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1. Host species identity shapes the diversity and structure of insect microbiota

Author:
Antonino Malacrinò
Source:
Molecular ecology 2022 v.31 no.3 pp. 723-735
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
diet; hosts; insect nutrition; insect taxonomy; insects; microbiome; microorganisms; phylogeny; reproduction; surveys
Abstract:
... As for most of the life that inhabits our planet, microorganisms play an essential role in insect nutrition, reproduction, defence, and support their host in many other functions. More recently, we assisted to an exponential growth of studies describing the taxonomical composition of bacterial communities across insects' phylogeny. However, there is still an outstanding question that needs to be a ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.16285

2. Machine learning for expert‐level image‐based identification of very similar species in the hyperdiverse plant bug family Miridae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera)

Author:
Alexander Popkov; Fedor Konstantinov; Vladimir Neimorovets; Alexey Solodovnikov
Source:
Systematic entomology 2022 v.47 no.3 pp. 487-503
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Adelphocoris; automation; data collection; entomology; equipment; genitalia; image analysis; insect taxonomy; insects; model validation; neural networks; species identification
Abstract:
... Deep learning algorithms and particularly convolutional neural networks are very successful in pattern recognition from images and are increasingly employed in biology. The development of automated systems for rapid and reliable species identification is vital for insect systematics and may revolutionize this field soon. In this study, we demonstrate the ability of a convolutional neural network t ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12543

3. Sizing the Knowledge Gap in Taxonomy: The Last Dozen Years of Aphidiinae Research

Author:
Andjeljko Petrović
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Braconidae; biodiversity; insect taxonomy; introduced species; new species
Abstract:
... Taxonomic impediment is one of the main roadblocks to managing the current biodiversity crisis. Insect taxonomy is the biggest contributor to the taxonomic impediment, both in terms of the knowledge gap and the lack of experts. With this study, we tried to size the knowledge gap by analyzing taxonomical studies on the subfamily Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) conducted from 2010 to 2021. All ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13020170

4. Taxonomic revision of the minute litter bug subgenus Schizoptera (Zygophleps) McAtee & Malloch, 1925 (Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha: Schizopteridae)

Author:
Flavio Albuquerque; Jose A.M. Fernandes; Christiane Weirauch
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2022 v.53 no.4 pp. 335-399
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Heteroptera; fossils; insect taxonomy; males; monophyly; taxonomic keys; taxonomic revisions; Brazil; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Guatemala; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract:
... Schizoptera Fieber is a monophyletic and the largest genus of minute litter bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Dipsocoromorpha). Its current concept is supported by a recent molecular phylogeny and comprises nearly 90 described extant and two fossil species divided into four subgenera: Schizoptera (Cantharocoris), Schizoptera (Odontorhagus), Schizoptera (Schizoptera) and Schizoptera (Zygophleps). We he ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10029

5. What's hot and what's not – Identifying publication trends in insect ecology

Author:
Nigel R. Andrew; Maldwyn J. Evans; Lauren Svejcar; Kit Prendegast; Luis Mata; Heloise Gibb; Marisa J. Stone; Philip S. Barton
Source:
Austral ecology 2022 v.47 no.1 pp. 5-16
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
cold; entomology; insect ecology; insect taxonomy; insects; life history; ontogeny; parasitoids; reproduction
Abstract:
... Research disciplines in science have historically developed in silos but are increasingly multidisciplinary. Here, we assessed how the insect ecology literature published in ecological and entomological journals has developed over the last 20 years and which topics have crossed discipline boundaries. We used structural topic modelling to assess research trends from 34 304 articles published in six ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.13052

6. The genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis

Author:
Thaynara L. Pacheco; Benedict Wipfler; Marcela L. Monné; Dirk Ahrens
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2022 v.53 no.4 pp. 400-441
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Scarabaeidae; aedeagus; insect taxonomy; lectotypes; monophyly; new species; taxonomic keys; Bolivia; Ecuador
Abstract:
... Here we revise the taxonomy of the South American genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 and perform a phylogenetic analysis based on 126 morphological characters. We propose one new synonym, Raysymmela pallipes (Blanchard, 1850) (= Symmela boliviensis Moser, 1919 syn. n.), and three new combinations, Raysymmela costaricensis (Moser, 1924) comb. n., Raysymmela seticollis (Moser, 1921) comb. n., and Raysymm ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10031

7. A new subgenus of Epeorus and its five species from China (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)

Author:
Ma Zhenxing; Zhou Changfa
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2022 v.53 no.3 pp. 264-303
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Heptageniidae; color; evolution; imagos; insect taxonomy; new species; new subgenus; penis; China
Abstract:
... A new subgenus, Siniron subgen. n., is established for five Chinese species of Epeorus Eaton, 1881 to recognize their distinct difference from other subgenera: 1) in nymphs, tergalius I widely expanded anteriorly while tergalius VII curved but unfolded, well developed paired spines on abdominal terga; 2) in adults, unique coloration of wings, penis with distinct median titillators. Among them, nym ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10028

8. Abundance and species composition of synchronous flashing firefly at Sungai Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Author:
Lailatul-Nadhirah Asri; Nur-Athirah Abdullah; Azman Sulaiman; Muhammad Hazwan Mohd Asri; Norela Sulaiman; Engku Muhamad Faris Engku Nasrullah Satiman; Shahril Mod Husin; Aisah Md Shukor; Nurul Darsani Amat Darbis
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 2021 v.41 no.2 pp. 1095-1106
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
Lampyridae; Sonneratia caseolaris; air temperature; ecological studies; humidity; insect taxonomy; insects; rivers; species diversity; wind speed; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The ecological study of synchronous firefly from the genus Pteroptyx was conducted at Sungai Rembau, Negeri Sembilan. It involved year–long sampling efforts during night time from November 2017 until October 2018. A total of 20 sampling stations were selected along 5.59 km stretch of the river with an interval ranging between 100 to 500 m. Sampling was carried out using sweeping net, randomly for ...
DOI:
10.1007/s42690-020-00295-5

9. Calcatedessa gen.n. a new genus sister to Grammedessa Correia & Fernandes (Heteroptera, Pentatomidae, Edessinae) based on a cladistic analysis

Author:
Paulo Augusto Lima da Silva; José Antônio Marin Fernandes
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2021 v.53 no.2 pp. 200-220
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Edessa; Neotropics; insect taxonomy; monophyly; new genus; new species; nomen novum; paper; taxonomic keys; Brazil; French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname
Abstract:
... Grammedessa Correia & Fernandes, 2016 is a genus raised to include some species of Edessa Fabricius, 1803 that is a very common group of stink bugs inhabiting only the Neotropical region. Grammedessa was proposed excluding a few species that were morphologically similar but not completely fitting in the diagnostic requirements of the genus. Grammedessa was also proposed without considering a phylo ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10025

10. Cercopidae spittle-bugs (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha) of Madagascar: a new species of Bourgoinrana and revision of the Locris species

Author:
Emilien Bouteille; Maxime Le Cesne; Adeline Soulier-Perkins
Source:
ZooKeys 2021 v.1023 pp. 29-47
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Cercopidae; indigenous species; insect morphology; insect taxonomy; male genitalia; males; new combination; new species; taxon descriptions; taxonomic keys; taxonomic revisions; zoological illustration; Madagascar
Abstract:
... The Locris species and subspecies from Madagascar are revised and a new combination is proposed: Locrisjohannaevar.nigrolimbata Lallemand, 1910 to L. nigrolimbata comb. nov. Illustrations and description of male terminalia are given for the first time for the three Locris species and an identification key is provided. A new species of the Malagasy endemic genus Bourgoinrana Soulier-Perkins, 2012 i ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1023.58733

11. Do amateurs and citizen science fill the gaps left by scientists?

Author:
Colin Fontaine; Benoît Fontaine; Anne-Caroline Prévot
Source:
Current opinion in insect science 2021 v.46 pp. 83-87
ISSN:
2214-5745
Subject:
citizen science; insect ecology; insect taxonomy; insects; society
Abstract:
... The diversity of insects is tremendous and so is the effort needed to assess it in order to better understand insect ecology as well as their role for the functioning of ecosystems. While the interest of academics and naturalists for these species has always existed, it is only recently that such interest started to reach society more generally. From insect taxonomy and distribution to the collect ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cois.2021.03.001

12. First record of female pleasing lacewings of Berothellinae (Neuroptera: Dilaridae) with a description of two new species of Berothella Banks from China

Author:
Yuchen Zheng; Xingyue Liu
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2021 v.52 no.5 pp. 575-591
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Neuroptera; evolution; female genitalia; females; insect taxonomy; males; new species; sexual dimorphism; China
Abstract:
... Pleasing lacewings (Neuroptera: Dilaridae) are a group of Neuroptera well known for the sexually dimorphic antennae (unipectinate in male, filiform in female). However, in the dilarid genus, Berothella Banks, 1934, the male antennae are not pectinate but thickly filiform. The genus is the sole representative of the recently established subfamily Berothellinae Liu, U. Aspöck & H. Aspöck, 2017, and ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10019

13. First report of insulin receptor in thysanoptera and its expression variation with development of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Author:
Yonggyun Kim; Donghyun Lee; Shabbir Ahmed
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2021 v.24 no.4 pp. 1004-1009
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
Frankliniella occidentalis; adults; amino acid sequences; diet; entomology; genes; insect development; insect taxonomy; insects; insulin; insulin receptors; peptides; pupae; starvation
Abstract:
... Insulin signaling is required for insect development. Insulin-like peptides and their signalings have been extensively assessed in various insects. However, little is known about them in Thysanoptera. This study identified the first insulin receptor in Thysanoptera using western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. A single Fo-InR (F. occidentalis insulin receptor) gene is encoded in its gen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2021.09.007

14. Freshwater insects CONUS: A database of freshwater insect occurrences and traits for the contiguous United States

Author:
Laura Twardochleb; Ethan Hiltner; Matthew Pyne; Phoebe Zarnetske
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2021 v.30 no.4 pp. 826-841
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
Coleoptera; Diptera; Ephemeroptera; Hemiptera; Lepidoptera; Megaloptera; Neuroptera; Odonata; Plecoptera; Trichoptera; animals; biogeography; computer software; databases; freshwater; functional diversity; georeferencing; insect taxonomy; insects; life history; streams; water quality
Abstract:
... MOTIVATION: Freshwater insects comprise 60% of freshwater animal diversity; they are widely used to assess water quality, and they provide prey for numerous freshwater and terrestrial taxa. Our knowledge of the distribution of freshwater insect diversity in the USA is incomplete because we lack comprehensive, standardized data on their distributions and functional traits at the scale of the contig ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.13257

15. Integrative taxonomic revision of the New Caledonian endemic genus Taophila Heller (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)

Author:
Leonardo Platania; Jesús Gómez-Zurita
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2021 v.53 no.2 pp. 111-184
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; fauna; indigenous species; insect taxonomy; introgression; models; new species; paraphyly; taxonomic revisions; New Caledonia
Abstract:
... There are 96 endemic species of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) described from New Caledonia, but some estimates propose that the actual number could be at least twice this figure. Not surprisingly, when a particular species assemblage has been revised, the number of species in that group increases significantly. Here, we revise the New Caledonian endemic genus Taophila Heller, 1916, the be ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10021

16. Integrative taxonomy of the seasonally polyphenic scorpionfly Panorpa liui Hua, 1997 (Mecoptera: Panorpidae)

Author:
Ning Li; Lu Jiang; Ji-Shen Wang; Bao-Zhen Hua
Source:
Organisms, diversity, & evolution 2021 v.21 no.3 pp. 533-545
ISSN:
1439-6092
Subject:
Panorpa; color; conspecificity; genes; genetic variation; genotype; geometry; insect taxonomy; mitochondria; morphometry; phylogeny; polyphenism; spring; summer; China
Abstract:
... Seasonal polyphenism is a phenomenon where two or more phenotypes are produced from a single genotype in different seasons. This phenomenon, a special type of phenotypic plasticity, is one of the major reasons for the success of insects and is also one of the primary sources of synonymy generations in insect taxonomy. Two nominal scorpionflies, Panorpa liui Hua, 1997 and Panorpa jilinensis Zhou, 2 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13127-021-00498-9

17. A Korean species review of the genus Euplectus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Euplectitae)

Author:
Ui-Joung Byeon; Sun-Jae Park; A-Young Kim; Jong-Seok Park
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity(Online) 2021 v.14 no.1 pp. 127-131
ISSN:
2287-884X
Subject:
Staphylinidae; insect morphology; insect taxonomy; new geographic records; redescriptions; taxonomic keys; zoogeography; zoological illustration; North Korea; South Korea
Abstract:
... A taxonomic review of Korean species of the genus Euplectus Leach is present. Two species are documented, Euplectus gibbipalpis Löbl and E. domefactus (Kurbatov). They are recorded from South Korea for the first time though the former species was described from North Korea. Redescriptions, images of morphological features, and distribution map are provided, as well as a key to Korean species. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.japb.2020.12.003

18. The Lepidoptera of Cuatrociénegas Protected Area 1. A new species in the genus Callistege Hübner, [1823] (Erebidae, Erebinae, Euclidiini) from the Chihuahuan Desert, Coahuila, Mexico

Author:
Nicholas T. Homziak; David C. Lightfoot; Eric H. Metzler; Kelly B. Miller
Source:
ZooKeys 2021 v.1044 pp. 783-796
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Erebidae; conservation areas; desert insects; female genitalia; females; imagos; indigenous species; insect collection; insect morphology; insect taxonomy; male genitalia; males; moths; new species; taxon descriptions; wetlands; zoogeography; zoological illustration; Chihuahuan Desert; Mexico; New Mexico
Abstract:
... A new species of Callistege Hübner, [1823] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Erebinae, Euclidiini) is described from Cuatrociénegas Protected Area and Biosphere Preserve in Coahuila, Mexico. Adult male and female moths are illustrated, including genitalia. Callistege clara Homziak & Metzler, sp. nov. is one of 27 new species of insects discovered during an inventory survey of arthropods of White Sands Natio ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1044.59773

19. Morphological evidence for paraphyly of Holopothrips Hood (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae), a Neotropical genus of gall-inducing thrips

Author:
Mariana F. Lindner; Augusto Ferrari; Adriano Cavalleri
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution v.52 no.4 pp. 477-500
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Neotropics; Phlaeothripidae; gall-inducing insects; insect taxonomy; monophyly; paraphyly
Abstract:
... Holopothrips is a diverse group of thrips associated to galls in the Neotropics, with a variety of host plants and wide morphological diversity. Relationships to other Neotropical groups have been proposed, but are still untested, and the monophyly of the genus remains doubtful. Here, we perform a phylogenetic analysis of Holopothrips, based on morphological characters. A total of 87 species were ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10017

20. The Neotropical ant-parasitic genus Neodohrniphora Malloch (Diptera: Phoridae): a taxonomic revision with seven new species and key to species

Author:
Thalles Platiny Lavinscky Pereira; Brian V. Brown; Silvio S. Nihei
Source:
Insect systematics & evolution 2022 v.53 no.3 pp. 304-334
ISSN:
1399-560X
Subject:
Neotropics; Phoridae; evolution; females; holotypes; insect taxonomy; neotypes; new species; ovipositor; taxonomic keys; taxonomic revisions
Abstract:
... The Neotropical ant-parasitic genus Neodohrniphora Malloch is revised based on female specimens. Herein, eleven species are studied, seven of which are new to science: N. canina sp. nov., N. gigantea sp. nov., N. mokana sp. nov., N. pseudoacromyrmecis sp. nov., N. queirozi sp. nov., N. rapunzelae sp. nov., and N. truncata sp. nov. Neodohrniphora wasmanni Borgmeier is revalidated and two new synony ...
DOI:
10.1163/1876312X-bja10030