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Melyridae
Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. Description Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, or red. Some melyrids (Malachiinae) have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. Some melyrids have the two basal antennomeres greatly enlarged. Most adults and larvae are predaceous, but many are common on flowers. The most common North American species belong to the genus ''Collops'' (Malachiinae); ''C. quadrimaculatus'' is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron. Four New Guinean species of ''Choresine'' (the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed) have been found to contain batrachotoxins, which may account for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasytinae
Dasytinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae, historically sometimes treated as a separate family, "Dasytidae". Description and distribution Dasytinae are typically small (<8 mm) and parallel-sided, with brownish to blackish integument (rarely metallic), and with or without a covering of short pubescence. They are most common and diverse in regions of North America (especially the genera '' Trichochrous'' and '' Listrus'') and Central Asia
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Dasytidae
Dasytinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae, historically sometimes treated as a separate family, "Dasytidae". Description and distribution Dasytinae are typically small (<8 mm) and parallel-sided, with brownish to blackish integument (rarely metallic), and with or without a covering of short pubescence. They are most common and diverse in regions of North America (especially the genera '' Trichochrous'' and '' Listrus'') and Central Asia
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Cleroidea
Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly. Description Cleroidea is defined by the following features: adult and larva with mandibular mola absent, larva with basal mandibular process (lacinia mobilis) present), and mala with a pedunculate seta present. Some cleroids, especially in Cleridae and the melyrid subfamily Malachiinae, have bright aposematic colouration to deter predators. They mimic the appearances of other arthropods that are unpalatable to predators, such as various beetles ( blister beetles, leaf beetles, net-winged beetles), stinging Hymenoptera (ants and velvet ants), zygaenid moths and tachinid flies. There is variation in the degree of sclerotisation within Cleroidea. Some are hard-bodied beetles with fully sclerotised elytra that match the shape of the abdomen ( Trogossitidae, Lophocateridae, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the Melyridae family. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit The blue-capped ifrit (''Ifrita kowaldi''), also known as the blue-capped ifrita, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine Pulchra
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the Melyridae family. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates ''Phyllobates'' is a genus of poison dart fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine Semiopaca
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the Melyridae family. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates'' frogs in South America obtain batrachotoxins fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine Rugiceps
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the Melyridae family. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates'' frogs in South America obtain batrachotoxins fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine Sp
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the Melyridae family. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates'' frogs in South America obtain batrachotoxins from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attalomimidae
Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution. Description Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. The most common North American species belongs to the genus ''Collops'' (''C. quadrimaculatus'') and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005. Selected genera * ''Ablechrus'' * '' Afrocarphurus'' * '' Anthocomus'' * '' Anthomalachius'' * '' Apalochrus'' * '' Apteromalachius'' * '' Attalus'' * '' Attalusinus'' * '' Attalomimus'' * '' Axinotarsus'' * '' Balanophorus'' * ''Brachemys'' * '' Brachyhedibius'' * '' Carphuroides'' * '' Carphuromorphus'' * ''Carphurus'' * '' Cephalogonia'' * '' Cephaloncus'' * '' Cerapheles'' * '' Ceratistes'' * '' Chaetocoelus'' * '' Charopus'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachiidae
Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution. Description Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. The most common North American species belongs to the genus ''Collops'' (''C. quadrimaculatus'') and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005. Selected genera * ''Ablechrus'' * '' Afrocarphurus'' * '' Anthocomus'' * '' Anthomalachius'' * '' Apalochrus'' * '' Apteromalachius'' * '' Attalus'' * '' Attalusinus'' * '' Attalomimus'' * '' Axinotarsus'' * '' Balanophorus'' * '' Brachemys'' * '' Brachyhedibius'' * '' Carphuroides'' * '' Carphuromorphus'' * '' Carphurus'' * '' Cephalogonia'' * '' Cephaloncus'' * '' Cerapheles'' * '' Ceratistes'' * '' Chaetocoelus'' * '' Charopus'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasytes Plumbeus - 2013-07-21
''Dasytes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Melyridae Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. Description Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, .... ''D. plumbeus'' is a very common beetle on flowers in Germany, where it feeds on pollen. It is about 3 to 5 mm long. European species * '' D. aeneiventris'' * '' D. aequalis'' * '' D. aeratus'' * '' D. albosetosus'' * '' D. alpigradus'' * '' D. alticola'' * '' D. baudii'' * '' D. blascoi'' * '' D. borealis'' * '' D. bourgeoisi'' * '' D. brenskei'' * '' D. bulgaricus'' * '' D. buphtalmus'' * '' D. caeruleus'' * '' D. calabrus'' * '' D. canariensis'' * '' D. coerulescens'' * '' D. creticus'' * '' D. croceipes'' * '' D. dispar'' * '' D. doderoi'' * '' D. dolens'' * '' D. erratus'' * '' D. flavescens'' * '' D. fuscipes'' * '' D. fusculus'' * '' D. gonocerus'' * '' D. gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachiinae
Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution. Description Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. The most common North American species belongs to the genus ''Collops'' (''C. quadrimaculatus'') and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005. Selected genera * ''Ablechrus'' * '' Afrocarphurus'' * '' Anthocomus'' * '' Anthomalachius'' * '' Apalochrus'' * '' Apteromalachius'' * '' Attalus'' * '' Attalusinus'' * '' Attalomimus'' * '' Axinotarsus'' * '' Balanophorus'' * ''Brachemys'' * '' Brachyhedibius'' * '' Carphuroides'' * '' Carphuromorphus'' * ''Carphurus'' * '' Cephalogonia'' * '' Cephaloncus'' * '' Cerapheles'' * '' Ceratistes'' * '' Chaetocoelus'' * '' Charopus'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |