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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 13h

Sbaraglia et al. The Shape and Material of the Flight Interception Trap Matter for Beetle Sampling doi.org/10.1111/jen.... #Beetle #Beetles #Sampling

(a) Elevation map of Norway indicating the study location (marked with an orange dot). (b) Illustration of trap designs, displayed from left to right: Cross-pane PC, Cross-pane PE, Rectangular-pane PC, Rectangular-pane PE, Triangular-pane PC, and Triangular-pane PE. Cross-pane and Rectangular-pane traps made of PE had a slightly blue tint, as shown in the illustration. (c) Traps were installed in each plot, maintaining a minimum distance between them (only triangular and cross-pane traps are shown in the photo).

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 14h

#LiteratureNotice Hsiao et al. Endaeus inexpectatus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae): A New Potential Pest of Annona squamosa in Vietnam. doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #weevils

Habitus of Endaeus inexpectatus adults, dorsal view. (A) holotype male; (B) paratype female. Scale bars 1.0 mm.

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 14h

#LiteratureNotice Sassi. A new genus of Pachybrachini from Bolivia (Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae: #Cryptocephalinae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 3d

#LiteratureNotice Choi et al. Revision of the Tribe Bythinini ( #Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) From Korea With Molecular Phylogeny doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles #Taxonomy

Tychobythinus rasiligulus Choi, Carlton & Park, sp. n. (A) Dorsal habitus. (B) Head (latero-ventral view). (C) Head (ventral view). (D) Antenna. (E) Maxilla. (F) Prothorax (ventral view). (G) Meso-, metaventrites. (H) Protibia. (I) Mesotibia. (J) Metatibia. (K–L) Abdominal sternites. (M) Aedeagus. Scale bars: (A) 1 mm, (B–M) 0.1 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 3d

#LiteratureNotice Biffi. Taxonomic Revision of Pachymesia Westwood ( #Coleoptera: #Cantharidae) from the South American Atlantic Forest doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #SoldierBeetles #NewSpecies #Taxonomy

Live specimens of Pachymesia incisa Westwood, 1849, showing the differences in the shape of the antennae, pronotum and elytra: (A) male; (B) female. Photos by Rogerio Dias.

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 3d

#LiteratureNotice Shavrin. Review of the genus Omalium Gravenhorst, 1802 ( #Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: #Omaliinae: Omaliini) of China doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #RoveBeetles

FIGURES 1–3. Habitus of Omalium: 1—O. anguliferum (holotype). 2—O. rutilum (paratype), 3—O. sectum (holotype). Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 1d

#LiteratureNotice Silva Medeiros et al. Beetle Pollination in the #Holoparasitic Lophophytum pyramidale (Balanophoraceae): A New Case of Brood-Pollination Mutualism? doi.org/10.1111/jen.... doi.org/10.1111/jen.... #Beetle #Beetles

Beetles visiting the flowers of Lophophytum pyramidale L.J.T. Cardoso and J.M.A. Braga. (a) A female of Oxycorynus nigripes Kuschel, 1959 on male flowers; (b) A male of O. nigripes landed on anthers with its body covered with pollen. Scale bars: 1 mm; (c) Oxycorynus melanocerus Chevrolat, 1832 and O. nigripes among female flowers; (d) two individuals of O. melanocerus in between the female flowers; (e) A male of O. melanocerus above the ground near the female flowers; (f) Mystrops sp. on male flowers. Scale bars: 2 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 1d

#literaturenotice Petr Svacha and Josef Vlasák. A Unique Pupal Cocoon of Fungal Origin in Pseudovadonia livida ( #Cerambycidae: Lepturinae ) doi.org/10.3161/0003... #flowerlonghorns #beetle #beetles

(1) Wide shot of a field and close up of P.livida . (2) Soil with P.livida pupae (3) Soil with P.livida pupae (close up). (4) P.livida in cocoon (5) P.livida in cocoon (6)P.livida in cocoon

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 1d

#literaturenotice Petr Svacha & Josef Vlasák. A Unique Pupal Cocoon of Fungal Origin in Pseudovadonia livida ( #Cerambycidae: Lepturinae ) doi.org/10.3161/0003... #flowerlonghorns #beetle #beetles

1) Field and close up of adult P. lilvida; 2) Pseudovadonia livida pupae in soil; 3) Pseudovadonia livida pupae in soil; 4)Adult Pseudovadonia livida in soil; 5)Adult Pseudovadonia livida in cocoon in soil; 6)Adult Pseudovadonia livida in cocoon in soil

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 7d

#LiteratureNotice Gerstmeier & Adlbauer. Re-encountering Chemsakiellus taurus ( #Coleoptera, #Cerambycidae, #Lamiinae), a little-known longhorn beetle, in Namibia doi.org/10.64640/56a... #Beetle #Beetles #LonghornBeetles #CheckList

Figure1Chemsakiellus taurus, from Spitzkoppe, Namibia (Photo: R.G.)

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 7d

#LiteratureNotice Felipe da Silva et al. Macrotrichurus granzottorum, a #NewSpecies of termitophilous rove beetle from Brazil ( #Staphylinidae: #Aleocharinae: Termitonannini) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles

FIGURE 1. Habitus, Macrotrichurus granzottorum sp. nov., Holotype, Male. A) Lateral; B) Dorsal; C) Dorsal focused on head. Scales: 1.0 mm.

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 7d

#LiteratureNotice Ruta et al. Excitators: Female-Specific Secretory Structures in #MarshBeetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scirtidae) doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #Histology

Early figures showing excitators in Scirtidae: (A) A plate published in a monograph by Henri Tournier (1868) – the first illustration of excitators in Scirtidae (marked with arrows), females of Contacyphon coarctatus (9, 10) and C. palustris (12); (B) A plate from Biologia Centrali-Americana (Champion 1897) showing excitators on elytra of Neotropical Ypsiloncyphon species.

The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#LiteratureNotice Chiba et al. Divergence in cuticular wax profiles generates partial behavioural isolation between leaf beetle populations with different dispersal traits doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... #Beetle #Beetles #LeafBeetles #Morphometrics

Figure 1. Hindwing polymorphism in G. grisescens. (a) A macropterous (left) and brachypterous adult (right). (b) Hindwings of macropterous (top) and brachypterous forms (bottom). (c) Relative hindwing size. The hindwing to forewing area ratio was calculated (n = 25).

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#LiteratureNotice Jaloszynski. Two #NewSpecies of the South African genus Stenomastigus Leleup ( #Coleoptera, #Staphylinidae, #Scydmaeninae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles

FIGURES 1‒2. Stenomastigus mpumalanganus sp. nov. Dorsal habitus of male (1) and female (2).

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 9d

#LiteratureNotice Souza-Gonçalves & Lopes-Andrade. Morphology-Based Phylogeny of the Genus Ceracis Mellié ( #Coleoptera: #Ciidae), with Descriptions of Seven #NewGenera and Twelve #NewSpecies from the Neotropical Region doi.org/10.3161/0003... #Beetle #Beetles #MinuteTreeFungusBeetles

Images showing part of the morphological features included in our data matrix. “C” and “S” preceding numbers refer to character and its state, respectively. Roman numbers refer to antennomeres. (A) Ceracis tzotzilicus Souza-Gonçalves et Lopes-Andrade, lateral view of head and part of pronotum. (B) Ceracis limai Lopes-Andrade et al., antenna. (C) Ceracis multipunctatus (Mellié), antenna. (D) Ceracis furcifer Mellié, antenna. (E) Ceracis minutus Dury, antenna. (F) Octotemnus glabriculus (Gyllenhal), antenna. (G) Scolytocis furieriae Lopes-Andrade, antenna. (H) Insolitocis panamensis Souza-Gonçalves et Lopes-Andrade sp. nov., antenna. (I) Xylographus contractus Mellié, antenna. (J) Grossicis diadematus (Mellié), mouth parts.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 11d

#LiteratureNotice Griswold & Hinson. Bionomics and First Record of the Rove Beetle Oxypoda stanleyiKlimaszewski and McLean ( #Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae) from the USA doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 11d

#LiteratureNotice Newton & Montgomery. Discovery of the South American Myrmecophile Pselaphomimus amphiphilus Bruch ( #Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: Osoriinae: Thoracophorini), an Associate of the Adventive Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile, in the USA doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles

Pselaphomimus amphiphilus walking in colony of Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) from Observation 1 locality (see text). Length of beetle ca. 2 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 12d

#LiteratureNotice Rivera-Gasperín et al. Nesting and Preimaginal Stages in the Cave-Dwelling Beetle Onthophagus moroni Zunino and Halffter, 1988 ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #DevelopmentalBiology #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Onthophagus moroni. A) Egg, B) Left lateral view of first-instar larva, C) Left lateral view of second-instar larva, D) Left lateral view of third-instar larva, E) Head capsule of third-instar larva, dorsal view, F) Antenna of third-instar larva, G) Raster of third-instar larva. Abbreviations: AA, anterior angle seta; ACLS, anterior central lobe setae; ACS, anterior clypeal seta; AFS, anterior frontal seta; ALLS, anterior lateral lobe seta; C, clypeus; DES1–4, dorso-epicranial setae; DH, dorsal hump; E, epicranium; ECS, exterior clypeal seta; EFS, external frontal seta; FS, frontal suture; ILbS, internal labral seta; L, labrum; LES1–2, lateral external setae; MS, medial septula; PFS, posterior frontal seta; PLLS1–2, posterior lateral lobe setae; R, raster; SE, sensory organ; TA, terminal ampulla.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 12d

#LiteratureNotice D'Silva et al. The #PolyporeFungusBeetles ( #Coleoptera: #Tetratomidae) of South Carolina, USA, Including a Bibliography for Species of the USA and Canada doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #Taxonomy #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Tetratomidae, lateral and dorsal habitus. 1) Tetratoma tessellata (SC: Florence Co., 18 January 1960; NDSU); 2) T. truncorum (CUAC000170714); 3) Pisenus humeralis (CUAC000170727); 4) Penthe obliquata (CUAC000161861). Scale bars = 1 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 12d

#LiteratureNotice Rodrigues et al. A New Combination in Quititinus Rodrigues, Grossi, and Vaz-de-Mello ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeidae: #Cetoniinae: Cremastocheilini) from Central America doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #Taxonomy #FlowerChafers

Habitus of Quititinus nevermanni (lectotype of Genuchinus nevermanni, male, Costa Rica, San José; MFNB). A) Dorsal view, B) Ventral view, C) Dorsolateral view, D) Lateral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 13d

#LiteratureNotice Messer & Raber. A Taxonomic Revision of the New World Genus Discoderus LeConte, 1853 ( #Coleoptera: #Carabidae: #Harpalini) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #GroundBeetles #NewSpecies #Taxonomy #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Habitus images of Discoderus (sensu stricto) species, males. D. pueblaensis, new species: 18) Dorsal aspect; 19) Ventral aspect. 20) D. amoenus, dorsal aspect.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 13d

#LiteratureNotice Stone et al. Whose Poos do Northeastern Ohio Dung Beetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeoidea) Choose? doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #EcosystemFunctioning

Illustrated pitfall trap design. For description, see Materials and Methods.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 13d

#LiteratureNotice Philips et al. A #NewSpecies ofTrigonogenius Solier ( #Coleoptera: #Ptinidae: Ptininae) from Peru and a Discussion of the Diversity and Distribution of the Genus doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #SpiderBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Trigonogenius jocelynae, new species, habitus. A) Dorsal, B) Ventral, C) Lateral, D) Frontal, E) Oblique lateral. Scale bar is for A and C.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 14d

#LiteratureNotice Chandler. Revision of North American Macratria Newman, 1838 ( #Coleoptera: #Anthicidae: Macratriinae) North of Mexico, with Notes on Some Central American Species doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #AntlikeFlowerBeetles #NewSpecies

Dorsal habitus photos of Macratria species. 1) M. arizonae, new species; 2) M. brunnea; 3) M. murina; 4) M. incana; 5) M. nigricornis; 6) M. nitidiceps; 7) M. parallela; 8) M. rufifrons; 9) M. linearis. Lines equal 1.0 mm.

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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 14d

#LiteratureNotice Lebel & Cognato.Enoclerus nigripes (Say) ( #Coleoptera: #Cleridae) Mitochondrial COI DNA Analysis Reveals Non-Monophyly of Color Variants doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #CheckeredBeetles #Phylogenetics

A) One of 7,501 most parsimonious trees depicting the relationships of 92 specimens of Enoclerus nigripes and one E. nigrifrons (outgroup); black circles indicate nodes resolved in the strict consensus of the most parsimonious trees. Dorsal habitus: B) E. n. rufiventris (given as “black” in the tree), C) E. n. nigripes (given as “red” in the tree).

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