Bartholomew C A, Casey T M
Science. 1977 Mar 4;195(4281):882-3. doi: 10.1126/science.841312.
The large tropical American beetles Strategus aloeus (Scarabaeidae) and Stenodontes molarium (Cerambycidae) can endogenously maintain metathoracic temperatures 5 degrees to 7 degrees C or more above ambient temperature for many hours. During such periods, their activity is exclusively terrestrial and their oxygen consumption equals that of active mammals of the same size. Before and during flight they elevate metathoracic temperatures by an additional 8 degrees to 10 degrees C.
大型美洲热带甲虫Strategus aloeus（金龟科）和Stenodontes molarium（天牛科）能够在数小时内将后胸温度内源性地维持在比环境温度高5摄氏度至7摄氏度甚至更高的水平。在这段时间里，它们只在陆地上活动，耗氧量与同等大小的活跃哺乳动物相当。在飞行前和飞行过程中，它们会将后胸温度再提高8摄氏度至10摄氏度。
