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Anthrenus Ceylonicus
''Anthrenus ceylonicus'', is a species of skin beetle found in Sri Lanka. Description Body length is about 2.15 to 2.7 mm. Body strongly convex, oval, and covered with scales. Eyes are big and convex. Frons possess pseudoocelli, which are covered with light brown scales. Antenna light brown in color, with 10-segments. Antennae covered with dense light-brown pubescence. Elytra clothed with creamy grey scales. The three transverse fasciae in elytra are divided to spots. Dorsal and ventral surface of integument are dark brown. Both dorsum and ventrum are slightly punctuated, and covered with grey and light brown scales. Pronotum clothed with light brown and creamy grey scales. Elytra covered with creamy grey and light brown scales in a pattern. On th dorsal surface of ventrum, light brownish scales are interspersed with creamy grey small patches. Legs brown, and dorsally covered with grey scales. In male genitalia, aedeagus wide posteriorly, with curved apex. Parameres are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,100 species described. Dermestids have a variety of habits; most genera are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material, such as skin or pollen, animal hair, feathers, dead insects and natural fibers. Members of ''Dermestes'' are found in animal carcasses, while others may be found in mammal, bird, bee, or wasp nests. ''Thaumaglossa'' only lives in the egg cases of mantids, while ''Trogoderma'' species are pests of grain. These beetles are significant in forensic entomology. Some species are associated with decaying carcasses, which helps with criminal investigations. Some species are pests ( urban entomology) and can cause extensive damage to natural fibers in homes and businesses. They are used in taxidermy and by natural history museums to clean animal skeletons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Of Sri Lanka
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. Insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
