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Variimorda Flavimana
''Variimorda flavimana'' is a species of tumbling flower beetles in the subfamily Mordellinae of the family Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling .... References External links BiolibFauna Europaea Mordellidae Beetles described in 1876 Beetles of Europe {{Mordellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvain Auguste De Marseul
Sylvain Auguste de Marseul (January 21, 1812 in Fougerolles-du-Plessis in Normandy – April 16, 1890 in Paris) was a French Roman Catholic priest and entomologist. He taught in the Petit séminaire de Paris from 1833 to 1836. In 1842, founded a college at Laval, then from 1850 to 1853, he taught in Paris. In 1854, he left his college for America where he remained eight months and discovered entomology. The abbot of Marseul was the author of many publications. He founded in 1864 a review devoted to the Coleoptera and named ''L'Abeille'', the Bee. On his death this publication was continued by Ernest Marie Louis Bedel (1849-1922) then by René Gabriel Jeannel (1879-1965). The abbot also studied the history of the beginnings of French entomology in a series of review article in the Bee under the generic title ''Entomologistes et de leurs écrits'', Entomologists and their writings (1882 to 1887). His collection is conserved in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordellinae
Mordellinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements. Tribe and genera * Tribe Conaliini Ermisch, 1956 ** '' Conalia'' Mulsant & Rey, 1858 ** ''Conaliamorpha'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Glipodes'' LeConte, 1862 ** '' Isotrilophus'' Liljeblad, 1945 ** '' Ophthalmoconalia'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Paraconalia'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Pseudoconalia'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Stenoconalia'' Ermisch, 1967 ** '' Xanthoconalia'' Franciscolo, 1942 * Tribe Mordellini Siedlitz, 1875 ** '' Adelptes'' Franciscolo, 1965 ** '' Asiamordella'' Hong, 2002 ** '' Austromordella'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Binaghia'' Franciscolo, 1943 ** '' Boatia'' Franciscolo, 1985 ** '' Caffromorda'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Calycina'' Blair, 1922 ** '' Cephaloglipa'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Congomorda'' Ermisch, 1955 ** '' Cothurus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordellidae
The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements. Worldwide, there are about 1500 species. Anatomy The apparently tumbling movements are composed of a series of very rapid separate jumps (each jump of a duration of approximately 80 ms). They result from the beetle's efforts to get itself back into take-off position for flight when it has been in either lateral or dorsal position. Each individual jump should be considered as an extended rotation, performed by one leg of the third leg pair (metapodium). Depending on whether the left or the right metapodium is used as the leg that provides the leverage for take-off, change occurs in the direction of the jump. The energy for propulsion varies with the beetle's immediate muscle work, so that jump lengths and heights vary, with ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Described In 1876
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, Elytron, 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 fungus, 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 typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
