Sound vs. light: wing-based communication in Carboniferous insects.

Acoustic communication is well-known in insects since the Mesozoic, but earlier evidence of this behavior is rare. Titanoptera, an 'orthopteroid' Permian-Triassic order, is one of the few candidates for Paleozoic intersex calling interactions: some specimens had highly specialized broadened zones on the forewings, which are currently considered-despite inconclusive evidence-as 'resonators' of a stridulatory apparatus. Here we argue that the stridulatory apparatus hypothesis is unlikely because the Titanoptera lack a stridulatory file on their bodies, legs or wings.

A parasitic coevolution since the Miocene revealed by phase-contrast synchrotron X-ray microtomography and the study of natural history collections.

The discovery of a new fossil species of the Caribbeo-Mexican genus Proptomaphaginus (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Dominican amber, associated with a new fossil parasitic fungus in the genus Columnomyces (Ascomycota, Laboulbeniales), triggered an investigation of extant species of Proptomaphaginus and revealed the long-enduring parasitic association between these two genera. This effort resulted in the description of the fossil species †Proptomaphaginus alleni sp. nov.

Phylogeny of Bathysciotina Guéorguiev, 1974, based on morphology with a special emphasis to Italian genera and with the description of a new species of Halbherria (Coleoptera Leiodidae Cholevinae Leptodirini).

The discovery of the new species Halbherria daffneri Perreau, n. sp., a troglobitic species with pholeuonid body shape, in the high altitude karst system of Piani Eterni in southern Dolomites (northern Italy) is taken as an opportunity for a morphological investigation of the phylogeny of Bathysciotina with a special emphasis to the Italian genera.

Archaeocerus uenoi n. gen. n. sp. (Coleoptera Leiodidae Catopocerinae) from Albian/Cenomanian age amber of Myanmar.

The first fossil Catopocerinae: Archaeocerus uenoi n. gen. n.

A review of the Cholevinae from the island of Borneo (Coleoptera, Leiodidae).

The available knowledge of the round fungus beetle subfamily Cholevinae (Leiodidae) from the island of Borneo is reviewed, and the results of newly studied material presented. The currently known 30 species (of which 14 are newly described herein) represent the genera (one species), (one species), (one species), (14 species), and (13 species). The following new species are described: Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , and Schilthuizen, Njunjić & Perreau, , and Njunjić, Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , Schilthuizen & Perreau, , and Schilthuizen & Perreau, It is expected that the cholevine biodiversity of Borneo is still far from completely known.

Comprehensive evolutionary analysis of the Anthroherpon radiation (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Leptodirini).

The genus Anthroherpon Reitter, 1889 exhibits the most pronounced troglomorphic characters among Coleoptera, and represents one of the most spectacular radiations of subterranean beetles. However, radiation, diversification, and biogeography of this genus have never been studied in a phylogenetic context. This study provides a comprehensive evolutionary analysis of the Anthroherpon radiation, using a dated molecular phylogeny as a framework for understanding Anthroherpon diversification, reconstructing the ancestral range, and exploring troglomorphic diversity.

sp. n., the first anophthalmic species of Ptomaphaginina from China (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini).

, the first anophthalmic species of Portevin, 1914 is described from two close caves in Libo Karst, south Guizhou Province, China.

Revision of the genus Hellwig from eastern Asia (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae).

The species belonging to the genus Hellwig, 1795 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini) from eastern Asia are assigned to three species groups. Group has a single species: P. (s.

Revision of the genus Hellwig (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula.

The conundrum of Ptomaphagus (s. str.) sibiricus Jeannel, 1934 (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Ptomaphagini) is solved, and it is redescribed and newly recorded in South Korea.

Revision of the genus Ptomaphagus Hellwig (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Taiwan Island.

Ptomaphagus (s. str.) chenggongi sp.

Revision of the genus Ptomaphagus Hellwig (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) from Japan.

After examining Japanese material of Ptomaphagus Hellwig from various collections, a new species is described, Ptomaphagus (s. str.) piccoloi sp.

One new species of Ptomaphaminus Perreau, 2000 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Ptomaphagini) from a granitic subterranean environment in Vietnam.

Ptomaphaminus granophilus n. sp. from Vietnam is described and illustrated.

Two new species of the genus Anthroherpon Reitter, 1889 from northern Montenegro with notes on the "A. ganglbaueri" species group (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leptodirini).

Two new species of Anthroherpon belonging to the "ganglbaueri" species group are described from northern Montenegro: Anthroherpon sinjajevina n. sp. and Anthroherpon cecai n.