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Alydidae
Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family (biology), family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the temperate and warmer regions of the Earth, most are tropical and subtropical animals; for example Europe has a mere 10 species, and only 2 of these occur outside the Mediterranean region. Names Broad-headed bugs are known as knobe in the Meto language, Meto and Funai Helong language, Helong languages of West Timor, Indonesia. Description Broad-headed bugs are up to long, and have slender bodies. Some have long and very thin legs. The most notable characteristics of the family are that the head is broad, often similar in length and width to the pronotum and the scutellum (entomology), scutellum, and that the last antenna (biology), antennal segments are elongated and curved. The compound eyes are globular and protruding, and they also hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alydus Calcaratus
''Alydus calcaratus'' is a bug species with a Holarctic distribution ranging from the British Isles almost all over Europe to eastern Siberia and China. Moreover, the species also in northern North America from Alaska and Québec across the United States to Wyoming. It is the only species in the family in northern Central Europe outside of the Alps. ''Alydus calcaratus'' is a large (10.0 to 12.0 mm), oblong and mainly blackish-coloured bug. The head is as wide as the pronotum, the rear corners of the pronotum are rounded. The hind leg (femora) of the males are thickened and have several strong spines on the underside. As with all the other species of the family (Alydidae), the antennae have four segments, of which the fourth is curved. The body is blackish, the dorsum of the abdomen has a bright orange patch, which is visible only in flight. They resemble spider-hunting wasps such as '' Arachnospila''. ''Alydus calcaratus'' is phytophagous, the imagines and the nymphs feed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrelytrinae
The ''Micrelytrinae''Stål C (1868 867 ''Öfvers.K.VetenskAkad.Förh.Stockholm'' 24(7): 542. are a subfamily of true bugs in the family Alydidae, based on the type genus '' Micrelytra'' Laporte, 1833. Genera are recorded from the Americas, Europe and Asia. Tribes and Genera The ''Coreoidea Species File'' lists three tribes: Leptocorisini Auth.: Stål, 1872 (synonym Leptocorisaria Stål) * '' Bloeteocoris'' Ahmad, 1965 * '' Grypocephalus'' Hsiao, 1963 * ''Leptocorisa'' Latreille, 1829 * '' Mutusca'' Stål, 1866 * ''Stenocoris'' Burmeister, 1839 Micrelytrini Auth.: Stål, 1868 * '' Acestra'' Dallas, 1852 * '' Anacestra'' Hsiao, 1964 * '' Bactrocoris'' Kormilev, 1953 * '' Bactrodosoma'' Stål, 1860 * '' Bactrophya'' Breddin, 1901 * '' Bactrophyamixia'' Brailovsky, 1991 * '' Calamocoris'' Breddin, 1901 * '' Cydamus'' Stål, 1860 * '' Darmistus'' Stål, 1860 * '' Dulichius'' Stål, 1866 * '' Esperanza'' Barber, 1906 * '' Eudarmistus'' Breddin, 1903 * '' Longicoris'' Ahmad, 1968 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coreidae
Coreidae is a large family (biology), family of predominantly sap-sucking insects in the Hemipteran suborder Heteroptera. The name "Coreidae" derives from the genus ''Coreus'', which derives from the Ancient Greek () meaning bedbug. As a family, the Coreidae are Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan, but most of the species are tropical or subtropical. Common names and significance The common names of the Coreidae vary regionally. Leaf-footed bug refers to leaf-like expansions on the Insect morphology#Legs, legs of some species, generally on the hind tibiae. In North America, the pest status of species such as ''Anasa tristis'' on squash (plant), squash plants and other Cucurbitaceae, cucurbits gave rise to the name squash bugs. The Coreidae are called twig-wilters or tip-wilters in parts of Africa and Australia because many species feed on young twigs, injecting enzymes that wikt:macerate, macerate the tissues of the growing tips and cause them to wilt abruptly. Morpholo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alydinae
Alydinae is a subfamily of broad-headed bugs in the family Alydidae Alydidae, commonly known as broad-headed bugs, is a family (biology), family of true bugs very similar to the closely related Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs and relatives). There are at least 60 genera and 300 species altogether. Distributed in the t .... There are about 24 genera and more than 140 described species in Alydinae. Genera These 24 genera belong to the subfamily Alydinae: * '' Alydus'' Fabricius, 1803 * '' Apidaurus'' Stål, 1870 * '' Burtinus'' Stål, 1860 * '' Camptopus'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Daclera'' Signoret, 1863 * '' Euthetus'' Dallas, 1852 * '' Hamedius'' Stål, 1860 * '' Heegeria'' Reuter, 1881 * '' Hyalymenus'' Amyot & Serville, 1843 * '' Hypselopus'' Burmeister, 1835 * '' Megalotomus'' Fieber, 1860 * '' Melanacanthus'' Stål, 1873 * '' Mirperus'' Stål, 1860 * '' Nariscus'' Stål, 1866 * '' Nemausus'' Stål, 1866 * '' Neomegalotomus'' Schaffner & Schaefer, 1998 * ''Oxycranum'' Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dulichius Inflatus
''Dulichius inflatus'' is an ant mimicry, ant mimic Hemiptera, bug in the family Alydidae that is found mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka. It is said to live in the nests of ants ''Polyrhachis lacteipennis'' which it morphologically resembles. Description This bug is dull black and has fine hairs on the surface. The tegmina of the wing is short and does not extend beyond the base of the abdomen. The pronotum has spines arising at the base of the wings and another at the tip of the scutellum. The tarsi are paler and the last joint on the mid and hind legs is darker. The abdomen has a velvet-like surface appearance. Taxonomy It was described by William Forsell Kirby under the genus ''Formicoris'' in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in 1891. Kirby believed that the species belonged in the family Reduviidae. Robert Charles Wroughton, R. C. Wroughton noted that they were frequently found under stones along with colonies of "''Polyrhachis spiniger''" (a synonym of ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Systematics
Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phylogenies have two components: branching order (showing group relationships, graphically represented in cladograms) and branch length (showing amount of evolution). Phylogenetic trees of species and higher taxa are used to study the evolution of traits (e.g., anatomical or molecular characteristics) and the distribution of organisms ( biogeography). Systematics, in other words, is used to understand the evolutionary history of life on Earth. The word systematics is derived from the Latin word of Ancient Greek origin '' systema,'' which means systematic arrangement of organisms. Carl Linnaeus used 'Systema Naturae' as the title of his book. Branches and applications In the study of biological systematics, researchers use the different br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 280 million people, Indonesia is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fourth-most-populous country and the most populous Islam by country, Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's List of islands by population, most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia operates as a Presidential system, presidential republic with an elected People's Consultative Assembly, legislature and consists of Provinces of Indonesia, 38 provinces, nine of which have Autonomous administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halitosis
Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odour is present. It can result in anxiety among those affected. It is also associated with depression and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. The concerns of bad breath may be divided into genuine and non-genuine cases. Of those who have genuine bad breath, about 85% of cases come from inside the mouth. The remaining cases are believed to be due to disorders in the nose, sinuses, throat, lungs, esophagus, or stomach. Rarely, bad breath can be due to an underlying medical condition such as liver failure or ketoacidosis. Non-genuine cases occur when someone complains of having bad breath but other people cannot detect it. This is estimated to make up between 5% and 72% of cases. The treatment depends on the underlying cause. Initial efforts may include tongue cleaning, mouthwash, and flossing. Tentative evidence supports the use of mouthwash containing chlorhexidine or cetylpyridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentatomidae
Pentatomidae is a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera, generally called shield bugs or stink bugs. Pentatomidae is the largest family in the superfamily Pentatomoidea, and contains around 900 genera and over 4700 species.Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler ''Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society'', John Wiley and Sons, 2009, As hemipterans, the pentatomids have Hemiptera#Mouthparts, piercing sucking mouthparts, and most are herbivore, phytophagous, including several species which are severe pests on Agriculture, agricultural crops. However, some species, particularly in the subfamily Asopinae, are predatory and may be considered beneficial. Etymology The name "Pentatomidae" is from the Greek language, Greek ''pente'' meaning "five" and ''tomos'' meaning "section", and refers to the five segments of their antennae. Pentatomids are generally called "shield bugs" in British English language , English, or "stink bugs" in American English. However, the term shield b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Predator
Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common List of feeding behaviours, feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the Host (biology), host) and parasitoidism (which always does, eventually). It is distinct from Scavenger, scavenging on dead prey, though many predators also scavenge; it overlaps with Herbivore, herbivory, as Seed predation, seed predators and destructive frugivores are predators. Predation behavior varies significantly depending on the organism. Many predators, especially carnivores, have evolved distinct hunting strategy, hunting strategies. Pursuit predation involves the active search for and pursuit of prey, whilst ambush predation, ambush predators instead wait for prey to present an opportunity for capture, and often use stealth or aggressive mimicry. Other predators are opportunism, opportunistic or om ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdomen
The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates. The area occupied by the abdomen is called the abdominal cavity. In arthropods, it is the posterior (anatomy), posterior tagma (biology), tagma of the body; it follows the thorax or cephalothorax. In humans, the abdomen stretches from the thorax at the thoracic diaphragm to the pelvis at the pelvic brim. The pelvic brim stretches from the lumbosacral joint (the intervertebral disc between Lumbar vertebrae, L5 and Vertebra#Sacrum, S1) to the pubic symphysis and is the edge of the pelvic inlet. The space above this inlet and under the thoracic diaphragm is termed the abdominal cavity. The boundary of the abdominal cavity is the abdominal wall in the front and the peritoneal surface at the rear. In vertebrates, the abdomen is a large body cavity enclosed by the abdominal muscles, at the front an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemelytra
An elytron (; ; : elytra, ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alternatively spelled as "hemielytra"), and in most species only the basal half is thickened while the apex is membranous, but when they are entirely thickened the condition is referred to as "coleopteroid". An elytron is sometimes also referred to as a shard. Description The elytra primarily serve as protective wing-cases for the hindwings underneath, which are used for flying. To fly, a beetle typically opens the elytra and then extends the hindwings, flying while still holding the elytra open, though many beetles in the families Scarabaeidae and Buprestidae can fly with the elytra closed (e.g., most Cetoniinae; ). In a number of groups, the elytra are reduced to various degrees, (e.g., the beetle families Staphylinidae and Ripiphori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
