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Figure 2. The jewel beetle Pseudocastalia arabica. A in Increasing knowledge of the entomological fauna of the United Arab Emirates and the role of private collections
Figure 2. The jewel beetle Pseudocastalia arabica. A jewel beetle from the JAAENHG Insect Collection; this specimen was originally collected by J. N. B. Brown in Abu Dhabi and kept in the ENHG Collection there (photograph by B. Howarth).
Figure 7 in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 7. Separated (a) and aggregated (b) comparison of the distribution areas of the beetle and its major host plants based on von Raab-Straube's (2014) study.
Figure 5 in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 5. Seasonal activity of Lamprodila festiva as a function of Köppen-Geiger climate zones (Peel et al. 2007) based on the online observation records. The grey zones indicate the centre of seasonal flight activity (15 -15 percent intervals from the arithmetic mean of all observation records).
Figure 4 in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 4. Different European propagation zones of Lamprodila festiva and the main directions of their escalation
Figure 3 in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 3. Occurrence data, distribution, and the theoretical spreading of Lamprodila festiva in Europe based on the data of Table 1. Explanation: the hatched area represents the assumed distribution area in the given period.
Figure 2 in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 2. The distribution of the content of publications on Lamprodila festiva as a function of time.
Figure 1. A in A story of becoming a horticultural threat, cypress jewel beetle Lamprodila festiva (Coleoptera, Buprestidae): analytical approach of its European escalation based on bibliographical sources
Figure 1. A spherical coordinate system on Earth is used for calculating the propagation vectors (a). The projection method of the observation points around the hot points as the centres of the new reference coordinate system (b).
Disentangling thermal from alternative drivers of reflectance in jewel beetles: a macroecological study
<p><span>To predict future colour-climate relationships, it is important to distinguish thermal drivers of reflectance from other evolutionary drivers. This can be achieved by comparing relationships between climate and colouration in ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and near-infrared (NIR) light, separately; yet NIR properties have been measured in very few species. Here, we used jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) as models to identify climatic drivers of reflectance because jewel beetles have highly diverse colouration, a wide distribution, and are often active in hot conditions. Specifically, we tested the association between climate, body size and reflectance using a phylogenetic comparative analysis for three wavebands (UV-Vis, NIR, total). Results showed that reflectance of jewel beetles was more strongly predicted by body size than climate. NIR and total reflectance was not associated with climate, but larger beetles had higher NIR reflectance. For UV-Vis reflectance, small beetles were darker in warmer and more humid environments, whereas there was no association with climate for large beetles. Our study suggests that reflectance variation of jewel beetles is not driven by thermal requirements and highlights the importance of considering NIR reflectance when evaluating explanations of colour effects on thermoregulation.</span></p>
Disentangling thermal from alternative drivers of reflectance in jewel beetles: a macroecological study
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Data from: Karyotype analysis of four jewel-beetle species (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) detected by standard staining, C-banding, AgNOR-banding and CMA3/DAPI staining
The male karyotypes of Acmaeodera pilosellae persica Mannerheim, 1837 with 2n=20 (18+neoXY), Sphenoptera scovitzii Faldermann, 1835 (2n=38–46), Dicerca aenea validiuscula Semenov, 1895 – 2n=20 (18+Xyp) and Sphaerobothris aghababiani Volkovitsh et Kalashian, 1998 – 2n=16 (14+Xyp) were studied using conventional staining and different chromosome banding techniques: C-banding, AgNOR-banding, as well as fluorochrome Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) and DAPI. It is shown that C-positive segments are weakly visible in all four species which indicates a small amount of constitutive heterochromatin (CH). There were no signals after DAPI staining and some positive signals were discovered using CMA3 staining demonstrating absence of AT-rich DNA and presence of GC-rich clusters of CH. Nucleolus organizing regions (NORs) were revealed using Ag-NOR technique; argentophilic material mostly coincides with positive signals obtained using CMA3 staining.
Data from: A cure for the blues: opsin duplication and subfunctionalization for short-wavelength sensitivity in jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
Background: Arthropods have received much attention as a model for studying opsin evolution in invertebrates. Yet, relatively few studies have investigated the diversity of opsin proteins that underlie spectral sensitivity of the visual pigments within the diverse beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). Previous work has demonstrated that beetles appear to lack the short-wavelength-sensitive (SWS) opsin class that typically confers sensitivity to the "blue" region of the light spectrum. However, this is contrary to established physiological data in a number of Coleoptera. To explore potential adaptations at the molecular level that may compensate for the loss of the SWS opsin, we carried out an exploration of the opsin proteins within a group of beetles (Buprestidae) where short-wave sensitivity has been demonstrated. RNA-seq data were generated to identify opsin proteins from nine taxa comprising six buprestid species (including three male/female pairs) across four subfamilies. Structural analyses of recovered opsins were conducted and compared to opsin sequences in other insects across the main opsin classes—ultraviolet, short-wavelength, and long-wavelength. Results: All nine buprestids were found to express two opsin copies in each of the ultraviolet and long-wavelength classes, contrary to the single copies recovered in all other molecular studies of adult beetle opsin expression. No SWS opsin class was recovered. Furthermore, the male Agrilus planipennis (emerald ash borer—EAB) expressed a third LWS opsin at low levels that is presumed to be a larval copy. Subsequent homology and structural analyses identified multiple amino acid substitutions in the UVS and LWS copies that could confer short-wavelength sensitivity. Conclusions: This work is the first to compare expressed opsin genes against known electrophysiological data that demonstrate multiple peak sensitivities in Coleoptera. We report the first instance of opsin duplication in adult beetles, which occurs in both the UVS and LWS opsin classes. Through structural comparisons of known insect opsins, we suggest that opsin duplication and amino acid variation within the chromophore binding pocket explains sensitivity in the short-wavelength portion of the visible light spectrum in these species. These findings are the first to reveal molecular complexity of the color vision system within beetles.
FIGURE 1 in A new fossil jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China
FIGURE 1. Trapezitergum grande Yu, Ślipiński et Shih, gen. et sp. nov., holotype. CNU-COL-NN-2010411.
Figs. 1–9 in Acmaeodera(Acmaeodera)BellamyolaVolkovitsh (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a New Species of Jewel Beetle from China
Figs. 1–9. Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) bellamyola, male and female paratypes. 1) Dorsal view (length 7.1 mm); 2) Lateral view; 3) Head, frontal view; 4) Pronotum, dorsal view; 5) Right antenna of male; 6) Right antenna of female; 7) Parameres, dorsal view (length 1.5 mm); 8) Median lobe, dorsal view (length 0.85 mm); 9) Ovipositor, dorsal view (length 0.8 mm).
Jewel Scarab Beetle (NHMW-Zoo2-Col 0000014)
3D scan of the jewel scarab beetle (*Chrysina victorina*). This male specimen was collected in the Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico, a mountain range where this species is endemic. These beetles are only found above 1500 m where they feed on oak foliage (*Quercus sp.*). **Species**: *Chrysina victorina* (Hope, 1840) **Inventory number**: NHMW-Zoo2-Col 0000014 **Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, 2nd Zoological Department (Entomology), Terrestrial Coleoptera Coll. (curator: Matthias Seidel) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en). Scanned and edited by Fabian Plum and Viola Winkler Scanner: [scAnt](https://sketchfab.com/EvoBiomech) Software: 3DF Zephyr Lite Infrastructure funded by the FFG. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Figs. 1–5 in Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) as Prey of Robber Flies (Diptera: Asilidae)
Figs. 1–5. Asilidae with Buprestidae as prey. 1) Phellus sp. with Temognatha heros, New South Wales, Australia, photograph by Alan Kwok; 2) Phellus olgae with Temognatha wimmerae, Dedari, West Australia, photograph by Mark Hanlon and David Knowles; 3) Lamyra vorax with Lampetis mimosae, Ad Kakhiliya, Oman, photograph by M. Borer; 4) Laphria astur with Buprestis laeviventris, Sierra Co., California, USA, photograph by Rollin Coville; 5) Efferia candida with Acmaeoderoides stramineus, Algodones Dunes, California, USA, photograph by Fran Keller.
Figs. 6–9 in Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) as Prey of Robber Flies (Diptera: Asilidae)
Figs. 6–9. Asilidae with Buprestidae as prey. 6) Andrenosoma fulvicaudum with Melanophila consputa, 1.6 km SE Mountain Center, California, USA, photograph by E. M. Fisher; 7) Promachus giganteus with Gyascutus carolinensis, 3.2 km NE Portal, Arizona, USA, photograph by E. M. Fisher; 8) Promachus magnus with Chrysobothris octocola, 3.2 km NNE China, Nuevo León, Mexico, photograph by Martin Hauser; 9) Promachus aldrichii with Gyascutus fulgidus, Antelope Springs, California, USA, photograph by Peter Oboyski.
Figs. 1–2 in Two Observations of Assassin Bugs (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Feasting on Adult Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Notes on Adults of Other Buprestid Species and Their Predators
Figs. 1–2. Rediviids preying on adult jewel beetles. 1) Apiomerus cf. longispinis feeding on Hippomelas saginatus near Cacaloxtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photograph by J. R. Nápoles. 2) Rhynocoris annulatus feeding on Trachypterus picta decostigma near Rusovce, Slovakia. Photograph by E. Jendek.
Data from: A cure for the blues: opsin duplication and subfunctionalization for short-wavelength sensitivity in jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
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Data from: Karyotype analysis of four jewel-beetle species (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) detected by standard staining, C-banding, AgNOR-banding and CMA3/DAPI staining
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FIGURE 2 in A new fossil jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China
FIGURE 2. Line drawing of Trapezitergum grande Yu, Ślipiński et Shih, gen. et sp. nov., holotype.
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