Transition from bamboo sap to water: Aquatic habits in the sap beetle Amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Nitidulidae)

Title:

Transition from bamboo sap to water: Aquatic habits in the sap beetle Amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Nitidulidae)

Creator:

Kovac, Damir, Jelínek, Josef, Hashim, Rosli, and Wiwatwitaya, Decha

Identifier:

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Subject:

Nitidulidae, Amphicrossus, aquatic beetles, Culicidae, bamboo, tree sap, phytotelm, hydrofuge hairs, Oriental Region, Malaysia, and Thailand

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Amphicrossus japonicus is the first known facultatively aquatic nitidulid. The adult beetles breed in bamboo sap and subsequently enter water-filled bamboo culms. In water they breathe via a ventral air sheath held by hydrofuge pubescence. The beetles are facultative predators and hunt mosquito larvae, which they grab with their forelegs. The trend to facultative predation in Cucujoidea and the transition for beetles in general from semi-liquid decaying organic matter into water is discussed.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2007 Volume:104 | Number:3

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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