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Epectasis Juncea
''Epectasis juncea'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the Type (zoology), type species of its genus. It was described by Newman in 1840, originally under the genus ''Saperda''. It has a wide distribution between Central America, Central and South America. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. References Pteropliini Beetles described in 1840 {{Pteropliini-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
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] |
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short (e.g., '' Neandra brunnea'') and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns. Description Other than the typical long antennal length, the most consistently distinctive feature of the family is that the antennal sockets are located on low tubercles on the face; other beetles with long antennae lack these tubercles, and cerambycids with short antennae still possess them. They otherwise vary greatly in size, shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type (zoology)
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally attached. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the defining features of that particular taxon. In older usage (pre-1900 in botany), a type was a taxon rather than a specimen. A taxon is a scientifically named grouping of organisms with other like organisms, a set that includes some organisms and excludes others, based on a detailed published description (for example a species description) and on the provision of type material, which is usually available to scientists for examination in a major museum research collection, or similar institution. Type specimen According to a precise set of rules laid down in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN), the scientific name of every taxon is almost al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saperda
''Saperda'' is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is cons ... in 1775. Species * '' Saperda alberti'' Plavilstshikov, 1916 * '' Saperda bacillicornis'' Pesarini & Sabbadini, 1997 * '' Saperda balsamifera'' (Motschulsky, 1860) * '' Saperda bilineatocollis'' Pic, 1924 * '' Saperda calcarata'' Say, 1824 - poplar borer * '' Saperda candida'' Fabricius, 1787 - roundheaded appletree borer * '' Saperda carcharias'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Saperda cretata'' Newman, 1838 * '' Saperda discoidea'' Fabricius, 1798 * '' Saperda facetula'' Holzschuh, 1999 * '' Saperda fayi'' Bland, 1863 * †'' Saperda florissantensis'' Wickham, 1916 * '' Saper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Central America consists of eight countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Within Central America is the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot, which extends from northern Guatemala to central Panama. Due to the presence of several active geologic faults and the Central America Volcanic Arc, there is a high amount of seismic activity in the region, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes which has resulted in death, injury, and property damage. In the pre-Columbian era, Central America was inhabited by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica to the north and west and the Isthmo-Colombian peoples to the south and east. Following the Spanish expedition of Christopher Columbus' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one internal territory: French Guiana. In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory), Bouvet Island ( dependency of Norway), Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pteropliini
Pteropliini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. Taxonomy * ''Abaraeus'' Jordan, 1903 * ''Abryna'' Newman, 1842 * ''Acanthetaxalus'' Breuning, 1961 * ''Acronia'' Westwood, 1863 * ''Agniolophia'' Breuning, 1938 * ''Albapomecyna'' Breuning, 1980 * ''Alidopsis'' Breuning, 1954 * ''Alidus'' Gahan, 1893 * ''Anaches'' Pascoe, 1865 * ''Anobrium'' Belon, 1902 * ''Aprophata'' Pascoe, 1862 * '' Ataxia'' Haldeman, 1847 * ''Atybe'' Pascoe, 1864 * ''Baraeus'' Thomson, 1858 * ''Batrachorhina'' Chevrolat, 1842 * ''Brachyale'' Breuning, 1963 * ''Cairnsia'' Blackburn, 1895 * ''Callimetopus'' Blanchard, 1853 * ''Catafimbria'' Aurivillius, 1922 * ''Cenodocus'' J. Thomson, 1864 * ''Cicatripraonetha'' Breuning, 1980 * ''Cobria'' Pascoe, 1865 * ''Corrhenes'' Pascoe, 1865 * ''Corrhenispia'' Breuning, 1938 * ''Corrhenodes'' Breuning, 1942 * ''Cristodesisa'' Breuning, 1959 * ''Cryptocr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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