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Torrella Immersa
''Torrella immersa'' is a species of an Operculum (gastropod), operculate land snail, terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae. Distribution This species lives in List of non-marine molluscs of Cuba, Cuba,"Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 20 March 2011. for example at Pan de Matanzas.Rios O. M. & Quinta M. H. (2010). "Larval Feeding Habits of the Cuban Endemic Firefly ''Alecton discoidalis'' Laporte (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)". ''Psyche (entomological journal), Psyche'' 2010, Article ID 149879, 5 pages, . Ecology This snail is usually a rock-dwelling species. Predators of ''Torrella immersa'' include larvae of the firefly bug ''Alecton discoidalis''. Refere ...
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Alecton Discoidalis
''Alecton discoidalis'' is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae, commonly known as the Cuban endemic firefly. The larvae of this species are predators on both pulmonate and operculate land snails. ''Alecton discoidalis'' is the type species of the genus ''Alecton''. Distribution ''Alecton'' is the only genus of firefly endemic to Cuba and ''A. discoidalis'' is the best known of the four species in that genus. It is found in the western half of the country. The type locality was described simply as "the island of Cuba". Description ''Alecton discoidalis'' was discovered and described (based on the larva only) by the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1833. His type description in French reads as follows: This translates as: Yellow, with the tips of the antennae and the elytra black, with a yellow border which starts a third of the way along the elytra. Biology The fireflies of Cuba have not been extensively studied. Research was underta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
