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Learning spatial aversion is sensory-specific in the hematophagous insect Rhodnius prolixus [PDF]
Even though innate behaviors are essential for assuring quick responses to expected stimuli, experience-dependent behavioral plasticity confers an advantage when unexpected conditions arise.
Barrozo, Romina +5 more
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Abstract Automated insect identification systems hold significant value for biodiversity monitoring, pest management, citizen science initiatives and systematic studies, particularly in an era of declining expertise in insect taxonomy. However, current deep learning approaches often rely on standardized specimen photos from limited‐angles and ...
Xinkai Wang +10 more
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Camptibia obscura, gen. and sp. n. (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) from China
A new harpactorine reduviid, Camptibia obscura, gen. et sp. n., from China is described. A key to related genera is provided. The functional morphology of the fore legs of this species is discussed.
Wanzhi CAI, Masaaki TOMOKUNI
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Diversity of true bugs from Iguazú National Park, Argentina [PDF]
We list all taxa identified to species level, belonging to 18 families of Heteroptera: Reduviidae (63 species), Tingidae (9 species), Alydidae (6 species), Coreidae (39 species), Rhopalidae (11 species), Largidae (1 species), Pyrrhocoridae& ...
María C. Melo +5 more
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Field trials of an improved cost-effective device for detecting peridomestic populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in rural Argentina [PDF]
An improved device for detecting peridomestic Triatoma infestans consisting of one-liter recycled Tetra Brik milk boxes with a central structure was tested using a matched-pair study design in two rural areas in Argentina.
Ceballos, Leonardo A. +3 more
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Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva +3 more
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Setothosea asigna van Eecke is a dominant defoliator pest in oil palm plantations. To control this pest, a generalist predatory bug, Sycanus annulicornis Dohrn, was used as it is easy to rear on several different species of prey.
Abdul SAHID +3 more
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New evidence for the presence of the telomere motif (TTAGG) n in the family Reduviidae and its absence in the families Nabidae and Miridae (Hemiptera, Cimicomorpha) [PDF]
Male karyotype and meiosis in four true bug species belonging to the families Reduviidae, Nabidae, and Miridae (Cimicomorpha) were studied for the first time using Giemsa staining and FISH with 18S ribosomal DNA and telomeric (TTAGG)n probes.
Snejana Grozeva +3 more
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The subfamily Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) comprises hematophagous insects that are vectors of Chagas disease; including species assigned to the genera Triatoma and Paratriatoma.
Vinicius Fernandes de Paiva +5 more
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The Assassin Bugs of Michigan (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) [PDF]
Assassin bugs collected in Michigan and housed in the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology and the Michigan State University Entomology. Museum were used to compile a list of the state\u27s species and subspecies.
McPherson, J. E
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