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Aeolus (beetle)
''Aeolus'' is a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are more than 220 described species in ''Aeolus'', found throughout the world. See also * List of Aeolus species These 226 species belong to ''Aeolus'', a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. ''Aeolus'' species * '' Aeolus abbreviatus'' * '' Aeolus achates'' * '' Aeolus adustus'' * '' Aeolus aequinoctialis'' * '' Aeolus africanus'' * '' Ae ... References Further reading * External links * Elateridae {{elateridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elateridae
Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, spring beetles or skipjacks. This family was defined by William Elford Leach (1790–1836) in 1815. They are a cosmopolitan beetle family characterized by the unusual click mechanism they possess. There are a few other families of Elateroidea in which a few members have the same mechanism, but most elaterid subfamilies can click. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" that can bounce the beetle into the air. Clicking is mainly used to avoid predation, although it is also useful when the beetle is on its back and needs to right itself. There are about 9300 known species worldwide, and 965 valid species in North America. Etymology Leach took the family name from the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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In Greek mythology, Aeolus or Aiolos (; grc, Αἴολος , ) is a name shared by three mythical characters. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which. Diodorus Siculus made an attempt to define each of these three (although it is clear that he also became muddled), and his opinion is followed here. * The first Aeolus was a son of Hellen and the eponymous founder of the Aeolian race. * The second Aeolus was a son of Poseidon, who led a colony to islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea. * The third Aeolus was a son of Hippotes who is mentioned in the ''Odyssey'' and the ''Aeneid'' as the ruler of the winds. All three men named Aeolus appear to be connected genealogically, although the precise relationship, especially regarding the second and third Aeolus, is often ambiguous as their identities seem to have been merged by many ancient writers. Aeolus was also the name of the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Aeolus Species
These 226 species belong to ''Aeolus'', a genus of click beetles in the family Elateridae. ''Aeolus'' species * '' Aeolus abbreviatus'' * '' Aeolus achates'' * '' Aeolus adustus'' * '' Aeolus aequinoctialis'' * '' Aeolus africanus'' * '' Aeolus amabilis'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Aeolus amasius'' * '' Aeolus amicus'' * '' Aeolus anchoralis'' * '' Aeolus angustifrons'' * '' Aeolus antennatus'' * '' Aeolus apicalis'' * '' Aeolus apicatus'' * '' Aeolus apularis'' * '' Aeolus arcticollis'' * '' Aeolus asper'' * '' Aeolus atriceps'' * '' Aeolus barbisternus'' * '' Aeolus basalis'' * '' Aeolus basilaris'' * '' Aeolus batesi'' * '' Aeolus bicinctus'' * '' Aeolus bicolor'' * '' Aeolus bifasciatus'' * '' Aeolus bimucronatus'' * '' Aeolus binotatus'' * '' Aeolus biplagiatus'' * '' Aeolus bisellatus'' * '' Aeolus bisignatus'' * '' Aeolus bivittatus'' * '' Aeolus brevipennis'' * '' Aeolus brunneiventris'' * '' Aeolus brunneus'' * '' Aeolus calcaripilosus'' * '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
