Paussini
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Beutel, R. G. 1992. Study on the systematic position of Metriini based on characters of the larval head (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Systematic Entomology 17(3): 207-218.
Bousquet, Y. 1986. Description of first-instar larva of Metrius contractus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with remarks about phylogenetic relationships and ranking of the genus Metrius. Canadian Entomologist 118(4): 373-388.
Bousquet, Y. and H. Goulet. 1990. Description of a new species of Metrius (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussini) from Idaho (USA) with comments on the taxonomic status of the other taxa of the genus. Pan Pacific Entomologist 66(1): 13-18.
Cammaerts, R., C. Detrain and M. C. Cammaerts. 1990. Host trail following by the myrmecophilous beetle Edaphopaussus favieri (Fairmaire) (Carabidae Paussinae). Insectes Sociaux 37(3): 200-211.
Carvalho, E. L. D. 1982. A previous note on the subgeneric division of the genus Paussus: 40. Contribution to a monographic study of paussids: (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae). Boletim Da Sociedade Portuguesa De Entomologia 0(26): 1-9.
Eisner, T., T. H. Jones, D. J. Aneshansley, W. R. Tschinkel, R. E. Silverglied and J. Meinwald. 1977. Chemistry of defensive secretions of bombardier beetles (Brachinini, Metriini, Ozaenini, Paussini). J. Insect Physiol. 23: 1383-1386.
Evans, M. E. G. and T. G. Forsythe. 1985. Feeding mechanisms and their variation in form, of some adult ground beetles (Coleoptera: Caraboidea). Journal Of Zoology 206(1): 113-144.
Luna, D. C. E. 1987. Paussid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) of Guinea-Bissau. Boletim Da Sociedade Portuguesa De Entomologia 0(81): 1-4.
Nagel, P. 1986. Revision of the Paussus laevifrons group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae). Zoologische Jahrbuecher Abteilung Fuer Systematik Oekologie Und Geographie Der Tiere 113(2): 141-201.
Information on the Internet
Wendy Moore's paussine collecting pagesTitle Illustrations
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Scientific Name | Platyrhopalopsis mellyi |
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Location | India: Anamalai Hills |
Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
Identified By | Wendy Moore |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Collection | Museum of Comparative Zoology |
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Scientific Name | Falcopaussus granulatus |
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Location | South Africa: Pieter Maritzburg |
Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
Identified By | Wendy Moore |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Collection | W. Moore Paussinae Collection |
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Scientific Name | Eohomopterus aequatoriensis |
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Location | Ecuador: Orellana Prov., Onkone Gare Camp |
Identified By | Wendy Moore |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Collection | US National Museum of Natural History |
Collector | T.L. Erwin |
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