Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - MORPHOLOGY |
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Definition
(SHEATH WINGS) "BEETLES"
-40% of all known insects
-1mm-125mm
-chewing mtpt.
-2 pr wings
-elytra PRESEnt (hard shell)
-legs of all modifications
-heavily scerotized body
-larvae mobile to immobile grubs |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - ecology |
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Definition
- pupate in silk cocooons
-siil from modified malpig. tubes.
-adults + larvae share life styles
-larvae designed for growth
-adults designed for dispersal reproduction |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family CICINIDELIDAE |
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Definition
"tiger beetles"
-brightly colroed adults
-pincher mandibles
-very active
-predators
-large comp eyes
-cursorial legs in adults
-larvae build tunes in soil |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family Carabidae |
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Definition
"ground beetles"
-adults medium sized black, shiny
-elytra STRIATED
-nocutrnal predators
-cursorial legs
-larvae similar to tiger beetles
-very benificial pest control... |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family DYTICIDAE |
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Definition
"predacious diving beetles"
-adults appear smoooth + oval
-long antennae
-aquatic
-natatorial legs
-water tigers
-carry bubble under elytra |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family GYRINIDAE |
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Definition
"whirligig beetles"
-small, oval, black
-"two" pr compound eys
-meso- and metathoracic legs are nataorial
-aquatioc
-gragarious swarms on water surface
-predators
-unique clusters of egg |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family STAPHYLINIDAE |
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Definition
"rove beetles"
-long slender
-reduced, short elytra, well-developed hind wings
-long ssharp mandibles
-msot are predators
-fast runners, cursorial legs
-defensive odors
-found in litter |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family SCARABAEIDE |
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Definition
"scarab beetles"
-relatively large
-heavy body
-varies greatly in shape
-highly colored
-scavengers or phytophagous
-dung beetles
-herculean beetles
-june bug
-jap. beetle PESTY |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family BUPRESTIDAE |
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Definition
"metallic beetles"
-red hed borers
-adults brighlty colored
-swept-back look
-larvae feed on wood, oval tunnels=galleries
-flat head borers attack live or cut trees
-can kill tree |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family ELATERIDAE |
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Definition
"click beetles"
-adults elongate shape
-district pronotum
-eyespots are common
-adults + larvae are phytophagous
-UNique defenseive behavior CLICK!
noise using spine on thorax
- wireworms can be pestiferous
-bioluminescens (glowsindark) |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family ELATERIDAE |
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Definition
"click beetles"
-adults elongate shape
-district pronotum
-eyespots are common
-adults + larvae are phytophagous
-UNique defenseive behavior CLICK!
noise using spine on thorax
- wireworms can be pestiferous
-bioluminescens (glowsindark) |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family LAMPYRIDAE |
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Definition
"fireflies"
-pronotum extends over head
-elytra are soft and flexible
-bioluminescent organs
-LUCIFERIN +LUCIFERINASE :where light comes from
*near 100% effiecent in converting to light; 90% energy comes off as heat, however it is aCOLD light they do not BURN TO DEATH
-females often WINGLESS
-FEMME FATALE "Photuris" trick males of other species and ATTACKs! |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family DERMESTIDAE |
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Definition
"skin beetles"
-adults small + oval
-adults feed on flowers + foliage
-larvae spiny/furry
-larvae feed on dead plant + animal products.
-can be qutei damaging
-used to clean bones!! |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family COCCINELLIDAE |
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Definition
"lady bird beetles"
-adults small +oval, brightly colored
-larvae elongate with spines + brghtly colored
-both adults + larvae are predators on APHIDS also scale insects
-very beneficial ( biological control)
-some are pesty (ex squash beetel) |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family TENEBRIONIDAE |
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Definition
"darkling beetles"
-adults medium-sized
-elytra are fused, no STRIATIONS, (wingless)
-larvae aka MEALWORMS
-adults are predatros some are detrivorres
-head standing in ELEODES: releases stench =behavioural mimic
**lays on spine to avoid drowning when rain** |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family MELOIDAE |
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Definition
"blister beetles"
-adults narrow w/flexible elytra
-pronotum is narrower than head (skinnyneck)
(adults foudn on flower to polinate) lay eggs at base of plant
-HYPERmetamorphosis : very long legs + active!
-1st instar is a triungulin larvae
-larvae feed on insect eggs
-adults produce *CANTARIDIN* leaks out of insect body and covers it..ex SPANISH fly, causes BLOODOOZING blisters loves ALFALFA |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family CERAMBYCIDAE |
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Definition
"round-headed borers, long-horned borers"
-adults medium sized +brightly colored
-very long antennae
-adults feed on flower/pollen larve feed on wood
-form round galleries
-european house borer
-eukalyptus borer |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family CHRSOMELIDAE |
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Definition
"leaf beetles"
-adults small, brightly colored
-adults feed on flowers + foliage
-larvae often spiny looking, feed on foliage
-skeletonize foliage
-serious pests
-colorado potato beetle |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family curculionidae |
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Definition
"weevils or snout beetles"
-adults with snout and club-like antennae
-use snout to drill into food, ovipositor
-adults feign death
-larvae are grub-like
-all phytophagous
-some are serious pests
-boll-weevil ALABAMA
-rose weeveil |
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Term
| ORDER COLEOPTERA - family Scolytidae |
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Definition
"bark beetles"
-adults small and cylindrical black
-larvae are grublike
-feed on inner bark of tree, from extensive alleris
-aggregation pherome + have mass attack on trees
-very important forest pests
-transmit blue-stain fungi
-elm bark beetle transmits DUTCH ELM disease |
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