The genus Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 (Coleoptera, Lycidae): Two new species from Central Vietnam [PDF]
ZooKeysTwo new species of the genus Plateros Bourgeois, 1879, P. bachmaensis sp. nov. and P. phulocensis sp. nov., are described from Bach Ma National Park, central Vietnam.
Sergey V. Kazantsev, Thai Hong Pham
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Trait Variation in Moths Mirrors Small-Scaled Ecological Gradients in A Tropical Forest Landscape [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Along environmental gradients, communities are expected to be filtered from the regional species pool by physical constraints, resource availability, and biotic interactions. This should be reflected in species trait composition.
Dominik Rabl +3 more
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Fauna of some families of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the Republic of Mordovia (Russia) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalBiodiversity conservation is an important goal of most ecosystem management efforts. Therefore, proper monitoring of biodiversity requires constant attention. Coleoptera should be monitored as an essential part of the overall biodiversity.
L.V. Egorov +6 more
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Genomic and Mitochondrial Data Identify Different Species Boundaries in Aposematically Polymorphic Eniclases Net-Winged Beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2019 Species delineation is essential for any evolutionary and biodiversity research, and recent advances in genomic sequencing have made it possible to robustly define species boundaries and detect hidden diversity.
Matej Bocek +3 more
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A New Species of Eucnemidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) with Its Complete Mitogenome and Mitogenome-Based Phylogenetic Analysis [PDF]
BiologyWe describe Microrhagus ziwulingensis Muona & Meng, sp. nov., from China. The genus Microrhagus Dejean, 1833, was previously represented in China by only two species. We sequenced and assembled the complete mitogenome of M.
Ziye Meng +5 more
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Lygistopterus Anorachilus Ragusa, 1883 (Coleoptera, Lycidae), Morphological and Faunistic Remarks
Natural History Sciences, 2013 The differential characters of the Italian endemism Lygistopterus anorachilus Ragusa, 1883 and Lygistopterus sanguineus (Linnaeus, 1758) are revised. New morphological characters concerning head and prothorax and, for the first time, male genitalia are ...
Fabrizio Fanti, Francesco Vitali
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A revision of Lycinella Gorham, 1884 with the description of six new species (Coleoptera, Lycidae, Calopterini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The Neotropical genus Lycinella Gorham, 1884 is revised. Lycinella opaca Gorham, 1884 and Lycinella parvula Gorham, 1884 are redescribed and illustrated. Six new species are described for the genus: Lycinella adamantis sp. n., L. hansoni sp.
Vinicius S. Ferreira, Michael A. Ivie
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Oudendijk Z, Wahlberg N, Mappes J.
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A new suspected paedomorphic genus of net-winged beetles from the Atlantic Rainforest (Coleoptera, Elateroidea, Lycidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 Lycidae are among the better studied groups in the superfamily Elateroidea, however despite the progress in the taxonomic understanding of the Neotropical fauna, much still remains unknown and undescribed in the region.
Vinicius S. Ferreira +1 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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