supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42293280);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Liaoning Universities and Shenyang Normal University(BS202209).
The Curvicubitidae is a Triassic cicada family with some taxa systematically debatable.Here a new curvicubitid species,Beaconiella tongchuanensis sp.nov.,is established from the Middle Triassic Tongchuan Entomofauna i...
A new fossil insect taxon,Triasomaguviopsis jiyuanensis Zhang Q.et Zhang H.gen.et sp.nov.,is established based on a specimen from the Upper Member of the Tanzhuang Formation,Jiyuan Basin,western Henan Province,central...
This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant numbers 31772505 and 32070476).
Cicadas usually sing and mate in the higher parts of trees.Studies addressing the effects of different acoustic signals on mate choice in Cicadidae are very limited.We investigated the effects of both acoustical featu...
This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31772505 and 32070476).
Uncovering mate choice and factors that lead to the choice are very important to understanding sexual selection in evolutionary change.Cicadas are known for their loud sounds produced by males using the timbals.Howeve...
Financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51533003);the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2016A030308018);the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project(Grant No.201807010088);the Opening Project(KFKT1805)of Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering(Ministry of Education)are gratefully acknowledged.
Gradient wettability is important for some living organisms.Herein,the dynamic responses of water droplets impacting on the surfaces of four regions along the wing vein of cicada Cryptotympana atratafabricius are inve...
the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFA0703300);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51835006,51875244,51505183,51325501);JLU Science and Technology Innovative Research Team(No.2017TD-04);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(2018T110246);Joint Construction Project of Jilin University and Jilin Province(SXGJSF2017-3);Outstanding Young Talent Fund of Jilin Province(20170520095JH);Scientific and Technological Development Program of Changchun City(Double Ten Project-19SS001);Science and Technology Development Program of Jilin Province(Technology R&D Project-20190302021GX)。
Inspired by cicada wings,a flexible film with self-cleaning and broadband antireflection properties was fabricated with a rapid,straightforward and cost-effective method.The cicada wing was selected as the original te...
Supported by the Shandong Province Agricultural Seed Improvement Project(No.2013lz058);the Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,YSFRI,CAFS(No.20603022018004);the Rizhao City Applied Technology Research and Development Project(No.rzkj20122009);the Rizhao City Enhancement and Releasing Project(No.rz2013012)
Blepharipoda liberate Shen is a commercially valuable seafood species that has important ecological signi?cance in Shandong Province, China. Although B. liberate is crustacean, its external characteristics are not ent...