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Fungus Weevil
Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting. Most anthribids feed upon fungi or decaying plant matter, and the larvae feed within dead wood. Some species of Choraginae feed upon seeds, a few are stored product pests, and, unusually, ''Anthribus'' feeds upon soft scale insects. Gallery COLE Anthribidae Hoherius meinertzhageni m.png, ''Hoherius meinertzhageni'' Toxonotus cornutus P1390275a.jpg, ''Toxonotus cornutus'' Fungus Weevil (Anthribidae) (8753465441).jpg, Fungus weevil Fungus Weevil - Anthribidae (18213927414).jpg, Close-up of fungus weevil (Anthribidae) See also * List of Anthribidae genera This is a list of 450 genera in the family Anthribidae, fungus weevils. Anthribidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthribinae
Anthribinae is a subfamily of fungus weevils in the family of beetles known as Anthribidae. There are over 50 genera and more than 80 described species in Anthribinae. Genera * '' Acanthopygus'' Lucas, 1861 * '' Acorynus'' C.J.Schoenherr, 1833 * '' Allandrus'' LeConte, 1876 * ''Anthribus'' Geoffroy, 1762 * '' Araeoderes'' Schaeffer, 1906 * '' Brachycorynus'' Valentine, 1998 * '' Cacephatus'' T.Blackburn, 1900 * '' Chirotenon'' Labram & Imhoff, 1840 * '' Dendropemon'' C.J.Schoenherr, 1839 * ''Dinema'' Fairmaire, 1849 * '' Discotenes'' Labram & Imhoff, 1839 * '' Disphaerona'' K.Jordan, 1902 * '' Dissoleucas'' K.Jordan, 1925 * '' Enedreytes'' Schönherr, 1839 * '' Eucorynus'' Schoenherr, 1823 * '' Eugonus'' Schoenherr, 1833 * '' Eupanteos'' Jordan, 1923 * '' Euparius'' Schoenherr, 1823 (fungus weevils) * '' Eurymycter'' LeConte, 1876 * '' Eusphyrus'' LeConte, 1876 * '' Exechesops'' C.J.Schoenherr, 1847 * '' Exillis'' Pascoe, 1860 * '' Goniocloeus'' Jordan, 1904 * '' Gonotropis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choraginae
Choraginae is a subfamily of fungus weevils in the beetle family Anthribidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 180 described species in Choraginae. Genera These nine genera belong to the subfamily Choraginae: * '' Acaromimus'' Jordan, 1907 * '' Araecerus'' Schoenherr, 1823 * ''Choragus In the theatre of ancient Greece, the ''choregos'' (pl. ''choregoi; el, χορηγός, Greek etymology: χορός "chorus" + ἡγεῖσθαι "to lead") was a wealthy Athenian citizen who assumed the public duty, or ''choregiai'', of financi ...'' Kirby, 1819 * '' Euxenulus'' Valentine, 1960 * '' Euxenus'' LeConte, 1876 * '' Habroxenus'' Valentine, 1998 * '' Neoxenus'' Valentine, 1998 * '' Pseudochoragus'' Petri, 1912 * '' Sicanthus'' Valentine, 1998 References Further reading * * * * * * External links * Anthribidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{anthribidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...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] |
Weevil
Weevils are beetles belonging to the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Curculionoidea, known for their elongated snouts. They are usually small, less than in length, and Herbivore, herbivorous. Approximately 97,000 species of weevils are known. They belong to several families, with most of them in the family Curculionidae (the true weevils). It also includes Bark beetle, bark beetles, which while morphologically dissimilar to other weevils in lacking the distinctive snout, is a subfamily of Curculionidae. Some other beetles, although not closely related, bear the name "weevil", such as the Drugstore beetle, biscuit weevil (''Stegobium paniceum''), which belongs to the family Ptinidae. Many weevils are considered pests because of their ability to damage and kill crops. The grain or wheat weevil (''Sitophilus granarius'') damages stored cereal, grain, as does the maize weevil (''Sitophilus zeamais'') among others. The boll weevil (''Anthonomus grandis'') attacks cotton crops; it lays its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemonychidae
Nemonychidae is a small family of weevils, placed within the ''primitive weevil'' group because they have straight rather than geniculate (elbowed) antennae. They are often called pine flower weevils. As in the Anthribidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting. Nemonychidae have all ventrites free, while Anthribidae have ventrites 1-4 connate or partially fused. Nemonychidae lack lateral carinae on the pronotum, while these are usually present, though may be short, in Anthribidae. Nemonychidae are historically divided into three subfamilies: Nemonychinae of the palearctic region with the single genus ''Nemonyx'' and an unusual host, the angiosperm ''Delphinium''. Most species of the other two subfamilies are associated with Pinales feeding on the pollen of the male inflorescences. Cimberidinae are found in the Northern hemisphere, while Rhinorhynchinae occur largely in the Southern hemisphere, especially found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insect Mouthparts
Insects have mouthparts that may vary greatly across insect species, as they are adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts. Most specialisation of mouthparts are for piercing and sucking, and this mode of feeding has evolved a number of times idependently. For example, mosquitoes and aphids (which are true bugs) both pierce and suck, however female mosquitoes feed on animal blood whereas aphids feed on plant fluids. Evolution Like most external features of arthropods, the mouthparts of Hexapoda are highly derived. Insect mouthparts show a multitude of different functional mechanisms across the wide diversity of insect species. It is common for significant homology to be conserved, with matching structures forming from matching primordia, and having the same evolutionary origin. However, even if structures are almost physically and functionally identical, they may not be homologous; their analogous functions and appearance might be the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clypeus (arthropod Anatomy)
The clypeus is one of the sclerites that make up the face of an arthropod. In insects, the clypeus delimits the lower margin of the face, with the labrum articulated along the ventral margin of the clypeus. The mandibles bracket the labrum, but do not touch the clypeus. The dorsal margin of the clypeus is below the antennal sockets. The clypeus is often well-defined by sulci ("grooves") along its lateral and dorsal margins, and is most commonly rectangular or trapezoidal in overall shape. The post-clypeus is a large nose-like structure that lies between the eyes and makes up much of the front of the head in cicadas. In spiders, the clypeus is generally the area between the anterior edge of the carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ... and the anterior eyes. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoherius Meinertzhageni
''Hoherius meinertzhageni'', the ribbonwood fungus weevil, is an endemic New Zealand beetle that has been recorded feeding on the ribbonwood species ''Plagianthus regius'' and ''Plagianthus divaricatus'' and the mountain lacebark, ''Hoheria glabrata''. Taxonomy and description This species was described by Thomas Broun from a specimen that was collected by F.H. Meinertzhagen, in Napier, New Zealand. This holotype specimen is stored in the Natural History Museum, London. Broun originally placed the species within the anthribid genus '' Araeocerus'' and named the species after its collector. The genus ''Hoherius'' is monotypic and named after the plant genus ''Hoheria'' due to its association with this beetles' larvae. This species is remarkable for its distinctive flat and white rostrum, which is as wide as the thorax in male specimens. The antennae are twice as long as the body. The elytra have a varied colour of brown, black and green. This species is sexually dimorphic with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
