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Morphology of the first-instar larva in the tribe Clytrini, with two new descriptions in Megalostomina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae)
(Magnolia Press, 2009-12)
Original descriptions and illustrations of the first instar larva of Megalostomis (Heterostomis) lacordairei Lacordaire and of Coscinoptera argentina Burmeister (Clytrini: Megalostomina) are provided. Based on the available ...
Systematics and cladistics of Megalostomis Chevrolat, and the biogeography of Clytrini (Coleoptera: Cryptocephalinae)
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2011-04)
We present a cladistic analysis of the subtribe Megalostomina, a Neotropical group of 'case-bearer' leaf beetles. A comparative study of the external and internal adult morphology of Clytrini was undertaken. New characters ...
An interactive multi-entry key to the species of Megalostomis Chevrolat, with description of a new species from Paraguay (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2014-07-10)
The main goal of this contribution is to release an interactive multi-entry key to all known species of the genus Megalostomis Chevrolat. This key constitutes a new tool created to aid the identification of the spe- cies ...
Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2015-12)
Although some species of Cryptocephalinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) have been documented with ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for almost 200 years, information on this association is fragmentary. This contribution synthesizes ...
A taxonomic review of the genus Megalostomis Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Cryptocephalinae, Chrysomelidae)
(Magnolia Press, 2013-12-16)
A taxonomic revision of the genus Megalostomis Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cryptocephalinae: Clytri- ni: Megalostomina) is provided, including new data on geographic ranges. Two new species and 34 new ...
A comprehensive guide to the Argentinian case-bearer beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Camptosomata)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-05)
Knowledge of Argentinian Camptosomata has largely remained static for the last 60 years since the last publication by Francisco de Asis Monrós in the 1950’s. One hundred and ninety Camptosomata species (182 Cryptocephalinae ...
A comprehensive guide to the argentinian case-bearer beetle fauna (Coleoptera, chrysomelidae, camptosomata)
(Pensoft Publishers, 2017-05)
Knowledge of Argentinian Camptosomata has largely remained static for the last 60 years since the last publication by Francisco de Asis Monrós in the 1950’s. One hundred and ninety Camptosomata species (182 Cryptocephalinae ...