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Beetle
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 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 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 typically have a particularly har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers ( elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species '' Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymindis
''Cymindis'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Cymindis abbreviata'' Casey, 1920 * ''Cymindis abeillei'' Jeannel, 1942 * ''Cymindis accentifera'' Zoubkoff, 1833 * ''Cymindis adusta'' L.Redtenbacher, 1843 * '' Cymindis afgana'' Jedlicka, 1956 * ''Cymindis akserai'' Jedlicka, 1961 * '' Cymindis alluaudi'' Antoine, 1939 * ''Cymindis altaica'' Gebler, 1833 * ''Cymindis alternans'' Rambur, 1837 * ''Cymindis alutacea'' Wollaston, 1867 * ''Cymindis americana'' Dejean, 1826 * ''Cymindis amicta'' Wollaston, 1864 * ''Cymindis ampliata'' Casey, 1920 * ''Cymindis anchomenoides'' Wollaston, 1867 * ''Cymindis andreae'' Menetries, 1832 * ''Cymindis angularis'' Gyllenhal, 1810 * ''Cymindis angustior'' Kraatz, 1884 * '' Cymindis antonowi'' Semenov, 1891 * ''Cymindis aradensis'' Kirschenhofer, 1984 * ''Cymindis arcana'' Emetz, 1972 * ''Cymindis arctica'' Kryzhanovskij & Emetz, 1979 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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