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1. Acoustic prey and a listening predator: interaction between calling katydids and the bat-eared fox

Author:
Paul B.C. Grant; Michael J. Samways
Source:
Bioacoustics 2015 v.24 no.1 pp. 49-61
ISSN:
2165-0586
Subject:
Blattodea; Coleoptera; Tettigoniidae; antipredatory behavior; bioacoustics; detection; diet; ears; feces; foraging; foxes; fruits; hearing; insectivores; insects; invertebrates; landscapes; lizards; nestlings; predation; predators; pressure; risk; small mammals; sounds; surveys; South Africa
Abstract:
... The bat-eared fox is an insectivorous, nocturnal predator that uses its characteristic large ears to detect sounds made by invertebrate prey. Behavioural observations of the bat-eared fox emphasize the significant role hearing plays in insect prey detection and localization. In turn, katydids are nocturnal insects that risk attracting predators by producing conspicuous signals for mate attraction ...
DOI:
10.1080/09524622.2014.927789

2. Are cockroaches reliable bioindicators of persistent organic pollutant contamination of indoor environments?

Author:
Yan-Bing Wang; Samuel O. Sojinu; Jian-Lin Sun; Hong-Gang Ni; Hui Zeng; Mengyao Zou
Source:
Ecological indicators 2015 v.50 pp. 44-49
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Blattodea; bioaccumulation; correlation; persistent organic pollutants; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; China
Abstract:
... We measured the concentrations of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as parent and halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs and HPAHs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in indoor dust (ID) and indoor cockroach samples collected from Shenzhen, South China. Biota-dust accumulation factors (BDAFs) were computed and utilized to quantify targeted pollutant bioaccumula ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.10.022

3. The Blattodeas.s. (Insecta, Dictyoptera) of the Guiana Shield

Author:
Dominic A. Evangelista; Kimberly Chan; Kayla L. Kaplan; Megan M. Wilson; Jessica L. Ware
Source:
ZooKeys 2015 v.475 pp. 37-87
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Blattodea; new species; Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Here we provide a checklist of cockroach species known from areas within the Guiana Shield based on literature records and new field collection. We give records of sixteen species collected in Guyana, eight of which are new records for Guyana and one of which is a new generic record for the entire Guiana Shield. We also provide a description for a geographically disparate species of Calhypnorna St ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.475.7877

4. Classifying the bacterial gut microbiota of termites and cockroaches: A curated phylogenetic reference database (DictDb)

Author:
Aram Mikaelyan; Tim Köhler; Niclas Lampert; Jeffrey Rohland; Hamadi Boga; Katja Meuser; Andreas Brune
Source:
Systematic and applied microbiology 2015 v.38 no.7 pp. 472-482
ISSN:
0723-2020
Subject:
Blattodea; Fibrobacteres; Isoptera; Treponema; bacteria; classification; clones; community structure; databases; digestive system; genes; insects; intestinal microorganisms; inventories; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; taxonomic revisions
Abstract:
... Recent developments in sequencing technology have given rise to a large number of studies that assess bacterial diversity and community structure in termite and cockroach guts based on large amplicon libraries of 16S rRNA genes. Although these studies have revealed important ecological and evolutionary patterns in the gut microbiota, classification of the short sequence reads is limited by the tax ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.syapm.2015.07.004

5. Cloning and characterization of tropomyosin from the mite Chortoglyphus arcuatus

Author:
M. Angeles López-Matas; Victor Iraola; Raquel Moya; Lisa D. Vailes; Anna Pomés; Manuel Boquete; Enrique Fernández-Caldas; L.G. Arlian; Martin Chapman; Jerónimo Carnés
Source:
Molecular Immunology 2015 v.68 pp. 634-640
ISSN:
0161-5890
Subject:
Anisakis; Blattodea; Crustacea; Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Escherichia coli; World Health Organization; affinity chromatography; allergenicity; allergens; antibodies; cross reaction; databases; immunoglobulin E; insects; ion exchange; mice; mussels; patients; screening; shrimp; storage mites; tropomyosins
Abstract:
... Tropomyosin is a pan-allergen that shares a high homology among species. It is involved in cross-reactivity among mites, crustaceans, mollusks and insects. The objectives were to express and purify recombinant tropomyosin from the storage mite Chortoglyphus arcuatus, and to investigate the homology and cross-reactivity with tropomyosin from other invertebrates.Recombinant C. arcuatus tropomyosin ( ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.molimm.2015.10.004

6. Comparison of insect invasions in North America, Japan and their Islands

Author:
Takehiko Yamanaka; Nobuo Morimoto; Gordon M. Nishida; Keizi Kiritani; Seiichi Moriya; Andrew M. Liebhold
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.10 pp. 3049-3061
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
insects; fauna; islands; animals; Hemiptera; host plants; insect communities; Siphonaptera; ecological invasion; habitats; Thysanoptera; Blattodea; biological control; Hawaii; Ryukyu Archipelago
Abstract:
... Among the various animal taxa that are have established outside their native ranges, invasions by insect species are the most numerous worldwide. In order to better understand the characteristics of insect species that make them more invasion prone, the characteristics of habitats that make them more susceptible to invasions and to understand the pathways that facilitate invasions, we compared the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0935-y

7. Density dependence in flower visitation rates of cockroach-pollinated Clusia blattophila on the Nouragues inselberg, French Guiana

Author:
Blanka Vlasáková
Source:
Journal of tropical ecology 2015 v.31 no.1 pp. 95-98
ISSN:
1469-7831
Subject:
Blattodea; Clusia; conspecificity; dioecy; females; males; plant density; pollination; shrubs; vegetation; French Guiana
Abstract:
... The effective floral neighbourhood is the radius around a plant where the density of flowering plants and other factors affect visitation rates and pollination success of plants. This study aims to determine this radius and focuses on the effects of conspecific plant density, plant sex and the amount of shrub vegetation on visitation rates of Clusia blattophila, a dioecious bush pollinated by Amaz ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0266467414000571

8. A Description of the Previously Unknown Female of Symploce digitifera (Blattodea: Ectobiidae: Blatellinae)

Author:
Source:
African invertebrates 2015 v.56 no.3 pp. 555-558
ISSN:
2305-2562
Subject:
taxonomy; anatomy and morphology; females; Blattodea; South Africa
Abstract:
... The female of Symploce digitifera Rehn, 1922 and its ootheca are described and figured for the first time. ...
DOI:
10.5733/afin.056.0304

9. Determinants of willingness to eat insects in the USA and India

Author:
M.B. Ruby; P. Rozin; C. Chan
Source:
Journal of insects as food and feed 2015 v.1 no.3 pp. 215-225
ISSN:
2352-4588
Subject:
Americans; Blattodea; Formicidae; adults; attitudes and opinions; edible insects; entomophagy; environmental sustainability; flour; humans; men; nutrition; personality disorders; risk; women; India; United States
Abstract:
... One of the major, if not the major impediment to large scale increases of human insect consumption, is the strong rejection of insects as food by most of the world’s population. In an effort to understand this aversion, we surveyed online samples of adults living in the USA and India to participate in a study on ‘attitudes toward food’. A substantial proportion of both Americans (72%) and Indians ...
DOI:
10.3920/JIFF2015.0029

10. Different acute toxicity of fipronil baits on invasive Linepithema humile supercolonies and some non-target ground arthropods

Author:
Daisuke Hayasaka; Naoki Kuwayama; Azuma Takeo; Takanobu Ishida; Hiroyuki Mano; Maki N. Inoue; Takashi Nagai; Francisco Sánchez-Bayo; Koichi Goka; Takuo Sawahata
Source:
Ecotoxicology 2015 v.24 no.6 pp. 1221-1228
ISSN:
0963-9292
Subject:
nontarget organisms; acute toxicity; Linepithema humile; baits; Isopoda; arthropods; insecticidal properties; insecticides; biodiversity; lethal concentration 50; fipronil; Blattodea; Japan
Abstract:
... Fipronil is one of the most effective insecticides to control the invasive ant Linepithema humile, but its effectiveness has been assessed without considering the genetic differences among L. humile supercolonies. We hypothesized that the susceptibility of the ant to fipronil might differ among supercolonies. If so, dosage and concentration of fipronil may need to be adjusted for effective eradica ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10646-015-1483-z

11. Distribution of Thelastomatoid Nematodes (Nematoda: Oxyurida) in Endemic and Introduced Cockroaches on the Galápagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Author:
Sinnott Devinn; Carreno Ramon A.; Herrera Henri
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2015 v.101 no.4 pp. 445-457
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
invertebrates; islands; evolution; hosts; Hammerschmidtiella; introduced species; models; surveys; new host records; Blattodea; indigenous species; ecosystems; fauna; Ecuador; Galapagos Islands
Abstract:
... The thelastomatoid pinworm fauna (Nematoda: Oxyurida: Thelastomatoidea) was surveyed in 3 endemic species and 6 introduced species of cockroach hosts (Insecta: Blattaria) in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. A total of 658 host specimens were examined from preserved collections that had been collected between 1966 and 2003 from 7 islands in the archipelago. Eight species of pinworms were identified ...
DOI:
10.1645/15-721.1

12. Does fire affect the ground-dwelling arthropod community through changes to fine-scale resource patches?

Author:
Alan B. C. Kwok; David J. Eldridge
Source:
International journal of wildland fire 2015 v.24 no.4 pp. 550-559
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
Salticidae; Coleoptera; grasses; canopy; Eucalyptus; arthropod communities; Isopoda; arthropods; Lepismatidae; trees; Formicidae; ecosystems; Blattodea
Abstract:
... In semiarid ecosystems, perennial trees create resource patches beneath their canopies by providing shade and accumulating litter. These patches are often distinctly different from inter-tree areas, which support scattered hummock grasses. Although patchiness is regarded as an important driver of faunal diversity, it is not known how it is affected by disturbances such as fire. In this study, we t ...
DOI:
10.1071/WF14088

13. Ecological impacts on native ant and ground-dwelling animal communities through Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) management in Japan

Author:
Maki N. Inoue; Fuki Saito-Morooka; Kazutaka Suzuki; Takuji Nomura; Daisuke Hayasaka; Toshio Kishimoto; Katsuo Sugimaru; Takashi Sugiyama; Koichi Goka
Source:
Applied entomology and zoology 2015 v.50 no.3 pp. 331-339
ISSN:
0003-6862
Subject:
invasive species; environmental impact; invertebrates; Linepithema humile; nontarget organisms; animal communities; toxic substances; toxicity; ant control; active ingredients; fipronil; Blattodea; Japan
Abstract:
... In the last 30 years some limited successes in alien ant control have been documented globally, and control programs remain challenging. Moreover, the potential non-target impacts of toxicants have not been well studied. We assessed the efficacy and non-target effects of multiple products containing the active compound fipronil in the attempted control of two populations of the invasive Argentine ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13355-015-0338-7

14. Fine‐scale Beta‐diversity Patterns Across Multiple Arthropod Taxa Over a Neotropical Latitudinal Gradient

Author:
Thiago Gonçalves‐Souza; Marcel S. Araújo; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Sonia M. Lopes; Lucas A. Kaminski; Gustavo H. Shimizu; Adalberto J. Santos; Gustavo Q. Romero
Source:
Biotropica 2015 v.47 no.5 pp. 588-594
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
plant tissues; life history; arthropod communities; arthropods; tropics; predators; species diversity; Araneae; Formicidae; insect larvae; vegetation; Blattodea; omnivores
Abstract:
... Documenting how diversity patterns vary at fine‐ and broad scales may help answer many questions in theoretical and applied ecology. However, studies tend to compare diversity patterns at the same scale and within the same taxonomic group, which limits the applicability and generality of the results. Here, we have investigated whether vegetation‐dwelling arthropods from different trophic ranks and ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.12242

15. First results of inventarisation of Blattodea, Mantodea and Orthoptera (Insecta: Polyneoptera) of the Dinara Mountain area

Author:
Fran Rebrina; Josip Skejo; Nikola Tvrtković
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2015 v.51 no.1 pp. 60-69
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Blattodea; Mantodea; Orthoptera; fauna; insects; Croatia
Abstract:
... Summary The polyneopteran insect fauna of Dinara Mountain area has been poorly studied in the past, with only scarce data published on the topic. During a study conducted in 2012 and 2013, a total of 19 better-investigated localities were visited and 68 species of Blattodea, Mantodea and Orthoptera were recorded for the first time in the investigated area, one species being recorded for the first ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2015.1059675

16. Force feedback reinforces muscle synergies in insect legs

Author:
Sasha N. Zill; Sumaiya Chaudhry; Ansgar Büschges; Josef Schmitz
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.6 pp. 541-553
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Blattodea; Phasmida; adhesion; animals; biomechanics; feet; insects; mechanoreceptors; muscles; receptors; sensilla
Abstract:
... The nervous system solves complex biomechanical problems by activating muscles in modular, synergist groups. We have studied how force feedback in substrate grip is integrated with effects of sense organs that monitor support and propulsion in insects. Campaniform sensilla are mechanoreceptors that encode forces as cuticular strains. We tested the hypothesis that integration of force feedback from ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.07.001

17. Indicators of airborne fungal concentrations in urban homes: Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures

Author:
Judith A. Crawford; Paula F. Rosenbaum; Susan E. Anagnost; Andrew Hunt; Jerrold L. Abraham
Source:
Science of the total environment 2015 v.517 pp. 113-124
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
risk; snowpack; relative humidity; bacteria; Alternaria; yeasts; urban areas; regression analysis; airborne microorganisms; air; asthma; Basidiomycota; Aspergillus; odors; Cladosporium; Penicillium; Blattodea; New York
Abstract:
... Indoor fungal exposure can compromise respiratory health. Low-income urban areas are of concern because of high asthma and allergy rates and housing disrepair. Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures is important for assessing health risks and for developing mitigation strategies. We examined the types and concentrations of airborne fungi inside and outside of homes in low ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.060

18. Insect‐mediated nitrogen dynamics in decomposing wood

Author:
MICHAEL D. ULYSHEN
Source:
Ecological entomology 2015 v.40 Suppl S1 no. pp. 97-112
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
prokaryotic cells; Coleoptera; diet; Hymenoptera; nitrogen fixation; forest insects; coping strategies; nitrogen; bacteria; hosts; decayed wood; Archaea; crop yield; fungi; tissues; biogeochemical cycles; nutrients; Isoptera; Blattodea; forests
Abstract:
... 1. Wood decomposition is characterised by complex and poorly understood nitrogen (N) dynamics with unclear implications for forest nutrient cycling and productivity. Wood‐dwelling microbes have developed unique strategies for coping with the N limitations imposed by their substrate, including the translocation of N into wood by cord‐forming fungi and the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen (N₂) by ba ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12176

19. Longevity, trophallaxis, and allogrooming in Macrotermes gilvus soldiers infected by the parasitoid fly Misotermes mindeni

Author:
Foong‐Kuan Foo; Ahmad Sofiman Othman; Chow‐Yang Lee
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 2015 v.155 no.2 pp. 154-161
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Blattodea; Macrotermes; Phoridae; behavior change; grooming (animal behavior); larvae; larval development; longevity; parasitism; parasitoids; starvation; subterranean termites; trophallaxis
Abstract:
... In this study, we documented the behavioral changes of major soldiers of the subterranean termite Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) (Blattodea: Termitidae) infected with larvae of the phorid fly Misotermes mindeniDisney & Neoh (Diptera: Phoridae). During periods of starvation, the longevity of parasitized individuals was significantly greater than that of unparasitized individuals. Parasitized individual ...
DOI:
10.1111/eea.12296

20. Mass spectrometric identification, sequence evolution, and intraspecific variability of dimeric peptides encoded by cockroach akh genes

Author:
Sebastian Sturm; Reinhard Predel
Source:
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2015 v.407 no.6 pp. 1685-1693
ISSN:
1618-2642
Subject:
invertebrates; bioactive properties; neuropeptides; intraspecific variation; amino acid substitution; conserved sequences; genes; adipokinetic hormone; nervous system; mass spectrometry; post-translational modification; sequence homology; Blattodea
Abstract:
... Neuropeptides are structurally the most diverse group of messenger molecules of the nervous system. Regarding neuropeptide identification, distribution, function, and evolution, insects are among the best studied invertebrates. Indeed, more than 100 neuropeptides are known from single species. Most of these peptides can easily be identified by direct tissue or cell profiling using MALDI-TOF MS. In ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00216-014-8382-7

21. Microbial community structure in the gut of the New Zealand insect Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica)

Author:
David W. Waite; Melissa Dsouza; Kristi Biswas; Darren F. Ward; Peter Deines; Michael W. Taylor
Source:
Archives of microbiology 2015 v.197 no.4 pp. 603-612
ISSN:
0302-8933
Subject:
fluorescence in situ hybridization; insects; intestinal microorganisms; sequence analysis; ribosomal RNA; community structure; Blattodea; trees; genes; nucleotide sequences; bacterial communities; digestive system; bacteria; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The endemic New Zealand weta is an enigmatic insect. Although the insect is well known by its distinctive name, considerable size, and morphology, many basic aspects of weta biology remain unknown. Here, we employed cultivation-independent enumeration techniques and rRNA gene sequencing to investigate the gut microbiota of the Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica). Fluorescence in situ hybridis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00203-015-1094-3

22. Molecular detection of invertebrate prey in vertebrate diets: trophic ecology of Caribbean island lizards

Author:
Tyler R. Kartzinel; Robert M. Pringle
Source:
Molecular ecology resources 2015 v.15 no.4 pp. 903-914
ISSN:
1755-098X
Subject:
insectivores; Hymenoptera; arthropods; DNA primers; mitochondrial DNA; predators; population dynamics; Isoptera; Coleoptera; lizards; males; Araneae; females; Blattodea; sequence analysis; Orthoptera; Lepidoptera; polymerase chain reaction; diet; food webs; Hemiptera; Anolis; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Understanding community assembly and population dynamics frequently requires detailed knowledge of food web structure. For many consumers, obtaining precise information about diet composition has traditionally required sacrificing animals or other highly invasive procedures, generating tension between maintaining intact study populations and knowing what they eat. We developed 16S mitochondrial DN ...
DOI:
10.1111/1755-0998.12366

23. Morphological characterization of nematodes of the genera Capillaria, Acuaria, Amidostomum, Streptocara, Heterakis, and Ascaridia isolated from intestine and gizzard of domestic birds from different regions of the temperate Kashmir valley

Author:
Syed Tanveer; Shazia Ahad; Mohammad Zahoor Chishti
Source:
Journal of parasitic diseases 2015 v.39 no.4 pp. 745-760
ISSN:
0971-7196
Subject:
birds; Coleoptera; grasshoppers; Capillaria; parasitism; Cestoda; gizzard; Ascaridia; Acuaria; Heterakis; Streptocara; surveys; intestines; temperate zones; Amidostomum; poultry; intermediate hosts; Blattodea; helminths; India
Abstract:
... During a random survey of parasitisation of poultry birds of Kashmir, conducted for 3 years more than 300 poultry birds were randomly collected from different parts of the Kashmir valley and were examined for the helminth parasites. The most dominant group of parasites which was parasitizing the poultry birds was found to be the Cestode, whose prevalence in the infected birds was 76.9 %. Nematodes ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12639-013-0401-7
PubMed:
26688646
PubMed Central:
PMC4675566

24. Morphometric Analysis of the Host Effect on Phenotypical Variation of Belminus ferroae (Hemiptera: Triatominae)

Author:
Sandoval Ramirez Claudia Magaly; Nieves Blanco Elsa Evelia; Gutiérrez Marin Reinaldo; Jaimes Mendez Diego Alexander; Rodríguez Nelcy Ortiz; Otálora-Luna Fernando; José Aldana Elis; Universidad de Pamplona; Fonacit
Source:
Psyche 2015 v.2015 pp. -
ISSN:
0033-2615
Subject:
etiology; morphometry; hosts; parents; males; ozone; sexual dimorphism; mice; Triatominae; hematophagous insects; progeny; Trypanosoma cruzi; wings; oxygen; females; Blattodea
Abstract:
... The Triatominae subfamily includes hematophagous insects, well known for their role as vectors for the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, etiologic agent of Chagas’ disease. Belminus ferroae is a triatomine that showed an increased demographic fitness when cockroaches were used as hosts. Here we compare the centroid size (CS) and wing shape between B. ferroae parents and three successive generations (O1, ...
DOI:
10.1155/2015/613614

25. Mutations in the transmembrane helix S6 of domain IV confer cockroach sodium channel resistance to sodium channel blocker insecticides and local anesthetics

Author:
Dingxin Jiang; Yuzhe Du; Yoshiko Nomura; Xingliang Wang; Yidong Wu; Boris S. Zhorov; Ke Dong
Source:
Insect biochemistry and molecular biology 2015 v.66 pp. 88-95
ISSN:
0965-1748
Subject:
Blattodea; Plutella xylostella; Xenopus; amino acids; indoxacarb; insects; lidocaine; local anesthetics; mammals; mechanism of action; metabolites; metaflumizone; mutants; mutation; oocytes; sodium; sodium channels
Abstract:
... Indoxacarb and metaflumizone are two sodium channel blocker insecticides (SCBIs). They preferably bind to and trap sodium channels in the slow-inactivated non-conducting state, a mode of action similar to that of local anesthetics (LAs). Recently, two sodium channel mutations, F1845Y (F4i15Y) and V1848I (V4i18I), in the transmembrane segment 6 of domain IV (IVS6), were identified to be associated ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ibmb.2015.09.011
PubMed:
26407935
PubMed Central:
PMC5739882

26. Parent and halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in farmed cockroaches and implications for human exposure

Author:
Jian-Lin Sun; Yan-Bing Wang; Hui Zeng; Hong-Gang Ni
Source:
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 2015 v.111 pp. 256-262
ISSN:
0147-6513
Subject:
risk; human diseases; humans; neoplasms; drugs; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; toxic substances; human health; Blattodea; children; nymphs; medicinal insects; people; females; adults
Abstract:
... Medicinal insects have been widely used to cure human diseases for ages. Nevertheless, knowledge about the toxic chemicals accumulated in medicinal insects and their effects on human health was insufficient. In the present study, sixteen priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nine halogenated PAHs (HPAHs) were determined in farmed medicinal cockroaches to address this issue. Total co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.10.024

27. Pattern of association between endemic Hawaiian fruit flies (Diptera, Tephritidae) and their symbiotic bacteria: Evidence of cospeciation events and proposal of “Candidatus Stammerula trupaneae”

Author:
E. Viale; I. Martinez-Sañudo; J.M. Brown; M. Simonato; V. Girolami; A. Squartini; A. Bressan; M. Faccoli; L. Mazzon
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2015 v.90 pp. 67-79
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Aleyrodidae; Aphidoidea; Blattodea; Curculionidae; Glossina; Isoptera; Pseudococcidae; Trupanea; adaptive radiation; carpenter ants; coevolution; fruit flies; indigenous species; microsymbionts; midgut; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; topology; Arctic region; Hawaii
Abstract:
... Several insect lineages have evolved mutualistic association with symbiotic bacteria. This is the case of some species of mealybugs, whiteflies, weevils, tsetse flies, cockroaches, termites, carpenter ants, aphids and fruit flies. Some species of Tephritinae, the most specialized subfamily of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), harbour co-evolved vertically transmitted, bacterial symbionts in thei ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.025

28. Prey of the silver-headed antechinus (Antechinus argentus), a new species of Australian dasyurid marsupial

Author:
Eugene D. Mason; Chris J. Burwell; Andrew M. Baker
Source:
Australian mammalogy 2015 v.37 no.2 pp. 164-169
ISSN:
0310-0049
Subject:
insectivores; moths; Heteroptera; Antechinus; forests; Coleoptera; males; feces; Araneae; new species; females; Blattodea; Orthoptera; invertebrates; Eucalyptus; butterflies; pellets; grasshoppers; diet; Formicidae; habitats; Queensland
Abstract:
... The silver-headed antechinus (Antechinus argentus) is one of Australia’s most recently described mammals, and the single known population at Kroombit Tops in south-east Queensland is threatened. Nothing is known of the species’ ecology, so during 2014 we collected faecal pellets each month (March–September) from a population at the type locality to gather baseline data on diet composition. A total ...
DOI:
10.1071/AM14036

29. Rehydration After Water Stress in Forager Workers of Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) (Blattaria: Rhinotermitidae)

Author:
V Janei; J T Lima; A M Costa-Leonardo
Source:
Neotropical entomology 2015 v.44 no.3 pp. 301-307
ISSN:
1519-566X
Subject:
rehydration; transportation; humans; exposure duration; Coptotermes gestroi; risk factors; bioassays; humidity; water stress; insects; mortality; Blattodea
Abstract:
... Water maintenance is vital for termite survival under dry conditions, hence environment humidity is one of the most important factors that controls the distribution of Isoptera. To understand the dynamics of termite rehydration after water loss, two bioassays were performed with forager workers of Coptotermes gestroi (Wasmann) submitted to water stress. Insects were weighed and placed into Petri d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13744-015-0285-6

30. Repeatedly high polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and cockroach sensitization among inner-city children

Author:
Kyung Hwa Jung; Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir; Matthew Perzanowski; Xinhua Liu; Christina Maher; Eric Gil; David Torrone; Andreas Sjodin; Zheng Li; Frederica P. Perera; Rachel L. Miller
Source:
Environmental Research 2015 v.140 pp. 649-656
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
1-naphthol; Blattodea; air; air pollution; allergens; asthma; blood sampling; childhood; children; cohort studies; dogs; dust mites; environmental health; immunoglobulin E; metabolites; mice; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; regression analysis; relative risk; risk factors; urine; New York
Abstract:
... Exposures to traffic-related air pollutants including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) have been associated with the development and exacerbation of asthma. However, there is limited evidence on whether these pollutants are associated with the development of cockroach sensitization, a strong risk factor for urban asthma. We hypothesized that repeatedly high PAH exposure during childhood woul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2015.05.027
PubMed:
26073203
PubMed Central:
PMC4492866

31. Seasonal abundance of soil arthropods in relation to meteorological and edaphic factors in the agroecosystems of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Author:
Muhammad Mussadiq Shakir; Sohail Ahmed
Source:
International journal of biometeorology 2015 v.59 no.5 pp. 605-616
ISSN:
0020-7128
Subject:
Acari; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Diplura; Collembola; soil temperature; cluster analysis; wheat; alfalfa; seasonal variation; sugarcane; summer; Isoptera; population dynamics; Coleoptera; correlation; Dermaptera; meteorological data; orchards; pitfall traps; forage; soil analysis; bioclimatology; soil pH; Citrus; Blattodea; agroecosystems; soil arthropods; Orthoptera; Lepidoptera; relative humidity; soil organic matter; soil water; biodiversity; cotton; Hemiptera; edaphic factors; rain; crops; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Soil arthropods are an important component of agroecosystems, contributing significantly to their biodiversity and functioning. However, seasonal patterns, population dynamics, and significant roles of these soil arthropods in improvement of soil structures and functions are influenced by many factors. The objective of the current study was to investigate soil arthropod abundance in relation to a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00484-014-0874-9

32. Sphecid wasp larvae feeding on large-sized cockroaches in a dead wood cavity

Author:
Masato Ito; Takumi Oshio; Hironobu Handa; Kyohei Watanabe
Source:
Journal of Hymenoptera research 2015 v.46 pp. 173-177
ISSN:
1314-2607
Subject:
Blattodea; Sphecidae; dead wood; nesting sites; nests; research; tropical forests; wasps; wood; Taiwan
Abstract:
... We investigated the nest site and prey items of Isodontiaauripygata (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) in a subtropical forest on Iriomote Island, ca. 200 km east of Taiwan. Isodontiaauripygata used the cavity of a dead branch as their nest site, and the nest was composed of two cells that were divided by wood offcuts. Inside the branch, we found large-sized adult cockroaches, Rhabdoblattaformosana (Blattod ...
DOI:
10.3897/JHR.46.5393

33. Termite (order Blattodea, infraorder Isoptera) baiting 20 years after commercial release

Author:
Theodore A Evans; Naeem Iqbal
Source:
Pest management science 2015 v.71 no.7 pp. 897-906
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
hexaflumuron; baits; insecticides; objectives; active ingredients; baiting; Reticulitermes; chitin; species diversity; death; Coptotermes; developed countries; Blattodea; United States
Abstract:
... Termite baiting is now one of the two main management tools in developed countries after 20 years of commercial release. It has two main goals: to use small amounts of active ingredient and ‘colony elimination’, i.e. death of all individuals in the colony. We consider how well baiting has been evaluated from 100 studies in the scientific literature. Studies have included 15 active ingredients, 23 ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.3913

34. Tomaculocystis corpulenta n. gen., n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) Parasitizing the Little Yellow Cockroach, Cariblatta lutea (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), in Alabama and Florida with Recognition of Tomaculocystis cylindrosa n. comb. and Tomaculocystis mukundai n. comb. Parasitizing Ectobiid Cockroaches in India

Author:
Clopton Richard E.
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2015 v.101 no.1 pp. 64-73
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
geographical distribution; oocysts; parasitism; spores; humans; dehiscence; pests; extrusion; population; Gregarina; Blattodea; Alabama; India; Florida
Abstract:
... Tomaculocystis corpulenta n. gen., n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida: Septatorina: Gregarinidae) is described from populations of the little yellow cockroach, Cariblatta lutea (Blattodea: Ectobiidae), established in laboratory culture from samples collected in Alabama and Florida. Tomaculocystis n. gen. are differentiated from other members of Gregarina by a markedly elliptoid gametocyst inside ...
DOI:
10.1645/14-557.1

35. Two new species of Xestoblatta Hebard, 1916 from Brazil, a redescription of Xestoblatta roppai Rocha e Silva Albuquerque & Fraga, 1975 and a key for the species of the buscki group (Blattodea, Ectobiidae, Blattellinae)

Author:
Luiz Rafael Silva-da-Silva; Sonia Maria Lopes
Source:
ZooKeys 2015 v.526 pp. 117-129
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Blattodea; genitalia; new species; photographs; redescriptions; taxonomic keys; Brazil
Abstract:
... Two new species of Xestoblatta from northern Brazil are described, Xestoblatta buhrnheimi sp. n. and Xestoblatta rondonensis sp. n., included in the buscki group Gurney (1939), and new characters are added to the description of Xestoblatta mamorensis Lopes & Oliveira, 2006. Xestoblatta roppai Rocha e Albuquerque-Silva & Fraga, 1975, from midwestern Brazil is redescribed, including its genital char ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.526.6077

36. A genet drive-through: are large spotted genets using urban areas for “fast food”? a dietary analysis

Author:
Craig D. Widdows; Colleen T. Downs
Source:
Urban ecosystems 2015 v.18 no.3 pp. 907-920
ISSN:
1083-8155
Subject:
reptiles; urban areas; solid wastes; nutritional support; seasonal variation; towns; dietary supplements; urbanization; cardboard; individual feeding; pollution; cities; carnivores; ecosystems; Blattodea; invertebrates; winter; pet foods; buildings; small mammals; landscapes; aggression; spring; foraging; habitats; South Africa
Abstract:
... Knowledge of an urban carnivore’s foraging behavior is vital to understanding its ecology. This is particularly important as urbanization continues to convert natural habitats into human-altered landscapes. Over the past few years there have been increasing reports of large spotted genets (Genetta tigrina) foraging within suburbs of towns and cities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Consequently, we ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11252-015-0438-8

37. The nasus gland: A new gland in soldiers of Angularitermes (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae)

Author:
Jan Šobotník; Thomas Bourguignon; Tiago F. Carrijo; Christian Bordereau; Alain Robert; Barbora Křížková; Joice P. Constantini; Eliana M. Cancello
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2015 v.44 no.5 pp. 401-406
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Blattodea; Termitidae; exocrine glands; secretion; synapomorphy
Abstract:
... Termites have developed many exocrine glands, generally dedicated to defence or communication. Although a few of these glands occur in all termite species, or represent synapomorphies of larger clades, others are morphological innovations of a single species, or a few related species. Here, we describe the nasus gland, a new gland occurring at the base of the nasus of Angularitermes soldiers. The ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2015.08.006

38. The role of human disturbance in island biogeography of arthropods and plants: an information theoretic approach

Author:
Akihiro Nakamura; Chris J. Burwell; Christine L. Lambkin; Masatoshi Katabuchi; Andrew McDougall; Robert J. Raven; V. John Neldner
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2015 v.42 no.8 pp. 1406-1417
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Diptera; arthropods; Malaise traps; biogeography; interspecific variation; Coleoptera; correlation; linear models; flora; Araneae; invasive species; introduced plants; fauna; Blattodea; humans; species diversity; Pheidole megacephala; indigenous species; habitats; Australia; Great Barrier Reef
Abstract:
... AIM: Recent progress in island biogeography indicates that classical island biogeography alone cannot encapsulate the complex and dynamic nature of island biogeographical processes. Factors such as habitat complexity and connectivity, and in the face of the Anthropocene, human disturbance and invasive species, may influence insular communities. The relative importance of these factors, however, ma ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.12520

39. terMITEs: miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements (MITEs) in the termite genome (Blattodea: Termitoidae)

Author:
Andrea Luchetti
Source:
Molecular genetics and genomics 2015 v.290 no.4 pp. 1499-1509
ISSN:
1617-4615
Subject:
life history; transposons; chromosomes; evolution; genome; DNA; models; satellite DNA; insects; Isoptera; Blattodea
Abstract:
... Transposable elements (TEs) are discrete DNA sequences which are able to replicate and jump into different genomic locations. Miniature inverted-repeats TEs (MITEs) are non-autonomous DNA elements whose origin is still poorly understood. Recently, some MITEs were found to contain core repeats that can be arranged in tandem arrays; in some instances, these arrays have even given rise to satellite D ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00438-015-1010-1

40. The thorax of Mantophasmatodea, the morphology of flightlessness, and the evolution of the neopteran insects

Author:
Benjamin Wipfler; Rebecca Klug; Si‐Qin Ge; Ming Bai; Jürgen Göbbels; Xing‐Ke Yang; Thomas Hörnschemeyer
Source:
Cladistics 2015 v.31 no.1 pp. 50-70
ISSN:
0748-3007
Subject:
Orthoptera; Mantophasmatodea; equipment; muscles; Blattodea; monophyly; ice; Grylloblattodea; thorax; insects; Plecoptera
Abstract:
... Mantophasmatodea was described as a new insect order in 2002. Since then, this small group of wingless insects has developed into one of the best investigated insect taxa. Nevertheless, many aspects of mantophasmatodean morphology as well as their evolutionary relationships remain ambiguous. To determine the phylogenetic relationships of Mantophasmatodea based on an extended character set and to e ...
DOI:
10.1111/cla.12068

41. β/δ-PrIT1, a highly insecticidal toxin from the venom of the Brazilian spider Phoneutria reidyi (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)

Author:
Leida Calegário de Oliveira; Fabiana V. Campos; Suely Gomes Figueiredo; Marta N. Cordeiro; Beatriz R. Adaime; Michael Richardson; Adriano M.C. Pimenta; Marie-France Martin-Eauclaire; Paulo S.L. Beirão; Maria Elena De Lima
Source:
Toxicon 2015 v.104 pp. 73-82
ISSN:
0041-0101
Subject:
Blattodea; Mus musculus; Musca domestica; Phoneutria; amino acid sequences; binding sites; brain; dissociation; inhibitory concentration 50; insecticides; insects; lethal dose 50; mice; models; molecular weight; nerve tissue; neurons; rats; sodium channels; synaptosomes; toxins; venoms
Abstract:
... A potent insecticidal toxin, β/δ-PrIT1, molecular mass of 5598.86 [M+H]+, was characterized from Phoneutria reidyi spider venom. Its partial amino acid sequence showed high similarity with insecticidal spider toxins from the genus Phoneutria. β/δ-PrIT1 was very toxic (LD50 = 4 nmol/g) to flies (Musca domestica), but not to mice (Mus musculus). Kinetic studies showed that 125I-β/δ-PrIT1 binds to tw ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.07.010