A new fossil soldier beetle (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Silinae) from Eocene Baltic amber.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.2.7
Abstract: A new genus and species of fossil soldier beetle Markus karenae gen. et sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber. Its morphological characteristics place it in the taxonomic position of the subfamily… read more here.
Keywords: beetle coleoptera; new fossil; fossil soldier; eocene baltic ... See more keywords
A new minute riffle beetle (Coleoptera: Elmidae: Pagelmis) from the Brazilian Amazon.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5061.2.9
Abstract: The monotypic genus Pagelmis Spangler, 1981 was described from six thousand specimens of Pagelmis amazonica Spangler, 1981 collected with blacklight traps in Ecuador. For many years the known distribution of this genus was restricted to… read more here.
Keywords: pagelmis; riffle beetle; beetle coleoptera; new minute ... See more keywords
A new genus of tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) from the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5175.2.7
Abstract: The taxonomically problematic tiger beetle species, Cylindera lemniscata (LeConte, 1854), has been difficult to place within the Nearctic fauna because of its peculiar morphological characteristics which were noted in its description, and by subsequent workers.… read more here.
Keywords: cicindelidae nearctic; coleoptera cicindelidae; tiger beetle; genus tiger ... See more keywords
The functioning of different beetle (Coleoptera) sampling methods across altitudinal gradients in Peninsular Malaysia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266076
Abstract: Biodiversity research relies largely on knowledge about species responses to environmental gradients, assessed using some commonly applied sampling method. However, the consistency of detected responses using different sampling methods, and thus the generality of findings,… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera sampling; altitudinal gradients; different beetle; beetle coleoptera ... See more keywords
Genetic analysis reveals conspecificity of two nominal species of Anaphes fairyflies (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), egg parasitoids of Oulema leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) pests of cereal crops in Europe and of rice in East Asia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273823
Abstract: Anaphes (Anaphes) flavipes (Foerster), a fairyfly (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) native of Europe, is an economically important egg parasitoid for the natural control of Oulema spp. leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) pests of cereal crops such as barley,… read more here.
Keywords: egg; rice; beetle coleoptera; leaf beetle ... See more keywords