Biology and morphology of immature stages of banana-associated Protosternum beetles, with comments on the status of Taiwanese endemic P. abnormale (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2018.10.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2018.10.001</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2018.10.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jcz.2018.10.001</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Biology and morphology of immature stages of banana-associated Protosternum beetles, with comments on the status of Taiwanese endemic P. abnormale (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)
Original language description
The available data on the biology of the water scavenger beetle genus Protosternum Sharp, 1890 (Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Protosternini) are summarized, indicating an obligate association of Protosternum beetles with banana plants (Musaceae): they inhabit decaying tissues of old banana stems in which adult feeding, larval development and pupation takes place. Second and third instar larvae and pupa of the Taiwanese-endemic P. abnormale (Orchymont, 1913) are described in detail, based on fieldcollected specimens associated with co-occurring adults by cox1 DNA barcodes. Larvae are unique in the Hydrophiloidea by having strongly asymmetrical mouthparts with a large basal bifid tooth on the right mandible, indicating a specialized prey preference. Putative larval synapomorphies of the Protosternini are revealed, based on the comparison of the Protosternum larva with that of Sphaerocetum. Taxonomic status of P. abnormale is revealed to be confused by previous authors due to the absence of male specimens and is clarified here. Two new species are described based on specimens previously misidentified as P. abnormale: P. malayanum sp. nov. from Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, and P. hainanense sp. nov. from Hainan.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/DG16P02B038" target="_blank" >DG16P02B038: A methodology for the determination of zoological collection specimens on the basis of DNA analysis and the management of tissue samples collection</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Zoologischer Anzeiger
ISSN
0044-5231
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
277
Issue of the periodical within the volume
November
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
85-100
UT code for WoS article
000452727900009
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85055553907