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Tarsosteninae
Tarsosteninae is a subfamily of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least two genera and two described species in Tarsosteninae. Genera These two genera belong to the subfamily Tarsosteninae: * ''Paratillus'' Gorham, 1876 * ''Tarsostenus ''Tarsostenus'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. It includes the cosmopolitan species ''T. univittatus''. Description ''Tarsostenus'' are oblong beetles 3.5–8.0 mm long and 1.0–2.0 mm wide. They can be recognised b ...'' Spinola, 1844 References Further reading * * * * * External links * Cleridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cleroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkered Beetle
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences. Cleridae have many niches and feeding habits. Most genera are predaceous and feed on other beetles and larvae; however other genera are scavengers or pollen feeders. Clerids have elongated bodies with bristly hairs, are usually bright colored, and have variable antennae. Checkered beetles range in length between . Cleridae can be identified based on their 5–5–5 tarsal formula, division of sternites, and the absence of a special type of vesicle. Female Cleridae lay between eggs at a time predominately under the bark of trees. Larvae are predaceous and feed vigorously before pupation and subsequently emergence as adults. Clerids have a minor significance in forensic entomology. Some species are occasionally found on carrion in the later dry stages of decay. Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences. Cleridae have many niches and feeding habits. Most genera are predaceous and feed on other beetles and larvae; however other genera are scavengers or pollen feeders. Clerids have elongated bodies with bristly hairs, are usually bright colored, and have variable antennae. Checkered beetles range in length between . Cleridae can be identified based on their 5–5–5 tarsal formula, division of sternites, and the absence of a special type of vesicle. Female Cleridae lay between eggs at a time predominately under the bark of trees. Larvae are predaceous and feed vigorously before pupation and subsequently emergence as adults. Clerids have a minor significance in forensic entomology. Some species are occasionally found on carrion in the later dry stages of decay. Also, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsostenus Univittatus-Curtis
''Tarsostenus'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. It includes the cosmopolitan species ''T. univittatus''. Description ''Tarsostenus'' are oblong beetles 3.5–8.0 mm long and 1.0–2.0 mm wide. They can be recognised by a distinctly oblong pronotum with glabrous streaks on the disc and without lateral tubercles, the elytral disc with 10 rows of punctations, and the unguis lacking a denticle. Several species within the genus have a transverse white band halfway along the elytra. Ecology Based on those species whose ecology is known, ''Tarsostenus'' are predators on wood-boring beetles. For example, ''T. univittatus'' preys on bostrichids ( ''Lyctus'', ''Sinoxylon'', '' Xylobiops'' and ''Trogoxylon'') and anobiines. It has been found in borer-infested lumber and wooden furniture from a range of different trees: ash, hickory, persimmon, white oak, ''Vahellia tortilis'' (=''Acacia tortilis'') ''Hayne raddiana,'' pecan, ''Cercis siliquastrum'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarsostenus
''Tarsostenus'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. It includes the cosmopolitan species ''T. univittatus''. Description ''Tarsostenus'' are oblong beetles 3.5–8.0 mm long and 1.0–2.0 mm wide. They can be recognised by a distinctly oblong pronotum with glabrous streaks on the disc and without lateral tubercles, the elytral disc with 10 rows of punctations, and the unguis lacking a denticle. Several species within the genus have a transverse white band halfway along the elytra. Ecology Based on those species whose ecology is known, ''Tarsostenus'' are predators on wood-boring beetles. For example, ''T. univittatus'' preys on bostrichids ( ''Lyctus'', ''Sinoxylon'', '' Xylobiops'' and ''Trogoxylon'') and anobiines. It has been found in borer-infested lumber and wooden furniture from a range of different trees: ash, hickory, persimmon, white oak, ''Vahellia tortilis'' (=''Acacia tortilis'') ''Hayne raddiana,'' pecan, ''Cercis siliquastrum'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paratillus
''Paratillus'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences. Cleridae have many niches and fe .... There is one described species in ''Paratillus'', ''P. carus''. References Further reading * * Cleridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cleroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
