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Saphobius Laticollis
''Saphobius'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Deltochilini of the subfamily Scarabaeinae. They are endemic to New Zealand, with ''Saphobius edwardsi'' being most widespread. They are small in size, flightless, forest dwelling and nocturnal, which is unusual for dung beetles. Dung beetles are typically associated with mammal faeces, but prior to human habitation, New Zealand lacked land mammals other than three species of bats. This lack of mammal faeces has been suggested as the reason for the low diversity of dung beetles in New Zealand when compared to the rest of the world. Olfaction studies and pitfall trap baiting trials have shown that chicken carcasses and squid are highly attractive to ''Saphobius'', which may reflect the evolution of the genus on an island abundant with bird species, in particular sea birds. Taxonomy The New Zealand Organisms Register lists these species. * '' Saphobius brouni'' * '' Saphobius curvipes'' * ''Saphobius edwardsi'' * ''Saphob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
Saphobius Fulvipes
''Saphobius'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Deltochilini of the subfamily Scarabaeinae. They are endemic to New Zealand, with ''Saphobius edwardsi'' being most widespread. They are small in size, flightless, forest dwelling and nocturnal, which is unusual for dung beetles. Dung beetles are typically associated with mammal faeces, but prior to human habitation, New Zealand lacked land mammals other than three species of bats. This lack of mammal faeces has been suggested as the reason for the low diversity of dung beetles in New Zealand when compared to the rest of the world. Olfaction studies and pitfall trap baiting trials have shown that chicken carcasses and squid are highly attractive to ''Saphobius'', which may reflect the evolution of the genus on an island abundant with bird species, in particular sea birds. Taxonomy The New Zealand Organisms Register lists these species. * '' Saphobius brouni'' * '' Saphobius curvipes'' * ''Saphobius edwardsi'' * '' Sapho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Beetles Of New Zealand
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saphobius Wakefieldi
''Saphobius'' is a genus of dung beetles in the tribe Deltochilini of the subfamily Scarabaeinae. They are endemic to New Zealand, with ''Saphobius edwardsi'' being most widespread. They are small in size, flightless, forest dwelling and nocturnal, which is unusual for dung beetles. Dung beetles are typically associated with mammal faeces, but prior to human habitation, New Zealand lacked land mammals other than three species of bats. This lack of mammal faeces has been suggested as the reason for the low diversity of dung beetles in New Zealand when compared to the rest of the world. Olfaction studies and pitfall trap baiting trials have shown that chicken carcasses and squid are highly attractive to ''Saphobius'', which may reflect the evolution of the genus on an island abundant with bird species, in particular sea birds. Taxonomy The New Zealand Organisms Register lists these species. * '' Saphobius brouni'' * '' Saphobius curvipes'' * ''Saphobius edwardsi'' * ''Saphob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saphobius Inflatipes
''Saphobius inflatipes'' is one of several species of dung beetle that are endemic to New Zealand. It belongs to the tribe Deltochilini of the family Scarabaeidae. It was first described by Thomas Broun Thomas Broun (15 July 1838 – 24 August 1919) was a New Zealand soldier, farmer, teacher and entomologist. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on 15 July 1838. BibliographyDescriptions of new genera and species of coleoptera ''Bull ... in 1893. In the Auckland region, it is most abundant during the summer and autumn seasons. References External links Citizen science observations Beetles described in 1893 Endemic beetles of New Zealand Deltochilini {{Scarabaeinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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