Classical histology or immunohistochemistry combined with fluorescence or confocal laser
scanning microscopy are common techniques in arthropod neuroanatomy, and these …

We report fluid feeding with a sucking pump in the arthropod class Diplopoda, using a
combination of synchrotron tomography, histology, electron microscopy, and three …

In this atlas, 242 species of the Chinese Mecoptera are illustrated. For most species, the
present pictures of the adults and the male genitalia are provided and a geographical …

Insect mouthparts are modified appendages of head segments that are adapted to exploit
different food sources. This chapter describes the general mouthpart morphology of …

Adult hangingflies are very sensitive to humidity, thereby frequently being used as
ecological indicators to assess the degradation of the environment, especially forest …

Insect orders have been defined and stable for decades, with few notable exceptions (eg.,
Blattodea and Psocoptera). One of the few remaining questions of order-level monophyly is …

Nearly all of Earth's ecosystems are suffering rapid and intense environmental changes,
pushing species extinction rates to levels higher than those previously observed in past …

The external and internal head anatomy of Sisyra terminalis is described in detail and
compared with data from literature. A salivary pump consisting of a peculiar reservoir and a …

Mitochondrial genomes play a significant role in reconstructing phylogenetic relationships
and revealing molecular evolution of insects. However, only four mitochondrial genomes …

Non‐invasive imaging techniques like X‐ray computed tomography have become very
popular in zoology, as they allow for simultaneous imaging of the internal and external …