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Gryllotalpa Africana
''Gryllotalpa africana'', also known as the African mole cricket, is a relatively small mole cricket species, native to Africa, but local populations exist in Asia, and southern Europe. Subspecies and similar species It is now understood that ''G. africana'' is a species complex that may include cryptic species. These cryptic species can be distinguished only by their song patterns. There are two subspecies of ''G. africana''; the ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists: * ''Gryllotalpa africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 ** ''G. africana africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 (Africa, Portugal, Indian Subcontinent) ** ''G. africana microphtalma'' Chopard, 1936 (Senegal) * ''Gryllotalpa bulla'' Townsend, 1983 * ''Gryllotalpa debilis'' Gerstaecker, 1869 * ''Gryllotalpa devia'' Saussure, 1877 * ''Gryllotalpa robusta'' Townsend, 1983 * ''Gryllotalpa rufescens'' Chopard, 1948 Biology The species is omnivorous. The mole cricket lives underground, making burrows and feeding on plant roots, lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, 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 Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. Comprising the westernmost peninsulas of Eurasia, it shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and Asia to the east. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea and the waterways of the Turkish Straits. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pest (organism)
A pest is any animal or plant harmful to humans or human concerns. The term is particularly used for creatures that damage crops, livestock, and forestry or cause a nuisance to people, especially in their homes. Humans have modified the environment for their own purposes and are intolerant of other creatures occupying the same space when their activities impact adversely on human objectives. Thus, an elephant is unobjectionable in its natural habitat but a pest when it tramples crops. Some animals are disliked because they bite or sting; snakes, wasps, ants, bed bugs, fleas and ticks belong in this category. Others enter the home; these include houseflies, which land on and contaminate food, beetles, which tunnel into the woodwork, and other animals that scuttle about on the floor at night, like cockroaches, which are often associated with unsanitary conditions. Agricultural and horticultural crops are attacked by a wide variety of pests, the most important being insects, mites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects
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] |
Omnivorous
An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutrients and energy of the sources absorbed. Often, they have the ability to incorporate food sources such as algae, fungi, and bacteria into their diet. Omnivores come from diverse backgrounds that often independently evolved sophisticated consumption capabilities. For instance, dogs evolved from primarily carnivorous organisms ( Carnivora) while pigs evolved from primarily herbivorous organisms ( Artiodactyla). Despite this, physical characteristics such as tooth morphology may be reliable indicators of diet in mammals, with such morphological adaptation having been observed in bears. The variety of different animals that are classified as omnivores can be placed into further sub-categories depending on their feeding behaviors. Frugivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryllotalpa Rufescens
''Gryllotalpa'' is a genus of insects in the mole cricket family Gryllotalpidae. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists a number species, including cryptic species groups (indicated with a * and often distinguished only by song patterns). They include: * species group* ''Gryllotalpa africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 — Africa * species group* '' Gryllotalpa australis'' Erichson, 1842 includes: ** ''Gryllotalpa brachyptera'' Tindale, 1928 — Australia * '' Gryllotalpa breviabdominis'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa chiliensis'' Saussure, 1861 * ''Gryllotalpa chinensis'' Westwood, 1838 * ''Gryllotalpa choui'' Ma & Zhang, 2010 * '' Gryllotalpa cophta'' (Haan, 1844) * '' Gryllotalpa cultriger'' Uhler, 1864 — Mexico * ''Gryllotalpa cycloptera'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa dentista'' Yang, 1995 * ''Gryllotalpa formosana'' Shiraki, 1930 — Taiwan * ''Gryllotalpa fraser'' Tan & Kamaruddin, 2013 * ''Gryllotalpa fulvipes'' Saussure, 1877 * ''Gryllotalpa fusca'' Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryllotalpa Robusta
''Gryllotalpa'' is a genus of insects in the mole cricket family Gryllotalpidae. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists a number species, including cryptic species groups (indicated with a * and often distinguished only by song patterns). They include: * species group* ''Gryllotalpa africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 — Africa * species group* '' Gryllotalpa australis'' Erichson, 1842 includes: ** '' Gryllotalpa brachyptera'' Tindale, 1928 — Australia * '' Gryllotalpa breviabdominis'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa chiliensis'' Saussure, 1861 * ''Gryllotalpa chinensis'' Westwood, 1838 * ''Gryllotalpa choui'' Ma & Zhang, 2010 * '' Gryllotalpa cophta'' (Haan, 1844) * '' Gryllotalpa cultriger'' Uhler, 1864 — Mexico * '' Gryllotalpa cycloptera'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa dentista'' Yang, 1995 * '' Gryllotalpa formosana'' Shiraki, 1930 — Taiwan * '' Gryllotalpa fraser'' Tan & Kamaruddin, 2013 * '' Gryllotalpa fulvipes'' Saussure, 1877 * '' Gryllotalpa fusca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryllotalpa Debilis
''Gryllotalpa'' is a genus of insects in the mole cricket family Gryllotalpidae. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File'' lists a number species, including cryptic species groups (indicated with a * and often distinguished only by song patterns). They include: * species group* ''Gryllotalpa africana'' Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 — Africa * species group* '' Gryllotalpa australis'' Erichson, 1842 includes: ** ''Gryllotalpa brachyptera'' Tindale, 1928 — Australia * '' Gryllotalpa breviabdominis'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa chiliensis'' Saussure, 1861 * ''Gryllotalpa chinensis'' Westwood, 1838 * ''Gryllotalpa choui'' Ma & Zhang, 2010 * '' Gryllotalpa cophta'' (Haan, 1844) * '' Gryllotalpa cultriger'' Uhler, 1864 — Mexico * ''Gryllotalpa cycloptera'' Ma & Zhang, 2011 * '' Gryllotalpa dentista'' Yang, 1995 * ''Gryllotalpa formosana'' Shiraki, 1930 — Taiwan * ''Gryllotalpa fraser'' Tan & Kamaruddin, 2013 * ''Gryllotalpa fulvipes'' Saussure, 1877 * ''Gryllotalpa fusca'' Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptic Species
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each other, further blurring any distinctions. Terms that are sometimes used synonymously but have more precise meanings are cryptic species for two or more species hidden under one species name, sibling species for two (or more) species that are each other's closest relative, and species flock for a group of closely related species that live in the same habitat. As informal taxonomic ranks, species group, species aggregate, macrospecies, and superspecies are also in use. Two or more taxa that were once considered conspecific (of the same species) may later be subdivided into infraspecific taxa (taxa within a species, such as bacterial strains or plant varieties), that is complex but it is not a species complex. A species complex is in most cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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