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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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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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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The complete mitochondrial genome of the jewel beetle Trachys variolaris (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the jewel beetle, Trachys variolaris, was sequenced and described. The mitogenome of T. variolaris is a typical circular DNA molecule with 16,771 bp in length.
Liangming Cao, Xiaoyi Wang
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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.
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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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Theme and variation in the evolution of insect sex determination
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Volume 340, Issue 2, Page 162-181, March 2023., 2023 Graphical abstract Sex determination and dimorphic somatic differentiation are common in insects, such as the milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) shown here. Variation in the functions and structure of genes implicated in insect sex determination is not uniformly distributed.
Mara Laslo +2 more
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Cratomorphus leoneli: a new firefly from Mexico (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Cratomorphini)
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021 Cratomorphus Motschulsky, 1853 includes 38 species restricted to the Neotropical region. Based on adult males from Mexico, Cratomorphus leoneli sp. nov. is herein described from the states of Oaxaca, Campeche and Chiapas.
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