New Records of Rhopalosomatidae (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea) From Wisconsin [PDF]
The rhopalosomatid Olixon banksii is recorded from Wisconsin for the first ...
Krauth, Steven J
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An Annotated Checklist of Wisconsin Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
A survey of Wisconsin velvet ants (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae) conducted from literature searches, collection inventories, and two years of field work (2001-2002) yielded 28 species in three subfamilies.
Brabant, Craig M, Young, Daniel K
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Expression of prepromelittin genes from two vespoidea species in insect cell by Bac-to-Bac system
Two cDNA fragments encoding prepromelittin of two vespoidea species, female Polistes hebraeus and Vespula maculifrons were obtained by restriction enzyme digestion from the recombinant plasmids and inserting into the multiple cloning sites of the pBacHTb
SHI Wan-jun+2 more
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A New State Record for \u3ci\u3eOlixon Banksii\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Rhopalosomatidae) in Missouri. [PDF]
(excerpt) The cosmopolitan family Rhopalosmatidae is comprised of four genera and 37 species (Townes 1977, Goulet and Huber 1993, Fernandez and Sarmiento-M 2002, Lohrmann and Ohl 2007)
Maupin, M. Anthony, Wood, Diane L
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The evolution of gregariousness in parasitoid wasps [PDF]
Data are assembled on the clutch-size strategies adopted by extant species of parasitoid wasp. These data are used to reconstruct the history of clutch-size evolution in the group using a series of plausible evolutionary assumptions.
Brothers D. J.+9 more
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†Cretolixon – a remarkable new genus of rhopalosomatid wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespoidea: Rhopalosomatidae) from chemically tested, mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber supports the monophyly of Rhopalosomatinae [PDF]
Rhopalosomatidae, currently considered the sister group of the Vespidae, are an enigmatic family of aculeate wasps that originated in the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous. Despite their considerable age, very few fossils of the family have been reported
V. Lohrmann+8 more
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Phylogeny Of Aculeata: Chrysidoidea And Vespoidea (Hymenoptera)
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Brothers, Denis J., Carpenter, James M.
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Recent trends in UK insects that inhabit early successional stages of ecosystems [PDF]
Improved recording of less popular groups, combined with new statistical approaches that compensate for datasets that were hitherto too patchy for quantitative analysis, now make it possible to compare recent trends in the status of UK invertebrates ...
August, Tom A.+5 more
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Habitat use and food habitats of a gecko population in a west African suburban area [PDF]
1.The spatial and trophic ecology of Afrotropical gecko populations are poorly known. Here, we report ecological observations on Brook’s House Gecko (Hemidactylus angulatus), a widespread gekkonid species, in the Rivers State University of Science and ...
Amadi, Nioking+5 more
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Flower-visiting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Pompiloidea, Scolioidea, Tiphioidea, and Vespoidea) provide essential services in agricultural and urban systems, and ecological functions in natural ecosystems.
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