Incomplete sclerotization and phylogeny: The phylogenetic classification of Plastocerus (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The relationships of the monogeneric family Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972 (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) have remained contentious due to its modified morphology, incorrect information on incomplete metamorphosis of females and the absence of molecular data. We
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of Cantharis plagiata (Coleoptera, Canthridae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The complete mitochondrial genome of a soldier beetle, Cantharis plagiata (Coleoptera, Canthridae), was sequenced. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule, and the obtained sequence had 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA ...
Hua-Cong Xi +4 more
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An updated checklist of the Cantharidae and Lycidae of Switzerland (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) [PDF]
Alpine Entomology, 2021 An updated checklist of the Swiss species belonging to the families Cantharidae and Lycidae, is presented and briefly discussed. This checklist includes 106 species and is based on over 26’000 occurrences obtained from the identification of specimens ...
Yannick Chittaro, Andreas Sanchez
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Dominican amber net-winged beetles suggest stable paleoenvironment as a driver for conserved morphology in a paedomorphic lineage [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Paedomorphosis is a heterochronic syndrome in which adult individuals display features of their immature forms. In beetles, this phenomenon occurs widely in the superfamily Elateroidea, including the net-winged beetles (Lycidae), and, due to the usual ...
Vinicius S. Ferreira +3 more
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The complete mitogenome of Lycostomus sp. (Elateroidea: Lycidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome of a net-winged beetle was sequenced, Lycostomus sp. (Coleoptera: Lycidae). The total length of this mitogenome is 16096 bp and the composition of each base is A (41.1%), T (31.9%), C (17.1%), G (9.9%), respectively. The
Hao-Yu Liu +4 more
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Consequences of the Loss of the Clicking Mechanism: A Study of Thoracic Functional Morphology in Plastocerus thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918 (Coleoptera: Elateridae) [PDF]
InsectsElateridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) are renowned for their clicking mechanism. However, several lineages exhibit body softening that compromises this mechanism, particularly within Plastocerini, Drilini, and Omalisinae.
Liya Ma +8 more
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New Genera and Species of the Family Throscidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in Mid-Cretaceous Burmese Amber [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Captopus depressicepsgen. et sp. nov., Electrothroscus yanpingaegen. et sp. nov. and Pseudopactopus robustusgen. et sp. nov. are reported from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. These new findings greatly extend the Mesozoic diversity of Throscidae, which
Yan-Da Li, Di-Ying Huang, Chen-Yang Cai
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Diet of Critically Endangered Black-Eyed Bent-Toed Gecko, <i>Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis</i>, Nguyen, Orlov & Darevsky, 2006 From Vietnam. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTropic niche of the Critically Endangered Black‐eyed Bent‐toed Gecko. ABSTRACT The Black‐eyed Bent‐toed Gecko, Cyrtodactylus nigriocularis, a species endemic to Ba Den Mountain Cultural and Historical Complex, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, has been classified as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List since 2018.
Ngo HT +10 more
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Structural Diversity of Adipokinetic Hormones in the Coleopteran Suborder Polyphaga (Excluding Cucujiformia). [PDF]
Arch Insect Biochem PhysiolAdipokinetic 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.
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Cladistics, Volume 39, Issue 6, Page 548-570, December 2023., 2023 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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