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Omorgus Squalidus
''Omorgus squalidus'' is a beetle of the family Trogidae Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera. Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Thei .... References squalidus Beetles described in 1789 {{Trogidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (; 19 January 1756, Les Arcs, Var, Les Arcs near Toulon – 1 October 1814, Lyon) was a French entomologist and naturalist. Life Olivier studied medicine in Montpellier, where he became good friends with Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet. With Jean Guillaume Bruguière and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, he collaborated in the creation of ''Journal d'Histoire Naturelle'' (1792). Afterwards, he served as a naturalist on a 6-year scientific journey that took him to Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Cyprus and Corfu. He returned to France in 1798 with a large collection of natural history specimens from his travels. Later, he was associated with the ''École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'', where in 1811, he was appointed professor of zoology. Olivier was a close friend of Johan Christian Fabricius and a patron of Pierre André Latreille. Although primarily an entomologist, Olivier also worked in the scientific field of herpetology, describing several new species of A ... [...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 har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trogidae
Trogidae, sometimes called hide beetles, is a family of beetles with a distinctive warty or bumpy appearance. Found worldwide, the family includes about 300 species contained in four or five genera. Trogids range in length from 2 to 20 mm. Their shape is oblong to oval, with a generally flat abdomen. Their color ranges from brown to gray or black, and they often encrust their bodies with soil. They resemble scarab beetles with heavy limbs and spurs. They are scavengers and are among the last species to visit and feed on carrion. They are most often found on the dry remains of dead animals. Both adults and larvae eat feathers and skin. Some species are found in bird and mammal nests. Details of the life histories of many species are poorly known, since many are specialized to particular types of nests. They are often overlooked by predators and collectors due to their behaviors of covering their bodies with soil and becoming motionless when disturbed. This group may also be con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omorgus
''Omorgus'' is a genus of beetles of the family Trogidae with about 140 species worldwide. ''Omorgus'' beetles are generally between 9 and 20 mm long. Taxonomy ''Omorgus'' has three subgenera, ''Omorgus (Omorgus)'', '' Omorgus (Afromorgus)'', and ''Omorgus (Haroldomorgus)'', with the following species: Subgenus ''Omorgus'' * '' Omorgus alatus'' (Macleay, 1888) * '' Omorgus alius'' (Scholtz, 1986) * ''Omorgus alternans'' (W.S. Macleay, 1826) * ''Omorgus amictus'' (Haaf, 1954) * '' Omorgus aphanocephalus'' (Scholtz, 1986) * ''Omorgus asper'' LeConte, 1854 * '' Omorgus augustae'' (Blackburn, 1892) * '' Omorgus australasiae'' (Erichson, 1842) * ''Omorgus badeni'' (Harold, 1872) * '' Omorgus borrei'' (Harold, 1872) * ''Omorgus brucki'' (Harold, 1872) * ''Omorgus candezei'' (Harold, 1872) * '' Omorgus candidus'' (Harold, 1872) * ''Omorgus capillamentis'' Strümpher & Scholtz, 2011 * ''Omorgus carinatus'' (Loomis, 1922) * ''Omorgus carinicollis'' (Scholtz, 1986) * ''Omorgus ciliatus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
