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Cartwrightia
''Cartwrightia'' is a genus of scarab found in Latin America. It was named and circumscribed in 1958 by Federico Islas Salas. , three species are recognized: '' C. intertribalis'', '' C. cartwrighti'', and '' C. islasi''. They can be found in the nests of leafcutter ants or in dung. Taxonomic history The Mexican entomologist Federico Islas Salas circumscribed the genus ''Cartwrightia'' in 1959 for his newly- described species ''C. intertribalis''. The generic name is in honor of the American entomologist Oscar Ling Cartwright. In 1967, Cartwright himself described two additional species in this genus: '' C. islasi'', whose specific name honors Islas, and '' C. cartwrighti'', which Cartwright named after his brother. Taxonomy ''Cartwrightia'' is in the subfamily Aphodiinae of the scarab family Scarabaeidae, although entomologists are not all in agreement as to which tribe it should be placed in. American entomologist has described this genus as "unusual", "distinct", and in n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartwrightia Intertribalis
''Cartwrightia'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab found in Latin America. It was named and circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1958 by Federico Islas Salas. , three species are recognized: ''Cartwrightia intertribalis, C. intertribalis'', ''Cartwrightia cartwrighti, C. cartwrighti'', and ''Cartwrightia islasi, C. islasi''. They can be found in the nests of leafcutter ants or in dung. Taxonomic history The Mexican entomologist Federico Islas Salas circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed the genus ''Cartwrightia'' in 1959 for his newly-species description, described species ''C. intertribalis''. The generic name (biology), generic name is in honor of the American entomologist Oscar Ling Cartwright. In 1967, Cartwright himself described two additional species in this genus: ''Cartwrightia islasi, C. islasi'', whose specific name (zoology), specific name honors Islas, and ''Cartwrightia cartwrighti, C. cartwrighti'', which Cartwright named after his brother. Taxonomy ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cartwrightia Cartwrighti
''Cartwrightia cartwrighti'' is a species of aphodiine scarab found in South America. Oscar L. Cartwright named the species in 1967 after his brother. ''C. cartwrighti'' has been recorded in cow dung in pastures and forests. Description Males are roughly long and wide; females are long and wide. The anterior pronotal ridges are narrow and sharply carinate. There are smooth black intervals on the elytra, but otherwise there is a grayish-brown clay-like covering, including on the underside. Taxonomic history and etymology The American entomologist Oscar L. Cartwright wrote the species description for ''C. cartwrighti'' in 1967. He placed it in the genus ''Cartwrightia'' which the Mexican entomologist Federico Islas Salas had named after him nine years earlier. Cartwright used three specimens to write his description: a male holotype and two female paratypes. All three specimens were collected with a blacklight insect trap in early January 1960. Cartwright named this specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie Herbold Froeschner
Elsie Herbold Froeschner (October 6, 1913 – September 12, 2006) was a scientific illustrator best known for her ink drawings of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. The insect genus '' Elsiella'' and insect species '' Froeschneriella elsiae'' are named in her honor. Biography Elsie M.L. Herbold was born on October 6, 1913. After graduating from the University of Michigan with her master's degree, she married Richard Froeschner on October 6, 1940. The two were married for 62 years and had two daughters, Ellen and Kay. Their first daughter was born on February 23, 1944, and would eventually serve as a computer programmer in the US Army at the Panama Canal Zone and the Pentagon. Their second daughter, Kay, was born in 1948 — shortly before the family moved from Missouri to Cambridge, Massachusetts for several months so Richard could participate in research at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. For her husband's seventieth birthday, Elsie joined hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aphodiinae
Aphodiinae is a subfamily of the scarab beetle family, Scarabaeidae. Members of this subfamily are known commonly as the small dung beetles and many, but not all, are dung beetles.Skelley, P. EAphodiinae.Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska State Museum. 2008 Version. These beetles are found worldwide. These beetles are small scarab beetles, most less than 8 millimeters long. Many have small mandibles that are covered by a widened clypeus, the exoskeleton plate above the mouth. The feet are clawed. This is a diverse subfamily with varied life strategies and habitat types. Many species are dung beetles, which collect and feed on animal dung. Other species are detritivores or saprophages, which feed on dead matter, and some are predatory. Some are known as inquilines, living in ant or termite nests, and some are sand-dwelling beetles. A survey of South American aphodiines found them in diverse habitat types including temperate rainforests, high-eleva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eupariini
Eupariini is a tribe of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 12 genera and at least 80 described species in Eupariini. Genera These 30 genera belong to the tribe Eupariini: * ''Annegialia'' Howden, 1971 * '' Aphotaenius'' Cartwright, 1952 * '' Arupaia'' Stebnicka, 1999 * '' Ataenioides'' Petrovitz 1973 * '' Ataeniopsis'' Petrovitz, 1973 * '' Ataenius'' Harold, 1867 * '' Batesiana'' Chalumeau, 1983 * '' Bruchaphodius'' Martinez, 1952 * ''Cartwrightia'' Islas, 1959 * '' Euparia'' LePeletier & Serville, 1828 * '' Euparixia'' Brown, 1927 * '' Euparixoides'' Hinton, 1936 * '' Flechtmanniella'' Stebnicka, 1999 * '' Haroldiataenius'' Chalumeau, 1981 * '' Iarupea'' Martínez, 1953 * '' Iguazua'' Stebnicka, 1997 * '' Lomanoxia'' Martinez, 1951 * '' Lomanoxoides'' Stebnicka 1999 * '' Martineziana'' Chalumeau & Ozdikmen, 2006 * '' Myrmecaphodius'' Martinez, 1952 * '' Napoa'' Stebnicka, 1999 * '' Odontolytes'' Koshantschikov, 1916 * '' Oxyataenius'' Dellacasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Ling Cartwright
Oscar Ling Cartwright (April 12, 1900 – March 21, 1983) was an American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles.Oscar Ling Cartwright at the SIA archives. He is commemorated in the scarab genus '' Cartwrightia
''Cartwrightia'' is a genus of scarab found in Latin America. It was named and circumscribed in 1958 by Federico Islas Salas. , three species are recognized: '' C. intertribalis'', '' C. cartwrighti'', and '' C. islasi''. They can be found in th ... '' as well as 16 insect species.
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Sclerite
A sclerite ( Greek , ', meaning " hard") is a hardened body part. In various branches of biology the term is applied to various structures, but not as a rule to vertebrate anatomical features such as bones and teeth. Instead it refers most commonly to the hardened parts of arthropod exoskeletons and the internal spicules of invertebrates such as certain sponges and soft corals. In paleontology, a scleritome is the complete set of sclerites of an organism, often all that is known from fossil invertebrates. Sclerites in combination Sclerites may occur practically isolated in an organism, such as the sting of a cone shell. Also, they can be more or less scattered, such as tufts of defensive sharp, mineralised bristles as in many marine Polychaetes. Or, they can occur as structured, but unconnected or loosely connected arrays, such as the mineral "teeth" in the radula of many Mollusca, the valves of Chitons, the beak of Cephalopod, or the articulated exoskeletons of Arthropoda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elytra
An elytron (; ; , ) 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 Ripiphoridae), o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pronotum
The prothorax is the foremost of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the first pair of legs. Its principal sclerites (exoskeletal plates) are the pronotum ( dorsal), the prosternum ( ventral), and the propleuron ( lateral) on each side. The prothorax never bears wings in extant insects (except in some cases of atavism), though some fossil groups possessed wing-like projections. All adult insects possess legs on the prothorax, though in a few groups (e.g., the butterfly family Nymphalidae) the forelegs are greatly reduced. In many groups of insects, the pronotum is reduced in size, but in a few it is hypertrophied, such as in all beetles (Coleoptera). In most treehoppers (family Membracidae, order Hemiptera), the pronotum is expanded into often fantastic shapes that enhance their camouflage or mimicry. Similarly, in the Tetrigidae, the pronotum is extended backward to cover the flight wings, supplanting the function of the tegmina. See also * Glossary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inquiline
In zoology, an inquiline (from Latin ''inquilinus'', "lodger" or "tenant") is an animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. For example, some organisms such as insects may live in the homes of gophers or the garages of humans and feed on debris, fungi, roots, etc. The most widely distributed types of inquiline are those found in association with the nests of social insects, especially ants and termites – a single colony may support dozens of different inquiline species. The distinctions between parasites, social parasites, and inquilines are subtle, and many species may fulfill the criteria for more than one of these, as inquilines do exhibit many of the same characteristics as parasites. However, parasites are specifically ''not'' inquilines, because by definition they have a deleterious effect on the host species, while inquilines have not been confirmed to do so. In the specific case of termites, the term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrmecophilous
Myrmecophily ( , ) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms, such as plants, other arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its more general use, the term may also refer to commensal or even parasitic interactions. The term "myrmecophile" is used mainly for animals that associate with ants. An estimated 10,000 species of ants (Formicidae) are known, with a higher diversity in the tropics.B. Holldobler and E.O. Wilson, The Ants, Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1990. In most terrestrial ecosystems, ants are ecologically and numerically dominant, being the main invertebrate predators. As a result, ants play a key role in controlling arthropod richness, abundance, and community structure.K. Fiedler, B. Holldobler, and P. Seufert, "Butterflies and ants: The communicative domain," Cellular and molecular life sciences, vol. 52, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
