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Agyrtidae
Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized beetles (length 4–14 mm). They have usually oval body, but the Pterolomatinae are superficially similar to ground beetles. Abdomen is with five visible ventral sclerites, procoxal cavities internally open. Hindwings have anal lobe but no radial hinge. Ecology The group have a diverse ecological habits, but appear to be mostly saprophagous. Necrophilinae is attracted to decaying material including carrion, rotting fungi and dung, in the vicinity of temperate forests. Agyrtinae have a diverse variety of habits, with the genus '' Lyrosoma'' being found on cold beaches of the North Pacific rim, where they have been found feeding on kelp and dead seabirds, while '' Ipelates'' is associated with decaying logs and fungi, leaf litter, veg ... [...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] |
Apteroloma
''Apteroloma'' is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized bee .... There are about 14 described species in ''Apteroloma''. Species These 14 species belong to the genus ''Apteroloma'': * '' Apteroloma anglorossicum'' Semenov, 1890 * '' Apteroloma arizonicum'' (Van Dyke, 1928) * '' Apteroloma caraboides'' (Fall, 1907) * '' Apteroloma discicolle'' * '' Apteroloma gotoi'' * '' Apteroloma harmandi'' Portevin, 1903 * '' Apteroloma jinfo'' Ruzicka, Schneider & Hava, 2004 * '' Apteroloma kozlovi'' Semenov-Tian-Shanskij & Znojko, 1932 * '' Apteroloma potanini'' Semenov, 1893 * '' Apteroloma sillemi'' Jeannel, 1935 * '' Apteroloma tahoecum'' (Fall, 1927) * '' Apteroloma tenuicorne'' (Leconte, 1859) * '' Apteroloma tenuicornis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agyrtes
''Agyrtes'' is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized bee .... There are at least four described species in ''Agyrtes''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Agyrtes'': * '' Agyrtes bicolor'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 * '' Agyrtes longulus'' (LeConte, 1859) * '' Agyrtes primoticus'' Scudder, 1900 * '' Agyrtes similis'' Fall, 1937 References Further reading * External links * Staphylinoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Taxa named by Josef Aloys Frölich {{staphylinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyrosoma
''Lyrosoma'' is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized bee .... There are at least three described species in ''Lyrosoma''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Lyrosoma'': * '' Lyrosoma chujoi'' Mroczkowski, 1959 * '' Lyrosoma opacum'' Mannerheim, 1853 * '' Lyrosoma pallidum'' Eschscholtz References Further reading * External links * Staphylinoidea Articles created by Qbugbot {{staphylinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipelates
''Ipelates'' is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized bee .... There are at least four described species in ''Ipelates''. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Ipelates'': * '' Ipelates kerneggeri'' Perkovsky, 2005 * '' Ipelates latissimus'' (Reitter, 1884) * '' Ipelates latus'' (Mannerheim, 1852) * '' Ipelates weitshati'' Perkovsky, 2007 References Further reading * Staphylinoidea Articles created by Qbugbot {{staphylinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necrophilus
''Necrophilus'' is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. They are found in mostly temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and in New Zealand. Characteristics Agyrtidae are small or middle-sized bee .... There are at least three described species in ''Necrophilus''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Necrophilus'': * '' Necrophilus hydrophiloides'' Guérin-Méneville, 1835 (flat brown scavenger beetle) * '' Necrophilus pettiti'' Horn, 1880 (small scavenger beetle) * '' Necrophilus subterraneus'' (Dahl, 1807) References Further reading * External links * Staphylinoidea Articles created by Qbugbot {{staphylinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staphylinoidea
Staphylinoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is a very large and diverse group with worldwide distribution. Description Adult staphylinoids are generally small beetles no more than a few millimetres long, though Staphylinidae can reach 50 mm long and Silphidae can reach 45 mm. The superfamily includes the smallest beetles (and the smallest of all non-parasitic insects) in family Ptiliidae. Most Ptiliidae do not exceed 1 mm long as adults, while the smallest species is just 325 µm long. Adults can be recognised by the hind wings having no accessory posterior ridge (locking device), no medial loop, no wedge cell and no apical hinge. The 8th segment of the abdomen is not entirely invaginated within the 7th. The head usually lacks a coronal suture (rarely with a short, rudimentary suture). Larval staphylinoids have 3-segmented (rarely 4-segmented) maxillary palps with distinct (often fused) galia and lacinia. The body usually has well-developed tergites and sternites. The spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agyrtinae
Agyrtinae is a subfamily in the family Agyrtidae.Lawrence, J.F. & Newton, A.F., Jr. Evolution and classification of beetles. Annu. Rev. of Ecology and Systematics 13, 1982. It contains four genera: '' Agyrtes'' (the type genus of the subfamily and the family), '' Ecanus'', '' Ipelates'' and '' Lyrosoma''. References Staphylinoidea Beetle subfamilies {{Staphylinoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antenna (biology), antennae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptian
The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Aptian succeeds the Barremian and precedes the Albian, all part of the Lower/Early Cretaceous. The Aptian partly overlaps the upper part of the Western European Urgonian Stage. The Selli Event, also known as OAE1a, was one of two oceanic anoxic events in the Cretaceous Period, which occurred around 120 Ma and lasted approximately 1 to 1.3 million years. The Aptian extinction was a minor extinction event hypothesized to have occurred around 116 to 117 Ma.Archangelsky, Sergio.The Ticó Flora (Patagonia) and the Aptian Extinction Event" ''Acta Paleobotanica'' 41(2), 2001, pp. 115-22. Stratigraphic definitions The Aptian was named after the small city of Apt in the Provence region of France, which is also known for its cry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neotropical Realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeography, the Neotropic or Neotropical realm is one of the eight terrestrial realms. This realm includes South America, Central America, the Caribbean islands, and southern North America. In Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula and southern lowlands, and most of the east and west coastlines, including the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula are Neotropical. In the United States southern Florida and coastal Central Florida are considered Neotropical. The realm also includes temperate southern South America. In contrast, the Neotropical Floristic Kingdom excludes southernmost South America, which instead is placed in the Antarctic kingdom. The Neotropic is delimited by similarities in fauna or flora. Its fauna and flora are distinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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