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Shining Flower Beetle
The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and aboout 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed on flower heads. Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera. The oldest possible record of the family is a specimen from Spanish amber, dating to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous. Taxonomy This family includes the following subfamily: * '' Phaenocephalinae'' Matthews, 1899 * '' Phalacrinae'' Leach, 1815 Genera within this family include: * ''Phaenocephalus''-group ** '' Phaenocephalus'' Wollaston, 1873 ** '' Phalacrinus'' Blackburn, 1891 ** '' Ranomafanacrinus'' Gimmel, 2013 * ''Stilbus''-group ** '' Acylomus'' Sharp, 1888 ** ''Nesiotus'' Guillebeau, 1896 ** ''Stilbus'' Seidlitz, 1872 ** '' Xanthocomus'' Guillebeau, 1893 * ''Pseudolibrus''-group ** '' Litostilbus'' Guillebeau, 1894 ** '' Megistopalpus'' Guillebeau, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticeship at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devonshire and Exeter Hospital, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine animals from Plymouth Sound and along the Devon coast. At seventeen he began studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, finishing his training at the University of Edinburgh before graduating Doctor of Medicine, MD from the University of St Andrews (where he had never studied). From 1813 Leach concentrated on his zoological interests and was employed as an 'Assistant Librarian' (what would later be called Assistant Keeper) in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Department of the British Museum, where he had responsibility for the zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olibrus
''Olibrus'' is a genus of shining flower beetles in the family Phalacridae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Olibrus''. Species These 37 species belong to the genus ''Olibrus'': * '' Olibrus aenescens'' Küster, 1852 * '' Olibrus aeneus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Olibrus affinis'' (Sturm, 1807) * '' Olibrus baudueri'' Flach, 1888 * '' Olibrus bicolor'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Olibrus bimaculatus'' Küster, 1848 * '' Olibrus bisignatus'' (Ménétriés, 1849) * '' Olibrus brunneus'' (Motschulsky, 1858) * '' Olibrus bullatus'' Casey, 1916 * '' Olibrus castaneus'' Baudi di Selve, 1870 * '' Olibrus caucasicus'' Tournier, 1889 * '' Olibrus cinerariae'' Wollaston, 1854 * '' Olibrus congener'' Wollaston, 1864 * '' Olibrus consanguineus'' Flach * '' Olibrus corticalis'' (Panzer, 1797) * '' Olibrus delicatulus'' Tournier, 1889 * '' Olibrus demarzoi'' Svec & Angelini, 1996 * '' Olibrus fallax'' Flach, 1888 * '' Olibrus flavicornis'' (Sturm, 1807) * '' Olibrus gerhardti'' Flach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
