FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF THE THORAX OF THE CLICK BEETLE CAMPSOSTERNUS AURATUS (COLEOPTERA, ELATERIDAE), WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ITS JUMPING MECHANISM

Functional Morphology of the Thorax of the Click Beetle Campsosternus auratus (Coleoptera, Elateridae), with an Emphasis on Its Jumping Mechanism

We investigated and described the thoracic structures, jumping mechanism, and promesothoracic interlocking mechanism of the click beetle Campsosternus auratus (Drury) (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae).Two experiments were conducted to reveal the critical muscles and sclerites involved in the jumping mechanism.They showed that M2 and M4 are essential cli

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Auxiliary Power Supply System with Grid Connected Power Supply and High Frequency Converter Technology of Ningbo Rail Transit Vehicles

For the purpose of improving the redundancy of the auxiliary power supply system of the metro vehicles, the grid connected power supply technology 75 corvette door panels and the high-frequency converter technology were applied to line 4 and line 2 phase II project of the Ningbo metro.4 SIV were grid connected to provide AC 380 V to the metro vehic

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