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Mordellidae
The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements. Worldwide, there are about 1500 species. Anatomy The apparent tumbling movements are composed of a series of very rapid separate jumps (each jump of a duration of approximately 80 ms). They result from the beetle's efforts to get itself back into take-off position for flight when it has been in either a lateral or dorsal position. Each individual jump should be considered an extended rotation, performed by one leg of the third leg pair (metapodium). Depending on whether the left or the right metapodium is used as the leg that provides the leverage for take-off, change occurs in the direction of the jump. The energy for propulsion varies with the beetle's immediate muscle work, so that jump lengths and heights vary, with rota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolidopalpus Nitidicoma Female Lateral
''Tolidopalpus'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are about six described species in ''Tolidopalpus''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Tolidopalpus'': * ''Tolidopalpus bimaculatus'' Shiyake, 1997 (Philippines) * ''Tolidopalpus castaneicolor'' Ermisch, 1952 (China) * ''Tolidopalpus dohertyi'' (Pic, 1917) (southeast Asia) * ''Tolidopalpus galloisi'' (Kono, 1932) (temperate Asia) * ''Tolidopalpus nitidocoma'' (Lea 1929) (New Zealand) * ''Tolidopalpus sakaii'' Shiyake, 1997 (Philippines) References External links * Mordellidae {{Mordellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomoxia Lineella46134594
''Tomoxia'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 15 described species in ''Tomoxia''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Tomoxia'': * '' Tomoxia bucephala'' Costa, 1854 (Europe) * '' Tomoxia contracta'' Champion, 1891 * '' Tomoxia exoleta'' Lea, 1917 (Australia) * '' Tomoxia flavicans'' Waterhouse, 1878 (Australia) * '' Tomoxia formosana'' Chujo, 1935 (temperate Asia) * '' Tomoxia howensis'' Lea, 1917 (Australia) * '' Tomoxia inclusa'' LeConte, 1862 (North America) * ''Tomoxia inundata'' Wickham, 1914 * ''Tomoxia laticeps'' (Lea, 1895) (Australia) * ''Tomoxia lineella'' LeConte, 1862 (North America) * ''Tomoxia maculicollis'' Lea, 1902 (Australia) * ''Tomoxia melanura'' Lea, 1917 (Australia) * ''Tomoxia sexlineata'' (Lea, 1895) (Australia) * ''Tomoxia spinifer'' Champion, 1891 * † ''Tomoxia succinea ''Tomoxia'' is a genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae. There are at least 15 descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ctenidiinae
''Ctenidia mordelloides'' is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae, the only species in the genus ''Ctenidia'' and the only species in the subfamily Ctenidiinae. It is known from South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Mordellidae Beetles described in 1840 {{Mordellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordellinae
Mordellinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements. Tribe and genera * Tribe Conaliini Ermisch, 1956 ** '' Conalia'' Mulsant & Rey, 1858 ** '' Conaliamorpha'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Glipodes'' LeConte, 1862 ** '' Isotrilophus'' Liljeblad, 1945 ** '' Paraconalia'' Ermisch, 1968 ** '' Stenoconalia'' Ermisch, 1967 * Tribe Mordellini Siedlitz, 1875 ** '' Austromordella'' Ermisch, 1950 ** '' Boatia'' Franciscolo, 1985 ** '' Calycina'' Blair, 1922 ** '' Cephaloglipa'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Congomorda'' Ermisch, 1955 ** '' Cothurus'' Champion, 1891 ** '' Cretanaspis'' Huang & Yang, 1999 ** '' Curtimorda'' Méquignon, 1946 ** '' Glipa'' LeConte, 1859 ** '' Glipidiomorpha'' Franciscolo, 1952 ** '' Hoshihananomia'' Kônô, 1935 ** '' Iberomorda'' Méquignon, 1946 ** '' Ideorhipistena'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cretanaspis
''Cretanaspis'' is an extinct genus of tumbling flower beetles in the family Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumblin .... This genus has a single species, ''Cretanaspis lushangfenensis'', discovered in China. References Mordellidae Beetles described in 1999 {{mordellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liaoximordella
''Liaoximordella hongi'' is an extinct species of beetle in the family Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumblin ..., the only species in the extinct genus ''Liaoximordella''. It was discovered in China. References Mordellidae Beetles described in 1993 {{mordellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. 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 arthropods and 25% of all known animal species; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. However, the number of beetle species is challenged by the number of species in Fly, dipterans (flies) and hymenopterans (wasps). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mordella Aculeata
''Mordella aculeata'' is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae, found in Europe. Subspecies * ''Mordella aculeata aculeata'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Mordella aculeata multilineata'' Champion, 1927 * ''Mordella aculeata nigripalpis'' Shchegolvera-Barovskaya, 1931 References External links * Beetles described in 1758 aculeata Aculeata is an infraorder of Hymenoptera containing ants, bees, and stinging wasps. The name is a reference to the defining feature of the group, which is the modification of the ovipositor into a stinger. However, many members of the group cann ... Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Mordella-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists 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. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric
Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of symbols, marks, and images appears very early among humans, but the earliest known writing systems appeared years ago. It took thousands of years for writing systems to be widely adopted, with writing having spread to almost all cultures by the 19th century. The end of prehistory therefore came at different times in different places, and the term is less often used in discussing societies where prehistory ended relatively recently. It is based on an old conception of history that without written records there could be no history. The most common conception today is that history is based on evidence, however the concept of prehistory hasn't been completely discarded. In the early Bronze Age, Sumer in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley Civilis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aptian
The Aptian is an age (geology), age in the geologic timescale or a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early or Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 annum, Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), approximately. The Aptian succeeds the Barremian and precedes the Albian, all part of the Lower/Early Cretaceous. The Aptian partly overlaps the upper part of the Western Europe, Western European Urgonian Stage. The Selli Event, also known as OAE1a, was one of two oceanic anoxic events in the Cretaceous Period, which occurred around 120 annum, Ma and lasted approximately 1 to 1.3 million years, being marked by enhanced silicate weathering, as well as ocean acidification. The Aptian extinction was a minor extinction event hypothesized to have occurred around 116 to 117 Ma. Stratigraphic definitions The Aptian was named after the small city o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
