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Cis (beetle)
''Cis'' is a genus of tree-fungus beetles in the family Ciidae The minute tree-fungus beetles, family (biology), family Ciidae, are a sizeable group of beetles which inhabit Polyporales bracket fungi or coarse woody debris. Most numerous in warmer regions, they are nonetheless widespread and a considerable n .... There are at least 150 described species in ''Cis''. See also * List of ''Cis'' species References Further reading * * * * * * Ciidae Ciidae genera {{ciidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cis Boleti
''Cis boleti '' is a species of beetle in family Ciidae. ''Cis boleti'' is a tiny beetle (2,8–4 mm in length) uniformly brown beetle which lives in tree fungus. For instance, within the fruit bodies of ''Piptoporus betulinus'' and ''Trametes''. It is one of many very similar species, which are very difficult to identify and separated mostly by differences in the male genitalia.. It is found in Europe and East across the Palearctic to Japan. Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea is a database of the scientific names and distribution of all living multicellular Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight o ... References Ciidae Beetles described in 1763 Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli {{Ciidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire". Biography Scopoli was born at Cavalese in the Val di Fiemme, belonging to the Bishopric of Trent (today's Trentino), son of Francesco Antonio, military commissioner, and Claudia Caterina Gramola (1699-1791), painter from a patrician family from Trentino. He obtained a degree in medicine at University of Innsbruck, and practiced as a doctor in Cavalese and Venice.Newton, Alfred 1881. ''Scopoli's ornithological papers.'' The Willoughby SocietyScanned version/ref> Much of his time was spent in the Alps, collecting plants and insects, of which he made outstanding collections. He spent two years as private secretary to the bishop of Seckau, and then was appointed in 1754 as physician of the mercury mines in Idrija, a small to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciidae
The minute tree-fungus beetles, family (biology), family Ciidae, are a sizeable group of beetles which inhabit Polyporales bracket fungi or coarse woody debris. Most numerous in warmer regions, they are nonetheless widespread and a considerable number of species occur as far polewards as Scandinavia for example. Description As their name implies, minute tree-fungus beetles are tiny, about 0.5 to 5 mm long. Their body is short and cylindrical, often wikt:convex, convex, sometimes with a smooth coat of fine short hairs, sometimes being covered in long bristly hairs. They are mostly dark brown or blackish. The short antenna (biology), antennae consist of 8–10 segments. The pronotum is wider than long and often forming a quite prominent helmet-like structure. The elytra do not taper noticeably over most of their length. The arthropod leg, legs are short, the tibiae of the forelegs often bear characteristic extensions at the ends. Ecology These beetles usually inhabit Polyporac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cis Species
This is a list of 154 species in ''Cis (beetle), Cis'', a genus of minute tree-fungus beetles in the family Ciidae. ''Cis'' species * ''Cis acritus'' Lawrence, 1971 * ''Cis adamsoni'' Blair, 1932 * ''Cis alienus'' Sharp, 1879 * ''Cis americanus'' Mannerheim, 1852 * ''Cis angustiformis'' Perkins, 1900 * ''Cis angustus'' Hatch, 1962 * ''Cis arbustensis'' Zimmerman, 1938 * ''Cis atromaculatus'' Pic, 1916 * ''Cis aureopubens'' Pic, 1922 * ''Cis biacutus'' Reitter, 1908 * ''Cis biarmatus'' Mannerheim, 1852 * ''Cis bicolor'' Sharp, 1879 * ''Cis bidentatus'' (Olivier, 1790) * ''Cis bilamellatus'' Wood, 1884 * ''Cis bimaculatus'' Sharp, 1885 * ''Cis bisetosus'' Blair, 1935 * ''Cis boleti'' (Scopoli, 1763) * ''Cis breviformis'' Perkins, 1900 * ''Cis calidus'' Sharp, 1885 * ''Cis castaneus'' (Herbst, 1793) * ''Cis castlei'' (Dury, 1917) * ''Cis cayensis'' Lawrence, 1971 * ''Cis cheesmanae'' Blair, 1927 * ''Cis chinensis'' Lawrence, 1991 * ''Cis chloroticus'' Sharp, 1885 * ''Cis chujoi'' Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
