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Cyrtothyrea
''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra and abdomen. Each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Cyrtothyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, while feeding on nectar. They are pollinators of several plant groups, including lily, orchid, protea and asclepiad species. In the case of '' Lilium formosanum'', ''C. marginalis'' beetles feed on the anthers or force themselves deep down into the perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla ( petals) or tepals when ... tubes to feed on nectar. At times they contact the stigma, which may also be used as a launch pad for taking off. Species * '' Cyrtothyrea marginalis'' (Swartz, 1817) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrtothyrea Testaceoguttata
''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra and abdomen. Each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Cyrtothyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, while feeding on nectar. They are pollinators of several plant groups, including lily, orchid, protea and asclepiad species. In the case of ''Lilium formosanum'', ''C. marginalis'' beetles feed on the anthers or force themselves deep down into the perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepals when ... tubes to feed on nectar. At times they contact the stigma, which may also be used as a launch pad for taking off. Species * '' Cyrtothyrea marginalis'' (Swartz, 1817) * '' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrtothyrea Rudebecki
''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra and abdomen. Each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Cyrtothyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, while feeding on nectar. They are pollinators of several plant groups, including lily, orchid, protea and asclepiad species. In the case of ''Lilium formosanum'', ''C. marginalis'' beetles feed on the anthers or force themselves deep down into the perianth tubes to feed on nectar. At times they contact the stigma, which may also be used as a launch pad for taking off. Species * '' Cyrtothyrea marginalis'' (Swartz, 1817) * '' Cyrtothyrea rubriceps'' (Raffray, 1877) * '' Cyrtothyrea rudebecki'' Schein, 1960 * ''Cyrtothyrea testaceoguttata ''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrtothyrea Rubriceps
''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra and abdomen. Each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Cyrtothyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, while feeding on nectar. They are pollinators of several plant groups, including lily, orchid, protea and asclepiad species. In the case of ''Lilium formosanum'', ''C. marginalis'' beetles feed on the anthers or force themselves deep down into the perianth tubes to feed on nectar. At times they contact the stigma, which may also be used as a launch pad for taking off. Species * '' Cyrtothyrea marginalis'' (Swartz, 1817) * '' Cyrtothyrea rubriceps'' (Raffray, 1877) * ''Cyrtothyrea rudebecki'' Schein, 1960 * ''Cyrtothyrea testaceoguttata ''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrtothyrea Marginalis
''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white dots or lines on the thorax, elytra and abdomen. Each species has its own distinctive pattern. ''Cyrtothyrea'' are active during the day, and are often found on flowers, while feeding on nectar. They are pollinators of several plant groups, including lily, orchid, protea and asclepiad species. In the case of ''Lilium formosanum'', ''C. marginalis'' beetles feed on the anthers or force themselves deep down into the perianth tubes to feed on nectar. At times they contact the stigma, which may also be used as a launch pad for taking off. Species * '' Cyrtothyrea marginalis'' (Swartz, 1817) * ''Cyrtothyrea rubriceps'' (Raffray, 1877) * ''Cyrtothyrea rudebecki'' Schein, 1960 * ''Cyrtothyrea testaceoguttata ''Cyrtothyrea'' is a small genus of Afrotropical chafer beetles (Cetoniinae). They are about 9 mm in size, black in colour with white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetoniinae
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed. Twelve tribes are presently recognized: Cetoniini, Cremastocheilini, Diplognathini, Goliathini, Gymnetini, Phaedimini, Schizorhinini, Stenotarsiini, Taenioderini, Trichiini, Valgini, and Xiphoscelidini. The tribe Gymnetini is the biggest of the American tribes, and Goliathini contains the largest species, and is mainly found in the rainforest regions of Africa. Description Adult flower chafers are usually brightly coloured beetles, often metallic, and somewhat flattened in shape. The insertions of the antennae are visible from above, while the mandibles and labrum are hidden by the clypeus. The elytra lack a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetoniini
Cetoniini is a tribe of fruit and flower chafers in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. There are over 80 genera in Cetoniini. Genera Subtribus Cetoniina *'' Aethiessa'' Burmeister, 1842 *''Anatona'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Anelaphinis'' Kolbe, 1912 *'' Aphelinis'' Antoine, 1987 *'' Atrichelaphinis'' Kraatz, 1898 *'' Atrichiana'' Distant, 1911 *'' Badizoblax'' Thomson, 1877 *'' Callophylla'' Moser, 1916 *'' Centrantyx'' Fairmaire, 1884 *''Cetonia'' Fabricius, 1775 *'' Chewia'' Legrand, 2004 *'' Chiloloba'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Cosmesthes'' Kraatz, 1880 *'' Cosmiophaena'' Kraatz, 1899 *'' Dischista'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Dolichostethus'' Kolbe, 1912 *'' Elaphinis'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Enoplotarsus'' Lucas, 1859 *'' Erlangeria'' Preiss, 1902 *'' Gametis'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Gametoides'' Antoine, 2006 *'' Glycosia'' Schoch, 1896 *''Glycyphana'' Burmeister, 1842 *'' Gymnophana'' Arrow, 1910 *'' Hemiprotaetia'' Mikšič, 1963 *'' Heteralleucosma'' Antoine, 1989 *'' Heterocn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilium Formosanum
''Lilium formosanum'', also known as the Formosa lily or Taiwanese lily (), is a plant species in the Liliaceae, lily family, endemic to Taiwan. description in English It is closely related to the Lilium longiflorum, Easter lily found in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, eastern and northern Taiwan. Both species are cultivated for their showy, trumpet-shaped flowers. ''Lilium formosanum'' has become naturalized in scattered locations in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stigma (botany)
The stigma () is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower. Description The stigma, together with the style and ovary (typically called the stigma-style-ovary system) comprises the pistil, which is part of the gynoecium or female reproductive organ of a plant. The stigma itself forms the distal portion of the style, or stylodia, and is composed of , the cells of which are receptive to pollen. These may be restricted to the apex of the style or, especially in wind pollinated species, cover a wide surface. The stigma receives pollen and it is on the stigma that the pollen grain germinates. Often sticky, the stigma is adapted in various ways to catch and trap pollen with various hairs, flaps, or sculpturings. The pollen may be captured from the air (wind-borne pollen, anemophily), from visiting insects or other animals ( biotic pollination), or in rare cases from surrounding water (hydrophily). Stigma can vary from long and sle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perianth
The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepals when called a perigone. The term ''perianth'' is derived from Greek περί (, "around") and άνθος (, "flower"), while ''perigonium'' is derived from περί () and γόνος (, "seed, sex organs"). In the mosses and liverworts (Marchantiophyta), the perianth is the sterile tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure (or developing sporophyte). Flowering plants In flowering plants, the perianth may be described as being either dichlamydeous/heterochlamydeous in which the calyx and corolla are clearly separate, or homochlamydeous, in which they are indistinguishable (and the sepals and petals are collectively referred to as tepals). When the perianth is in two whorls, it is described as biseriate. While the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther which contains ''sporangium, microsporangia''. Most commonly anthers are two-lobed and are attached to the filament either at the base or in the middle area of the anther. The sterile tissue between the lobes is called the connective, an extension of the filament containing conducting strands. It can be seen as an extension on the dorsal side of the anther. A pollen grain develops from a microspore in the microsporangium and contains the male gametophyte. The stamens in a flower are collectively called the androecium. The androecium can consist of as few as one-half stamen (i.e. a single locule) as in ''Canna (plant), Canna'' species or as many as 3,482 stamens which have been counted in the saguaro (''Carnegiea gigantea'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elytron
An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alternatively spelled as "hemielytra"), and in most species only the basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous, but when they are entirely thickened the condition is referred to as "coleopteroid". An elytron is sometimes also referred to as a shard. Description The elytra primarily serve as protective wing-cases for the hindwings underneath, which are used for flying. To fly, a beetle typically opens the elytra and then extends the hindwings, flying while still holding the elytra open, though many beetles in the families Scarabaeidae and Buprestidae can fly with the elytra closed (e.g., most Cetoniinae; ). In a number of groups, the elytra are reduced to various degrees, (e.g., the beetle families Staphylinidae and Ripiphoridae), o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
