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A servosphere was used to record the speed, directionality and phototaxis of individual post‐feeding larvae of two species of blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on a smooth plastic surface over time. The servosphere rotates to compensate for the movement of an insect placed at its apex, thereby facilitating its unimpeded locomotion in any direction and ...
Molly Mactaggart+3 more
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The natural occurrence of predation on Leptinopterus burmeisteri Arrow and Leptinopterus femoratus (Olivier) (Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Lucaninae) by Zelurus angularis (Stål) (Reduviinae), Apiomerus mutabilis Costa Lima, Seabra & Hathaway and Apiomerus ...
Paschoal Grossi+2 more
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. In Indian agro-ecosystems Rhynocoris marginatus (F.) is one of the most abundant predatory arthropods and feeds on a wide range of insect pests. We investigated the responses of R.
Kitherian SAHAYARAJ+2 more
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The first report of two thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae) from India
Two Emesinae bugs, namely Stenolemus crassirostris Stål, 1871, and Gardena brevicollis Stål, 1871, are being reported for the first time from India. Both are widespread species but have never been recorded from India.
Balasaheb V. Sarode+2 more
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Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Diseases 2.0
Arthropods’ vectors—those of a large variety of families, including Culicidae, Simuliidae, Psychodidae, Ixodidae, Agarsidae, Pulicidae, Glossinidae, Reduviidae, and Tabanidae [...]
Denis Sereno
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Spiders in a hostile world (Arachnoidea, Araneae) [PDF]
Spiders are powerful predators, but the threats confronting them are numerous. A survey is presented of the many different arthropods which waylay spiders in various ways. Some food-specialists among spiders feed exclusively on spiders.
Helsdingen, Peter J. van
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Reduviidae Aradomorpha Champion 1899
Reduviidae Microtomus Illiger, 1807 M. pintoi Costa Lima, 1935a (Fig. 7) X Hammacerinae M. sticheli Costa Lima, 1935a (Fig. 8) X *X [junior synonym of M.tibialis Stichel, 1926; synonymized by Coscarón et al. (2003: 2)]
Rodrigues, Juliana Mourão Dos Santos+2 more
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In E. spectabilis, the salivary glands are divided into principal and accessory glands. Microvilli and numerous secretory granules were found in Malpighian tubules. Numerous uric acid crystals and bacteria were found in the rectum lumen. Abstract Eurydema spectabilis (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) has a piercing‐sucking mouth type and feeds on plant sap ...
Hicret Arslan, Selami Candan
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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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This study produces the first combined morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis for Reduviidae and reveals synapomorphies and diagnostic traits for clades at the ranks of subfamilies and tribes. Based on our resulting robust phylogenetic reconstructions and subsequent optimization of morphological character information, we propose a ...
Paul K. Masonick+12 more
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