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Paussini Linnaeus 1775

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Containing group: Paussinae

References

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 pages
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Scientific Name Platyrhopalopsis mellyi
Location India: Anamalai Hills
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Wendy Moore
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection Museum of Comparative Zoology
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Scientific Name Falcopaussus granulatus
Location South Africa: Pieter Maritzburg
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Wendy Moore
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection W. Moore Paussinae Collection
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Scientific Name Eohomopterus aequatoriensis
Location Ecuador: Orellana Prov., Onkone Gare Camp
Identified By Wendy Moore
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection US National Museum of Natural History
Collector T.L. Erwin
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Copyright © 2005 Wendy Moore
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