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An Enigmatic Cretaceous Beetle in Kachin Amber With Tentative Affinities to Pythidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 12, December 2024.
We describe and illustrate a new tenebrionoid beetle from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, Glyphonotum hsiaoi gen. et sp. nov. Based on morphological comparison and phylogenetic analyses, we tentatively place Glyphonotum in the extant family Pythidae, representing the first Mesozoic fossil of this family.
Yan‐Da Li   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Catálogo sinonímico de los táxones ibero-baleares de la familia Meloidae (Coleoptera) [PDF]

open access: yesGraellsia, 2010
En este trabajo presentamos un listado sinonímico actualizado de la fauna de Meloidae (Coleoptera) de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. En el listado actual se recogen las sinonimias correspondientes a 65 táxones de nivel especie.
M. García-París   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Revision of the genus Mimesthes (Coleoptera: Meloidae: Mylabrini)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2000
The species of the mylabrine genus Mimesthes are revised and a new species (M. karooensis) is described from the South African Karoo. The systematic position of the genus is also discussed and an identification key to the species is proposed ...
Marco Alberto Bologna
exaly   +3 more sources

Review of the genus Stenodera with a description of the first instar larva of S. puncticollis (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2002
The first instar larva, or triungulin, of Stenodera puncticollis (Chevrolat, 1829) is described. Its characters indicate that Stenodera is the most primitive member of the subfamily Nemognathinae and support the recognition of the monotypic tribe ...
Andrea di Giulio   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

The effect of environmental conditions on diapause in the blister beetle, Mylabris phalerata (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2006
In the field, the blister beetle Mylabris phalerata Pallas (Coleoptera: Meloidae) undergoes larval diapause in the ground, which lasts for nearly six months. The effect of the soil environment on this diapause was examined.
Chaoliang Lei
exaly   +3 more sources

Revision of the genera Anisarthrocera, Rhampholyssa and Rhampholyssodes, description of the new genus Somalarthrocera and a phylogenetic study of the tribe Cerocomini (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Entomology, 2008
Four genera of the blister beetle tribe Cerocomini are revised, including the new genus Somalarthrocera. The genera Rhampholyssa Kraatz, 1863 and Somalarthrocera comprise two species each, whereas Anisarthrocera Semenow, 1895 and Rhampholyssodes Kaszab ...
Marco Alberto Bologna, Federica Turco
exaly   +3 more sources

Contributions to the Knowledge of Nemognathinae (Coleoptera: Meloidae) from China [PDF]

open access: yesInsects
Despite being the most widespread blister beetle subfamily, Nemognathinae is unfairly understudied in China. In this study, a new genus and species, Sinostenoria yangi Pan, from northern China is described and illustrated. The antennae, elytra, hind wings, and claws of the new genus form a truly unique set of characteristics never observed in other ...
Shaopeng Wang   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Entomological Surveillance and Cantharidin Concentrations in Mylabris variabilis and Epicauta rufidorsum Blister Beetles in Slovenia

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
True blister beetles (genus Epicauta, family Meloidae) produce cantharidin, which can cause toxicosis in humans and animals. Some recent reports suggest that poisoning by the blister beetle has occurred in the Mediterranean part of Slovenia, which has ...
Breda Jakovac-Strajn   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The first complete 3D reconstruction of a Spanish fly primary larva (Lytta vesicatoria, Meloidae, Coleoptera). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2012
The first detailed anatomical study of a primary larva of Meloidae is presented. Thereby techniques such as three-dimensional reconstructions, microtome sections, SEM (scanning electronic microscopy) and CLSM (confocal laser scanning microscopy) are ...
Si-Qin Ge   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lista de los Meloidae (Coleoptera) de la región Cusco, Perú: List of the Meloidae (Coleoptera) of the Cusco region, Peru [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
A list of the species of the Meloidae (Coleoptera) family of the Cusco region is presented, based on a review of material and bibliographic sources. The list comprises seven genera and 16 species included within two subfamilies, Nemognathinae, with the ...
Bustamante , Abdhiel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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