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Hoplopyga Brasiliensis
''Hoplopyga brasiliensis'' is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae. Description ''Hoplopyga brasiliensis'' can reach a length of about . Biology Larvae of this species are termitophilous, living in the nests of ''Cornitermes cumulans'' and ''Diversitermes diversimiles'' (''Termitidae'').Puker, Anderson; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Rosa, Cassiano S.; Grossi, Paschoal C.New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, With Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)/ref> They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood as well as a significant layer of their own feces where they develop.Garcia, F.P et al.Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS/ref> The feces contains cuticular hydrocarbons that the specific termite hosts use to identify one another, suggesting that this element of chamber construction plays a role in protecting the h. brasiliensis larvae ... [...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] |
Arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arthropod cuticle, cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate. The arthropod body plan consists of segments, each with a pair of appendages. Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical and their body possesses an exoskeleton, external skeleton. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. Some species have wings. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species. The haemocoel, an arthropod's internal cavity, through which its haemolymph – analogue of blood – circulates, accommodates its interior Organ (anatomy), organs; it has an open circulatory system. Like their exteriors, the internal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect
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] |
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] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or resources. The largest fossil scaraba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoplopyga
''Hoplopyga'' is a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae. These beetles can be found in Central and South America. Species * '' Hoplopyga albiventris'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga boliviensis'' Moser, 1918 * '' Hoplopyga brasiliensis'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga cerdani'' Antoine, 1998 * '' Hoplopyga foeda'' (Schaum, 1848) * '' Hoplopyga gosseti'' Antoine, 2008 * '' Hoplopyga liturata'' (Olivier, 1789) * '' Hoplopyga lucidiventris'' (Thomson, 1878) * '' Hoplopyga lugubris'' (Thomson, 1878) * '' Hoplopyga marginesignata'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga miliaris'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga miniata'' (Blanchard, 1846) * '' Hoplopyga monacha'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga multipunctata'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga ocellata'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga peruana'' Moser, 1912 * '' Hoplopyga ravida'' Janson, 1881 * '' Hoplopyga rubida'' (Gory & Percheron, 1833) * '' Hoplopyga ruteri'' Antoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippolyte Louis Gory
Hippolyte Louis Gory (27 September 1800 – 26 April 1852) was a French entomologist. Life Hippolyte Louis Gory was born in Paris, 5th arrondissement the 27 (or the 28) September 1800 (the exact date is 5 vendémiaire an IX in the republican calendar). He was married to Sophie Marie Sotom at Paris 30 March 1826. He died 26 April 1852 at Paris, 11ème arrondissement. Works Horn & SchenklingHorn (W.) & Schenkling (S.), 1928. Index Litteraturea Entomologicae, pp. 441-44online/ref> give a list of 63 entomological works One of his main works was the ''Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères'' (1837–1841), volumes 2-4; Castelnau writing the first volume only. This has become one of the rarest entomological books. Another well-known magistral work is the ''Monographie des Cétoines et genres voisins'', published with Achille Rémy Percheron Achille Rémy Percheron (25 January 1797 Paris – 1869) was a French entomologist. He listed, in ''Bibliographie ento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Rémy Percheron
Achille Rémy Percheron (25 January 1797 Paris – 1869) was a French entomologist. He listed, in ''Bibliographie entomologique'' more than 5 000 authors and 500 anonymous contributions. Works *With Hippolyte Louis Gory Hippolyte Louis Gory (27 September 1800 – 26 April 1852) was a French entomologist. Life Hippolyte Louis Gory was born in Paris, 5th arrondissement the 27 (or the 28) September 1800 (the exact date is 5 vendémiaire an IX in the republican ca ... (1800-1852), ''Monographie des cétoines et genres voisins'' (J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1833) *With Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville (1799–1874), “Genera″ des insectes, ou Exposition détaillée de tous les caractères propres à chacun des genres de cette classe d'animaux (Méquignon-Marvis père et fils, Paris, 1835) *''Monographie des passales et des genres qui en ont été séparés'' (J.-A. Mercklein, Paris, 1835) *''Bibliographie entomologique, comprenant l'indication par ordre alphabétique de noms d'aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Termitidae
Termitidae is the largest family of termites whose members are commonly known as the higher termites. They are evolutionarily the most specialised termite group, with their highly compartmentalized hindgut lacking the flagellated protozoans common to "lower termites". Whereas lower termites are restricted mostly to woody tissue, higher termites have diverse diets consisting of wood, grass, leaf litter, fungi, lichen, faeces, humus and soil. Subfamilies The family contains the following subfamilies: *Termitidae Latreille, 1802 **Subfamily Apicotermitinae Grassé & Noirot, 1954 955/small> (synonym: Indotermitidae Roonwal & Sen Sarma in Roonwal, 1958) **Subfamily Cubitermitinae Weidner, 1956 **Subfamily Foraminitermitinae Holmgren, 1912 (synonym: Pseudomicrotermitinae Holmgren, 1912) **Subfamily Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934, nomen protectum CZN 2003/small> (synonyms: Acanthotermitinae Sjöstedt, 1926, nomen rejiciendum CZN 2003/small>; Odontotermitini Weidner, 1956 **Subfamily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
