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Platymeris Horrida
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug ( Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * ''Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * ''Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * ''Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * ''Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * ''Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * ''Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Biguttatus
''Platymeris biguttatus'' or two-spotted assassin bug is a venomous predatory true bug of west and southwest African origin ranging in size from 10–40 mm. As a true bug of the order hemiptera, it has needle like mouth parts designed for sucking juices out of plants or other insects instead of chewing. '' P. biguttatus'' has sharp stylets in its proboscis or rostrum used to pierce the exoskeleton of its prey. Saliva is then injected into the prey which liquifies its tissues, and the rostrum is then used to suck out the digested fluids. If disturbed, it is capable of a defensive bite considered to be more painful than a bee sting. It is also known to spit venom that can cause temporary blindness in humans. Prey typically consists of cockroaches, crickets, flies, darkling beetles and caterpillars. It was thought that they breed both sexually and through parthenogenesis, this however has recently been proved to not be true. Whilst unmated females will lay eggs, they are i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Flavipes
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * '' Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * '' Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * '' Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Swirei
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * '' Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * '' Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * '' Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * '' Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Rufipes
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * '' Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * '' Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * '' Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * '' Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker
Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (30 August 1828 – 20 June 1895) was a German zoologist, entomologist and professor at the University of Berlin and then the University of Greifswald. Biography Gerstaecker was born in Berlin, where he studied medicine and natural sciences, receiving his PhD in 1855 as a student of Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug. In 1856 he obtained his habilitation for zoology, and soon afterwards, became a curator at the Zoological Museum of Humboldt University. In 1864 he began work as a lecturer at the Landwirtschaftlichen Lehranstalt (Agricultural Educational Facility) in Berlin. In 1874 he became an associate professor for zoology at the University of Berlin, and in 1876, a professor of zoology at the University of Greifswald. He died in Greifswald. Works * ''Monographie der Endomychiden'' (1858) – Monograph on Endomychidae. * ''Handbuch der Zoologie'' (with Wilhelm Peters und Julius Victor Carus), Leipzig (1863-1875). * (Arthropoda) * Arthropod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Rhadamanthus
''Platymeris rhadamanthus'', the red spot assassin bug, is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae. Description ''Platymeris rhadamanthus'' can reach a length of . The basic color of the body is black, with orange or red spots on the hemelytra. The legs are covered with short hair, and femurs are crossed by a red band. Both the orange-spot and red-spot color forms have the same morphological characters including the morphology of male and female genitalia. This venomous nocturnal predator has needle-like mouth parts designed for sucking juices out other insects. It has a painful sting, comparable to that of a hornet. It feeds on small invertebrates, but mainly on the rhinoceros beetles.Vanderplank, F. The assassin bug, Platymeris rhadamanthus Gerst (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), a useful predator of the rhinoceros beetles Oryctes boas (P.) and Oryctes monoceros (Oliv.) /ref> Historically, the orange color form has also been known as ''Platymeris'' sp. "Mombo" in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Pyrrhula
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * ''Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * '' Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * '' Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Nigripes
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * ''Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * ''Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * ''Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Laevicollis
''Platymeris laevicollis'' is a venomous predatory true bug from central Africa that can be found in forests, scrublands, grasslands, and croplands. They are efficient predators and are used by farmers on coconut plantations to control herbivorous pests such as the rhinoceros beetle. As a true bug of the order Hemiptera, it has needle-like mouth parts designed for sucking juices out of plants or other insects instead of chewing. '' P. laevicollis'' has sharp stylets in its proboscis or rostrum used to pierce the exoskeleton An exoskeleton (from Greek ''éxō'' "outer" and ''skeletós'' "skeleton") is an external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to an internal skeleton (endoskeleton) in for example, a human. In usage, some of the ... of its prey. Saliva is then injected into the prey which liquifies its tissues, and the rostrum is then used to suck out the digested fluids. If disturbed, it is capable of a defensive bite considered to be m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Kavirondo
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * ''Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * ''Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * ''Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * ''Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Friedrich Germar
Ernst Friedrich Germar (3 November 1786 – 8 July 1853) was a German professor and director of the Mineralogical Museum at Halle. As well as being a mineralogist he was interested in entomology and particularly in the Coleoptera and Hemiptera. He monographed the heteropteran family Scutelleridae. In 1845, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Published works Amongst Germar's publications are: *Species Cicadarium enumeratae et sub genera distributae. ''Thon's Entomologisches Archiv''. (2)2: 37–57, pl. 1 (1830). *Observations sur plusieurs espèces du genre Cicada, ''Latr. Rev. Entomol. Silbermann'' 2: 49–82, pls. 19-26 (1834). *Ueber die Elateriden mit häutigen Anhängen der Tarsenglieder. Z. Entomol. (Germar) 1: 193-236 (1839) (1839). *Bemerkungen über Elateriden. ''Z. Entomol. (Breslau)'' 5: 133-192 (1844). *Beiträge zur insektenfauna von Adelaide. ''Linn. Entomol.'' 3: 153-247 (1848). *Fauna Insectorum Europae. There were 24 fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platymeris Insignis
''Platymeris'' is a genus of assassin bug (Reduviidae). ''Platymeris'' species are often used in laboratories and as pets. The venom of this genus has been studied in a laboratory setting. Species * ''Platymeris biguttatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Platymeris charon'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris erebus'' Distant, 1902 * ''Platymeris flavipes'' Bergroth, 1920 * ''Platymeris guttatipennis'' Stål, 1859 * '' Platymeris insignis'' Germar & Berendt, 1856 * '' Platymeris kavirondo'' Jeannel, 1917 * '' Platymeris laevicollis'' Distant, 1919 * '' Platymeris nigripes'' Villiers, 1944 * ''Platymeris pyrrhula'' Germar, 1837 * '' Platymeris rhadamanthus'' Gerstaecker, 1873 * ''Platymeris rufipes'' Jeannel, 1917 * ''Platymeris swirei'' Distant, 1919 References External links * "Bugs of the World" by George McGavin, * "Insects, Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropodby George McGavin George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
