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Metius Luridus
''Metius luridus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1837. References Metius (genus) Beetles described in 1837 {{Metius-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilien Chaudoir
Maximilien Chaudoir, or Maximilien, baron de Chaudoir, (12 September 1816, Ivnitsa, near Zhitomir – 6 May 1881, Amélie-les-Bains) was a Russian entomologist. He was a specialist in Coleoptera and in particular the Carabidae. His Cicindelidae are conserved by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. His Carabidae were acquired by Charles Oberthür (1845–1924), then given to the same museum. He wrote ''Mémoire sur la famille des Carabiques'', 6 volumes commencing 1848. Life and work Chaudoir was born in Ivnitza, about 30 kilometres from Jitomir, Ukraine. The family may come from a line of French Protestant emigrants who fled in 1685 or from Belgium. The subsequent roots have been traced to Antoine de Chaudoire from Poland whose son worked in the court of Stanislas-Auguste Poniatowski until his abdication in 1795, after which he moved to Bavaria where he received the hereditary title of Baron from Maximilien Joseph II in 1814. His son Stanislav (1790–1858) marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antenna (biology), antennae. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed ''sensu lato'' as a single subfamily, Pterostichinae are downranked to a tribe Pterostichini. However, as the former Pterostichitae supertribe of the Harpalinae as loosely circumscribed does seem to constitute a lineage rather distinct from '' Harpalus'', its core group is here considered to be the present subfamily and the Harpalinae are defined more narrowly. They are usually mid-sized and rather stout ground beetles. Coloration is typically dark and without conspicuous patterns, but often with a strong sheen like polished metal. They are widely distributed and inhabit a wide range of terrestrial habitats. Unlike the more basal ground beetles which only eat small animals, the Pterostichinae include a large proportion of omnivorous or even herbivorous taxa. Systematics This group includes the following tribes and genera: Tribe A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metius (genus)
''Metius'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * '' Metius aeneus'' (Dejean, 1831) * '' Metius andicola'' (Dejean, 1831) * '' Metius annulicornis'' Curtis, 1839 * '' Metius apicalis'' Straneo, 1986 * '' Metius auratoides'' Straneo, 1986 * '' Metius blandus'' (Dejean, 1828) * '' Metius bolivianus'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius bonariensis'' (Putzeys, 1875) * '' Metius brunnescens'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius canotae'' Steinheil, 1869 * '' Metius carnifex'' (Dejean, 1828) * '' Metius caudatus'' (Putzeys, 1875) * '' Metius chilensis'' (Dejean, 1831) * '' Metius circumfusus'' (Germar, 1824) * '' Metius confusus'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius constrictus'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius cordatulus'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius cordatus'' (Putzeys, 1875) * '' Metius eurypterus'' (Putzeys, 1875) * '' Metius femoratus'' (Dejean, 1828) * '' Metius flavipes'' (Dejean, 1828) * '' Metius flavipleuris'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Metius foveolatus'' (Putzeys, 1875) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
