Widespread in Curculionidae beetles, also known as weevils, mimicry offers astonishing models of study in these Species. Two Brazilian entomologists, Sergio A. Vanin (department of zoology-university of Sao Paulo) and Tadeu J. Guerra (department of Biology-federal University of Minas Gerais), have described in 2012 a new remarkable species of weevil that mimics Flies of the…
Year: 2017
Interview of Pierre-Olivier Maquart
Post Views: 4,591 Interview de Pierre-Olivier Maquart Entomologist specializing in African Cerambycidae and Amblypyges In thesis at Stirling University – Scotland caption id=”attachment_3491″ align=”alignleft” width=”299″]
The Asian Hornet: A Recent Invasion
Introduction of the Asian hornet in France Vespa velutina, an invasive hornet from southeast Asia, is widespread from Nepal and northern India to eastern China, the Indochinese peninsula and Indonesia. In the 2000s, it was reported in Korea where its expansion is probably limited by competition from the other six hornets species present locally. He…
