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Phymatodes Maculicollis
''Phymatodes maculicollis'' is a species of beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ... in the family Cerambycidae.Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. References Phymatodes Beetles described in 1878 {{Callidiini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Van Dyke
Edwin Cooper Van Dyke (April 7, 1869 – September 28, 1952) was an American physician and entomologist. A leading authority on beetles (Coleoptera) of the Pacific Coast of North America, he was also an expert on insect pests of forests and forest products. He became a professor of entomology at the University of California, Berkeley and worked on the curatorial staff at the California Academy of Sciences for almost fifty years. Biography Van Dyke was born in Oakland, California on April 7, 1869. His father, Walter Van Dyke, came from New York and traveled cross-country to California during the gold rush in 1849. His mother, Rowena Cooper, came by ship to California in 1850. The couple married in 1854 and Walter went on to a successful career as lawyer, judge, and State Supreme Court justice.Mallis (1971) Van Dyke went to school in Oakland and began collecting insects while in high school. In 1885 his family moved to Los Angeles where he continued to collect and study insects. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short (e.g., '' Neandra brunnea'') and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns. Description Other than the typical long antennal length, the most consistently distinctive feature of the family is that the antennal sockets are located on low tubercles on the face; other beetles with long antennae lack these tubercles, and cerambycids with short antennae still possess them. They otherwise vary greatly in size, shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phymatodes
''Phymatodes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:Bezark, Larry GA Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. * ''Phymatodes aeneus'' LeConte, 1854 * ''Phymatodes aereus'' (Newman, 1838) * ''Phymatodes amoenus'' (Say, 1824) * ''Phymatodes ater'' LeConte, 1884 * ''Phymatodes blandus'' (LeConte, 1859) * ''Phymatodes concolor'' Linsley, 1934 * ''Phymatodes decussatus'' (LeConte, 1857) * ''Phymatodes dimidiatus'' (Kirby in Richardson, 1837) * '' Phymatodes fulgidus'' Hopping, 1928 * ''Phymatodes grandis'' Casey, 1912 * ''Phymatodes hirtellus'' (LeConte, 1873) * ''Phymatodes infuscatus'' (LeConte, 1859) * ''Phymatodes lengi'' Joutel, 1911 * ''Phymatodes maculicollis'' LeConte, 1878 * ''Phymatodes nigerrimus'' Van Dyke, 1920 * ''Phymatodes nigrescens'' Hardy & Preece, 1927 * '' Phymatodes nitidus'' LeConte, 1874 * ''Phymatodes obliquus'' Casey, 1891 * ''Phymatodes rainieri'' Van Dyke, 1937 * ''Phymato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
