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Phalacridae
The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed on flower heads. Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera. The oldest possible record of the family is a specimen from Spanish amber, dating to the Albian The Albian is both an age (geology), age of the geologic timescale and a stage (stratigraphy), stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early Cretaceous, Early/Lower Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch/s ... stage of the Early Cretaceous. Taxonomy This family includes the following subfamily: * '' Phaenocephalinae'' Matthews, 1899 * '' Phalacrinae'' Leach, 1815 Genera within this family include: * ''Phaenocephalus''-group ** '' Phaenocephalus'' Wollaston, 1873 ** '' Phalacrinus'' Blackburn, 1891 ** '' Ranomafanacrinus'' Gimmel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olibrus Liquidus - Wollenberg 2011
''Olibrus'' is a genus of shining flower beetles in the family Phalacridae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Olibrus''. Species These 37 species belong to the genus ''Olibrus'': * ''Olibrus aenescens'' Küster, 1852 * ''Olibrus aeneus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * ''Olibrus affinis'' (Sturm, 1807) * ''Olibrus baudueri'' Flach, 1888 * ''Olibrus bicolor'' (Fabricius, 1792) * ''Olibrus bimaculatus'' Küster, 1848 * ''Olibrus bisignatus'' (Ménétriés, 1849) * ''Olibrus brunneus'' (Motschulsky, 1858) * ''Olibrus bullatus'' Casey, 1916 * ''Olibrus castaneus'' Baudi di Selve, 1870 * ''Olibrus caucasicus'' Tournier, 1889 * ''Olibrus cinerariae'' Wollaston, 1854 * ''Olibrus congener'' Wollaston, 1864 * ''Olibrus consanguineus'' Flach * ''Olibrus corticalis'' (Panzer, 1797) * ''Olibrus delicatulus'' Tournier, 1889 * ''Olibrus demarzoi'' Svec & Angelini, 1996 * ''Olibrus fallax'' Flach, 1888 * ''Olibrus flavicornis'' (Sturm, 1807) * ''Olibrus gerhardti'' Flach, 1888 * ''Olibrus gutt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olibrus
''Olibrus'' is a genus of shining flower beetles in the family Phalacridae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Olibrus''. Species These 37 species belong to the genus ''Olibrus'': * '' Olibrus aenescens'' Küster, 1852 * '' Olibrus aeneus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Olibrus affinis'' (Sturm, 1807) * '' Olibrus baudueri'' Flach, 1888 * '' Olibrus bicolor'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Olibrus bimaculatus'' Küster, 1848 * '' Olibrus bisignatus'' (Ménétriés, 1849) * '' Olibrus brunneus'' (Motschulsky, 1858) * '' Olibrus bullatus'' Casey, 1916 * '' Olibrus castaneus'' Baudi di Selve, 1870 * '' Olibrus caucasicus'' Tournier, 1889 * '' Olibrus cinerariae'' Wollaston, 1854 * '' Olibrus congener'' Wollaston, 1864 * '' Olibrus consanguineus'' Flach * '' Olibrus corticalis'' (Panzer, 1797) * '' Olibrus delicatulus'' Tournier, 1889 * '' Olibrus demarzoi'' Svec & Angelini, 1996 * '' Olibrus fallax'' Flach, 1888 * '' Olibrus flavicornis'' (Sturm, 1807) * '' Olibrus gerhardti'' Flach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stilbus
''Stilbus'' is a genus of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed .... Species Species within this genus include: * '' Stilbus abbreviatus'' Casey, 1916 * '' Stilbus aequalis'' (Sharp, 1888) * '' Stilbus ambagiosus'' Lyubarsky, 2003 * '' Stilbus angulatus'' Champion, 1925 * '' Stilbus angulicaput'' (Scott, 1922) * '' Stilbus angustus'' Casey, 1916 * '' Stilbus apertus'' Casey, 1916 * '' Stilbus apicalis'' (Melsh.) * '' Stilbus apicialis'' (Melsheimer, 1844) * '' Stilbus aquatilis'' (LeConte, 1856) * '' Stilbus atomarius'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * '' Stilbus attenuatus'' Casey, 1890 * '' Stilbus avunculus'' Flach, 1889 * '' Stilbus belfragei'' Casey, 1916 * '' Stilbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acylomus
''Acylomus'' is a genus of shining flower beetles in the family Phalacridae. There are about eight described species in ''Acylomus''. Species These eight species belong to the genus ''Acylomus'': * ''Acylomus aciculatus'' Sharp, 1889 * ''Acylomus calcaratus'' Casey, 1890 * ''Acylomus ergoti'' Casey, 1890 * ''Acylomus insularis'' Guillebeau, 1896 * ''Acylomus micropus'' (Guillebeau, 1896) * ''Acylomus polygramma'' (Flach, 1888) * ''Acylomus pugetanus'' Casey, 1916 * ''Acylomus tropicus'' (Scott, 1922) References External links * * Phalacridae {{cucujoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesiotus
''Nesiotus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed .... Species: *'' Nesiotus olibroides'' *'' Nesiotus similis'' References Phalacridae {{Cucujoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalacrus (beetle)
''Phalacrus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Phalacridae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en .... Species: * '' Phalacrus apicalis'' Melsheimer, 1845 * '' Phalacrus arizonicus'' Casey References {{Taxonbar, from=Q18116087 Phalacridae Beetle genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticeship at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devonshire and Exeter Hospital, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine animals from Plymouth Sound and along the Devon coast. At seventeen he began studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, finishing his training at the University of Edinburgh before graduating Doctor of Medicine, MD from the University of St Andrews (where he had never studied). From 1813 Leach concentrated on his zoological interests and was employed as an 'Assistant Librarian' (what would later be called Assistant Keeper) in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Department of the British Museum, where he had responsibility for the zoological collections. Here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
