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Ceroctis
''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles 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 describ ... belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *'' Ceroctis angolensis'' *'' Ceroctis aurantiaca'' *'' Ceroctis capensis'' *'' Ceroctis gyllenhalli'' *'' Ceroctis interna'' *'' Ceroctis korana'' *'' Ceroctis subtrinotata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4448404 Meloidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceroctis Aurantiaca
''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *''Ceroctis angolensis ''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles 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 C ...'' *'' Ceroctis aurantiaca'' *'' Ceroctis capensis'' *'' Ceroctis gyllenhalli'' *'' Ceroctis interna'' *'' Ceroctis korana'' *'' Ceroctis subtrinotata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4448404 Meloidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceroctis Gyllenhalli
''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *''Ceroctis angolensis'' *''Ceroctis aurantiaca ''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *''Ceroctis angolensis ''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles Beetles are insects that form the orde ...'' *'' Ceroctis capensis'' *'' Ceroctis gyllenhalli'' *'' Ceroctis interna'' *'' Ceroctis korana'' *'' Ceroctis subtrinotata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4448404 Meloidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceroctis Interna
''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *''Ceroctis angolensis'' *''Ceroctis aurantiaca'' *'' Ceroctis capensis'' *''Ceroctis gyllenhalli ''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Africa. Species: *''Ceroctis angolensis'' *''Ceroctis aurantiaca ''Ceroctis'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the fami ...'' *'' Ceroctis interna'' *'' Ceroctis korana'' *'' Ceroctis subtrinotata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4448404 Meloidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceroctis Capensis
''Ceroctis capensis'', or spotted blister beetle, is diurnal and endemic to Southern Africa occurring in diverse habitats, and belonging to the Meloidae or Blister beetle family. It secretes a toxic liquid from its leg joints when roughly handled, blistering human skin. This species somewhat resembles '' Mylabris oculata'', a member of the same family. This species is found on a wide variety of plants, flying between flowers and consuming floral parts, showing a preference for the legume family and '' Watsonia'' species. It has a body length of some 12 mm while its elytra are black with yellow spots, and head, antennae and legs are black. Adults of the Meloidae are vegetarian, flying unhurriedly between plants, protected by their aposematic colours which warn of poison. Their larvae, though, parasitise or prey on locust egg packets, or consume the eggs, pollen and honey of bees. Newly hatched triungulin larvae climb up plant stalks where they emit pheromones similar to thos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meloidae
Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators. Description Blister beetles are hypermetamorphic, going through several larval stages, the first of which is typically a mobile triungulin. The larvae are insectivorous, mainly attacking bees, though a few feed on grasshopper eggs. While sometimes considered parasitoids, in general, the meloid larva apparently consumes the immature host along with its provisions, and can often survive on the provisions alone; thus it is not an obligatory parasitoid, but rather a facultative parasitoid, or simply a kleptoparasite. The adults sometimes feed on flowers and leaves of plants of such diverse families as the Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Solanaceae. Cantharidin, a poisonous chemical that causes b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, Elytron, 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 fungus, 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 typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
