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Harpactor Angulosus
''Harpactor angulosus'' is a species of true bug ( Harpactorinae). This assassin bug has been documented preying on caterpillars of the genus ''Hylesia'' (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae: Hemileucinae) in Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Caterpillars of this genus are an agricultural pest. ''H. angulosus'', like other species of Harpactorini, has potential as a biological pest control Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ... agent. References Reduviidae Hemiptera of South America Insects described in 1825 {{Cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpactorinae
The Harpactorinae are a large subfamily of the Reduviidae (assassin bugs). About 300 genera and 2,000 species worldwide have been described. Some of the species of the genera ''Zelus (bug), Zelus'', ''Pselliopus'', ''Sinea'', and ''Apiomerus'' are of interest as biological pest control agents. Tribes and genera The genera of six Tribe (biology), tribes include: Apiomerini New World resin bugs: auth. Amyot & Audinet-Serville, 1843 *''Agriocleptus'' Stål, 1866 *''Agriocoris'' Stål, 1866 *''Amauroclopius'' Stål, 1868 *''Apiomerus'' Hahn, 1831 *''Beharus'' Fabricius, 1803 *''Calliclopius'' Stål, 1868 *''Foucartus'' Berenger, 2006 *''Heniartes'' Spinola, 1840 *''Manicocoris'' Fabricius, 1787 *''Micrauchenus'' Amyot & Servile, 1843 *''Ponerobia'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 *''Sphodrolestes'' Stål, 1866 Diaspidiini African resin bugs: auth. Miller, 1959 * ''Cleontes'' Stål, 1874 * ''Diaspidius'' Westwood, 1837 * ''Rodhainiella'' Schouteden, 1913 Dicrotelini Asia, Australia; auth. St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assassin Bug
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examples of nonpredatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the family are fairly easily recognizable; they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build, and a formidable curved proboscis (sometimes called a rostrum). Large specimens should be handled with caution, if at all, because they sometimes defend themselves with a very painful stab from the proboscis. Taxonomy The Reduviidae are members of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. The family members are almost all predatory, except for a few blood-sucking species, some of which are important as disease vectors. About 7000 species have been described, in more than 20 recognized subfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylesia
''Hylesia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Hylesia acuta'' Druce, 1886 *'' Hylesia aeneides'' (Druce, 1897) *'' Hylesia alticola'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia anchises'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia andensis'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia andrei'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia angulex'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hylesia annulata'' Schaus, 1911 *'' Hylesia ascodex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia athlia'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia beneluzi'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Hylesia bertrandi'' Lemaire, 1982 *'' Hylesia biolleya'' Schaus, 1927 *'' Hylesia bouvereti'' Dognin, 1889 *'' Hylesia canitia'' (Cramer, 1780) *'' Hylesia cedomnibus'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia coex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia coinopus'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia colimatifex'' Dyar, 1913 *'' Hylesia colombex'' Dognin, 1923 *'' Hylesia composita'' Dognin, 1912 *'' Hylesia continua'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Hylesia corevia'' Schaus, 1900 *'' Hylesia cottica'' Schaus, 1932 *'' Hylesia cressida'' Dy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic rank, superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world. The Lepidoptera show many variations of the basic body structure that have evolved to gain advantages in lifestyle and distribution. Recent estimates suggest the order may have more species than earlier thought, and is among the four most wikt:speciose, speciose orders, along with the Hymenoptera, fly, Diptera, and beetle, Coleoptera. Lepidopteran species are characterized by more than three derived features. The most apparent is the presence of scale (anatomy), scales that cover the torso, bodies, wings, and a proboscis. The scales are modified, flattened "hairs", and give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturniidae
Saturniidae, commonly known as saturniids, is a family of Lepidoptera with an estimated 2,300 described species. The family contains some of the largest species of moths in the world. Notable members include the emperor moths, royal moths, and giant silk moths. Adults are characterized by large, lobed wings, heavy bodies covered in hair-like scales, and reduced mouthparts. They lack a frenulum, but the hindwings overlap the forewings to produce the effect of an unbroken wing surface.Tuskes PM, Tuttle JP, Collins MM (1996)''The Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of the Saturniidae of the United States and Canada''. Pages 182-184.Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. Saturniids are sometimes brightly colored and often have translucent eyespots or "windows" on their wings. Sexual dimorphism varies by species, but males can generally be distinguished by their larger, broader antennae. Most adults possess wingspans between 1-6 in (2.5–15 cm), but so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemileucinae
Hemileucinae is a subfamily of the family Saturniidae. It is also known as venomous caterpillars. This subfamily contains the following genera: *'' Adetomeris'' Michener, 1949 *'' Ancistrota'' Hübner, 1819 *''Arias'' Lemaire, 1995 *'' Automerella'' Michener, 1949 *'' Automerina'' Michener, 1949 *'' Automeris'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Automeropsis'' Lemaire, 1969 *'' Callodirphia'' Michener, 1949 *'' Catacantha'' Bouvier, 1930 *'' Catharisa'' Jordan, 1911 *'' Cerodirphia'' Michener, 1949 *''Cinommata'' Butler, 1882 *'' Coloradia'' Blake, 1863 *'' Dihirpa'' Draudt, 1929 *''Dirphia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Dirphiella'' Michener, 1949 *'' Dirphiopsis'' Bouvier, 1928 *'' Erythromeris'' Lemaire, 1969 *'' Eubergia'' Bouvier, 1929 *'' Eubergioides'' Michener, 1949 *''Eudyaria'' Dyar, 1898 *''Gamelia'' Hübner, 1819 *'' Gamelioides'' Lemaire, 1988 *'' Heliconisa'' Walker, 1855 *''Hemileuca'' Walker, 1855 *'' Hidripa'' Draudt, 1929 *''Hirpida'' Draudt, 1929 *'' Hispaniodirphia'' Lemaire, 1999 *''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viçosa, Minas Gerais
Viçosa is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais. Its population was estimated at 79,910 inhabitants. It is a city essentially oriented to education, with emphasis on the Federal University of Viçosa, founded in 1926 by the president of the Republic Artur da Silva Bernardes, who was born in Viçosa. It also possesses other private higher education institutions, emphasizing the educational character of the city. It is a city that attracts many people from Brazil and other countries due to scientific and academic events that take place around the university, totaling approximately 500 annual events. History Foundation Before colonization, the Piranga River basin region was inhabited by the indigenous Aimoré and Purí people, who with the Tamoios belonged to the Tupi group. Although traversed by some '' bandeirantes'' in the seventeenth century, it remained occupied by natives until then. The white European settlement of the region began in the eight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entomological News
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use. Like several of the other fields that are categorized within zoology, entomology is a taxon-based category; any form of scientific study in which there is a focus on insect-related inquiries is, by definition, entomology. Entomology therefore overlaps with a cross-section of topics as diverse as molecular genetics, behavior, neuroscience, biomechanics, biochemistry, systematics, physiology, developmental biology, ecology, morphology, and paleontology. Over 1.3 million insect species have been described, more than two-thirds of all known species. Some insect species date back to around 400 million years ago. They have many kinds of intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpactorini
Harpactorini is a tribe of the Harpactorinae (assassin bugs). This group is the most diverse of the entire assassin bug family, with 51 genera recognized in the Neotropical Region and 289 genera and 2003 species overall. This tribe contains the only genera of the reduviidae with exaggerated modifications of the pronotum, such as the wheel bug ('' Arilus'') and the strongly raised and divided posterior pronotal lobe in ''Ulpius'' Stål, 1865. Genera * '' Abelamocoris'' * '' Acanthischium'' * '' Acholla'' Stål, 1862 * '' Arilus'' Hahn, 1831 * '' Atopozelus'' * '' Atrachelus'' Amyot and Serville, 1843 * '' Coilopus'' * '' Cosmoclopius'' * '' Castolus'' Stål, 1858 * '' Camptibia'' Cai, 2003 * ''Coranus'' Curtis, 1833 * ''Dalytra'' Stål, 1861 * '' Doldina'' Stål, 1859 * '' Euagoras'' Burmeister, 1835 * '' Eulyes'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Fitchia'' Stål, 1859 * '' Harpactor'' Laporte, 1833 * '' Harpactorella'' - monotypic '' Harpactorella frederici'' Wygodzinsky, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biological Pest Control
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also involves an active human management role. It can be an important component of integrated pest management (IPM) programs. There are three basic strategies for biological pest control: classical (importation), where a natural enemy of a pest is introduced in the hope of achieving control; inductive (augmentation), in which a large population of natural enemies are administered for quick pest control; and inoculative (conservation), in which measures are taken to maintain natural enemies through regular reestablishment. Natural enemies of insect pests, also known as biological control agents, include predators, parasitoids, pathogens, and competitors. Biological control agents of plant diseases are most often referred to as antagonists. Biologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reduviidae
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examples of nonpredatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the family are fairly easily recognizable; they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build, and a formidable curved proboscis (sometimes called a rostrum). Large specimens should be handled with caution, if at all, because they sometimes defend themselves with a very painful stab from the proboscis. Taxonomy The Reduviidae are members of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. The family members are almost all predatory, except for a few blood-sucking species, some of which are important as disease vectors. About 7000 species have been described, in more than 20 recognized subfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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