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Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga. Description Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandibles. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus '' Cicindela'' has a cosmopolitan distribution. Other well-known genera include '' Tetracha'', ''Omus'', '' Amblycheila'' and '' Manticora''. While members of the genus ''Cicin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivacindela Hudsoni
''Rivacindela hudsoni'' is an Australian species of the family Cicindelinae or "tiger beetle" and is the fastest-running known insect. The genus ''Rivacindela'' is contentiously treated as a subgenus of the broader ''Cicindela'' and are typically found in saline habitats such as dry salt lakes and salt streams and are flightless. The species was discovered in South Australia and described in 1997, with an adult form of approximately 20–21mm in length and a running speed of 2.49 m/s, or 120 body lengths per second. The comprehensive phylogeny that defines the ''Rivacindela hudsoni'' is as follows: Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae, ''Rivacindela'', ''Rivacindela hudsoni''. Morphology Egg The first life stage of ''Rivacindela hudsoni'' is its insect egg, egg form, inside of which the embryo develops. Although a developmental period is not yet clearly described for this species due to its recent discovery, it can be inferred to be anywhere f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megacephalini
Megacephalini is a tribe of big-headed tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae. Genera These genera belong definitively to the tribe Megacephalini, as they are groups often placed within the type genus ''Megacephala'' itself: * '' Grammognatha'' Motschulsky, 1850 * '' Megacephala'' Latreille, 1802 * '' Metriocheila'' Thomson, 1857 * '' Phaeoxantha'' Chaudoir, 1850 * '' Pseudotetracha'' Fleutiaux, 1894 * ''Tetracha'' Hope, 1838 (metallic tiger beetles) These genera are of less certain placement or status: * ''Aniara'' Hope, 1838 (probable synonym of ''Tetracha'') * '' Callidema'' Guérin-Méneville, 1843 (unrelated to other megacephalines) * ''Cheiloxya'' Guerin-Meneville, 1855 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines) * †'' Cretotetracha'' Zhao et al., 2019 (fossil taxon of uncertain affinity) * '' Oxycheila'' Dejean, 1825 (genetically unrelated to other megacephalines) * †''Oxycheilopsis ''Oxycheilopsis'' is an extinct genus of beetles in the family Cicindelidae, ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manticora (genus)
''Manticora'' (often misspelled ''Mantichora'' (Latin term for "manticore") following an unjustified spelling change in 1837) is a well-known genus of tiger beetles that is endemic to Africa. Its members are the largest of the subfamily. All species are darkly colored, nocturnal, and flightless. Males usually have exaggerated mandibles compared to the females, used for clasping during copulation. Taxonomy This genus was among the first formally described by a pupil of Carl Linnaeus, Johan Christian Fabricius, in 1781. The name ''Manticora'' comes from the ancient Persian for the legendary man-eating manticore. The first species of ''Manticora'' described was '' M. tuberculata'', originally described by Charles De Geer in 1778 in the Linnean genus ''Carabus'', to which it is only distantly related as presently defined. When Fabricius established ''Manticora'' he designated the species ''Manticora maxillosa'', a junior synonym of ''M. tuberculata'', as the type species. Subsequen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adephaga
The Adephaga (from Greek ἀδηφάγος, ''adephagos'', "gluttonous") are a suborder of beetles, and with more than 40,000 recorded species in 10 families, the second-largest of the four beetle suborders. Members of this suborder are collectively known as adephagans. The largest family is Carabidae (ground beetles) which comprises most of the suborder with over 40,000 species. Adephaga also includes a variety of aquatic beetles, such as predaceous diving beetles and whirligig beetles. Anatomy Adephagans have simple antennae with no pectination or clubs. The galeae of the maxillae usually consist of two segments. Adult adephagans have visible notopleural sutures. The first visible abdominal sternum is completely separated by the hind coxae, which is one of the most easily recognizable traits of adephagans. Five segments are on each foot. Wings The transverse fold of the hind wing is near the wing tip. The median nervure ends at this fold, where it is joined by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophyra
''Lophyra'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ... capable of flight. It contains the following species: * '' Lophyra abbreviata'' (Klug, 1832) * '' Lophyra alba'' (W.Horn, 1894) * '' Lophyra albens'' (W.Horn, 1895) * '' Lophyra anataria'' Naviaux, 1991 * '' Lophyra arnoldi'' (W.Horn, 1904) * '' Lophyra atkinsonii'' (Gestro, 1893) * '' Lophyra barbifrons'' (Boheman, 1848) * '' Lophyra bertolonia'' (W.Horn, 1915) * '' Lophyra boreodilatata'' (W.Horn, 1929) * '' Lophyra bouyeriana'' Cassola, 2005 * '' Lophyra brevicollis'' (Wiedemann, 1823) * '' Lophyra canaliculata'' Werner, 1993 * '' Lophyra cancellata'' (Dejean, 1825) * '' Lophyra candida'' (Dejean, 1825) * '' Lophyra capillata'' Werner & Wiesner, 1994 * '' Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicindelini
Cicindelini is a tribe of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, containing the overwhelming majority of genera (>110) and species in the family.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. Genera * '' Abroscelis'' Hope, 1838 * ''Antennaria'' Dokhtouroff, 1883 * '' Apterodela'' Rivalier, 1950 * '' Apteroessa'' Hope, 1838 * ''Archidela'' Rivalier, 1963 * '' Baloghiella'' Mandl, 1981 * ''Bennigsenium'' W. Horn, 1897 * '' Brasiella'' Rivalier, 1954 * '' Caledonica'' Chaudoir, 1860 * ''Caledonomorpha'' W. Horn, 1897 * ''Callytron'' Gistl, 1848 * '' Calomera'' Motschulsky, 1862 * '' Calyptoglossa'' Jeannel, 1946 * '' Cenothyla'' Rivalier, 1969 * '' Cephalota'' Dokhtouroff, 1883 * '' Chaetodera'' Jeannel, 1946 * ''Cheilonycha'' Lacordaire, 1843 * ''Cicindela'' Linnaeus, 1758 * '' Cicindelidia'' Rivalier, 1954 * '' Cratohaerea'' Chaudoir, 1850 * '' Cylindera'' Westwood, 1831 * '' Darlingtonica'' Cassola, 1986 * ''Diastrophella'' Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetles
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amblycheila
''Amblycheila'' is a genus of flightless, nocturnal tiger beetles. There are eight species distributed across the southwestern United States and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... Species *'' Amblycheila baroni'' Rivers, 1890 – montane giant tiger beetle *'' Amblycheila cylindriformis'' (Say, 1823) – Great Plains giant tiger beetle *'' Amblycheila halffteri'' Mateu, 1974 *'' Amblycheila hoversoni'' Gage, 1990 – South Texas giant tiger beetle *'' Amblycheila katzi'' Roman & Duran, 2019 *'' Amblycheila nyx'' Sumlin, 1991 *'' Amblycheila picolominii'' Reiche, 1839 – plateau giant tiger beetle *'' Amblycheila schwarzi'' W. Horn, 1903 – Mojave giant tiger beetle References External links''Amblycheila''.Integrated Taxonomic Informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicindela
''Cicindela'', commonly known as common tiger beetles are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodies of water with sandy or occasionally clay soils; they can be found along rivers, sea and lake shores, sand dunes, around dry lakebeds, on clay banks, or woodland paths. Etymology The word "''Cicindela''" comes from the Latin word "cicindela", meaning "glowworm". This comes from the fact that members of the genus ''Cicindela'' are metallic and sometimes flashing. Systematics The genus ''Cicindela'' is (in its broadest historical sense) the largest genus of tiger beetles, and they occur worldwide. The status of the genus is constantly in a state of flux, as various authorities on different continents have vastly different opinions about which (if any) of the dozens of subgenera traditionally recognized within the genus are deserving of be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetracha
''Tetracha'' is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus '' Megacephala''. ''Tetracha'' species are exclusively New World in distribution, while ''Megacephala'' are exclusively Old World in distribution.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. There are ~100 described species in ''Tetracha''. Species * '' Tetracha acutipennis'' (Dejean, 1825) * '' Tetracha affinis'' (Dejean, 1825) * ''Tetracha angustata'' (Chevrolat, 1841) * '' Tetracha angusticollis'' W.Horn, 1896 * '' Tetracha annuligera'' Lucas, 1857 * '' Tetracha aptera'' Chaudoir, 1862 * '' Tetracha biimpressicollis'' (Mandl, 1960) * '' Tetracha bilunata'' (Klug, 1834) * ''Tetracha bolivari'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha brasiliensis'' (Kirby, 1819) * ''Tetracha brevis'' Naviaux, 2007 * '' Tetracha brevisulcata'' (W.Horn, 1907) * '' Tetracha brzoskai'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha buchardi'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omus
''Omus'' is a genus of tiger beetles, subfamily Cicindelinae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. .... Its members are dark colored, nocturnal, and flightless. All members occur along the west coast of North America.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. Species * '' Omus audouini'' Reiche, 1838 * '' Omus californicus'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Omus cazieri'' Van den Berghe, 1994 * '' Omus dejeanii'' Reiche, 1838 * '' Omus submetallicus'' G. Horn, 1868 References Bibliography *''Tiger Beetles of Alberta: Killers on the Clay, Stalkers on the Sand'' by John Acorn. University of Alberta Press, 2001. *''Tiger Beetles: The Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity of the Cicindelids'' by David L. Pearson and Alfried P. Vogler. Cornell Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
