Flashcards
COLEOPTERA
Flashcards do conjunto (27)
- 1—Carabidae (Subfamily Cicindelidae)
Tiger beetle
-Typically metallic/iridescent colouring
-Large eyes and mandible
-Head wider than pronotum - 2—Carabidae (Omus sp.)
Ground beetle
-Large mandible
-Triangular prothorax
- 3—Carabidae (Carabus sp.)
Ground beetle
-ridged and spotted (?) elytra
-distinctive prothorax
- 4—Carabidae (Zacotus sp.)
Ground beetle
-iridescent
-striated elytra
- 5—Carabidae (Pterostichus sp.)
Ground beetle
-Heavily lined elytra
- 6—Carabidae (Scaphinotus sp.)
Snail killer ground beetle
-small prothorax
-long filiform antennae
- 7—Scarabaeidae (May bug)
Scarab beetle
-segmented and lamellate antennae
- 8—Scarabaeidae (June bug)
Scarab beetle
-segmented and lamellate antennae
- 9—Silphidae
Carrion or Burying beetle
-clubbed or clavate antennae
-exposed abdominal segments
- 10—Staphylinidae
Rove beetle
-shortened elytra (not longer than width)
-6 to 7 visible abdominal segments
- 11—Elateridae
Click beetle
-prosternal spine (horn looking things)
-serrate antennae
- 12—Gyrinidae
Whirligig beetle
-long and thin forelegs
-middle and hind legs short, flattened and fringed
-short and clubbed antennae (horns)
-divided eyes
- 13—Dytiscidae
Diving beetle
-hind legs are flattened and fringed with long hairs'
-long, filiform antennae
- 14—Curculionidae
Snout nosed beetles
-head is prolonged with snout
-geniculate and clubbed antennae (arising off snout)
- 15—Chrysomelidae
Leaf beetle
-Longer antennae than coccinellids
-typically bright colours
- 16—Coccinellidae
Ladybird beetles
-head concealed by expanded protonum
-clavate short antennae
-brightly coloured and spotted
- 17—Coccinellidae larvae
- 18—Lampyridae
Fireflies
-flat elongated body
-pronotum extends over head
- 19—Cerambycidae
Long-horned beetle
-elongate and cylindrical body
-long serrate antennae
-divided eyes
- 20—Buprestidae
Metallic wood-boring and Jewel beetle
-striated elytra and low key pointed at end
-prominent eyes
- 21—Curculionidae (Scolytus sp.)
Bark beetle
-idek
- 22—Curculionidae (Dendrotonus sp.)
Bark beetle
-puzzle piece connection lol?
- 23—Curculionidae (Ips sp.)
Bark beetle
-weird butt
- 24—Cucujidae
-dorso-ventrally flattened body
-moniliform antennae
-redish brown colour
- 25—Cleridae
-hairy and checkered pattern
-clubbed antennae
- 26—Cantheridae
-head protrudes past pronotum
- 27—Dermestidae
-covered in fine hair or scales
-short clubbed antennae