Patterns of within- and among-plant variation in nectar production in the beetle-pollinated Amianthium muscaetoxicum. [PDF]
Abstract Premise Plant interactions with different pollinator species have shaped the evolution of remarkable diverse nectar production, presentation, and composition traits across the angiosperms. These traits can allow plants to manipulate and reward the behaviors of specific pollinators to enhance pollen donation and receipt with some precision. One
McPeek SJ, Erwin CL, Brodie ED.
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An updated checklist of the Cantharidae and Lycidae of Switzerland (Coleoptera, Elateroidea) [PDF]
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 +2 more
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Larva, Pupa or Adult? The Female of Platerodrilus Case (Coleoptera: Lycidae)
The anatomy and genitalia of a larviform female were studied for the first time in the family Lycidae. The structure of the exo- and endoskeleton of a Platerodrilus female was found to be not much different from that of its larva, with external genital ...
Kirill Vladimirovich Makarov +1 more
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Banded Net-Winged Beetle, Calopteron discrepans (Newman) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lycidae)
EENY-413, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Donald W. Hall and Marc A. Branham, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this colorful black and orange net-winged woodland beetle common through much of the eastern U.S., its ...
Donald W. Hall, Marc A. Branham
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Larvae of net-winged beetles (Lycidae: Coleoptera) of the European part of Russia and the Caucasus [PDF]
The larvae of net-winged beetles Dictyoptera aurora (Herbst, 1784), Erotides nasutus (Kiesenwetter, 1874) and E. schneideri (Kiesenwetter, 1878) are described for the first time.
S.V. Kazantsev, N.B. Nikitsky
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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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Spatial distribution of saproxylic beetles on trunks of standing Scots pine trees
Abstract The spatial distribution of saproxylic beetles landing and climbing stems of 12 grown and healthy Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris L.) was examined in detail during a 3‐year trial. The beetles were sampled using sticky traps attached to the tree trunk at three tree parts (i.e., the trunk base, middle part of the trunk, and trunk in crown ...
J. Foit, V. Čermák, T. Kudláček
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Abstract Aim China has dozens of well‐recognized biodiversity hotspots, but many more potential areas have not been estimated thoroughly, which is unfavourable for biodiversity conservation. Neotenic net‐winged beetles with limited dispersal ability generally occur in restricted ranges but rarely occur in China, which makes them ideal models for ...
Tong Liu +4 more
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The Coleoptera of the Province of Prince Edward Island, Canada: 295 new records from Lindgren funnel traps and a checklist to species [PDF]
The Coleoptera fauna of the province of Prince Edward Island has long been one of the most poorly known jurisdictions in Canada, with fewer than half the number of species recorded in the neighbouring provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Reginald P. Webster +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]
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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