Members of the order Coleoptera are sometimes referred to as 'living jewels', in allusion to
the strikingly diverse array of iridescence mechanisms and optical effects that have arisen in …

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is the greatest single driver of the global honey bee
health decline. Better understanding of the association of this parasite and its host is critical …

This chapter introduces and descibes the terms used for the identification of adult flies in this
manual, although the discussion of terms is not exclusively restricted to Diptera occurring in …

Applying consistent terminology for morphological traits across different taxa is a highly
pertinent task in the study of morphology and evolution. Different terminologies for the same …

Culicidologia médica: identificação, biologia, epidemiologia Vol. 2 Page 1 Culicidologia
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Los himenópteros pueden ser definidos como «insectos holometábolos haplodiploides con
piezas bucales masticadoras pero que carecen de élitros». Dos de los rasgos derivados …

The global diversity of True Water Beetles, False Water Beetles and Phytophilous Water
Beetles (sensu Jäch, 1998a. In Jäch & Ji (eds), Water Beetles of China, Vol. II. Zoologisch …

The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, is recognised for its use in a forensic context as a
means for estimating the time of colonisation and potentially postmortem interval of …

The extant world genera of the family Hemerobiidae are revised; and the literature on fossil
hemerobiids is reviewed. A key is provided to the 25 extant genera recognized. An …

A phylogenetic analysis of Neuroptera using thirty‐six predominantly morphological
characters of adults and larvae is presented. This is the first computerized cladistic analysis …