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Piestinae
Piestinae are a subfamily of Staphylinidae.Newton, A. F., Jr., M. K. Thayer, J. S. Ashe, and D. S. Chandler. 2001. 22. Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802. p. 272–418. In: R. H. Arnett, Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). American beetles, Volume 1. CRC Press; Boca Raton, Florida. ix + 443 p. Anatomy *Body elongate and depressed, abdomen parallel-sided. *Antennae inserted under shelf-like corners of frons *Tarsi 5-5-5 Image: Piestus extimus 0157233 dorsal.tif, ''Piestus extimus'' Image: Siagonium punctatum 0118846 dorsal.tif, ''Siagonium punctatum'' Image: Siagonium punctatum 0118846 ventral 2.jpg, ''Siagonium punctatum'', ventral head Ecology *Habitat: many species under bark of decaying trees. *Collection method: barking. *Biology: some are saprophages or mycophages. Systematics Piestinae includes three genera and five species in North America. These three genera belong to the subfamily: * '' Hypotelus'' Erichson, 1839 * '' Piestus'' Gravenhorst, 1806 * '' Siagonium'' Kirby & Spence, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staphylinidae
The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half of their abdominal segments exposed. With roughly 63,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is currently recognized as the largest extant family of organisms. It is an ancient group, with fossilized rove beetles known from the Triassic, 200 million years ago, and possibly even earlier if the genus ''Leehermania'' proves to be a member of this family. They are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of beetles, and commonly encountered in terrestrial ecosystems. One well-known species is the devil's coach-horse beetle. For some other species, see list of British rove beetles. Anatomy As might be expected for such a large family, considerable variation exists among the species. Sizes range from <1 to , with most in the 2–8 mm range, and the form is generally elongated, with some rove beetles being ovoid i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piestus
''Piestus'' is a genus of flat rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Piestus''. Species These 31 species belong to the genus ''Piestus'': * '' Piestus acuminatus'' * '' Piestus angularis'' Fauvel, 1864 * '' Piestus aper'' Sharp, 1876 * '' Piestus boliviensis'' * '' Piestus buquetii'' Fauvel, 1864 * '' Piestus capricornis'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 * '' Piestus chullachaqui'' Pérez, Rodríguez & Asenjo, 2017 * '' Piestus convexus'' * '' Piestus ecuadorensis'' * '' Piestus extimus'' Sharp, 1887 * '' Piestus formicinus'' * '' Piestus foveolatus'' * '' Piestus fronticornis'' (Dalman, 1821) * '' Piestus fulvipes'' Erichson, 1840 * '' Piestus heterocephalus'' Fauvel, 1902 * '' Piestus imperfectus'' * ''Piestus lacordairei'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 * '' Piestus longicornis'' (Lacordaire, 1833) * '' Piestus longipennis'' Fauvel, 1864 * '' Piestus mexicanus'' Laporte, 1835 * ''Piestus minutus'' Erichson, 1840 * ''Piestus penicillatus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siagonium
''Siagonium'' is a genus of flat rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Siagonium''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Siagonium'': * ''Siagonium americanum'' (Melsheimer, 1844) * ''Siagonium haroldi'' Weise, 1879 * ''Siagonium humerale'' Germar, 1836 * ''Siagonium incertum'' * ''Siagonium kojimai'' * ''Siagonium miyamotoi'' Takai & Nakane, 1985 * ''Siagonium punctatum'' (LeConte, 1866) * ''Siagonium quadricorne'' Kirby & Spence, 1815 * ''Siagonium shokhini'' Khachikov, 2007 * ''Siagonium stacesmithi'' (Hatch, 1957) * ''Siagonium vittatum'' Fauvel, 1875 * ''Siagonium yamashitai ''Siagonium'' is a genus of flat rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Siagonium''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Siagonium'': * '' Siagonium americanum'' (Melsheimer, 1844) * ''Sia ...'' References Further reading * * External links * Piestinae Articles created by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetles Described In 1839
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 hard exoske ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
