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A survey of the emesine assassin bugs of the tribes Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, and Metapterini of Taiwan (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Reduviidae)

Thread-legged assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae): Collartidini, Leistarchini, Emesini, and Metapterini of Taiwan are surveyed and four species are described as new.
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Two mitochondrial genomes of Taiwanese rhinoceros beetles, Oryctes rhinoceros and Eophileurus chinensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Overall, the scarabaeid phylogeny reveals clear relationships with high nodal supports, and the two rhinoceros beetles are both grouped with the subfamily Dynastinae, with polyphyletic relationships observed in the sub Family Melolothinae and in the tribes of Onthophagini and Oniticellini.
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The soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma (Insecta, Hemiptera, Rhopalidae): First Asian record, with a review of bionomics

The soapberry bug, Jadera haematoloma, is reported for the first time from Asia (Taiwan) and is potentially invasive, and further extension of its range is anticipated in Southeast Asia.
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The assassin bug subfamilies Centrocnemidinae and Holoptilinae in Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae)

The assassin bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae) of the sub- family Centrocnemidinae and Holoptilinae of Taiwan are surveyed, the taxa are diagnosed, illustrated, and keyed. The nomenclature of…

Maternal care in Acanthosomatinae (Insecta: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae)—correlated evolution with morphological change

It is shown that maternal care is an apomorphic trait that has arisen multiple times from the presence of PO within the subfamily Acanthosomatinae, which suggests an evolutionary trade-off between the two traits resulting from physiological costs.
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The identity of jewel bugs described by Shonen Matsumura from Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)

Based on the type material deposited at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Matsumura’s species are documented and their identities are clarified and the following new synonymies are proposed.
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Taxonomical notes on Oriental and Pacific jewel bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)

No nomenclatural changes are proposed in this paper, but an application has been submitted to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to suppress L. obtusus.
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Redefinition of Acanthosoma and taxonomic corrections to its included species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Acanthosomatidae).

The genus level diagnostic characters of Acanthosoma Curtis, 1824, Anaxandra Stål, 1876, and Sastragala Amyot & Serville, 1843 are discussed and several misidentifications in previous works are corrected.
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The genus Alphocoris in the Indomalaya (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae).

The Indomalayan species of the genus Alphocoris Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Odontotarsinae: Odonotarsini) are revised and are restricted to the Afrotropical Region.
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The genus Arocatus in Taiwan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)

Species of the genus Arocatus Spinola, 1837 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae: Lygaeinae) occurring in Taiwan are reviewed, illustrated and keyed. Arocatus elegantulus sp. nov. is described; earlier…
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