Trigonogenius jocelynae, new species, habitus. A) Dorsal, B) Ventral, C) Lateral, D) Frontal, E) Oblique lateral. Scale bar is for A and C.

#LiteratureNotice Philips et al. A #NewSpecies ofTrigonogenius Solier ( #Coleoptera: #Ptinidae: Ptininae) from Peru and a Discussion of the Diversity and Distribution of the Genus doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #SpiderBeetles #TheColeopteristsBulletin

Hungary's oldest library is fighting to save 100,000 books from a beetle infestation A medieval abbey in Hungary is battling a beetle infestation threatening its ancient book collection.

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General habitus of Toxesbium kundratai Li, Philips & Cai gen. et sp. nov., holotype, NIGP203543, under incident light. a Dorsal view. b Ventral view. Scale bars: 500 μm

#LiteratureNotice Li et al. Toxesbium gen. nov., the first definitive member of Ernobiinae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar ( #Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) doi.org/10.1007/s125... #Beetle #Beetles #NewGenus #NewSpecies #SpiderBeetles

#LiteratureNotice Peri et al. A Cultural Threat: Gastrallus pubens Fairmaire ( #Coleoptera, #Ptinidae) and Biodeterioration of Rare Books in Italy doi.org/10.1080/0039... #Beetle #Beetles #SpiderBeetles #CollectionBasedResearch

Ptinomorphus imperialis, Nottinghamshire farmland. #Coleoptera #Ptinidae

Xyletinus brasiliensis.(a) Adult in dorsal view. (b) Larva inside view. (c) Pupa in dorsal view. Illustrations (a) and (c) adapted from Santoro (1957) and Lawrence and Britton (1994) (Scale: 2 mm).

#LiteratureNotice Rossi-Batiz. Biological studies of the “wood drill” Xyletinus brasiliensis Pic, 1902(#Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) in Argentina doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #FeatherwingBeetles

1. Habitus, female in dorsal (a), lateral (b) and ventral views (c). 2. Head of the male. 3. Head of the female. 4. Antenna of the male. 5. Antenna of the female. 6.Prosternum in frontal view. 7. Meso and metaventrite. 8. Hind leg. 9. Male abdomen. 10. Female abdomen. 11. Aedeagus in dorsal (a) and ventral views (b). 12. Ovipositor. Figure 13. Hemicoelinum raventosi (Español).trampa de emergencia sobre lenga muerta en bosque lenga-coihue, leg. A. Fierro (CAF); 1 hembra, Chile, Región de Los Lagos, Provincia de Osorno, Río de La Plata, 18H 617215E - 5459619S, 13/2/2021, en luz, leg. A. Fierro (CAF); 1 macho, Chile, Región de Los Lagos, Provincia de Llanquihue, Volcán Osorno, 18H 706970E - 5444492S, 1-27/2/2017, en trampa de intercepción en el dosel de bosque de coihue de Chiloé, leg. A. Fierro (CAF); 1 ej. sexo no determinado, Chile, Región de Los Lagos, Provincia de Chiloé, Dalcahue, 28/I/1962, leg. L. Peña (MEUC).

#LiteratureNotice Lüer & Fierro. #NewSpecies of Hemicoelinum Español, 1971 (#Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) from Chile doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #FeatherwingBeetles #SpiderBeetles

Desertinastes rotundus Honour, 2019, female (except 9, male). 1. Habitus in dorsal (a), lateral (b) and ventral views (c). 2. Antenna. 3. Maxilla. 4. Labial palp. 5. Mesoventrite and metaventrite (arrow indicates transverse carina of the metaventrite). 6. Dorsolateral view with left elytra removed. 7.Ovipositor with detail of the stylus. 8. Metathoracic wing. 9. Metathoracic wing of the male. 10. Rearing on dead stems of Encelia canescens. 11. Rearing on dead wood of Cactaceae. Scale: 1 mm (Fig. 1).

#LiteratureNotice Lüer & Honour. Description of the female of Desertinastes rotundus Honour, 2019 (#Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) and first records of host plants of the species doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #FeatherwingBeetles #NewRecords

1a-4b.Masatierrum impressipenne Pic.1a-1d.Type specimen deposited at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. 1a-1c. Dorsal, lateral, and ventral views. 1d. Labels. 2-4b. Female specimen from cerro El Yunque. 2. Antenna. 3. Maxilla. 4a, 4b. Ovipositor and detail of gonocoxites. 5a-11b.Serianotus atronotatus (Pic).5a-5d.Holotype deposited at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. 5a-5c. Dorsal, ventral and lateral views. 5d. Labels. 6a-11b. Parts of female and male specimens from plazoleta El Yunque. 6a, 6c. Maxilla and labial palp of the male. 6b, 6d. Maxilla and labial palp of the female. 7. Median lamina of the prosternum. 8a, 8b. Edeagus and detail of the accessory piece of the median lobe. 9. Ovipositor. 10a. Antenna of the male. 10b. Antenna of the female. 11a, 11b. Prothoracic leg of female and detail of protarsomeres.

#LiteratureNotice Honour & Rothmann. Contribution to the knowledge of the Dorcatominae (#Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile. doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #SpiderBeetles #Taxonomy

Leptanobium striatussp. n., male. 1. Habitus in dorsal (a), ventral (b) and lateral views (c). 2.Head. 3. Antenna. 4. Left mandible. 5. Pronotum in lateral view. 6.Prosternum in frontal view. 7. Meso and metaventrite. 8. Abdomen. 9. Hind leg. 10. Aedeagus in dorsal (a), ventral (b) and lateral views (c); inner sac of the middle lobe, basal spines (d), spines on the middle (e) and apical spine (f).

#LiteratureNotice Lüer. #NewSpecies of Leptanobium Español & Comas, 1988 (#Coleoptera: #Ptinidae) from Northern Chile doi.org/10.35249/rch... #Beetle #Beetles #FeatherwingBeetles