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Formicilla
''Formicilla'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict just in front of .... There are at least three described species in ''Formicilla'', found in Central and North America. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Formicilla'': * '' Formicilla coniceps'' Pic, 1937 * '' Formicilla leporina'' LaFerté, 1849 * '' Formicilla munda'' LeConte, 1852 References Further reading * * Anthicidae {{anthicidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formicilla Leporina
''Formicilla'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least three described species in ''Formicilla'', found in Central and North America. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Formicilla'': * ''Formicilla coniceps ''Formicilla'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 spe ...'' Pic, 1937 * '' Formicilla leporina'' LaFerté, 1849 * '' Formicilla munda'' LeConte, 1852 References Further reading * * Anthicidae {{anthicidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formicilla Munda
''Formicilla munda'' is a species of antlike flower beetle in the family Anthicidae The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict just in front of .... It is found in Central America and North America. References Further reading * * Tenebrionoidea Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1852 Beetles of Central America Beetles of North America Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte {{anthicidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lawrence LeConte
John Lawrence LeConte MD (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomology, entomologist, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxon, taxa known in the United States during his lifetime,Bird Name Biographies - URL retrieved September 14, 2006 including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his career, and has been described as "the father of American beetle study".Evans, Arthur V., and James N. Hogue. 2004. Chapter 1: A Brief History of Beetle Study in California. ''Introduction to California Beetles''. University of California Press. , as excerpted a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antlike Flower Beetle
The Anthicidae are a family (biology), family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, and the posterior end of the pronotum is usually narrow as well. Legs and Antenna (biology), antennae are slender, heightening the ant-like appearance, and the body is sparsely covered with small hairs, called setae. Biology Adult beetles are omnivorous, being known to consume small arthropods, pollen, fungus, fungi, and whatever else they can find. Some species are of interest as biological control agents, as they can eat the eggs or larvae of pests. Larvae are either omnivorous, predators, or fungus-eaters; the young of one species of ''Notoxus'' have been observed boring into sweet potato tubers. Many members of the family are attracted to cantharidin, which they seem to accumulate and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthicidae
The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera. Description Their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, and the posterior end of the pronotum is usually narrow as well. Legs and antennae are slender, heightening the ant-like appearance, and the body is sparsely covered with small hairs, called setae. Biology Adult beetles are omnivorous, being known to consume small arthropods, pollen, fungi, and whatever else they can find. Some species are of interest as biological control agents, as they can eat the eggs or larvae of pests. Larvae are either omnivorous, predators, or fungus-eaters; the young of one species of '' Notoxus'' have been observed boring into sweet potato tubers. Many members of the family are attracted to cantharidin, which they seem to accumulate and that deters possible predators. Taxonomy Syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
