A Mitochondrial Genome Phylogeny of Cleridae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea) [PDF]
The predaceous beetle family Cleridae includes a large and widely distributed rapid radiation, which is vital for the ecosystem. Despite its important role, a number of problems remain to be solved regarding the phylogenetic inter-relationships, the ...
Lilan Yuan +5 more
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First cytogenetic information on four checkered beetles (Coleoptera, Cleridae) [PDF]
The karyotypes of four species of Cleridae (Coleoptera): Trichodes favarius (Illiger, 1802), Trichodes quadriguttatus Adams, 1817, Trichodes reichei (Mulsant et Rey, 1863), and Tilloidea transversalis (Charpentier, 1825) were reported for the first time ...
Atılay Yağmur Okutaner
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A newly-recorded genus, Lasiocallimerus Corporaal, 1939 (Coleoptera, Cleridae) from China, with description of a new species [PDF]
The genus Lasiocallimerus Corporaal, 1939 is a small genus belonging to the tribe Hydnocerini in the subfamily Clerinae (Coleoptera, Cleridae), with three known species from Southeast Asia.This genus is recorded from China for the first time.
Zichao Chai +4 more
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The genome sequence of a Chequered Beetle, Tillus elongatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Tillus elongatus (Chequered Beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Cleridae). The genome sequence has a total length of 1 719.08 megabases.
Roger Booth, Liam M. Crowley
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Development of Necrobia ruficollis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) under Different Constant Temperatures [PDF]
Necrobia ruficollis (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is an important cosmopolitan storage pest, and also frequently appears on highly decomposed and skeletonized corpses.
Yinghui Wang +7 more
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Four new species of Cymatodera Gray from Mexico (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Tillinae) [PDF]
Four new species of Cymatodera from Mexico: Cymatodera bogcioides sp. n.; Cymatodera pueblae sp. n.; Cymatodera mitae sp. n.; and Cymatodera lineata sp. n. are described based on adult male and female specimens.
Alan Burke, Gregory Zolnerowich
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Research Status of Sarcosaprophagous Beetles as Forensic Indicators [PDF]
In forensic entomology, research focused on sarcosaprophagous flies, but the sarcosaprophagous beetles, as important “forensic indicator species” of late-stage PMI in cadaver decomposition, received less attention.
Shipeng Shao +5 more
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First record of the genus Trichodes Herbst (Coleoptera: Cleridae): expansion range from Pakistan [PDF]
Trichodes sedlaceki sedlaceki Winkler is newly recorded from Beshgram, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan. Both the genus and the species are new to this region. Figures of the habitus and the aedeagus, along with a distributional map, are presented.
Zubair Ahmed +2 more
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New and well-forgotten: DNA-assisted records of two beetle (Insecta, Coleoptera) species new for the fauna of Georgia with an update on the distribution of some other little studied taxa [PDF]
First records of two species of beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera), namely Pocadius adustus Reitter, 1888 (Nitidulidae) and Byrrhus pustulatus (Forster, 1770) (Byrrhidae) are given for Georgia.
Shota Japarashvili +9 more
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On the checkered beetle species (Coleoptera: Cleridae) in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Bucharest (Romania) [PDF]
The paper deals with twenty-five species of checkered beetles of the Palaearctic Region preserved in the collections of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History. All species have been revised.
Rodica Serafim, Melania Stan
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