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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"nitidulidae"”.
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Revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
A revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) was completed. A total of 46 species were (re)described, including 25 new species, a key to species constructed, and phylogenetic analysis performed. Taxonomic changes, including nomenclatural emendations, reinstatement of species, and …
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Studies on the Structure and Pathogens of the Small Hive Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
<p>The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, SHB) is an invasive pest of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the United States. The adult and larval beetles can ruin honey through fecal contamination and by vectoring a mutualistic yeast (Kodamaea ohmeri) that causes honey fermentation. These …
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Investigating the morphological adaptations and fungal associations of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)
… hive beetle, Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) (SHB) acts as a facultative hive pest of the western honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Drawn to honey bee hives by volatiles from the yeast Kodamaea ohmeri (Ascomycota: Saccharomycotina), the beetles must avoid injury …
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Exocrine glands in Erotylidae (Coleoptera, Cucujoidea): chemical ecology, morphology and evolution
… B. parvulus was hitherto known from species of Nitidulidae, Melandryidae, Phalacridae as well as the erotylid genus Triplax.
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El papel ecológico de los materiales orgánicos alóctonos en las comunidades de macroinvertebrados en playas atlánticas arenosas: patrones espaciales y temporales
… both regions. Moreover, beetles of Cleridae and Nitidulidae also contributed to colonizer community in southern Brazil (Paraná region). The dynamics of wrack supply, the species-specific adaptations (i.e. mobility) and strategies to use wrack debris (as refuge and/or feeding site) could explain …