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Buprestis aurulenta, commonly known as the golden jewel beetle [1] or golden buprestid, is a species of beetle in the genus Buprestis. [2] The larvae of Buprestis aurulenta live inside a variety of coniferous trees and can survive for long periods in dry wood. [3] The adult beetle is an iridescent green, with shining orange trim all around the ...
Scirtidae is a family of beetles . These beetles are commonly referred to as marsh beetles, as the larvae are typically associated with stagnant water, but can be found in flowing water. Adults prefer decomposing plant material near the water's edge. [ 2 ]
Nearly all of the 500-odd species are tropical; species found in North America are notable for their size, ranging from 20 to 43 mm, for having a single "horn" on the head, and for a form of social behavior unusual among beetles. Bodies are elongate-cylindrical and black overall; ventral surfaces may be covered with yellow setae.
Pliny the Elder discusses beetles in his Natural History, [157] describing the stag beetle: "Some insects, for the preservation of their wings, are covered with an erust —the beetle, for instance, the wing of which is peculiarly fine and frail. To these insects a sting has been denied by Nature; but in one large kind we find horns of a ...
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. [2]
Lucanus capreolus, the reddish-brown stag beetle [1] or pinching beetle, [2] is a beetle of the family Lucanidae. The specific name capreolus is derived from Latin, meaning "roe deer" (capreolus literally means "little goat"). The name refers to the resemblance of the mandibles to deer antlers. [3]
Latridiidae (sometimes spelled "Lathridiidae") is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute brown scavenger beetles or fungus beetles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the number of species is undoubtedly much higher than this and increases each time a new estimate ...