Adrian Masłowski- Master of Science
- PhD Student at University of Silesia in Katowice
Adrian Masłowski
- Master of Science
- PhD Student at University of Silesia in Katowice
Morphology of the Heteroptera
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I am a PhD student in the discipline of biological sciences at the University of Silesia. My main scientific interests include morphology, taxonomy, and evolution of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera). My research particularly focuses on sensory organs (sensilla), their various adaptations to the environment, and the evolutionary directions that they follow.
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Nabidae, damsel bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimocomorpha) is a small family of predatory insects with poorly understood phylogenetic relationships. They are characterized by their raptorial fore- and to a lesser extend also midlegs with modified tibiae and femora covered with diverse types of armature consisting of highly sclerotized cuticular st...
A trichobothrium is a complex sensory organ, which usually consists of a long, slender mechanoreceptive seta (trich), which is situated in a cuplike depression in the cuticle (bothrium). Nabidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha), also called damsel
bugs, are a relatively small family within which two subfamilies, Nabinae and Prostemmatinae, ar...
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Cylapocoris is a genus of the cylapine tribe Fulviini distributed in the Neotropics, with most species being recorded from Central America. By the descriptions of five new species and redescriptions of six species, we provide a robust amount of morphological data, including the novel study of female genitalia, offering an updated dia...
A contribution to the distribution of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Poland-V]. This paper continues a series of publications on the distribution of true bugs in Poland. It includes new faunistic data for 306 true bug species, including some rarely collected: Tupiocoris rhododendri, Empicoris baerensprungi, Emblethis duplicatus, Actinonotus...
A new species of Fulvius Stål—F. attenboroughi sp. nov.—is diagnosed and described. Schmitzofulvius bigibber Gorczyca, 1998 is redescribed. Photographic images of habitus and genital structures, as well as scanning electron micrographs of selected structures of both species, are provided. Fulvius kerzhneri Gorczyca, 2000 is diagnosed. New records o...
A new species, Chimairacoris flavipes Taszakowski & Cassis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae), is described from New Caledonia. Habitus and SEM images of the female and necessary morphological structures are presented. The structure of the female genitalia is also shown in detail. An identification key and distributional map of kn...
Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae) and a comparison with L. zonatus (Dallas, 1852) are presented. A novel approach that combines the advantages of field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to detail micromorphological structures. A simplified classification system for sensilla that elimi...
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Several Leptoglossus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 species are important plant pests. Leptoglossus occidentalis (western conifer seed bug), a native of western North America, has become a highly successful worldwide invader that feeds on conifer cones and can be a significant pest in conifer seed orchards. Leptoglossus zonatus, or the large...
Two new genera, each represented by a single new species, Cassisotropis aciformis Taszakowski et al. gen. et sp. nov. and Infernotropis madagascariensis Taszakowski et al. gen. et sp. nov. are described from Madagascar. Photographs and SEM micrographs of the male and female habitus, genital structures and selected morphological structures are prese...
A new species, Meschia brevirostris sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeoidea: Meschiidae), is described from New Caledonia. Photographs and SEM micrographs of the male and female habitus, genital structures and selected morphological structures are presented.
A new species, Kohnometopus yasunagai sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae, Isometopinae, Gigantometopini), is described from Peninsular Malaysia. Habitus and SEM images of the holotype female and necessary morphological structures are presented. The structure of the female abdomen including the genitalia are also shown in detail. A key to all...
A contribution to the distribution of true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Poland-IV]. This paper continues a series of publications on the distribution of true bugs in Poland. It includes new faunistic data for 273 species of true bugs. In total, data on 33 species previously unreported in 14 zoogeographical regions of Poland are presented, inclu...
New data on the occurrence of terrestrial true bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in Przemyśl and Starzawa (south-eastern Poland). The paper presents the results of faunistic studies on terrestrial Heteroptera in Przemyśl (Eastern Beskidy Mts) and Starzawa (Sandomierska Lowland) conducted in 2018. A list of 66 species is presented.
This paper is a continuation of a series of publications on the distribution of true bugs in Poland and includes new faunistic data for 306 species of true bugs. In total, data on 62 species previously unreported in 21 zoogeographical regions of Poland is presented, including some rarely collected: Brachyarthrum limitatum, Eurydema fieberi, Peritre...
The first observations of the aphid Prociphilus fraxini (Fabricius, 1777) being involved in a mutualistic relationship with the ant Prenolepis nitens (Mayr, 1853) in Europe is documented. Mutualism of an aphid generation living with the ants Prenolepis nitens and Lasius brunneus (Latreille, 1798) is discussed in reference to the possible developmen...
The first description of the hitherto unknown alate morph of the recently discovered giant aphid species Stomaphis wojciechowskii Depa is presented, based on examination of specimens collected in the United Kingdom and Poland in 2018. A key for the determination of known alate morphs of the genus Stomaphis is provided. Morphological comparisons are...
Materials to the knowledge of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Eastern Beskid Mountains. The paper presents new data on distribution of the family Carabidae. The study were carried out between 2001-2016 in southwestern part of the Eastern Beskid Mountains. The list of 118 species of ground beetles is presented, including some taxa whic...
New data on the distribution of Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, 1799) (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) in Poland. The paper presents new localities of Myrmecophilus acervorum including first precisely located sites from Upper Silesia. A review of the literature data of distribution is also provided.
Paper presents the phenomenon of thanatosis or death-feigning in selected aphids species. This specific reaction was predominantly analysed on the example of aphid subfamily Lachninae. Individuals of this group were used in experiments, during which a thanatotic response was induced with various results. The response differed from prolonged thanato...
Paper presents data on the occurrence of five aphids species for the first time recorded from the territory of the zoogeographical region of Upper Silesia. This gives a total number of 386 aphid taxa known from this region.
Fundatrix of Plocamaphis flocculosa (Weed, 1891) (Hemiptera: Aphididae): a description. The first description of the fundatrix morph of the rarely collected aphid Plocamaphis flocculosa is given, based on four specimens collected in Upper Silesia. A short discussion on taxonomic issues follows.
