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Pristhesancus Plagipennis
''Pristhesancus plagipennis'' is an Australian insect in the assassin bug genus '' Pristhesancus''. Amongst its prey, is the common garden pest, the stinkbug: ''Musgraveia sulciventris ''Musgraveia sulciventris'' is a large stink bug found in Australia, sometimes known as the bronze orange bug. It is considered a pest, particularly to plants in the citrus group. Bronze orange bugs suck the sap from trees, which causes the fl ...''. It is sometime called the bee-killer assassin bug, as it is also known to prey on honey bees. The juveniles (nymphs / instars) have a distinctive bright orange abdomen. References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3404030 Reduviidae Insects described in 1865 Insects of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristhesancus Plagipennis Nymph
''Pristhesancus'' is a genus of insects in the family Reduviidae, the assassin bugs. Species have been recorded from Australia and certain Pacific Islands. Species ''BioLib'' includes: * '' Pristhesancus adustus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus albipennis'' Walker, 1873 * '' Pristhesancus apicalis'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus aruanus'' Miller, 1953 * '' Pristhesancus aurantiacus'' Breddin, 1903 * '' Pristhesancus australis'' Malipatil, 1986 * '' Pristhesancus blandus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus browni'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus castrensis'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chessmanae'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chlamydatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chrysitis'' Distant, 1903 * '' Pristhesancus cinctipes'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus compositus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus congrex'' Stål, 1863 * '' Pristhesancus consignatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus cruentatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus cupreus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reduviidae
The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main examples of nonpredatory Reduviidae are some blood-sucking ectoparasites in the subfamily Triatominae. Though spectacular exceptions are known, most members of the family are fairly easily recognizable; they have a relatively narrow neck, sturdy build, and a formidable curved proboscis (sometimes called a rostrum). Large specimens should be handled with caution, if at all, because they sometimes defend themselves with a very painful stab from the proboscis. Taxonomy The Reduviidae are members of the suborder Heteroptera of the order Hemiptera. The family members are almost all predatory, except for a few blood-sucking species, some of which are important as disease vectors. About 7000 species have been described, in more than 20 recognized subfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pristhesancus
''Pristhesancus'' is a genus of insects in the family Reduviidae, the assassin bugs. Species have been recorded from Australia and certain Pacific Islands. Species ''BioLib'' includes: * '' Pristhesancus adustus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus albipennis'' Walker, 1873 * '' Pristhesancus apicalis'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus aruanus'' Miller, 1953 * '' Pristhesancus aurantiacus'' Breddin, 1903 * '' Pristhesancus australis'' Malipatil, 1986 * '' Pristhesancus blandus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus browni'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus castrensis'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chessmanae'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chlamydatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus chrysitis'' Distant, 1903 * '' Pristhesancus cinctipes'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus compositus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus congrex'' Stål, 1863 * '' Pristhesancus consignatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus cruentatus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhesancus cupreus'' Miller, 1958 * '' Pristhes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musgraveia Sulciventris
''Musgraveia sulciventris'' is a large stink bug found in Australia, sometimes known as the bronze orange bug. It is considered a pest, particularly to plants in the citrus group. Bronze orange bugs suck the sap from trees, which causes the flowers and fruit to fall. Taxonomy In 1863, Swedish entomologist Carl Stål described the species as ''Oncoscelis sulciventris'' from a collection near Moreton Bay in Queensland. In 1957, English entomologists Dennis Leston and G.G.E. Scudder reclassified the bronze orange bug as ''Musgraveia sulciventris,'' due to reorganization of ''Oncoscelis'' and related genera. It is the type species of the genus ''Musgraveia'' and in the Tessaratomidae family. Description and life cycle Bronze orange bugs are first found on trees in late winter. Mating takes place between late November through early March. Each mating pair takes 3 to 5 days to produce 10 to 14 eggs. The female lays up to four clutches of eggs and deposits them on the undersurface o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Described In 1865
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
