The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic
Systematic Entomology, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 355-388, July 2024.Structural transformations of the elytra and abdomen played a major role in the early beetle evolution in the Permian. Polyphaga appear late in the fossil record, with only a few fossils of Elateriformia in the Late Triassic. Several factors were involved in the enormous diversification of beetles in the Cretaceous but evolutionary interactions with ...
Rolf G. Beutel +6 more
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Subdivision of arthropod cap-n-collar expression domains is restricted to Mandibulata
EvoDevo, 2014 The monophyly of Mandibulata - the division of arthropods uniting pancrustaceans and myriapods - is consistent with several morphological characters, such as the presence of sensory appendages called antennae and the eponymous biting appendage, the ...
P. Sharma +4 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2015 IntroductionThe astonishing spectrum of scarabaeine lifestyles makes them an attractive group for studies in entomology and evolutionary biology.
M. Bai +5 more
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Morphology and evolution of Malacostraca [PDF]
, 2014 In this dissertation project comparative morphological studies on the nervous system, mandible structure and sensory equipment of Decapoda and Peracarida are presented and interpreted with regard to the evolution of the taxa.
Geiselbrecht, Hannes
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A previously unknown feeding mode in millipedes and the convergence of fluid feeding across arthropods. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2022 Moritz L +4 more
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A modern type of ant-like stone beetle larva preserved in 99-million-year-old Kachin amber [PDF]
, 2022 Scydmaeninae, the group of ant-like stone beetles, was previously named “Scydmaenidae”, but is today recognized as an ingroup of Staphylinidae. The group has a more or less global distribution and includes 4,900 formally described species.
HAUG, Carolin +3 more
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Comparative morphology of the feeding apparatus of Staphylinine beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)
Arthropod Systematics & PhylogenyThe mouthparts and protarsi of adult rove-beetles of the Staphylinine group are examined in detail. We provide descriptions and image plates based on scanning electron micrographs taken from 36 species representing all 10 subfamilies comprising this ...
Erich L. Spiessberger +3 more
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Different feeding strategies in scavenging amphipods and their implications for colonisation success in times of retreating glaciers. [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Scavenger guilds, composed of a variety of species, co-existing in the same habitat, are responsible for biomass transformation throughout the food web. Niche partitioning among them can manifest in different feeding strategies, e.g.
Abele, Doris +6 more
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Molecular and morphological evolution of the amphipod radiation of Lake Baikal [PDF]
, 2002 The amphipods of Lake Baikal, Russia, are a taxonomically and morphologically diverse group, and have been cited as a classic example of adaptive radiation.
Macdonald, Kenneth S., III
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Mesozoic larva in amber reveals the venom delivery system and the palaeobiology of an ancient lineage of venomous insects (Neuroptera) [PDF]
The larvae of Neuroptera are predators that feed by injecting bioactive compounds into their prey and then suctioning the fluids through modified mouthparts.
Badano, Davide +5 more
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