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

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

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 larv...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Rosli, Wiwatwitaya, D., Kovač, D., Jelinek, J.
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Published: 2007
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QH301 Biology
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spelling my.um.eprints.83022019-01-24T09:12:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/8302/ Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae) Hashim, Rosli Wiwatwitaya, D. Kovač, D. Jelinek, J. QH301 Biology 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. 2007 Article PeerReviewed Hashim, Rosli and Wiwatwitaya, D. and Kovač, D. and Jelinek, J. (2007) Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae). European Journal of Entomology, 104 (3). pp. 635-638. ISSN 1210-5759 http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/104/3/635
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topic QH301 Biology
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Hashim, Rosli
Wiwatwitaya, D.
Kovač, D.
Jelinek, J.
Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
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.
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author Hashim, Rosli
Wiwatwitaya, D.
Kovač, D.
Jelinek, J.
author_facet Hashim, Rosli
Wiwatwitaya, D.
Kovač, D.
Jelinek, J.
author_sort Hashim, Rosli
title Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
title_short Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
title_full Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
title_fullStr Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
title_full_unstemmed Transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (Coleoptera : Cucujoidea : Nitidulidae)
title_sort transition from bamboo sap to water: aquatic habits in the sap beetle amphicrossus japonicus (coleoptera : cucujoidea : nitidulidae)
publishDate 2007
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/8302/
http://www.eje.cz/pdfs/104/3/635
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