Download or read book Revision of the Subtribe Dolicaonina of the New World with Discussions of Phylogeny and the Old World Genera Staphylinidae Paederinae written by Lee H. Herman and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a revision of the subtribe Dolicaonina of the Paederinae, descriptions, illustrations, and a key are presented for the three genera and 78 species in the New World. Acaratopus is described as a new genus with one new species, edenus, from Mexico. Stenopholea is redescribed and nine new species are described; they are bifurca, hadra, luma, sarma, thyma, and trunca from Brazil, papola from Ecuador, and aega and libra from Mexico. Gnathymenus is redescribed and 51 new species are added; they are flatrus, hyllus, kapetus, pipus, stubbus, twapicus, twelfus, and volcanus from Chile, avisoideus, brerus, cleofanus, divisus, garus, limus, mergus, prolixus, siagonus and speccus from Colombia, bobelus, gomphus, plancus, radulus, scoliodontus, setosus, umbus and zarzus from Brazil, angulus, geocus, kestrus, nacodus, spereus and tungus from Ecuador, fiscus and simatus from Venezuela, ascus, catillus, clinus, culebrus, falcatus, pandus, raius, ramosus, sifrus and spirus from Panama, and buganus, hamulus, lirellus, nutatus, patulus, somphus, and virgosus from Mexico. Lithocaon Sharp, Litozoon Bierig, Xanthornobium Scheerpeltz, and Macrognathymenus Coiffait and Saiz are new junior synonyms of Gnathymenus. Gnathymenus macropterus (Bierig) is a new junior synonym of Gnathymenus intermedius (Bierig). Xanthornobium vogelsangi Scheerpeltz, Dolicaon klimai Bernhauer, Litozoon maritimus Bierig, Litozoon intermedius Bierig, Litozoon macropterus Bierig, Litozoon nevermanni Bierig, Litozoon progenitor Bierig, Lithocaon fenyesi Bernhauer, and Lithocaon sparsus Sharp are transferred to Gnathymenus and Dolicaon distans Sharp is transferred to Lobrathium. The 14 Old World genera are briefly discussed. Cladograms are presented for three subtribes of the Paederinae, the 17 genera of the Dolicaonina, and all of the species of Dolicaonina for the New World. The presence of protibial combs is used to help define the Paederinae and to suggest relationship of the Paederinae to the Xantholinini of the Staphylininae. The Dolicaonina and Paederina are sister taxa and together form the sister group of the Cryptobiina. The Dolicaonina are defined by the compressed, pubescent, apically truncate fourth segment of the maxillary palpus, the enlarged, medially fused mesothoracic peritremes, and the medially fused genital sclerites of the female. The cladograms for the species and genera are largely unresolved. The three New World genera are defined by characters of the aedeagus. To avoid a polyphyletic classification, three genera are recognized since each is related to a different Old World genus. The New World species are found from northern Mexico to southern Chile where most have been collected from ground litter and debris at elevations up to 11,600 ft. (3536 m.). More than 60 percent of the species are flightless and have reduced eyes. This study of 78 species is based on 885 specimens from 87 localities"--P. 331.
Download or read book American Beetles Volume I written by Jr., Ross H. Arnett and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-12-28 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II cover the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost completely rewritten with contributions from more than 60 coleopterists, these volumes describe each fa
Download or read book Volume 1 Morphology and Systematics Archostemata Adephaga Myxophaga Polyphaga partim written by Rolf G. Beutel and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first of four volumes in the Handbook of Zoology series which treat the systematics and biology of Coleoptera. With approximately 350,000 described species, Coleoptera are by far the most species-rich order of insects and the largest group of animals of comparable geological age. The beetle volumes will meet the demand of modern biologists seeking to answer questions about Coleoptera phylogeny, evolution, and ecology. This first Coleoptera volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages (including anatomy), phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.
Download or read book Revision of the Subtribe Cylindroxystina Coleoptera Staphylinidae Paederinae written by Lee H. Herman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Neotropical tribe Cylindroxystini is reduced to a subtribe, Cylindroxystina, of the Paederini. Cylindroxystina is distinguished from all other subtribes of the Paederinae by the sickle-shaped, edentate mandibles, nipple-shaped fourth segment of the maxillary palpus, single pair of paratergites of abdominal segment III, and cylindrical abdomen. The paratergites of segments IV to VI are absent, the tergum and sternum of each segment are fused, and the segment is cylindrical. Segment VII also lacks paratergites, but the tergum and sternum remain separate. Two genera, Cylindroxystus and Neolindus, are included in the subtribe. For Cylindroxystus, 2 species, pluviosus and borinquense, both from the Caribbean, are transferred from Lobrathium and 11 new species are described as follows: crenus, flavus, luridus, and sinuosus from Ecuador; furvus and messus from Peru; alleni and redactus from Panama; lyrus from Venezuela; concavoperculum from Guyana; and cavus from Brazil. Cylindroxystus is distinguished from Neolindus by the third antennal segment that is cupulate or has a carina surrounding the apex. Twenty-seven new species are described in Neolindus as follows: agilis, brewsterae, densus, hamatus, lodhii, sinuatus, and unilobus from Brazil; cephalochymus from Peru; bidens, bullus, dichymus, lirellus, milleri, parallelus, procarinatus, prolatus, and retusus from Ecuador; pumicosus from Colombia; brachiatus, plectrus, and rudiculus from Venezuela; apiculus, basisinuatus, campbelli, and punctogularis from Panama; and cuneatus and incanalis from Costa Rica. Neolindus is separated from Cylindroxystus by the presence of one or two pairs of cephalic trichobothria which are lacking in Cylindroxystus. Until now Cylindroxystus was known only by one specimen from Costa Rica, and Neolindus by a few specimens from Brazil and Peru. The subtribe is redescribed and both genera and all the species are described and illustrated and their phylogenetic relationships discussed. Keys to the males of both genera are provided. Most of the present work is based on characteristics of the male. Females were unavailable for over half of the species, and it was not always possible to reliably associate the sexes. Species of both genera have been collected rarely and most seem to have been collected from leaf litter on the forest floor at some distance from streams"--Page 3
Download or read book American Beetles written by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-12-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough update of Arnett's The Beetles of the United States, American Beetles, Volumes I and II cover the genera of beetles that occur in Alaska, Canada, and the contiguous United States. Built on the foundation of the original work and almost completely rewritten with contributions from more than 60 coleopterists, these volumes describe each family with separate paragraphs for head, thorax, abdomen, genitalia, eggs, larvae, and pupae. This bestselling first volume covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga, and Adephaga, plus the series Staphyliniformia of the suborder Polyphaga. Arnett and Thomas offer the most sweeping text available on the subject of North American beetles. Each section is presented in the same concise format, and the organization of the information is bt family. The editors have chosen the most respected of specialists to contribute the entries.
Download or read book Biology of Rove Beetles Staphylinidae written by Oliver Betz and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rove beetles (Staphylinidae) are common elements of the soil biota, living in the litter and deeper soil layers. Although they are one of the most diverse and speciose groups of insects, no comprehensive books on their general evolution and ecology are as yet available. This book fills that gap, discussing significant aspects and active research examples in the fields of phylogeny and systematics, ecology and conservation, and reproduction and development. The combination of review chapters and case studies provides an excellent introduction to the biology of rove beetles and enables readers to become familiar with active research fields in this megadiverse group of beetles. Offering easy access to these fields, it also demonstrates how staphylinids are used as bioindicators in applied ecosystem research, including that concerning conservation issues. Experienced scientists and beginners alike find the diversity of subjects covered intriguing and inspiring for continuing and starting their own research. The book is intended for students and researchers in biology and zoology (entomology), including morphologists, ecologists, soil scientists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, biogeographers, taxonomists and systematists.
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Download or read book Fungus Insect Relationships written by Quentin Wheeler and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant addition to the field of fungus-insect relationships, this book presents an interesting array of approaches to the subject of evolutionary and ecological associations of insects and fungi, written by both mycologists and entomologists.The volume is indispensable as an introduction to modern approaches in the field, a reference on host associations, and a theoretical basis for future research.
Download or read book Phylogenetic Systematics of the Amolops Group of Ranid Frogs of Southeastern Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands written by Da-Tong Yang and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History written by Joel Asaph Allen and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises articles on geology, paleontology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology and anthropology.
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Download or read book Revision of the Subfamily Xantholininae of America North of Mexico Coleoptera Staphylinidae written by Aleš Smetana and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report American Museum of Natural History written by American Museum of Natural History and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes list of members.
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Download or read book Systematic Review of Philippine Macaques Primates Cercopithecidae Macaca Fascicularis Subspp written by Jack Fooden and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 2236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
