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Dear colleagues, I have a Cerambycidae beetle that was killed in alcohol and I think that their original color was clearer... Can I dip it in benzene? Thanks, Italo.
05 December 2016 7,125 13 View
In the last decade, the population of butterflies has diminished in the colonies of hibernation in Mexico, so I want to know which are the impacts of the deforestation and what other consequences...
02 December 2016 7,231 4 View
I need advice from a specialist/taxonomist of Microlepidoptera who can give me more details on these specimens of Glyphipterix sp. See photos attached. Any references are good appreciated as well....
28 November 2016 2,651 10 View
This specimen of Carabus intricatus (Linnaeus, 1761) raised and lowered the abdomen alternating and spread the cerci (?). There was no other specimen present. It was in the natural environment, in...
28 November 2016 8,895 17 View
please identify these species or tell me the key point for identify Entiminae,thank you.
24 November 2016 7,567 7 View
I am looking for studies which estimate the total biomass of insects in kg/area depending on habitat types. It would also be important to know, which proportion of these enter the air. Thank you...
22 November 2016 606 3 View
We are looking for an entomologist / taxonomist who is willing to identify this Phytomiptera species (Diptera: Tachinidae) that we encounter in the Bolivian Altiplano.This Phytomiptera is an...
21 November 2016 4,064 10 View
Tetragonula is the tiny little stingless bees found in Indo-malaysian and Australian region, but I am looking for its world wide distribution to model their probable distribution in certain...
21 November 2016 6,587 2 View
I’m studying the reproductive biology of Cuban dart possessing land snails. Recently, I read about the relationship between land snails and mites in Fain and André (2004) and in papers related to...
16 November 2016 8,935 2 View
I know that the number of eggs can be extremely variables, from 1 (some cave-dwelling species) up to hundreds. However, I don't known if an estimation for the highest number has ever been put...
15 November 2016 2,768 1 View
We are doing research with this insect. We would like to konw if anyone can identify this insect at species level?
13 November 2016 7,597 3 View
Some Cerambycidae adult beetles are attracted to baited traps with specific alcohol solutions mixed with terpenoids. Do you know which solution is the best to collect Plagiohammus spp. and related...
13 November 2016 2,506 36 View
Hello, I am currently working with Murgantia histrionica (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and I need to distinguish males from females. I know that females are bigger than males, but size variation makes...
10 November 2016 6,302 2 View
We have to manage one its the last populations in Northern Germany and would be glad to gather knowledge!
08 November 2016 1,312 3 View
The species is originated from Bolivia.Initially I have ID it as Canthon cyanellus ssp. based on these: http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=382788But I am not sure.
07 November 2016 8,752 8 View
Hi friends and peers, I am working on Dysdercus koenigii, I want to perform some experiments on proteins extracted from my organism's haemolymph as well as reproductive organs. Is there any way to...
05 November 2016 926 7 View
Can I used another way neither ground traps?
04 November 2016 8,126 6 View
I need the detail method to rear tachinid fly as the parasitoid.
31 October 2016 3,093 11 View
Our team has found a number of traces of bristletails, few mayflys, and rarely an unidentified insect. Would appreciate help in the identification of these specimens.
25 October 2016 2,907 9 View
Looking for a solid answer. Most sources refer to the body length, but it would be helpful if we knew wingspan in flight. Thanks!
25 October 2016 6,334 3 View
By using Shanon-Wiener Diversity Index, how do we explain insect diversity based on the calculated value? Is it the higher the value, that means the arthropod community in the plot is diverse?
25 October 2016 8,480 4 View
The three Coleoptera species have been observed and photographed in April 2016 in Tapanti National Park (Costa Rica) - in mountainous forest with Oreomunnea and Alfaroa species (both Juglandaceae)...
25 October 2016 9,391 17 View
caterpillar found in Patan Tahasil dated on 23/10/2016
24 October 2016 4,095 6 View
Ace1 in the insect
24 October 2016 1,698 4 View