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Elaphrus Splendidus
''Elaphrus splendidus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Elaphrinae Elaphrinae is a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 4 genera and more than 50 described species in Elaphrinae. Genera These four genera belong to the subfamily Elaphrinae: * ''Blethisa'' Bonelli, 1810 * ''Dia .... It was described by Fisher von Wandheim in 1829. References Elaphrinae Beetles described in 1829 {{Carabidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 Carnivore, carnivorous, but some members are Herbivore, herbivorous or Omnivore, 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 arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaphrinae
Elaphrinae is a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 4 genera and more than 50 described species in Elaphrinae. Genera These four genera belong to the subfamily Elaphrinae: * ''Blethisa'' Bonelli, 1810 * ''Diacheila'' Motschulsky, 1844 * ''Elaphrus'' Fabricius, 1775 * † ''Elaphrotites'' Haupt, 1856 References Elaphrinae, Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
