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Table S2. Taxa and the source used for building the scaling database.
Order
Family
Species
Zygentoma
Lepismatidae
Lepismatidae sp. 1
Lepismatidae sp. 2
Ctenolepisma longicaudata
Odonata
Coenagrionidae
Ischnura senegalensis
Libellulidae
Trithemis arteriosa
Blattodea
Blaberidae
Perisphaeria sp.
Unknown sp.
Macropanesthia rhinoceros
Blattellidae
Blattella germanica
Mantodea
Mantidae
Sphodromantis gastrica
Mantophasmatodea Austrophasmatidae Karoophasma biedouwensis
Phasmatodea
Phasmtidae
Extatosoma tiaratum
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Romalea guttata
Romalea guttata
Romaleidae
Taeniopoda eques
Taeniopoda eques
Dermaptera
Labiduridae
Euborellia annulipes
Hemiptera
Reduviidae
Rhodnius prolixus
Coreidae
Unknown sp.
Coleoptera
Cerambycidae
Phorocantha recurva
Phorocantha semipunctata
Tenebrionidae
Cardiosis faimarei
Epiphysa arenicola
Onymacris laeviceps
Onymacris multistriata
Onymacris plana
Onymacris rugatipennis
albatesselata
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Marais et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Marais & Chown 2003
Marais et al. 2005
Woodman et al. 2007
Dingha et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Hadley & Quinlan 1993
Quinlan & Hadley 1993
Quinlan & Hadley 1993
Harrison et al 1995
Marais et al. 2005
Bradley et al. 2003
Marais et al. 2005
Chappell & Rogowitz 2000
Chappell & Rogowitz 2000
Lighton 1991
Lighton 1991
Lighton 1991
Duncan 2003
Lighton 1991
Lighton 1991
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Scarabaeidae
Carabidae
Trogidae
Curcilionidae
Diptera
Trichoptera
Glossinidae
Culicidae
Leptoceridae
Onymacris rugatipennis
rugatipennis
Onymacris unguicularis
Onymacris unguicularis
Physadesmia globosa
Pimelia canescens
Pimelia grandis
Psammodes striatus
Stenocara gracilipes
Zophosis complanata
Zophosis orbicularis
Zophosis punctata
Anachalcos convexus
Aphodius fossor
Circellium bacchus
Scarabaeus flavicornis
Scarabaeus rusticus
Sisyphus fasciculatus
Carabus nemoralis
Carenum sp.
Cerotalis sp.
Omorgus radula
Bothrometopus randi
Bothrometopus elongatus
Bothrometopus parvulus
Palirhoeus eatoni
Canonopsis sericeus
Ectemnorhinus marioni
Ectemnorhinus similis
Glossina morsitans
Culex tarsalis
Leptocerina sp.
Lighton 1991
Lighton 1991
Louw et al. 1986
Lighton 1991
Duncan et al. 2002a
Duncan et al. 2002b
Lighton 1988a
Lighton 1991
Duncan et al. 2002a
Lighton 1991
Duncan et al. 2002a
Duncan & Byrne 2000
Chown & Holter 2000
Duncan & Byrne 2002
Duncan & Byrne 2000
Duncan & Byrne 2000
Duncan & Byrne 2000
Punt 1950; Punt 1956; Punt et al. 1957
Duncan & Dickman 2001
Duncan & Dickman 2001
Bosch et al 2000
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Klok & Chown 2005
Marais et al. 2005
Gray & Bradley 2003
Marais et al. 2005
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Lepidoptera
Lasiocampidae
Papilionidae
Saturniidae
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Formicidae
Mutillidae
Gonometa postica (P)
Ornithoptera priamus (P)
Troides rhadamantus (P)
Agapema galbina (P)
Hyalophora cecropia (P)
Hyalophora cecropia (P)
Apis mellifera ligustica
Bombus terrestris
Camponotus detritus
Camponotus maculatus
Camponotus vicinus
Camponotus vicinus
Cataglyphis bicolor
Cataglyphis bicolor
Cataglyphis bicolor
Formica polyctena
Messor julianus (alates/workers)
Messor pergandei (alates/workers)
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis
Pogonomyrmex californicus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Pogonomyrmex rugosus
Solenopsis invicta
Dasymutilla gloriosa
Terblanche et al. unpublished
Hetz et al. 1999
Hetz et al. 1999
Buck & Keister 1955
Levy & Schneiderman 1966a,b
Brockway & Schneiderman 1967
Lighton & Lovegrove 1990
Beekman & van Stratum 1999
Lighton 1990
Duncan & Newton 2000
Lighton 1992
Lighton 1988b
Lighton 1992
Lighton & Wehner 1993
Lighton et al 1993
Martin et al. 2004
Lighton & Berrigan 1995
Lighton & Berrigan 1995
Quinlan & Lighton 1999
Quinlan & Lighton 1999
Quinlan & Lighton 1999
Lighton et al. 1993
Vogt & Appel 2000
Duncan & Lighton 1997
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