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Entomology
David Froehlich, Lukas Zangl, Guenther Raspotnig, Stephan Koblmueller
Summary: The variability of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in cuckoo-wasp species is still unknown. In this study, we analyzed the chemical composition of cuticular hydrocarbons in Trichrysis cyanea and found sex-related differences and chemical polymorphism among females. However, the function of this intrasexual variation in CHC profiles remains unclear.
Article
Zoology
Paolo Rosa, Michael Greeff
Summary: This paper presents a catalogue of chrysidid type specimens housed at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich, with revision and discussion of their status. Selected images of primary types are provided, and new replacement names and synonymies are proposed for certain species.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Piotr Olszewski, Eduardas Budrys, Svetlana Orlovskyte, Bogdan Wisniowski, Toshko Ljubomirov
Summary: Nests of Lindenius pygmaeus armatus were studied in northern Poland, specifically in Kowalewo Pomorskie and Sierakowo. The nests were found in sandy areas and wasteland. The authors observed 7 nests and examined the structure of 2 of them. The study also included the presence of parasitoids and the behavior of L. p. armatus on various flower species. Additionally, the article discusses the phylogenetic relationships among Western Palearctic Lindenius species.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Paolo Rosa, Rene Heim, Marco Valerio Bernasconi
Summary: This article presents an illustrated catalogue of the Palaearctic types of species and subspecies described by Walter Linsenmaier in the genus Hedychrum. It mentions that Linsenmaier described 14 taxa of Hedychrum, with most of the primary types deposited in the Natur Museum (Luzern, Switzerland), except for two holotypes which are stored at the Natural History Museum (London) and Naturalis (Leiden). The article also revalidates Hedychrum mithras Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, previously synonymized with Hedychrum luculentum bytinskii Linsenmaier.
Article
Zoology
Daercio A. A. Lucena, Eduardo A. B. Almeida
Summary: The study integrated multiple datasets to reconstruct the evolutionary history of cuckoo wasps through morphological and phylogenetic analyses. Results suggest monophyly of Chrysididae and major lineages diverged during the Early Cretaceous, with subfamily differentiation occurring in the Paleogene and Neogene. Current southern disjunctions are attributed to more recent dispersals and extinctions during the Neogene due to colder climates in northern continents.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Paolo Rosa, Pokkattu Gopi Aswathi, Bogdan Wisniowski, Chenthamarakshan Bijoy
Summary: This review focuses on the genera Trichrysis and Chrysidea from India, providing a description of a new species and revalidating a previously synonymized species. Furthermore, the study records a species for the first time in India and designates a lectotype. Additionally, the transfer of a species from one genus to another is documented, and keys and illustrations for the identification of known species in the country are provided, including one from Sri Lanka.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Jean Pablo Alves de Deus, Caroline Nepomuceno Queiros, Maria Luisa Tunes Buschini
Summary: The solitary wasp Pisoxylon amenkei primarily nests in fragmented parts of the Araucaria forest in Brazil, it is a multivoltine species and remains in diapause during winter and spring. Research suggests that its nest interior design is similar to other species of Pisoxylon and Trypoxylon, with a sex ratio of 1:1.
ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Zoology
P. Girish Kumar, Anil Kumar Dubey
Summary: The digger wasp genus Argogorytes has been newly reported in India with two new species, and a key to the species reported from the Indian subcontinent is provided.
Article
Zoology
C. Binoy, P. Girish Kumar, S. Santhosh
Summary: The new species Dasyproctus geethae Binoy & Girish Kumar sp. nov. is described with illustrations and notes on its biology and ethology. New prey records of Diptera from families Drosophilidae, Hybotidae, Stratiomyidae, and Dolichopodidae are also reported for the genus.
Article
Entomology
Ilyas Can
Summary: This study investigates the forewing abnormalities in 248 species of solitary wasps belonging to the Crabronidae family collected from Turkey. The results show that abnormalities were detected in 37 species, including supernumerary veins, defective veins, and supernumerary cells. The abnormalities were more common in males than females, and the mechanism behind this phenomenon is not yet clear.
JOURNAL OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
David Froehlich, Lukas Zangl, Gunther Raspotnig, Stephan Koblmueller
Summary: Intraspecific variation and sexual dimorphism in wing shape and size is common in winged insects. In this study, we examined the intraspecific variation in wing shape and size in the cuckoo wasp Trichysis cyanea, and found clear sexual dimorphism. This dimorphism may be related to fecundity and increased manoeuvrability of females. This study contributes to our understanding of the evolution of parasitism in hymenopterans.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Volker Mauss, Christophe Praz, Andreas Mueller, Rainer Prosi, Paolo Rosa
Summary: Two nests of Celonites jousseaumei in the Antiatlas in Morocco are described, with one of the brood cells containing a pupa of Spintharina innesi in a cocoon.
JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Zoology
C. Binoy, P. Girish Kumar, Joseph Monks, Altaf Hussain Sheikh
Summary: This article reviews the digger wasp genus Harpactus Shuckard in the Indian subcontinent, and discovers a new species and a rediscovered species. The article provides illustrations of all species, as well as brief diagnoses and a key to species.
Article
Zoology
Varun Saini, Debjani Dey
Summary: A new species of Dasyproctus genus has been described from India, and a checklist of all reported Dasyproctus species from the Indian subcontinent is provided.
Article
Entomology
Varun Saini, Debjani Dey
Summary: The genus Piyuma Pate from India has been reviewed, with a new species described and illustrated, along with the redescriptions of two subspecies. A checklist of all Piyuma species reported from the Indian subcontinent is provided.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sandeep J. Sarde, Klaas Bouwmeester, Jhon Venegas-Molina, Anja David, Wilhelm Boland, Marcel Dicke
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lydia Schmidt, Natalie Wielsch, Ding Wang, Wilhelm Boland, Antje Burse
INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2019)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wilhelm Boland
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Guanjun Li, Stefan Bartram, Huijuan Guo, Axel Mithoefer, Maritta Kunert, Wilhelm Boland
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Nanxia Fu, Zhi-Ling Yang, Yannick Pauchet, Christian Paetz, Wolfgang Brandt, Wilhelm Boland, Antje Burse
INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marcel Ritter, Vincensius S. P. Oetama, Daniel Schulze, Katrin Muetzlaff, Anja K. Meents, Raphael A. Seidel, Helmar Goerls, Matthias Westerhausen, Wilhelm Boland, Georg Pohnert
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2020)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sen Xie, Marine Vallet, Chao Sun, Maritta Kunert, Anja David, Xiancui Zhang, Bosheng Chen, Xingmeng Lu, Wilhelm Boland, Yongqi Shao
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vincensius S. P. Oetama, Stefan Pentzold, Wilhelm Boland
Summary: Chlorophyll degradation in phytophagous insects may provide antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral effects when bound to certain proteins. These products not only offer nutritional value to insects but also provide protection against reactive oxygen species, benefiting both insects and humans.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION C-A JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mohammed Mahmood Sarheed, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maritta Kunert, Wilhelm Boland, Sascha Wetters, Kai Miadowitz, Andrzej Kazmierczak, Vaidurya Pratap Sahi, Peter Nick
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tilottama Mazumdar, Beng Soon Teh, Aishwarya Murali, Wolfgang Schmidt-Heck, Yvonne Schlenker, Heiko Vogel, Wilhelm Boland
Summary: This study investigates the spatial and temporal changes of microbial communities in the larvae of the lepidopteran pest Spodoptera littoralis, as well as the survival strategies of the major gut bacterium E. mundtii in the larval gut.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Oluwatosin Abdulsalam, Katharina Wagner, Sophia Wirth, Maritta Kunert, Anja David, Mario Kallenbach, Wilhelm Boland, Erika Kothe, Katrin Krause
Summary: The ectomycorrhizospheric habitat contains a diverse pool of organisms, including the host plant, mycorrhizal fungi, and other rhizospheric microorganisms. Different signaling molecules may influence the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis. The basidiomycete Tricholoma vaccinum has the potential to produce unique communication molecules for interaction with its coniferous host, Norway spruce.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sophia Wirth, Katrin Krause, Maritta Kunert, Selina Broska, Christian Paetz, Wilhelm Boland, Erika Kothe
Summary: Wood inhabiting fungi release volatiles that play an important role in wood decomposition and have activity against other fungi and bacteria. The volatiles of Schizophyllum commune inhibit fungal growth and modify bacterial motility. The microbial community in the mycosphere of S. commune includes Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Pseudomonadaceae, Sphingomonadaceae, Erwiniaceae, Yersiniaceae and Mariprofundacea as the dominating families, as well as ascomycetes and basidiomycetes in the fungal community.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Oldokh Otgon, Suvd Nadmid, Christian Paetz, Hans-Martin Dahse, Kerstin Voigt, Stefan Bartram, Wilhelm Boland, Enkhmaa Dagvadorj
Summary: Phytochemical investigation of the ethanol extract of underground parts of Iris tenuifolia Pall. resulted in the discovery of five new compounds, including one with high antibacterial activity. In addition, a newly discovered isoflavone showed inhibitory effects against leukemia cells.
Article
Microbiology
Marycolette Ndidi Ezediokpu, Katrin Krause, Maritta Kunert, Dirk Hoffmeister, Wilhelm Boland, Erika Kothe
Summary: Tricholoma vaccinum is an ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete with high host specificity. It is capable of producing multiple sesquiterpenes during co-cultivation with its ectomycorrhizal partner tree, Picea abies. The production of certain compounds changes dynamically during mycorrhizal growth, indicating the involvement of specific biosynthesis genes.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Matias L. Giglio, Wilhelm Boland, Horacio Heras
Summary: This article provides an overview of animal egg toxins, analyzing their chemistry and biosynthesis trends and patterns. It identifies around 100 properly identified egg toxins in 188 species, distributed across 5 phyla. The article proposes a multiparametric classification system and emphasizes the origin, structure, function, and toxicity range of egg toxins, as well as the existence of aposematic coloration in toxic eggs. However, there is still a significant lack of information in this field.
NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS
(2022)