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Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephaga to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Edward Andrewes
Herbert Edward Andrewes (1863, Reading – 1950, Highgate) was a stockbrokerUK Censuses 1891, 1901. 1911 and UK 1939 Register and an English entomologist who specialised in beetles of the order Coleoptera. Herbert Andrewes was one of four sons of engineer and mayor of Reading Charles James Andrewes and his wife Charlotte Parsons. His elder brother was the pathologist and bacteriologist Sir Frederick William Andrewes. Andrewes' initial training was at the forestry school in Nancy, France, now INRA. In 1885, he entered the Indian Forest Service. His next post was at the British Museum (Natural History) where he specialised in Carabidae. He was a prolific author, writing over 120 short scientific papers in addition to catalogues, taxonomic works, faunal monographs and identification manuals. Andrewes was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society from 1910 until his death (Council 1920-22). The society holds his library. Selected works *(1925) A revision of the Oriental species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetragonoderus
''Tetragonoderus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * ''Tetragonoderus aegypticus'' Jedlicka, 1952 * ''Tetragonoderus aericollis'' Quedenfeldt, 1883 * ''Tetragonoderus andrewesi'' Emden, 1934 * ''Tetragonoderus arcuatus'' Dejean, 1829 * ''Tetragonoderus assamensis'' Jedlicka, 1964 * ''Tetragonoderus assuanensis'' Mjuberg, 1905 * ''Tetragonoderus babaulti'' Alluaud, 1931 * ''Tetragonoderus bastardi'' Alluaud, 1897 * ''Tetragonoderus bayeri'' Burgeon, 1936 * ''Tetragonoderus bilunatus'' Klug, 1833 * ''Tetragonoderus bivittatus'' Jeannel, 1949 * ''Tetragonoderus chalceus'' Chaudoir, 1876 * ''Tetragonoderus chaudoiri'' Liebke, 1928 * ''Tetragonoderus chilensis'' (Dejean, 1831) * ''Tetragonoderus cinchona'' Jedlicka, 1964 * ''Tetragonoderus columbicus'' Steinheil, 1875 * ''Tetragonoderus crux'' Dejean, 1829 * ''Tetragonoderus cursor'' Bates, 1886 * ''Tetragonoderus deuvei'' Shpeley & Ball, 2008 * ''Tetragonoderus dila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
