A new genus and species of Brontinae from Borneo (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new silvanid genus Borneophanus gen. n. is described based on specimens collected from Malaysian Borneo. A new species, B. spinosus sp. n., is described herein.
Takahiro Yoshida, Toshiya Hirowatari
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A taxonomic review of the genus Silvanoprus Reitter (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Silvanidae) in Korea
Journal of Asia-Pacific BiodiversityThe genus Silvanoprus Reitter (Coleoptera: Silvanidae: Silvaninae) includes 20 known species worldwide, with 10 species in the Palearctic region and three species in Korea.
Joong-In Shin +2 more
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A revision of African Psammoecus (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) and descriptions of two new species from the collection of the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale [PDF]
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2012 A revision of the known African species of Psammoecus is given, including redescriptions and illustrations of diagnostic characters. Extensive material from the Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale (Tervuren) is studied.
Michael Karner
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Erotylinae) with a phylogenetic analysis of Cucujoidea [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The complete mitochrondiral genome of Aulacochilus grouvellei Achard, 1923 was sequenced using an Illumina HiSeq platform. It represents the first mitochondrial genome of the subfamily Erotylinae.
Jing Liu +4 more
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linne (Insecta: Coleoptera: Silvanidae) from Xichuan [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The saw-toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis Linné, is a well-known stored-product insect. Beetles were obtained from Xichuan County and the mitochondrial genome was characterized (GenBank accession number MN535903). The mitogenome consists of
Sheng Liang +3 more
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The genome sequence of a bark-dwelling beetle, Silvanus unidentatus (Olivier, 1790) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a specimen of Silvanus unidentatus (bark-dwelling beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Silvanidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 187.15 megabases.
Mark G. Telfer +3 more
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A remarkable new species of the genus Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 A new species, Psammoecus lordhowensis sp. nov., is described from Lord Howe Island, Australia. The new species is brachypterous and most likely endemic to the island.
Takahiro Yoshida, Chris A. M. Reid
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Taxonomic Studies on Australian Psammoecus Latreille (Coleoptera, Silvanidae, Brontinae)
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020 Two new species of Psammoecus Latreille, 1829 from Australia are described: Psammoecus australis sp. nov. and P. venustus sp. nov. A taxonomic revision and diagnoses for other Australian species are provided. Psammoecus obesus Grouvelle, 1919 is recorded
Michael Karner
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New mitochondrial genomes of 39 soil dwelling Coleoptera from metagenome sequencing [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 High-throughput DNA methods hold great promise for the study of the hyperdiverse arthropod fauna of the soil. We used the mitochondrial metagenomic approach to generate 39 mitochondrial genomes from adult and larval specimens of Coleoptera collected from
Carmelo Andújar +6 more
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Effect of Nitrogen on Phosphine-Susceptible and -Resistant Populations of Stored Product Insects [PDF]
Insects, 2020 In this study, we evaluated nitrogen treatment on phosphine-resistant field and -susceptible laboratory populations of different stored product beetles. Nine trials were conducted in commercial nitrogen chambers with the O2 level set at 1.0%.
Maria K. Sakka +3 more
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