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Ablattaria Cribrata
''Ablattaria'' is a genus of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae. The beetles are predators of gastropods. All species in the genus exhibit sexual dimorphism. Species * '' Ablattaria arenaria'' (Kraatz, 1876) *'' Ablattaria cribrata'' (Ménétries, 1832) * ''Ablattaria laevigata ''Ablattaria laevigata'' is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two ...'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Ablattaria subtriangula'' Reitter, 1905 References Silphidae {{Silphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ablattaria Laevigata
''Ablattaria laevigata'' is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of sp .... Description ''Ablattaria laevigata'' can reach a length of about . It has a semielliptical pronotum, which is not narrowed. Elytral punctuation is dense, with sparse thicker punctures. These beetles are predators of terrestrial snails (''Theba pisana'', ''Monacha'' species, ''Xeropicta'' species, and ''Candidula'' species). They are able to penetrate the snail shells. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. References Silphidae Beetles described in 1775 Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Silphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arthropod cuticle, cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate. The arthropod body plan consists of segments, each with a pair of appendages. Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical and their body possesses an exoskeleton, external skeleton. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. Some species have wings. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species. The haemocoel, an arthropod's internal cavity, through which its haemolymph – analogue of blood – circulates, accommodates its interior Organ (anatomy), organs; it has an open circulatory system. Like their exteriors, the internal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silphidae
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small at around two hundred. They are more diverse in the temperate region although a few tropical endemics are known. Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The subfamilies differ in which uses parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer. Silphidae are considered to be of importance to forensic entomologists because when they are found on a decaying body they are used to help estimate a post-mortem interval. Taxonomy, evolution, and etymology The family Silphidae belongs to the order Coleoptera. They are commonly referred to as carrion beetles or burying beetles and are usually associated with carrion, fungi, and dung. In the past, members of the family Agyrtidae were include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silphinae
Silphinae is a subfamily of burying beetles or carrion beetles. There are 113 extant species of this subfamily, in two tribe and in 14 genera. It contains the following tribes and genera: Tribes and genera * Necrodini Portevin, 1926 ** ''Diamesus'' Hope, 1840 ** '' Necrodes'' Leach, 1815 * Silphini Latreille, 1806 ** ''Ablattaria'' Reitter, 1884 ** '' Aclypea'' Reitter, 1884 ** '' Dendroxena'' Motschulsky, 1858 ** '' Heterosilpha'' Portevin, 1926 ** ''Heterotemna'' Wollaston, 1864 ** ''Necrophila'' Kirby & Spence, 1828 ** ''Oiceoptoma'' Leach, 1815 ** ''Oxelytrum'' Gistel, 1848 ** '' Phosphuga'' Leach, 1817 ** ''Ptomaphila'' Kirby & Spence, 1828 ** '' Silpha'' Linnaeus, 1758 ** '' Thanatophilus'' Leach, 1815 ** '' Allopliosilpha'' Gersdorf, 1969 ** ''Pliosilpha ''Pliosilpha strausi'' is an extinct species of Silphidae, carrion beetle that lived in Germany during the Middle Pliocene. First described scientifically by Gersdorf in 1971, ''P. strausi'' is the only species in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silphini
''Silphini'' is a tribe of carrion beetles in the subfamily Silphinae. It contains the following genera: * ''Ablattaria'' Reitter, 1884 * '' Aclypea'' Reitter, 1884 * '' Dendroxena'' Motschulsky, 1858 * '' Heterosilpha'' Portevin, 1926 * ''Heterotemna'' Wollaston, 1864 * '' Necrophila'' Kirby & Spence, 1828 * ''Oiceoptoma'' Leach, 1815 * ''Oxelytrum'' Gistel, 1848 * '' Phosphuga'' Leach, 1817 * ''Ptomaphila'' Kirby & Spence, 1828 * ''Silpha'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Thanatophilus'' Leach, 1815 * '' Allopliosilpha'' Gersdorf, 1969 * ''Pliosilpha ''Pliosilpha strausi'' is an extinct species of carrion beetle that lived in Germany during the Middle Pliocene. First described scientifically by Gersdorf in 1971, ''P. strausi'' is the only species in the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a ...'' Gersdorf, 1970 References Silphidae Beetle tribes Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Silphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, and reproduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sexual Dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most animals and some plants. Differences may include secondary sex characteristics, size, weight, colour, markings, or behavioural or cognitive traits. These differences may be subtle or exaggerated and may be subjected to sexual selection and natural selection. The opposite of dimorphism is ''monomorphism'', which is when both biological sexes are phenotypically indistinguishable from each other. Overview Ornamentation and coloration Common and easily identified types of dimorphism consist of ornamentation and coloration, though not always apparent. A difference in coloration of sexes within a given species is called sexual dichromatism, which is commonly seen in many species of birds and reptiles. Sexual selection leads to the exaggerated dim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ablattaria Arenaria
''Ablattaria arenaria'', the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family Silphidae which preys on snails. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by relative humidity Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present. Humidity depe .... References Silphidae Beetles described in 1876 {{silphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ablattaria Cribrata
''Ablattaria'' is a genus of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae. The beetles are predators of gastropods. All species in the genus exhibit sexual dimorphism. Species * '' Ablattaria arenaria'' (Kraatz, 1876) *'' Ablattaria cribrata'' (Ménétries, 1832) * ''Ablattaria laevigata ''Ablattaria laevigata'' is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two ...'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Ablattaria subtriangula'' Reitter, 1905 References Silphidae {{Silphidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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