Trinodes

Abstract: The first larva of Trinodes sp. from Baltic amber is described and illustrated.

Abstract: The first description of the larva of Apsectus hystrix Sharp, 1902 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) found in Mexico is presented. A short description of the pupa with illustrations is also given. A diagnosis to the three genera assigned to the Trinodini Casey, 1900 (Apsectus Sharp, 1902, Trinodes Dejean, 1821 and Evorinea Beal, 1961) is provided, including characteristics which distinguish the genera.

Abstract: Fifteen species of dermestid beetles were recorded at ‘Evolution Canyon’ (EC), Lower Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel. They represent ~35% of known Israeli dermestid species. The following three species were recorded for the first time in Israel:Trogoderma svriaca Dalla Torre, 1911;Ctesias svriaca Ganglbauer, 1904; andAnthrenus (s.str.) jordaniens Pic, 1934. Adults of 13 species were collected on the more solar radiated, warmer and climatically more fluctuating south-facing slope (SFS); ten species were collected on the opposite, north-facing slope (NFS), which was cooler and climatically more stable. The abundance of adult dermestid beetles was 1.9 times higher on the SFS than on the NFS (86 and 47, respectively). Species richness and abundance distribution at EC (three collecting stations on each slope and one at the valley bottom) were significantly negatively correlated with the plant cover that consisted of trees and bushes (Spearmanr s ,P=0.007 and 0.039, respectively) and perennials (Spearmanr s ,P=0.039 and 0.077, respectively), indicating that non-woody plants were preferred by adult dermestid beetles.