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Scarabaeoidea
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Some of its constituent families are undergoing revision, and the family list below is provisional. This superfamily includes some of the largest beetles extant today, including rhinoceros beetles (Dynastinae), especially the Hercules beetle (''Dynastes hercules'') and the Goliath beetles (''Goliathus'' sp.). The oldest confirmed member of the group is the extinct genus '' Alloioscarabaeus'' from the Middle Jurassic period Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. Families * Belohinidae Paulian, 1959 * Bolboceratidae Mulsant, 1842 * Diphyllostomatidae Holloway, 1972 ( false stag beetles) * Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 ( earth-boring dung beetles) * Glaphyridae MacLeay, 1819 ( bumble bee scarab beetles) * Glaresidae Kolbe, 1905 ( enigmatic scarab beetles) * Hyboso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochodaeidae
Ochodaeidae, also known as the sand-loving scarab beetles, is a small family of scarabaeiform beetles occurring in many parts of the world. These beetles are small, ranging from . Their bodies are elongate and convex, with black and brown colors including yellowish- and reddish-brown shades. As of 2012, the biology and habits of Ochodaeidae beetles is still mostly unknown. Most types have been collected in sandy areas at night, while some of their species are active during the day. Taxonomy Ochodaeidae beetles belong to the infraorder Scarabaeiformia, which contains only one superfamily, the Scarabaeoidea. The most striking feature of the Scarabaeoidea are the ends of their antennae, that are divided into several lamellae, thus resembling a fan. Another distinguishing feature are their legs, that possess teeth and are adapted for digging. Ochodaeidae is divided into two subfamilies containing five tribes and 15 genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glaresidae
''Glaresis'' is a genus of beetles, sometimes called "Enigmatic scarab beetles", in its own family, Glaresidae. It is closely related to, and was formerly included in, the family Scarabaeidae. Although its members occur in arid and sandy areas worldwide (except Australia), only the nocturnal adults have ever been collected (typically at lights), and both the larvae and biology of ''Glaresis'' are as yet unknown. Due to their narrow habitat associations, a great number of these species occur in extremely limited geographic areas, and are accordingly imperiled by habitat destruction. These beetles are small, 2.5–6 mm long, and have the stocky appearance typical of fossorial scarabs, with short, heavy, spurred legs. Color ranges from tan to dark brown, and the back is covered with short setae. Efforts to raise glaresids in the laboratory were undertaken in the 1980s by C. H. Scholtz and others, but were unsuccessful. ''Glaresis'' was originally classified with Trogidae ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. 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 arthropods and 25% of all known animal species; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. However, the number of beetle species is challenged by the number of species in Fly, dipterans (flies) and hymenopterans (wasps). 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bumble Bee Scarab Beetle
Glaphyridae is a family of beetles, commonly known as bumble bee scarab beetles. There are eight extant genera with about 80 species distributed worldwide and two extinct genera described from the Aptian aged Yixian Formation The Yixian Formation (; formerly Romanization of Chinese, transcribed as Yihsien Formation or Yixiang Formation) is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous. I ... of China. There are cases of flower-beetle interactions, in the southeast Mediterranean region between red bowl-shaped flowers and Glaphyridae beetles. See also * List of subgroups of the order Coleoptera * Pygopleurus hirsutus References External links Generic guide to New world Scarab Beetles Beetle families {{Scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag Beetle
Stag beetles comprise the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies.Smith, A.B.T. (2006). A review of the family-group names for the superfamily Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) with corrections to nomenclature and a current classification. The Coleopterists Bulletin 60:144–204. Some species grow to over , but most to about . Overview The English name is derived from the large and distinctive mandibles found on the males of most species, which resemble the antlers of stags. A well-known species in much of Europe is ''Lucanus cervus'', referred to in some European countries (including the United Kingdom) as ''the'' stag beetle; it is the largest terrestrial insect in Europe. Pliny the Elder noted that Nigidius called the beetle ''lucanus'' after the Italian region of Lucania where they were used as amulets. The scientific name of ''Lucanus cervus'' adds ''cervus'', deer. Male stag beetles are known for their oversized mandibles that are used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
False Stag Beetle
The false stag beetles (''Diphyllostoma'') are a group of three species of rare beetles known only from California. Almost nothing is known of their life history beyond that the adults are diurnal and females are flightless; larvae have not been observed. Their length ranges from 5 to 9 mm; bodies are elongate, with a generally dull brown to reddish-brown color. Both body and legs are covered with longish hairs. Originally classed with the Lucanidae, ''Diphyllostoma'' have a number of characteristics not shared with any other type of stag beetle, and so in 1972 Holloway proposed a separate family Diphyllostomatidae, which has since been accepted. A possible close relative has been reported from mid-Cretaceous aged Burmese amber in Myanmar, dating to around 100 million years ago. Species * '' Diphyllostoma fimbriatum'' (Fall, 1901) * '' Diphyllostoma linsleyi'' Fall, 1932 * '' Diphyllostoma nigricolle'' Fall, 1912 Notes References * Mary Liz Jameson and Brett C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolboceratidae
Bolboceratidae is a family of beetle. It was historically treated as a subfamily of the earth-boring dung beetles, or "dor beetles" (family Geotrupidae), but has been considered a separate family by many authors since 1995. Some recent classifications have persisted in treating bolboceratids as a subfamily (e.g.) but these classifications are contradicted by recent phylogenetic studies of relationships indicating that bolboceratids are not closely related to geotrupids (e.g., that bolboceratids are more closely related to Pleocomidae and Passalidae). Genera * '' Athyreus'' * '' Australobolbus'' * '' Blackbolbus'' * '' Blackburnium'' * '' Bolbaffer'' * '' Bolbaffroides'' * '' Bolbelasmus'' * '' Bolbobaineus'' * '' Bolbocaffer'' * '' Bolbocerastes'' * '' Bolboceratex'' * '' Bolboceratops'' * '' Bolbocerodema'' * '' Bolboceroides'' * '' Bolbocerosoma'' * '' Bolbochromus'' * '' Bolbogonium'' * '' Bolbohamatum'' * '' Bolboleaus'' * '' Bolborhachium'' * '' Bolborhinum'' * '' Bolborho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belohinidae
''Belohina inexpectata'' is a species of polyphagan beetles and the sole member of family Belohinidae. It is endemic to southern Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... Only a few specimens of this species are known. References Scarabaeoidea genera Monotypic Scarabaeiformia genera {{Scarabaeoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
