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Aspidiphorus
''Aspidiphorus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Sphindidae Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are also known as slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult and larval stages, other aspects of their life history are obscure. Palaeontologic .... The genus was first described by Ziegler in 1821. Species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15635830 Sphindidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphindidae
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. They are also known as slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult and larval stages, other aspects of their life history are obscure. Palaeontological discoveries since 2015 have added to the geologic history of Sphindidae, including the discovery of '' Libanopsis'', placed in the extinct subfamily Libanopsinae. Genera Eight living genera are placed in Sphindidae: * '' Aspidiphorus'' Latreille, 1829 * '' Carinisphindus'' McHugh, 1900 * '' Eurysphindus'' LeConte, 1878 * '' Genisphindus'' McHugh, 1993 * '' Odontosphindus'' LeConte, 1878 * '' Protosphindus'' Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1979 * '' Sphindiphorus'' Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1979 * '' Sphindus'' Megerle in Dejean, 1821 (cryptic slime mold beetles) *'' Trematosphindus'' Li & Cai, 2021, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) *'' Burmops'' Kirejtshuk et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Add ... [...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] |
