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A synopsis of the carabid beetle tribe Lachnophorini reveals remarkable 24 new species. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 16, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 08 / 140806102804.htm ...
The team suggests that diversification of carabid beetles could be caused by a "force" and "fit" trade-off. There are both elongate, small-headed and stout, large-headed carabid beetles that feed ...
There are over 40,000 species of Carabid beetles, including ground beetles, tiger beetles, and my favorite, bombadier beetles. And they’ve been around for a long, long time. Like, say ...
A new study found that three major groups of beetles, all of the carabid family, lack the usual second testicle. While the beetles get along fine without it, they are violating a major rule in ...
Carabid beetles that prey on land snails have diverged into slender and stout body forms. The slender type can insert its head into the shells of large snails but struggles with smaller ones.
Focusing on two common seed predators, mice (Peromyscus spp.) and carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae), we quantify trophic and behavioral consequences of predation risk and availability of refuge ...
Inconspicuous in most insects, it forms a long sausage-like projection parallel to the femur in carabid beetles. Carabids are essential biological pest control in agriculture as well as ...
An extensive study by Smithsonian scientists presents a synopsis of the carabid beetle tribe Lachnophorini. The research contains a new genus and the remarkable 24 new species added to the tribe.
The team suggests that diversification of carabid beetles could be caused by a “force” and “fit” trade-off. There are both elongate, small-headed and stout, large-headed carabid beetles ...
An extensive study by Smithsonian scientists presents a synopsis of the carabid beetle tribe Lachnophorini. The research contains a new genus and the remarkable 24 new species added to the tribe.