Characterization of luciferase from an Indian firefly Abscondita sp. (Coleoptera: Lampiridae). [PDF]
Photochem Photobiol(Left panel) Abscondita sp. (Lampyridae) collected in Guwahati, India. Scale bar = 5 mm. ( Right panel) Spectrum analysis of recombinant luciferase derived from this species at different pH. Unlike the other Lampyridae luciferases, this one showed pH insensitivity.
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Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907 (Coleoptera, Elateroidea): described genera and species, current problems, and prospects for the bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Rhagophthalmidae are a small beetle family known from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental realms. Rhagophthalmidae are closely related to railroad worms (Phengodidae) and fireflies (Lampyridae) with which they share highly modified paedomorphic females ...
Robin Kundrata +4 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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Thermally moderated firefly activity is delayed by precipitation extremes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 The timing of events in the life history of temperate insects is most typically primarily cued by one of two drivers: photoperiod or temperature accumulation over the growing season.
Sara L. Hermann +6 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 We sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genome of Abscondita cerata from Nankang, Taipei City, Taiwan. The complete mitogenome of A. cerata is 16,964 bp long, and contains 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, and two rDNA genes.
Liang-Jong Wang +2 more
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Insects, 2021 Most organisms are dependent on sensory cues from their environment for survival and reproduction. Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) represent an ideal system for studying sensory niche adaptation due to many species relying on bioluminescent ...
Gavin J. Martin +3 more
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On Lampyroidea dispar in Bulgaria (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2022 In this paper we provide information on the distribution and biology of Lampyroidea dispar (Fairmaire, 1857), based on males collected in Bulgaria. After its description, little research was conducted on this species. Here, for the first time, we provide
Denis Gradinarov, Fabrizio Fanti
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Insects, 2021 Complete mitochondrial genomes are valuable resources for phylogenetics in insects. The Cyphonoceridae represents an important lineage of fireflies. However, no complete mitogenome is available until now.
Xueying Ge +5 more
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A New Genus and Two New Species of Fireflies from South America (Lampyridae: Lampyrinae: Photinini)
Diversity, 2022 Lampyridae taxonomy has traditionally relied on a few characters now deemed to be highly homoplastic, and their classification—especially at the genus level—is yet to be consolidated based on rigorous phylogenetic analyses. Recent studies highlighted the
André Silva Roza +2 more
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A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago [PDF]
, 2012 The Caribbean Islands (or the West Indies) are recognized as one of the leading global biodiversity hot spots. This is based on data on species, genus, and family diversity for vascular plants and non-marine vertebrates.
Peck, Stewart B. +1 more
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