Summer, the shores of Mono Lake in California are invaded by millions of small flies. The density is such that it sometimes reaches in places more than 2000 flies on the surface of a postcard, for a total population estimated at more than 100 billion individuals. These flies belong to a species: Ephydra hians (Ephydridae).…
Year: 2017
Evolution and adaptation in Rhagovelia bedbugs
Genes at the origin of new traits giving access to a new environment chez la punaise Rhagovelia (Heteroptera, Gerromorpha, Veliidae) Evolutionary innovations result in the appearance of new structures or behaviours during evolution (ex lien), a coloration pattern in butterflies (lien). The theory predicts that these events of appearance are unique to each innovation and…
Makay 2017 : Report
I had the pleasure to invest myself this summer in a multidisciplinary scientific exploration mission in the Makay massif in Madagascar (21 July – 2 September 2017) led by the association Naturevolution and Evrard Wendenbaum, its founding president. My first stay in this region, in April 2016, allowed me to approach the unique potential and…
Makay 2017 – Project presentation: D-10
Context From July 22 to September 2 is organized by Naturevolution a great multidisciplinary scientific expedition in the Makay massif. This mission follows the first crossing of this region by Evrard Wendenbaum in 2007 and the scientific missions of 2010 and 2011. Naturevolution’s work has thus allowed the creation of the New Makay Protected Area…
The Mantodea: synthesis on these insects
By Nicolas MOULIN The mantises, a fascinating group of insects known to all for their voracity (some would say their cannibalism), are visible almost everywhere in the world. Only the poles and very high altitude environments do not support species. Elsewhere, they occur from the African deserts to the wet and relatively virgin areas of…
Gérard Duvallet presents his new book: “Entomologie médicale et vétérinaire”
Post Views: 1,892 Interview of Gérard Duvallet Medical entomologist Professor emeritus at the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, researcher at the Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive
Makay Mission – 2017
Post Views: 2,477 Mission Makay – 2017 Contribute to the financing of a scientific exploration mission in the Makay Massif – Madagascar Here a year,
The ovipositor of parasitoid hymenoptera: how micro-surgery is inspired by nature’s inventions
By Pascal ROUSSE In the world of parasitoids (lire this article), the ovipositor, also called oviscapte (abdominal appendix with which eggs are deposited), has a crucial role since it allows to locate precisely the egg laying in space and time, which is essential when it has to match the biological cycle of the host. Before…
A new species of South African Cerambycidae dedicated to Nelson Mandela
Post Views: 1,578 South Africa is known for its extraordinary flora and endemic fauna. The Cape Town Museum, one of the largest museums in Africa,
Yves Carton : “Histoire de l’entomologie – Relations entre français et américains” (History of entomology – French-American relations)
Post Views: 1,564 Interview of Yves Carton Director of Research emeritus at CNRS, Yves Carton worked as a geneticist at the Evolution, Genomes, Behavior, Ecology
