@article {13236,
	title = {Nuevas especies y nuevos datos de Anemadini y Ptomaphagini de Costa Rica (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae)},
	journal = {Bolet{\'{\i}n de la Asociaci{\'o}n espa{\~n}ola de Entomolog{\'{\i}a},
	volume = {35},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {421{\textendash}442},
	author = {Salgado, Jos{\'e} Mar{\'\i}a}
}
@article {13149,
	title = {Five new species of the genus Leptomeson Jeannel, 1924 from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Coleoptera, Cholevidae, Leptodirinae)},
	journal = {Nat. Croat.},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {355-374},
	author = {Giachino, PM and Bregovic, P and Jal{\v z}i{\'c} , B.}
}
@article {13116,
	title = {Description of the Larva of Quaestus (Quaesticulus) Pachecoi (Bolivar, 1915) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae)},
	journal = {Annales Zoologici},
	volume = {61},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {691-708},
	abstract = {Two larval instars of Quaestus (Quaesticulus) pachecoi (Bolivar, 1915) are described and illustrated for the first time. Chaetotaxy, morphology and measurements indicate that the Q. (Q.) pachecoi has a classic type of development with two instars only and larvae belong to a classic type according to the Deleurance-Gla{\c c}on classification.},
	keywords = {cave beetles, chaetotaxy, Cholevinae, classic type of development, classic type of larvae, glands, Iberian Peninsula, larva, Leiodidae, Leptodirini, morphology, Quaestus (Quaesticulus) pachecoi},
	author = {Adamczyk, B and Kilian, A and Salgado, JM}
}
@article {13057,
	title = {Catops cavicis n. sp. from the Krubera-Voronya cave (Abkhazia, Caucasus), an interesting species of the C. alpinus group (sensu Perreau, 2000) (Coleptera, Cholevidae)},
	journal = {Bolet{\'\i}n de la Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa (S.E.A.)},
	volume = {49},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {87-89},
	abstract = {Abstract: Catops cavicis n. sp. from the Krubera-Voronya cave (Orto Balag{\'a}n, Arabika Mts, Abkhazia Rep., Caucasus) is described. This new species, belonging to the group of C. alpinus (sensu Perreau, 2000), is closely related to C. cavazzutii Giachino, 1988, of the eastern Pontic Alps, and constitutes its northern vicariant. The author provides ecological and chorological 
data on the new species and discusses the zoogeographic hypotheses on the origin of the phenomena of differentiation in the 
south-western species of this group. 
},
	keywords = {Caucasus, cave, Cholevidae, Coleoptera, distribution, new species, taxonomy, zoogeography},
	author = {Giachino, PM}
}
@article {13056,
	title = {A revision of the Chinese Catops Paykull 1798 of the Catops fuscus species group (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae)},
	journal = {Ann. soc. entomol. Fr.},
	volume = {47},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {280-292},
	author = {R{\r u}{\v z}i{\v c}ka, J and Perreau, M.}
}
@article {13025,
	title = {Phylogeny of selected Cholevini taxa, based on evolution of genital characters (Coleoptera: Cholevidae: Cholevinae: Cholevini)},
	year = {2011},
	abstract = {Many members of the Cholevini tribe of carrion beetles occur in northwestern Europe. Usually, they are hard to identify to species level by general morphology alone. Genital morphology gives the best clue. We have researched the evolution of a selection of Cholevini taxa, based on the mtDNA gene COI, and supplemented this with the evolution of male genital characters. COI sequence data was taken from databases GenBank and BOLD. Morphological male genital data was taken from museum specimens and literature. Using both parsimony and maximum likelihood on the sequence data, most likely phylogenies were constructed. Their congruence with morphological male genital data was subsequently checked. It was found that the COI gene by itself can only support species couples being closely related, but fails to confirm deeper evolutionary relations. Also, congruence with morphological genital evolution is only moderately strong according to our data. We give suggestions on how to improve results with future research. 
},
	author = {Breeschoten, T. and Hendriks, K.P. and Volkers, D.}
}
@article {10421,
	title = {Leiodes  confusides nom. nov.  for Leiodes confusa Cooter \& Kilian, 2002 (Coleoptera: Leiodidae)},
	journal = {EMmg},
	volume = {147},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {155},
	author = {Cooter, J and Kilian, A}
}
@article {10419,
	title = {Le genre Paratroglophyes Four{\`e}s, 1954: description d{\textquoteright}une nouvelle esp{\`e}ce du massif du mont Valier, Pyr{\'e}n{\'e}es centrales, France (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae, Leptodirini)},
	journal = {BSef},
	volume = {116},
	number = {3},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {355-363.},
	author = {Fresneda, J and Bourdeau, C and Faille, A}
}
@article {10417,
	title = {Catops hisamatsui (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) captures by a car-net},
	journal = {ELtk, n. s.},
	volume = {1},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {46.},
	author = {NISHIKAWA, M and Fujitani, Y and Miyata, Ta and Miyata, To}
}
@article {10418,
	title = {Spore consumption and life history of Zearagytoma maculifer (Broun) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae) on Ganoderma, its fungal host},
	journal = {New Zealand journal of ecology},
	volume = {35},
	number = {1},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {???},
	author = {Kadowaki, K and Leschen, RAB and Beggs, JR}
}
@article {10416,
	title = {New and less known Agathidiini and Pseudoliodini (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae) from China, Nepal and India},
	journal = {SRmp},
	volume = {7},
	number = {(1-2)},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {417-441.},
	author = {{\v S}vec, Z}
}
@article {10413,
	title = {Agathidium (Macroceble) curtisternum sp. nov. from Turkey  (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Leiodinae)},
	journal = {KPlk},
	volume = {47},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {13-16.},
	abstract = {Agathidium (Macroceble) curtisternum sp. nov. is described from Turkey and distinguished from similar 
species. The occurrence of the subgenus Macroceble Angelini, 1993 is reported from the western part of Asia for 
the first time.},
	keywords = {Agathidium, Leiodidae, Leiodinae, Macroceble, new species, Palaearctic regio, Turkey},
	author = {Cooter, J and {\v S}vec, Z}
}
@article {10399,
	title = {Results of beetles (Coleoptera) survey of Z{\'a}stud{\'a}n{\v c}{\'\i} National Nature Reserve (Central Moravia) 2008 {\textendash} part 1},
	journal = {{\v C}as. Slez. Muz. Opava (A)},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {63-78},
	abstract = {
Ab s tr act: During the beetles survey of Z{\'a}stud{\'a}n{\v c}{\'\i} National Nature Reserve (Central Moravia), 
3585 specimens belonging to 857 species from 64 families were recorded. Faunistic data of 23 of 
them (Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Carabidae,  Hydrophilidae, Histeridae, Hydraenidae, Ptiliidae, 
Leiodidae, Scydmaenidae, Silphidae, Staphylinidae, Lucanidae, Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae, 
Buprestidae, Cerophytidae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, Elateridae, Drilidae, Lycidae, Lampyridae, 
and Cantharidae) are presented. Presenting data represent 2191 specimens belonging to 456 
species. Critically endangered species (according  to Red list of theatened species in the Czech 
Republic {\textendash} Invertebrates) Negastrius pulchellus  and N. sabulicola (Elateridae) and Cerophytum 
elateroides (Cerophytidae) were recorded. 
},
	keywords = {Cerophytum elateroide, Coleoptera, Czech Republic, faunistics, Negastrius pulchellus, Negastrius sabulicola, Z{\'a}stud{\'a}n{\v c}{\'\i} National Nature Reserve},
	author = {Nakl{\'a}dal, O}
}
@article {10398,
	title = {La fauna cavernicola delle Alpi Giulie con particolare Riguardo al massiccio del canin},
	journal = {Mem. Ist. It. Spel., s. II},
	volume = {XXIV},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {99-113},
	abstract = {A sinopsis of cave dwelling fauna of Julian Alps (province
of Udine) is reported herein. The report is based on
literature citations as well as on original data. 33 species
(19 terrestrial and 14 aquatic) are identified; they were
collected in 25 sites (20 caves and karstic sinkholes, 1
artificial gallery, and 4 karstic springs). Twelve species
are troglobiont. Excluding some taxonomic groups reported
maily at generic level or not yet identified (nematods,
oligochaetes, ostracods, dipterans), the ecology and
distribution of troglophiles, troglobionts as well as most
common trogloxenes is reported. Notwithstanding the
presence of six species endemic to the Massif of Canin,
the paper reveals several gaps in our knowledge of the
subterranean fauna of the Julian Alps.},
	author = {Stoch, F}
}
@article {10397,
	title = {Carrion beetles visiting pig carcasses during early spring in urban, forest and agricultural biotopes of Western Europe},
	journal = {Journal of Insect Science},
	volume = {11, Article 73},
	year = {2011},
	abstract = {Carrion beetles are important in terrestrial ecosystems, consuming dead mammals and promoting
the recycling of organic matter into ecosystems. Most forensic studies are focused on succession
of Diptera while neglecting Coleoptera. So far, little information is available on carrion beetles
postmortem colonization and decomposition process in temperate biogeoclimatic countries.
These beetles are however part of the entomofaunal colonization of a dead body. Forensic
entomologists need databases concerning the distribution, ecology and phenology of
necrophagous insects, including silphids. Forensic entomology uses pig carcasses to surrogate
human decomposition and to investigate entomofaunal succession. However, few studies have
been conducted in Europe on large carcasses. The work reported here monitored the presence of
the carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) on decaying pig carcasses in three selected biotopes
(forest, crop field, urban site) at the beginning of spring. Seven species of Silphidae were
recorded: Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch), Nicrophorus vespillo (L.), Nicrophorus vespilloides
(Herbst), Necrodes littoralis L., Oiceoptoma thoracica L., Thanatophilus sinuatus (Fabricius),
Thanatophilus rugosus (L.). All of these species were caught in the forest biotope, and all but O.
thoracica were caught in the agricultural biotope. No silphids were caught in the urban site.},
	keywords = {carrion ecology, decomposition, forensic entomology, insect succession, Silphidae},
	author = {Dekeirsschieter, J and Verheggen, FJ and Haubruge, E and Brostaux, Y}
}
@article {10396,
	title = {Invertebrate activity under snow in a South-Norwegian spruce forest},
	journal = {Soil Organisms},
	volume = {83},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {187{\textendash}209},
	abstract = {The activity of invertebrates under snow was studied by pitfall traps during two winter seasons in a 
high altitude spruce forest in southern Norway. With a snow layer varying between about 30 and 150 cm 
during the sampling periods, the temperature in the subnivean air space stayed close to 0 degree Celcius.
Traps were emptied and replaced at least once a month during the snow-covered period, from October/November to 
April/May. For phenological purposes, some trapping was also performed just before or after the snow 
period. Most invertebrate groups were identified to species level. Beneath a permanent snow cover, the 
most species-rich groups collected were Collembola (22 species), Acari (22 taxa), spiders (12 species) and 
beetles (13 species). Collembola and Acari (microarthropods) always dominated in numbers. Subnivean 
catches also included Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones, Trichoceridae, Limoniidae, Brachycera, Mecoptera, 
Gastropoda, and Harpacticoidea (Copepoda). Beetle larvae of Cholevidae and Staphylinidae were quite 
common. Traps placed adjacent to natural cavities between stones etc. did not achieve higher catches 
than traps on flat ground with a narrow subnivean space, indicating general subnivean activity over the 
whole forest floor. Many Collembola and Oribatida species were actively feeding under snow, having a 
characteristic gut content of fungal hyphae and spores. Also the gut of Cholevidae larvae (Coleoptera) 
contained fungal hyphae and spores, but mixed with decaying plant material. Since fungal feeders 
perhaps do not need to move much, pitfall trapping may underestimate the extent of subnivean feeding. 
We hypothesize that certain fungi known to decompose litter beneath snow (snow molds) represent a 
valuable food source for winter-active Collembola, Acari and Cholevidae larvae. Some of these may be 
eaten by spiders. Spiders and beetle larvae are among the invertebrates known to be eaten by subnivean 
shrews, so we support the idea of subnivean food chains. },
	keywords = {invertebrate activity, Norway, pitfall trap, spruce forest, under snow, Winter},
	author = {H{\r a}gvar, S and Benestad H{\r a}gvar, E}
}
@article {10395,
	title = {Phototransduction and clock gene expression in the troglobiont beetle Ptomaphagus hirtus of Mammoth cave},
	journal = {J Exp Biol},
	volume = {214},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {3532-3541},
	abstract = {Obligatory cave species exhibit dramatic trait modifications such as eye reduction, loss of pigmentation and an increase in touch receptors. As molecular studies of cave adaptation have largely concentrated on vertebrate models, it is not yet possible to probe for genetic universalities underlying cave adaptation. We have therefore begun to study the strongly cave-adapted small carrion beetle Ptomaphagus hirtus. For over 100 years, this flightless signature inhabitant of Mammoth Cave, the world{\textquoteright}s largest known cave system, has been considered blind despite the presence of residual lens structures. By deep sequencing of the adult head transcriptome, we discovered the transcripts of all core members of the phototransduction protein machinery. Combined with the absence of transcripts of select structural photoreceptor and eye pigmentation genes, these data suggest a reduced but functional visual system in P. hirtus. This conclusion was corroborated by a negative phototactic response of P. hirtus in light/dark choice tests. We further detected the expression of the complete circadian clock gene network in P. hirtus, raising the possibility of a role of light sensation in the regulation of oscillating processes. We speculate that P. hirtus is representative of a large number of animal species with highly reduced but persisting visual capacities in the twilight zone of the subterranean realm. These can now be studied on a broad comparative scale given the efficiency of transcript discovery by next-generation sequencing.},
	keywords = {cave adaptation, circadian clock, evolution, phototransduction},
	author = {Friedrich,  M and Chen, R and Daines, B and Bao, R and Caravas, J and Rai, PK and Zagmajster, M and PECK, SB}
}
@article {10237,
	title = {Cold stenothermal cave-dwelling beetles do have an HSP70 heat shock response},
	journal = {Journal of Thermal Biology},
	volume = {36(3)},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {206-208 },
	abstract = {The response to high temperatures in adults of two cold stenothermal cave-dwelling leptodirins, Neobathyscia mancinii and Neobathyscia pasai (Coleoptera, Cholevidae) was evaluated by determinating levels of gene expression of two members of the family of heat shock proteins 70 kDa by qPCR. In both species, hsc70 mRNA level was constant with increasing temperature, whereas a significant increase in the inducible member (hsp70) mRNA was observed, higher in N. pasai. This difference could be due to their in-cave distribution: N. pasai colonizes the cave entrance where the temperature is more variable than the internal part where N. mancinii is confined. These results demonstrated for the first time the occurrence of a heat shock response in troglobite insects and suggest the correlation between the intensity of this response and the adaptation to the cave environment.},
	keywords = {cold stenothermal, heat shock proteins, neobathyscia mancinii, neobathyscia pasai, thermal stress},
	author = {P. Bernab{\`o} and LATELLA, L and O. Jousson and Lencioni, V}
}
@article {10182,
	title = {R{\'e}vision syst{\'e}matique des Leptodirinae souterrains des monts Apuseni. VIII. Aper{\c c}u synth{\'e}tique sur le genre Pholeuon.},
	journal = {Trav. Inst. Sp{\'e}ol.},
	volume = {t. L, p. 37-59},
	year = {2011},
	author = {Racovit{\u a}, G}
}
@article {10181,
	title = {Virtual dissection using phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography: reducing the gap between fossils and extant species},
	journal = {Systematic Entomology},
	volume = {36},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {573{\textendash}580},
	abstract = { Fossils provide excellent opportunities for bringing to light evolutionary
trends, and testing phylogenetic hypotheses. However, the difficulty in accessing
internal structures limits the provision of accurate descriptions, and thus limits
the comparison of fossil specimens with extant fauna. The virtual dissection of
amber fossils by propagation phase-contrast X-ray synchrotron microtomography
(PPC-SRμCT) allows incomparable possibilities for the visualization of genital
structures, which are of prime importance in assessing the taxonomic status and
phylogenetic relationships in many groups of insects. The method is illustrated on
one new species of Coleoptera Leiodidae Anemadini in Baltic amber: Nemadus
microtomographicus sp.n.},
	author = {Perreau, M. and Tafforeau, P}
}
@article {10180,
	title = {Using DNA-barcoding to make the necrobiont beetle family Cholevidae accessible for forensic entomology.},
	journal = {Forensic Sci Int. },
	volume = {15;210(1-3):91-5.},
	year = {2011},
	author = {Schilthuizen, M. and Scholte, C and van Wijk, RE and Dommershuijzen, J and van der Horst, D and Zu Schlochtern, MM and Lievers, R and Groenenberg, DS}
}
@article {10168,
	title = {A new species of Catops Paykull (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae) of the South Altai},
	journal = {EUROASIAN ENTOMOLOGICAL JOURNAL},
	volume = {10(2): 179{\textendash}180},
	year = {2011},
	author = {Zinchenko, VK}
}
@article {10155,
	title = {The phylogenetic and geographic limits of Leptodirini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae), with a description of Sciaphyes shestakovi sp. n. from the Russian Far East},
	journal = {Arthropod Systematics \& Phylogeny},
	volume = {69},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {99 {\textendash}123},
	abstract = {The tribe Leptodirini of the beetle family Leiodidae is one of the most diverse radiations of cave animals, with a distribution 
centred north of the Mediterranean basin from the Iberian Peninsula to Iran. Six genera outside this core area, most notably 
Platycholeus Horn, 1880 in the western United States and others in East Asia, have been assumed to be related to Leptodirini. We studied recently collected specimens of three of these extraterritorial genera, namely Platycholeus, Fusi Perkovsky, 
1989 and Sciaphyes Jeannel, 1910, and establish their phylogenetic relationships by analysing a combination of ca. 5 Kb of 
mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences with Bayesian Probability and Maximum Likelihood methods. Our results corroborate the previously proposed hypothesis that Platycholeus is the sister group of the remaining Leptodirini, with an estimated age of vicariant separation compatible with the breaking of the Thulean bridge between the Nearctic and the Western 
Palaearctic in the Early Eocene. We refute close relationship of either Fusi or Sciaphyes to Leptodirini, with the former genus appearing more closely related to Cholevini, and the latter to Anemadini and warranting a separate tribe, Sciaphyini, in 
agreement with recent treatments. This phylogenetic position of Sciaphyes is in agreement with a parsimony analysis of 
28 morphological characters of a representative sample of Cholevinae subgroups. We describe one of the studied Sciaphyes
species as S. shestakovi sp.n. and indicate its remarkable morphological differences from its congeners. We hypothesise that 
the remaining three extraterritorial monotypic genera of {\textquotedblleft}Leptodirini{\textquotedblright}, namely Proleptodirina Perkovsky, 1998, Sinobathys-
cia Perreau, 1999 and Coreobathyscia Szymczakowski, 1975 are unlikely to be closely related to the tribe, which probably 
has its easternmost geographical limits at Zagros and Alborz (= Elburz) mountains in Iran.
},
	keywords = {Fusi, Leptodirini, phylogeny, Platycholeus, Russia, Sciaphyes shestakovi sp. n., Siberia, subterranean environment},
	author = {Fresneda, J and Grebennikov, V. V. and Ribera, I}
}
