Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Elena D. Lukashevich
Summary: Immature dipterans are more diverse and abundant in fresh water habitats. The early dipterans from the Middle Triassic likely developed in water and the semi-aquatic lifestyle appears to be ancestral to the order. The absence of dipteran immatures in certain lacustrine formations can be attributed to unfavorable aquatic conditions.
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Zoology
Shaun L. Winterton
Summary: A new species of Amplisegmentum Webb, previously only found in Ecuador, is described from Venezuela. The paper also includes a revised diagnosis of the genus and a key to species.
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Zoology
Rosaly Ale-Rocha, Francisco Limeira-De-Oliveira
Summary: Two new species of the genus Metatrichia from South America are described in this study: Metatrichia barbata sp. nov. and Metatrichia brunneipennis sp. nov. Their relationships with related species were discussed, and Metatrichia bulbosa was recorded in Brazil for the first time. A key to New World species of Metatrichia was also provided.
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Zoology
Michael E. Irwin, Shaun L. Winterton
Summary: Argolepida Metz & Irwin, 2003, a genus of stiletto flies, is revised in this study, with members being diminutive and distinctive, and found only in southern South America. The work includes a redescripton of Argolepida rivulosa (Krober, 1928) and the description and illustration of seven new species, along with a key to species identification.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrizia d'Ettorre, Kazuki Tsuji
Summary: The discovery of ants harvesting nutritious fluid from pupae and feeding it to larvae reveals the importance of social feeding in colony success.
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Zoology
Gabriel M. Bueno, Christian Kehlmaier, Charles Morphy D. Santos
Summary: The genera and species of worldwide wormlions have been listed with detailed references, with the majority of diversity found in the Afrotropical region.
Review
Zoology
Zdravko Hubenov
Summary: This article presents the species, distribution, and zoogeographical classification of dipterans in Bulgaria. The xerothermic oak forests in Bulgaria have the highest number of dipteran species, while the number of endemics is relatively low.
ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
(2022)
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Agronomy
Meeja Seo, Bo Yoon Seo, Gwan Seok Lee, Jum Rae Cho
Summary: E. japonica pupae stored at 4.0 degrees Celsius showed higher emergence rate compared to other temperature conditions, with storage at 10.0 degrees Celsius having a deleterious effect on emergence. Preconditioning by exposing pupae to 10.0 degrees Celsius for 72 hours before storage at 4.0 degrees Celsius resulted in a significantly lower emergence rate. Cold storage duration had a significant effect on emergence, fecundity, and female longevity, with a decrease in quality of parasites over time.
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Zoology
Sol Yepes, Dimitri Forero
Summary: Mallophora Macquart, 1834 is a bee-mimicking genus of Asilidae with over 50 described species in the Neotropical Region. Examination of specimens from Colombia revealed two undescribed species, Mallophora gauteovan sp. nov. and Mallophora kalos sp. nov. Detailed descriptions of these new species, including structures of the face, thorax, male hind leg, abdomen, and hypandrium, are provided with digital photographs for documentation.
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Zoology
Neal L. Evenhuis, Babak Gharali
Summary: The subgenus Empidideicus (Anomaloptilus), which is relatively uncommon, was found to be fairly diverse in Madagascar with eight known species. Seven new endemic species were described in this study. Additionally, a key to the subgenera of Empidideicus and the species of the subgenus Anomaloptilus in Madagascar is provided.
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Entomology
Matthew S. Lehnert, Lauren A. Tarver, Jiansheng Feng
Summary: This study investigates the material properties of prestomal teeth in flies and their relationship to feeding habits. The results show that prestomal teeth are heavily sclerotized and have similar properties to the polymer polycarbonate. The study also suggests that the morphology and material properties of prestomal teeth are more related to feeding habits than to phylogeny.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Juan Pablo Zanotto Arpellino, Miguel Saigo, Luciana Montalto, Mariano Donato
Summary: Urban-industrial contamination in streams affects the functional structure of chironomid assemblages. This study investigates the impact of water quality on the functional diversity of Chironomidae and identifies the biological traits that are associated with water quality variables. The results indicate that functional richness and diversity are negatively influenced by nutrients and depth, while positively influenced by temperature, macrophyte cover, and dissolved oxygen in different seasons. Certain traits, including body size, thoracic horn shape, and current velocity preferences, show significant associations with environmental variables.
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Food Science & Technology
Michal Kurecka, Martin Kulma, Dora Petrickova, Vladimir Plachy, Lenka Kourimska
Summary: Insects, specifically the larvae and pupae of Alphitobius diaperinus, were found to contain high protein and low fat, with a similar essential amino acid profile regardless of their development stage. The essential amino acid index of these insects was comparable to other insects and soybean meal. The pupal stage of A. diaperinus may offer high quality insect protein with low chitin content.
EUROPEAN FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Kai Hu, Zaihua Yang
Summary: In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Parastratiosphecomyia szechuanensis was sequenced and analyzed, revealing a length of 16,414 bp with 37 typical insect mitochondrial genes and a large control region. The phylogenetic analysis based on 13 PCGs nucleotide sequence data demonstrated the monophyly of Stratiomyidae and the sister relationship between Xylomyidae and Stratiomyidae.
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
(2021)
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Zoology
Eugenyi A. Makarchenko, Alexander A. Semenchenko, Dmitry M. Palatov
Summary: Illustrated morphological descriptions of chironomid larvae from subfamily Orthocladiinae Cardiocladius sp. 1, as well as larvae and pupae of Eukiefferiella claripennis group inhabited of Simuliidae pupal cocoons are provided. DNA barcodes of these chironomid species and sequences of their hosts, four species of Liponeura Loew (Blephariceridae) and one species of Simulium aff. variegatum (Simuliidae), are given.
