Unveiling Weevil Diversity Drivers and Cryptic Species on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau [PDF]
InsectsUnderstanding patterns and mechanisms of species diversity is one fundamental issue in biogeography and ecology. As a critical region for biodiversity, the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau (QXP) still has unclear distribution patterns and drivers for cryptic ...
Jinliang Ren +3 more
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New records of Curculionoidea from Newfoundland and Labrador, with the first records of Orthochaetes setiger ([Beck]) (Curculionidae, Curculioninae, Styphlini) for North America [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Thirty species of Curculionoidea (28 Curculionidae and one each of Brentidae and Nemonychidae) are reported as new records from the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, most of them from the island of Newfoundland.
David W. Langor +3 more
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Transcriptome Analysis of Antennal Chemosensory Genes in Curculio Dieckmanni Faust. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 The olfactory system plays a key role in regulating insect behaviors, such as locating host plants, spawning sites, and mating partners and avoiding predators. Chemosensory genes are required for olfactory recognition in insects.
Xiaoqian Ma +12 more
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The mitochondrial genome of Apion squamigerum (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Brentidae) and the phylogenetic implications [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 In this article, we present the nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the weevil beetle Apion squamigerum (Curculionoidea, Brentidae), assembled using data from Illumina next generation sequencing (NGS).
Nan Song +5 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Sitophilus zeamais was determined by an Illumina platform. This mitogenome was 18,531 bp in length, containing 13 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes that is typical among curculionoidea ...
Jinhong Zhao, Wei Xu
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Discovery of two new weevil species of Pholicodes Schoenherr, 1826 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from eastern Turkey [PDF]
PeerJWeevils are beetles belonging to the superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts commonly named as rostrum. This superfamily is the most species-rich group in Insecta as well as Animalia kingdom, all they are considered phytophagous. The
Levent Gültekin, Neslihan Gültekin
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Caenorhinus lobanovi, a new species of the tribe Deporaini (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) from Laos [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 A new species, Caenorhinus (Flavodeporaus) lobanovi sp. n. from Central Laos is described and illustrated. This new species differs from Caenorhinus (Flavodeporaus) guskovae Legalov, 2021 from Laos in the unicoloured body (in C.
A.A. Legalov
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A contribution to the fauna of weevil beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) of the Central Donbass [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 Results of the study of the fauna of Curculionoidea (Coleoptera) in the Central Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk regions) based on beetles collected by the authors and their colleagues over a thirty-year period at 87 localities are presented.
Yu.G. Arzanov +2 more
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Zweiter Nachtrag zur Rüsselkäfer-Fauna der Schweiz (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) [PDF]
Alpine Entomology, 2017 Second addition to the checklist of Swiss weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) The number of reliably recorded taxa (species and subspecies) of Curculionoidea from Switzerland reaches at present 1080.
Christoph Germann
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A new species of the genus Paracompsus Legalov, 2003 (Coleoptera: Attelabidae) from Vietnam [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 A new species of leaf-rolling weevils, Paracompsus krivokhatskyi sp. n. from Northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. This species is close to P. nigrofasciatus (Pajni, Haq et Gandhi, 1987) from East India and Southwest China, and differs from it
A.A. Legalov
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