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Psilothrix Viridicoerulea
''Psilothrix viridicoerulea'' is a species of soft-winged flower beetle belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. Distribution This beetle is mainly present in most of Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland) and in the Near East. There are also additional localized populations in England, mostly on the southern coastline. Habitat They are quite common in summer on meadows, pastures, and grasslands, to be seen on a variety of flowers.Description The adults grow up to long.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the historical Fertile Crescent, and later the Levant region. It also comprises Turkey (both Anatolia and East Thrace) and Egypt (mostly located in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula being in Asia). Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire. According to the National Geographic Society, the terms ''Near East'' and ''Middle East'' denote the same territories and are "generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories, Syria, and Turkey". In 1997, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aizoanthemum Hispanicum
''Aizoanthemum hispanicum'', or Spanish aizoon, is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is native to northern Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East where it grows on arid sandy plains, saline areas and in semi-arid habitats. It was first described as ''Aizoon hispanicum'' by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 and was in 2002 placed in the genus ''Aizoanthemum'' by the German botanist Heidrun Hartmann. Description ''A. hispanicum'' is a sprawling annual herbaceous plant high with opposite, papillose, succulent leaves. These are lanceolate with entire margins. The solitary flowers have five white tepals which are yellowish green on the outside, 5 to 15 stamens and an ovary with 5 locules giving a pentagonal fruit capsule containing 2 brown seeds in each locule. The fruits have an unusual mechanism for dispersing the seeds. When it rains, the locules gradually fill with water. Near the centre of the capsule, the covering membranes are arranged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirsium
''Cirsium'' is a genus of perennial and biennial flowering plants in the Asteraceae, one of several genera known commonly as thistles. They are more precisely known as plume thistles. These differ from other thistle genera ('' Carduus'', ''Silybum'' and '' Onopordum'') in having feathered hairs to their achenes. The other genera have a pappus of simple unbranched hairs. They are mostly native to Eurasia and northern Africa, with about 60 species from North America (although several species have been introduced outside their native ranges). Thistles are known for their effusive flower heads, usually purple, rose or pink, also yellow or white. The radially symmetrical disc flowers are at the end of the branches and are visited by many kinds of insects, featuring a generalised pollination syndrome. They have erect stems and prickly leaves, with a characteristic enlarged base of the flower which is commonly spiny. The leaves are alternate, and some species can be slightly hairy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlina
''Carlina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is distributed from Madeira and the Canary Islands across Europe and northern Africa to Siberia and northwestern China.Kovanda, M. (2002)Observations on ''Carlina biebersteinii''.''Thaiszia Journal of Botany'' 12(1), 75-82. Plants of the genus are known commonly as carline thistles.''Carlina''. In: Greuter, W. & E. von Raab-Straube. (Eds.) Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase. Description ''Carlina'' species are very similar to true thistles (genus '''') in morphology, and are part of th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magydaris
''Magydaris'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted two species: *'' Magydaris panacifolia'' (Vahl) Lange – Iberian Peninsula and northwestern Africa *'' Magydaris pastinacea'' (Lam.) Paol. – southern Italy and Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ... to northwestern Africa References External links Magydaris pastinacea - Zipcodezoo Apioideae Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Apiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferula
''Ferula'' (from Latin ''ferula'', 'rod') is a genus of about 220 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region east to central Asia, mostly growing in arid climates. They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 1–4 m tall, with stout, hollow, somewhat succulent stems. The leaves are tripinnate or even more finely divided, with a stout basal sheath clasping the stem. The flowers are usually yellow, rarely white, produced in large umbels. Many plants of this genus, especially '' F. communis'', are referred to as "giant fennel," although they are not fennel in the strict sense. Selected species The Roman spice laser or laserpicium probably came from a species of ''Ferula'', either an extinct one or '' Ferula tingitana'', though other identities have been suggested. Uses The gummy resin of many species of ''Ferula'' is used for various purposes: :'' Ferula foetida'', '' Ferula assa-foetida'' and some other species are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilothrix Aureola
''Psilothrix'' is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. Subgenus and species The genus is divided in the following two subgenera: * '' Dolichomorphus'' Fiori, 1905 * ''Psilothrix'' Küster, 1850 ** ''Psilothrix aureola'' (Kiesenwetter, 1859) ** ''Psilothrix illustris'' (Wollaston, 1854) ** ''Psilothrix latipennis'' Pic, 1900 ** ''Psilothrix melanostoma'' (Brullé, 1832) ** ''Psilothrix protensa'' (Gené, 1836) ** ''Psilothrix severa'' (Kiesenwetter, 1859) ** ''Psilothrix smaragdina'' (Lucas, 1847) ** ''Psilothrix ultramarina'' (Schaufuss, 1867) ** ''Psilothrix viridicoerulea ''Psilothrix viridicoerulea'' is a species of soft-winged flower beetle belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. Distribution This beetle is mainly present in most of Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portuga ...'' (Geoffroy, 1785) Gallery File:Insecto Barraña Galicia 2006-05-14.jpg, ''Psilothrix'' sp. File:P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Louis Geoffroy
Étienne Louis Geoffroy (October 12, 1725 – August 12, 1810) was a French entomologist and pharmacist. He was born in Paris and died in Soissons. He followed the binomial nomenclature of Carl von Linné and devoted himself mainly to 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 ...s. Geoffroy was the author of ''Histoire abrégée des Insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris''. Paris : Durand Vol. 1 8 + 523 pp. 10 pls (1762) and co-author with Antoine François of ''Entomologia Parisiensis, sive, Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur ...'' (1785). References * Jean Gouillard (2004). ''Histoire des entomologistes français, 1750-1950. Édition entièrement revue et augmentée.'' Boubée (Paris): p. 287 * Jean Lhoste (1987). ''Les Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthropod
Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arthropod cuticle, cuticle made of chitin, often Mineralization (biology), mineralised with calcium carbonate. The arthropod body plan consists of segments, each with a pair of appendages. Arthropods are bilaterally symmetrical and their body possesses an exoskeleton, external skeleton. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. Some species have wings. They are an extremely diverse group, with up to 10 million species. The haemocoel, an arthropod's internal cavity, through which its haemolymph – analogue of blood – circulates, accommodates its interior Organ (anatomy), organs; it has an open circulatory system. Like their exteriors, the internal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psilothrix
''Psilothrix'' is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. Subgenus and species The genus is divided in the following two subgenera: * '' Dolichomorphus'' Fiori, 1905 * ''Psilothrix'' Küster, 1850 ** ''Psilothrix aureola'' (Kiesenwetter, 1859) ** ''Psilothrix illustris'' (Wollaston, 1854) ** ''Psilothrix latipennis'' Pic, 1900 ** ''Psilothrix melanostoma'' (Brullé, 1832) ** ''Psilothrix protensa'' (Gené, 1836) ** ''Psilothrix severa'' (Kiesenwetter, 1859) ** ''Psilothrix smaragdina'' (Lucas, 1847) ** ''Psilothrix ultramarina'' (Schaufuss, 1867) ** ''Psilothrix viridicoerulea ''Psilothrix viridicoerulea'' is a species of soft-winged flower beetle belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae. Distribution This beetle is mainly present in most of Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Portuga ...'' (Geoffroy, 1785) Gallery File:Insecto Barraña Galicia 2006-05-14.jpg, ''Psilothrix'' sp. File:P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasytinae
Dasytinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae, historically sometimes treated as a separate family, "Dasytidae". Description and distribution Dasytinae are typically small (<8 mm) and parallel-sided, with brownish to blackish integument (rarely metallic), and with or without a covering of short pubescence. They are most common and diverse in xeric regions of North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ... (especially the genera '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
