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Geotrupinae
Geotrupinae is a subfamily of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are more than 30 genera and 450 described species in Geotrupinae. Genera These 31 genera belong to the subfamily Geotrupinae: * '' Allotrupes'' François, 1904 * ''Anoplotrupes'' Jekel, 1865 * ''Ceratophyus'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 * '' Ceratotrupes'' Jekel, 1865 * '' Chelotrupes'' Jekel, 1866 * '' Cnemotrupes'' Jekel, 1866 * '' Enoplotrupes'' Lucas, 1869 * '' Epigeotrupes'' Bovo & Zunino, 1983 * '' Geohowdenius'' Zunino, 1984 * ''Geotrupes'' Latreille, 1796 * '' Geotrupoides'' Handlirsch, 1906 * '' Glyptogeotrupes'' Nikolaev, 1979 * '' Halffterius'' Zunino, 1984 * '' Haplogeotrupes'' Nikolaev, 1979 * '' Jekelius'' Lopez-Colon, 1989 * '' Lethrus'' Scopoli, 1777 * '' Megatrupes'' Zunino, 1984 * ''Mycotrupes'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Odontotrypes'' Fairmaire, 1887 * '' Onthotrupes'' Howden, 1964 * '' Peltotrupes'' Blanchard, 1888 * '' Phelotrupes'' Jekel, 1866 * '' Pseudotrypocopris'' MikŠ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geotrupidae
Geotrupidae (from Greek γῆ ''(gÄ“)'', earth, and Ï„Ïῡπητής ''(trȳpÄ“tÄ“s)'', borer) is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. They are commonly called earth-boring dung beetles or dor beetles. Most excavate burrows in which to lay their eggs. They are typically detritivores, provisioning their nests with leaf litter (often moldy), but are occasionally coprophagous, similar to dung beetles. The eggs are laid in or upon the provision mass and buried, and the developing larvae feed upon the provisions. The burrows of some species can exceed 2 metres in depth. A few species communicate by stridulation (rubbing body parts together to make sounds). Classification They were originally classified as the subfamily Geotrupinae in the family Scarabaeidae before being elevated to a family. Traditionally the family Bolboceratidae was included (as the subfamily Bolboceratinae) on the basis of the number of antenna segments, but examination of a different set of characteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycotrupes
''Mycotrupes'' is a genus of earth-boring scarab beetles in the family Geotrupidae. There are at least 5 described species in ''Mycotrupes''. Species * '' Mycotrupes cartwrighti'' Olson & Hubbell, 1954 * '' Mycotrupes gaigei'' Olson & Hubbell, 1954 (North peninsular mycotrupes beetle) * '' Mycotrupes lethroides'' (Westwood, 1837) * '' Mycotrupes pedester'' Howden, 1954 * '' Mycotrupes retusus'' (LeConte, 1866) (sandhills earth boring scarab beetle) References Further reading * Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. * * Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company. Geotrupidae {{Beetle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anoplotrupes
''Anoplotrupes'' is a genus of earth-boring dung beetles belonging to the family Geotrupidae subfamily Geotrupinae. Species Species within this genus include: *'' Anoplotrupes balyi'' (Jekel, 1866) *'' Anoplotrupes hornii'' (Blanchard, 1888) *''Anoplotrupes stercorosus ''Anoplotrupes stercorosus'', the dor beetle, is a species of earth-boring dung beetles, dung beetle belonging to the family Geotrupidae, subfamily Geotrupinae. Varieties Varieties or forms that have been recognized at times include the follow ...'' (Hartmann in L.G. Scriba, 1791) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2852320 Geotrupidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lawrence LeConte
John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime,Bird Name Biographies - URL retrieved September 14, 2006 including some 5,000 of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American s during his lifetime, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".Evans, Arthur V., and James N. Hogue. 2004. Chapter 1: A Brief History of Beetle Study in California. ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire". Biography Scopoli was born at Cavalese in the Val di Fiemme, belonging to the Bishopric of Trent (today's Trentino), son of Francesco Antonio, military commissioner, and Claudia Caterina Gramola (1699-1791), painter from a patrician family from Trentino. He obtained a degree in medicine at University of Innsbruck, and practiced as a doctor in Cavalese and Venice.Newton, Alfred 1881. ''Scopoli's ornithological papers.'' The Willoughby SocietyScanned version/ref> Much of his time was spent in the Alps, collecting plants and insects, of which he made outstanding collections. He spent two years as private secretary to the bishop of Seckau, and then was appointed in 1754 as physician of the mercury mines in Idrija, a small to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
