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Ecology
Sarah M. McPike, Maya L. Evenden
Summary: In an effort to enhance parasitism of C. fraxinella, lures releasing MeSA and GLVs were tested. More male and female A. polychrosidis were attracted to trees baited with low dose of MeSA + GLVs, but this did not result in an increase in parasitism rate of C. fraxinella. High release rate lures did not enhance attraction of A. polychrosidis to infested ash trees. Parasitism rate was negatively correlated with host density in field experiments.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Entomology
Da-Som Kim, Young-Min Shin, Ji-Young Lee, Bong-Kyu Byun
Summary: This study in Korea described three new species and seven newly recorded species of Caloptilia, totaling 29 species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. The findings are significant in contributing to the understanding of Caloptilia fauna in Korea.
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Zoology
Virginijus Sruoga, Jurate De Prins
Summary: This study reports 18 new species of Acrocercopinae in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 12 of them being new to science. The new species are diagnosed and illustrated, and a new combination name is proposed. New distribution records for several species in Africa are also reported.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tomoko Katte, Shota Shimoda, Takuya Kobayashi, Ayako Wada-Katsumata, Ritsuo Nishida, Issei Ohshima, Hajime Ono
Summary: This study highlights the role of plant chemistry in the host preferences of the leaf-mining moth Acrocercops transecta. The researchers discovered that females from the Lyonia race are attracted to specific triterpenoid glycosides found in Lyonia plants, while they do not lay eggs on Juglans plants. The findings indicate that plant chemicals play a crucial role in determining the host selection of phytophagous insects.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Zoology
Tengteng Liu, Encui Wang, Yurong Jiang, Zhongfeng Jiang, Bin Jiang, Kaijiang Teng
Summary: The subfamily Parornichinae and the genus Parornix Spuler, 1910 are reported for the first time in China. Two new species, P. sinensis Liu, sp. n. and P. yuliella Liu & Teng, sp. n., feeding on Amygdalus davidiana and Cerasus japonica respectively, are described and illustrated. A Maximum Likelihood tree based on DNA barcodes is provided for species separation, along with reference barcodes for the new species.
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Plant Sciences
Pisal Chheang, David H. Hembry, Gang Yao, Shi-Xiao Luo
Summary: This study investigated the pollination biology and species-specificity of five Glochidion species in tropical Southeast Asia (Cambodia). The findings revealed that at least three Glochidion species in Cambodia are pollinated by seed-parasitic leafflower moths. The multilocus phylogenetic analysis also identified five minimally monophyletic leafflower moth clades, each pollinating a unique Glochidion host species.
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Zoology
Da-som Kim, Bong-kyu Byun
Summary: This study describes three species of the genus Eteoryctis from Korea, including a new species, E. minimus. The presence of E. picrasmae in Korea is also reported for the first time. Adults and genitalia of all species are described and illustrated, and a key to the species of Eteoryctis in Korea is provided.
Article
Zoology
Ming Lu, Wei Li, Peng Liu, Tengteng Liu
Summary: A new species of Phyllonorycter, named Phyllonorycter bilobae T. Liu sp. n., is described in this study. It was found in Shaanxi and Shandong provinces in China, feeding on Grewia biloba var. biloba G. Don and G. biloba var. parviflora (Bunge) Hand.-Mazz. Detailed distribution data of another Phyllonorycter species, P. issikii, in Shandong province is also provided.
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Ecology
Thijmen Breeschoten, M. Eric Schranz, Erik H. Poelman, Sabrina Simon
Summary: Polyphagous insects exhibit specialization in feeding on different host plants and their transcriptional plasticity is highly species-specific. High herbivore success on specific host plants is driven by species-specific transcriptional plasticity, and more distantly related species show convergence in the expression of multiple homologous genes. Specific transcriptional responses are observed within phylogenetic lineages.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Shigeki Kobayashi, Chris A. Johns, Akito Y. Kawahara
Summary: Philodoria Walsingham, 1907 is a threatened, Hawaiian endemic genus of leaf-mining moths, with many new species described, but lacking detailed ecological and distribution information. Many species are at risk of extinction and immediate conservation measures are needed to protect them.
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Zoology
Natalia Kirichenko, Evgeny N. Akulov, Paolo Triberti, Sergey A. Belokobylskij
Summary: A new leaf-mining moth species, Micrurapteryx baranchikovi, was discovered in the Republic of Khakassia, Russia, feeding on Thermopsis lanceolata. The study provides morphological, biological, and DNA barcode data of the new species, as well as discussing its pest status in the region. Additionally, several parasitoid wasps were identified, including novel records for the Republic of Khakassia, and a new DNA barcode reference sequence was obtained for A. fuscipennis.
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Agronomy
Patrick M. Dourado, Laura M. Pantoja-Gomez, Renato J. Horikoshi, Renato A. Carvalho, Celso Omoto, Alberto S. Correa, Jae H. Kim, Samuel Martinelli, Graham P. Head
Summary: The Old-World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, showed higher viability on cotton, followed by other crops commonly cultivated in Brazil. Noncotton C(3)hosts were the major source of H. armigera moths in all regions, with C(4)hosts being important in regions where winter maize is cultivated. Regional differences in host use and population dynamics may be attributed to variation in alternative host utilization and the possible occurrence of facultative diapause and migration.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Ecology
Jonathan T. D. Finch, Sally A. Power, Justin A. Welbergen, James M. Cook
Summary: This study surveyed multiple populations of Phyllanthaceae plants and their Epicephala pollinators, finding a strong correlation between fruit abundance and adult Epicephala activity, indicating the stability of these mutualisms. Results showed that Epicephala moths use diapause at different lifecycle stages to adapt to the variable phenology of host plants.
BMC ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Jun Wu, Alexey Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
Summary: Four new insect species from southwestern China are described in this article. Two of them are reported for the first time in China. The article provides illustrations of the adults and genitalia of these species, as well as a checklist for the treated genera.
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Zoology
Jun Wu, Alexey Solovyev, Hui-Lin Han
Summary: This paper reports two new species and two newly recorded species from China, including some genera new to China.
