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Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra. (Source: CED)

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Mitchell D, Henschel JR, Hetem RS, Wassenaar TD, Strauss WM, Hanrahan SA, Seely MK 2020. Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future. Ecosphere 11 (1)

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Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert_past and future.pdf	12.51 MB

Henschel J 2021. Long-term population dynamics of Namib desert tenebrionid beetles reveal complex relationships to pulse-reserve conditions. Insects 12 804

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Long_Term Population Dynamics of Namib Desert Tenebrionid Beetles _Insects.pdf	2.98 MB

Hadley NF, Louw GN 1980. Cuticular hydrocarbons and evaporative water loss in two tenebrionid beetles from the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Science 61 (7) 298-301

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Cuticular hydrocarbons and evaporative water loss in two tenebrionid beetles from the Namib Desert.pdf	555.42 KB

Hanrahan SA, McClain E, Gernecke D 1984. Dermal glands concerned with production of wax blooms in desert tenebrionid beetles. South African Journal of Science 80 (4) 176-181

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Dermal glands concerned with production of wax blooms in desert tenebrionid beetles.pdf	907.85 KB

Hanrahan SA, Kirchner WH 1997. The effect of wind on foraging activity of the tenebrionid beetle Lepidochora discoidalis in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. South African Journal of Zoology 32 (4) 136-139

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The effect of wind on foraging activity of the tenebrionid beetle Lepidochora discoidalis in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert.pdf	198.44 KB

Yu Z, Zhu T, Zhang J, Ge M, Fu S, Lai Y 2022. Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: Current progress and future perspective. Advanced Functional Materials 23 (26) 2200359

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adfm.202200359

Henschel JR, Wassenaar TD 2022. Tenebrionid beetle diversity increases with aridity across the Namib Desert. Journal of the Namibia Scientific Society 69 65-88

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Park JK, Kim S 2019. Three-dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles. Micromachines 10 (201)

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Three_dimensionally structured flexible fog harvesting surfaces inspired by Namib Desert beetles.pdf	404.36 KB

Reinhard JE, Geissler K, Blaum N 2022. Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia. Journal of Insect Conservation 26 711-720

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Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic.pdf	234.95 KB

Marcuzzi G, Lafisca MT 1977. The digestive enzymes of some psammophilous tenebrionid beetles from South West Africa. Madoqua 10 (3) 191-194

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The digestive enzymes of some psammophilous tenebrionid beetles_SWA.pdf	247.4 KB

Henschel JR, Seely MK 1997. Mass-length relationships of Namib tenebrionids. Madoqua 19 (2) 159-160

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Mass_length relationships of Namib Tenebrionids.pdf	268.16 KB

Ferguson JWH 1989. Summer activity Patterns of the riparian desert beetle Physadesmia globosa. mad 16 (1) 9-13

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Summer activity patterns of the riparian desert beetle.pdf	603.33 KB

Mitchell D, Laburn HP, Matter M, McClain E 1990. Fever in Namib and other ectotherms. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 179-192

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Fever in Namib and other ectotherms.pdf	2.32 MB

Rössl R 2006. Faktoren, die das Eiablageverhalten und die Ovulation Wüsten bewohnender Tenebrioniden (Coleoptera: Insecta) beeinflussen. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie 15

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Eiablageverhalten und die Ovulation Wuesten bewohnender Tenebrioniden.pdf	102.45 KB

Duncan FD, Krasnov B, McMaster M 2002. Metabolic rate and respiratory gas-exchange patterns in tenebrionid beetles from the Negev Highlands, Israel. The Journal of Experimental Biology 205 791-798

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Metabolic rate and respiratory gas_exchange patterns in tenebrionid beetles_Israel.pdf	121.73 KB

Nicolson SW 1990. Water relations of the Namib Tenebrionid beetles. Namib Ecology: 25 years of Namib Research 7 172-178

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Water relations of the Namib Tenebrionid beetles.pdf	2.05 MB

Louw GN, Nicolson SW, Seely MK 1986. Short Communication: Respiration beneath Desert Sand: Carbon Dioxide Diffusion and Respiratory Patterns in a Tenebrionid Beetle. Journal of Experimental Biology 120 443-447

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Respiration beneath Desert Sand_1986.pdf	235.46 KB

Naidu SG 2008. Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fog-bask?. European Journal of Entomology 105 829-838

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Why does the Namib Desert tenebrionid Onymacris unguicularis_2008.pdf	254.46 KB

Henschel JR, Grohmann C, Siteketa V, Linsenmair KE 2010. Monitoring tenebrionid beetle biodiversity in Namibia. African Study Monographs 40 91-102

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Monitoring tenebrionid beetle biodiversity in Namibia_2010.pdf	604.25 KB

Seely M, Henschel JR, Hamilton III WJ 2005. Long-term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance. South Africa Journal of Science 101 (11/12) 570-572

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Long_term data show behavioural fog collection adaptations determine Namib Desert beetle abundance.pdf	202.96 KB

Hamilton III WJ, Henschel JR, Seely M 2003. Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles. South Africa Journal of Science 99 (3/4) 181

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Fog collection by Namid Desert beetles.pdf	150.93 KB

Puthz V 2006. Gerhardia capriviensis spec. nov. from Namibia and Zambia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 43 (1) 75-76

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Fürsch H 1985. The southern African species of Pharoscymnus Bedel and Pharopsis Casey (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa 48 (2) 233-231

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The southern African species of Pharoscymnus Bedel and Pharopsis Casey.pdf	431.52 KB

Koch C 1953. The Tenebrionidae of Southern Africa. XII. Supplementary notes to preliminary articles nos. I, III, V and VIII. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 22 (2) 79-196

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Costa G, Leonardi M-E, Petralia A 1987. Day-time spatial orientation of Pachyphaleria capensis (Laporte), an endemic tenebrionid beetle of the South West African coast. Madoqua 15 (2) 169-174

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Day_time spatial orientation of Pachyphaleria capensis_1987.pdf	494.67 KB

Seely MK, Mitchell D 1987. Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles?. African Zoology 22 (1) 57-61

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Is the subsurface environment of the Namib Desert dunes a thermal haven for chthonic beetles.pdf	350.71 KB

Louw GN, Hamilton III WJ 1970. Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid, Lepidochora argentogrisea. Madoqua 2 (1) 87-95

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Physiological and behavioural ecology of the ultrapsammophilous Namib Desert tenebrionid.pdf	945.19 KB

Nicolson SW, Bartholomew GA, Seely MK 1984. Ecological correlates of locomotion speed, morphometries and body temperature in three Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles. African Zoology 19 (3) 131-134

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Ecological correlates of locomotion speed_morphometries and body temperature in three Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles_1984.pdf	353.56 KB

Osberg SA, Hanrahan SA, Seely MK 1986. Laboratory studies on hybridization among Namib Desert Tenebrionids (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Madoqua 14 (4) 345-354

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Laboratory studies on hybridization among Namib Desert Tenebrionids.pdf	849.37 KB

Nicolson SW 1987. Absence of endothermy in flightless dung beetles from southern Africa. African Zoology 22 (4) 323-324

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Absence of endothermy in flightless dung beetles from southern Africa_1987.pdf	117.73 KB

Endrödy-Younga S 1998. The American tribe Evaniosomini in southern Africa (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 36 (31) 425-426

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Louw S 1986. Periodicity in and ecological equivalence between the ground-living Tenebrioriidae (Coleoptera) in the southern Namib and Kalahari ecosystems with notes on phylogenetic relationships. Navorsinge van die Nasionale Museum: Researches of the National Museum 5 (12) 302-324

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Periodicity in and ecological equivalence between the ground_living Tenebrioriidae_1986.pdf	833.59 KB

Penrith M-L 1984. Two new species of Stizopina (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Opatrini) from Namaqualand, southern Africa, and the relationships between the psammophilous genera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33 (24) 353-363

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Two new species of Stizopina.pdf	419.74 KB

Penrith M-L 1984. New taxa of Onymacris Allard, and relationships within the genus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 33 (31) 511-533

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New taxa of Onymacris Allard.pdf	1.19 MB

Penrith M-L 1986. Relationships in the tribe Adesmiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and a revision of the genus Stenodesia Reitter. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34 (13) 275-302

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Relationships in the tribe Adesmiini and a revision of the genus Stenodesia Reitter.pdf	1.22 MB

Penrith M-L 1988. A new species of Leichenum Dejean (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) from the southwestern Cape, and new records of the genus from southern and eastern Africa. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 34 (22) 535-543

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A new species of Leichenum Dejean_1988.pdf	459.94 KB