Brouniphylax beetles from New Zealand. a) B. binodosus feeding on Ganoderma fungus at Dansey Reserve, Rotorua under moist conditions, 8 March 2024 ( https://inaturalist.nz/observations/204320946), b) Same under dry conditions, 28 February 2024 ( https://inaturalist.nz/observations/200868516), c) Confocal laser scanning microscopy image of the dorsal surface of B. binodosus, d) Habitus of B. squamiger, Papakura, Kirks' Bush, collected by S. Thorpe, 3 January 2004, e) Habitus of B. binodosus from Blue Lake Track, Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua, 1 January 2022, f) Same, Dansey Reserve, Rotorua, 22 September 2022, g) Same, Forest & Bird Loop Track, Tikitapu Nature Walk, Rotorua, 15 January 2022. Photo credits: a–b, e–g, Bryce McQuillan; d, Auckland War Memorial Museum, photographer Jen Carol.
#LiteratureNotice Leschen et al. Encrustation Via Cuticular Wicking and Fungal Spore Attachment in Adult Brouniphylax Leschen and Bouchard (Coleoptera: #Ulodidae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #encrustation