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Silis (beetle)
''Silis'' is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae, found mostly in Europe and the Americas. There are at least 80 described species in ''Silis''. Species These 88 species belong to the genus ''Silis'': * '' Silis abdominalis'' Schaeffer, 1908 * '' Silis abrupta'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis abstrusa'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis acuta'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis alexanderi'' Fender, 1972 * '' Silis angelica'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis angulata'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis arida'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis arizonica'' van Dyke, 1918 * '' Silis atra'' LeConte, 1884 * '' Silis barri'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis barticana'' Pic, 1908 * '' Silis bidentata'' (Say, 1825) * '' Silis californica'' Fender, 1948 * '' Silis carbo'' van Dyke, 1918 * '' Silis carmelita'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis cava'' LeConte, 1874 * '' Silis constricta'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis crucialis'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis dentigera'' Green, 1966 * '' Silis deserticola'' van Dyke, 1918 * '' Silis difficilis'' LeConte in Agassiz, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soldier Beetle
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers, hence the common name. They are also known commonly as leatherwings because of their soft elytra. Historically, these beetles were placed in a superfamily "Cantharoidea", which has been subsumed by the superfamily Elateroidea; the name is still sometimes used as a rankless grouping, including the families Cantharidae, Lampyridae, Lycidae, Omethidae (which includes Telegeusidae), Phengodidae, and Rhagophthalmidae. Soldier beetles often feed on both nectar and pollen as well as predating other small insects. The larvae are often active, velvety, often brightly-colored, and they feed on the ground, hunting snails and other small creatures. Evolutionary history The oldest described member of the family is '' Molliberus'' from the Early Cretaceous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |