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Microvelia Aschnakiranae
''Microvelia'' is a genus of aquatic bugs in the family Veliidae. There are at least 230 described species in ''Microvelia''. Species * List of ''Microvelia'' species Illustrations File:20140427 130230 7250M.JPG, Microvelia reticultata File:20140427 131601 7271M.JPG, Microvelia reticultata in copula File:20140427 130700 7257M.JPG, Microvelia reticultata in copula File:Microvelia macgregori female macropter.jpg, ''Microvelia macgregori'' File:MicroveliaIndia.jpg, Adult and nymphs (India) References Veliidae Gerromorpha genera Taxa named by John O. Westwood {{gerromorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Entomology
''British Entomology'' is a classic work of entomology by John Curtis, FLS. It is subtitled ''Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: Containing Coloured Figures from Nature of the Most Rare and Beautiful Species, and in Many Instances of the Plants Upon Which they are Found''. The work comprises 770 hand-coloured, copper-plate engravings, each 8 by inches (20×14 cm), together with two or more pages of text. The work was issued in monthly parts over 16 years, each part comprising three or more (usually four) plates. Plates were initially printed on James Whatman's Turkey Mill paper and then (circa 1832) on Rye Mill paper. It was a masterpiece of the engraver's and colourist's art, described by the eminent French naturalist Georges Cuvier as the "paragon of perfection". Close examination of a proof set of plates (see below) reveals an obsessive attention to detail. The shading of the foliage is typically achie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John O
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatic Insect
Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as other insects. Some ''diving'' insects, such as predatory diving beetles, can hunt for food underwater where land-living insects cannot compete. Breathing One problem that aquatic insects must overcome is how to get oxygen while they are under water. Almost all animals require a source of oxygen to live. Insects draw air into their bodies through spiracles, holes found along the sides of the abdomen. These spiracles are connected to tracheal tubes where oxygen can be absorbed. All aquatic insects have become adapted to their environment with the specialization of these structures ;Aquatic adaptations # Simple diffusion over a relatively thin integument # Temporary use of an air bubble # Extraction of oxygen from water using a plastron or blood gill # Storage of oxygen in hemoglobin molecules in hemolymph # Taking oxygen from surface via breathing tubes ( siph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, Reduviidae, assassin bugs, Cimex, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking Insect mouthparts, mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as Ant, ants, Bee, bees, Beetle, beetles, or Butterfly, butterflies. In some variations of English, all Terrestrial animal, terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the Colloquialism, colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veliidae
Veliidae is a family of gregarious predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. They are commonly known as riffle bugs, small water striders, or broad-shouldered water striders because the segment immediately behind the head is wider than the rest of the abdomen. The genus ''Rhagovelia'' is also referred to as a ripple bug. Veliidae have a specialized body plan that allows them to walk on water and are neuston. Gerridae is another closely related group that is also neuston and both are in the superfamily Gerroidea. Veliidae are smaller however, between . They can be found on ponds, near lake shores, and in rivers worldwide. Some species can also be found on plants near water, in salt water or in mud flats. Life cycle Like all Heteroptera, the Veliidae go through an egg, nymph and adult stage. They have four or five nymphal instars. Both the adults and nymphs live together gregariously, in loose communities and can often be found in large groups. Eggs are usually laid underwater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Microvelia Species
This is a list of 234 species in ''Microvelia'', a genus of smaller water striders in the family Veliidae. ''Microvelia'' species * '' Microvelia acantha'' (Padilla-Gil, 2013) * '' Microvelia addisi'' Poisson, 1949 * '' Microvelia adrienneae'' Poisson, 1942 * '' Microvelia albolineolata'' Torre-Bueno, 1927 * '' Microvelia albomaculata'' Distant, 1909 * '' Microvelia albonotata'' Champion, 1898 * '' Microvelia alisonae'' Andersen and Weir, 2003 * '' Microvelia americana'' (Uhler, 1884) * '' Microvelia ancona'' Drake and Chapman, 1954 * '' Microvelia andringitrae'' Poisson, 1952 * '' Microvelia angelesi'' Andersen and Weir, 2003 * '' Microvelia angolensis'' Hoberlandt, 1951 * '' Microvelia ankavandrae'' Poisson, 1952 * '' Microvelia annandalei'' Distant, 1909 * '' Microvelia annemarieae'' Andersen and Weir, 2003 * '' Microvelia apunctata'' Andersen and Weir, 2003 * '' Microvelia arabica'' Brown, 1951 * '' Microvelia arca'' Drake, 1958 * '' Microvelia argentata'' Nieser and Alkins-Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerromorpha Genera
The Gerromorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs (suborder Heteroptera) are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea (infraorder Nepomorpha are also found in shore habitat, while the Gerromorpha are actually most often encountered running around on the water surface, being kept from sinking by surface tension and their water-repellent legs. Well-known members of the Gerromorpha are the namesake Gerridae (water striders). Systematics The eight family families usually recognized are arranged in four superfamilies. The two small or monotypic ones of these are basal lineages; the two larger ones form a more advanced clade. The phylogenetic sequence of superfamilies and families of the Gerromorpha is:ToL (1995) * Mesovelioidea – water treaders ** Madeoveliidae (sometimes included in Mesoveliidae) ** Mesoveliidae * Hebroidea – velvet bugs ** Hebridae ( Hyrcaninae might arguably be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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