Platysphyrus
''Platysphyrus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fam .... This genus has a single species, ''Platysphyrus tibialis''. It is found in Australia. References Scaritinae Monotypic Carabidae genera {{Scaritinae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Scaritinae
Scaritinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera: * ''Acanthoscelis'' Dejean, 1825 * '' Afroclivina'' Kult, 1959 * '' Afrosyleter'' Basilewsky, 1959 * '' Akephorus'' LeConte, 1851 * '' Alpiodytes'' Jeannel, 1957 * '' Ancus'' Putzeys, 1866 * '' Androzelma'' Dostal, 1993 * '' Anomophaenus'' Fauvel, 1882 * '' Antilliscaris'' Banninger, 1949 * '' Ardistomis'' Putzeys, 1846 * '' Aspidoglossa'' Putzeys, 1846 * '' Baenningeria'' Reichardt, 1976 * '' Basilewskyana'' Kult, 1959 * '' Bohemaniella'' Bousquet, 2002 * ''Brachypelus'' Putzeys, 1866 * '' Caledyschirius'' Bulirsch, 2010 * '' Cameroniola'' Baehr, 1999 * '' Camptidius'' Putzeys, 1866 * '' Camptodontus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Carenum'' Bonelli, 1813 * ''Catalanodytes'' Sciaky, 1989 * ''Climax'' Putzeys, 1863 * ''Clivina'' Latreille, 1802 * ''Clivinarchus'' Sloane, 1896 * ''Clivinopsis'' Bedel, 1895 * ''Conopterum'' Chaudoir, 1868 * ''Coptolobus'' Chaudoir, 1857 * ''Corintascaris'' Basilewsky, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thomas Gibson Sloane
Thomas Gibson Sloane (20 April 185820 October 1932) was an Australian sheep grazier and entomologist, considered to be one of the pioneers in Australia's entomology field. Early life Sloane was born 20 April 1858 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the second son of merchant and sheep expert Alexander Sloane and homemaker Annabella Helen (née Gibson). He studied for some time at Melbourne's Scotch College. Career and personal life From 1888, Sloane served as manager of his father's sheep station, A. Sloane and Sons, in Moorilla, near Young, and later on in 1910 as owner. His sheep earned him recognition at many sheep shows. As an entomologist, Sloane described more than 600 new insect species. His expertise were the ground and tiger beetles. He later became a global authority on ground beetles. "An enthusiastic Darwinian", Sloane wed Eliza Scholastica Woolfrey on 28 October 1891, at the Church of England, Dubbo. They had six children – four were daughters and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers ( elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species '' Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French , which is ultimately derived from the Latin , meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or ... country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approx ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |