Nicolas Degallier- Retired at Institute of Research for Development
Nicolas Degallier
- Retired at Institute of Research for Development
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Histerid beetles represent a group that has historically received little attention from entomologists, especially in Brazil, which makes it difficult not only to understand biodiversity and its conservation, but also to develop research using these beetles in applied areas. Here we present an overview of the biodiversity of Histeridae in Brazil, fo...
Ant nests accommodate a diverse group of strictly associated arthropods. Most of these arthropods are seldom observed outside their host nest, emphasizing significant gaps in our knowledge regarding their biology. We recorded a series of field observations of lepismatid silverfish (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) moving outside their usual Messor nest hab...
In 2000, Cleide Costa published a paper presenting the state of knowledge of the Neotropical Coleopte ra, with a focus on the Brazilian fauna. Twenty-four years later, thanks to the development of the Coleoptera section of the Taxonomic Catalog of the Brazilian Fauna (CTFB - Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil) through the collaboration of 100 c...
The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classification. In this context, the B Brazilian meg...
La présente note recense des observations concernant 12 espèces d’Histeridae récemment récoltés en France métropolitaine et précise les conditions biologiques de leur découverte. Les espèces Eurosoma minor et Chaetabraeus globulus présentent un intérêt faunistique particulier dans leur région et témoignent de biotopes à forte biodiversité. Kissiste...
Histeridae are a family of the order Coleoptera that
contains around 4250 species worldwide distributed in 391
genera, except for the Antarctic region and Subantarctic
islands, grouped into 11 subfamilies. In the Neotropical
region 139 genera and 1047 species are represented. In
the Argentinean territory seven subfamilies, 63 genera
and 156 s...
Les observations du Coléoptère Scarabaeidae Dynastinae Oryctes nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1746) en région parisienne sont somme toute rares et le catalogue de localités de 2020 (TAUZIN, 2020) n'en a répertorié que très peu.
Scapicoelis theraphosicus n. sp. est comparé à l'espèce-type du geme, S. tibialis, qui est redécrite et illustrée. L'espèce nouvelle représente le premier cas connu d' Histeridae probablement parasite de cocons d'araignées mygalomorphes, un mode de vie exceptionnel chez les Coléoptères.
New data about Coelocraera geminata (Normand, 1919) and C. halsteadi Mazur, 1978 (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Histerinae, Exosternini). The study of the holotype of Epieropsis geminata and its morphological comparison with the very similar species Coelocraera halsteadi permits us to con rm their congeneric status and to keep Coelocraera halsteadi as a...
Un résumé est donné sur les activités réalisées durant une réunion de coléoptéristes spécialisés dans l'étude de la famille des Histeridae, du 7 au 15 mai 2016. Les travaux réalisés par chaque spécialiste depuis ces dates sont indiqués ainsi que les projets en cours.
Two French fossil Histeridae are described or revised, viz. Hister cerestensis n. sp. from the Oligocene of Céreste (Lubéron) and Plegaderus pitoni (Theobald, 1935), n. comb. from the Pliocene of Chambon Lake (Puy-de-Dôme). Morphometric data are used to compare fossil and extant taxa, with multivariate statistics. A list of the fossil Histeridae is...
Three Hololepta (Leionota) Marseul, 1853 (Coleoptera: Histeridae) species associated as predators of the agave weevil, Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal, 1838 (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae), were determined after field collections in agaves crops from Guerrero, Jalisco, and Morelos, Mexico. An illustrated taxonomic key is provided for easy recognit...
Many histerid beetles are necrophilous on carrion during both active and advanced stages of decomposition. In this study, 13 species of Saprinus were recorded on carrion from Lebanon, containing eight that are new for the Lebanese fauna. The following Saprinus species are newly recorded from Lebanon: 1) Saprinus (S.) caerulescens caerulescens (Hoff...
Une méthode ultrarapide pour ramollir les Coléoptères est détaillée ci-après. Cette méthode convient aussi pour tous les insectes qui supportent d'être mouillés (Hémiptères, Diptères, Hyménoptères, etc.). Elle élimine tout risque de moisissure par oubli dans le ramollissoir traditionnel.
Chaetabraeus (s. str.) tuberculatus n. sp. et C. (s. str.) francoisi n. sp. sont deux espèces très particulières décrites d’Afrique du Sud. Ces deux espèces sont les seuls Chaetabraeus (s. str.) connus possèdant un tubercule à chaque angle antérieur de leur pronotum. Avec Chaetabraeus (s. str.) johnstoni n. sp., ce sont les premiers Histeridae sign...
Des récoltes récentes et intensives en Guyane et au Suriname permettent de compléter les connaissances faunistiques sur les Histeridae. 225 espèces ou sous-espèces, distribuées en 7 sous-familles et 64 genres, sont signalées, dont 12 nouvelles pour ce département d'outre-mer. La présence de 11 espèces reste cependant à confirmer. 112 espèces sont c...
Currently, entomology is not widely used in forensic investigations in Lebanon due to the
dearth of insect succession studies and on the entomofaunal knowledge. Though after the
assaults that took place in the North eastern area of the country during 2014-2015, forensic
entomology becomes officially implied in the forensic investigations. Here we r...
Des récoltes récentes en République du Tchad fournissent des données faunistiques qui complètent celles présentes dans la littérature. 70 espèces réparties en 26 genres ont été trouvées ou signalées de ce pays. Treize espèces, dont une nouvelle pour la science, sont citées pour la première fois et quatre espèces ne font probablement pas partie de c...
A new species of Omalodini, Omalodes atacamanus sp. nov., is described from Chile. A redefinition of Omalodini is proposed and an identification key to the genera is provided. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Omalodes mainly by all tibiae having a row of setae on outer submarginal region. Omalodini sensu nov. is herein res...
Les descriptions et la distribution sont complétées pour les neuf espèces déjà connues du genre néotropical Degallierister Gomy, 2001 : D. barberoi Gomy, 2001, D. diquis Gomy, 2013, D. hamatus (Lewis, 1888), D. hielkemai Gomy, 2013, D. penatii Gomy, 2001, D. peruvianus (Mazur, 1988), D. pseudohamatus (Kanaar, 1981), D. pusillus (Wenzel, 1944) et D....
How many species of beetles are there in French Guiana? A first analysis of TAXREF database. This paper analyzes the Coleoptera part of the first global checklist of insects from French Guiana, up to the end of 2013, published online in the French species database TAXREF (http://inpn.mnhn.fr). We describe the level of knowledge by family, the pace...
The Neotropical histerid genus Ebonius Lewis, 1885 is revised. Characters are provided for the recognition of the genus and its species. All three species are illustrated and keyed and information about the collection methods is given. Ebonius can be recognized by the "U"-shaped carinal stria, sutural region of elytra concave, first abdominal stern...
The female genitalia of 7 species of Hetaeriinae are described for the first time. New descriptive, distributional and/or ecological data are provided for 10 species, the identifications of which were checked when possible, by comparison with type specimens. Poneralister Bruch, 1929 is synonymized with Plagioscelis Bickhardt, 1917. Lectotype and wh...
A synthesis of all results of researches done by the author on arboviruses cycles and bioecology of their vectors in French Guiana, Central African Republic and Brazil, from 1975 to 1996. Emphasis is put on the ecoepidemiology of yellow fever and dengue viruses. Studies are also reported on the impacts of environmental changes on the transmission o...
