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Further New Records of Coleoptera and Other Insects from Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Specimens of eleven different species of insects, representing seven separate families of Coleoptera, and one family each of Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera, are herein reported as new to Wisconsin.
Marche II, Jordan D.
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Feeding Ecology of the Critically Endangered <i>Gobio insuyanus</i> (Gobionidae). [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This study investigates the diet of the critically endangered Gobio insuyanus in the Insuyu spring–stream system, revealing omnivorous feeding habits with a preference for detritus, Gammarids, and Diptera larvae. Ontogenetic dietary shifts were observed, with mature individuals specializing in larger prey, while habitat and seasonal variations ...
Johnson JE   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

‘Retournement’ of the aedeagus in Curculionidae (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Retournement or turning of the aedeagus about its longitudinal axis through about 180o during development is known in Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera). This change in the orientation of the organ may be observed during the postembryonic development.
Jolivet, Pierre   +2 more
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A review of Dichorrhinus Desbrochers, 1875 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) with two new species from Greece and Turkey, and from Cyprus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The species of the Eastern Mediterranean genus Dichorrhinus Desbrochers, 1875 are reviewed. D. geiseri sp. nov. is described from Samos Island (Greece) and Western Turkey, and D. alziari sp. nov. is described from Cyprus.
Germann, Cristoph
core   +3 more sources

First record of Coryssomerus capucinus (Beck, 1817) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Novosibirskaya Oblast, Western Siberia

open access: yesActa Biologica Sibirica, 2023
The first record of Coryssomerus capucinus (Beck, 1817) (Curculionidae: Conoderinae: Conoderitae: Coryssomerini) from Novosibirskaya Oblast is given. The distribution map in Siberia, illustrations and redescription of this species are presented.
Andrei A. Legalov
doaj   +1 more source

Acorn-Weevil Interactions in Semi-Humid Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests in Yunnan, China: Trade-Offs Among Acorn Functional Traits. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
This study investigates the relationship between acorn functional traits and weevil infestation rates in six dominant Fagaceae species in semi‐humid evergreen broad‐leaved forests in Yunnan, China. Morphological traits (pericarp thickness) and chemical defence compounds (tannin content) are key factors influencing weevil infestation rates.
Fang S   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Book Review: Brentidae of the World (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Book Review: SFORZI, A., AND L. BARTOLOZZI. 2004. Brentidae of the World (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Monografie XXXIX (39), Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino, Italy. 976 pp., 225 figs. Hardcover. ISBN 88-86041-35-7. Price: € 50.00 + postage.
Franz, Nico M.
core   +1 more source

Structural Diversity of Adipokinetic Hormones in the Coleopteran Suborder Polyphaga (Excluding Cucujiformia). [PDF]

open access: yesArch Insect Biochem Physiol
Adipokinetic hormones of Polyphaga beetles (minus Cucujiformia series) were sequenced and confirmed via mass spectrometry. Schgr‐AKH‐II is assumed as ancestral AKH in Coleoptera. Radiation of AKH diversity during the evolution of Scarabaeoidea. ABSTRACT Beetles are the largest animal group, in general.
Gäde G, König S, Marco HG.
europepmc   +2 more sources

New Records of Coleoptera from Wisconsin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Specimens of eleven different species of beetles (one of which is identified only to genus) have been collected from and are herein reported as new to Wisconsin.
Marché, Jordan D., II
core   +2 more sources

The response of weevil communities (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) to the altitudinal zones of beech stands

open access: yesJournal of Forest Science, 2008
Good knowledge of geobiocoenoses is one of the primary preconditions for biogeographical differentiation of the landscape, protected territory tending and preservation of forest ecosystems.
J. Beránek
doaj   +1 more source

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