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Somatidia Longipes
''Somatidia longipes'' is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by David Sharp (entomologist), David Sharp in 1878. Retrieved on 8 September 2014. References Somatidia, longipes Beetles described in 1878 {{Parmenini-stub ...[...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] |
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short (e.g., '' Neandra brunnea'') and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns. Description Other than the typical long antennal length, the most consistently distinctive feature of the family is that the antennal sockets are located on low tubercles on the face; other beetles with long antennae lack these tubercles, and cerambycids with short antennae still possess them. They otherwise vary greatly in size, shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sharp (entomologist)
David Sharp (18 October 1840 – 27 August 1922) was an English physician and entomologist who worked mainly on Coleoptera. He was among the most prolific publishers in the history of entomology with more than 250 papers that included seven major revisions and reviews and a highly influential work on the structure and modifications of the male genital structures among the beetle families. He was the editor of the Zoological Record for three decades. Biography David Sharp was born at Towcester and lived his early years in Stony Stratford. Some twelve years later his parents removed to London, where he received most of his education. After attending one or two preparatory schools, in 1853 he entered St. John's Foundation School which was then at Kilburn. At the age of seventeen he commenced to help his father, a leather merchant, and about the same time he began collecting beetles, some of his favourite haunts being Ken Wood and Hammersmith Marshes, as well as the sandy shores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somatidia
''Somatidia'' is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae Lamiinae, commonly called flat-faced longhorns, are a subfamily of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). The subfamily includes over 750 genera, rivaled in diversity within the family only by the subfamily Cerambycinae Cerambycinae is a s ..., containing the following species: Species subgenus ''Araneosoma'' * '' Somatidia aranea'' Olliff, 1889 subgenus ''Dentosoma'' * '' Somatidia fulvipes'' Broun, 1923 * '' Somatidia lineifera'' Broun, 1909 * '' Somatidia spinicollis'' Broun, 1893 subgenus ''Laevisoma'' * '' Somatidia flavidorsis'' Broun, 1917 * '' Somatidia halli'' Broun, 1914 * '' Somatidia laevior'' Broun, 1893 * '' Somatidia laevithorax'' Breuning, 1940 * '' Somatidia maculata'' Broun, 1921 * '' Somatidia metallica'' Breuning, 1982 * '' Somatidia pinguis'' Broun, 1913 * '' Somatidia rufescens'' Breuning, 1940 * '' Somatidia suffusa'' Broun, 1917 subgenus ''Microsoma'' * '' Somatidia fauveli' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
