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Xantholobus Muticus
''Xantholobus muticus'' is a species of treehopper belonging to the subfamily Smiliinae. Description ''Xantholobus muticus'' varies in color from black to pale yellowish brown. The pronotum is low and rounded, and swells over the middle. Adults vary in length from 7 to 8 millimetres. Range ''Xantholobus muticus'' can be found across the eastern and central parts of United States and Canada, stretching from Manitoba to Quebec in the north and from Texas to Florida in the south. Habitat ''Xantholobus muticus'' is commonly found in mixed hardwood forests, primarily where oak (''Quercus'') trees are present. It can be found from the late spring months to the early summer months. Diet Like all treehoppers, ''Xantholobus muticus'' feeds on the sap from under leaves. However, ''X. muticus'' feeds exclusively on the trees of the genus ''Quercus'', or oaks, including: * ''Quercus alba'' * ''Q. laevis'' * ''Q. prinus'' * ''Q. stellata'' Taxonomy ''Xantholobus muticus'' was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiliinae
Smiliinae is a subfamily of treehoppers in the family Membracidae. These are Hemiptera, bugs and include about 100 genera in 10 tribes. Tribes and genera These genera belong to the subfamily Smiliinae: * incertae sedis ** ''Antianthe'' Fowler, 1895 ** ''Hemicardiacus'' Plummer, 1945 ** ''Smilirhexia'' McKamey, 2008 ** ''Tropidarnis'' Fowler, 1894 * tribe Acutalini Fowler, 1895 ** ''Acutalis'' Fairmaire, 1846 ** ''Bordoniana'' Sakakibara, 1999 ** ''Cornutalis'' Sakakibara, 1998 ** ''Euritea'' Stål, 1867 ** ''Thrasymedes (insect) Kirkaldy, 1904 * tribe Amastrini Goding, 1926 ** ''Amastris (insect)'' Stål, 1862 ** ''Aurimastris'' Evangelista and Sakakibara, 2007 ** ''Bajulata'' Ball, 1933 ** ''Erosne'' Stål, 1867 ** ''Harmonides'' Kirkaldy, 1902 ** ''Hygris'' Stål, 1862 ** ''Idioderma'' Van Duzee, 1909 ** ''Lallemandia'' Funkhouser, 1922 ** ''Neotynelia'' Creão-Duarte and Sakakibara, 2000 ** ''Tynelia'' Stål, 1858 ** ''Vanduzea'' Goding, 1892 * tribe Ceresini Goding, 1892 ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Of North America
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera Of North America
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as ants, bees, beetles, or butterflies. In some variations of English, all terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. The term is also occa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Described In 1777
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
