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Entomology

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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2009

Coleoptera

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List Of Coleoptera Holotypes In Museo De Historia Natural, Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autonoma “Gabriel Rene Moreno,” Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia, James E. Wappes, Julieta Ledezma Arias, Eugenio H. Nearns Jun 2009

List Of Coleoptera Holotypes In Museo De Historia Natural, Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autonoma “Gabriel Rene Moreno,” Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia, James E. Wappes, Julieta Ledezma Arias, Eugenio H. Nearns

Insecta Mundi

The 144 Coleoptera holotypes in the Museo de Historia Natural, Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia are listed alphabetically within their respective family. Full literature citations for the original descriptions of listed holotypes are included in the Literature Cited section. Los 144 holotipos de Coleoptera depositados en el Museo de Historia Natural, Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, Bolivia se presentan en orden alfabético dentro de sus familias respectivas de Coleoptera. Citas de literatura completas para trabajos incluidos están representadas en la sección de referencias.


The Evolution Of Food Preferences In Coccinellidae, José Adriano Giorgi, Natalia J. Vandenberg, Joseph V. Mchugh, Juanita A. Forrester, S. Adam Ślipiński, Kelly B. Miller, Lori R. Shapiro, Michael F. Whiting Jan 2009

The Evolution Of Food Preferences In Coccinellidae, José Adriano Giorgi, Natalia J. Vandenberg, Joseph V. Mchugh, Juanita A. Forrester, S. Adam Ślipiński, Kelly B. Miller, Lori R. Shapiro, Michael F. Whiting

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Despite the familiarity and economic significance of Coccinellidae, the family has thus far escaped analysis by rigorous phylogenetic methods. As a result, the internal classification remains unstable and there is no framework with which to interpret evolutionary events within the family. Coccinellids exhibit a wide range of preferred food types spanning kingdoms, and trophic levels. To provide an evolutionary perspective on coccinellid feeding preferences, we performed a phylogenetic analysis of 62 taxa based on the ribosomal nuclear genes 18S and 28S. The entire dataset consists of 3957 aligned nucleotide sites, 787 of which are parsimony informative. Bayesian and parsimony analyses …