Systematics and Natural History of Flower-associated Assassin Bugs (Hemiptera:
نام عام مواد
[Thesis]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Masonick, Paul K.
عنوان اصلي به قلم نويسنده ديگر
Reduviidae: Phymatinae, Harpactorinae)
نام ساير پديدآوران
Weirauch, Christiane
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
University of California, Riverside
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2020
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
506
یادداشتهای مربوط به پایان نامه ها
جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن
Ph.D.
کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده
University of California, Riverside
امتياز متن
2020
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
Assassin bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) comprise the second largest family (~7,000 spp., 24 subfamilies) of true bugs. Among the most common and diverse of these are ambush bugs of the genus Phymata Latreille, 1802 (Phymatinae: Phymatini), and the bee assassins, Apiomerus Hahn, 1831 (Harpactorinae: Apiomerini). Both clades act as natural enemies to a wide variety of flower-associated arthropods and possess powerful raptorial forelegs and venomous saliva that facilitate capture of large, fastmoving prey. Depending on circumstances, some of these reduviids might serve as helpful biological control agents while others may hinder efforts to control pests by engaging in intraguild predation or consume pollinators. Sexual dimorphism, intraspecific polychromatism, and subtle differences between species make taxon identification among Phymata and Apiomerus difficult. While these reduviids make attractive subjects for investigating evolutionary, ecological, and behavioral questions, research on these insects is impeded by outdated taxonomy and a paucity of detailed phylogenetic analyses. This dissertation provides a clearer understanding of phymatine and harpactorine evolutionary history, biodiversity, and ecology by: (1) revealing the phylogeny of Phymatinae and testing biogeographical hypotheses and ages of divergence to inform classification, (2) conducting integrative species delimitation to delineate the polymorphic and sexually dimorphic species of North American Phymata, (3) taxonomically revising Phymata of the Nearctic erosa species group, (4) reclassifying Apiomerus of the maya species group, and (5) investigating the broad diet range of ambush bugs through molecular gut content analysis.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Ambush bug
موضوع مستند نشده
Bee assassin
موضوع مستند نشده
Biodiversity
موضوع مستند نشده
Geometric morphometrics
موضوع مستند نشده
Phylogenetics
موضوع مستند نشده
Species delimitation
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