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Allogymnopleurus Aeneus
''Allogymnopleurus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab beetles in the tribe Gymnopleurini. It includes 20 species; 17 are restricted to the Afrotropics, one is Afrotropical/Palearctic, and two Oriental. Characters These include: *A suture where the thorax joins the abdomen which is clearly visible (from above) at the edge of the elytra *A single terminal spur on each Insect morphology#Legs, mesotibia *The anterior edge of the clypeus is quadridentate or sexdentate (four or six teeth on the front edge of the head) *Length ranges from 8.1 to 18.2 mm Gallery Allogymnopleurus thalassinus 000869-1.jpg, ''Allogymnopleurus thalassinus'' on zebra dung References Scarabaeinae {{Scarabaeinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scaraba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
