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Minute Bark Beetle
Cerylonidae are small to tiny (), smooth, shiny, hairless beetles, only lightly punctured. There are about 450 species worldwide in 50 or so genera, mostly tropical and subtropical. They are most common under the bark of dead trees, but can also occur in compost and other decaying plant material. Little is known specifically about their biology but they are thought to be either predators that feed on other small animals, or fungus eating. The taxonomy is complex. The "Cerylonid Series" is a cluster of highly derived former Cucujoidea families considered by recent authorities to comprise a separate superfamily Coccinelloidea. Several of these families (Alexiidae, Euxestidae, Murmidiidae) used to be included within Cerylonidae. Selected Genera * '' Afrorylon'' Slipinski, 1980 * '' As'' * '' Australiorylon'' Slipinski, 1988 * '' Axiocerylon'' Grouvelle, 1918 * '' Cautomus'' Sharp, 1885 * ''Cerylon'' Latreille, 1802 * '' Cerylonopsis'' Handlirsch, 1906 * '' Ivieus'' Slipinski, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Johan Billberg
Gustaf Johan Billberg (14 June 1772, Karlskrona – 26 November 1844, Stockholm) was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and anatomist, although professionally and by training he was a lawyer and used science and biology as an avocation. The plant genus ''Billbergia'' was named for him by Carl Peter Thunberg. Biography In 1790 he earned his legal degree at the University of Lund, later working as an auditor at the audit chamber in Stockholm from 1793. In 1798 he became a member of the county administrative board (''landskamrerare'') in Visby. In 1808 he returned to Stockholm, where from 1812 to 1837, he served as a member of the administrative court (''kammarrättsråd''). He was promoted in 1824 to head the ministry of the Board of Customs (''generaltullstyrelsen''). In 1812, he purchased the right of publishing to the precious work of ''Svensk Botanik'' from the estate of Johan Wilhelm Palmstruch. He subsequently prepared two parts for publication during 1812–1819. He was elected m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerylon
''Cerylon'' is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae. There are about 11 described species in ''Cerylon''. Species * '' Cerylon bescidicum'' Reitter, 1911 * '' Cerylon californicum'' Casey, 1890 * '' Cerylon castaneum'' Say, 1826 * '' Cerylon conditum'' Lawrence and Stephan, 1975 * '' Cerylon deplanatum'' Gyllenhal, 1827 * '' Cerylon distans'' Lawrence and Stephan, 1975 * '' Cerylon fagi'' Brisout de Barneville, 1867 * '' Cerylon ferrugineum'' Stephens, 1830 * '' Cerylon hazara'' Slipinski, 1988 * '' Cerylon histeroides'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Cerylon impressum'' Erichson, 1845 * '' Cerylon testaceum'' Fairmaire, 1850 * '' Cerylon unicolor'' (Ziegler, 1845) i c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * External links * * Cerylonidae Coccinelloidea genera {{polyphaga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eocene
The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', "dawn") and (''kainós'', "new") and refers to the "dawn" of modern ('new') fauna that appeared during the epoch. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Paleocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the Eocene is marked by a brief period in which the concentration of the carbon isotope Carbon-13, 13C in the atmosphere was exceptionally low in comparison with the more common isotope Carbon-12, 12C. The end is set at a major extinction event called the ''Grande Coupure'' (the "Great Break" in continuity) or the Eocene–Oligocene extinction event, which may be related to the impact of one or more large bolides in Popigai impact structure, Siberia and in what is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltic Amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 100,000 tons of amber. Today, more than 90% of the world's amber comes from Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It is a major source of income for the region; the local Kaliningrad Amber Combine extracted 250 tonnes of it in 2014, 400 tonnes in 2015. "Baltic amber" was formerly thought to include amber from the Bitterfeld Lignite, brown coal mines in Saxony (Eastern Germany). Bitterfeld amber was previously believed to be only 20–22 million years old (Miocene), but a comparison of the animal inclusions in 2003 suggested that it was possibly Baltic amber that was redeposited in a Miocene deposit. Further study of insect taxa in the ambers has shown Bitterfeld amber to be from the same forest as the Baltic amber forest, but separately deposited f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philothermus
''Philothermus'' is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae Cerylonidae are small to tiny (), smooth, shiny, hairless beetles, only lightly punctured. There are about 450 species worldwide in 50 or so genera, mostly tropical and subtropical. They are most common under the bark of dead trees, but can also .... There are about 17 described species in ''Philothermus''. Species These 17 species belong to the genus ''Philothermus'': * '' Philothermus borbonicus'' Dajoz, 1980 * '' Philothermus evanescens'' (Reitter, 1876) * '' Philothermus exaratus'' (Chevrolat, 1864) * '' Philothermus floridensis'' (Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1973) * '' Philothermus glabriculus'' Leconte, 1863 * '' Philothermus gomyi'' Slipinski, 1982 * '' Philothermus guadeloupensis'' Grouvelle, 1902 * '' Philothermus kingsolveri'' Slipinski * '' Philothermus liberiensis'' Sen Gupta & Crowson * '' Philothermus montandoni'' Aubé, 1843 * '' Philothermus occidentalis'' Lawrence & Stephan, 1975 * '' Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostomopsis
''Ostomopsis'' is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae Cerylonidae are small to tiny (), smooth, shiny, hairless beetles, only lightly punctured. There are about 450 species worldwide in 50 or so genera, mostly tropical and subtropical. They are most common under the bark of dead trees, but can also .... There are at least three described species in ''Ostomopsis''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Ostomopsis'': * '' Ostomopsis kuscheli'' Slipinski * '' Ostomopsis neotropicalis'' Lawrence & Stephan, 1975 * '' Ostomopsis watti'' Slipinski References Further reading * * * Cerylonidae Articles created by Qbugbot Coccinelloidea genera {{polyphaga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mychocerus
''Mychocerus'' is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae Cerylonidae are small to tiny (), smooth, shiny, hairless beetles, only lightly punctured. There are about 450 species worldwide in 50 or so genera, mostly tropical and subtropical. They are most common under the bark of dead trees, but can also .... There are at least two described species in ''Mychocerus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Mychocerus'': * '' Mychocerus discretus'' (Casey, 1890) * '' Mychocerus striatus'' (Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1973) References Further reading * * * * * * External links * Cerylonidae Coccinelloidea genera {{polyphaga-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
