We observed Echoma sp. nr. bonfilsi (Boheman) males competing for mates and copulating while females oviposited within fresh inflorescences of Mikania guaco H. & B. (Asteraceae) in Panama. Adults and ...

A parsimony analysis was undertaken to test subfamily and tribal group concepts of Cassidinae (ca. 2000 genera, ca. 6000 species). An integrated account of their biology was synthesized from the ...

Biotropica is the journal of The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Published quarterly, Biotropica reaches over 1,500 subscribers around the world. Biotropica publishes reports of ...

Many tortoise beetle larvae create shields for themselves using faeces and old skin. Scientists have now looked at how and why they create these poop parasols. When you purchase through links on our ...

THERE is evidence enough in this volume to show that many months of assiduous work must have gone to its preparation; but it leaves more than an impression that the author lacked experience to begin ...

pt. 1. Introduction, morphology, key to the gener, and reviews of the tribes Epistictinini, Basiprionotini, and Aspidimorphini (except the genus Aspidimorpha) -- pt. 2. Revision of the tribe ...