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Oedemera Testaceithorax
''Oedemera'' is a genus of beetles of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae.Vázquez, X. A. 2002. ''Fauna of European Oedemeridae''. Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. Description Species in the genus ''Oedemera'' include slender, soft-bodied beetles of medium size, between 5 and 20 mm of length. Their colours may be bright and metallic (green, golden, copper), black and yellow and brown and black. The jaws are bifid at the apex, the last segment of maxillary palps is narrow and elongated, the antennae are long and threadlike. The elytra of most species are narrowed behind exposing part of the hind wings. The pronotum lacks lateral edges and is much narrower than elytra. The tibiae have two apical spines, in most species the hind femora of males are strongly dilated. Biology and ecology The species of the genus ''Oedemera'' feed on pollen and nectar and their body is covered with abundant pubescence on which pollen grains remain attached, thus contributing to pollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (; 19 January 1756, Les Arcs, Var, Les Arcs near Toulon – 1 October 1814, Lyon) was a French entomologist and naturalist. Life Olivier studied medicine in Montpellier, where he became good friends with Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet. With Jean Guillaume Bruguière and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, he collaborated in the creation of ''Journal d'Histoire Naturelle'' (1792). Afterwards, he served as a naturalist on a 6-year scientific journey that took him to Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Cyprus and Corfu. He returned to France in 1798 with a large collection of natural history specimens from his travels. Later, he was associated with the ''École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'', where in 1811, he was appointed professor of zoology. Olivier was a close friend of Johan Christian Fabricius and a patron of Pierre André Latreille. Although primarily an entomologist, Olivier also worked in the scientific field of herpetology, describing several new species of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedemera Brevipennis
''Oedemera'' is a genus of beetles of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae.Vázquez, X. A. 2002. ''Fauna of European Oedemeridae''. Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. Description Species in the genus ''Oedemera'' include slender, soft-bodied beetles of medium size, between 5 and 20 mm of length. Their colours may be bright and metallic (green, golden, copper), black and yellow and brown and black. The jaws are bifid at the apex, the last segment of maxillary palps is narrow and elongated, the antennae are long and threadlike. The elytra of most species are narrowed behind exposing part of the hind wings. The pronotum lacks lateral edges and is much narrower than elytra. The tibiae have two apical spines, in most species the hind femora of males are strongly dilated. Biology and ecology The species of the genus ''Oedemera'' feed on pollen and nectar and their body is covered with abundant pubescence on which pollen grains remain attached, thus contributing to pollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedemera Lurida
''Oedemera lurida'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Oedemeridae subfamily Oedemerinae Oedemerinae are a subfamily of the false blister beetles ( family Oedemeridae), also known as pollen-feeding beetles. The Nacerdinae are sometimes merged here. The phylogeny of this family is not robustly deduced in detail. While traditionally .... Description ''Oedemera lurida'' has a length of about . The body of these insects is metallic pale-green, gray-green or brownish. Males of this species do not have the thickened hind femora of most males of the other ''Oedemera'' species. The elytra are narrow and covered with dense gray hairs. Antennae are eleven-segmented and finely pubescent. This species belongs to a complex of three species, the ''Oedemera-lurida-complex'', which are quite difficult to distinguish one from the other, as the separation relies on subtle characters. These beetles usually need to be dissected and examined under the microscope. While the ''Oedemer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedemera Lateralis
''Oedemera'' is a genus of beetles of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae.Vázquez, X. A. 2002. ''Fauna of European Oedemeridae''. Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. Description Species in the genus ''Oedemera'' include slender, soft-bodied beetles of medium size, between 5 and 20 mm of length. Their colours may be bright and metallic (green, golden, copper), black and yellow and brown and black. The jaws are bifid at the apex, the last segment of maxillary palps is narrow and elongated, the antennae are long and threadlike. The elytra of most species are narrowed behind exposing part of the hind wings. The pronotum lacks lateral edges and is much narrower than elytra. The tibiae have two apical spines, in most species the hind femora of males are strongly dilated. Biology and ecology The species of the genus ''Oedemera'' feed on pollen and nectar and their body is covered with abundant pubescence on which pollen grains remain attached, thus contributing to pollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedemera Flavipes
''Oedemera flavipes'' is a very common species of beetle of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae. These beetles are present in most of Europe and in the Near East. Their body is gray-green, dark green or coppery, while forelegs are yellow (hence the Latin word ''flavipes'') or reddish. The male of ''Oedemera flavipes'', as in most ''Oedemera'' species, possesses the hind femora very swollen, whereas in female the femora are thin. The adults grow up to long and can mostly be encountered from May through July feeding on pollen and nectar, mainly on Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Convolvulaceae and Apiaceae species. They are a common prey of the checkered beetle, ''Trichodes alvearius ''Trichodes alvearius'' is a species of soldier or checkered beetle belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae. Description ''Trichodes alvearius'' is a very hairy beetle with black head and scutellum. The elongated elytra show a b ...''. The larvae develop in stems of herbaceo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedemera Flavipennis
''Oedemera'' is a genus of beetles of the family Oedemeridae, subfamily Oedemerinae.Vázquez, X. A. 2002. ''Fauna of European Oedemeridae''. Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. Description Species in the genus ''Oedemera'' include slender, soft-bodied beetles of medium size, between 5 and 20 mm of length. Their colours may be bright and metallic (green, golden, copper), black and yellow and brown and black. The jaws are bifid at the apex, the last segment of maxillary palps is narrow and elongated, the antennae are long and threadlike. The elytra of most species are narrowed behind exposing part of the hind wings. The pronotum lacks lateral edges and is much narrower than elytra. The tibiae have two apical spines, in most species the hind femora of males are strongly dilated. Biology and ecology The species of the genus ''Oedemera'' feed on pollen and nectar and their body is covered with abundant pubescence on which pollen grains remain attached, thus contributing to pollin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
