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#NewSpecies!
New darkling beetle from #china just snuck in:

Annamosdara jianfengensis

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Publication: doi.org/10.3897/dez....
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May 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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#NewSpecies!
New darkling beetle from #chile just snuck in:

Diastoleus alveolaris

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Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Maruyama et al. The second species of the enigmatic genus Microblattellus Ferrer, 2006 ( #Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Cambodia: A possibility of termitophily in the genus doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #DarklingBeetles .
FIGURES 1–9. Microblattellus kakizoei sp. nov., holotype. 1, habitus, dorsal view; 2, ditto, ventral view; 3, head and pronotum, ventral view; 4, habitus, micro-Ct scan, dorsal view; 5, ditto, lateral view; 6, ditto, ventral view; 7, head, micro-Ct scan, dorsal view; 8, ditto, lateral view; 9, ditto, ventral view
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Systematic review of the genus Pseudognaptorina Kaszab, 1977 ( #Coleoptera, #Tenebrionidae, Blaptinae, Blaptini) from the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, with description of six #NewSpecies doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #NewSpecies
Pseudognaptorina nepalica Kaszab, 1977, male.
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Konstantopoulou et al. Beetle in the hay: investigating the molecular phylogeny and geometric morphometrics of the genus Pedinus ( #Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) in Greece doi.org/10.1093/biol... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #Phylogenetics
Figure 1.Member of the genus Pedinus. Species Pedinus quadratus.
August 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Jiron et al. Male Mating Preference for Larger Females Does Not Vary Among Age Classes in the Long-Lived Beetle Bolitotherus cornutus doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles
Bolitotherus cornutus mating behaviors in the wild. Male (green labels) forked fungus beetles perform a suite of observable mating behaviors, including the “waggle” dance (left) and attempting copulation (right). Picture credits belong to Vince Formica.
September 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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I glanced down to see this neat little guy #Tenebrionidae #beetles #Coleoptera #DarklingBeetle #beetle #DarklingBeetles #bug #bugs #insect #insects #Wildlife #nature
July 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Duque-Amado et al. Phylogeographic analyses of western Palearctic Scaurus ( #Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) reveal undetected taxonomic substructure along the pre-Saharian Atlantic Coast of western Africa doi.org/10.3897/asp.... #Beetle #Beetles #Phylogenetics #DarklingBeetles
Morphological differences between S. gigas (Tanger, Chipiona and Sidi Kaouki) and S. ferreri (Aglou and Deghaimis) (see Table 1 for locality details). Note the poorly marked carina on the anterior elytral region in S. ferreri, which are relatively well-marked in S. gigas (indicated by a red arrow in one selected specimen for each species).
March 14, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Bekchanov et al. A review of the genus Microdera Eschscholtz, 1831 ( #Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) of Uzbekistan doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #NewSpecies
FIGURE 1. Microdera abdullohi sp. nov., habitus, details. A = male dorsally; B = female dorsally; C = male ventrally; D = male, head and pronotum; E = epistome; F = prothorax ventro-laterally; G = pro- and mesothorax ventro-laterally; H = abdominal ventrite 5, strictly horizontally; I = apex of abdominal ventrite 5, posterior view; J = metatibia, extensor side.
May 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Mofrad & Nabozhenko. Five #NewSpecies of the genus Calyptopsis Solier, 1835 ( #Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) from Iran, with comments on the function of sexual dimorphism in the darkling beetle tribe Tentyriini doi.org/10.1080/0037... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles
April 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Lumen et al. Complementary genomic and morphological data elucidate the phylogeny of obscure darkling beetles (Blaptinae: Platynotini: #Eurynotina) doi.org/10.1111/syen... #Beetle #Beetles #darklingbeetles
New characters used in the cladistic analysis of Eurynotina. (a) Ograbies testaceus (Habitus, dorsal). (b) Hirtograbies nanus (Elytra, dorsal). (c) Menederes dannheimeri (Elytra, lateral). (d) Eurynotus capensis (Epipleura, ventrolateral). (e) Quadroncotus irrepertus (Habitus, dorsal). (f) Gonopus deplanatus (Elytra, dorsal). (g) Menederes dannheimeri (Elytra, dorsal). (h) Oncotus farctus (Epipleura, ventrolateral).
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Nabozhenko & Mofrad. Progress in the knowledge of the genus Penthicus Faldermann, 1836 ( #Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae: Opatrini) of Iraq, Iran and Pakistan with descriptions of 17 #NewSpecies doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles
FIGURE 1. Habitats of Penthicus spp. in Iran and beetles in situ. A = Khuzestan Prov., Shushtar env. (P. germanni sp. nov.); B = adults of P. germanni sp. nov. in leaf litter under Ziziphus spina-christi; C = Ardabil Prov., Andebil env., 2400–2600 m (P. ardoini); D = Alborz Prov., Gachsar env., H=2800–2900 m (P. flatilatus sp. nov.); E = Ardabil Prov., Mirajin env., 2100–2300 m (P. iners, under Astragalus sp.); F = Khorasan Razavi Prov., Seyedabad env., 1100–1200 m (P. khorasanicus sp. nov.); G = adults of P. khorasanicus sp. nov.; H = Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Prov., Chelgerd env. (P. villiersi, under Astragalus sp.).
September 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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#LiteratureNotice Ji et al. The adult, pupa, and larva of a #NewSpecies of Gnaptorina Reitter, 1887 (#Coleoptera, #Tenebrionidae, Blaptini) from the Tibetan Plateau, with molecular phylogenetic inferences. doi.org/10.3897/zook.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #Phylogenetics
May 29, 2024 at 1:18 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Morales-Ramos et al. Inheritance of Two Traits With High Plasticity, Developmental Speed, and Body Size, in Tenebrio molitor (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae)
doi.org/10.1093/jise...
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Plot of frequencies of occurrence of larval development time and pupal weight classes in the parental T. molitor cohort. Red color represents higher percentage, dark blue color the lowest percentage and purple represents zero.
October 27, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Nabozhenko & Gadaborsheva. Contribution to the knowledge of genus Nalassus Mulsant, 1856 (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) from the Eastern Caucasus, Russia. doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #NewSpecies
FIGURE 2. Nalassus spp., details of structure. A = N. magomedrasuli sp. n., male (holotype), head and pronotum; B = ditto (paratype), female; C = ditto, male elytral intervals; D = N. kalashiani, male (holotype), head and pronotum; E = ditto, female; F = ditto, male elytral intervals.
February 23, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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December 20, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Telnov. New and poorly-known taxa of Lagriinae Latreille, 1825 (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) predominantly from the collections of the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt. bjc.sggw.edu.pl/article/view... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #NewSpecies #NewRecords
May 29, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Goo et al. Development of Optimized Feed for Lipid Gain in Zophobas morio (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) Larvae. doi.org/10.3390/ani1... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #DevelopmentalBiology
May 29, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Dzik et al. Efficacy of a Biocidal Paint in Controlling Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) and Improving the Quality of Air and Litter in Poultry Houses. doi.org/10.3390/ani1.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #PestManagement
May 23, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Hegde et al. Description of a #NewSpecies of the Genus Rhopalobates Fairmaire, 1897 (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae) from Northeastern India. doi.org/10.3161/0003.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles
May 23, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Giraldo. The genus Philorea in Peru: #CheckList and distribution records (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Physogasterini). biotaxa.org/RSEA/article... #Beetle #Beetles #NewRecords #DarklingBeetles
May 10, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Giraldo. The genus Pilobalia Burmeister 1875 in Peru: updated #CheckList and distribution records (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae: Nycteliini). biotaxa.org/RSEA/article.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #NewRecords
May 4, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Johnston & Matsumoto. Illustrated catalog of world Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859 (#Coleoptera: #Tenebrionoidea). doi.org/10.3956/2022... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #CheckList #Taxonomy
April 28, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Schulz et al. Paternal knockdown of tRNA(cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles. doi.org/10.1111/imb.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles
April 23, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Eukaryotic initiation factor 6 modulates the metamorphosis and reproduction of Tribolium castaneum. doi.org/10.1111/imb.... #Beetle #Beetles #DarklingBeetles #DevelopmentalBiolgoy
April 17, 2024 at 1:33 PM