A new species of yellow acorn ant discovered in Italy via integrative taxonomy (Temnothorax luteus-complex, Formicidae) The Mediterranean, a global hotspot for rare ant species, hosts a significant representation of the global diversity of the mainly Holarctic ant genus Temnothorax. However, several groups still require significant taxonomic efforts. The taxonomy of…
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Publication – Samu et al., Crop Protection
Cereal leaf beetle (Oulema spp.) damage reduces yield and is more severe when natural enemy action is prevented Insect pests pose a global threat to crop yield. Biological control by natural enemies aims to reduce pest damage in a sustainable way. Cereal leaf beetles (CLB; Oulema spp.) are major pests…
Continue Reading....Publication- Csősz et al., Zoologica Scripta
Integrative taxonomy reveals inflated biodiversity in the European Temnothorax unifasciatus complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Temnothorax unifasciatus (Latreille, 1798) is a widely distributed pan-European species from the Iberian Peninsula to the Caucasus. This taxon’s relatively high morphological variability prompts the taxonomists of earlier times and today to mention the morphologically different elements at specific or…
Continue Reading....Publication – Biró et al., Ecology and Evolution
From darkness to twilight: Morphological divergence between cave and surface-subterranean ecotone Niphargus species Subterranean and surface habitats are in stark contrast in several environmental factors. Therefore, adaptation to the subterranean environment typically impedes the (re)colonisation of surface habitats. The genus Niphargus includes amphipod crustaceans that primarily occupy subterranean habitats. All its species show typical…
Continue Reading....Publication – Takáts et al., Journal of Insect Conservation
From 20 to 2? Landmark-based geometric morphometrics reveal negligible wing-shape divergence between 20 subspecies of the Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae), in the Carpatho-Pannonian region For effective conservation management of endangered taxa, it is important to define operational units for conservation. In the absence of detailed genetic analyses, morphology-based…
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