In this review article the available information on the wing dimorphism/polymorphism
occurring at non-phytophagous Heteroptera is reviewed from a functional viewpoint. This …

Water crickets of the subfamily Haloveliinae are semi‐aquatic bugs occurring in freshwater
and marine habitats throughout the Indo‐Australian region, presently including six genera …

Cylindrostethus Fieber, 1861 is one of the most striking genera of water striders (Insecta:
Hemiptera: Gerridae) and has Pantropical distribution. Members of this group can be …

Fossilized mating insects are irreplaceable material for comprehending the evolution of the
mating behaviours and life-history traits in the deep-time record of insects as well as the …

Sexual conflict can drive the divergence of male and female phenotypes and cross-species
comparative analyses have documented patterns of correlated evolution of sex-specific traits …

Despite extensive morphological and molecular studies, the phylogenetic interrelationships
within the infraorder Brachyura and the phylogenetic positions of many taxa remain …

Palaeogeological events and climate oscillations profoundly impact the demographics and
distributions of small-range species, increasing the extinction risk. The largest water strider …

Gerromorpha Popov, 1971 is a fascinating and diverse insect lineage that evolved about
200 Mya to spend their entire life cycle on the air–water interface and have since colonized …

Abstract Semiaquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Gerromorpha) are small to mid-sized
insects, currently represented by more than 2,100 known species distributed on all …

Conflicts of interest over reproduction between males and females are widespread in
sexually reproducing species. This is exemplified in water striders (Gerridae), where females …