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Megalomma (annelid)
''Megalomma'' is a genus of tiger beetles. There are about five described species in ''Megalomma''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Megalomma'': * ''Megalomma fulgens'' (W.Horn, 1892) (Réunion) * ''Megalomma janaki'' Moravec, 2007 (Mauritius) * ''Megalomma oculatum'' (Fabricius, 1798) (Mauritius) * ''Megalomma pierreorum'' Deuve, 2000 (Réunion) * ''Megalomma viridulum'' (Quensel, 1806) (Mauritius) References External links * Cicindelidae {{Cicindelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Beetles
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 Mandible (arthropod), 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 (beetle), Manticora' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |