@article {13068,
	title = {Body size and biomass distributions of carrion visiting beetles: do cities host smaller species?},
	journal = {Ecol Res},
	volume = {23},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {241{\textendash}248},
	abstract = {The question how animal body size changes
along urban{\textendash}rural gradients has received much attention
from carabidologists, who noticed that cities harbour
smaller species than natural sites. For Carabidae this
pattern is frequently connected with increasing disturbance
regimes towards cities, which favour smaller
winged species of higher dispersal ability. However,
whether changes in body size distributions can be generalised
and whether common patterns exist are largely
unknown. Here we report on body size distributions of
carcass-visiting beetles along an urban{\textendash}rural gradient in
northern Poland. Based on samplings of 58 necrophages
and 43 predatory beetle species, mainly of the families
Catopidae, Silphidae, and Staphylinidae, we found
contrary patterns of necrophages and predatory beetles.
Body sizes of necrophages decreased towards the city
centre and those of predators remained unchanged.
Small necrophages and large predators dominated in
abundance in the city centre. Necrophage body sizes
appeared to be more regularly spaced in the city centre
than expected from a random null model and in comparison
to the rural pattern, pointing to increased
competition.},
	keywords = {Body size, Carrion, Coleoptera, Disturbance, Rural{\textendash}urban gradient},
	author = {Ulrich, W and Komosi{\~n}ski, K and Zalewski, M}
}
@article {13067,
	title = {Diversity of carrion visiting beetles at rural and urban sites},
	journal = {Community Ecology},
	volume = {8},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {171-181},
	abstract = {The question whether and to what degree urbanization causes a decrease in diversity of animal and plant
species and changes in community structure is still a matter of debate. While many studies used ground beetles, vertebrates,
and butterflies as assumed model taxa, little work has been done with other, particularly insect, taxa. Here we
report on rural and urban diversities of communities of carcass visiting destruent and predatory beetles (Coleoptera).
From 8 rural and 2 city sites, we sampled 15323 destruent beetles representing 58 species and 1871 predators from 43
species. We observed a reduced diversity and changes in community structure of both beetle guilds towards the city.
However, these changes were guild specific and our study gives no evidence that there are simple rules that govern rural
and urban patterns of diversity. Species abundance distributions did not significantly differ between the study sites. There
is also no evidence that the intermediate disturbance hypothesis might apply. Lastly, we found only little support for a
homogenizing effect of urban environments on carrion visiting beetles.},
	keywords = {Carcass, Coleoptera, Destruents, Disturbance, Diversity, Homogenization, Predators, Species abundance},
	author = {Ulrich, W and Zalewski, M and Komosi{\~n}ski, K}
}
@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 {10461,
	title = {The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography},
	journal = {ZooKeys},
	volume = {2},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {357-402.},
	abstract = {The Leiodidae (the round fungus beetles, the small carrion beetles, and the mammal nest beetles) of Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) are surveyed. Twenty five species, including Colon (Colon) politum Peck and Stephan, Colon (Myloechus) forceps Hatch, Colon (Myloechus) incisum Peck and Stephan, Colon (Myloechus) schwarzi Hatch, Hydnobius arizonensis Horn, Anogdus dissimilis Blatchley, Anogdus potens (Brown), Cyrtusa subtestacea (Gyllenhal), Leiodes puncticollis (Thompson), Leiodes rufipes (Gebler), Agathidium atronitens Fall, Agathidium depressum Fall, Agathidium difforme (LeConte), Agathidium mollinum Fall, Agathidium oniscoides Palisot de Beauvois, Agathidium pulchrum LeConte, Agathidium repentinum Horn, Agathidium rusticum Fall, Gelae parile (Fall), Anisotoma blanchardi (Horn), Anisotoma discolor (Melsheimer), Anisotoma geminata (Horn), Anisotoma globososa Hatch, and Prionochaeta opaca (Say) are newly recorded in Atlantic Canada. One of these, Hydnobius arizonensis, is newly recorded in Canada. Colon (Myloechus) hubbardi Horn is newly recorded in the Maritime Provinces. Eight species are newly recorded in New Brunswick, 29 in Nova Scotia, two on Prince Edward Island, 12 on insular Newfoundland, and five in Labrador for a total of 56 new jurisdictional records. Catops paramericanus Peck and Cook and Catops simplex Say are newly recorded from mainland Nova Scotia, and records are provided to verify the occurrence of Leiodes impersonata Brown and Leiodes punctostriata Kirby in Nova Scotia, and Leptinillus validus (Horn) in insular Newfoundland. Three species, Agathidium hatchi Wheeler, Catops americanus Hatch, and Sciodrepoides watsoni (Spence), are removed from the faunal list of New Brunswick. As a result, 66 species of Leiodidae have now been recorded from Atlantic Canada. The name Anisotoma obsoleta (Horn) is revalidated while the name Anisotoma horni Wheeler is newly designated a synonym of A. obsoleta. The regional composition and zoogeography of the Leiodidae in Atlantic Canada are examined and species are grouped in six main categories, reflecting their distribution in the region. Island faunas are examined, particularly in regard to the similarities and differences of the faunas of Cape Breton Island, insular Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island. Lone Shieling, in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, is highlighted as an apparent biodiversity {\textquoteright}hot spot{\textquoteright} for this family within the region. Finally, the saproxylic component of the fauna (19 species in the Agathiidini) is briefly discussed, particularly in regard to potentially rare species, and the importance of monitoring populations of saproxylic beetles. },
	keywords = {Atlantic Canada, biodiversity, Cholevinae, Coleoptera, Coloninae, Labrador, Leiodidae, Leiodinae, New Brunswick, new records, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Platypsyllinae, Prince Edward Island, saproxylic, zoogeography},
	author = {Majka, G. and D. Langor}
}
@article {10425,
	title = {Descripci{\'o}n de una nueva especie del g{\'e}nero Paulipalpina y de tres nuevas especies del g{\'e}nero Adelopsis de Ecuador (Coleoptera, Leiodidae, Cholevinae)},
	journal = {NRve (N. S.)},
	volume = {26},
	number = {3},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {205-229.},
	abstract = {Four new taxa are described: Paulipalpina ecuatoriana sp. nov., Adelopsis aptera sp. nov., Adelopsis bilobulata sp. nov. and Adelopsis punctata sp. nov. is reported for the first time the presence of specimens of the genera Parapaulipalpina, with P. giachinoi Salgado, 2005, and Paulipalpina, with P. ecuatoriana sp. nov., from Ecuador, besides Adelopsis crassiflagellata Gnaspini \& Peck, 2001. The taxonomic position of all species is discussed and data on distribution and biology are provided. A key is given for the species of the genus Paulipalpina and establishing "species groups" in the genus Adelopsis in which are included all the species known up to the present.},
	keywords = {ADELOPSIS ALBIPINNA, ADELOPSIS APTERA, ADELOPSIS BILOBULATA, ADELOPSIS CONFLUENS, ADELOPSIS CORONARIA, ADELOPSIS ELEPHAS, ADELOPSIS GILLI, ADELOPSIS HOWDENORUM, ADELOPSIS PERIMICES, ADELOPSIS PILEATA, ADELOPSIS PUNCTATA, ADELOPSIS ROSTRATA, ADELOPSIS STELLA, Animals, ARTHROPODS, BRAZIL, CENTRAL AMERICA, Cholevinae, Coleoptera, COSTA RICA, DESCRIPTION, distribution, ECUADOR, INSECTS, INVERTEBRATES, Leiodidae, new species, PANAMA, PAULIPALPINA CLAVIGERA, PAULIPALPINA DEVEXA, PAULIPALPINA ECUATORIANA, PAULIPALPINA PARVICUSPIS, SOUTH AMERICA, taxonomy},
	author = {Salgado, JM}
}
@article {10424,
	title = {Un nuevo troglobio de la region Cantabrica: Quaestus (Speogeus) jubilationis n. sp. (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini)},
	journal = {HTpt},
	volume = {10},
	number = {2},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {99-106.},
	abstract = {A new cave-dwelling species from the Cantabrian region: Quaestus (Speogeus) jubilationis n. sp. (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae: Leptodirini)
A new species belonging to the subgenus Speogeus Salgado, 1985, Queastus (Speogeus) jubilationis n. sp. is described. The taxonomic position is discussed, based on morphological characters, the aedaegus and the spermathecal complex. A new identification key to the species of the subgenus is proposed.},
	keywords = {Cantabrian region, Coleoptera, distribution, Leiodidae, Queastus (Speogeus) jubilationis n. sp., Spain, taxonomy},
	author = {Salgado, JM and Fresneda, J}
}
@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}
}
