Preliminary report on lichen-feeding Coleoptera occurring on Teloschistes capensis in the Namib Desert, South West Africa

Preliminary report on lichen-feeding Coleoptera occurring on Teloschistes capensis in the Namib Desert, South West Africa

Localities and notes on the distribution, feeding behavior and possible ecological role are given for two lichen-feeding Tenebrionids; Stenocara eburnea Pascoe (Tribe: Adesmiini) and Calosis amabilis Deyrolle (Tribe: Zophosini) found on Teloschistes capensis Malme in the Namib Desert of South West A...

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Published in:The Bryologist Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 270 - 273
Main Authors: Wessels, D.C.J, Wessels, L.A, Holzapfel, W.H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Bryological and Lichenological Society 01-01-1979
Subjects:
Animal feeding behavior
Coleoptera
Desert insects
Deserts
Gravel
Insect reproduction
Lichens
Short Articles
Thallus
South Africa
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Summary:Localities and notes on the distribution, feeding behavior and possible ecological role are given for two lichen-feeding Tenebrionids; Stenocara eburnea Pascoe (Tribe: Adesmiini) and Calosis amabilis Deyrolle (Tribe: Zophosini) found on Teloschistes capensis Malme in the Namib Desert of South West Africa.
ISSN:0007-2745
1938-4378
DOI:10.2307/3242084