@article {11469,
	title = {First Alaocybites weevil (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from the Eastern Palaearctic: a new microphthalmic species and generic relationships},
	journal = {Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny},
	volume = {68},
	number = {3},
	year = {2010},
	month = {4 November},
	pages = {331-365},
	abstract = {The genus Alaocybites (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), previously consisting of two eyeless Californian species, is for the first time reported from the East Palaearctic Region. A new microphthalmic species, A. egorovi sp.n., is described from Primorsky Kray, the Far East of Russia. An early Late Pliocene Alaskan weevil fossil previously attributed to the molytine genus Otibazo is assigned to Alaocybites and found almost undistinguishable from A. egorovi sp.n. Results of preliminary phylogenetic analyses aimed to clarify phylogenetic affinities of Alaocybites are found controversial and inconclusive. The uncertainties of the contemporary classification of orthocerous weevils are briefly discussed. Alaocybites is provisionally retained in Raymondionymidae, with the absence of tarsomere IV on each leg being the family{\textquoteright}s most plausible apomorphy. Monophyly, geographical distribution and internal relationships of Raymondionymidae are briefly discussed and compared with other predominantly Mediterranean groups of eyeless beetles. External and genital morphological characters of edaphic weevils with reduced eyes habitually resembling, or thought to be related to, Alaocybites are extensively illustrated.},
	keywords = {Alaocybites, Otibazo, Raymondionymidae},
	isbn = {1863-7221},
	author = {Grebennikov, Vasily V.}
}
@article {11470,
	title = {External exoskeletal cavities in Coleoptera and their possible mycangial functions},
	journal = {Entomological Science},
	volume = {13},
	number = {1},
	year = {2010},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {81-98},
	abstract = {This paper reviews the occurrence of external exoskeletal cavities in beetles and provides critical reassessment of their possible mycangial function. In most reported cases, the decision to attribute mycangial function to exoskeletal cavities was based solely on the combination of two factors: (i) observation of these cavities on beetle{\textquoteright}s body; and (ii) knowledge that this particular beetle species uses fungi as a food source. Such reasoning resulted in the assumption, occasionally premature and not supported by other evidence, that exoskeletal pits in the following families may function as mycangia: Rhysodidae, Ptiliidae, Staphylinidae, Hybosoridae, Scarabaeidae, Derodontidae, Ptinidae, Jacobsoniidae, Boganiidae, Cryptophagidae, Endomychidae, Erotylidae, Latridiidae, Nitidulidae, Phloeostichidae, Silvanidae, Sphindidae, Pyrochroidae, Anthribidae, Attelabidae and Curculionidae. We conclude that only two beetle families include species with adequately documented cases of external exoskeletal mycangia: (i) Curculionidae (some Scolytinae and Platypodinae); and (ii) the structurally complex mycangia of Attelabidae (Euops females). One or more species of Sphindidae, Erotylidae, Silvanidae, and Latridiidae have likely functional mycangia. Exoskeletal pits with uncertain function are additionally reported from the following families: Cupedidae, Ommatidae, Lepiceridae, Carabidae, Histeridae, Hydraenidae, Leiodidae, Elmidae, Artematopodidae, Throscidae, Elateridae, Rhinorhipidae, Biphyllidae, Cerylonidae, Cyclaxyridae, Monotomidae, Mycetophagidae and Zopheridae. We also discuss the transport of fungal spores and conidia by waxy exudates or debris build up on beetle exoskeleton, as well as their passive attachment to the body.},
	isbn = {1343-8786},
	author = {Grebennikov, Vasily V. and Leschen, Richard A. B.}
}
