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Duvalius Doriae
''Duvalius doriae'', the Doria's Cave Beetle, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. Etymology This species, the first blind beetle found in Italy, was discovered in 1858 in the cave of Cassana in the Eastern Liguria by the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria and by the geologist Giovanni Cappellini. The French entomologist Leon Fairmaire Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ... named this species ''Anophthalmus doriae'' in honor of Giacomo Doria. Subspecies * ''Duvalius doriae doriae'' (Fairmaire, 1859) * ''Duvalius doriae liguricus'' (Dieck, 1869) Description This cave predator ground beetle has no wings or functional eyes. Distribution This species is endemic to Italy. References External links Trechinae Cave beetles Beetles described i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have 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 bilaterally symmetric body plan. The Bilateria include the protostomes, containing animals such as nematodes, arthropods, flatworms, annelids and molluscs, and the deuterostomes, containing the echinode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coleoptera
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] |
Trechinae
Trechinae is a subfamily in the ground beetle family, Carabidae. Genera The subfamily includes the following genera: * '' Accoella'' Uéno, 1990 * '' Acheroniotes'' Lohai & Lakota, 2010 * '' Adriaphaenops'' Noesske, 1928 * '' Aepiblemus'' Belousov & Kabak, 1993 * '' Aepopsis'' Jeannel, 1922 * '' Aepus'' Leach, 1819 * '' Afrotachys'' Basilewsky, 1958 * '' Agonotrechus'' Jeannel, 1923 * '' Agostinia'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Alanorites'' Belousov, 1998 * '' Albanotrechus'' Casale & V.B. Gueorguiev, 1994 * '' Allegrettia'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Allotrechiama'' Uéno, 1970 * '' Amblystogenium'' Enderlein, 1905 * '' Amerizus'' Chaudoir, 1868 – including ''Gnatholymnaeum'' * '' Ameroduvalius'' Valentine, 1952 * '' Anchotrechus'' Jeannel, 1927 * '' Andinorites'' Mateu & Belles, 1980 * '' Andinotrechus'' Mateu, 1981 * '' Angustanillus'' Baehr & Main, 2016 * '' Anillidius'' Jeannel, 1928 * '' Anillinus'' Casey, 1918 * '' Anillodes'' Jeannel, 1963 * '' Anillopsidius'' Coiffait, 1969 * '' Anillo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvalius
''Duvalius'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Duvalius abnormis'' Knirsch, 1913 * '' Duvalius abyssimus'' Reboleira & Ortuño, 2014 * '' Duvalius alexeevi'' Belousov, 1992 * '' Duvalius andreinii'' (Gestro, 1907) * '' Duvalius andreuccii'' Magrini & Vanni, 1984 * '' Duvalius annamariae'' Vanni & Magrini, 1989 * '' Duvalius antonellae'' Casale, Giachino, Vailati & Vigna Taglianti, 1996 * '' Duvalius antoniae'' Reitter, 1892 * '' Duvalius apuanus'' Dodero, 1917 * '' Duvalius armeniacus'' Casale, 1979 * '' Duvalius arnoldii'' Jeannel, 1962 * '' Duvalius aroaniae'' Casale, Giachino, Vailati & Vigna Taglianti, 1996 * '' Duvalius auberti'' Grenier, 1864 * '' Duvalius babicola'' Knirsch, 1925 * '' Duvalius baborensis'' Bruneau de Mire, 1955 * '' Duvalius balazuci'' Bruneau de Mire, 1948 * '' Duvalius balcanicus'' (J. Frivaldszky, 1879) * '' Duvalius baldensis'' Putzeys, 1870 * '' Duvalius balearicus'' Henrot, 1964 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liguria
Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is roughly coextensive with the former territory of the Republic of Genoa. Liguria is bordered by France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It rests on the Ligurian Sea, and has a population of 1,557,533. The region is part of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion. Etymology The name ''Liguria'' predates Latin and is of obscure origin. The Latin adjectives (as in ) and ''Liguscus'' reveal the original root of the name, ''ligusc-'': in the Latin name -sc- was shortened to -s-, and later turned into the -r- of , according to rhotacism (sound change), rhotacism. Compare grc, λίγυς, translit=Lígus, translation=a Ligurian, a person from Liguria whence . The name de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giacomo Doria
Marquis Giacomo Doria (1 November 1840 – 19 September 1913) was an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist, and politician. He was the founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa in 1867, and director from then until his death."DORIA Giacomo". ''Archivio Storico Senato della Repubblica Italiana'' (in Italian). It is now named for him as the . He collected numerous samples of plants, shells, butterflies, other insects and various animals in |
Leon Fairmaire
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 * León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora * Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France * Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France * Isla de León, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete North America * León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost town * Leon, Iowa, United States * Leon, Kansas, United States * Leon, New York, United States * Leon, Oklahoma, United States * Leon, Virginia, United States * Leon, West Virginia, United States * Leon, Wisconsin (other), United States, severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Beetles
A cave or cavern is a natural void in the Earth#Surface, ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos, that extend a relatively short distance into the rock and they are called ''exogene'' caves. Caves which extend further underground than the opening is wide are called ''endogene'' caves. Speleology is the science of exploration and study of all aspects of caves and the cave environment. Visiting or exploring caves for recreation may be called Caving, ''caving'', ''potholing'', or ''spelunking''. Formation types The formation and development of caves is known as ''speleogenesis''; it can occur over the course of millions of years. Caves can range widely in size, and are formed by various geological processes. These may involve a combination of chemical processes, erosion by water, tectonic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
