@article {5708,
	title = {Redescriptions of critical type species in the Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {44},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {41-80},
	abstract = {Detailed morphological redescriptions and illustrations are provided for the following type species of six diverse and taxonomically overlapping genera of broad-nosed weevils, traditionally placed in or near the Neotropical tribe Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Compsus argyreus (Linnaeus), Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), Eustylus puber (Olivier), Exophthalmus quadrivittatus (Olivier), Exorides wagneri (von Harold), and Lachnopus valgus (Fabricius), which is apparently not a member of this tribe. Descriptions of mouthparts, male and female terminalia, and of other external and internal structures are reported for the first time, and thus build a foundation for re-examining the taxonomic limits and phylogenetic relationships among eustyline genera. It is suggested that the type specimen of D. abbreviatus, originally described by Linnaeus, pertains to populations that occur along the northern coast of Puerto Rico.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/EustyliniTypeRedescriptions.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
@article {5707,
	title = {Redescriptions of critical type species in the Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {44},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {41-80},
	abstract = {Detailed morphological redescriptions and illustrations are provided for the following type species of six diverse and taxonomically overlapping genera of broad-nosed weevils, traditionally placed in or near the Neotropical tribe Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Compsus argyreus (Linnaeus), Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), Eustylus puber (Olivier), Exophthalmus quadrivittatus (Olivier), Exorides wagneri (von Harold), and Lachnopus valgus (Fabricius), which is apparently not a member of this tribe. Descriptions of mouthparts, male and female terminalia, and of other external and internal structures are reported for the first time, and thus build a foundation for re-examining the taxonomic limits and phylogenetic relationships among eustyline genera. It is suggested that the type specimen of D. abbreviatus, originally described by Linnaeus, pertains to populations that occur along the northern coast of Puerto Rico.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/EustyliniTypeRedescriptions.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
@article {5696,
	title = {Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the value of systematics in behavioural studies},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2003},
	note = {ORIG-Title-Journal-Volume-Combination: Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the value of systematics in behavioural studies. Journal of Natural History 37 ReferenceLetter: a.},
	pages = {1727-1750},
	abstract = {The mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris Franz (Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Derelomini) is described and discussed in light of a phylogeny of Staminodeus Franz. At La Selva, Costa Rica, S. vectoris is associated with the staminodes of the inflorescences of Asplundia uncinata Harling and several other species of Cyclanthaceae. The males have a row of 6{\textendash}10 teeth along the margin of the protibia, whereas the females have a small, curved spine on the frons. The adults arrive in numbers at the inflorescences during the pistillate phase of the anthesis of A. uncinata, feeding on the staminodes. Eventually, a female detaches a staminode with her mandibles, falls to the ground, and transports it to the site of oviposition in the leaf litter. First, she crawls underneath the staminode, then moves it posteriorly with her legs, and finally returns to its distal end before repeating the process. The female turns on her back and maintains her original position during the movement of the staminode, using her frontal spine as a point of resistance against the substrate. Meanwhile, a male associates with the staminode. The males fight with their prothoracic legs, executing fast blows until their protibial teeth cling and dislodge competitors from the staminode. The positive and negative allometries of the lengths of the male protibia and female spine, are consistent with their functions in the contexts of sexual and natural selection, respectively. The phylogeny of all seven species of Staminodeus hypothesises that female transporting behaviour evolved before male fighting behaviour.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/StaminodeusMating.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
@article {5697,
	title = {Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and  the value of systematics in behavioural studies.},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2003},
	note = {ORIG-Title-Journal-Volume-Combination:  Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and  the value of systematics in behavioural studies. Journal of Natural History 37 ReferenceLetter:  a.},
	pages = {1727-1750},
	abstract = {The mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris Franz (Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Derelomini) is described and discussed in light of a phylogeny of Staminodeus Franz. At La Selva, Costa Rica, S. vectoris is associated with the staminodes of the inflorescences of Asplundia uncinata Harling and several other species of Cyclanthaceae. The males have a row of 6{\textendash}10 teeth along the margin of the protibia, whereas the females have a small, curved spine on the frons. The adults arrive in numbers at the inflorescences during the pistillate phase of the anthesis of A. uncinata, feeding on the staminodes. Eventually, a female detaches a staminode with her mandibles, falls to the ground, and transports it to the site of oviposition in the leaf litter. First, she crawls underneath the staminode, then moves it posteriorly with her legs, and finally returns to its distal end before repeating the process. The female turns on her back and maintains her original position during the movement of the staminode, using her frontal spine as a point of resistance against the substrate. Meanwhile, a male associates with the staminode. The males fight with their prothoracic legs, executing fast blows until their protibial teeth cling and dislodge competitors from the staminode. The positive and negative allometries of the lengths of the male protibia and female spine, are consistent with their functions in the contexts of sexual and natural selection, respectively. The phylogeny of all seven species of Staminodeus hypothesises that female transporting behaviour evolved before male fighting behaviour.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/StaminodeusMating.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
@article {4640,
	title = {Redescriptions of critical type species in the Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {44},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {41-80},
	abstract = {Detailed morphological redescriptions and illustrations are provided for the following type species of six diverse and taxonomically overlapping genera of broad-nosed weevils, traditionally placed in or near the Neotropical tribe Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae): Compsus argyreus (Linnaeus), Diaprepes abbreviatus (Linnaeus), Eustylus puber (Olivier), Exophthalmus quadrivittatus (Olivier), Exorides wagneri (von Harold), and Lachnopus valgus (Fabricius), which is apparently not a member of this tribe. Descriptions of mouthparts, male and female terminalia, and of other external and internal structures are reported for the first time, and thus build a foundation for re-examining the taxonomic limits and phylogenetic relationships among eustyline genera. It is suggested that the type specimen of D. abbreviatus, originally described by Linnaeus, pertains to populations that occur along the northern coast of Puerto Rico.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/EustyliniTypeRedescriptions.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
@article {4626,
	title = {Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and  the value of systematics in behavioural studies.},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {37},
	year = {2003},
	note = {ORIG-Title-Journal-Volume-Combination:  Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and  the value of systematics in behavioural studies. Journal of Natural History 37 ReferenceLetter:  a.},
	pages = {1727-1750},
	abstract = {The mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris Franz (Curculionidae: Curculioninae: Derelomini) is described and discussed in light of a phylogeny of Staminodeus Franz. At La Selva, Costa Rica, S. vectoris is associated with the staminodes of the inflorescences of Asplundia uncinata Harling and several other species of Cyclanthaceae. The males have a row of 6{\textendash}10 teeth along the margin of the protibia, whereas the females have a small, curved spine on the frons. The adults arrive in numbers at the inflorescences during the pistillate phase of the anthesis of A. uncinata, feeding on the staminodes. Eventually, a female detaches a staminode with her mandibles, falls to the ground, and transports it to the site of oviposition in the leaf litter. First, she crawls underneath the staminode, then moves it posteriorly with her legs, and finally returns to its distal end before repeating the process. The female turns on her back and maintains her original position during the movement of the staminode, using her frontal spine as a point of resistance against the substrate. Meanwhile, a male associates with the staminode. The males fight with their prothoracic legs, executing fast blows until their protibial teeth cling and dislodge competitors from the staminode. The positive and negative allometries of the lengths of the male protibia and female spine, are consistent with their functions in the contexts of sexual and natural selection, respectively. The phylogeny of all seven species of Staminodeus hypothesises that female transporting behaviour evolved before male fighting behaviour.},
	url = {http://academic.uprm.edu/\%7Efranz/publications/StaminodeusMating.pdf},
	author = {Franz, N. M.}
}
