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Pselaphidae
Pselaphinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles. The group was originally regarded as a separate family named Pselaphidae. Newton and Thayer (1995) placed them in the Omaliine group of the family Staphylinidae based on shared morphological characters. This is a species-rich subfamily with 9,000 to 10,000 described species. They are especially diverse in the tropics. They are commonly found in decaying leaf litter on forest floors, in grass tussocks, flood refuse, moss, and other highly structured and particulate microhabitats. Little is known about their biology. They are believed to be predatory on small invertebrates, in particular springtails (order Collembola) and oribatid mites (order Oribatida). Pselaphines have attracted the interest of entomologists due to their exquisite and variable morphology, which is rewarding to observe with a microscope. In addition, the myrmecophilous ("ant-loving") behavior of some pselaphine groups (notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batrisitae
Batrisitae is a supertribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 5 genera and 15 described species in Batrisitae. Genera The following genera are accepted within the supertribe Batrisitae: * '' Arianops'' Brendel, 1893 * '' Arthmius'' LeConte, 1849 * '' Batriasymmodes'' Park, 1951 * '' Batrisodes'' Reitter, 1882 * '' Texamaurops'' Barr & Steeves, 1963 i c g b * '' Tribasodites'' Jeannel, 1960 Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Supertribes Pselaphinae {{staphylinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colilodion Schulzi
''Colilodion schulzi'' is a species of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae. This small, robust, reddish-brown rove beetle is known from a single specimen, a long female. It resembles the species '' C. concinnus'' and '' C. inopinatus'' with its enlarged antennomeres III, but it is easily distinguished by the greater maximum width and less variable width of these appendages, and by other morphological characteristics. Although its ecology is unknown, the presence of trichomes and the knowledge of related species, such as Staphylinidae suggests that this insect is myrmecophilous. The holotype was collected in 2009 in Palawan (Philippines) while sifting plant debris in a coniferous forest. The species was described in 2016 by the coleopterists Zi-Wei Yin from Shanghai Normal University and Giulio Cuccodoro from the Natural History Museum of Geneva, where the type specimen is part of the collection. The taxon's specific denomination is dedicated to the German myrmecologis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goniaceritae
Goniaceritae is a supertribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 30 described species in Goniaceritae. Genera These 16 genera belong to the supertribe Goniaceritae: * '' Brachygluta'' Thomson, 1859 * '' Custotychus'' Park & Wagner, 1962 * '' Cylindrarctus'' Schaufuss, 1887 * '' Decarthron'' Brendel, 1865 * '' Eupsenius'' LeConte, 1849 * '' Eutrichites'' LeConte, 1880 * '' Lucifotychus'' Park & Wagner, 1962 * '' Machaerodes'' Brendel, 1890 * '' Nearctitychus'' Chandler, 1988 * '' Nisaxis'' Casey, 1886 * '' Pselaptrichus'' Brendel, 1889 * '' Reichenbachia'' Leach, 1826 * '' Rybaxis'' Saulcy, 1876 * '' Tychobythinus'' Ganglbauer, 1896 * '' Tychus'' Leach, 1817 * '' Valda'' Casey, 1894 i c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * External links * Supertribes Pselaphinae {{staphylinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euplectitae
Euplectitae is a supertribe of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are at least 20 genera and 30 described species in Euplectitae. Genera These 27 genera belong to the supertribe Euplectitae: * '' Actiastes'' Casey, 1897 * ''Actium'' Casey, 1886 * '' Bibloplectus'' Reitter, 1881 * '' Conoplectus'' Brendel, 1888 * '' Dalmosanus'' Park, 1952 * '' Dalmosella'' Casey, 1897 * '' Euboarhexius'' Grigarick & Schuster, 1966 * '' Euplectus'' Leach, 1817 * '' Eutyphlus'' LeConte, 1880 * '' Leptoplectus'' Casey, 1908 * '' Mayetia'' Mulsant & Rey, 1875 * '' Melba'' Casey, 1897 * '' Morius'' Casey, 1894 * '' Oropodes'' Casey, 1894 * ''Oropus'' Casey, 1886 * '' Pseudactium'' Casey, 1908 * '' Pycnoplectus'' Casey, 1897 * '' Ramecia'' Casey, 1894 * '' Rhexidius'' Casey, 1887 * '' Rhexius'' LeConte, 1849 * '' Sebaga'' Raffray, 1891 * '' Thesiastes'' Casey, 1894 * ''Thesium'' Casey, 1884 * '' Trichonyx'' Chaudoir, 1845 * '' Trimiomelba'' Casey, 1897 * '' Trimioplectus'' Brendel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmecophilia
Myrmecophily ( , ) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms, such as plants, other arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its more general use, the term may also refer to commensal or even parasitic interactions. The term "myrmecophile" is used mainly for animals that associate with ants. An estimated 10,000 species of ants (Formicidae) are known, with a higher diversity in the tropics.B. Holldobler and E.O. Wilson, The Ants, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1990. In most terrestrial ecosystems, ants are ecologically and numerically dominant, being the main invertebrate predators. As a result, ants play a key role in controlling arthropod richness, abundance, and community structure.K. Fiedler, B. Holldobler, and P. Seufert, "Butterflies and ants: The communicative domain," Cellular and molecular life sciences, vol. 52, 1996 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rove Beetle
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is currently recognized as the largest extant family of organisms. It is an ancient group, with fossilized rove beetles known from the Triassic, 200 million years ago, and possibly even earlier if the genus ''Leehermania'' proves to be a member of this family. They are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of beetles, and commonly encountered in terrestrial ecosystems. One well-known species is the devil's coach-horse beetle. For some other species, see list of British rove beetles. Anatomy As might be expected for such a large family, considerable variation exists among the species. Sizes range from <1 to , with most in the 2–8 mm range, and the form is generally elongated, with some rove beetles being ovoid i ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prothorax
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) on each side. The prothorax never bears wings in extant insects (except in some cases of atavism), though some fossil groups possessed wing-like projections. All adult insects possess legs on the prothorax, though in a few groups (e.g., the butterfly family Nymphalidae) the forelegs are greatly reduced. In many groups of insects, the pronotum is reduced in size, but in a few it is hypertrophied, such as in all beetles (Coleoptera). In most treehoppers (family Membracidae, order Hemiptera), the pronotum is expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry. Similarly, in the Tetrigidae, the pronotum is extended backward to cover the flight wings, supplanting the function of the tegmina. See also *Glossary of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trimioplectus Obsoletus
''Trimioplectus obsoletus'' is a species of ant-loving beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * External links * Pselaphinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1891 {{staphylinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labomimus Mirus
''Labomimus'' is a genus of rove beetle The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the ...s. Species * '' Labomimus fimbriatus'' Yin & Hlaváč, ''in'' Yin, Hlaváč & Li, 2013 * '' Labomimus jizuensis'' Yin & Hlaváč, ''in'' Yin, Hlaváč & Li, 2013 * '' Labomimus sichuanicus'' Hlaváč, Nomura & Zhou, 2000 * '' Labomimus simplicipalpus'' Yin & Hlaváč, 2013, ''in'' Yin, Hlaváč & Li, 2013 * '' Labomimus tibialis'' (Yin & Li, 2012) * '' Labomimus venustus'' (Yin & Li, 2012) * '' Labomimus yunnanicus'' Hlaváč, Nomura & Zhou, 2000 References External links Encyclopedia of Life entry Pselaphitae Pselaphinae genera {{Staphylinidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claviger Testaceus
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Claviger may refer to: * ''Claviger'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae * Claviger (title) A claviger was the title of an office-holder to be found in many medieval boroughs, cities and other organisations. The term means key holder derived from clavis + gerere (key + to carry). The office was retained in many localities in England and Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavigeritae
The Clavigeritae form a supertribe of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae.Besuchet, C.; Hlaváč, P. 2011: Contribution to the knowledge of Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Fiji and Vanuatu, with the catalogue of Clavigeritae of Oceania. '' Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae'' 51(2): 517–528Full article (PDF)/ref> Systematics The Clavigeritae comprise the following tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...: * Clavigerini * Colilodionini * Tiracerini * Protoclavigerini References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21350040 Supertribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
