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Meligethes Coracinus
''Meligethes'' is a genus of pollen beetle Pollen beetle is an informal term for any species of beetle associated intimately with suitably pollen-rich species of flowers. Typically such a beetle is adapted to the pollen as a major part of its diet. Species in at least sixteen families of th ...s in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 80 described species in ''Meligethes''. Species These 81 species belong to the genus ''Meligethes'': * ''Meligethes amei'' * ''Meligethes atramentarius'' Förster, 1849 * ''Meligethes atratus'' (Olivier, 1790) * ''Meligethes aurantirugosus'' * ''Meligethes aurifer'' Audisio, Sabatelli & Jelinek, 2015 * ''Meligethes auripilis'' * ''Meligethes auropilosus'' Liu, Yang, Huang, Jelinek & Audisio, 2016 * ''Meligethes aurorugosus'' * ''Meligethes bidens'' Brisout de Barneville, 1863 * ''Meligethes bidentatus'' Brisout de Barneville, 1863 * ''Meligethes binotatus'' Grouvelle, 1894 * ''Meligethes brunnicornis'' Sturm, 1845 * ''Meligethes buyssoni'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollen Beetle
Pollen beetle is an informal term for any species of beetle associated intimately with suitably pollen-rich species of flowers. Typically such a beetle is adapted to the pollen as a major part of its diet. Species in at least sixteen families of the order Coleoptera could be counted as pollen beetles, and "pollen beetle" also is a common name for some such species. Pollen feeding Many insects of small to modest size benefit from feeding on pollen of suitable plants; pollen tends to be rich in protein, plentiful in season and easily available. Many plants, such as some members of the Araceae and Zamiaceae, produce large amounts of nutritious pollen, while producing little or no nectar. The pollen of such plants attracts and nourishes specialist pollen feeders that perform pollination, and many of those pollen feeders are beetles. In accessing the pollen of such plants, many pollen-feeding insects form mutually beneficial ecological relationships. Others damage the flowers however, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
