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Environmental adaptation and genetic variations in geographically isolated Emma field crickets Teleogryllus emma (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Tetsuo Arai, Miwa Tanaka (UEDA), Chiaki Arikawa (ANDO), Momoko Kiyota, Sinzo Masaki
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Possible mechanisms mitigating reproductive interference supposed between Xylena fumosa (Butler) and X. formosa (Butler) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Xyleninae), both by-captured in a commercial pheromone trap for Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Katsuyuki Kohno, Hiroyuki Iida
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Estimating the potential distribution of yellow spotted stink bug (Erthesina fullo) using ecological niche models Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Gengping Zhu, Tatiana N. Bush, Katherine S. Burgstahler, Nathaniel Green, Hannah Cook, Emily Rampone, Salena Helmreich, Riley M. Reed, Joshua M. Milnes, David W. Crowder
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Discovery of a new population of the endangered giant water bug Kirkaldyia deyrolli (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) in Kyushu and evaluation of their genetic structure Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Tomoya Suzuki, Hidetaka Ichiyanagi, Shin-ya Ohba
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Morphology and behavior of ergatandromorph in Camponotus yamaokai Terayama & Satoh, 1990 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Kazuma Chiyoda, Hiro Yoshimura, Kanata Inoue, Kazuhisa Yamasaki, Toshiyuki Satoh, Satoshi Koyama
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Larval instar estimation and ultra-structural analysis of Aphaenogaster cristata (Forel, 1902) and Aphaenogaster pachei (Forel, 1906) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Himalayas Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Himender Bharti, Jaspreet Kaur, Eduardo G. P. Fox, Meenakshi Bharti
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Temporal and spatial patterns of foraging in two syntopic ant species, Manica yessensis and Formica lemani, on Mount Fuji, Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-24 Keiichi Masuko
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First record of Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in North America, with a description of the fundatrix form in Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Nathan P. Havill, Shigehiko Shiyake, Deanna Zembrzuski, Robert G. Foottit, Bryan M. T. Brunet
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Oviposition preference for spherical surfaces is shared among multiple Drosophila species except D. melanogaster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Junichi Akutsu, Takashi Matsuo
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The ant Lasius niger shows no relationship between task efficiency and body size variation among workers Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Mateusz Okrutniak, Irena M. Grześ, Anna K. Kucharska, Filip Turza, Małgorzata Zimocha, Sabrina Kerdiane, Patryk Jabłoński
In ants, workers of different sizes may perform various tasks, even in so-called monomorphic species with relatively low body size variation. However, it is unclear if the body size diversity of monomorphic workers correlates with task efficiency, especially in stressful contingencies. Here we tested if the body size variation of workers corresponds with its efficiency in transferring pupae. Transferring
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Pupal warning color development in above-ground pupating species but cryptic color in ground-surface pupating species of the nine-spotted diurnal moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-08-01 Makoto Tsubuki, Hidemori Yazaki, Fumio Hayashi
Insects usually have cryptic colors to avoid detection by visually hunting predators. However, if the insects acquire toxic or repellent substances against predators, some of them develop conspicuous coloration to exhibit their unpalatability. Such warning colors allow insects to survive. In the nine-spotted diurnal moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini), we found the above-ground pupating species
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First observation of Lethocerus cordofanus (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) preying on Afronycteris nana (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Kelvin Chen, Mark Massaad, Ricardo De Lima, Ana Rainho, Ricardo Rocha
Giant water bugs (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae) are key predators in freshwater ecosystems and have been reported to feed on several species of vertebrates, including fishes, amphibians and reptiles. Here, we report the opportunistic predation of an adult female vesper bat (Afronycteris nana) by a giant water bug (Lethocerus cordofanus) in a temporary pond in a rice paddy in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
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Invasive diatom, Cymbella janischii adhering on body surface of native aquatic beetles, Grouvellinus nitidus (Elmidae) and Ectopria opaca (Psephenidae) in Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Masakazu Hayashi
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Possible Batesian mimicry to sexually different models in the tussock moth Numenes albofascia with a great sexual color dimorphism Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Hidemori Yazaki, Fumio Hayashi
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Protective function of maternal care against egg predators in the shield bug Sastragala esakii (Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Kou Nishimura, Shin-ichi Kudo, Takahiro Hosokawa
Females of many acanthosomatid shield bugs attend eggs and young nymphs by covering them with their bodies. Although such form of maternal care has been suggested to have evolved independently in four genera, Elasmucha, Sastragala, Acanthosoma and Sinopla, previous studies exploring its adaptive function have solely focused on species of Elasmucha. This study pioneered an experimental examination of
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Pupal RNA interference methods for analyzing adult development in stag beetles Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Jin Hagiwara, Leon Nozawa, Itsuki Ohtsu, Tadashi Shinohara, Hiroki Gotoh
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A solanum beetle on a fabaceous weed: Possible rapid progress of adaptation to a novel host-plant in a geographical context Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Naoyuki Fujiyama, Hideki Ueno, Sih Kahono, Sri Hartini, Haruo Katakura
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Difference in the responses of male cicada Meimuna opalifera to the two parts of conspecific calling song Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Takeru Kodama, Eiiti Kasuya, Haruki Tatsuta
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It is not only group size: Soldiers also modulate the tolerance to insecticide in termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Sara Y. M. Watanabe, Larissa F. Ferreira, Marília R. P. Cruz, Ana P. A. Araújo, Og Desouza, Paulo F. Cristaldo
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The second phantom aquatic leaf beetle in Japan: Macroplea mutica rediscovery in the wetlands (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Naoyuki Nakahama, Ryosuke Okano, Yuichiro Nishimoto, Yusuke Nakatani, Asato Noishiki, Naoki Ogawa
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Phylogenetic and morphological analyses of Japanese Aquarius water strider, with a new synonym Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Naoki Hiraishi, Tomoya Suzuki, Ryosuke Matsushima, Shin-ya Ohba
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Effect of male–female relatedness on aggression and inbreeding in an egg parasitoid wasp Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Si-Yu Yin, Yu-Mei Tao, Peng-Cheng Liu
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Notes on the foraging habits of adult Protohermes dobsonflies (Megaloptera: Corydalidae): Further evidence for anthophilous megalopterans Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Naoto Sugiura, Kei-ichiro Shikata, Satoshi Miyazaki
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Discovery of unknown new ponds occupied by the endangered giant water bug Kirkaldyia deyrolli (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Belostomatidae) by combining environmental DNA and capture surveys Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Shigeki Ogata, Atsuhiro Nishiwaki, Kanji Yamazoe, Kyoko Sugai, Teruhiko Takahara
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Myrmecophily of Horniolus fortunatus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Hiroyuki Yoshitomi
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Myrmecophily of the enigmatic stag beetle Torynognathus chrysomelinus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae) with remarks on adult morphology, immature stages, and systematic position Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Showtaro Kakizoe, Shunsuke Kakinuma, Konosuke Hoshino, Rosli Hashim, Nurul Ashikin Abdullah, Munetoshi Maruyama
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The phylogeography of the stag beetle Dorcus montivagus (Coleoptera, Lucanidae): Comparison with the phylogeography of its specific host tree, the Japanese beech Fagus crenata Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-02-04 Gaku Ueki, Koji Tojo
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Functional, genetic, and structural constraints on the exaggeration and diversification of male genital morphology in Ohomopterus ground beetles Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Karen Terada, Sougo Takahashi, Yasuoki Takami
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Rapid bluing and slow browning: reversible body color change according to ambient temperature in damselfly Indolestes peregrinus (Ris, 1916) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Yuki Hasebe, Yuta Nagano, Tomoyuki Yokoi
Variation in body color occurs in many animals, and its function differs by species. Some species use multiple colors to create different effects. Most dragonflies change their body color unilaterally with maturation, whereas in a few species these changes are reversible. Both sexes of the damselfly Indolestes peregrinus show temperature-dependent reversible body color changes, with a brown color when
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Inferring feeding habits of Carabidae (Coleoptera) larvae based on mandible morphology: Case studies of Lesticus magnus and Chlaenius costiger Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-15 Kôji Sasakawa
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Altitudinal distribution and seasonal life cycle of drosophilid flies (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in central Japan, with reference to their biogeographic features Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2023-01-08 Katsura Beppu, Masahito T. Kimura
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Effects of starvation on the fighting ability of invasive and autochthonous ants Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-12-15 Filippo Frizzi, Paride Balzani, Clara Frasconi Wendt, Alberto Masoni, Elisa Carta, Maria Rita Innocenti, Giacomo Santini
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Establishment of a laboratory-rearing technique for the rove beetle Anotylus amicus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) with investigations of its life cycle, behavior and morphological variations Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-29 Motoharu Okuzono, Makoto Tokuda
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Unusual mitochondrial tRNA rearrangements in stingless bee Tetragonula pagdeni and phylogenetic analysis Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Cheng-Ye Wang, Pan-Li Yang, Min Zhao, Huan-Li Xu, Li-Ning Liu, Ying Feng, Shi-Jie Wang
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Contribution of visual stimuli to mating and fighting behaviors of Drosophila prolongata Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-22 Ayumi Takau, Takashi Matsuo
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Silk-assisted hatching of the Japanese bagworm moth Eumeta variegata (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Nobuto Yamada, Taiyo Yoshioka, Aki Sagisaka, Tsunenori Kameda, Ryoko T. Ichiki
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Laboratory evaluation of leguminous plants for the development and reproduction of the bean bug Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-11 Yu Gao, Lei Chen, Ying-lu Hu, Xin-yue Tian, Yue-ying Wang, Zi-jie Wang, Yi-jin Zhao, Jin-bu Li, Shu-sen Shi
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Spatial and climatic analyses for predicting potential distribution of an invasive ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-13 Jae-Min Jung, Se-Hyun Kim, Sunghoon Jung, Wang-Hee Lee
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Hundreds of billions of silent outbreaks: A historic outbreak record of the gall midge Schizomyia castanopsisae (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on the Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan, and its potential mechanism Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Makoto Tokuda, Kota Kawauchi, Hiroki Matsuda, Akinori Naito, Yoshifumi So, Ayman Khamis Elsayed, Takeshi Kikuchi, Nobuhiko Kotaka
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Behavioral manipulation in two sheet web weaver-spider by the parasitoid wasp, Eruga unilabiana Pádua & Sobczak, 2018 (hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-05 Luis Campili Pereira, German Antonio Villanueva-Bonilla, Raul Azevedo, Jober Fernando Sobczak
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Sandy beach dwelling crickets (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae) have no preference for substrates that match their body color Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Riho Sato, Takashi Kuriwada
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Photoperiodic control of protogyny in the lawn ground cricket, Polionemobius mikado (Orthoptera: Trigonidiidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-09-11 Kazuhiro Tanaka
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Morphological characteristics of the nymphal stages of the giant Asian mantis, Hierodula chinensis Werner (Mantodea: Mantidae), an alien species in Japan, with remarks on its identification Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Raito Ioka, Shouhei Ueda, Norio Hirai
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Evidence in stable isotope ratios for lichen-feeding by Lithosiini moths from a tropical rainforest but not from a temperate forest Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-29 Hasumi Kawagoe, Takao Itioka, Fujio Hyodo, Asano Iku, Usun Shimizu-kaya, Paulus Meleng
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Review of the genera Norellisoma Hendel and Milania Šifner (Diptera: Scanthophagidae) from Japan, with description of a new species Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-04 Mitsuhiro Iwasa, Hitoshi Sasaki
The Japanese species of the genera Norellisoma Hendel, 1910 and Milania Šifner, 2010 of the Scathophagidae are reviewed. Of the three species of Norellisoma, N. ezoensis sp. nov. is described as new to science from Hokkaido, northern Japan. Generic redefinition of Milania and redescriptions of M. agrion (Séguy) and M. longiabdomina (Sun) are presented together with figures of diagnostic characteristics
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Rediscovery of Macroplea japana (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae), an aquatic leaf beetle once thought to be extinct in Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-07-02 Makoto Kato, Teiji Sota
Macroplea japana (Jacoby, 1885) has not been collected in Japan since the 1960s and was thought to be locally extinct. Recently, we collected this species from submerged aquatic plants growing in the nearshore zone of Lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture, where it had previously been recorded from the stomach contents of pochards in the 1950s. We conducted a molecular phylogenetic analysis to identify the phylogenetic
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Host-use ability of a population of the herbivorous ladybird beetle Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata depending on Solanum megacarpum in northern Honshu, Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Naoyuki Fujiyama
Investigating the well-established relationships between insects and novel host plants will shed light on numerous aspects of evolution and ecology of phytophagous insects. However, in these systems, it is not always clear which plants were originally used as insect hosts, and how the focal insects adapted to the original host(s), before establishing the novel insect–host relationships. Henosepilachna
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Larval feeding habits of the large-bodied diving beetle Cybister rugosus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) under laboratory conditions Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Shun Yamasaki, Kohei Watanabe, Shin-ya Ohba
The population of the diving beetle Cybister rugosus (Macleay, 1825) has been declining in recent years, and it is designated as “Vulnerable” (VU) in the Red List of Japan. However, there have been no quantitative studies on the feeding habits of the larval stage of this beetle. Revealing the feeding habits is indispensable for understanding the life history of C. rugosus. In the current study, we
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Coexistence mechanisms of Colocasiomyia species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) sharing inflorescences of Alocasia odora (Araceae) as a host plant: Comparison between two- and three-species systems Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-26 Masanori J. Toda, Kohei Takenaka Takano, Toru Katoh, Ling Xiao, Jian-Jun Gao, Masako Yafuso
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Life history of Copelatus zimmermanni Gschwendtner, 1934 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) and the ecological significance of the larval period of three Copelatus species Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Kohei Watanabe, Shin-ya Ohba
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The complete aquatic life: Adaptation of Amphiops mater Sharp (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) to the water surface during the pupal stage Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-27 Tomoharu Kuwabara, Masakazu Hayashi
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Effect of spraying behavior and body size on predators of the big head stick insect Megacrania tsudai (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-22 Shun Kobayashi, Chihaya Takaoka, Hiromu Tanimoto, Satoru Arimitsu, Masako Izawa
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Marine rove beetles in a low-salinity lake: Cafius pectoralis (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) prey on beach hopper in brackish water Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 Masakazu Hayashi
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Phylogeographic analysis of Ligidium japonicum (Isopoda: Ligiidae) and its allied species reveals high biodiversity and genetic differentiation in the Kanto region, Japan Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Hiroki Yoshino, Kohei Kubota
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Long‐maintained social–ecological systems and genetic diversity in coexisting insects: A case of the straw‐thatched roof nesting solitary wasp Symmorphus apiciornatus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Goshi Sato,Jun‐ichi Kojima,Hinako Horikoshi,Fuki Saito‐Morooka
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Yellow–green color polymorphism in males of a pea aphid clone and its genetic pattern Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Yang Li,Shin‐ichi Akimoto
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Observable and efficient rearing system for wood-feeding cockroaches Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2021-12-08 Haruka Osaki
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First report of the invasive crop pest Stenocranus pacificus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) in temperate Asia Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-01-13 Toshihisa Yashiro, Sachiyo Sanada-Morimura
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Laboratory rearing of Hydrochus japonicus (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae) suggests larvae live at the water bottom Entomol. Sci. (IF 0.9) Pub Date : 2022-01-17 Masakazu Hayashi, Ryosuke Morimoto