tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post3909046658718165371..comments2023-12-24T07:02:43.274+08:00Comments on Catalogue of Organisms: The Corotocini in their Gut-Swollen GloryChristopher Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-41023398494215771062012-04-20T07:06:32.790+08:002012-04-20T07:06:32.790+08:00I don't think that mating has ever been observ...I don't think that mating has ever been observed, but it does have the potential to be interesting. Because the genitalia are at the end of the recurved abdomen, the beetles would have to be standing face to face. Apparently the 'pseudocaput' (the 'false head') is somewhat mobile, and the paper where I learnt that (I've forgotten which one, sorry) suggested that that could be important for mating. On the other hand, if the abdomen is supposed to be a mimic, then being able to move the 'head' would also support the mimicry.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-40071254954436201912012-04-20T05:39:31.215+08:002012-04-20T05:39:31.215+08:00Ooops, typed faster than my eyes. I meant Coatonac...Ooops, typed faster than my eyes. I meant Coatonachthodes ovambolandicus.<br /><br />Sooo... how do they mate? It looks salacious.Sebastian Marquezhttp://studiamirabilium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-37523755298185026222012-04-20T05:28:13.325+08:002012-04-20T05:28:13.325+08:00Cool! I've never heard of these beetles before...Cool! I've never heard of these beetles before... what an awesome lifestyle. Especially S. mirabilis... looks like he just walk out of a parade line in Mardi Gras :PSebastian Marquezhttp://studiamirabilium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-27110177185551619952012-04-18T02:58:38.575+08:002012-04-18T02:58:38.575+08:00Ahh, I definitely recognize these. This post bring...Ahh, I definitely recognize these. This post brings me back to last September, when I was recurating a bunch of aleocharine small tribes at the Chicago Field Museum, and Corotocini was one of them. Temiparthenus and Termitophya, yeah. :)ZL 'Kai' Buringtonhttp://trichopterology.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com