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Serinethinae
Serinethinae is a subfamily of the hemipteran family Rhopalidae, sometimes known as soapberry bugs. 2007 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, December 9–12, 2007. They are brightly colored seed-eaters, comprising three and about sixty-five . These bugs are specialists on plants in the soapberry family (), which includes s, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boisea
''Boisea'' is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa. Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of ''Boisea'' is very patchy; it is speculated that its highly vicariant range is relictual of what was previously a much vaster, continuous range. The most well-known species of this genus are the North American boxelder bugs (western '' Boisea rubrolineata'' and eastern '' Boisea trivittata'') and African '' Boisea fulcrata''. The US species mainly feed on the seeds of maple trees and are occasional nuisance pests around homes. In North America, ''Boisea trivittata'' is native to most of the continental United States, excluding California, and also in center and Eastern regions of Canada, such as Ontario, Quebec, parts of Manitoba and the Atlantic Provinces. ''Boisea rubrolineata'' is native to western continental Canada, found in the distribution area of boxelder maple, such as the Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocoris
''Leptocoris'' is the largest genus of bugs in the subfamily Serinethinae. Species in this genus are distributed throughout Africa, South Asia, and Oceania, and are thought to have originated in Africa, where the greatest diversity of ''Leptocoris'' species are found. Several species are known as soapberry bugs in Australia, notably ''Leptocoris mitellatus''. Description Members of this genus are large-bodied and have short, wide pronotum, pronota; they are similar in appearance to the New World genus '' Jadera'' (of which there is no range overlap). ''Leptocoris'' species can be easily distinguished from the small, slender ''Boisea ''Boisea'' is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa. Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of ''Boisea'' is very patchy; it is speculated that it ...'' (of which there is substantial range overlap). The Australian '' Leptocoris tagalicus'' has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boisea Trivittata
''Boisea trivittata'', also called the eastern boxelder bug, box bug, or maple bug, is a species of true bug native to eastern North America. The western boxelder bug '' Boisea rubrolineata'' is a relative of this species and is native to western North America. Eastern boxelder bugs are found primarily on boxelder, other maples, and ash trees.Boxelder Bugs University of Minnesota Extension Etymology Trivittata is from the Latin ''tri'' (three) + ''vittata'' (banded).Biology and description The adults are about long with a dark brown or black coloration, relieved by red wing veins and markings on the abdomen, with dark red eyes; are bright ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadera Haematoloma
''Jadera haematoloma'', the red-shouldered bug, goldenrain-tree bug or soapberry bug is a species of true bug that lives throughout the United States and south to northern South America.Mead FW, Fasulo TRScentless plant bugs, ''Jadera'' spp.''Featured Creatures''. July 2007. Last accessed 2008-08-08 It feeds on seeds within the soapberry plant family, Sapindaceae, and is known to rapidly adapt to feeding on particular hosts. The species is often confused with boxelder bugs and lovebugs. Description ''Jadera haematoloma'' are typically long and wide, though the short-winged form (brachyptera) usually is long. Color is mostly blackish (sometimes, bluish grey, or purplish, or bright red immediately after molting) except for red eyes, "shoulders" (lateral margins of pronotum), and costal margins and dorsal part of abdomen. Nymphs are mostly red with a black pronotum and wingpads. All appendages are blackish. Distribution For most of the twentieth century, little was known abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jadera
''Jadera'' is a genus of true bugs in the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are only found in the Americas (from southern Canada through Argentina).Göllner-Scheiding, U. (1983): General-Katalog der Familie Rhopalidae (Heteroptera). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 59, 37-189. Species These 19 species belong to the genus ''Jadera'': * '' Jadera antica'' (Walker, 1872) * '' Jadera bayardae'' * '' Jadera choprai'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * '' Jadera coturnix'' (Burmeister, 1835) * '' Jadera decipiens'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * '' Jadera diaphona'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1982 * ''Jadera golbachi'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * ''Jadera haematoloma'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1847) (red-shouldered bug) * '' Jadera harrisi'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * '' Jadera hinnulea'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * ''Jadera obscura'' (Westwood, 1842) * '' Jadera parapectoralis'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1979 * ''Jadera pectoralis'' Stal, 1862 * ''Jadera peruviana'' Göllner-Scheiding, 1982 * ''Jadera pyrrho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhopalidae
Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family (biology), family of true bugs. In older literature, the family is sometimes called "Corizidae". They differ from the related Coreidae, coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands. They are usually light-colored and smaller than the coreids. Some are very similar to the Orsillinae, orsilline Lygaeidae, lygaeids, but can be distinguished by the numerous veins in the membrane of the Insect wing, hemelytra. They live principally on weeds, but a few (including the Boisea trivittata, boxelder bug) are Arboreal locomotion, arboreal. All are plant feeders. The type genus for the family is: ''Rhopalus''. Currently 30 genera and over 240 species of rhopalids are known. The oldest fossil rhopalids described are from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, discovered from the Haifanggou Formation. They are not considered economically important with a few species being pests of ornamental trees. References External links Rhopalidae of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maple
''Acer'' is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/. There are approximately 132 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, '' Acer laurinum'', extends to the Southern Hemisphere.Gibbs, D. & Chen, Y. (2009The Red List of Maples Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) The type species of the genus is the sycamore maple ''Acer pseudoplatanus'', one of the most common maple species in Europe.van Gelderen, C. J. & van Gelderen, D. M. (1999). '' Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia'' Most maples usually have easily identifiable palmate leaves (with a few exceptions, such as '' Acer carpinifolium'', '' Acer laurinum'', and '' Acer negundo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilisations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. Asia shares the landmass of Eurasia with Europe, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Europe and Africa. In general terms, it is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a social constructionism, historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. A commonly accepted division places Asia to the east of the Suez Canal separating it from Africa; and to the east of the Turkish straits, the Ural Mountains an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Elder
''Acer negundo'', also known as the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America from Canada to Honduras. It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, ash-like compound leaves. It is sometimes considered a weedy or invasive species, and has been Naturalisation (biology), naturalized throughout much of the world, including South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, much of Europe, and parts of Asia. Description ''Acer negundo'' is a fast-growing and fairly short-lived tree that grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of , rarely up to diameter. It often has several trunks and can form impenetrable thickets.van Gelderen, C.J. & van Gelderen, D.M. (1999). ''Maples for Gardens: A Color Encyclopedia''. The typical lifespan of box elder is 60 - 75 years. Under exceptionally favorable conditions, it may live to 100 years. The shoots are green, often with a whitish to pink or violet waxy coating when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolution
Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, resulting in certain characteristics becoming more or less common within a population over successive generations. The process of evolution has given rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation. The scientific theory of evolution by natural selection was conceived independently by two British naturalists, Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, in the mid-19th century as an explanation for why organisms are adapted to their physical and biological environments. The theory was first set out in detail in Darwin's book ''On the Origin of Species''. Evolution by natural selection is established by observable facts about living organisms: (1) more offspring are often produced than can possibly survive; (2) phenotypic variatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should clearly demonstrate both monophyly and validity as a separate lineag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
