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Eusociality unveiled: discovery and documentation of two new eusocial shrimp species (Caridea: Alpheidae) from the Western Indian Ocean 社会性的揭幕：发现并记录两个来自西印度洋的社会性对虾新物种（Caridea: Alpheidae)

Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny Pub Date : 2023-12-29 DOI: 10.3897/asp.81.e111799

Hossein Ashrafi, K. Hultgren

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New insights into the evolution of the surface antennal sensory equipment in free-living and cave-dwelling beetles (Leiodidae: Leptodirini) 自由生活和穴居甲虫（Leiodidae: Leptodirini）表面触角感觉设备进化的新见解

Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny Pub Date : 2023-12-28 DOI: 10.3897/asp.81.e98166

Xiao-Zhu Luo, Mariam Gabelaia, A. Faille, Rolf Beutel, Ignacio Ribera, B. Wipfler

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