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Manticora Congoensis
Manticora may refer to: * ''Manticora'' (beetle), a genus of tiger beetles **'' Manticora latipennis'', a species of tiger beetle native to South Africa **'' Manticora scabra'', a species of tiger beetle native to Mozambique and Zimbabwe *Manticora (band), a heavy metal band from Hvidovre, Denmark *''La manticora'', a 1974 novel by Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (October 12, 1908 – May 1, 1993), born Alfredo Pareja y Díez Canseco, was an Ecuadorian novelist, essayist, journalist, historian and diplomat. An innovator of the 20th-century Latin American novel, he was a foundi ... See also * Manticore (other) * Maticora, Malaysian coral snake {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manticora (beetle)
''Manticora'' (often misspelled ''Mantichora'' (Latin term for "manticore") following an unjustified spelling change in 1837) is a genus of tiger beetles that is endemic to Africa. Its members are the largest of the family. All species are nocturnal, black, and flightless. Males usually have exaggerated mandibles compared to the females, used for clasping during copulation. Taxonomy This genus was among the first formally described by a pupil of Carl Linnaeus, Johan Christian Fabricius, in 1781. The name ''Manticora'' comes from the ancient Persian for the legendary man-eating manticore. The first species of ''Manticora'' described was '' M. tuberculata'', originally described by Charles De Geer in 1778 in the Linnean genus ''Carabus'', to which it is only distantly related as presently defined. When Fabricius established ''Manticora'' he designated the species ''Manticora maxillosa'', a junior synonym of ''M. tuberculata'', as the type species. Subsequently, numerous authors ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Beetle
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga. Description Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandibles. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus '' Cicindela'' has a cosmopolitan distribution. Other well-known genera include '' Tetracha'', '' Omus'', '' Amblycheila'' and '' Manticora''. While members of the genus ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manticora Latipennis
''Manticora latipennis'' is a species of tiger beetle native to South Africa, Transvaal, Bechuanaland, Ngami and Damaraland in Africa. Taxonomy This species was the second to be described in the genus ''Manticora'' and was based on a single female specimen from Kurrichane, South Africa. Description The head, thorax and abdomen of both adult males and females are black, occasionally reddish brown, and very glossy. The legs and tarsi are black. The body length of males is and for females is . Feeding Habits ''Manticora latipennis'' is a highly voracious predator, preying on small arthropods such as crickets. The larvae patiently wait for prey to come towards them while the adults actively pursue prey. References External links ''Manticora latipennis''in Annales de la Société Entomologique de France Annals are a concise form of historical writing which record events chronologically, year by year. The equivalent word in Latin and French is ''annales'', which is used unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manticora Scabra
''Manticora scabra'' is a species of tiger beetle native to Mozambique, Transvaal Province, Transvaal and Zimbabwe. Conservation ''Manticora scabra'' beetles, as well as other species in the same genus, are known to be widely collected for the pet and collection trade, which may negatively affect the wild population. As of 2010, ''M. scabra'' is not considered vulnerable in South Africa References External links''Manticora scabra'' at Beetles of Africa * * Cicindelidae Beetles described in 1849 Taxa named by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug Beetles of Africa Insects of Southern Africa Insects of Mozambique Insects of South Africa Insects of Zimbabwe {{Cicindelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
