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Altagonum Paulum
''Altagonum paulum'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by Darlington in 1970. The species is only found in Micronesia. References paulum Beetles described in 1970 Beetles of Australia {{altagonum-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephaga to wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabinae
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera: * ''Aplothorax'' Waterhouse, 1841 * ''Calosoma'' Weber, 1801 *'' Calosoma oregonus'' Gidaspow, 1959 * ''Carabus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Ceroglossus'' Solier, 1848 * '' Cychropsis'' Boileau, 1901 * ''Cychrus ''Cychrus'' is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in ''Cychrus''. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80 percent of the species occur in China. ''Cychr ...'' Fabricius, 1794 * '' Maoripamborus'' Brookes, 1944 * '' Pamborus'' Latreille, 1817 * '' Scaphinotus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Sphaeroderus'' Dejean, 1831 References Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micronesia
Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples. The region has a tropical marine climate and is part of the Oceanian realm. It includes four main archipelagos—the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands—as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago. Political control of areas within Micronesia varies depending on the island, and is distributed among six sovereign nations. Some of the Caroline Islands are part of the Palau, Republic of Palau and some are part of the Federated States of Micronesia (often shortened to "FSM" or "Micronesia"—not to be confused with the identical name for the overall region). The Gilbert Islands (along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altagonum
''Altagonum'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * '' Altagonum avium'' Darlington, 1971 * '' Altagonum caducum'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum cheesmani'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum cracens'' Darlington, 1971 * '' Altagonum dilutipes'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum erugatum'' Darlington, 1971 * '' Altagonum europhilum'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum exutum'' Darlington, 1971 * '' Altagonum fatuum'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum flavicorne'' Louwerens, 1969 * '' Altagonum grossuloides'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum grossulum'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum japenox'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum latilimbus'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum magnox'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum misim'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum montanum'' Louwerens, 1956 * '' Altagonum noctellum'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum nox'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum nudicolle'' Darlington, 1952 * '' Altagonum pallinox'' Darlington, 1952 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Described In 1970
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 exoske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
