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Cicindelidae
Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, ''Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies were known, with the richest diversity in the Oriental (Indo-Malayan) region, followed by the Neotropics. While historically treated as a subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae) under the name Cicindelinae, several studies since 2020 indicated that they should be treated as a family, the Cicindelidae, which are a sister group to Carabidae within the Adephaga. Description Tiger beetles often have large bulging eyes, long, slender legs and large curved mandibles. All are predatory, both as adults and as larvae. The genus ''Cicindela'' has a cosmopolitan distribution. Other well-known genera include ''Tetracha'', ''Omus'', ''Amblycheila'' and '' Manticora''. While members of the genus ''Cicindela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophyra
''Lophyra'' is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae capable of flight. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Europe Lophyra flexuosa.jpg, '' Lophyra flexuosa'' Lophyra namibica Werner & Wiesner, 1994 (3441900049).jpg, ''Lophyra namibica'' Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis Cassola, 1995 (3441900449) (2).jpg, ''Lophyra neglecta sublitoralis'' Lophyra senegalensis (Dejean, 1825) (3884344530).jpg, ''Lorphyra senegalensis'' Subgenera and species These 78 species belong to the genus ''Lophyra'': *''Bothrylophyra'' Rivalier, 1957 ** '' Lophyra minax'' (Wallengren, 1881) ** '' Lophyra wellmani'' (W.Horn, 1907) *''Eriolophyra'' Rivalier, 1958 ** '' Lophyra alba'' (W.Horn, 1894) ** '' Lophyra albens'' (W.Horn, 1895) ** '' Lophyra arnoldi'' (W.Horn, 1904) ** '' Lophyra barbifrons'' (Boheman, 1848) ** '' Lophyra somalia'' (Fairmaire, 1882) *''Juengeria'' Mandl, 1973 ** '' Lophyra juengeriorum'' (Mandl, 1973) *''Lophyra'' Motschulsky, 1860 ** '' Lophyra abbreviata'' (Klug, 1833) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetracha
''Tetracha'' is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Cicindelidae, formerly treated as a subgenus within the genus ''Megacephala''. ''Tetracha'' species are exclusively New World in distribution, while ''Megacephala'' are exclusively Old World in distribution.Jürgen Wiesner (2021) Checklist of the Tiger Beetles of the World 2nd. Edition. There are ~100 described species in ''Tetracha''. Species * ''Tetracha acutipennis'' (Dejean, 1825) * ''Tetracha affinis'' (Dejean, 1825) * ''Tetracha angustata'' (Chevrolat, 1841) * ''Tetracha angusticollis'' W.Horn, 1896 * ''Tetracha annuligera'' Lucas, 1857 * ''Tetracha aptera'' Chaudoir, 1862 * ''Tetracha biimpressicollis'' (Mandl, 1960) * ''Tetracha bilunata'' (Klug, 1834) * ''Tetracha bolivari'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha brasiliensis'' (Kirby, 1819) * ''Tetracha brevis'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha brevisulcata'' (W.Horn, 1907) * ''Tetracha brzoskai'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha buchardi'' Naviaux, 2007 * ''Tetracha camposi'' W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distributed evenly on Earth. It is greater in the tropics as a result of the warm climate and high primary productivity in the region near the equator. Tropical forest ecosystems cover less than one-fifth of Earth's terrestrial area and contain about 50% of the world's species. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity for both marine and terrestrial taxa. Since Abiogenesis, life began on Earth, six major mass extinctions and several minor events have led to large and sudden drops in biodiversity. The Phanerozoic aeon (the last 540 million years) marked a rapid growth in biodiversity via the Cambrian explosion. In this period, the majority of Multicellular organism, multicellular Phylum, phyla first appeared. The next 400 mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indicator Species
A bioindicator is any species (an indicator species) or group of species whose function, population, or status can reveal the qualitative status of the environment. The most common indicator species are animals. For example, copepods and other small water crustaceans that are present in many water body, water bodies can be monitored for changes (biochemical, physiological, or behavioural) that may indicate a problem within their ecosystem. Bioindicators can tell us about the cumulative effects of different pollution, pollutants in the ecosystem and about how long a problem may have been present, which Water pollution#Measurement, physical and chemical testing cannot. A biological monitor or biomonitor is an organism that provides quantitative property, quantitative information on the quality of Environment (biophysical), the environment around it. Therefore, a good biomonitor will indicate the presence of the pollutant and can also be used in an attempt to provide additional inform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Beetle Adults
The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is a large Felidae, cat and a member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Asia. It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine Holocene, recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and the island tigers of the Sunda Islands. Throughout the tiger's range, it inhabits mainly forests, from coniferous and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests in the Russian Far East and Northeast China to tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests on the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tiger is an apex predator and preys mainly on ungulates, which it takes by ambush. It lives a mostly solitary life and occupies home ranges, defending these from individuals of the same sex. The range of a male tiger overlaps with that of multiple females with whom he mates. Females give birth to usually two or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
