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Gelastocoris Oculatus
''Gelastocoris oculatus'', the big-eyed toad bug, is a species of toad bug in the family Gelastocoridae The Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) is a family of about 100 species of insects in the suborder Heteroptera. These fall into two genera, about 15 species of '' Gelastocoris'' from the New World and 85 of '' Nerthra'' from the Old World. They are rem .... It is found in Central America and North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Gelastocoris oculatus'': * ''Gelastocoris oculatus oculatus'' (Fabricius, 1798) * ''Gelastocoris oculatus variegatus'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) References Further reading * External links * Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1798 Gelastocoridae {{Nepomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toad Bug
The Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) is a family of about 100 species of insects in the suborder Heteroptera. These fall into two genera, about 15 species of ''Gelastocoris'' from the New World and 85 of ''Nerthra'' from the Old World. They are reminiscent of toads both in the warty appearance and hopping movements of some species. Biology Gelastocoridae are riparian insects, generally found at the margins of streams and ponds, where they are predators of small insects. Gelastocoridae catch their prey by leaping on top of them and grasping them with their modified front legs.Borror DJ, Tripplehorn CA, Johnson NF (1989) An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th edition. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. New York. pg 213 Members of the family are found throughout the world, but their highest diversity is in the tropics. Adults lay their eggs in sand. Nymphs of many species cover themselves with a layer of sand grains. Apart from the no doubt considerable physical protection that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gelastocoridae
The Gelastocoridae (toad bugs) is a family of about 100 species of insects in the suborder Heteroptera. These fall into two genera, about 15 species of '' Gelastocoris'' from the New World and 85 of '' Nerthra'' from the Old World. They are reminiscent of toads both in the warty appearance and hopping movements of some species. Biology Gelastocoridae are riparian insects, generally found at the margins of streams and ponds, where they are predators of small insects. Gelastocoridae catch their prey by leaping on top of them and grasping them with their modified front legs.Borror DJ, Tripplehorn CA, Johnson NF (1989) An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th edition. Harcourt Brace College Publishers. New York. pg 213 Members of the family are found throughout the world, but their highest diversity is in the tropics. Adults lay their eggs in sand. Nymphs of many species cover themselves with a layer of sand grains. Apart from the no doubt considerable physical protection that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
