Proteotranscriptomic Analysis and Toxicity Assay Suggest the Functional Distinction between Venom Gland Chambers in Twin-Spotted Assassin Bug, Platymeris biguttatus
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11030464
Abstract: Simple Summary Assassin bugs are one of the diversified groups of venomous predatory insects. Their venom is secreted from three different lumens of the salivary gland and can lead to paralysis, lethality, and liquidation of… read more here.
Keywords: venom; gland; assassin bug; gland chambers ... See more keywords
Phylogeography of the Assassin Bug Sphedanolestes impressicollis in East Asia Inferred From Mitochondrial and Nuclear Gene Sequences
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms20051234
Abstract: The assassin bug, Sphedanolestes impressicollis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), is widely distributed in East Asia. It is an ideal model for evaluating the effects of climatic fluctuation and geographical events on the distribution patterns of East Asian… read more here.
Keywords: sphedanolestes impressicollis; bug sphedanolestes; assassin bug; east asia ... See more keywords