures in Reduvioidea (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), with observation on the mode of function of the metacoxal comb

European Journal of Entomology, 2006
Structures that assist in spreading secretions produced by the metathoracic glands were examined in Reduviidae and Pachynomidae (Heteroptera). The systematic distribution of a row of long and stout setae on the metacoxa, the metacoxal comb, was ...
Christiane WEIRAUCH
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First record of Aspergillus flavus as a fungal pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

EntomoBrasilis, 2012
An entomopathogenic fungus, Aspergillus flavus Raper and Fennell is recorded as a pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in natural agro-ecosystems of Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu for the first time ...
Kitherian Sahayaraj, Jesu Alexander Borgio, Subramanian Kumar   +2 more
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