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Mexanillus
''Mexanillus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 .... This genus has a single species, ''Mexanillus sbordonii''. References Trechinae Monotypic Carabidae genera {{Trechinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or 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 fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trechinae
Trechinae is a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are 6 tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...s, more than 430 genera, and over 6,700 described species in Trechinae. Tribes These six tribes are members of Trechinae: * Bembidarenini Maddison et al., 2019 (4 genera) * Bembidiini Stephens, 1827 (more than 120 genera) * Pogonini Laporte, 1834 (12 genera) * Sinozolini Deuve, 1997 (3 genera) * Trechini Bonelli, 1810 (more than 270 genera) * Zolini Sharp, 1886 (11 genera) References ;Sources LEFHE Laboratory: Laboratoire d'Entomologie Faune Hypogée et EndogéeWAS Archives (World Archives of Sciences): ''Trechinae''RTR (Real Time Reprints): ''Trechinae'';Notes {{Taxonbar, from=Q137801 Carabidae subfamilies Taxa named by Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
