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Cymindis Platicollis
''Pinacodera platicollis'' is a species in the beetle 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 describ ... family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Canada. References Lebiinae Beetles described in 1823 {{lebiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Beetle
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 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephaga to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebiinae
Lebiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. Genera The subfamily includes the following genera: * '' Abrodiella'' Bousquet, 2002 * '' Actenonyx'' White, 1846 * '' Aeolodermus'' Andrewes, 1929 * '' Afrodromius'' Basilewsky, 1958 * '' Afrotarus'' Jeannel, 1949 * '' Agatus'' Motschulsky, 1845 * '' Agonocheila'' Chaudoir, 1848 * ''Agra'' Fabricius, 1801 * '' Alkestis'' Liebke, 1939 * '' Allardina'' Basilewsky, 1963 * '' Allocota'' Motschulsky, 1859 * '' Allophanes'' Andrewes, 1939 * '' Allophanopsis'' Louwerens, 1952 * '' Amblops'' Andrewes, 1931 * '' Amelus'' Chaudoir, 1872 * '' Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 * '' Amphimenoides'' Kirschenhofer, 1999 * '' Amphithasus'' Bates, 1871 * '' Anasis'' Castelnau, 1867 * '' Anaulacus'' Mcleay, 1825 * '' Anchista'' Nietner, 1856 * '' Anchonoderus'' Reiche, 1843 * '' Andrewesia'' Csiki, 1932 * '' Anomotarus'' Chaudoir, 1875 * '' Antimerina'' Alluaud, 1898 * '' Apenes'' LeConte, 1851 * '' Aporesthus'' Bates, 1871 * '' Apristomimus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
