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Notonomus Croesus
''Notonomus croesus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Castelnau in 1867. References Notonomus Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Beetles described in 1867 {{Notonomus-stub ...
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François-Louis Laporte, Comte De Castelnau
François-Louis Nompar de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau (born ''François-Louis Nompar de Caumont La Force''; 24 December 1802 – 4 February 1880) was a French naturalist, known also as François Laporte or Francis de Castelnau. The standard author abbreviation Castelnau is used to indicate him when citing a botanical name and zoological names other than insects. Laporte is typically used when citing an insect name, or Laporte de Castelnau. Life Born in London, Castelnau studied natural history in Paris. From 1837 to 1841 he traveled in the United States, Texas, and Canada. He visited Middle Florida from November 1837 until March 1838, publishing "Essai sur la Floride du Milieu" in 1843. In Canada he studied the fauna of the Canadian lakes and the river systems of Upper and Lower Canada (roughly corresponding to the modern provinces of Ontario and Quebec) and of the United States. Castelnau, a French savant, was sent by Louis Philippe, in 1843, with two botanists and a ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Notonomus
''Notonomus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 120 described species in ''Notonomus'', found in Australia. Species These 127 species belong to the genus ''Notonomus'': ; Subgenus Acanthoferonia B.Moore, 1965 : '' Notonomus ferox'' (B.Moore, 1965) ; Subgenus Conchitella B.Moore, 1962 : '' Notonomus clivinoides'' (B.Moore, 1962) ; Subgenus Leiradira Laporte, 1867 : '' Notonomus alternans'' (Darlington, 1953) : '' Notonomus alticola'' (Darlington, 1961) : '' Notonomus auricollis'' (Laporte, 1867) : '' Notonomus aurifer'' (Darlington, 1961) : '' Notonomus barrae'' Will, 2015 : '' Notonomus dimorphicus'' Darlington, 1961 : '' Notonomus flos'' Darlington, 1961 : '' Notonomus iridescens'' Will, 2015 : '' Notonomus jacobi'' (Darlington, 1961) : '' Notonomus latreillei'' (Laporte, 1867) : '' Notonomus opacistriatis'' Sloane, 1902 : '' Notonomus puella'' (Tschitscherine, 1898) : '' Notonomus smilodon'' Will, 2015 : '' Notonomus soror'' (Darling ...
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Taxa Named By François-Louis Laporte, Comte De Castelnau
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the intro ...
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