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Ctesibius (beetle)
''Ctesibius'' is a genus of soft-bodied plant beetles in the family Artematopodidae. There is at least one described species in ''Ctesibius'', ''C. eumolpoides''. References Further reading * * * * * * * * Elateroidea genera {{Elateroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can reproduction, produce Fertility, fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artematopodidae
Artematopodidae is a family of soft-bodied plant beetles in the superfamily Elateroidea. They are mostly found in understory forest foliage. The life history of the group is obscure, larvae of the genera '' Eurypogon'' and '' Macropogon'' likely feed on moss, while the larvae of '' Artematopus'' have been fed insect remains.The oldest fossils of the family date to the Middle Jurassic. Genera * '' Allopogonia'' Cockerell, 1906 * '' Artematopus'' Perty, 1830 * '' Brevipogon'' Lawrence, 2005 * '' Carcinognathus'' Kirsch, 1873 * ''Ctesibius'' Champion, 1897 * '' Electribius'' Crowson, 1973 * '' Eurypogon'' Motschulsky, 1859 * '' Macropogon'' Motschulsky, 1859 Extinct genera * '' Cretobrevipogon'' Cai et al, 2020 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian) * '' Sinobrevipogon'' Cai et al, 2015 Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)'''' * '' Bipogonia'' Li et al, 2022 Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
