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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. 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 ''Cicindela ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Cicindela Dorsalis
''Habroscelimorpha dorsalis'', commonly known as the eastern beach tiger beetle, is a species of flashy tiger beetle in the family Cicindelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Description The body length is . The head and thorax are bronze-green, the legs are long and slender, and the elytra are white to light tan with narrow bronze markings. The head has long antennae, large compound eyes, and powerful jaws. There are white hairs on the pronotum and the sides of the abdomen. The pale coloration provides camouflage for the beetle on the light sand. The larvae are grub-like, with long, segmented bodies and large jaws similar to those of adults. ''Habroscelimorpha dorsalis dorsalis'', commonly known as the Northeastern beach tiger beetle, is the largest subspecies of ''Habroscelimorpha dorsalis''. In 2012, the subgenus ''Habroscelimorpa'' was reclassified to the genus level Fitting to its name, the Northeastern beach tiger beetle is found along the north-easter ... [...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] |
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] |
Diurnal Animal
Diurnality is a form of plant and animal behavior characterized by activity during daytime, with a period of sleeping or other inactivity at night. The common adjective used for daytime activity is "diurnal". The timing of activity by an animal depends on a variety of environmental factors such as the temperature, the ability to gather food by sight, the risk of predation, and the time of year. Diurnality is a cycle of activity within a 24-hour period; cyclic activities called circadian rhythms are endogenous cycles not dependent on external cues or environmental factors except for a zeitgeber. Animals active during twilight are crepuscular, those active during the night are nocturnal and animals active at sporadic times during both night and day are cathemeral. Plants that open their flowers during the daytime are described as diurnal, while those that bloom during nighttime are nocturnal. The timing of flower opening is often related to the time at which preferred pollinato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nocturnal
Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed senses of hearing, smell, and specially adapted eyesight. Some animals, such as cats and ferrets, have eyes that can adapt to both low-level and bright day levels of illumination (see metaturnal). Others, such as bushbabies and (some) bats, can function only at night. Many nocturnal creatures including tarsiers and some owls have large eyes in comparison with their body size to compensate for the lower light levels at night. More specifically, they have been found to have a larger cornea relative to their eye size than diurnal creatures to increase their : in the low-light conditions. Nocturnality helps wasps, such as ''Apoica flavissima'', avoid hunting in intense sunlight. Diurnal animals, including squirrels and songbirds, are active du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of river systems; the Zambezi River being the most prominent. The Zambezi flows from the northwest corner of Zambia and western Angola to the Indian Ocean on the coast of Mozambique. Along the way, the Zambezi River flows over the mighty Victoria Falls on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls is one of the largest waterfalls in the world and a major tourist attraction for the region. Southern Africa includes both subtropical and temperate climates, with the Tropic of Capricorn running through the middle of the region, dividing it into its subtropical and temperate halves. Countries commonly included in Southern Africa include Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form (''e.g.'' caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to different environments than adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. In some organisms like polychaetes and barnacles, adults are immobil ... [...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] |
