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Copelatus Posticatus
''Copelatus posticatus'' is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the subfamily Copelatinae in the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia: **Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome * Johann Goldsmid (1587†... in 1801. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Report. Retrieved 7 June 2012. References External links *''Copelatus posticatus'' at insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colymbetes
''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. * '' Colymbetes aemulus'' Heer, 1862 * '' Colymbetes dahuricus'' Aubé, 1837 * '' Colymbetes densus'' LeConte, 1859 * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dytiscus
''Dytiscus'' ("little diver" based on Greek ''δυτικός'', "able to dive" and the diminutive suffix ''-ίσκος'') is a Holarctic genus of predaceous diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds. There are 26 species in this genus distributed in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North and Central America. They are predators that can reduce mosquito larvae. ''Dytiscus'' are large water beetles with a robust, rounded shape and they measure long depending on the exact species involved. The largest, '' D. latissimus'', is among the largest species in the family and its size is only matched by certain ''Megadytes''. The tarsi of the males are modified into suckers which are used to grip the female in mating. Females are usually larger than the males and come in two forms, with grooved (sulcate) or smooth elytra. Males only ever have smooth elytra. The adults of most species can fly. Life history Adult beetles and their larvae are aquatic but the pupae spend their life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dytiscidae
The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live among leaf litter. The adults of most are between long, though much variation is seen between species. The European ''Dytiscus latissimus'' and Brazilian ''Megadytes ducalis'' are the largest, reaching up to and respectively. In contrast, the smallest is likely the Australian ''Limbodessus atypicali'' of subterranean waters, which only is about long. Most are dark brown, blackish, or dark olive in color with golden highlights in some subfamilies. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers due to their voracious appetite. They have short, but sharp mandibles and immediately upon biting, they deliver digestive enzymes into prey to suck their liquefied remains. The family includes more than 4,000 described species in numerous genera. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copelatinae
Copelatinae is a subfamily of diving beetles, in the family Dytiscidae. The subfamily contains seven genera: '' Agaporomorphus'', ''Aglymbus'', ''Copelatus'', '' Exocelina'', '' Lacconectus'', '' Liopterus'', and '' Madaglymbus''. Of these, the largest is ''Copelatus'', which has about 470 described species found worldwide, but most diverse in tropical South America, Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ... and South-East Asia. References Beetle subfamilies Dytiscidae {{Adephaga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copelatus
''Copelatus'' is a large genus of small diving beetles. There are some 470 described species in the genus, found worldwide, but they are most diverse in tropical South America, Africa and South-East Asia. Systematics The genus ''Copelatus'' is divided into several subgenera (''Colepatus'', ''Papuadytes'' etc.), some of which are sometimes treated as separate genera. It may be paraphyletic with respect to the smaller Copelatinae genera '' Lacconectus'' and ''Aglymbus''. The species include: Species * '' Copelatus abonnenci'' Guignot, 1939 * '' Copelatus acamas'' Guignot, 1955 * '' Copelatus advena'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Copelatus aemulus'' Bilardo & Rocchi, 1995 * '' Copelatus aequatorius'' Régimbart, 1899 * '' Copelatus aethiopicus'' Régimbart, 1906 * '' Copelatus agrias'' Guignot, 1954 * '' Copelatus aldabricus'' J.Balfour-Browne, 1950 * '' Copelatus alternatus'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Copelatus amaroides'' Guignot, 1952 * '' Copelatus amatolensis'' Omer-Cooper, 1965 * '' Copelatus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Described In 1801
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 exoske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
