A new clown beetle species, Bacanius neoponerae, is described from Mexican nests of the arboreal ponerine ant Neoponera villosa found in the tank bromeliad Aechmea bracteata. Adult beetles were found in brood chambers or inner refuse piles, but also outside the ant nests, in decaying organic matter between the bromeliad leaves. No direct interactions between ants and microhisterid beetles could be observed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany histerid beetles are necrophilous on carrion during both active and advanced stages of decomposition. In this study, 13 species of were recorded on carrion from Lebanon, containing eight that are new for the Lebanese fauna. The following species are newly recorded from Lebanon: 1) Saprinus (S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new species of Omalodini, Omalodes atacamanus sp. nov., is described from Chile.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the oviposition behavior of mosquito species exhibiting acrodendrophilic habits was investigated. The study was conducted near the Simplicio Hydroelectic Reservoir (SHR) located on the border of the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Samples were collected using oviposition traps installed in forest vegetation cover between 1.
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