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Ega (beetle)
''Ega'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 17 described species in ''Ega''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Ega'': * ''Ega aequatoria'' Chaudoir, 1850 * ''Ega amazonica'' Chaudoir, 1872 * ''Ega anthicoides'' (Solier, 1836) * ''Ega argentina'' (Brèthes, 1916) * ''Ega biloba'' Bates, 1871 * ''Ega brasiliensis'' Motschulsky, 1864 * ''Ega delicatula'' (Motschulsky, 1864) * ''Ega formicaria'' Laporte, 1834 * ''Ega fuscoaenea'' Motschulsky, 1864 * ''Ega laetula'' LeConte, 1851 * ''Ega longiceps'' (Schaum, 1863) * ''Ega montevidensis'' (Tremoleras, 1917) * ''Ega nodicollis'' Bates, 1871 * ''Ega obliqua'' Chaudoir, 1872 * ''Ega sallei'' Chevrolet * ''Ega sulcipennis'' Chaudoir, 1872 * ''Ega tenuicollis'' (Dejean, 1831) c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * External links * Harpalinae Carabidae genera {{harpalinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antenna (biology), antennae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
