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Habitus dorsal view of males of Nebria spp. 2. N. dracocephala sp. nov. holotype from Mount Ryûtô-san; 3. N. elephanta sp. nov. holotype from near Tsurugisan Ski Area; 4. N. hikosana holotype from Mount Hiko-san; 5. N. hikosana from Mount Seburi-san.

#LiteratureNotice Sasakawa. Taxonomic studies of the ground beetle subgenus Falcinebria Ledoux & Roux, 2005 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, #Nebria) from the Japanese Alps (central Honshu), Shikoku, and Kyushu, Japan doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #taxonomystudy #beetletaxonomy

Figure 2. Images of Centorus rufipes from Kusgan Lake (A–G) and subfossil late Pleistocene remains from Suzun-1 site (H,I) [9]. (A–C) These represent the habitus of adult female (A) and male (B,C), dorsal and lateral views; (D–F)—habitus of older larva, dorsal, ventral and lateral views; (G,H)—aedeagus, dorsal and lateral views; (I)—left elytron. Scale bar is 2 mm (A–F,I) and 1 mm (G,H).

#LiteratureNotice Dudko et al. Did Cold Resistance Influence the Success of the Halobiont Darkling Beetle #Centorus rufipes (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) During the Pleistocene? doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #darklingbeetle #Pleistocenebeetle #Pleistocene

Figure 1. Seasonal dynamics of Phloeosinus aubei (Perris, 1855) galleries and breeding. The dashed arrows in phases 2 and 3 indicate the attractive (orange arrows) or repulsive effects (lilac arrows) of semiochemicals released by conspecifics.

#LiteratureNotice Bozsik et al. Chemical Ecology of Host- and Mate-Finding in the Cypress Bark Beetle #Phloeosinus aubei, with Notes on Congeneric Species doi.org/10.3390/inse... #Beetle #Beetles #cypressbarkbeetle

Dorsal habitus of selected Panabachia spp. A. P. pahuma; B. P. pastazae; C. P. romeroi; D. P. salebrosa; E. P. urbana; F. P. carltoni; G. P. patera; H. P. vigilans; I. P. perdita; J. P. ambulans.

#LiteratureNotice Muñoz-Tobar & Caterino. New species of the Brachyglutine genus #Panabachia Park (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Ecuador doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #newspecies #biodiveristy

Fig. 1.Adult females of Graphisurus fasciatus (left) and G. despectus (right). Image courtesy of Marlin Rice. Note that G. despectus has fewer dark maculae in the basal third of the elytra than G. fasciatus.

#LiteratureNotice Udayakumar et al. Differentiating between morphologically similar congeneric #cerambycid beetle species by comparing cuticular hydrocarbon profiles doi.org/10.1093/ee/n... #Beetle #Beetles #morphology #longhornbeetle

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Sets of landmarks depicting the shape of pronotum (a) and abdomen (b) of L. (P.) punctatus. Abbreviations: A - anal sternite, II - second sternite, III - third sternite, IV - fourth sternite, MC - metacoxa, V - fifth sternite. Scale lines: 1 mm

#LiteratureNotice Milenković et al. Morphological variability in the mountain and cave-dwelling populations of #Laemostenus (Pristonychus) punctatus (Dejean, 1828) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) doi.org/10.1007/s117... #Beetle #Beetles

Donacia bicolora specimen labels at Museum of Comparative Zoology of Harvard University, in Furth (1977: fig. 3) (photo: D. Furth). [Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University@President and Fellows of Harvard College. https://mcz.harvard.edu/permissions-copyright]

#LiteratureNotice Furth et al. Rediscovery of a second species of Reed Beetle in Israel (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #reedbeetle #Donaciinae

Allotyphlus (Allotyphlus) pavesii sp. nov. from Kérkyra, Greece. 9. Habitus (holotype); 10. Aedeagus on the left, ventral and right side (parameres, capsule profile, ventral lamina and setae of the ventral lamina highlighted); 11. Female visible sternite 5 (VII) and genital segment, ventral view; 12. Male visible sternite 5 (VII) and 6 (VIII), ventral view; 13. Male visible tergite and sternite 7 (IX), ventral view; 14. Labrum. Scale bars: 0.5 mm (9), 0.1 mm (10–13), 0.05 mm (14).

#LiteratureNotice Violi. Two new species of Entomoculiini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Leptotyphlinae) from Kérkyra, Greece doi.org/10.3897/dez.... #Beetle #Beetles #Staphylinidae #rovebeetle

Mesotrochanter of representative genera. Mesotrochanters with measurements taken (D = dorsal length of mesotrochanter; V = ventral length of mesotrochanter; J = length of joint of mesotrochanter/mesofemur; H = maximum width of mesotrochanter at point of joint): 1) Tetrascapha dentata; 2) Decarthron marinum; 3) Caccoplectus inornatus; 4) Tmesiphorus costalis. Anterior, posterior, or dorsal view of mesotrochanter: Faronitae: 5) Sonoma hespera, anterior view; 6) S. hespera, dorsal view; Euplectitae: 7) Oropus striatus, anterior view; 8) O. striatus, posterior view; 9) Metopioxys sp., anterior view; 10) Tetrascapha dentata, anterior view; 11) Barrojuba tuberosa, anterior view; Batrisitae: 12) Batrisodes schaumii, anterior view; 13) Arthmius globicollis, anterior view; 14) Arianops kingi, anterior view.

#LiteratureNotice Chandler. Transfer of the Tribes Speleobamini and Valdini from the Supertribe #Goniaceritae to the Supertribe #Pselaphitae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles

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Cylindera (Plectographa) stamatovi, Chaqui Kocha, Cochabamba Dept. A) Dorsal habitus, male, scale bar = 2 mm, B) Aedeagus, scale bar = 1 mm, C) Adult mating pair, cupreous-colored female's head barely visible beneath green male.

#LiteratureNotice Perger & Guerra-Serrudo. Knocking on Heaven's Door—Remarkable High-Elevation Populations of a Non-Riparian Tiger Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #tigerbeetle #Cylindera #Plectographa

Map of the Salisbury University Campus (SUC) with traps indicated. These were set on a weekly basis (with some exceptions) from April–August 2022. The location of hanging fruit traps changed several times throughout the study.

#LiteratureNotice Becnel & Price. #Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) Biodiversity in Two Urban Ecosystems of Maryland, USA doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #scarabs #anthropogenicenvironments

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Diaphylla hispida. Lectotype male: a) Dorsal view, b) Lateral view, c) Aedeagus, dorsal view, d) Aedeagus, lateral view, e) Labels. Paralectotype male: f) Dorsal view, g) Lateral view, h) Labels.

#LiteratureNotice Mondaca & Smith. evision of the Genus #Diaphylla Erichson, 1847 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Macrodactylini), with Description of a New Species from Chile doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #taxonomy

Silpha (Phosphuga) atrata, dorsal and ventral habitus of a specimen collected in Saint-Romuald, Québec, Canada. Scale bar = 5 mm.

#LiteratureNotice Leclerc et al. First Records of #Silpha (Phosphuga) Atrata Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: #Silphinae) in North America doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #carrionbeetle

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The three type specimens of C. bulleri (at left) in situ at The Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, with associated typescript note regarding their presence in Paris with René Jeannel in 1938, prior to publication of Jeannel (1940). Holotype at left bears red holotype label added at Zoological Museum Amsterdam.

#LiteratureNotice Liebherr. Male Genitalic Characters Confirm Placement of Calosoma (Calopachys) Bulleri Beheim and Breuning (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabinae) within Jeannel's Callitropa Phyletic Series doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles

Phyxelis lynskynorum, new species. 1) Dorsal habitus, female; 2) Lateral habitus, female; 3) Head, frontal view, female; 4) Female terminalia; 5) Aedeagus, dorsal view; 6) Aedeagus, lateral view. Scale bars = 1 mm (Figs. 1–3), 0.5 mm (Figs. 4–6).

#LiteratureNotice Anderson. A New Species of #Phyxelis Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Byrsopagini) from Alabama, USA, with New Synonymy of Paranametis Burke with Phyxelis doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles

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Dorsal habitus image of Pelecium (Pelecidium) crenatostriatum, new species.

#LiteratureNotice Will. A New Species of Pelecium Kirby, 1819 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Peleciini) from Ecuador doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #newspecies

Csikia species from Guangxi. Holotypes, males: A) C. telnovi, dorsal view, B) C. telnovi, labels, C) C. shihongliangi, new species, dorsal view, D) C. zhoushanyii, new species, dorsal view. Aedeagi of holotypes, ventral view: E) C. telnovi, F) C. shihongliangi, new species, G) C. zhoushanyii, new species. Living specimens: H) C. shihongliangi, new species, I) C. zhoushanyii, new species. Photograph credits: Andreas Kopetz (NKME) (A, B), Lu Qiu (H, I). Scale bars = 2.0 mm (A, C, D), 1 mm (E–G).

#LiteratureNotice Qiu et al. Taxonomic Review of the Tribe Dimini (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from Guangxi, China, with Descriptions of 12 New Species doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #clickbeetles #newbeetles

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Adult OTB. Photo credit: Richard A. Arnold.

#LiteratureNotice Arnold et al. Biology and Conservation of Cicindela ohlone Freitag and Kavanaugh (Coleoptera: #Cicindelidae), the Endangered Ohlone Tiger Beetle. III. Breeding Habitat Analysis and Preliminary Management Recommendations doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #OhloneTigerBeetle

Mating between Meloe proscarabaeus (female) and Timarcha goettingensis (male) photographed in lab.

#LiteratureNotice Riccieri et al. Strange Love 2: The Second Case of Interspecific Sexual Behavior Between Meloe Linnaeus and Timarcha Latreille (Coleoptera: Meloidae, #Chrysomelidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #oilbeetle

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Synona melanaria, adult male. a) Dorsal view, b) Lateral view, c) Frontal view, d) Abdomen, e) Penis, f) Tegmen, dorsolateral view, g) Tegmen, lateral view.

#LiteratureNotice Majumder & Roy. Two Species of Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: #Coccinellidae) Newly Recorded from India doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #newspecies #ladybug #ladybird

First-instar larva of Anoplophora glabripennis. A) Dorsal view, B) Lateral view, C) Detail of the spinules on the pronotal shield, D) Abdominal spines, E) Detail of a spiracle and an abdominal spine, F) Dorsal view of the head, G) Ventral view of the head.

#LiteratureNotice Mouttet & Taddei. Illustration of the First-Instar Larva of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: #Lamiinae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #Asianlonghornbeetle

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Aphanisticus cochinchinae seminulum. 1) Dorsal habitus; 2) Frontal view; 3) Known occurrences in Colombia.

#LiteratureNotice Espitia et al. First Record of Aphanisticus Cochinchinae Obenberger, 1924 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae: #Aphanisticini) in Colombia doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles