Untangling the evolution of soldier beetles (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) and the evaluation of the morphological phylogenetic signal in a soft‐bodied elateroid lineage

M Motyka, D Kusy, G Biffi, M Geiser, SV Kazantsev… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study addresses the long‐standing uncertainty about the internal classification of
soldier beetles (Elateroidea: Cantharidae). Four datasets were compiled and analysed: 66 …

A review and morphological study of Lobetus Kiesenwetter, 1852 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)

G Biffi - Annales Zoologici, 2020 - BioOne
The genus Lobetus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) is currently weakly defined and distinguished
from Pseudolobetus by various combinations of secondary sexual characters of males, like …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology and life cycle of a new species of Psilocladus Blanchard, 1846 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Psilocladinae), the first known bromeliad-inhabiting …

S Vaz, LFL Silveira, SP Rosa - Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are soft-bodied beetles usually associated with
mesic and hydric habitats. As such, terrestrial firefly larvae are commonly found in marshy …

The systematics of Dysmorphocerinae (Cantharidae) based on larvae

G Biffi, RAB Leschen, Y Hsiao, GM Daniel… - Insect Systematics & …, 2022 - brill.com
Dysmorphocerinae is a subfamily of Cantharidae erected for a group of genera with a mainly
gondwanan distribution whose adult forms could not be reliably assigned to any other …

Morphology of the larvae and biology of the adults of Psilorrhynchus bifasciatus do not confirm previous hypotheses about systematics and feeding habits (Coleoptera …

G Biffi, LJ Migliore, SA Casari - Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis …, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Abstract Psilorrhynchus bifasciatus (Blanchard, 1844) is broadly distributed through South
America, but its biology, behaviour and life cycle are unknown. The most characteristic …

[PDF][PDF] Atlas of the Insects of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Coleoptera, Cantharidae

F Vitali, F Fanti - 2024 - researchgate.net
Knowledge of the zoocoenosis is fundamental for environmental protection and forest
health; therefore, it is of vital importance for agricultural production, as well as public health …

Rediscovery of Malthesis ater Motschulsky, 1853 and a catalog of the genus Malthesis Motschulsky, 1853 (Coleoptera, Cantharidae)

G Biffi - Caldasia, 2023 - JSTOR
Malthesis is a Cantharidae genus with a history of ambiguous systematic placement, being
sometimes classified within Malthininae and currently placed in Chauliognathinae …

Potential phylogenetic significance of the number of functional abdominal spiracles in beetle pupae, with focus on Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera)

AF Newton - Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The distribution of functional abdominal spiracles in pupae of Coleoptera is reviewed based
on published descriptions and original observations. Aquatic Coleoptera typically have …