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1. Functional Morphology of the Thorax of the Click Beetle Campsosternus auratus (Coleoptera, Elateridae), with an Emphasis on Its Jumping Mechanism

Author:
Yongying Ruan; Mengna Zhang; Robin Kundrata; Lu Qiu; Siqin Ge; Xingke Yang; Xiaoqin Chen; Shihong Jiang
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Elateridae; elytra; energy; muscles; spring; thorax
Abstract:
... We investigated and described the thoracic structures, jumping mechanism, and promesothoracic interlocking mechanism of the click beetle Campsosternus auratus (Drury) (Elateridae: Dendrometrinae). Two experiments were conducted to reveal the critical muscles and sclerites involved in the jumping mechanism. They showed that M2 and M4 are essential clicking-related muscles. The prosternal process, t ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13030248

2. Nothotytthonyx, a new genus of Malthininae (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar

Author:
Yan-Da Li; Gabriel Biffi; Robin Kundrata; Di-Ying Huang; Chen-Yang Cai
Source:
ZooKeys 2022 v.1092 pp. 19-30
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Cantharidae; Cretaceous period; amber; elytra; fossils; new genus; new species; Myanmar
Abstract:
... AbstractA new fossil genus and species of Cantharidae, Nothotytthonyx serratus Li, Biffi, Kundrata & Cai gen. et sp. nov., is reported from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new species is tentatively attributed to the extant subfamily Malthininae based on a combination of characters, including the symmetrical apical maxillary palpomeres, shortened elytra, pronotum with arched margins and well-de ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1092.81701

3. A New Species of Vetubrachypsectra from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Brachypsectridae)

Author:
Yan-Da Li; Robin Kundrata; Tian-Quan Qu; Di-Ying Huang; Chen-Yang Cai
Source:
Insects 2022 v.13 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Coleoptera; Cretaceous period; adults; amber; elytra; females; males; new species; palps; pedicel; sexual dimorphism; tibia; Myanmar
Abstract:
... A new species, Vetubrachypsectra huchengi Li, Kundrata & Cai sp. nov., is described from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber on the basis of a single adult female. The species is assigned to genus Vetubrachypsectra Qu & Cai based on its serrate antennae, long maxillary palps, presence of tibial spurs, and elytra without clear striae. Vetubrachypsectra huchengi differs distinctly from V. burmitica Qu & Ca ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects13020122

4. A new Colombian species of Liodessus diving beetles from the Páramo de Sumapaz (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Bidessini)

Author:
Michael Balke; Yoandri Suarez-Megna; Rodulfo Ospina-Torres; Juan Simon Venegas; Carlos Prieto; Lars Hendrich
Source:
ZooKeys 2021 v.1059 pp. 79-87
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Dytiscidae; color; elytra; geographical distribution
Abstract:
... Liodessus picinus sp. nov. is described from the Páramo de Sumapaz near Bogota D.C. at 3,500 m above sea level. The species can be distinguished from the other Colombian Liodessus species by its dark coloration, discontinuous habitus, shiny surface of the pronotum and elytron, presence of a distinct occipital line, distinct basal pronotal striae, short or even faint basal elytral striae, as well a ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1059.70134

5. A new species of Endelus Deyrolle, 1864 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from India with notes on the nomenclature of the genus

Author:
M.Yu. Kalashian
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 223-226
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Buprestidae; elytra; lectotypes; new species; China; Himalayan region; India; Nepal
Abstract:
... Endelus lobanovi sp. n. from Norht-East India (Meghalaya State) is described and illustrated. This new species is characterized by the small moderately elongate body (length 3.1–3.9 mm), the bicolorous dorsal surface with the black head and the pronotum and the dark blue elytra, by well pronounced transversal keel near posterior third of the pronotum and other characters. It is closely related to ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021171-223226

6. A new species of Xyletinus Latreille, 1809 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae: Xyletininae) from Eocene Baltic amber, with a key to known fossil species

Author:
A. Bukejs; V.I. Alekseev; J. Háva
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 179-184
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Eocene epoch; Ernobius; Ptinidae; amber; body size; elytra; extinct species; fossils; new species
Abstract:
... A new extinct species of the genus Xyletinus Latreille, 1809, namely X. (s. str.) lobanovi sp. n., is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber. This new extinct species resembles X. carsteni Háva et Zahradník, 2020 but differs from it in the dull, not shiny pronotum and elytra, uniformly rufous body and appendages and the lesser body size. A new species is close to X. arturi Háva et Zahr ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021171-179184

7. A remarkable new genus of Iberian troglobitic Trechodina (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Trechini), with a revisited molecular phylogeny of the subtribe

Author:
Arnaud Faille; Pau Balart-García; Javier Fresneda; Charles Bourdeau; Ignacio Ribera
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2021 v.57 no.2 pp. 85-106
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Carabidae; Paleocene epoch; elytra; geographical distribution; mitochondria; new genus; new species; phylogeny; Australia; France; Iberian Peninsula; Madagascar; Nepal; New Caledonia; Spain; Tanzania
Abstract:
... A new representative of the subtribe Trechodina, Iberotrechodes spinosus n. gen., n. sp., subterranean and known so far from a single cave system of the Cantabrian chain (NW Spain), is described. The external morphology of the new species is highly derived within Trechodina, in particular for the peculiar and unique shape of its elytra, and likely due in part to its subterranean habits. A phylogen ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2021.1880339

8. Body size variation in a guild of carrion beetles

Author:
Allison E. Collard; Jillian D. Wettlaufer; Kevin W. Burke; David V. Beresford; Paul R. Martin
Source:
Canadian journal of zoology 2021 v.99 no.2 pp. 117-129
ISSN:
1480-3283
Subject:
Silphidae; biomechanics; body size; dead animals; elytra; physiology; seasonal variation; sexual dimorphism; zoology; Ontario
Abstract:
... Body size is a key biological trait, influencing the biomechanics, physiology, behaviour, and ecology of species. Describing variation in body size within and among co-occurring species within an ecological guild can provide important context for understanding the ecology of species and the structure of ecological communities. Here, we focus on a guild of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) co ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2020-0171

9. Can the spectrophotometric response of the elytra explain environmental preferences? A study in seven Onthophagus species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)

Author:
Eva Cuesta; Jorge M. Lobo
Source:
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology 2021 v.225 pp. 112348
ISSN:
1011-1344
Subject:
Onthophagus; absorbance; animals; elytra; exoskeleton; photobiology; photochemistry; sclerotization; sibling species; sympatry; transmittance
Abstract:
... Beetles are the most successful and diversified animal taxa characterized by the possession of an external pair of sclerotized wings (elytra). Managing electromagnetic radiations could be one of the functions of the exoskeleton. We studied the spectrophotometric response to ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared radiations of the elytra of seven closely related and sympatric Onthophagus species t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112348

10. Effect of adult feeding on the δ15N signatures of different tissues for Popillia japonica

Author:
Jacob Henden; Christelle Guédot
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 2021 v.169 no.7 pp. 657-664
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Popillia japonica; diet; elytra; grapes; integument; nitrogen; potassium nitrate
Abstract:
... As insects feed, stable isotopes from their diets are assimilated into their tissues. Stable isotopes provide a method to determine what insects are feeding on, and in some cases, where the insects have been feeding. One method for evaluating what adult holometabolous insects fed on as larvae, is to sample tissues from the integument of the adult. The integument should have isotopic signatures tha ...
DOI:
10.1111/eea.13060

11. Evaluating Sexual Dimorphism in the Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus affinis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Using Geometric Morphometrics

Author:
Sandra M. Ospina-Garcés; Luis Arturo Ibarra-Juarez; Federico Escobar; Andrés Lira-Noriega
Source:
Florida entomologist 2021 v.104 no.2 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
1938-5102
Subject:
Curculionidae; Xyleborus; allometry; ambrosia beetles; elytra; entomologists; geometry; host plants; morphometry; phylogeny; polygyny; sexual dimorphism; symbiosis; Florida
Abstract:
... Species within genus Xyleborus Eichhoff (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) live in a feeding symbiosis with ambrosia fungi and present inbreeding polygyny with highly biased sex ratios and sexual dimorphism in size. Here we evaluate the expression of sexual dimorphism, the allometric effect on shape variation, and the morphological integration of 2 body structures (elytra and pronotum) in Xyleborus affin ...
DOI:
10.1653/024.104.0201

12. Evidence of fungal structures in the mandible and elytra of Hypocryphalus mangiferae collected from mango trees showing symptoms of mango sudden decline disease

Author:
Rogério Machado Pereira; Gustavo Ferreira Martins; Ricardo Siqueira da Silva; Tarcísio Visintin da Silva Galdino; Dalton de Oliveira Ferreira; Carlos Alberto Hector Flechtmann; Marcelo Coutinho Picanço
Source:
International journal of pest management 2021 v.67 no.4 pp. 315-319
ISSN:
1366-5863
Subject:
Ceratocystis fimbriata; Hypocryphalus mangiferae; Mangifera indica; Scolytidae; decline; economic impact; elytra; fungi; mangoes; trees
Abstract:
... Ceratocystis fimbriata plays a significant role in the initiation of the tree decline disease in mango (Mangifera indica L.), which can kill the plant. The C. fimbriata infection is linked with the presence of the beetle Hypocryphalus mangiferae (Curculionidae: Scolytinae). However, it is unknown how H. mangiferae aids in the transport of the fungus between mango trees. The present study aimed to ...
DOI:
10.1080/09670874.2020.1775324

13. Involvement of Yellow-y in the cuticle pigmentation of the larvae, pupae and adults in Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Author:
Pei Wang; Long-Ji Ze; Lin Jin; Guo-Qing Li
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2022 v.25 no.1 pp. 101864
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
Cucurbitaceae; Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata; RNA interference; Solanaceae; adults; biosynthesis; color; defoliating insects; droplets; elytra; entomology; enzymes; insect cuticle; larvae; pigmentation; prepupae; pupae
Abstract:
... Yellow-y (Y-y) contributes to the accumulation of melanins in insect cuticle. However, the underlining mechanism requires further investigation. Two classical hypotheses have been proposed: Y-y acts as a dopachrome conversion enzyme (DCE) to accelerate biosynthesis of melanins; alternatively, Y-y serves as a cuticular anchor for pigments. Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is a serious defoliator ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2021.101864

14. Morphological Adaptation of Cave-Dwelling Ground Beetles in China Revealed by Geometric Morphometry (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)

Author:
Mengzhen Chen; Wanru Guo; Sunbin Huang; Xiaozhu Luo; Mingyi Tian; Weixin Liu
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Carabidae; elytra; geometry; head; morphometry; phenotype; trees; China
Abstract:
... Cave-dwelling ground beetles in China represent the most impressive specific diversity and morphological adaptations of the cavernicolous ground beetles in the world, but they have not been systematically examined in quantitative terms. The present study focuses on the application of geometric morphological methods to address the morphological adaptations of the tribe Trechini, the most representa ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12111002

15. New Species of Toktokkus from Mozambique (Tenebrionidae: Sepidiini: Molurina)

Author:
Olivia M. Gearner; Ryan Lumen; Marcin J. Kamiński
Source:
Annales zoologici 2022 v.72 no.1 pp. 123-127
ISSN:
0003-4541
Subject:
Tenebrionidae; elytra; new species; taxonomic keys; Mozambique
Abstract:
... A new species of the genus Toktokkus Kamiński and Gearner, 2021 (T. o-serraferrussp. nov.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) is described from Boroma, Mozambique. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by the shape and sculpturing of the elytra: disc flat, with two distinct rows of sharp tubercles on the lateral margins of the elytra. An updated identification key and distribution map f ...
DOI:
10.3161/00034541ANZ2022.72.1.010

16. On the genus Scaphisoma Leach, 1815 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae) from Georgia, with description of a new species

Author:
I. Löbl
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2022 v.18 no.1 pp. 31-33
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Staphylinidae; elytra; new species; Georgia
Abstract:
... Five species of Scaphisoma Leach, 1815 are recorded from Georgia. The new species S. caucasicum sp. n. is described from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, and two, S. assimile assimile Erichson, 1845 and S. subalpinum subalpinum Reitter, 1880 are recorded for Georgia for the first time. The new species can be externally compared with North Korean S. hapiroense Löbl, 1968, from which it can be readily ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262022181-3133

17. Preservation and Taphonomy of Fossil Insects from the Earliest Eocene of Denmark

Author:
Miriam Heingård; Peter Sjövall; Bo P. Schultz; René L. Sylvestersen; Johan Lindgren
Source:
Biology 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
Coleoptera; Eocene epoch; Hymenoptera; Zygoptera; animals; elytra; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; eumelanin; exoskeleton; fossils; mass spectrometry; transmission electron microscopy; wasps; Denmark
Abstract:
... Marine sediments of the lowermost Eocene Stolleklint Clay and Fur Formation of north-western Denmark have yielded abundant well-preserved insects. However, despite a long history of research, in-depth information pertaining to preservational modes and taphonomic pathways of these exceptional animal fossils remains scarce. In this paper, we use a combination of scanning electron microscopy coupled ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology11030395

18. Sexual size dimorphism variation in altitude gradients in ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Author:
Ananina Tatiana; Sukhodolskaya Raisa; Saveliev Anatoliy; Avtaeva Tamara
Source:
BIO web of conferences 2021 v.35 pp. 00005
ISSN:
2117-4458
Subject:
Carabidae; Russia; altitude; body size; elytra; landscapes; males; models; mountains; sexual dimorphism
Abstract:
... In this study, we verified the theory about the greatest steepness in body size variation in insects males compared with females in altitude gradients. As the model, ground beetles took as the appreciated bioindicators. We sampled three species of carabids at two regions: Carabus odoratus and Pterostihusmontanus were sampled at four elevations at Barguzin Ridge (N 54° 20’; E 109° 30’, Russia) and ...
DOI:
10.1051/bioconf/20213500005

19. Study on the Relationship between Richness and Morphological Diversity of Higher Taxa in the Darkling Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Author:
Liangxue Cheng; Yijie Tong; Yuchen Zhao; Zhibin Sun; Xinpu Wang; Fangzhou Ma; Ming Bai
Source:
Diversity 2022 v.14 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
Tenebrionidae; data collection; elytra; geometry; morphometry; species richness
Abstract:
... Many studies have found that the correlation between species richness (SR) and morphological diversity (MD) is positive, but the correlation degree of these parameters is not always consistent due to differences in categories and various ecological factors in the living environment. Based on this, related studies have revealed the good performance of using higher taxa in biodiversity research, not ...
DOI:
10.3390/d14010060

20. To the knowledge of the leaf-beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the Russian Far East

Author:
P.V. Romantsov
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2022 v.18 no.1 pp. 35-42
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Chaetocnema; Lema; Phyllotreta; Pyrrhalta; Russia; aedeagus; conspecificity; elytra; fauna; females; lectotypes; males; spermatheca; taxonomic keys; South Korea
Abstract:
... Cryptocephalus (Burlinius) flavolimbatus Pic, 1920 is recorded from Russia for the first time. This species has the aedeagus with the long and thin apical process and belongs to the group of yellow species with a black pattern on the elytra and the distinctly punctured pronotum. New records of Lema concinnipennis Baly, 1865, Chaetocnema kimotoi Gruev, 1980, Neocrepidodera ohkawai Takizawa, 2002, P ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262022181-3542

21. To the systematic position of Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Altai Mountains

Author:
I.I. Kabak
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2022 v.18 no.1 pp. 9-13
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Pterostichus; elytra; endophallus; head; males
Abstract:
... A little-known species from the Altai, Pterostichus (Petrophilus) magoides (Straneo, 1937), is redescribed on the base of type specimens and supplementary material. Its systematic position and distribution are discussed. New synonymy is established: Pterostichus magoides = Pterostichus (Petrophilus) tatianae E. Berlov, 1996, syn. n. Tis species is similar to P. magus (Mannerheim, 1825), sharing wi ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262022181-913

22. Variation in Body Size and Sexual Size Dimorphism of Ground Beetle Pterostichus montanus Motsch. (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Altitude Gradient

Author:
R. A. Sukhodolskaya; T. L. Ananina; A. A. Saveliev
Source:
Contemporary problems of ecology 2021 v.14 no.1 pp. 62-70
ISSN:
1995-4255
Subject:
Pterostichus; altitude; body size; coasts; computer software; ecology; elytra; environmental impact; head; morphometry; sample size; sexual dimorphism
Abstract:
... We sampled beetles at plots on different altitudes of the Barguzin ridge (54°30′ N 109°50′ E) in 1988–2014: the coast (500 m a.s.l.), low mountains (720 m a.s.l.), middle mountains (1004 m a.s.l.), and high mountains (1667 m a.s.l.). The selected specimens of Pterostichus montanus have been measured for six morphometric traits: the length and the width of elytra, pronotum, and head. Sample size is ...
DOI:
10.1134/S199542552101008X

23. A New Genus and New Species of the Weevil Tribe Blosyrini Lacordaire, 1863 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Sino-Tibetan Mountains

Author:
G. E. Davidian
Source:
Entomological revue 2020 v.100 no.8 pp. 1157-1189
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
Curculionidae; Rhododendron; elytra; endophallus; males; new genus; new species; tibia; China
Abstract:
... Brief morphological characteristics of the genera Blosyrus Schoenherr, 1823, Blosyrodes Jekel, 1875, and Blosyridius Fairmaire, 1891 are given. The new genus Stiltoblosyrus gen. n. (type species S. belousovi sp. n.) with 17 new species is described from Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China. Stiltoblosyrus gen. n. is closely related to Blosyrodes but differs in the tuberculate pronotum and elytra, ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873820080102

24. A New Genus to Accommodate Central and South American Beetles with Broadly Explanate Elytra, Formerly Assigned to Monocesta Clark and Coelomera Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini)

Author:
Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi; Shawn M. Clark
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2021 v.75 no.2 pp. 473-484
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Monocesta; color; elytra; new combination; new genus; Honduras; Peru
Abstract:
... Coelomera atrocaerulea Jacoby, 1878 is reduced to a synonym of Monocesta depressaClark, 1865, new synonymy. This species is transferred to Platycesta Viswajyothi and Clark, new genus, as Platycesta depressa (Clark), new combination. The distribution is from Honduras to Peru. Details of geographic color variation are presented. ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-75.2.473

25. A New Species of Decuanellus Osella (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae: Lymantini) from Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico

Author:
Alfredo Rodriguez Ruiz; Alex R. Van Dam
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2021 v.75 no.3 pp. 645-650
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Curculionidae; elytra; forests; indigenous species; new species; plant litter; serpentine soils; surveys; Caribbean; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... A new species of Decuanellus Osella is described from the insular serpentine soil forests of Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico. Decuanellus coronarostris Rodriguez Ruiz and Van Dam, new species, is a new Caribbean endemic species of eyeless weevil, which was collected from a leaf litter survey of Maricao State Forest (El Bosque Estatal de Maricao) during 2017. This species differs from other Decua ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-75.3.645

26. A New Species of Novius Mulsant from New Caledonia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Noviini)

Author:
Hong Pang; Xue-Fei Tang; Adam Ślipiński
Source:
Annales zoologici 2020 v.70 no.1 pp. 25-32
ISSN:
0003-4541
Subject:
Coccinellidae; elytra; new species; New Caledonia
Abstract:
... A new species of Noviini, Novius marek Ślipiński and Pang sp. nov. is described from New Caledonia. It is the largest known species of the genus, easily recognised by its size, very flat body and zigzag darker pattern on yellowish-brown elytra. A key to the New Caledonian species of Novius, new distribution records and illustrations of known species are also provided. ...
DOI:
10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.1.002

27. A New Species of the Aphaenopsian Genus Sinaphaenops Uéno and Wang, with Notes on Male Genitalia of S. Orthogenys Uéno (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechini)

Author:
Mengzhen Chen; Sunbin Huang; Mingyi Tian
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2020 v.74 no.2 pp. 343-350
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Carabidae; elytra; limestone; male genitalia; new species; China
Abstract:
... Sinaphaenops (s. str.) lipoin. sp. is described and illustrated from a limestone cave in central Guizhou Province, China. This new species is most similar to S. (s. str.) banshanicus Tian, Chen and Tang, 2017. Both species are members of a peculiar species-group in the nominate subgenus Sinaphaenops (s. str.) Uéno and Wang, 1991, based on the presence of anterior lateromarginal setae on the pronot ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-74.2.343

28. A New Species of the Weevil Subgenus Angarophyllobius Korotyaev et Egorov (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Entiminae, Genus Phyllobius Germ.) from the Northern Coast of Lake Baikal

Author:
B. A. Korotyaev
Source:
Entomological revue 2021 v.101 no.8 pp. 1207-1212
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
Phyllobius; coasts; elytra; femur; new species; Lake Baikal
Abstract:
... A new species of the subgenus Angarophyllobius Korotyaev et Egorov, Phyllobius rodionovi sp. n., is described from the northwestern coast of Lake Baikal. The new species is rather close to Phyllobius mongolicus Korotyaev et Egorov, but may be easily distinguished by the noticeably beveled humeral prominences and somewhat rounded sides of the elytra, and by a smaller and less sharpened femoral toot ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873821080170

29. A new species of the Hydroporus planus-group from northern Morocco with close affinities to H. analis Aubé, 1838 and H. decipiens Sharp, 1878 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae)

Author:
Michaël Manuel
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2021 v.57 no.2 pp. 173-184
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Dytiscidae; aedeagus; barcoding; elytra; new species; France; Morocco; Tunisia
Abstract:
... Hydroporus bertrandi n. sp. is described from the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. It is a member of the Hydroporus planus-group with close affinities to H. analis Aubé, 1838 and H. decipiens Sharp, 1878, as evidenced by the strongly rugose ventral abdominal surface. The new species differs from these close relatives mainly by larger size, finer punctation on the elytra and metacoxal plates, dif ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2021.1904629

30. A new species of the genus Paracompsus Legalov, 2003 (Coleoptera: Attelabidae) from Vietnam

Author:
A.A. Legalov
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.2 pp. 391-393
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Attelabidae; body size; elytra; endophallus; head; neck; new species; China; India; Vietnam
Abstract:
... A new species of leaf-rolling weevils, Paracompsus krivokhatskyi sp. n. from Northern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. This species is close to P. nigrofasciatus (Pajni, Haq et Gandhi, 1987) from East India and Southwest China, and differs from it in the smooth, non-wrinkled, longer temples and in the shape of the basal sclerite of the endophallus. In P. krivokhatskyi sp. n. the basal scleri ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021172-391393

31. Allochronic populations of the black chafer Holotrichia loochooana loochooana (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) that occur on Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan

Author:
Norio Arakaki; Hiroaki Sunagawa; Hiraku Yoshitake
Source:
Applied entomology and zoology 2021 v.56 no.3 pp. 365-371
ISSN:
0003-6862
Subject:
Ryukyu Archipelago; Scarabaeidae; adults; elytra; entomology; females; pheromones; secondary forests; soil; sugarcane
Abstract:
... Two behaviorally different populations of the black chafer Holotrichia loochooana loochooana (Sawada) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) were discovered on Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan. In a population occurring at the tip of the northern peninsula, adult females and males emerge from soil and mate during a long period of time before sunset. In the other populations found in the secondary forest and the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13355-021-00742-w

32. Antifungal roles of adult-specific cuticular protein genes of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum

Author:
Patchara Sirasoonthorn; Katsumi Kamiya; Ken Miura
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2021 v.186 pp. 107674
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Metarhizium anisopliae; RNA; Tribolium castaneum; benzoquinones; chitin; chitin synthase; conidia; elytra; gene targeting; germination; insect cuticle; insects; invertebrates; moieties; mutants; pupae; secretion
Abstract:
... The insect cuticle is a composite structure that can further be divided into a few sub-structural layers. Its large moiety comprises a lattice of chitin fibrils and structural proteins, both of which are stabilized by covalent bonding among them. The cuticle covers the whole surface of insect body, and thus has long been suggested for the involvement in defense against entomopathogens, especially ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2021.107674

33. Caenorhinus lobanovi, a new species of the tribe Deporaini (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) from Laos

Author:
A.A. Legalov
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 219-221
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Attelabidae; elytra; head; new species; tibia; Laos
Abstract:
... A new species, Caenorhinus (Flavodeporaus) lobanovi sp. n. from Central Laos is described and illustrated. This new species differs from Caenorhinus (Flavodeporaus) guskovae Legalov, 2021 from Laos in the unicoloured body (in C. (F.) guskovae body is yellow; 1st to 10th antennomeres, apex of rostrum, base of elytra, tibia, 1st and 5th tarsomeres black; mandibles, 11th antennomere, metaventrite, me ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021171-219221

34. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Iphiothe Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). 2. A new species from Borneo, with notes on the other members of the genus

Author:
A.I. Miroshnikov; D.J. Heffern
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 175-179
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Borneo; Cerambycidae; color; elytra; males; new species; Malaysia
Abstract:
... Iphiothe pascoei Miroshnikov et Heffern, sp. n. is described from Borneo. It differs clearly from all members of the genus by the sharply dichromatic coloration of the legs and antennomere 3, the immaculate femora and tibiae, the very motley, spotted, light setation of the elytra, the shorter antennae of the male. The stability and reliability of the features previously indicated to distinguish I. ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262020161-175179

35. Crustacean cardioactive peptide as a stimulator of feeding and a regulator of ecdysis in Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Author:
Chen-Hui Shen; Lin Jin; Kai-Yun Fu; Wen-Chao Guo; Guo-Qing Li
Source:
Pesticide biochemistry and physiology 2021 v.175 pp. 104838
ISSN:
0048-3575
Subject:
Crustacea; Drosophila melanogaster; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Manduca sexta; Periplaneta americana; RNA interference; Tribolium castaneum; biosynthesis; central nervous system; chitin; ecdysis; ecdysterone; elytra; genes; hindgut; instars; integument; juvenile hormones; larvae; leaves; midgut; neuropeptides; pesticides; prepupae; trehalose; ventral nerve cord
Abstract:
... Crustacean cardioactive peptide (CCAP), a highly conserved amidated neuropeptide, stimulates feeding in Drosophila melanogaster and Periplaneta americana, and regulates pupa-adult transition in Tribolium castaneum and Manduca sexta. In the present paper, we intended to address whether CCAP plays the dual roles in the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata. We found that the levels of Ldc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.pestbp.2021.104838

36. Dasycerine rove beetles: Cretaceous diversification, phylogeny and historical biogeography (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Dasycerinae)

Author:
Zi‐Wei Yin; Liang Lü; Shûhei Yamamoto; Margaret K. Thayer; Alfred F. Newton; Chen‐Yang Cai
Source:
Cladistics 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 185-210
ISSN:
0748-3007
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Late Cretaceous epoch; Miocene epoch; Staphylinidae; altitude; ancestry; biogeography; data collection; elytra; extinct species; extinction; fauna; fossils; models; new genus; new species; phylogeny; refuge habitats; sea level; sexual dimorphism; statistical analysis; Myanmar
Abstract:
... Within the hyperdiverse beetle family Staphylinidae, Dasycerinae is one of the smallest and most cryptic subfamilies, comprising a sole extant genus characterized by a latridiid beetle‐like body form. Little has been known about their early diversification, character evolution, phylogeny and historical biogeography because of limited fossil material and lack of a phylogeny integrating extant and e ...
DOI:
10.1111/cla.12430

37. Description of a New Species of Trapeziderus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in Korea

Author:
Joon-Yong Park; Kee-Jeong Ahn
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2021 v.75 no.2 pp. 334-338
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Staphylinidae; aedeagus; bark; elytra; males; new species; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... Trapeziderus koreanus Park and Ahn, new species is described from Korea. The new species collected under bark is similar to Trapeziderus imitator Cameron in having black elytra and a temporal carina but can be distinguished by the reddish-brown antennomere 10, the chaetotaxy of the pronotum, the incomplete basal line of male sternite VIII, and the different shape and structure of the aedeagus. A d ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-75.2.334

38. Eclosion hormone functions in larva-pupa-adult ecdysis in Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Author:
Chen-Hui Shen; Lin Jin; Kai-Yun Fu; Wen-Chao Guo; Guo-Qing Li
Source:
Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2021 v.24 no.1 pp. 141-150
ISSN:
1226-8615
Subject:
Drosophila melanogaster; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; RNA interference; adults; behavior; ecdysis; ecdysterone; eclosion hormone; elytra; entomology; ingestion; insects; instars; juvenile hormones; larvae; liquids; prepupae; pupae; pupation
Abstract:
... In Drosophila melanogaster, ecdysis-triggering hormone (ETH) and eclosion hormone (EH) mutually enhance the release of each other through a positive feedback loop. Both are involved in the stimulation of ecdysis behavior series and molting-related physiological preparations. However, whether 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) controls eh expression and whether EH plays a similar role in non-Drosophilid inse ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aspen.2020.12.004

39. Effects of temperature on larval development, alkaloid production and microsporidiosis in the two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Author:
T. Steele; R.D. Singer; S. Bjørnson
Source:
Journal of invertebrate pathology 2020 v.172 pp. 107353
ISSN:
0022-2011
Subject:
Adalia bipunctata; Myzus persicae; Nosema; adults; alkaloids; ambient temperature; body measurements; diet; eclosion; eggs; elytra; females; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; head; larvae; larval development; males; microsporidiosis; morphometry; mortality; pathogens; rearing; sex ratio; spores
Abstract:
... Nosema adaliae, a microsporidian pathogen described from the two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata L., delays larval development when A. bipunctata is reared under laboratory conditions at 25 °C. In nature, lady beetles often experience a wide range of environmental temperatures, but little is known regarding the effects of microsporidian pathogens on lady beetles when they are reared at high ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jip.2020.107353

40. Factors determining variation in colour morph frequencies in invasive Harmonia axyridis populations

Author:
Alois Honek; Peter M. J. Brown; Zdenka Martinkova; Jiri Skuhrovec; Marek Brabec; Giovanni Burgio; Edward W. Evans; Marc Fournier; Audrey A. Grez; Jan Kulfan; Francesco Lami; Eric Lucas; Belén Lumbierres; Antonio Masetti; Timofej Mogilevich; Marina Orlova-Bienkowskaja; William M. Phillips; Xavier Pons; Jan Strobach; Sandra Viglasova; Peter Zach; Tania Zaviezo
Source:
Biological invasions 2020 v.22 no.6 pp. 2049-2062
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; Russia; climate; color; elytra; introduced species; Central European region; East Asia; Italy; Northern European region; Spain
Abstract:
... The Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pallas, native to eastern Asia, is an invasive, non-native species that has recently achieved an almost worldwide distribution. A conspicuous feature of this species is colour polymorphism of the elytra. In its native area, the populations consist of a recessive non-melanic morph, several dominant melanic morphs and small numbers of other (rare) morphs. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-020-02238-0

41. First report on CRISPR/Cas9-targeted mutagenesis in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Author:
Shunhua Gui; Clauvis Nji Tizi Taning; Dong Wei; Guy Smagghe
Source:
Journal of insect physiology 2020 v.121 pp. 104013
ISSN:
0022-1910
Subject:
CRISPR-Cas systems; CRISPR-associated endonuclease 9; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; RNA; RNA interference; adulthood; adults; eggs; elytra; gene editing; genes; insect pests; insect physiology; loci; models; mutagenesis; pest management; phenotype; potatoes
Abstract:
... Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), commonly known as the Colorado potato beetle (CPB), is an agricultural important pest for potatoes and other solanaceous plants. The CRISPR/Cas system is an efficient genome editing technology, which could be exploited to study the biology of CPB and possibly also lead to the development of better environmentally friendly pest management strategies. However, the us ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2020.104013

42. Four new species of the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) from South-East Asia and a key to the species with the similar elytral sculpture

Author:
A.M. Prokofiev
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.2 pp. 375-386
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Anomala; aedeagus; elytra; highlands; new species; taxonomic keys; China; Laos; Myanmar; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Four new species of the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 from the continental South-East Asia are described. Anomala paramychodes sp. n. from Laos, Myanmar and South China and A. sinifrater sp. n. from South China are externally indistinguishable from A. amychodes Ohaus, 1914 but differ from this species in the structure of the aedeagus. Anomala levilinea sp. n. from Northern Vietnam is also similar ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021172-375386

43. Interactions of ants with native and invasive lady beetles and the role of chemical cues in intraguild interference

Author:
Roman Bucher; Laura M. Japke; Ayse Gül Ünlü; Florian Menzel
Source:
Chemoecology 2021 v.31 no.5 pp. 323-334
ISSN:
0937-7409
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; Lasius niger; Myrmica rubra; aggression; avoidance behavior; elytra; invasive species
Abstract:
... The predator-predator naïveté hypothesis suggests that non-native predators benefit from being unknown to native predators, resulting in reduced intraguild interference with native predators. This novelty advantage should depend on the ability of native predators to recognize cues of non-native predators. Here, we compared ant aggression and lady beetle reaction in four native and the invasive lad ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00049-021-00354-4

44. Laetmonice iocasica sp. nov., a new polychaete species (Annelida: Aphroditidae) from seamounts in the tropical Western Pacific, with remarks on L. producta Grube, 1877

Author:
Xuwen Wu; Pat Hutchings; Anna Murray; Kuidong Xu
Source:
Journal of oceanology and limnology 2021 v.39 no.5 pp. 1805-1816
ISSN:
2096-5508
Subject:
Japan; Polychaeta; cytochrome-c oxidase; elytra; genetic distance; limnology; mitochondria; new species; oceanography; seamounts; Antarctic region; Australia
Abstract:
... Laetmonice Kinberg, 1856 is a remarkable genus characterized by having harpoon notochaetae in the polychaete family Aphroditidae. We describe a new species of Laetmonice, Laetmonice iocasica sp. nov., found from seamounts on the Caroline Ridge in the tropical Western Pacific. The new species is readily distinguished from congeners, particularly those distributed in the Indo-Pacific Ocean by posses ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00343-021-0413-6

45. Lights Ahead: Morphology and Life Stages of the Spotted Tortoise Firefly, Aspisoma sticticum Gemminger, 1870 – Fireflies with a Unique Extra Pair of Lanterns on the Larval Pronotum (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Author:
Viviane Campos da Silva Nunes; Eduardo José Lemos de Matos; William Lima; Stephanie Vaz; José Ricardo M. Mermudes; Luiz Felipe Lima da Silveira
Source:
Annales zoologici 2021 v.71 no.1 pp. 153-178
ISSN:
0003-4541
Subject:
Lampyridae; adults; elytra; larvae; males; tortoises; South America
Abstract:
... Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) spend most of their lives as larvae. Nevertheless, immature stages of over 99% of species remain unknown, which gives an incomplete picture of the species' biology. Moreover, fireflies are most diverse in Central and South America, where most species remain known from the centuries-old taxonomic descriptions based on male morphology. Here, we redescribe the spott ...
DOI:
10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.1.007

46. Lissomus cacique, a Remarkable New Species of Click Beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Cloud Forests in Costa Rica and Panama, with Notes on Lissomus flavipennis Guérin-Méneville

Author:
Paul J. Johnson
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2021 v.75 no.3 pp. 599-611
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Elateridae; elytra; new species; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Mexico; Panama
Abstract:
... Lissomus cacique Johnson, new species from Costa Rica and Panama is described and discriminated from its morphologically most similar and geographically disjunct congener, Lissomus flavipennis Guérin-Méneville from Guatemala and southern Mexico. These two species form a unique pair in Lissomus Dalman distinguished by their relatively large and robust body form, yellow-brown to orange-red elytra no ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-75.3.599

47. New and poorly known species of flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) from Vietnam

Author:
P.V. Romantsov
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 77-86
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Agasicles; Aphthona; Siphonaptera; elytra; head; new species; Indonesia; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Five new species of flea beetles are described from Vietnam: Euphitrea lamdongica sp. n. from the species group with head and pronotum red brown and elytra metallic green; Lankaphthona nigropicta sp. n. is similar to L. yunnantarsella Ruan, Konstantinov et Prathapan, 2019; Lipromorpha prosvirovi sp. n. from the species group with unicolor yellow body and transverse impression behind anterior margi ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021171-7786

48. New record of the genus Manipuria Jacoby (Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) from China, with description of a new species

Author:
Yuan Xu; Wenxuan Bi; Hongbin Liang
Source:
ZooKeys 2021 v.1009 pp. 29-43
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; elytra; new species; China; India
Abstract:
... After a century since the erection of the genus Manipuria from India, its type species M. dohertyi Jacoby was discovered in Yunnan Province of China. A new Manipuria species, M. yuae sp. nov., is described from Tibet and Yunnan, China. The new species differs from M. dohertyi by its larger size, unicolored elytra, and absence of a tooth-like prolongation in front of the mandible. Additional data i ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.1009.59693

49. New species of the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from North-Western China

Author:
I.I. Kabak
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.2 pp. 307-313
ISSN:
2713-1785
Subject:
Pterostichus; body size; elytra; endophallus; males; mountains; new species; river valleys; rivers; villages; China
Abstract:
... Three new species of carabid beetles belonging to the subgenus Petrophilus Chaudoir, 1838 of the genus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810 are described from the Mongolian Altai Mountain Range within Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region of China: P. kapanovi sp. n. from the right bank of the Kom (= Hemu) River, similar to members of the P. altaicus species group but differing in the shape of pronotum: its late ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021172-307313

50. New taxa of the weevils closely related to Dactylotus Schoenherr, 1847 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Sino-Tibetan Mountains

Author:
G.E. Davidian
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 163-178
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Curculionidae; elytra; endophallus; males; new genus; new species; spermatheca; China
Abstract:
... Dactylotinomorphus Davidian, gen. n. (Dactylotus egenus Faust, 1887, type species) is described from China. Kamius Korotyaev, 1996, stat. n., Nipponoblosyrus Korotyaev, 1996, stat. n. and Dactylotinus Korotyaev, 1996, stat. n. are increased from a subgenus to a genus rank. A key to the genera Dactylotus Schoenherr, 1847, Kamius, Nipponoblosyrus, Dactylotinus and Dactylotinomorphus gen. n. with bri ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262021171-163178

51. Occurrence and impact of the parasitic mite Linobia coccinellae on its host beetle Chrysomela populi: implications for its potential as a biological control agent

Author:
Klara Pohlink; Richard Georgi; Michael Müller
Source:
Entomologia experimentalis et applicata 2020 v.168 no.10 pp. 723-731
ISSN:
0013-8703
Subject:
Astigmata; Chrysomela populi; Populus; adults; biological control agents; biological pest control; elytra; endoparasites; fecundity; females; hemolymph; integrated pest management; longevity; males; parasitic mites; population dynamics; surveys; Germany
Abstract:
... Due to social demands with regard to sustainability and ecological considerations, an aim of current research in short‐rotation coppices (SRC) is to find effective candidates for biological control of pest species. The great red poplar leaf beetle, Chrysomela populi L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is one of the most harmful pests in the SRC. The endoparasitic mite Linobia coccinellae (Scopoli) (Ac ...
DOI:
10.1111/eea.12979

52. On the Knowledge of the Leaf-Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of Siberia and the Russian Far East

Author:
P. V. Romantsov
Source:
Entomological revue 2021 v.101 no.1 pp. 97-120
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
Aphthona; Lema; Longitarsus; Phratora; Pyrrhalta; Siberia; aedeagus; color; elytra; fauna; males; new species; spermatheca
Abstract:
... Two new species of the leaf-beetles, Aphthona ussuriensis sp. n. and Tricholochmaea ussuriensis sp. n., are described from Primorskii Territory of Russia. Seven species are recorded from Russia for the first time: Lema concinnipennis Baly, 1865; Phratora ryanggangensis Gruev, 1994; Dibolia potanini Wiese, 1889; D. zaitzevi Medvedev, 1980; Longitarsus hopeianus Chen, 1941; L. piceorufus Chen, 1939; ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873821010073

53. On the Natural History of the Black Winged Firefly, Phosphaenopterus metzneri Schaufuss, 1870 with Comparative Notes on Phosphaenina (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Author:
Viviane Nunes; Gonçalo Figueira; Luis Filipe Lopes; Paula Souto
Source:
Annales zoologici 2021 v.71 no.3 pp. 661-691
ISSN:
0003-4541
Subject:
Lampyridae; elytra; females; males; natural history; sympatry; France; Portugal; Spain
Abstract:
... The genus PhosphaenopterusSchaufuss, 1870 encompasses two species restricted to Europe, both underrepresented in the literature and entomological collections. Phosphaenopterus metzneriSchaufuss, 1870 is the most widely distributed within the genus, being recorded in France, Portugal, and Spain. Since its century-old original description based only on the male, the biology of this species was not f ...
DOI:
10.3161/00034541ANZ2021.71.3.005

54. Phoretic mite infestations associated with Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in southern California

Author:
Francesc Gómez-Marco; Hans Klompen; Mark S. Hoddle
Source:
Systematic and applied acarology 2021 v.26 no.10 pp. 1913-1926
ISSN:
1362-1971
Subject:
Parasitiformes; Rhynchophorus palmarum; acarology; elytra; males; mites; morphometry; pests; species diversity; surveys; California
Abstract:
... The South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), established in San Diego County, California, USA sometime around 2014. Attached to the motile adults of this destructive palm pest, we identified three species of uropodine mites (Parasitiformes: Uropodina), Centrouropoda n. sp., Dinychus n. sp. and Fuscuropoda marginata. Two of these species, Centrouropoda n. sp. ...
DOI:
10.11158/saa.26.10.6

55. Populations of Invasive Species Asian Ladybird in the European Part of Russia

Author:
I. A. Zakharov
Source:
Russian journal of biological invasions 2021 v.12 no.4 pp. 348-349
ISSN:
2075-1117
Subject:
Harmonia axyridis; Russia; color; elytra; invasive species
Abstract:
... The composition of populations of invasive species Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) from Kaliningrad, Moscow, and Rostov-on-Don was described. A difference in the composition of the southern and northwestern populations by the frequency of morphs, differing in the color of the elytra, was revealed. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2075111721040111

56. Review of North American Dascillidae (Coleoptera: Dascilloidea), with Descriptions of Dramatic Female Wing Reduction

Author:
M. Andrew Johnston; Matthew L. Gimmel
Source:
Coleopterists' bulletin 2020 v.74 no.4 pp. 731-757
ISSN:
0010-065X
Subject:
Coleoptera; adults; elytra; females; males; North America
Abstract:
... The species of Dascillidae are reviewed for North America. Anorus arizonicusBlaisdell, 1934 is proposed as a new synonym of Anorus parvicollisHorn, 1894; Dascillus plumbeusHorn, 1880 is proposed as a new synonym of Dascillus davidsoni LeConte, 1859. The termitiform, flightless female of A. parvicollis, with extremely reduced elytra, is described and illustrated for the first time. A key is provide ...
DOI:
10.1649/0010-065X-74.4.731

57. Revision of the endemic Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882 group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)

Author:
Carl W. Wardhaugh; Richard A. B. Leschen
Source:
New Zealand entomologist 2021 v.44 no.1 pp. 26-37
ISSN:
1179-3430
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; elytra; entomologists; leaves; taxonomic keys; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The subalpine Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882 group of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) is revised to include the fully winged Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, which is redescribed, and two new brachypterous species, C. apicula sp. nov. and C. lyriformis sp. nov.. A key to the species is provided. These Chalcolampra Blanchard, 1853 species are distinguished from other New Zealand me ...
DOI:
10.1080/00779962.2021.1952544

58. Self-righting physiology of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata on surfaces with variable roughness

Author:
Jie Zhang; Jing Li; Chujun Li; Zhigang Wu; Haizhao Liang; Jianing Wu
Source:
Journal of insect physiology 2021 v.130 pp. 104202
ISSN:
0022-1910
Subject:
Coccinella septempunctata; bark; claws; elytra; insect physiology; mathematical models; roughness; soil; surface roughness; vegetation
Abstract:
... Insects such as cockroaches and locusts self-right swiftly to reduce chances of being attacked by predators. Compared to these insects, ladybirds have shorter legs hidden inside highly domed elytra so self-righting is of great challenge if using strategies of abdominal arching and/or leg swinging. Specifically, ladybirds live in over-ground environment with clusters of vegetation so they are prone ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104202

59. Sequential micro-Maltese cross array in the ground beetle Carabus insulicola

Author:
Hiromasa Goto; Kyoka Komaba; Reiji Kumai
Source:
Micron 2021 v.150 pp. 103136
ISSN:
0968-4328
Subject:
Carabidae; Silene chalcedonica; X-ray diffraction; crystal structure; elytra; exoskeleton; light microscopy; liquid crystals; microstructure
Abstract:
... The exoskeleton of the ground beetle Carabus insulicola was observed using polarizing optical microscopy (POM) with simultaneous transmitted and reflected light. The surface showed iridescence owing to the periodic microstructure. A Maltese cross array of the inner layer of the elytra was observed. The matrix of the middle layer of the elytra is composed of protein with the arrangement of a choles ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micron.2021.103136

60. The Relationship between Genus/Species Richness and Morphological Diversity among Subfamilies of Jewel Beetles

Author:
Yi-Jie Tong; Hai-Dong Yang; Josh Jenkins Shaw; Xing-Ke Yang; Ming Bai
Source:
Insects 2021 v.12 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Buprestidae; data collection; ecosystems; elytra; geometry; morphometry; species richness
Abstract:
... A positive correlation between the species richness and morphological diversity of some organisms has been found in almost all studies at the local community scale. However, this documented relationship has not always been consistent because of diverse niches and the status of an organism in an ecosystem. Global taxon sampling, new morphological approaches, and consideration of more taxonomic cate ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects12010024

61. Thermal radiation management by natural photonic structures: Morimus asper funereus case

Author:
Darko Vasiljević; Danica Pavlović; Vladimir Lazović; Branko Kolarić; Branislav Salatić; Wang Zhang; Di Zhang; Dejan Pantelić
Source:
Journal of thermal biology 2021 v.98 pp. 102932
ISSN:
0306-4565
Subject:
Coleoptera; absorption; elytra; energy transfer; infrared radiation; insects; models; photons; thermal radiation
Abstract:
... Convective, conductive and radiative mechanisms of thermal management are extremely important for life. Photonic structures, used to detect infrared radiation (IR) and enhance radiative energy exchange, were observed in a number of organisms. Here we report on sophisticated radiative mechanisms used by Morimus asper funereus, a longicorn beetle whose elytra possess a suitably aligned array of lens ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.102932

62. Three new species of the subgenus Latotachinus Ullrich, 1975 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from China

Author:
Yong-Yan Feng; Li-Zhen Li; Zi-Wei Yin
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2021 v.57 no.2 pp. 139-148
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Staphylinidae; abdomen; conservation areas; elytra; head; new species; taxonomic keys; China; France
Abstract:
... Three new species belonging to the subgenus Latotachinus Ullrich, 1975 of the genus Tachinus Gravenhorst, 1802 are described from China: T. microsculpturatus n. sp. and T. murzini n. sp. from the alpine areas of Sichuan, and T. nanlingensis n. sp. from Nanling Nature Reserve, Guangdong. The former two species share the greatly reduced elytra, lack of wing-folding patches of the abdomen, and most r ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2021.1899851

63. Two remarkable new genera and species of cavernicolous ground beetles from Guizhou Province, southwestern China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae)

Author:
Mingyi Tian; Sunbin Huang; Zijun Ma
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2021 v.57 no.2 pp. 165-172
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Carabidae; elytra; limestone; new species; suburban areas; China; France
Abstract:
... Two new genera and two new species of troglobitic trechine beetles are described and illustrated: Casaleaphaenops liyunchuni n. gen., n. sp. from the limestone cave Hei Dong in the suburb of Zunyi City, northern Guizhou Province, and Panaphaenops guixicus n. gen., n. sp. from the cave Zimu Dong in Panzhou, western Guizhou. Casaleaphaenops n. gen. is remarkably modified, with a very elongated body ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2021.1881917

64. A New Species of Alphasida Escalera, 1905 from South-Eastern Spain (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Author:
Fabien Soldati; Juan C. Martínez Fernández
Source:
Annales zoologici 2019 v.69 no.3 pp. 641-644
ISSN:
0003-4541
Subject:
Tenebrionidae; aedeagus; elytra; insect taxonomy; new species; Spain
Abstract:
... Alphasida (Alphasida) perezveraisp. nov. is described from areas near El Ejido, in Almería province, South Eastern Spain. It is a one of the glabrous species in a subgenus where most taxa have a peculiar velvety pubescence on elytra. This new species correspond to A. geminaKoch, 1944, not available according to the Code (ICZN 1999) because being originally described as Alphasida lorcana ssp. mendi ...
DOI:
10.3161/00034541ANZ2019.69.3.012

65. A new genus of Languriinae from Mexico (Coleoptera, Erotylidae), with comments on the potential mimic phenomenon of some languriines

Author:
Zheng-Zhong Huang; Xing-Ke Yang; Si-Qin Ge
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.935 pp. 93-101
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Erotylidae; Languria; Neotropics; Paederus; elytra; new genus; Mexico
Abstract:
... A new genus of Languriinae, Tomolanguria Huang, gen. nov. is erected for a single species, Languria aculeata Gorham, 1887 from Mexico. It is similar to the Neotropical genus Languria Latreille, 1802. The differential diagnosis of this new genus is based on the structural features of the elytral apices and slight impressions present on each elytron. Languria aculeata is designated as the type speci ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.935.49957

66. A new genus of spider beetle (Coleoptera, Ptinidae) from western Peru

Author:
T. Keith Philips; Kyle A. Whorrall; Olivia M. Gearner; Jean-Bernard Huchet
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.934 pp. 81-91
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Ptinidae; elytra; new genus; new species; phylogeny; Peru
Abstract:
... A new genus of flightless spider beetle from Peru with two new species is described. It is characterized by unique heart-shaped fused elytra and a broad pronotum with five basal depressions. The characters of this new genus and species are illustrated and discussed and the possible phylogenetic placement of this taxon is also included. ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.934.38670

67. A new species of darkling beetles of the genus Blaps Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from Turkmenistan and Iran

Author:
I.A. Chigray
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2020 v.16 no.2 pp. 311-318
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Blaps; Siberia; elytra; males; new species; spermatheca; vagina; China; Iran; Mongolia; Turkmenistan
Abstract:
... A new species of darkling beetles, Blaps ernesti sp. n., is described from the Southeast Caspian region (Turkmenistan, Iran). Allard was the first to describe this species in 1882, but he misidentified it as “Blaps variolaris Gemminger, 1870”, the junior synonym of Blaps rugosa Gebler, 1825, which is distributed in Russian Eastern Siberia, China and Mongolia. Seidlitz in 1893 and subsequent author ...
DOI:
10.23885/181433262020162-311318

68. A new species of the weevil genus Ubychia Rost, 1893 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Brachycerinae) from the North-Western Caucasus

Author:
G.E. Davidian; Yu.G. Arzanov; Yu.A. Chumachenko
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 57-63
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Curculionidae; Russia; conservation areas; elytra; new species; penis; spermatheca; Caucasus region
Abstract:
... A brief morphological characteristic of the genus Ubychia Rost, 1893 is given. Ubychia abagoensis Davidian et Arzanov, sp. n. is described from the Caucasian State Nature Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Adygea, Russia. The new species is closely related to U. stygia Rost, 1893, from which it differs in the following features: penis is noticeably narrowed in the preаpical part and narrowly rou ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262020161-5763

69. A new subspecies of longicorn beetles of the genus Cortodera Mulsant, 1863 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Lebanon

Author:
D.G. Kasatkin
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 131-133
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Berberis; Cerambycidae; Turkey (country); aedeagus; color; elytra; forests; males; new subspecies; penis; villages; Lebanon
Abstract:
... Cortodera orientalis nigriptera subsp. n., a new subspecies of Cortodera orientalis Adlbauer, 1988 (described from Southern Turkey, Osmaniye Province) is described from Northern Lebanon (Akkar, Fnaydek village, Ezer Forest). The new subspecies differs from the nominotypical one by the coloration of a male (black elytra, while Cortodera orientalis orientalis has thatch-yellow elytra), denser pubesc ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262019151-131133

70. A new weevil of the subgenus Otismotilus Reitter, 1912, genus Otiorhynchus Germar, 1824 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae) from the Caucasus

Author:
G.E. Davidian
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 21-25
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Otiorhynchus; elytra; males; manubrium; new species; spermatheca; tibia; Caucasus region; Georgia
Abstract:
... A brief morphological characteristic of the subgenus Otismotilus Reitter, 1912 is given. Otiorhynchus paradigitalis sp. n. is described from Zekari Pass in Georgia. Diagnosis of a new species: the species belongs to the species-subgroup with thickened antennae (O. digitalis, O. depressus, O. oezbeki and O. kataevi) in the species-group granulatopunctatus. Otiorhynchus paradigitalis sp. n. is most ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262020161-2125

71. Automated landmarking for insects morphometric analysis using deep neural networks

Author:
Van-Linh Le; Marie Beurton-Aimar; Akka Zemmari; Alexia Marie; Nicolas Parisey
Source:
Ecological informatics 2020 v.60 pp. 101175
ISSN:
1574-9541
Subject:
Carabidae; automation; data collection; elytra; head; morphometry; neural networks; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... Landmarks are one of the important concepts in morphometry analysis. They are anatomical points that can be located consistently (e.g., corner of the eyes) and used to establish correspondence or divergence among morphologies of biological or non-biological specimens. Currently, the landmarks are mostly positioned manually by entomologists on numerical images. In this work, we propose a method to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoinf.2020.101175

72. Breaking down insect stoichiometry into chitin-based and internal elemental traits: Patterns and correlates of continent-wide intraspecific variation in the largest European saproxylic beetle

Author:
Grzegorz Orłowski; Lucyna Mróz; Marcin Kadej; Adrian Smolis; Dariusz Tarnawski; Jerzy Karg; Alessandro Campanaro; Marco Bardiani; Deborah J. Harvey; Marcos Méndez; Arno Thomaes; Al Vrezec; Krzysztof Ziomek; Andrzej L. Rudecki; Detlef Mader
Source:
Environmental pollution 2020 v.262 pp. 114064
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Lucanus; abdomen; adults; arsenic; body fat; cadmium; calcium; copper; digestive system; ecotoxicology; elytra; exoskeleton; habitats; insects; intraspecific variation; invertebrates; iron; larvae; lead; magnesium; manganese; minerals; nickel; potassium; sodium; stoichiometry; woodlands; zinc; Russia; Spain
Abstract:
... Stoichiometric, trophic and ecotoxicological data have traditionally been acquired from patterns of variation in elemental traits of whole invertebrate bodies, whereas the critical issue of the extracellular origin of some portion of elements, such as those present in ingested food and internal organs, has been ignored. Here we investigated an unexplored, yet crucial, question relating to whether, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114064

73. Brief Review of the Associations of Xylobiont Nematodes with Bark Beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

Author:
K. S. Polyanina; M. Yu. Mandelshtam; A. Yu. Ryss
Source:
Entomological revue 2019 v.99 no.5 pp. 598-614
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
Cerambycidae; Curculionidae; Dutch elm disease; Nematoda; Scolytidae; Ulmus hollandica; bacterivores; bark beetles; conifers; dieback; disease transmission; elytra; fungi; fungivores; host plants; juveniles; oviposition; pathogens; plant parasitic nematodes; trees; vascular wilt; Russia
Abstract:
... Nematode pathogens cause wilt diseases in conifers and deciduous trees. The longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) and bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) act as nematode vectors spreading the invasive juvenile stages during their maturation feeding or during oviposition on the plant hosts. There are numerous reviews of nematodes associated with bark beetles on conifers, whil ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873819050038

74. Characteristics of compressive mechanical properties and strengthening mechanism of 3D-printed grid beetle elytron plates

Author:
Jinxiang Chen; Ning Hao; Longcheng Pan; Liping Hu; Shengchen Du; Yaqin Fu
Source:
Journal of materials science 2020 v.55 no.20 pp. 8541-8552
ISSN:
0022-2461
Subject:
Coleoptera; absorption; compression strength; elytra; energy; mechanical properties; three-dimensional printing
Abstract:
... The mechanical properties and the influence mechanism of grid beetle elytron plates (GBEPₙ), which were fabricated from an ABS resin material using 3D printing technology, under compression were investigated. Different values of ηc, i.e., ratio of r (centerline radius of the cylinder) to L (length of the basic element), were considered for given yield stress coefficients and matching coefficient. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10853-020-04630-6

75. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Scaurus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Scaurini) from Turkey

Author:
M.V. Nabozhenko; H. Labrique; A. Korkutan; B. Keskin
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2020 v.16 no.1 pp. 141-151
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Tenebrionidae; Turkey (country); elytra; males; taxonomic keys; Middle East
Abstract:
... The genus Scaurus Fabricius, 1775 in Turkey is briefly reviewed. A new synonymy is proposed: Scaurus macricollis Allard, 1882 = Scaurus puncticollis var. syriacus Reitter, 1914, syn. n. Scaurus julioferreri sp. n. is described from Eastern Turkey (Kars Province); it differs from all Caucasian, Near and Middle East Scaurus by granulated (without punctation) space between ribs, all ribs are highly e ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262020161-141151

76. Description of Anoplophora fanjingensis sp. n. (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae) from southwest China

Author:
Shulin Yang; Weicheng Yang; Yu Tian
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2020 v.8 pp. e51752
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
Anoplophora; biodiversity; elytra; insects; introduced species; larvae; new species; wood; China; North America
Abstract:
... Anoplophora Hope, 1839 is a genus including more than 40 species occurring in Asia. Most species of this genus have beautiful colours on the elytra and are of great interest to insect collectors. Due to their developing in and consuming wood in the larval stage, species in this genus could be economically important, such as A.glabripennis, an introduced species to North America. We described Anopl ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.8.e51752

77. Descriptions of the first semi-aphenopsian troglobiotic Patrobini and of a new anophthalmic cave-dwelling Trechini from central Sichuan, China (Coleoptera: Caraboidea)

Author:
Thierry Deuve; Li He; Mingyi Tian
Source:
Annales de la Société entomologique de France 2020 v.56 no.2 pp. 93-105
ISSN:
2168-6351
Subject:
Carabidae; appendages; elytra; head; insect morphology; limestone; suburban areas; China
Abstract:
... The first known troglobiotic species belonging to the ground beetle tribe Patrobini is reported from a limestone cave called Lianhua Dong in Pengzhou, a suburb county-level city in northern Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Troglopatrobus zhouchaoi n. gen., n. sp., is an eyeless and large-sized patrobine beetle with extremely elongated body (esp. head and elytra) and appendages. Duvalioblemus (Shu ...
DOI:
10.1080/00379271.2020.1722748

78. Diagnoses and re-description of Coccinellid beetles, Stethorus rani Kapur and Stethorus aptus Kapur (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) preying on tea red spider mite Oligonychus coffeae Nietner (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Author:
Azariah Babu; Vattakandy Jasin Rahman; Shaloo Ayri; Amsalingam Roobakkumar; J. Poorani; V. V. Ramamurthy
Source:
International journal of tropical insect science 2020 v.40 no.4 pp. 817-827
ISSN:
1742-7592
Subject:
Oligonychus coffeae; Stethorus; Tetranychus evansi; abdomen; adults; antennae; eggs; elytra; eyes; females; genitalia; larvae; legs; males; morphometry; predatory insects; pupae; redescriptions; tea; terminology; India
Abstract:
... Stethorus aptus Kapur and Stethorus rani Kapur are two important predatory ladybird beetles preying on red spider mite, Oligonychus coffeae Nietner infesting tea in South India. This study re-describes these two predatory beetles since it was found that the original descriptions were scanty. In this study, an attempt has been made on the diagnoses with a detailed description which is supplemented ...
DOI:
10.1007/s42690-020-00136-5

79. Disparity of Phoresy in Mesostigmatid Mites upon Their Specific Carrier Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Scolytinae)

Author:
Marius Paraschiv; Gabriela Isaia
Source:
Insects 2020 v.11 no.11 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Histiostoma; Ips typographus; Picea abies; Proctolaelaps; adults; elytra; flight; forests; immatures; mites; pests; phoresy; spring; summer; thorax; Eurasia; Romania
Abstract:
... Ips typographus Linnaeus, 1758, the most important pest of Norway spruce (Picea abies Linnaeus, 1753) from Eurasia has damaged, in the last decades, a large area of forest in Romania. Associations between beetles and their symbiotic fungi are well known compared to beetle-mite relationships. The objectives of the study are to determine: (i) the diversity of mites species associated with I. typogra ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects11110771

80. Erythrotes murzini (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a New Genus and Species of Longicorn Beetles from China

Author:
Maxim A. Lazarev
Source:
Annales zoologici Fennici 2020 v.57 no.1-6 pp. 171-173
ISSN:
0003-455X
Subject:
Cerambycidae; elytra; new genus; new species; China
Abstract:
... Erythrotes murzini gen. nov. and sp. nov. from China (Sichuan Province) is described and illustrated. The new genus is close to EupromusPascoe, 1868, but the latter has smaller eyes, elytra with distinct costae and big punctation, mesocoxal process with distinct distal tubercle, and pronotum with black central line. Elytra of the species in Eupromus is not granulated. The new species described her ...
DOI:
10.5735/086.057.0118

81. Estimating Population Abundance of Burying Beetles Using Photo-Identification and Mark-Recapture Methods

Author:
Brandon M. Quinby; J. Curtis Creighton; Elizabeth A. Flaherty
Source:
Environmental entomology 2020 v.50 no.1 pp. 238-246
ISSN:
0046-225X
Subject:
Nicrophorus orbicollis; color; computer software; cost effectiveness; elytra; entomology; laboratory rearing; mark-recapture studies; population dynamics; species abundance; wildlife
Abstract:
... Successful conservation and management of protected wildlife populations require reliable population abundance data. Traditional capture-mark-recapture methods can be costly, time-consuming, and invasive. Photographic mark-recapture (PMR) is a cost-effective, minimally invasive way to study population dynamics in species with distinct markings or color patterns. We tested the feasibility and the a ...
DOI:
10.1093/ee/nvaa139
CHORUS:
10.1093/ee/nvaa139

82. Hydaticus (Prodaticus) kourouensis sp. n., a new diving beetle species from French Guiana (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Author:
Lars Hendrich; Michael Balke
Source:
Aquatic insects 2020 v.41 no.3 pp. 189-196
ISSN:
1744-4152
Subject:
Dytiscidae; elytra; new species; French Guiana
Abstract:
... We discovered a new species of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817, subgenus Prodaticus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in the unidentified material of the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle, Paris. The type specimens were collected near Kourou in French Guiana and are here described as Hydaticus (Prodaticus) kourouensis sp. n. The new species is morphologically similar to the Peruvian H. pangu ...
DOI:
10.1080/01650424.2020.1748201

83. Intergenerational effects of coal dust on Tribolium castaneum, Herbst

Author:
Maria Alcala-Orozco; Karina Caballero-Gallardo; Jesus Olivero-Verbel
Source:
Environmental research 2020 v.182 pp. 109055
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Tribolium castaneum; air pollutants; chronic exposure; coal; dust; elytra; eyes; gene overexpression; genes; health effects assessments; human population; imagos; insects; ion channels; larvae; legs; lethal concentration 50; mining; necrosis; oats; oxidative stress; particle size; pupae; synaptic transmission; wildlife
Abstract:
... Coal dust is a primary air contaminant from coal mining operations that produces harmful health effects. However, it is unclear to what extent its detrimental properties would impact future generations, and whether alterations in the progenies might be concentration-dependent. The aim of this study was to determine the intergenerational effects of chronic exposure to coal dust on the red flour bee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2019.109055

84. Landmark-based geometric morphometrics as a tool for the characterization of biogeographically isolated populations of the pollinator scarab beetle Erioscelis emarginata (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)

Author:
Rafael P. Barros; Diego Astúa; Paschoal C. Grossi; Luciana Iannuzzi; Artur Campos D. Maia
Source:
Zoologischer Anzeiger 2020 v.288 pp. 97-102
ISSN:
0044-5231
Subject:
Araceae; Neotropics; Scarabaeidae; adults; elytra; geometry; lectotypes; males; morphometry; pollinators; reproductive isolation; volatile organic compounds; Brazil
Abstract:
... Erioscelis emarginata is a species of pollinator scarab beetle whose adults are predominantly associated with night-blooming aroid inflorescences (Araceae) of the Neotropical genus Thaumatophyllum, towards which they are attracted by volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is assumed that olfactory preferences towards species-specific floral VOCs emitted by different plant hosts, as well as geograph ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jcz.2020.07.005

85. Lophorrhinides muellerae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae): a new genus and species from southern Tanzania

Author:
Renzo Perissinotto; Lynette Clennell; Gerhard Beinhundner
Source:
ZooKeys 2019 v.833 pp. 75-84
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Scarabaeidae; elytra; females; males; new genus; new species; South Africa; Tanzania
Abstract:
... A male cetoniine specimen recently submitted for identification from the Ditsong Museum of Natural History (Pretoria, South Africa) has been found to represent a yet unknown species. A review of the recently published book of Beinhundner (2017) has further revealed that one of the specimens mistakenly figured as Lophorrhina donckieri Bourgoin, 1913 in that work is most likely the female of this ne ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.833.31502

86. Measuring the Inter and Intraspecific Sexual Shape Dimorphism and Body Shape Variation in Generalist Ground Beetles in Russia

Author:
Hugo A. Benítez; Raisa A. Sukhodolskaya; Rodrigo Órdenes-Clavería; Tamara A. Avtaeva; Shapaat A. Kushalieva; Anatoly A. Saveliev
Source:
Insects 2020 v.11 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2075-4450
Subject:
Pterostichus melanarius; abdomen; elytra; fecundity; geometry; morphometry; multivariate analysis; principal component analysis; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection; Russia
Abstract:
... Ground beetles in multiple species vary greatly in the expression of the shape on sexual traits, resulting in a sexual shape dimorphism as a consequence of sexual selection differences. The present research focuses on the study of inter and intrasexual sexual shape dimorphism of two generalist genera of ground beetles Pterostichus and Carabus. Geometric morphometric methods were applied to five ge ...
DOI:
10.3390/insects11060361

87. Mercury Content in Water Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae) of Different Size Classes

Author:
Yu. G. Udodenko; A. A. Prokin; D. G. Seleznev; A. S. Sazhnev; E. S. Ivanova
Source:
Inland water biology 2020 v.13 no.4 pp. 684-690
ISSN:
1995-0829
Subject:
Dytiscidae; Hydrophilidae; adults; body weight; elytra; mercury; swamps
Abstract:
... The content of mercury in adult water beetles is studied in beaver ponds located in the Polist-Lovat Swamp System (Novgorod oblast). A total of 201 individuals of nine species of the family Dytiscidae and one species of the family Hydrophilidae (size classes II and III) are studied. It is revealed that the mercury content in beetles of size class II differs significantly between species (χ² = 32.9 ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1995082920040124

88. Micro- and nanoscopic observations of sexual dimorphisms in Mecynorhina polyphemus confluens (Kraatz, 1890) (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae, Goliathini) and consequences for surface wettability

Author:
Olivier Montreuil; Christophe Candet; Alexandre Bonaccorso; Caroline R. Szczepanski; François Orange; René-Paul Godeau; Frédéric Guittard; Thierry Darmanin; Guilhem Godeau
Source:
Arthropod structure & development 2019 v.49 pp. 10-18
ISSN:
1467-8039
Subject:
Coleoptera; arthropods; color; elytra; females; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; insects; males; microscopy; wettability
Abstract:
... In the animal kingdom, macroscopic variations in size, color, and even hairiness are frequently observed between male and female, making the sex of various species easy to discern. In the case of insects, similar variances also exist. While direct observation is a quick and efficient way to differentiate between sexes, there are also variations which are unseen to the naked eye and occur on a micr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.asd.2019.01.007

89. Molecular phylogeny of Omaliinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its implications for evolution of atypically long elytra in rove beetles

Author:
Tae‐Kyu Kim; Jeong‐Hun Song; Margaret K. Thayer; Kee‐Jeong Ahn
Source:
Systematic entomology 2020 v.45 no.1 pp. 20-32
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Staphylinidae; abdomen; elytra; mitochondria; monophyly; ribosomal DNA; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... Staphylinidae, or rove beetles, are a megadiverse family known for their typically very short elytra exposing most of the abdomen, but the putatively early‐derived subfamily Omaliinae and its relatives have been known to include multiple taxa with unusually long elytra. The ancestral elytral length of the family and of this subfamily have long been debated. We present a phylogenetic analysis of Om ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12372

90. Morphological variability of Bembidion varium (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in gradient of soil salinity

Author:
Viktoriia Komlyk; Viktor Brygadyrenko
Source:
Folia oecologica 2020 v.47 no.1 pp. 23-33
ISSN:
1338-7014
Subject:
Bembidion; body length; elytra; head; morphometry; soil salinity
Abstract:
... This article discusses the effect of soil salinity on the variability of Bembidion (Notaphus) varium (Oliver, 1795). The authors of the article collected imagoes of this species in five ecosystems that differed in soil salinity; 13 linear characteristics, one angular characteristic and 6 morphometric indices were measured. Significant changes in six linear parameters of B. varium (body length, hea ...
DOI:
10.2478/foecol-2020-0004

91. New and Little Known Species of Lichenophagous Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of the Tribe Helopini from Iran

Author:
M. V. Nabozhenko
Source:
Entomological revue 2019 v.99 no.7 pp. 1026-1034
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
Tenebrionidae; elytra; furrows; granules; head; male genitalia; males; new species; rare species; tibia; Iran
Abstract:
... Four new species of tenebrionid beetles of the tribe Helopini are described and figured: Nalassus (s. str.) kadleci {bsp. n.}, N. (s. str.) kataevi {bsp. n.}, Eustenomacidius (Caucasohelops) glebi {bsp. n.} (all the three species are from Loristan Province) and Odocnemis (s. str.) denisi {bsp. n.} from Zanjan and Gilan provinces. The new species of Nalassus Mulsant, 1854 belong to the Iranian medv ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873819070145

92. New cavernicolous ground beetles from Anhui Province, China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini, Platynini)

Author:
Jie Fang; Wenbo Li; Xinhui Wang; Mingyi Tian
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.923 pp. 33-50
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Carabidae; elytra; limestone; new genus; new species; China
Abstract:
... A new genus and three new species of cave-adapted ground beetles are reported from the limestone cave Shenxian Dong in Huangshan Shi, southeastern Anhui Province, China. Shenoblemus gen. nov. is proposed to place the anophthalmic trechine species S. minusculus sp. nov. This genus is characterized by the tiny but stout body, sub-moniliform antennae, serrated elytral margins near the base, and a wid ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.923.47322

93. New data on the taxonomy of the genus Carabus Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Ili River basin (China)

Author:
I.I. Kabak
Source:
Kavkazskij èntomologičeskij bûlletenʹ 2019 v.15 no.1 pp. 55-58
ISSN:
1814-3326
Subject:
Carabidae; body size; elytra; endophallus; new subspecies; villages; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Two new taxa of carabid beetles are described from the Xinjiang-Uygur autonomous region of China. Carabus (Ophiocarabus) ernsti ulastaiensis subsp. n. is described from the southern slopes of the Boro-Horo Mt. Range, NNE of Ulastai Village, the central part of the species range. This new subspecies differs from the nominotypical one by the larger body size (on average, 18.2 mm vs 16.4 mm in nomino ...
DOI:
DOI:10.23885/181433262019151-5558

94. Non‐destructive observation of the mycangia of Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) using X‐ray computed tomography

Author:
Zi‐Ru Jiang; Shun'ichi Kinoshita; Osamu Sasaki; Anthony I. Cognato; Hisashi Kajimura
Source:
Entomological science 2019 v.22 no.2 pp. 173-181
ISSN:
1343-8786
Subject:
Ceratocystis; Curculionidae; Euwallacea; adults; ambrosia beetles; elytra; eyes; females; head; legs; micro-computed tomography; pharynx; plant pathogenic fungi; tissues
Abstract:
... X‐ray microtomography has been applied successfully to obtain reliable microstructural information of many insect species. Nonetheless, the technique has not been widely applied to ambrosia beetles. The ambrosia beetle Euwallacea interjectus (Blandford) was first recorded as a vector of plant pathogenic fungus Ceratocystis ficicola Kajitani & Masuya, which has caused serious wilt disease in many f ...
DOI:
10.1111/ens.12353

95. Oenopia shirkuhensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Iran mimicking Adalia bipunctata

Author:
Mehdi Zare Khormizi; Oldřich Nedvěd
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.915 pp. 107-116
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Adalia bipunctata; color; elytra; taxonomic keys; Iran
Abstract:
... Oenopia shirkuhensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is described and illustrated. It was found in the mountains around Shirkooh mountain, Yazd province, and in the Kukhbenan Mountains, Kerman province, Iran. It is similar to a common ladybird Adalia bipunctata by the colour pattern on elytra. Congeneric species occurring in Iran, O. conglobata and partly O. oncina are illustrated for compari ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.915.46390

96. Patterns of Distribution of Phoretic Deutonymphs of Uropodina on Longhorn Beetles in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Central Europe

Author:
Szymon Konwerski; Jerzy M. Gutowski; Jerzy Błoszyk
Source:
Diversity 2020 v.12 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
Monochamus; Tetropium fuscum; detritus; elytra; forests; legs; mites; nymphs; Central European region
Abstract:
... We studied the distributional patterns of phoretic deutonymphs of the genera Oodinychus and Trichouropoda (Uropodina) on the longhorn beetles Monochamus sartor urussovii, Plagionotus detritus, Tetropium castaneum, and Te. fuscum, based on large samples of specimens (992 beetles and 25,587 mites) collected in the Białowieża Primeval Forest in Central Europe in the years 2008 and 2012–2016. All the ...
DOI:
10.3390/d12060239

97. Phylogenetic relationships and convergent evolution of ocean‐shore ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidion and relatives)

Author:
David R. Maddison; Munetoshi Maruyama
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 39-60
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Amphipoda; Bembidion; adults; ancestry; convergent evolution; elytra; genes; genetic similarity; gravel; habitats; littoral zone; phylogeny; rivers; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Through phylogenetic analysis of seven genes, we show that there have been at least six independent entries into intertidal habitats in the history of bembidiine carabids, in the ancestors of: (i) Orzolina Machado, (ii) Bembidion (Desarmatocillenus Netolitzky), (iii) Bembidion laticeps (LeConte) + palosverdes Kavanaugh & Erwin, (iv) Bembidion laterale (Samouelle), (v) Bembidion umi Sasakawa and Be ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12307

98. Phylogenomic analysis resolves the relationships among net‐winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) and reveals the parallel evolution of morphological traits

Author:
Dominik Kusy; Michal Motyka; Matej Bocek; Michal Masek; Ladislav Bocak
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.4 pp. 911-925
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Lycidae; elytra; females; male genitalia; mimicry (behavior); mouthparts; neoteny; parallel evolution; phylogeny; sexual selection
Abstract:
... Net‐winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae) are a diverse group of elateroids known for aposematism and neoteny. Phylogenetic analyses of morphological and molecular data have revealed different results with respect to within‐group relationships. In this study, we recovered a highly supported phylogenomic phylogeny and identified seven subfamilies: Dexorinae stat.n., Calochrominae stat.n., Erotinae, ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12363

99. Playing hard to get: two new species of subterranean Trechini beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) from the Dinaric Karst

Author:
Roman Lohaj; Teo Delić
Source:
Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 2019 v.66 no.1 pp. 1-15
ISSN:
1860-1324
Subject:
Carabidae; elytra; head; new species; Croatia; Montenegro
Abstract:
... Almost 200 years of continuous and systematic research in subterranean habitats of the Dinaric Karst and adjoining areas have resulted in the discovery of more than 400 specialized subterranean beetles. Among these, a special place belongs to the morphologically well distinguished and elusive, so called aphaenopsoid trechine beetles, which are characterized by a prolonged head, pronotum and append ...
DOI:
10.3897/dez.66.31754

100. Pollen load and distribution on the body of Elaeidobius kamerunicus Faust. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) within oil palm plantations

Author:
Van Basten Tambunan; Bandung Sahari; Damayanti Buchori; Purnama Hidayat
Source:
Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia 2020 v.17 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2089-0257
Subject:
Elaeidobius; Elaeis guineensis; abdomen; computer software; elytra; females; head; males; pollen; pollen loads; pollination; pollinators; thorax; Indonesia
Abstract:
...

The African oil palm weevil, Elaeidobius kamerunicus is an effective pollinator of oil palm. Each individual palm produces exclusively male or female inflorescence so that the success of pollination depends on the ability of the pollinator to transfer pollen from male to female flowers. The objective of this research was to study the amount of pollen carried by E. ...

DOI:
10.5994/jei.17.2.81