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Belenus (bug)
''Belenus'' is a genus of lace bugs in the family Tingidae The Tingidae are a family of very small () insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species. They are called lace bugs because the pronotum and for .... There are about nine described species in ''Belenus''. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Belenus'': * '' Belenus adocetus'' Drake, 1957 * '' Belenus angulatus'' Distant, 1909 * '' Belenus bengalensis'' Distant, 1909 * '' Belenus davidii'' Livingstone, 1972 * '' Belenus dentatus'' (Fieber, 1844) * '' Belenus eupetes'' Drake and Ruhoff, 1965 * '' Belenus laplumei'' (Schouteden, 1916) * '' Belenus parvicollis'' Linnavuori, 1977 * '' Belenus thomasi'' Drake, 1957 References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * Tingidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{cimicomorpha-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lace Bug
The Tingidae are a family of very small () insects in the order Hemiptera that are commonly referred to as lace bugs. This group is distributed worldwide with about 2,000 described species. They are called lace bugs because the pronotum and fore wings of the adult have a delicate and intricate network of divided areas that resemble lace. Their body appearance is flattened dorsoventrally and they can be broadly oval or slender. Often, the head is concealed under the hood-like pronotum. Lace bugs are usually host-specific and can be very destructive to plants. Most feed on the undersides of leaves by piercing the epidermis and sucking the sap. The then empty cells give the leaves a bronzed or silvery appearance. Each individual usually completes its entire lifecycle on the same plant, if not the same part of the plant. Most species have one to two generations per year, but some species have multiple generations. Most overwinter as adults, but some species overwinter as eggs or nym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belenus Adocetus
Belenus (Gaulish: ''Belenos'', ''Belinos'') is an ancient Celtic healing god. The cult of Belenus stretched from the Italian Peninsula to the British Isles, with a main sanctuary located at Aquileia, on the Adriatic coast. Through ''interpretatio romana'', Belenus was often identified with Apollo, although his cult seems to have preserved a certain degree of autonomy during the Roman period. Name Attestations The theonym ''Belenus'' (or ''Belinus''), which is a latinized form of the Gaulish ''Belenos'' (or ''Belinos''), appears in some 51 inscriptions. Although most of them are located in Aquileia (near modern Trieste, Italy), the main centre of his cult, the name has also been found in places where Celtic speakers lived in ancient times, including in Gaul, Noricum, Illyria, and the British Islands. Linguist Blanca María Prósper argues that ''Belinos'' was probably the original form, which also appears in the name ' (from an earlier ''Belinos''), a Welsh leader who died i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |