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Arachnocoris
''Arachnocoris'' is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics. It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. Members of this genus are often found living in spider web, mostly those of the family Pholcidae. The body of ''Arachnocoris'' is adapted for life in spider webs, with white markings on dark ground, similar to the kleptoparasitic spider genus ''Argyrodes''. Species * '' Arachnocoris albomaculatus'' Scott, 1881 * '' Arachnocoris trinitatis'' Bergroth, 1914—Trinidad * '' Arachnocoris karukerae'' Lopez, 1990—French Antilles * '' Arachnocoris berytoides'' Say Taxonomy John Scott described two new species in this genus in 1881, which was originally placed in a distinct subgenus by Reuter. This was rejected in 1908, when the discovery of '' Parac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnocoris Karukerae
''Arachnocoris'' is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics. It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. Members of this genus are often found living in spider web, mostly those of the family Pholcidae. The body of ''Arachnocoris'' is adapted for life in spider webs, with white markings on dark ground, similar to the kleptoparasitic spider genus '' Argyrodes''. Species * '' Arachnocoris albomaculatus'' Scott, 1881 * '' Arachnocoris trinitatis'' Bergroth, 1914—Trinidad * '' Arachnocoris karukerae'' Lopez, 1990—French Antilles * '' Arachnocoris berytoides'' Say Taxonomy John Scott described two new species in this genus in 1881, which was originally placed in a distinct subgenus by Reuter. This was rejected in 1908, when the discovery of '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnocoris Albomaculatus
''Arachnocoris'' is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics. It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. Members of this genus are often found living in spider web, mostly those of the family Pholcidae. The body of ''Arachnocoris'' is adapted for life in spider webs, with white markings on dark ground, similar to the kleptoparasitic spider genus '' Argyrodes''. Species * '' Arachnocoris albomaculatus'' Scott, 1881 * '' Arachnocoris trinitatis'' Bergroth, 1914—Trinidad * ''Arachnocoris karukerae'' Lopez, 1990—French Antilles * '' Arachnocoris berytoides'' Say Taxonomy John Scott described two new species in this genus in 1881, which was originally placed in a distinct subgenus by Reuter. This was rejected in 1908, when the discovery of '' Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnocoris Berytoides
''Arachnocoris'' is a small genus of true bugs found in the Neotropics. It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. Members of this genus are often found living in spider web, mostly those of the family Pholcidae. The body of ''Arachnocoris'' is adapted for life in spider webs, with white markings on dark ground, similar to the kleptoparasitic spider genus '' Argyrodes''. Species * ''Arachnocoris albomaculatus'' Scott, 1881 * '' Arachnocoris trinitatis'' Bergroth, 1914—Trinidad * ''Arachnocoris karukerae'' Lopez, 1990—French Antilles * '' Arachnocoris berytoides'' Say Taxonomy John Scott described two new species in this genus in 1881, which was originally placed in a distinct subgenus by Reuter. This was rejected in 1908, when the discovery of '' Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnocoris Trinitatis
''Arachnocoris trinitatis'' is a true bug species found in Trinidad, West Indies. It is often found living in the webs of the pholcid spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ... '' Mesabolivar aurantiacus'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1930).Sewlal & Starr 2008 It seems to prefer empty webs, possibly utilizing them as a ready-made prey-capture device, and possibly as a site for finding mates. ''A. trinitatis'' can be found in webs all year, but is much less common during the dry season. About one quarter of ''M. aurantiacus'' webs contain at least one ''A. trinitatis'' during the wet season, with some containing two or three. When two adults are found, they are often 0.5 to 4 cm apart from each other, while keeping a distance from the host spider. They were observed to attac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabidae
The insecta, insect family (biology), family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to praying mantis, mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests. Damsel bugs of the genus ''Nabis'' are the most common. They and other genera are most numerous in fields of Fabaceae, legumes such as alfalfa, but they can be found in many other crops and in non-cultivated areas. They are yellow to tan in color and have large, bulbous eyes and stiltlike legs. They are generalist predators, catching almost any insect smaller than themselves, and cannibalizing each other when no other food is available. Several species have bitten humans.Faúndez, E. I. & M. A. Carvajal. 2011. A human case of bitting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemíptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesabolivar Aurantiacus
''Mesabolivar'' is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by M. A. González-Sponga in 1998. Species it contains ninety-four species, found only in South America and on Trinidad: *'' M. acrensis'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. amadoi'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. amanaye'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. amazonicus'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. anseriformis'' (González-Sponga, 2011) – Venezuela *'' M. argentinensis'' ( Mello-Leitão, 1938) – Argentina *'' M. aurantiacus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1930) – Northern South America *'' M. azureus'' (Badcock, 1932) – Brazil *'' M. baianus'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. banksi'' (Moenkhaus, 1898) – Brazil *'' M. beckeri'' (Huber, 2000) – Brazil *'' M. bico'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. bicuspis'' Huber, 2018 – Brazil *'' M. bonita'' Huber, 2015 – Brazil *'' M. borgesi'' Huber, 2018 – Argentina *'' M. botocudo'' Huber, 2000 – Brazil *'' M. brasiliensis'' (Moenkhaus, 1898) – Brazil *'' M. buraquinho'' Huber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. In contrast, an oligotypic taxon contains more than one but only a very few subordinate taxa. Examples Just as the term ''monotypic'' is used to describe a taxon including only one subdivision, the contained taxon can also be referred to as monotypic within the higher-level taxon, e.g. a genus monotypic within a family. Some examples of monotypic groups are: Plants * In the order Amborellales, there is only one family, Amborellaceae and there is only one genus, '' Amborella'', and in this genus there is only one species, namely ''Amborella trichopoda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago. The subregion includes all the islands in the Antilles, plus The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the North Atlantic Ocean. Nowadays, the term West Indies is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean, although the latter may also include some Central and South American mainland nations which have Caribbean coastlines, such as Belize, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname, as well as the Atlantic island nations of Barbados, Bermuda, and Trinidad and Tobago, all of which are geographically distinct from the three main island groups, but culturally related. Origin and use of the term In 1492, Christopher Columbus became the first European to record his arri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Its size is , and it had an estimated population of 112,523 in July 2020. Its capital is St. George's. Grenada is also known as the "Island of Spice" due to its production of nutmeg and mace crops. Before the arrival of Europeans in the Americas, Grenada was inhabited by the indigenous peoples from South America. Christopher Columbus sighted Grenada in 1498 during his third voyage to the Americas. Following several unsuccessful attempts by Europeans to colonise the island due to resistance from res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of , it is also the List of Caribbean islands by area, fifth largest in the West Indies. Name The original name for the island in the Arawak language, Arawaks' language was which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it ('The Island of the Holy Trinity, Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to ''Trinidad''. History Island Caribs, Caribs and Arawaks lived in Trinidad long before Christopher Columbus encountered the islands on his third voyage on 31 July 1498. The island remained Spanish until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists from the French Caribbean, especially Martinique.Besson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country's million people. Panama was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Spanish colonists arrived in the 16th century. It broke away from Spain in 1821 and joined the Republic of Gran Colombia, a union of Nueva Granada, Ecuador, and Venezuela. After Gran Colombia dissolved in 1831, Panama and Nueva Granada eventually became the Republic of Colombia. With the backing of the United States, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903, allowing the construction of the Panama Canal to be completed by the United States Army Corps of En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
