Many bio-inspired robots have been developed so far after careful investigation of animals'
locomotion. To successfully apply the locomotion of natural counterparts to robots for …

Climatic and edaphic conditions in the Amazon basin are ideal for the cultivation of the oil
palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), this has led to a major expansion in plantations in recent …

1. To understand how the semiaquatic bug communities are shaped, it was first verified
whether there was a pattern of co‐occurrence between species. It was subsequently tested …

The presence of environmental conditions that are suitable for the development of
agricultural and cattle-raising activities has favored the expansion of land use in the …

Rhagovelia brunae Magalhães & Moreira sp. nov., collected in the State of Pará, Brazil, is
described, illustrated, and compared with congeners. The new species belongs to the …

Background Gerromorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) comprises more than 2100 species of
semiaquatic bugs, most of which have the ability to walk on the surface of the water. So far …

Rhagovelia apuruaque sp. nov.(Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae), from the commune of
Régina, French Guiana, is described, illustrated, and compared with species of the salina …

Two new species of the salina group of the genus Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Veliidae) from
Colombia are described, illustrated, and included in an updated key. Rhagovelia nuqui sp …

Rhagovelia kararao sp. nov., collected in sandstone caves from northern Brazil, is described
and compared with similar and related species. Rhagovelia pachymeri Nieser & Melo, 1997 …

Rhagovelia Mayr, 1865 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Veliidae) is a species-rich and widespread
genus of semiaquatic bugs, found both in freshwater and coastal marine environments …