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Valginae
Valgini is a small tribe of scarab beetles, formerly considered a subfamily, Valginae. Most species occur in the Old World The "Old World" () is a term for Afro-Eurasia coined by Europeans after 1493, when they became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia in the Eastern Hemisphere, previously .... They tend to be compact, and scaly or spiny. List of subtribes and genera Subtribe Microvalgina * '' Ischnovalgus'' Kolbe, 1897 * '' Microvalgus'' Kraatz, 1883 * '' Stenovalgus'' Kolbe, 1892 Subtribe Valgina * '' Acanthovalgus'' Kraatz, 1895 * '' Bivalgus'' Paulian, 1961 * '' Chaetovalgus'' Moser, 1914 * '' Charitovalgus'' Kolbe, 1904 * '' Chromovalgus'' Kolbe, 1897 * '' Comythovalgus'' Kolbe, 1897 * '' Cosmovalgus'' Kolbe, 1897 * '' Dasyvalgoides'' Endrödi, 1952 * '' Dasyvalgus'' Kolbe, 1904 * '' Euryvalgus'' Moser, 1908 * '' Excisivalgus'' Endrödi, 1952 * '' Heterovalgus'' Krikken, 1978 * '' Homoval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarabaeidae
The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly treated as subfamilies have been elevated to family rank (e.g., Bolboceratidae, Geotrupidae, Glaresidae, Glaphyridae, Hybosoridae, Ochodaeidae, and Pleocomidae), and some reduced to lower ranks. The subfamilies listed in this article are in accordance with those in Catalog of Life (2023). Description Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles; most are brown or black in colour, but many, generally species that are diurnally active, have bright metallic colours, measuring between . The antenna (biology), antennae of most species superficially seem to be knobbed (capitate), but the several segments comprising the head of the antenna are, as a rule, lamellate: they extend laterally into plates called lamella (zoology), lamellae that they usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valgus Hemipterus
''Valgus hemipterus'' is a smallish species of scarab beetle (family (biology), family Scarabaeidae) found in the Northern Hemisphere. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Valgus hemipterus hemipterus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Valgus hemipterus meridionalis'' Rössner, 2014 Distribution This species occurs from the Caucasus and Turkey to North Africa and southern and central Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, European Turkey, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of North Macedonia, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). The species has been introduced to the Nearctic realm, in parts of North America, especially Ontario, Michigan and Ohio. Description This species reaches a body length of 6–10 mm. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
