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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lin Lu, Christopher H. Dietrich, Yanghui Cao, Yalin Zhang
Summary: Phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences provided strong support for the monophyly of the leafhopper subfamily Typhlocybinae and five previously recognized tribes, but relationships within the tribes were generally poorly resolved. The analysis also indicated that more data are needed to confidently determine the position of the tribes and the earliest diverging lineage within the subfamily.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Jun-Jie Gu, Ziqiang Xu, Rong Huang, Haijian Wang, Yanli Yue, Dong Ren
Summary: The research investigates the wing venation variation among/within species of Prophalangopsidae, suggesting that these characters are reliable for taxonomy, while also highlighting the common variation in wing shape and venation within species. The study indicates the importance of wing venation characters in systematics and phylogenetic analysis.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC PALAEONTOLOGY
(2021)
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Entomology
Adam Tofilski, Eliza Cauia, Adrian Siceanu, Gabriela Oana Visan, Dumitru Cauia
Summary: The study revealed significant changes in wing venation of Romanian honey bees over the past four decades, but the two major subpopulations separated by mountains remain distinct. This suggests that natural variation among honey bees is still preserved despite hybridization between native and non-native bees. To aid in the conservation efforts, a method for identifying native Romanian bees was developed.
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Biology
Isabelle Deregnaucourt, Torsten Wappler, John M. Anderson, Olivier Bethoux
Summary: The wing venation homologies of Protomyrmeleontidae are debated, with a new Triassic species providing an alternative interpretation involving a unique venation pattern. This new interpretation challenges previous understandings and has implications for the systematic classification of these taxa.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Entomology
John F. Lawrence, Yu-Lingzi Zhou, Cate Lemann, Bronte Sinclair, Adam Slipinski
Summary: This study provides detailed illustrations, annotations, and discussions on the hind wings of known families and most subfamilies of Coleoptera, utilizing specific terminology and proposing some changes in nomenclature. The article discusses 21 groups of beetle families based on recent classifications, reviewing the latest research on phylogeny and classification to determine if wing features can support or refute relationships based on recent molecular and morphological analyses.
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Entomology
John F. Lawrence, Yij-Lingzi Zhou, Cate Lemann, Bronte Sinclair, Adam Slipinski
Summary: The second part of this work reviews morphological and systematic studies on Histeridae, Bostrichoidea, Coccinelloidea, Lymexyloidea + Tenebrionoidea, Cleroidea, Cucujoidea, Chrysomeloidea and Curculionoidea, and discusses hind wing structure in each group based on wing images. It also refers to additional published figures and provides comments on wing morphology and its correlation with recent phylogenetic hypotheses. In addition, it briefly discusses important works on relationships of extinct taxa not mentioned in the first part.
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Biology
Eduardo Dominguez, Thomas van de Kamp, Istvan Miko, M. Gabriela Cuezzo, Arnold H. Staniczek
Summary: The bullae on mayfly wings do not contribute to flight as previously thought, but they are crucial for wing bending during the moulting of the subimago. The presence of bullae can be considered as a reliable morphological marker for the subimago life stage.
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Entomology
Isabelle Deregnaucourt, Jeremie Bardin, John M. Anderson, Olivier Bethoux
Summary: This study introduces a new Triassic insect relative with reconstructed wings, contributing to the understanding of evolutionary trends in a group with incomplete fossil remains. The standardized method used for inferring missing parts can be applied broadly to the fossil record of insect wings, providing insights into the morphological diversity and evolutionary relationships within this group. This discovery represents the first ascertained occurrence of a specific group in Gondwana, where the fossil record of Odonata is limited.
ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
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Entomology
Barbara Franielczyk-Pietyra, Malgorzata Kalandyk-Kolodziejczyk, Jowita Drohojowska
Summary: A study found that male Matsucoccus pini insects have only one vein in their wings, debunking the previous belief that there are subcostal and medial veins. The research also identified a cluster of campaniform sensilla on both the dorsal and ventral sides of the wing base, which have not been described before in the family Matsucoccidae. This study has important implications for understanding the structure and function of insect wings.
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Biology
Tomas Dvorak, Wieslaw Krzeminski, Jakub Prokop
Summary: The Polyneopteran clade of insects in the Late Palaeozoic is diverse and has a significant fossil record. This study describes two new taxa, which increase the diversity of Carboniferous insect species. However, it also reveals the limitations of relying solely on wing characters in taxonomy.
HISTORICAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Paleontology
Olivier Bethoux, Rowan E. Norrad, Matthew R. Stimson, Olivia A. King, Luke F. Allen, Isabelle Deregnaucourt, Steven J. Hinds, Jake H. Lewis, Joerg W. Schneider
Summary: The article documents a new species of dragonfly-and damselfly relative, Brunellopteron norradi, based on a specimen found in Canada. It displays unique wing venation patterns and may be closely related to a species from the Moscovian of northern France.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kenny Jandausch, Jan Michels, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav N. Gorb, Thomas van de Kamp, Rolf Georg Beutel, Oliver Niehuis, Hans Pohl
Summary: The study found that females of the twisted-wing parasite species developed tolerance traits by thickening their integument, reducing damage and improving wound healing caused by traumatic insemination. Additionally, the presence of specific reproductive organs and variation in penis shape affected inter- and intraspecific mating competition.
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Biology
Sandra R. Schachat, C. Kevin Boyce, Jonathan L. Payne, David Lentink
Summary: The study found that veins with a diameter above approximately 50 microns conform to Murray's Law, while those below 50 microns become less likely to conform as they narrow. Most of the minute veins that are most likely to deviate from Murray's Law are also most likely to have atrophied, hindering efficient fluid transport. However, veins in many taxa continue to branch distally past areas of atrophy and conform to Murray's Law at larger diameters.
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Plant Sciences
Wilfried Wichard, Marianne Espeland
Summary: This study described two new species belonging to the Cretapsychidae family, expanding the genus to six extinct species found in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2022)
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Paleontology
Olivier Bethoux, John M. Anderson
Summary: The systematics of the Triadophlebiomorpha, a group of often large-sized stem-Odonata, primarily from the Triassic period, is reexamined based on new data and material from South Africa. The delimitation of the genera Reisia and Triadotypus is reconsidered, with the latter being recognized as a junior synonym of the former. The study also provides new insights into wing venation homologies in the group and confirms the placement of certain species to the Triadophlebiomorpha. Furthermore, similarities between South African and Australian Triassic insect faunas are emphasized.
