Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with
plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to key geological events. However, …

We define a continuum energy functional that effectively interpolates between the mean-field
Maier-Saupe energy and the continuum Landau-de Gennes energy functional and can …

We present an economical imaging system with integrated hardware and software to
capture multispectral images of Lepidoptera with high efficiency. This method facilitates the …

The species of the riffle beetle subfamily Larainae occurring in Venezuela are revised.
Examination of 756 specimens yielded 22 species in nine genera occurring throughout the …

Here we describe a new genus, for a new species of riffle beetle, Hypsilara royi gen. n. and
sp. n., from the tepui Cerro de la Neblina in southern Venezuela. This new genus can be …

Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have diversified via
coevolution with plants and in response to dispersals following key geological events. …

The monotypic genus Phanoceroides was initially classified within the subfamily Elminae,
based solely on the distribution and type of pubescence on the body surface. Although a close …

Elmadulescens rugosus Peris, Maier et Sánchez-García n. gen. n. sp. is described based on
a single specimen from Spanish amber (El Soplao outcrop, Early Albian, Early Cretaceous). …

The West Indian Chrysobothris thoracica species-group is defined to include Chrysobothris
thoracica (F., 1798), Chrysobothris hispaniolae Fisher, 1925 , Chrysobothris guadeloupensis …

The species of Lutrochidae occurring in Venezuela are revised. The only previously recorded
species, Lutrochus acuminatus Grouvelle, is redescribed and a lectotype is designated. …