The first larva of the cucujiform superfamily Cleroidea from the Mesozoic and its ecological implications (Coleoptera) [PDF]
A larva of Cleroidea in Burmese amber is described, which is the first record of an immature beetle of the basal cucujiform superfamily for the Mesozoic.
Jiří Kolibáč +4 more
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Liste commentée des Cleroidea (Coleoptera) de Suisse [PDF]
Une liste actualisée des espèces suisses appartenant à la superfamille des Cleroidea est présentée et brièvement commentée. La présence de 106 espèces de Biphyllidae (2 espèces), Byturidae (2), Cleridae (18), Melyridae (66), Phloiophilidae (1 ...
Yannick Chittaro, Andreas Sanchez
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First record of the genus Dolichosoma Stephens (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from China, with two newly-recorded species [PDF]
Dolichosoma Stephens, 1830 is small genus belonging to the tribe Dasytini of the family Dasytidae (Coleoptera, Cleroidea), with two subgenera and five species hitherto known.
Jialin Miao +3 more
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High levels of species' extirpation in an urban environment-A case study from Berlin, Germany, covering 1700-2023. [PDF]
Our study compiled and analysed spatio‐temporal species' extirpation on a broad taxonomic coverage at the city scale. We revealed high number of extirpations, which are in the twenty‐firstcentury already comparable with previous centuries, and showed that cities might be suitable systems for studying species' extirpation processes due to their small ...
Keinath S +3 more
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Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys [PDF]
The family Trogossitidae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) is reviewed to species level. Keys to its genera, tribes and subfamilies are presented for the first time.
Jiri Kolibac
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First record of the genus Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) from China [PDF]
Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 is a small genus belonging to the tribe Malachiini in the family Malachiidae of the order Coleoptera, with six currently known species: A.
Junbo Tong +3 more
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The cryptonephridial/rectal complex: an evolutionary adaptation for water and ion conservation. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Arthropods have integrated digestive and renal systems, which function to acquire and maintain homeostatically the substances they require for survival. The cryptonephridial complex (CNC) is an evolutionary novelty in which the renal organs and gut have been dramatically reorganised. Parts of the renal or Malpighian tubules (MpTs) form a close
Beaven R, Denholm B.
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Diversos casos teratológicos en Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) de Chile
Se describen y comentan 15 casos teratológicos en Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) de Chile, que incluyen una asimetría cromática elitral, una distrofia ocular, una invaginación abdominal, tres distrofias apendiculares (dos en patas y una del palpo ...
Alfredo Lüer
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The first record of Aplocnemus jejunus (Coleoptera, Rhadalidae) from Romania [PDF]
Aplocnemus jejunus Kiesenwetter, 1863 is recorded in Romania for the first time. An up-to-date distribution map and a summary of its currently known biology is presented, together with pictures of a male specimen collected in the ‘Marine dunes ...
Isidor Sebastian Plonski +1 more
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Abstract This study addresses the long‐standing uncertainty about the internal classification of soldier beetles (Elateroidea: Cantharidae). Four datasets were compiled and analysed: 66 genes for 14 terminals, 15 mtDNA genes for 79 terminals, one mtDNA and two rRNA genes for 217 terminals, and barcodes for 576 terminals.
Michal Motyka +8 more
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