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Melyridae
Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. Description Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, or red. Some melyrids ( Malachiinae) have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. Some melyrids have the two basal antennomeres greatly enlarged. Most adults and larvae are predaceous, but many are common on flowers. The most common North American species belong to the genus ''Collops'' ( Malachiinae); ''C. quadrimaculatus'' is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron. Four New Guinean species of '' Choresine'' (the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed) have been found to contain batrachotoxins, which may account ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleroidea
Cleroidea is a small Taxonomic rank, superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly. Description Cleroidea is defined by the following features: adult and larva with Mandible, mandibular mola absent, larva with basal mandibular process (lacinia mobilis) present), and mala with a pedunculate seta present. Some cleroids, especially in Cleridae and the melyrid subfamily Malachiinae, have bright Aposematism, aposematic colouration to deter predators. They mimic the appearances of other arthropods that are unpalatable to predators, such as various beetles (blister beetles, leaf beetles, Lycidae, net-winged beetles), stinging Hymenoptera (ants and Mutillidae, velvet ants), Zygaenidae, zygaenid moths and Tachinidae, tachinid flies. There is variation in the degree of sclerotisation within Cleroidea. Some are hard-bodied beetles with fully sclerotised E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasytinae
Dasytinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae, historically sometimes treated as a separate family, "Dasytidae". Description and distribution Dasytinae are typically small (<8 mm) and parallel-sided, with brownish to blackish integument (rarely metallic), and with or without a covering of short pubescence. They are most common and diverse in xeric regions of (especially the genera '' Trichochrous'' and '' Listrus'') and Central Asia
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Dasytes Plumbeus - 2013-07-21
''Dasytes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Melyridae, especially comon in the Palaearctic. '' D. plumbea'' is one of the more common species, found on flowers, where it feeds on pollen. It is about 3 to 5 mm long. Nomenclature Gimmel & Mayor in 2024 corrected a long-standing error in the grammatical gender of the genus name: European species * '' D. aeneiventris'' * '' D. aequalis'' * '' D. aerata'' * '' D. albosetosa'' * '' D. alpigradus'' * '' D. alticola'' * '' D. baudii'' * '' D. blascoi'' * '' D. borealis'' * '' D. bourgeoisi'' * '' D. brenskei'' * '' D. bulgarica'' * '' D. buphtalmus'' * '' D. caerulea'' * '' D. calabrus'' * '' D. canariensis'' * '' D. coerulescens'' * '' D. cretica'' * '' D. croceipes'' * '' D. dispar'' * '' D. doderoi'' * '' D. dolens'' * '' D. errata'' * '' D. flavescens'' * '' D. fuscipes'' * '' D. fuscula'' * '' D. gonocerus'' * '' D. graeculus'' * '' D. grenieri'' * '' D. grisea'' * '' D. hickeri'' * '' D. incana'' * '' D. inexspectata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the family Melyridae. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates'' frogs in South America obtain batrachotoxins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choresine Pulchra
''Choresine'' is a genus of beetles that belong to the family Melyridae. This genus of beetle is known to have high levels of batrachotoxins and is believed to be a possible toxin source for Pitohui and Blue-capped ifrit birds in New Guinea. Collections from Herowana in the Eastern Highlands Province that tested positive for batrachotoxins included the more abundant '' C. pulchra'', the less abundant '' C. semiopaca'' and the two infrequent '' C. rugiceps'' and '' C. sp. A'', the latter as yet unnamed. The locals advise against allowing these beetles to touch the eyes or sweaty face as a severe burning sensation can result. These species are all described as having metallic blue-violaceous elytra and a yellow and blackish pronotum. The name "nanisani" is used by villagers in Herowana equally for this group of insects, the numbing, tingling, burning sensation they cause and the Blue-capped ifrit. The hypothesis that ''Phyllobates'' frogs in South America obtain batrachotoxins f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malachiinae
Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution. Description Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. The most common North American species belongs to the genus ''Collops'' (''C. quadrimaculatus'') and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.Triplehorn, C. and Johnson, N.: "Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Ed.", page 429. Brooks/Cole, 2005. Selected genera * '' Ablechrus'' * '' Afrocarphurus'' * '' Anthocomus'' * '' Anthomalachius'' * '' Apalochrus'' * '' Apteromalachius'' * ''Attalus'' * '' Attalusinus'' * '' Attalomimus'' * '' Axinotarsus'' * '' Balanophorus'' * '' Brachemys'' * '' Brachyhedibius'' * '' Carphuroides'' * '' Carphuromorphus'' * '' Carphurus'' * '' Cephalogonia'' * '' Cephaloncus'' * '' Cerapheles'' * '' Ceratistes'' * '' Chaetocoelus'' * '' Charopus'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhadalidae
Rhadalidae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea, formerly treated as a subfamily within the family Melyridae. The adults are predators or feed on pollen, while the larvae are probably carnivorous. Distribution Worldwide, except Australasia. Genera Gietellinae * ''Gietella'' Constantin & Menier, 1987 Rhadalinae * ''Anthriboclerus'' Schenkling, 1922 * ''Antinea'' Peyerimhoff, 1929 * ''Aplocnemus'' Stephens, 1830 * ''Eucymbolus'' Champion, 1913 * ''Flavojulistus'' Majer, 1990 * ''Hemipleurus'' Peacock, 1987 * ''Indiodasytes'' Pic, 1916 * ''Jelinekius'' Majer, 1990 * ''Kubanius'' Majer, 1983 * ''Malthacodes'' Waterhouse, 1876 * ''Microcymbolus'' Pic, 1951 * ''Microjulistus'' Reitter, 1889 * ''Pelecophora'' Dejean, 1821 * ''Rhadalus'' Leconte, 1852 * ''Semijulistus'' Schilsky, 1894 * ''Trichoceble'' Thomson, 1859 References Cleroidea Polyphaga families {{cleroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthocomus Rufus
''Anthocomus rufus'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Melyridae. It is commonly known as the red malachite beetle. It is native to Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east .... References Melyridae Beetles described in 1784 {{Cleroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ablechrus
''Ablechrus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. Description Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, .... The species of this genus are found in America. Species: * '' Ablechrus caravellae'' Constantin, 2012 * '' Ablechrus moulini'' Constantin, 2017 References Melyridae Cleroidea genera {{melyridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
