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Ablattaria laevigata is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Ablattaria laevigata can reach a length of about 12–18 millimetres (0.47–0.71 in). [2]
It has a semielliptical pronotum, which is not narrowed. Elytral punctuation is dense, with sparse thicker punctures. [3]
These beetles are predators of terrestrial snails (Theba pisana, Monacha species, Xeropicta species, and Candidula species). They are able to penetrate the snail shells. [4]
This species is present in most of Europe and in the Near East. [5]
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small at around two hundred. They are more diverse in the temperate region although a few tropical endemics are known. Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The subfamilies differ in which uses parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer. Silphidae are considered to be of importance to forensic entomologists because when they are found on a decaying body they are used to help estimate a post-mortem interval.
Agathidium is a genus of beetles in the family Leiodidae.
Banksia laevigata, commonly known as the tennis ball banksia, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has serrated, broadly linear to narrow wedge-shaped leaves, yellow or yellowish green flowers, depending on subspecies, and linear to elliptic follicles with a slightly wrinkled surface.
René Jeannel was a French entomologist. He was director of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1945 to 1951. Jeannel's most important work was on the insect fauna of caves in the Pyrenees, France and in the Carpathians, Romania. He also worked in Africa. Jeannel specialised in Leiodidae but authored a large number of papers and works on other Coleoptera. He was a member of the Romanian Academy.
Haliotis laevigata, common name the smooth Australian abalone or greenlip abalone or whitened ear shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.
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Nicrophorus vespilloides is a burying beetle described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1783.
Nicrophorus vestigator is a species of beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Nicrophorus nepalensisHope,, commonly known as burying beetle, is widespread across tropical and subtropical countries in Asia. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae, and is part of the nepalensis species-group, which is the second largest species group within the genus Nicrophorus. N. nepalensis differs from some other beetles in that it exhibits biparental care. Its role as a decomposer is crucial in the energy cycle and energy transformation in the ecosystem.
Nicrophorus interruptus is a species of burying beetle or sexton beetle belonging to the family Silphidae subfamily Nicrophorinae.
Poecilochirus is a Holarctic genus of mites in the family Parasitidae. They are relatively large and often found on rotting corpses, where they are transported by beetles. Deuteronymphs are characterized by two orange dorsal shields and in many species a transverse band on the sternal shield. The juvenile development consists of a larval stage, protonymph, and deuteronymph, but no tritonymph. Females are smaller than males. Males guard female deuteronymphs shortly before these mate, and pairs mate venter-to-venter.
Idaea laevigata, the strange wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Central Europe and Southern Europe. It occurs in Britain as an imported species.
Oiceoptoma noveboracense is a member of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, which feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. Its common name is the margined carrion beetle, from the orange-red margins on the pronotum, which are helpful when identifying this species. The larva is typically light brown to red and also has vertical ridges on its thorax like the adult. This diurnal beetle can be found mainly in the spring into the fall, and it has a strong preference towards a deciduous forest habitat. The primary forensic importance of this beetle is its ability to use the succession of insect fauna to provide confirmation of postmortem intervals.
Turbinella laevigata, common name the Brazilian chank, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.
Bela nebula, also known as the nebular needle conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. It is the type species of the genus Bela.
Bela zonata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Obesotoma laevigata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.
Oxelytrum cayennense is a species of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae.
Ablattaria is a genus of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae. The beetles are predators of gastropods. All species in the genus exhibit sexual dimorphism.
Ablattaria arenaria, the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family Silphidae which preys on snails. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by relative humidity.
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