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Confossa Sculptura
''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae, discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Confossa'' contains the following three species: *''Confossa falcata'' *''Confossa minima ''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described. These ...'' *'' Confossa sculptura'' References {{Myxophaga-stub Taxa described in 2015 Myxophaga genera Beetles of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Beetle
A water beetle is a generalized name for any beetle that is adapted to living in water at any point in its life cycle. Most water beetles can only live in fresh water, with a few marine species that live in the intertidal zone or littoral zone. There are approximately 2000 species of true water beetles native to lands throughout the world. Many water beetles carry an air bubble, called the elytra cavity, underneath their abdomens, which provides an air supply, and prevents water from getting into the spiracles. Others have the surface of their exoskeleton modified to form a plastron, or "physical gill", which permits direct gas exchange with the water. Some families of water beetles have fringed hind legs adapted for swimming, but most do not. Most families of water beetles have larvae that are also aquatic; many have aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. Diet Water beetles can be either herbivores, predators, or scavengers. Herbivorous beetles eat only aquatic vegetation, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydroscaphidae
The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described. These beetles are small, most under in length. They are tan to brown in color and the elytra are abbreviated, leaving several tapering tergites of the abdomen exposed. The wings are fringed with long setae. The larvae are fusiform, with a wide thorax and a narrowing abdomen. Hydroscaphidae live on mats of algae with a thin layer of running water. This may be the accumulated algae lining the very edge of a stream of water. They tolerate a wide range of temperatures; they have been observed in hot springs and in icy snowmelt. The algae are their food source. The reproductive cycle is not well known. In at least one species, the female lays a single large egg on the algal mat. Hydroscaphid species have been reported from every continent except Antarctica. Genera: * '' Hydroscapha'' LeConte, 1874 – United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confossa Falcata
''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae, discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Confossa'' contains the following three species: *'' Confossa falcata'' *''Confossa minima ''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described. These ...'' *'' Confossa sculptura'' References {{Myxophaga-stub Taxa described in 2015 Myxophaga genera Beetles of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confossa Minima
''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described. These beetles are small, most under in length. They are tan to brown in col ..., discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Confossa'' contains the following three species: *'' Confossa falcata'' *'' Confossa minima'' *'' Confossa sculptura'' References {{Myxophaga-stub Taxa described in 2015 Myxophaga genera Beetles of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confossa Sculptura
''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae, discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America. Taxonomy The genus ''Confossa'' contains the following three species: *''Confossa falcata'' *''Confossa minima ''Confossa'' is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described. These ...'' *'' Confossa sculptura'' References {{Myxophaga-stub Taxa described in 2015 Myxophaga genera Beetles of South America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Described In 2015
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion, especially in the context of rank-based (" Linnaean") nomenclature (much less so under phylogenetic nomenclature). If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were presumably set forth in prehistoric times by hunter-gatherers, as suggested by the fairly sophisticated folk taxonomies. Much later, Aristotle, and later still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myxophaga Genera
Myxophaga is the second-smallest suborder of the beetle, Coleoptera after Archostemata, consisting of roughly 65 species of small to minute beetles in four families. The members of this suborder are aquatic insect, aquatic and semiaquatic, and feed on algae. Description Myxophaga have several diagnostic features: the antennae are more or less distinctly clubbed with usually fewer than nine segments, mesocoxal cavities are open laterally and bordered by a mesepimeron and metanepisternum, the hind wings are rolled apically in the resting positions. Internally, they are characterised by the presence of six Malpighian tubule system, malpighian tubules and the testes are tube-like and coiled. Beetles of this suborder are adapted to feed on algae. Their mouthparts are characteristic in lacking Insect mouthparts#Maxilla, galeae and having a mobile tooth on their left mandible. Taxonomy There are four extant families in the suborder Myxophaga divided between two superfamilies, containin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
