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Tetragonoderus Quadriguttatus
''Tetragonoderus quadriguttatus'' is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It was described by the renowned French entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ... Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1829. References quadriguttatus Beetles described in 1829 {{Carabidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (10 August 1780 – 17 March 1845), was a French soldier and entomologist. Dejean described a large number of beetles in a series of catalogues. A soldier of fortune during the Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of lieutenant general and ''aide de campe'' to Napoleon. He amassed vast collections of Coleoptera, some even collected on the battlefield at Waterloo. At the battle of Alcanizas he took time out of battle to pick up a beetle that he pinned on to cork on the inside of his helmet. After victory, he was pleased to find the beetle intact. He listed 22,399 species in his cabinets in 1837—at the time, the greatest collection of Coleoptera in the world. In 1802, he began publishing a catalogue of his vast collection, including 22,000 species names. Dejean was an opponent of the Principle of Priority in nomenclature. "''I have made it a rule always to preserve the name most generally used , and not the oldest one; because it seems t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use. Like several of the other fields that are categorized within zoology, entomology is a taxon-based category; any form of scientific study in which there is a focus on insect-related inquiries is, by definition, entomology. Entomology therefore overlaps with a cross-section of topics as diverse as molecular genetics, behavior, neuroscience, biomechanics, biochemistry, systematics, physiology, developmental biology, ecology, morphology, and paleontology. Over 1.3 million insect species have been described, more than two-thirds of all known species. Some insect species date back to around 400 million years ago. They have many kinds of intera ... [...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] |
