An extraordinary case of elytra loss in Coleoptera (Elateroidea: Lycidae): discovery and placement of the first anelytrous adult male beetle

VS Ferreira, FF Barbosa, M Bocakova… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Insects are one of the few groups of animals that developed the ability of active flight. Such
mobility allowed the group to successfully explore and thrive in nearly all kinds of ecological …

The specialized thoracic skeletomuscular system of the myrmecophile Claviger testaceus (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera)

XZ Luo, P Jałoszyński, A Stoessel… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2021 - Springer
External and internal structures of the thorax of the myrmecophile beetle Claviger testaceus
(Clavigeritae, Pselaphinae) were examined and documented with state-of-the-art …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological adaptation of cave-dwelling ground beetles in china revealed by geometric morphometry (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)

M Chen, W Guo, S Huang, X Luo, M Tian, W Liu - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cavernicolous ground beetles dwelling in China are one of the most
diverse and underground-adapted coleopteran group in the world. The tribe Trechini is …

A unique case of commensalism: The beaver beetle Platypsyllus castoris (Leiodidae, Coleoptera) and its morphological adaptations

MI Yavorskaya, P Jałoszyński… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Platypsyllus castoris is closely associated with beavers and displays a unique set of
structural specializations. We document the morphology of adults with modern techniques …

In the twilight zone—The head morphology of Bergrothia saulcyi (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera), a beetle with adaptations to endogean life but living in leaf …

XZ Luo, P Hlaváč, P Jałoszyński… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The pselaphine Bergrothia saulcyi shows features seemingly linked with life in deep soil
layers, such as greatly reduced and non‐functional compound eyes, a sensorium of long …

The thoracic anatomy of Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphinae, Staphylinidae, Coleoptera)

XZ Luo, P Jałoszyński, RG Beutel - Journal of Morphology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We document external and internal thoracic structures of the free‐living pselaphine beetle
Pselaphus heisei (Pselaphitae) using a set of traditional and modern techniques. Like in the …