Sir Aaron Klug was a Lithuanian-born British biophysicist and chemist. He was a winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his development of crystallographic electron microscopy and his structural elucidation of biologically important nucleic acid-protein complexes.
Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species or ~6,400 spp. in 24 tribes worldwide, according to others. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.
Pimelia is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.
Buprestis is a genus of beetles in the tribe Buprestini, the jewel beetles. As of 2011 there were 78 described species distributed across most of the world's biogeographic realms except parts of Africa and Antarctica.
Lophyra is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Carabidae capable of flight. It contains the following species:
Agra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. There are over 500 described species, but there are well over 1000 specimens in collections that have not yet been described. The common name elegant canopy beetles has been used for genus Agra.
Creophilus is a genus of beetles of the Staphylinidae family, subfamily Staphylininae. It includes some of the largest rove beetle species, up to 30 mm long. Almost all species live primarily on carrion and feed on maggots, and so are of interest to forensic entomologists estimating the age of a corpse. The European species C. maxillosus was described in the Systema Naturae, and has been widely studied, but some other species in the genus are little known.
Conognatha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini, containing the following species: They are found in the Neotropical realm.
Hiperantha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini, containing the following species:
Capnodis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Pachyteles is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Tetracha is a genus of metallic tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, 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. There are ~100 described species in Tetracha.
Cynthidia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Cosmisoma scopipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1852.
Megetra cancellata is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Adesmia is a genus of beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. This includes the Pitted beetle
Phaeoxantha is a genus of tiger beetles in the family Carabidae, formerly included within the genus Megacephala.
Aulax cancellata, the channel-leaf featherbush, is a shrub that is native to the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape and belongs to the genus Aulax. This plant is widespread, it occurs on the Cape Peninsula, Hottentots-Holland Mountains to the Langeberg and Kouga Mountains, Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. The shrub grows upright with a single stem and grows up to 2.5 m tall.
Atractylis cancellata is a species of annual herb in the family Asteraceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves and dry fruit. Individuals can grow to 2 cm (0.79 in) tall.
