Calosoma Obsoletum

	Calosoma Obsoletum ''Calosoma obsoletum'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Say in 1823. References obsoletum Beetles described in 1823 {{Calosoma-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Thomas Say Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the American Philosophical Society (elected in 1817), and professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia into a prominent Religious Society of Friends, Quaker family, Thomas Say was the great-grandson of John Bartram, and the great-nephew of William Bartram. His father, Dr. Benjamin Say, was brother-in-law to another Bartram son, Moses Bartram. The Say family had a house, "The Cliffs" at Gray's Ferry Bridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]
	Carabinae Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera: * ''Aplothorax'' Waterhouse, 1841 * ''Calosoma'' Weber, 1801 ''Calosoma oregonus'' Gidaspow, 1959 ''Carabus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Ceroglossus'' Solier, 1848 * '' Cychropsis'' Boileau, 1901 * ''Cychrus'' Fabricius, 1794 * ''Maoripamborus'' Brookes, 1944 * ''Pamborus'' Latreille, 1817 * ''Scaphinotus'' Dejean, 1826 * ''Sphaeroderus ''Sphaeroderus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found in North America. The genus contains the following species: * '' Sphaeroderus bicarinatus'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Sphaeroderus canadensis'' Chaudoir, 1861 * '' Sphaeroderus ind ...'' Dejean, 1831 References Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Calosoma ''Calosoma'' is a genus of large ground beetles that occur primarily throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and are referred to as caterpillar hunters or caterpillar searchers. Many of the 167 species are largely or entirely black, but some have bright metallic coloration. They produce a foul-smelling spray from glands near the tip of the abdomen. They are recognizable due to their large thorax, which is almost the size of their abdomen and much wider than their head.Powell & Hogue (1979), California Insects. p. 262. History In 1905, ''Calosoma sycophanta'' was imported to New England for control of the gypsy moth. The species is a voracious consumer of caterpillars during both its larval stage and as an adult, as are other species in the genus. For this reason, they are generally considered beneficial insects. Several species of this beetle, most notably the black calosoma (''Calosoma semilaeve'') are especially common in the California area. See also * List of Calosoma s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]