supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 41688103 and 32020103006).
The Early Cretaceous terrestrial revolution involved global shifts from gymnosperm-to angiosperm-dominated floras.However,responses of insect herbivores to these changes remain unexamined.We evaluated 2176 highly samp...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31300551);the Anhui Outstanding Young Talent Support Program (gxfx2017059)
The original description of male hypopygium of Tipula(Emodotipula) holoteles Alexander, 1924 is expanded with additional morphological characters and detailed illustrations. The additional morphological descriptions o...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41501058,31300551);the Anhui Outstanding Young Talent Support Program(gxfx2017059);the Foundation of the Education Department of Anhui Province(KJ2017A360)
One new species of the genus Brithura Edwards, 1916, B. triprocessa Men & Liu sp. nov. from China is described and illustrated. The morphological description of the internal reproductive system for both sexes of the n...
The financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Agency for some of the study (travel grant for Valantine Mbatchou)
Objetive: To explore the potential insecticidal, ovipositor deterrent and antifeedant effects of ethyl acetate extract of the seeds of Senna tora(Syn. Cassia tora) against cowpea weevil(Callosobruchus maculatus).Metho...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31300551);the Start-up Grant of Scientific Research from Anqing Normal University(044-K05000130005)
The paper provides descriptions and illustrations of the intemal reproductive systems in both sexes of a wide-spread species, Tipula (Yamatotipula) nova, and analyzes the possible usefulness of some internal reprodu...
Acknowledgements: This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30370195). We thank Mr QIU, H. G and QIU, Z. L for culture of insects.
The ovipositor of parasitic insect is a highly specialized organ and crucial for parasitising. Morphology and structure of the ovipositor in female Macrocentrus cingulum, a polyembryonic parasitoid, are observed in SE...