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Dicronocephalus Adamsi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: 21-32. It is placed in the tribe Goliathini and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina . Description Species of ''Dicronocephalus'' have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of ''D. wallichi''). Unlike the distantly related, African Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs. File:Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831) 'Co-Type' (8443165176).jpg, ''D. wallichii'' male File:Dicronocephalus wallichii female.png, ''D. wallichii'' female Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Frederick William Hope
Frederick William Hope (3 January 1797 – 15 April 1862) was an English clergyman, naturalist, collector, and entomologist, who founded a professorship at the University of Oxford to which he gave his entire collections of insects in 1849 (now known as the Hope Collection or in expanded form the Hope Entomological Collections, with around 3.5 million specimens). He described numerous species and was a founder of the Entomological Society of London in 1833 along with John Obadiah Westwood. Biography Frederick was the second son of John Thomas Hope of Netley Hall, Shrewsbury, and Ellen Hester Mary, only child and heiress of Sir Thomas Edwardes, and was born at their home in 37 Upper Seymour Street, London. He studied under the private tutor Reverend Delafosse and joined Christ Church, Oxford in 1817 and graduated with a BA in 1820. Presented to the curacy of Frodesley in Shropshire, he quickly retired as a result of ill health. Hope married, in 1835, the wealthy Ellen Meredith, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goliathus
The Goliath beetles (named after the biblical giant Goliath) are any of the five species in the genus ''Goliathus''. Goliath beetles are among the largest insects on Earth, if measured in terms of size, bulk and weight.Karl Meye/ref> They are members of subfamily Cetoniinae, within the family Scarabaeidae. Goliath beetles can be found in many of Africa's tropical forests, where they feed primarily on tree sap and fruit. Little appears to be known of the larval cycle in the wild, but in captivity, ''Goliathus'' beetles have been successfully reared from egg to adult using protein-rich foods such as commercial cat and dog food. Goliath beetles measure from for males and for females, as adults, and can reach weights of up to in the larval stage, though the adults are only about half this weight. The females range from a dark chestnut brown to silky white, but the males are normally brown/white/black or black/white. Species There are six species of Goliath beetles, with several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is an international organisation that focuses on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet using web services. The data are provided by many institutions from around the world; GBIF's information architecture makes these data accessible and searchable through a single portal. Data available through the GBIF portal are primarily distribution data on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes for the world, and scientific names data. The mission of the GBIF is to facilitate free and open access to biodiversity data worldwide to underpin sustainable development. Priorities, with an emphasis on promoting participation and working through partners, include mobilising biodiversity data, developing protocols and standards to ensure scientific integrity and interoperability, building an informatics architecture to allow the interlinking of diverse data types from disparate sources, promoting capacity building and ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicronocephalus Adamsi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: 21-32. It is placed in the tribe Goliathini and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina . Description Species of ''Dicronocephalus'' have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of ''D. wallichi''). Unlike the distantly related, African Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs. File:Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831) 'Co-Type' (8443165176).jpg, ''D. wallichii'' male File:Dicronocephalus wallichii female.png, ''D. wallichii'' female Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicronocephalus Bourgoini
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: 21-32. It is placed in the tribe Goliathini and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina . Description Species of ''Dicronocephalus'' have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of ''D. wallichi''). Unlike the distantly related, African Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs. File:Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831) 'Co-Type' (8443165176).jpg, ''D. wallichii'' male File:Dicronocephalus wallichii female.png, ''D. wallichii'' female Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicronocephalus Bowringi
''Dicronocephalus'' is a genus of mostly Asian beetles erected by Frederick William Hope in 1831.Hope FW (1831). Gray: Synopsis of the new species of Nepal Insects in the collection of Major General Hardwicke. ''Zoological Miscellany.'' London 1: 21-32. It is placed in the tribe Goliathini and is typical of the subtribe Dicronocephalina . Description Species of ''Dicronocephalus'' have been called "antler horn beetles", but the similarity applies only to the males (see illustrations of ''D. wallichi''). Unlike the distantly related, African Goliath beetles, species in this genus are medium-sized (20-32 mm), with relatively long (especially front) legs. File:Dicronocephalus wallichii (Hope, 1831) 'Co-Type' (8443165176).jpg, ''D. wallichii'' male File:Dicronocephalus wallichii female.png, ''D. wallichii'' female Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
