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Mallosia Galinae
''Mallosia galinae'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Mikhail Leontievich Danilevsky in 1990. It was first discovered in Azerbaijan and is now also known from Georgia. ''Mallosia galinae'' measure in length. Its host plants are ''Ferula'' and ''Prangos ferulacea ''Prangos ferulacea'', known in Italy as common basilisk (''basilisco comune'') is a perennial herbaceous plant present in the Mediterranean Basin, Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, and the Caucasus. Description Herbaceous plant 60–150 cm tall, ste ...'' (family Apiaceae). References Saperdini Beetles of Asia Beetles described in 1990 {{Saperdini-stub ... [...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] |
