Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2020 Lampropsephus sulcatus sp. nov. is described from the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India. A note to transfer Propsephus assamensis from Propsephus Candeze, 1859 to Sephilus Candeze, 1878 is included.
Amol Patwardhan, Rahul Khot
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A phylogenetic study of the subtribe Dicrepidiina (Elateridae, Elaterinae, Ampedini) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Entomologia, 2008 It is presented a cladistic analysis of the Dicrepidiina aiming to test the monophyletism of the subtribe and to establish the relationships among the genera.
Sônia A Casari
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A new species and redescriptions of three species of Atractosomus Lacordaire from Brazil (Elateridae, Elaterinae) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Entomologia, 2012 A new species, Atractosomus amazonicus sp. nov. is described and three species, A. robustus Candeze, 1859, A. carinatus Candeze, 1859 and A. conicicollis Candeze, 1859 are redescribed and illustrated.
Sônia A Casari
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Revision of Loboederus Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Elaterinae, Ampedini) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira De Entomologia, 2004 The genus Loboederus Guerin-Meneville, 1831 formerly included three species: L. appendiculatus (Perty, 1830), L. fleutiauxi Lesne, 1940 and L. luederwaldti Costa-Andrade, 1935. L. fleutiauxi is considered as a junior synonym of L. luederwaldti.
Sônia A Casari
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New species of genus Dipropus Germar, 1839 (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterinae) from Sindh, Pakistan
Pure and Applied Biology, 2020 Shabana Mangi
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Fossil Genera in Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera): A Triassic Origin and Jurassic Diversification [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Insect fossils bear important information about the evolutionary history of the group. The fossil record of Elateridae, a large cosmopolitan beetle family, has been greatly understudied and the available data are often replete with ambiguity and ...
Robin Kundrata +2 more
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Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil [PDF]
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2010, Issue 1, 2010., 2010 Beetle larvae that inhabit termite nests present modifications that allow them to cohabitate with the termites. Some are physogastric and bear special glands and different setae all over their bodies, whereas others are not physogastric. Both kinds of larvae may be termite predators. Some species usually live in the nest cabbage pan, feeding on organic
Cleide Costa +2 more
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Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). [PDF]
Zookeys, 2011 We synthesize data on all known extant and fossil Coleoptera family-group names for the first time. A catalogue of 4887 family-group names (124 fossil, 4763 extant) based on 4707 distinct genera in Coleoptera is given. A total of 4492 names are available,
Bouchard P +10 more
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Faunistic study of Coleoptera (Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Lucanidae and Melyridae) on Gageodo Island, south-westernmost Korean Peninsula. [PDF]
Biodivers Data JThe Korean Archipelago consists of more than 3,348 islands, many of which have an intact biodiversity. Gageodo Island, which is the south-westernmost island in the Peninsula, is characterised by floristic and faunistic features that are distinct from ...
Kim D +5 more
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Revision of the genus Blauta LeConte (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Elaterinae, Ampedini, Dicrepidiina) [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia, 2005 The genus Blauta Leconte, 1853 is formed by two species, B. cribraria (Germar, 1844) and B. falli Brown, 1936, recorded from Southeast of United States. The generic characterization and the redescriptions and morphological illustrations, including mouthparts and genitalia, of both species are presented. A comparison of both species is also included.
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