The predaceous beetle family Cleridae includes a large and widely distributed rapid radiation, which is vital for the ecosystem. Despite its important role, a number of problems remain to be solved regarding the phylogenetic inter-relationships, the timing of divergence, and the mitochondrial biology. Mitochondrial genomes have been widely used to ...
The occurrence of Allonyx quadrimaculatus (Schaller, 1783) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) in Galicia (NW Spain) is confirmed and its distribution is also commented, both at Iberian and European level / Se confirma la presencia de Allonyx quadrimaculatus (Schaller, 1783) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) en Galicia (NO España) y también se comenta su distribución, tan...
Amphotis martini Brisout de Barneville, 1878 and Hymenorus andalusiacus Cobos, 1954 for the Valencian Community and Scobicia chevrieri (Villa & Villa, 1835) for the province of Alicante are recorded for the first time. Records of other interesting coleopterans are provided such as Opilo domesticus (Sturm, 1837), Trogoxylon impressum (Comolli, 1837)...
After the bibliographic revision and the study of many particular and official collections, the Ibero-Balearic chorology of the family Cleridae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera) is updated, in order to present a catalogue as much detailed and complete as possible. As a total, data for 37 species have been compiled, being one of them, Clerus mutillarius ...
By means of a photographic record from the province of Burgos (North Spain), the second Iberian citation of the clerid Tarsostenus (Paratillus) carus (Newman, 1840) (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Cleridae) is provided. / A partir de un registro fotográfico procedente de la provincia de Burgos (norte de España), se aporta la segunda cita ibérica del clérid...
Published in Comparative Cytogenetics
The karyotypes of four species of Cleridae ( Coleoptera ): Trichodes favarius (Illiger, 1802), Trichodes quadriguttatus Adams, 1817, Trichodes reichei (Mulsant et Rey, 1863), and Tilloidea transversalis (Charpentier, 1825) were reported for the first time with this study. The chromosome numbers of these four species were determined as 2n = 18, sex ...
Published in Chemoecology
Southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann) and black turpentine beetle (Dendroctonus terebrans Olivier) are two sympatric bark beetle pests of the southeastern United States of America that adversely affect pine (Pinus spp.) health. Successful host tree colonization and reproduction is dependent on a chemical communication system that...
Se nombran diecisiete nuevas citas de coleópteros para el Parque Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt y Serra de l’Obac, de las familias Cerambycidae, Buprestidae, Oedemeridae, Chrysomelidae, Cleridae, Bostrichidae y Ptinidae.
Trogodendron bartolozzii n. sp., a new species of checkered beetles (Cleridae) from Australia (New South Wales) is described and figured.
The checkered beetle genera Avena, Dolichopsis, Notostenus, and Pectobullus comprise a monophyletic group. Their species composition involve Avena coerulea (Thunberg), A. cyanella (Gorham), A. microplicata Opitz n. sp., Dolichopsis haplocnemodes Gorham, D. bicoloripes (Pic), Notostenus viridis (Thunberg), and Pectobullus auronitens (Gorham). These ...
