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#LiteratureNotice Barbosa et al. Phylogenomic analyses of rare Neotropical lineages reveal the independent loss of antennal rami in railroad-worm beetles (Coleoptera: Phengodidae) doi.org/10.3897/asp.... #Beetle #Beetles #railroadwormbeetles
Genera traditionally placed in Penicillophorinae. A Penicillophorus sp. (Venezuela), B Acladocera sp. (Puerto Rico), C Adendrocera flavula Wittmer, 1976 (Guatemala) (modified from Roza et al. 2024), D Walterius sp. (Belize). Scale bars: 1 mm.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Jordal. Glochiphorus Strohmeyer (Coleoptera, Scolytinae)—a monotypic genus endemic to Madagascar doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #Madagascarecology #Glochiphorus
Glochiphorus Strohmeyer
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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#LiteratureNotice García-Saldaña et al.Grain type influences the assembly of the intestinal bacterial community and generates a fitness cost in the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, Motschulsky 1855 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) doi.org/10.1016/j.js... #Beetles #weevil
Fig. 6. Insect performances on different grains. A) Survival of adults (F0) exposed to maize, wheat, and barley, according to their longevity. B) Trend of survival (F0) over time. The average of the five replicates established for each treatment is shown. C) Adult fecundity (F0). Bars represent the average number of offspring procreated by adults in each of the five replicates. Standard deviation bars are shown. D) Offspring body size (F1). Each box shows the range of total body size distribution. E) Body weight of the offspring. Three pools of 30 individuals were sampled to estimate their weight in each treatment.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Nabozhenko et al. The first extinct genus of #Alleculinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) common for Baltic and Rovno ambers doi.org/10.1080/0891... #Beetle #Beetles #amber
Figure 1. Photomicrographs of Glabracula groehni gen. et sp. nov., holotype, No 5241 [GPIH]. (A) Habitus, right lateral view. (B) Habitus, left lateral view. (C) Metatibiae and metatarsi. Abbreviations: mt – metatibia, mt1–mt2 – metatarsomeres 1–2. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Yang et al. Two new species and additional records of the genus Asiageodromicus Shavrin, 2024 from Xizang, southwest China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, #Omaliinae) doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles
Habitus A Asiageodromicus dawai sp. nov. B Asiageodromicus zhangi sp. nov. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
November 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Chakrovorty et al. Two new species of fireflies of the genus Lamellipalpodes Maulik 1921 (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Lampyridae: #Ototretinae) from the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India doi.org/10.1007/s426... #Beetle #Beetles #newspecies #fireflies #bug
Lamellipalpodes debprasuma Chakrovorty, Moinudheen & Bhattacharjee sp. nov. (♂): (A) Dorsal habitus and left antenna (top right corner); (B) Ventral habitus; (C) Lateral habitus
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Wijesinghe et al. Redescription of Cylindralcides takahashii (Kôno) (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, #Molytinae, #Mecysolobini) damaged on the Thunberg’s bay-tree doi.org/10.1016/j.as... #Beetle #Beetles
Fig. 1. Habitus of Cylindralcides takahashii (Kôno). (A) Dorsal view; (B) Ventral view. Scale bar = 2.0 mm.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Miao et al. Two new species of Danaceothrix Majer, 1989 (Coleoptera, Dasytidae) from Xizang, China doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #newbeetle #Danaceothrix
Habitus of Danaceothrix species, dorsal view: D. medogense sp. nov. (A, B), D. xizangense sp. nov. (C, D). A, C. Males; B, D. Females. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Sert et al. Faunistic and Systematic Studies of #Prioninae and #Spondylidinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the Aegean Region doi.org/10.4289/0013... #Beetle #Beetles
Callergates gaillardoti. 2, Paramere. 3-4, Median lobe (ventral, lateral).
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the sap beetle Glischrochilus (Librodor) japonius (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Beetle #Beetles #sapbeetle #genetics #Glischrochilus
Landscape of the G. japonius genome. (a) The heatmap shows all-by-all interactions among 10 chromosomes of G. japonius. (b) Blocks on the outmost circle represent all 10 chromosomes of G. japonius. Peak plots from outer to inner circles represent the length of each chromosome, protein-coding genes, the GC content of each chromosome, the density of repeat sequences (LINE, long interspersed elements; LTR, long terminal repeat elements), respectively. Window size = 500 kb.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Shavrin. Dropephylloidea, a remarkable new genus from south Europe and the Middle East (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: #Omaliinae: #Omaliini) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #newgenus #Dropephylloidea
Dropephylloidea curticollis
November 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Alvarenga et al. Mother knows best: maternal subsociality in three Brazilian tortoise beetles (Cassidinae s. str.) enhances offspring survival doi.org/10.1080/0022... #Beetle #Beetles #tortoisebeetle
Figure 1. Examples of female Mesomphaliini beetles showing maternal care. (A) Paraselenis dichroa female taking care of oviposition on Ipomoea sp. leaf (study conducted by Cuozzo Citation2016); (B) Paraselenis flava female taking care of oviposition on Ipomoea batatas leaf; (C) undescribed Acromis sp. female on Ipomoea sp. leaf.
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Zavoticus yini gen. et sp. nov., a New Euaesthetine Rove Beetle From Mid‐Cretaceous Kachin Amber (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #Beetle #Beetles #amber #fossil
General habitus of Zavoticus yini sp. nov., holotype, NIGP200739-2, under brightfield microscopy. (a) Dorsal view. (b) Ventral view. Scale bars: 500 μm.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Háva et al. The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #Attageninae
Dorsal habitus of Attagenus species A A. aristidis (Pic, 1894) B A. barbieri Pic, 1942 C A. beali Zhantiev, 2005 D A. chakouri Pic, 1907 male E A. A. chakouri Pic, 1907 female F A. cyphonoides Reitter, 1881 female G, H A. fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795) I A. jakli Háva, 2021.
November 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Caldara & Tedeschi. The Weevil Genus Rhamphus (Curculionidae, Curculioninae) in Southern Africa—Description of Thirteen New Species doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #weevil #Curculioninae
Figure 1. Habitus. (a) Rhamphus glaber sp. nov. and (b) Rhamphus longitarsis sp. nov. Scale bar: 1 mm.
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Zeballos et al. Four New Species of Haplocauda, with Notes on the Evolutionary Convergence of Copulation Clamps in Lucidotini (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Lampyrinae) doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #Haplocauda #Lampyridae
November 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Sariq et al. Dietary effect on reproductive interference in aphidophagous ladybird beetles doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #Beetle #Beetles #animalbehvior #ladybug
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Byeon et al. Revision of the New Zealand genus Euglyptus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) with eight new species doi.org/10.37520/aem... #Beetle #Beetles #endemicnz #newbug
Fig. 11. Euglyptus punctatosimilis sp. nov. A – habitus dorsal view; B – pronotum; C – apical antennomeres; D – abdominal tergites IV–V; E, F – aedeagus ventral view; G, H – aedeagus lateral view; I, J – aedeagus dorsal view. Scale bars: A = 1 mm; B–J = 0.1 mm
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Szawaryn & Nestorarriola. Contribution to the Mexican Hyperaspidini: Hyperaspis picta (Gorham, 1899) comb. nov. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #Hyperaspis #ladybug
FIGURE 1. Hyperaspis picta (Gorham, 1899): (A) male holotype, habitus dorsal, (B) male holotype, habitus frontal, (C) male holotype, habitus lateral, (D) female, habitus dorsolateral, (E) female, frontal, (F) holotype labels.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Kusy et al. Phylogenomics resolves the relationships among Hydrophiloidea-Histeroidea families (Coleoptera) and challenges the single colonization of aquatic habitats doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles
Selected representatives of the families of Histeroidea and Hydrophiloidea. (a) Syntelia westwoodi Sallé; (b) Sphaerites glabratus (Fabricius); (c) Onthophilus striatus (Forster); (d) Hololepta plana (Sulzer); (e) Hetaerius ferrugineus (Olivier); (f) Margarinotus merdarius (Hoffman); (g) Georissus costatus Castelnau; (h) Helophorus hammondi Angus; (i) Hydrochus japonicus Sharp; (j) Eumetopus acutimontis Ji & Jäch; (k) Spercheus stangli Schwarz & Barber; (l) Regimbartia attenuata Fabricius; (m) Hydrochara affinis (Sharp); (n) Amphiops mater Sharp; (o) Sphaeridium quinquemaculatum Fabricius. Authors of photos: M. Hayashi (i), F.-S. Hu (n), p. Krásenský (b–f), S. Litovkin (g), Z. Mai (h, l–m, o), A. Sazhnev (j), J. Simon-Pražák (a) and R. Watanabe (k).
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Mandal et al. New records of three species of the genus #Nipponoelater Kishii (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Elaterini) from India doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... #Beetle #Beetles #Elateridae
Nipponoelater henscheli (Schimmel 2007), Nipponoelater indosinensis (Schimmel and Tarnawski 2010), and Nipponoelater sinensis (Candèze 1882) are documented for the first time from India.
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Greig et al. Passive debris cloaking in beetles provides non-visual camouflage against predatory ants doi.org/10.1093/behe... #Beetle #Beetles #Ecology #ants
Zopherid beetle species used for this project. From top left: (a). Pristoderus bakewelli (not cloaked), (b). Pycnomerus sp.1 (not cloaked), (c). Pristoderus insignis (not cloaked), (d). Tarphiomimus indentatus (partially cloaked), (e). Chorasus sp.1 (partially cloaked), (f). Epistranus c. f. lawsoni (fully cloaked), (g). Protarphius sp. 1 (fully cloaked), (h). Rytinotus squamulosus (fully cloaked). Scale bars = 0.5mm.
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Parisi et al. Further findings of the rare Agapanthia (Synthapsia) kirbyi (Gyllenhal, 1817) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) in central-southern Apennines doi.org/10.37828/em.... #Beetle #Beetles
Figure 2. Recently collected adult specimens of Agapanthia kirbyi in the Matese Massif (A, B, C, D).
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Dou et al. A New Coleoptera Member (Ulomoides dermestoides) to Biodegrade Plastics doi.org/10.1021/acs.... #Beetle #Beetles #biodegrade #plastics
Figure 1. Comparison of plastic polymer consumption, frass extraction, and plastic removal rates of the larvae of U. dermestoides versus Tenebrio molitor. (A) A cartoon indicating worms ingesting three different types of plastic polymers. (B) Average daily plastic consumption on a larval weight basis (mg/g). Water (Cw), ethanol (Ce), and solvent extraction fractions (Ct) of the frass of U. dermestoides larvae (C) and T. molitor larvae (D). (E) Plastic removal rates by U. dermestoides and T. molitor larvae on the 10th day.
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Ho et al. Two centuries of #Pachyrhynchus (Curculionidae, Entiminae, Pachyrhynchini) research: a comprehensive annotated checklist of taxonomy, species groups, distribution, and ecological insights in Southeast Asia doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles
Cumulative number of species published since 1824.
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM