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Telegeusinae
Telegeusinae (common name long-lipped beetles) is a small subfamily of beetles in the family Omethidae recognizable by enlarged palpi found in males. Though relatively rare, males are sometimes found in large numbers in black light traps. Females are not known in this group, but it is theorized that females are larviform as found in many closely related taxa. Description The most recognizable features of Telegeusinae are the extremely long labial and maxillary palpi with enlarged terminal segments. All species are small, 3.5 to 8 mm in length. The body of these beetles is flattened dorsally, the elytra are short, the antennae are filiform with 11 segments, and the tarsi are 5 segmented. Taxonomy The genus ''Telegeusis'' was first described in 1895 by Horn, and later placed within Drilidae by Leng in 1910. In 1920, ''Telegeusis'' was made its own family, Telegeusidae. This placement of ''Telegeusis'' was controversial at the time with some authors suggesting placement within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omethidae
Omethidae is a family of Elateroidea sometimes known as the false soldier beetles. They are native to South, Southeast and Eastern Asia and the Americas. Their biology is obscure and their larvae are unknown. They appear to inhabit vegetation in or surrounding forests, and are probably active during the day. Classification and taxonomy There are some 40 species in 11 genera, divided into four subfamilies. Long-lipped beetles (Telegeusinae) were formerly treated as a family Telegeusidae but are most recently treated as a subfamily within Omethidae. According to other recent studies, Phengodidae might possibly include (or be sister taxon to) the telegeusines.Zaragoza-Caballero & Zurita-Garcia (2015) A preliminary study on the phylogeny of the family Phengodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Zootaxa 3947: 527–542. Subfamily Driloniinae *'' Drilonius'' Subfamily Matheteinae *''Ginglymocladus'' *''Matheteus'' Subfamily Omethinae *''Blatchleya'' *''Malthomethes'' *''Omethes'' *'' Symph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phengodidae
The beetle family Phengodidae is known also as glowworm beetles, whose larvae are known as glowworms. The females and larvae have bioluminescence, bioluminescent organs. They occur throughout the New World from extreme southern Canada to Chile. The recently recognized members of the Phengodidae, the Cydistinae, are found in Western Asia. The family Rhagophthalmidae, an Old World group, used to be included in the Phengodidae. Larval and larviform female glowworms are predators, feeding on millipedes and other arthropods occurring in soil and litter. The winged males, which are often attracted to lights at night, are short-lived and probably do not feed. Females are much larger than the males and are completely larviform. Males may be luminescent, but females and larvae have a series of luminescent organs on trunk segments which emit yellow or green light, and sometimes an additional head organ which emits red light, as in railroad worms. This family is distinct from the firefly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larviform Female
Larviform female is a biological phenomenon occurring in some insect species, where the females in the adult stage of metamorphosis resemble the larvae to various degrees, while the male appears more morphologically adult (as imagoes). The resemblance may mean the larviform female has the same coloring as the larvae and/or similar body plans, and may be the result of the female arresting development at earlier stages of ecdysis than males. The female may not pupate at all, as in ''Xenos vesparum''. Erezyilmaz, D.F., Hayward, A., Huang, Y., Paps, J., Acs, Z., Delgado, J.A., Collantes, F., and Kathirithamby, J. (2014) 'Expression of the pupal determinant broad during metamorphic and neotenic development of the strepsipteran ''Xenos vesparum'' Rossi', PLoS ONE, 9(4), available: https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A375582897/HRCA?u=crepuq_bishop&sid=HRCA&xid=8b5d44a4 ccessed 30 Nov 2020 Typically, the female is wingless and generally larger than the male. Larviform females still reach sexual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drilini
Drilini is a tribe of beetles known commonly as the false firefly beetles, in the family Elateridae. Systematics In 2011, this lineage, formerly treated as a family, was transferred to the family Elateridae as the tribe Drilini. Two former genera, ''Pseudeuanoma'' and ''Euanoma'', were moved to the click beetle subfamily Omalisinae The Omalisinae (formerly family Omalisidae) are a small subfamily of morphologically derived elaterid beetles. The Omalisinae were long considered an independent family in the deprecated family Cantharoidea (more closely related to soft-bodied .... A 2019 study presented the first densely sampled molecular phylogeny of Drilini based on nuclear and mitochondrial markers, recovering 5 major clades well supported by morphology along with several new genera and species. References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q18630582, from2=Q687897 Elateridae Beetle tribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lymexylidae
The Lymexylidae (historically often spelled Lymexylonidae), also known as ship-timber beetles, are a family of wood-boring beetles. Lymexylidae belong to the suborder Polyphaga and are the sole member of the superfamily Lymexyloidea. Habitat and behavior ''Lymexylon'', ''Elateroides'', and ''Melittomma'' are pests to forest trees such as chestnut, poplar, and oak, and can be found worldwide. Some species are parasitic, causing decay in living trees and damaging timber structures such as houses and ships. Wood boring activities occur primarily in the larva stage, with the larvae damaging both sapwood and heartwood. Lymexylidae larvae bore into living and decaying wood (e.g. Chestnut, Populus, and Oak) where they consume the fungus '' Endomyces hylecoeti''. Symbiotic relationship with fungi Lymexylidae larvae have a symbiotic association with certain types of fungi. The fungi grow in sheltered environments where they are tended by the larvae, such as the holes burrowed into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atractocerus
''Atractocerus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Lymexylidae The Lymexylidae (historically often spelled Lymexylonidae), also known as ship-timber beetles, are a family of wood-boring beetles. Lymexylidae belong to the suborder Polyphaga and are the sole member of the superfamily Lymexyloidea. Habitat a .... The most recent revision of the family treats several small or monotypic genera as synonyms of ''Atractocerus'', though some authors continue to use the older generic names (e.g.). Species * '' Atractocerus aspoecki'' (Paulus, 2004) * '' Atractocerus ater'' Kraatz, 1895 * '' Atractocerus atricollis'' Pic, 1955 * '' Atractocerus bicolor'' Strohmeyer, 1910 * '' Atractocerus bifasciatus'' Gestro, 1874 * '' Atractocerus blairi'' Gardner, 1936 * '' Atractocerus brasiliensis'' Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825 * '' Atractocerus brevicornis'' (Linnaeus, 1766) * '' Atractocerus bruijnii'' Gestro, 1874 * '' Atractocerus crassicornis'' Clark, 1931 * '' Atractocerus emar ... [...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] |
Homonym (biology)
In biology, a homonym is a name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another such name, that belongs to a different taxon. The rule in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is that the first such name to be published is the senior homonym and is to be used (it is " valid"); any others are junior homonyms and must be replaced with new names. It is, however, possible that if a senior homonym is archaic, and not in "prevailing usage," it may be declared a ''nomen oblitum'' and rendered unavailable, while the junior homonym is preserved as a ''nomen protectum''. :For example: :* Cuvier proposed the genus ''Echidna'' in 1797 for the spiny anteater. :*However, Forster had already published the name ''Echidna'' in 1777 for a genus of moray eels. :*Forster's use thus has priority, with Cuvier's being a junior homonym. :*Illiger published the replacement name ''Tachyglossus'' in 1811. Similarly, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegeusis
''Telegeusis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Omethidae Omethidae is a family of Elateroidea sometimes known as the false soldier beetles. They are native to South, Southeast and Eastern Asia and the Americas. Their biology is obscure and their larvae are unknown. They appear to inhabit vegetation in ..., formerly considered to belong in a separate family "Telegeusidae". Species * '' Telegeusis austellus'' Zaragoza-Caballero & Rodriguez-Velez, 2011 * '' Telegeusis boreios'' Zaragoza-Caballero & Rodriguez-Velez, 2011 * '' Telegeusis chamelensis'' Zaragoza-Caballero, 1975 * '' Telegeusis debilis'' Horn, 1895 * '' Telegeusis glessum'' Zaragoza-Caballero & Rodriguez-Velez, 2011 * '' Telegeusis granulatus'' Zaragoza-Caballero & Rodriguez-Velez, 2011 * '' Telegeusis nubifer'' Martin, 1932 * '' Telegeusis orientalis'' Zaragoza-Caballero, 1990 * '' Telegeusis panamaensis'' Allen & Hutton, 1969 * '' Telegeusis schwarzi'' Barber, 1952 * '' Telegeusis sonorensis'' Zaragoza-Caballero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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