Intake of Plant Resin Through the Genitalia of Two Asian Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae: Harpactorini)

Many insects use tactics to protect their eggs from predation, infection, and water loss, among other risks. Some assassin bugs only in the New World tribe Apiomerini are known to use plant substances, such as resin, instead of secretions to protect their eggs. Here, we report a novel storage mechan...

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