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Limited host range in the idiobiont parasitoid Phymastichus coffea, a prospective biological control agent of the coffee pest Hypothenemus hampei in Hawaii by Yousuf, Fazila, Follett, Peter A., Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., Honsberger, David, Chamorro, Lourdes, Johnson, M. Tracy, Giraldo-Jaramillo, Marisol, Benavides-Machado, Pablo, Wright, Mark G.

“…Phymastichus coffea LaSalle (Hymenoptera:Eulophidae) is an adult endoparasitoid of the coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari)…”
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Structure of the Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mycangia Revealed Through Micro-Computed Tomography by Li, You, Ruan, Yongying, Kasson, Matthew T, Stanley, Edward L, Gillett, Conrad P D T, Johnson, Andrew J, Zhang, Mengna, Hulcr, Jiri

“…Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) rely on a symbiosis with fungi for their nutrition. Symbiotic fungi are preserved and…”
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Bulk de novo mitogenome assembly from pooled total DNA elucidates the phylogeny of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) by Gillett, Conrad P D T, Crampton-Platt, Alex, Timmermans, Martijn J T N, Jordal, Bjarte H, Emerson, Brent C, Vogler, Alfried P

“…Complete mitochondrial genomes have been shown to be reliable markers for phylogeny reconstruction among diverse animal groups. However, the relative…”
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The fate of natural history museums in the face of good intentions by Toussaint, Emmanuel F A, Gillett, Conrad P D T, Löbl, Ivan

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Macroevolution and shifts in the feeding biology of the New World scarab beetle tribe Phanaeini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) by Gillett, Conrad P D T, Toussaint, Emmanuel F A

“…The New World scarab beetle tribe Phanaeini contains coprophagous, necrophagous, mycetophagous and suspected myrmecophilous species. We analyse the largest…”
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The contribution of mitochondrial metagenomics to large-scale data mining and phylogenetic analysis of Coleoptera by Linard, Benjamin, Crampton-Platt, Alex, Moriniere, Jerome, Timmermans, Martijn J.T.N., Andújar, Carmelo, Arribas, Paula, Miller, Kirsten E., Lipecki, Julia, Favreau, Emeline, Hunter, Amie, Gómez-Rodríguez, Carola, Barton, Christopher, Nie, Ruie, Gillett, Conrad P.D.T., Breeschoten, Thijmen, Bocak, Ladislav, Vogler, Alfried P.

“…[Display omitted] •Assembly of nearly 2000 mitogenomes from metagenomics sequencing of bulk specimen of Coleoptera.•Data mining pipeline created for extraction…”
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Conservation conundrum: Endangered species persists on noxious weed by Elliott, Christine H., Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., Parsons, Elliott, Rubinoff, Daniel

“…Some invasive plants are used by native wildlife but may be subject to control measures. We investigated oviposition preferences of an endangered moth…”
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Rekindling Jeannel’s Gondwanan vision? Phylogenetics and evolution of Carabinae with a focus on Calosoma caterpillar hunter beetles by Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A, Gillett, Conrad P D T

“…Abstract The subfamily Carabinae is a diverse clade distributed across all biogeographical regions except Antarctica. In a seminal work, René Jeannel…”
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HyRAD-X Exome Capture Museomics Unravels Giant Ground Beetle Evolution by Toussaint, Emmanuel F A, Gauthier, Jérémy, Bilat, Julia, Gillett, Conrad P D T, Gough, Harlan M, Lundkvist, Håkan, Blanc, Mickael, Muñoz-Ramírez, Carlos P, Alvarez, Nadir

“…Abstract Advances in phylogenomics contribute toward resolving long-standing evolutionary questions. Notwithstanding, genetic diversity contained within more…”
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Rediscovery of the Hawaiian endemic bark beetle Xyleborus pleiades Samuleson, 1981 on Moloka‘i, with records of three new exotic bark beetles for the island (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) by Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., Honsberger, David, Rubinoff, Daniel

“…During the course of a targeted bark beetle survey of the Hawaiian Islands, insect sampling undertaken in native forest biotopes on Moloka‘i island revealed…”
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Identifying key threats to a refugial population of an endangered Hawaiian moth by Elliott, Christine H., Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., Parsons, Elliott, Wright, Mark G., Rubinoff, Daniel

“…The dramatic worldwide decline in insect biodiversity has highlighted the need for insect conservation. However, management is hindered by incomplete knowledge…”
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New Country Records of Scarab Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Swaziland and Zambia by Gillett, Conrad P. D. T, Barr, Iain

“…As a result of recent entomological fieldwork undertaken in southern Africa, detailed new country records are reported for 10 species of scarabaeine dung…”
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One becomes two: second species of the Euwallacea fornicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) species complex is established on two Hawaiian Islands by Rugman-Jones, Paul F, Au, Michelle, Ebrahimi, Valeh, Eskalen, Akif, Gillett, Conrad P.D.T, Honsberger, David, Husein, Deena, Wright, Mark G, Yousuf, Fazila, Stouthamer, Richard

“…The cryptic species that make up the Euwallacea fornicatus species complex can be readily distinguished via their DNA sequences. Until recently, it was…”
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Metagenome Skimming of Insect Specimen Pools: Potential for Comparative Genomics by Linard, Benjamin, Crampton-Platt, Alex, Gillett, Conrad P D T, Timmermans, Martijn J T N, Vogler, Alfried P

“…Metagenomic analyses are challenging in metazoans, but high-copy number and repeat regions can be assembled from low-coverage sequencing by "genome skimming,"…”
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New Observations on Three Species of Eucraniine Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Mendoza and San Juan Provinces, Argentina by Gillett, Michael P. T, Gillett, Conrad P. D. T

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Rediscovery of the Hawaiian endemic bark beetle Xyleborus pleiades Samuleson, 1981 on Moloka'i, with records of three new exotic bark beetles for the island (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Xyleborini) by Gillett, Conrad P. D. T., Honsberger, David, Rubinoff, Daniel

“…During the course of a targeted bark beetle survey of the Hawaiian Islands, insect sampling undertaken in native forest biotopes on Moloka'i island revealed…”
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Records of seven species of native and exotic bark beetles new to Pu'u Wa'awa'a Dry Forest Unit, Hawai'i Island (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) by Gillett, Conrad PDT, Elliott, Christine, Rubinoff, Daniel

“…As part of ongoing surveys for native bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) across the Hawaiian Islands, we undertook targeted sampling at Pu'u…”
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Statistical Evaluation of Monophyly in the ‘Broad-Nosed Weevils’ through Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis Combining Mitochondrial Genome and Single-Locus Sequences (Curculionidae: Entiminae, Cyclominae, and Hyperinae) by Gillett, Conrad, Lyal, Christopher, Vogler, Alfried, Emerson, Brent

“…Establishing well-supported monophyletic groups is a key requirement for producing a natural classification that reflects evolutionary descent. In a…”
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The rare rhinoceros beetle, Ceratophileurus lemoulti Ohaus, 1911, in French Guiana and Suriname (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae, Phileurini) by Gillett, Conrad, Drumont, Alain, Ponchel, Yannig

“…The rare dynastine, Ceratophileurus lemoulti Ohaus, 1911, previously known only from French Guiana, is here reported for the first time from Suriname. All…”
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