He provides evidence that “apolar substances of low dielectric constant” greatly increase the permeability of the outer lipoid layer of the cuticle.

Similarly, the cuticle protein DcCP64 from the Asian citrus psyllid Diaphorina citri was shown to be critical for wing development and overall insect morphology. Its knockdown resulted in ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are ... Nonetheless, the discovery of the ultrablack cuticle in the Brazilian velvet ant, Traumatomutilla bifurca, makes this species ...