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Buprestidae
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. The larger and more spectacularly colored jewel beetles are highly prized by insect collectors. The elytra of some Buprestidae species have been traditionally used in beetlewing jewellery and decoration in certain countries in Asia, like India, Thailand and Japan. Description and ecology Shape is generally cylindrical or elongate to ovoid, with lengths ranging from , although most species are under . ''Catoxantha'', '' Chrysaspis'', ''Euchroma'' and ''Megaloxantha'' contain the largest species. A variety of bright colors are known, often in complicated patterns. The iridescence common to these beetles is not due to pigments in the exoskeleton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrilinae
Agrilinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera: * '' Aaaaba'' Bellamy, 2013 * '' Afrocylindromorphus'' Bily & Bellamy, 1998 * '' Agrilochyseus'' Thery, 1935 * '' Agrilodia'' Obenberger, 1923 * '' Agriloides'' Kerremans, 1903 * ''Agrilus ''Agrilus'' is a genus of jewel beetles, notable for having the largest number of species (about 3000) of any single genus in the animal kingdom. '' Agrilus aureus'' Species * '' Agrilus abantiades'' Descarp ...'' Curtis, 1825 * ''Alissoderus'' Deyrolle, 1864 * ''Amorphosoma'' Laporte, 1835 * ''Amorphosternoides'' Cobos, 1974 * ''Amorphosternus'' Deyrolle, 1864 * ''Amyia'' Saunders, 1871 * ''Anadora'' Kerremans, 1898 * ''Anaphlocteis'' Bellamy, 1986 * ''Angatra'' Descarpentries, 1969 * ''Anocisseis'' Bellamy, 1990 * ''Anodontodora'' Obenberger, 1931 * ''Antanambia'' Descarpentries, 1975 * ''Anthaxomorphus'' Deyrolle, 1864 * ''Aphanisticus'' Latreille, 1829 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megaloxantha
''Megaloxantha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some ..., containing the following species: * '' Megaloxantha bicolor'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Megaloxantha concolor'' (Kurosawa, 1978) * '' Megaloxantha daleni'' (van der Hoeven, 1838) * '' Megaloxantha descarpentriesi'' (Kurosawa, 1978) * '' Megaloxantha hemixantha'' (Snellen van Vollenhoven, 1864) * '' Megaloxantha kiyoshii'' (Endo, 1995) * '' Megaloxantha mouhotii'' (Saunders, 1869) * '' Megaloxantha netscheri'' (Lansberge, 1879) * '' Megaloxantha purpurascens'' (Ritsema, 1879) References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, 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 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 typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catoxantha
''Catoxantha'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, ranging from northeast India through Southeast Asia. The genus contains the following species: * ''Catoxantha bonvouloirii'' Deyrolle, 1861 * ''Catoxantha eburnea'' Janson, 1874 * ''Catoxantha liouvillei'' Thery, 1923 * ''Catoxantha opulenta'' (Gory, 1832) * ''Catoxantha pierrei'' Descarpentries, 1948 * ''Catoxantha purpurea ''Catoxantha purpurea'' is a species of ''jewel beetles'' belonging to the family Buprestidae, subfamily Chrysochroinae. Distribution This beetle has an Indomalayan distribution (Philippines; Luzon Island). Description ''Catoxantha purpurea'' ...'' (White, 1843) References Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euchroma
''Euchroma'' is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some .... This genus has one species: * '' Euchroma gigantea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) See also * EUROCROMA References Monotypic Buprestidae genera {{Buprestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysochroinae
Chrysochroinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: the "jewel beetles". Tribes and Genera The following genera are included: Chrysochroini Auth.: Laporte de Castelnau, 1835; synonyms: Chalcophorellini Tôyama, 1986, Chalcophorini Lacordaire, 1857, Iridotaenini Tôyama, 1987 Chrysochroini Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 ;subtribe Chalcophorina Lacordaire, 1857 * '' Afrochroa'' Holynski, 2001 * '' Afrophorella'' Obenberger, 1942 * '' Austrochalcophora'' Bellamy, 2006 * '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buprestinae
Buprestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following genera in the tribes Anthaxiini, Buprestini, Chrysobothrini, Melanophilini, and Xenorhipidini: * '' Actenodes'' Dejean, 1833 * '' Afagrilaxia'' Bily & Bellamy, 1999 * '' Afrabothris'' Thery, 1936 * '' Agaeocera'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Aglaostola'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Agrilaxia'' Kerremans, 1903 * ''Agrilozodes'' Thery, 1927 * †'' Andakhudukia'' Alexeev, 2008 * ''Anilara'' Saunders, 1868 * ''Anthaxia'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Anthaxioides'' Cobos, 1978 * ''Anthaxoschema'' Obenberger, 1923 * ''Araucariana'' Levey, 1978 * †''Archeobuprestis'' Bellamy, 2006 * ''Aristosoma'' Saunders, 1871 * '' Augrabies'' Bellamy, 1987 * ''Australorhipis'' Bellamy, 1986 * ''Balthasarella'' Obenberger, 1958 * ''Barakula'' Peterson, 2000 * '' Belionota'' Eschscholtz, 1829 * '' Bilyaxia'' Holynski, 1989 * '' Brachanthaxia'' Thery, 1930 * '' Brachelytrium'' Obenberger, 1923 * †'' Brachyspathus'' Wickham, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world. A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form (''e.g.'' caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to different environments than adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. In some organisms like polychaetes and barnacles, adults are immobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae. The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Structural Coloration
Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light instead of pigments, although some structural coloration occurs in combination with pigments. For example, peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are often iridescent. Structural coloration was first observed by English scientists Robert Hooke and Isaac Newton, and its principle – wave interference – explained by Thomas Young a century later. Young described iridescence as the result of interference between reflections from two or more surfaces of thin films, combined with refraction as light enters and leaves such films. The geometry then determines that at certain angles, the light reflected from both surfaces interferes constructively, while at other angles, the light interferes destructively. Different colours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerald Ash Borer
The emerald ash borer (''Agrilus planipennis''), also known by the acronym EAB, is a green buprestid or jewel beetle native to north-eastern Asia that feeds on ash species. Females lay eggs in bark crevices on ash trees, and larvae feed underneath the bark of ash trees to emerge as adults in one to two years. In its native range, it is typically found at low densities and does not cause significant damage to trees native to the area. Outside its native range, it is an invasive species and is highly destructive to ash trees native to Europe and North America. Before it was found in North America, very little was known about emerald ash borer in its native range; this has resulted in much of the research on its biology being focused in North America. Local governments in North America are attempting to control it by monitoring its spread, diversifying tree species, and through the use of insecticides and biological control. History French priest and naturalist Armand David coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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