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Lilioceris Cheni
''Lilioceris cheni'', the air potato leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus ''Lilioceris'' that feeds on air potato plants. Air potatoes and the beetles are both native to Asia but have been introduced elsewhere. The air potato plants are an invasive species found throughout Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ..., and the beetles were introduced in 2012 by biologists in Florida to help control the spread of the air potato.Nature Conservancy Magazine February / March 2015 References Further readingAir Potato Leaf Beetle (Suggested Common Name), ''Lilioceris cheni'' Gressitt and Kimoto (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae)Ted D. Center and William A. Overholt2 University of Florida IFAS ExtensionFeatured Creatures, University of Florida I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilioceris
''Lilioceris'' is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1912 by Edmund Reitter. ''Lilioceris'' belongs to the subfamily Criocerinae and tribe Criocerini (Latreille, 1807). The family of beetles are of importance in horticulture because of their impact on the cultivation of lilies. ''Lilioceris cheni'' was introduced into Central Florida by biologists to try to control the spread of invasive air potato plants. Description Species of ''Lilioceris'' are between 4 and 10 mm long. The body has a long narrow shape, with a pronounced shoulder between the elytra and pronotum. Both the larvae and the adult (imago) beetles feed on plants. Lifecycle ''Lilioceris'' species are holometabolous, having a complete metamorphosis. The larvae proceed to a pupation stage to develop into adults. Diversity Well over 100 species are described, with 80 in Asia alone.Tishechkin, A. K., et al. (2011)Review of the continenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Potato
''Dioscorea bulbifera'' (commonly known as the air potato, air yam, bitter yam, cheeky yam, potato yam, aerial yam, and parsnip yam) is a species of true yam in the yam family, Dioscoreaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia and northern Australia. It is widely cultivated and has become naturalized in many regions (Latin America, the West Indies, the Southeastern United States, and various oceanic islands). It is also known as the up-yam in Nigerian Pidgin English, since the plant is cultivated more for its bulbils than for its tubers. Description ''Dioscorea bulbifera'' is a perennial vine with broad, alternate leaves, and two types of storage organs. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems, and tubers beneath the ground. These tubers are like small, oblong potatoes. Some varieties are edible and cultivated as a food crop, especially in West Africa. The tubers of edible varieties often have a bitter taste, which can be removed by boiling. They can then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invasive Species
An invasive species otherwise known as an alien is an introduced organism that becomes overpopulated and harms its new environment. Although most introduced species are neutral or beneficial with respect to other species, invasive species adversely affect habitats and bioregions, causing ecological, environmental, and/or economic damage. The term can also be used for native species that become harmful to their native environment after human alterations to its food webfor example the purple sea urchin (''Strongylocentrotus purpuratus'') which has decimated kelp forests along the northern California coast due to overharvesting of its natural predator, the California sea otter (''Enhydra lutris''). Since the 20th century, invasive species have become a serious economic, social, and environmental threat. Invasion of long-established ecosystems by organisms is a natural phenomenon, but human-facilitated introductions have greatly increased the rate, scale, and geographic range of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning , Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, it is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee, and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the ninth-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criocerinae
The Criocerinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. Tribes and genera * Tribe Criocerini Latreille, 1804 ** '' Crioceris'' Geoffroy, 1762 ** ''Lilioceris'' Reitter, 1912 * Tribe Lemini Heinze, 1962 ** '' Lema'' Fabricius, 1798 ** ''Neolema'' Monrós, 1951 ** ''Oulema ''Oulema'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.Gomez-Zurita, Jesus. (2011). "A new species of Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) from New Caledonia: ''Oulema (Oulema) taophiloides'' sp. nov." ''Zootaxa'' 2870: 63-68. Species These 3 ...'' Des Gozis, 1886 References Bibliography * Beetle subfamilies Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
