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Phanaeus Difformis
''Phanaeus difformis'' is a species of true dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae that is native to south-central United States and adjacent far northern Mexico. It may hybridize with the generally more common '' P. vindex''. References Further reading * Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida . * Arnett, Ross H. (2000). ''American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico''. CRC Press. * Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company. difformis Beetles described in 1847 {{Scarabaeinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeinae
The scarab beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae consists of species collectively called true dung beetles. Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung. However, some may feed on decomposing matter including carrion, decaying fruits and fungi. Dung beetles can be placed into three structural guilds based on their method of dung processing namely rollers, dwellers and tunnelers Dung removal and burial by dung beetles result in ecological benefits such as soil aeration and fertilization; improved nutrient cycling and uptake by plants, increase in Pasture quality, biological control of pest flies and intestinal parasites and secondary seed dispersal. Well-known members include the genera '' Scarabaeus'' and ''Sisyphus'', and ''Phanaeus vindex''. Description Adult dung beetles have modified mouth parts which are adapted to feeding on dung. The clypeus is expanded and covers the mouth parts. The elytra, which cover the wings, expose the pygidium. They also have a space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Bouchard (2011). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between . They have distinctive, clubbed antenna (biology), antennae composed of plates called lamella (zoology), lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs adapted for digging. In some groups males (and sometimes females) have prominent horns on the head and/or pronotum to fight over mates or re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in blending inheritance), but can show hybrid vigor, sometimes growing larger or taller than either parent. The concept of a hybrid is interpreted differently in animal and plant breeding, where there is interest in the individual parentage. In genetics, attention is focused on the numbers of chromosomes. In taxonomy, a key question is how closely related the parent species are. Species are reproductively isolated by strong barriers to hybridisation, which include genetic and morphological differences, differing times of fertility, mating behaviors and cues, and physiological rejection of sperm cells or the developing embryo. Some act before fertilization and others after it. Similar barriers exist in plants, with differences in floweri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phanaeus Vindex
''Phanaeus vindex'', the rainbow scarab, is a North American dung beetle, found from the eastern US to Arizona and Mexico. The head is a metallic yellow color, and males have a black horn which curves backward toward the thorax. Both sexes have yellow antennae which can retract into a ball on the underside of the head. The thorax is a shiny coppery color, with yellow or green on the sides. The abdomen is metallic green. The underbelly is black and green. The beetles are about 1–2.2 cm long. Males and females work in pairs to dig burrows beneath animal excrement. They move some of the excrement down into the tunnel, where the female lays her eggs in it. The grubs feed on the excrement for several instars until pupa A pupa ( la, pupa, "doll"; plural: ''pupae'') is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through four distinct stages in their ...ting. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phanaeus (beetle)
''Phanaeus'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Species * ''Phanaeus achilles'' * ''Phanaeus adonis'' * ''Phanaeus alvarengai'' * '' Phanaeus amethystinus'' * ''Phanaeus amithaon'' * ''Phanaeus beltianus'' * ''Phanaeus bispinus'' * '' Phanaeus blackalleri'' * ''Phanaeus bordoni'' * ''Phanaeus cambeforti'' * ''Phanaeus chalcomelas'' * ''Phanaeus changdiazi'' * ''Phanaeus damocles'' * '' Phanaeus daphnis'' * ''Phanaeus dejeani'' * ''Phanaeus demon'' * ''Phanaeus difformis'' * '' Phanaeus dionysius'' * '' Phanaeus dzidoi'' * '' Phanaeus endymion'' * '' Phanaeus eximius'' * '' Phanaeus flohri'' * '' Phanaeus furiosus'' * '' Phanaeus genieri'' * '' Phanaeus halffterorum'' * '' Phanaeus haroldi'' * '' Phanaeus hermes'' * ''Phanaeus howdeni'' * ''Phanaeus igneus'' * ''Phanaeus kirbyi'' * ''Phanaeus labreae'' * '' Phanaeus lecourti'' * ''Phanaeus lunaris'' * '' Phanaeus malyi'' * ''Phanaeus martinezorum'' * ''Phanaeus melampus'' * ''Phanaeus me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
