| Apiocera mexicana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Apioceridae |
| Genus: | Apiocera |
| Species: | A. mexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Apiocera mexicana Cazier, 1954 | |
Apiocera mexicana is a species of fly in the family Apioceridae. [1] [2] [3]
Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam species, such as the Kokoro. It is also present in smaller amounts in a number of other species. The sugar-free (aglycone) product of such hydrolysis, diosgenin is used for the commercial synthesis of cortisone, pregnenolone, progesterone, and other steroid products.
Euparixia is a genus of aphodiine dung beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are about 12 described species in Euparixia.
Diclidia is a genus of false flower beetles in the family Scraptiidae. There are about 11 described species in Diclidia.
Chromolepida is a genus of stiletto flies in the family Therevidae. There are about five described species in Chromolepida.
Hydraena is a genus of minute moss beetles in the family Hydraenidae. There are more than 990 described species in Hydraena.
Abagrotis mexicana is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Neoxabea is a genus of smooth-legged tree crickets in the family Gryllidae. There are about 14 described species in Neoxabea.
Jonthonota mexicana is a species of tortoise beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Palpada mexicana is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Ilnacora is a genus of plant bugs in the family Miridae. There are more than 20 described species in Ilnacora.
Phymata fasciata is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Hydrophilus triangularis, known generally as the giant black water beetle or giant water scavenger, is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is the most common and widespread species of Hydrophilus in North America, being found across the contiguous United States, southern Canada, and Mexico.
Desmopachria mexicana is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.
Latiblattella is a genus of cockroach in the family Ectobiidae.
Notiobia mexicana is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Phengodes mexicana is a species of glowworm beetle in the family Phengodidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Gynacantha mexicana, the bar-sided darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Neotama mexicana, also known as the long-spinneret spider or Mexican two-tailed spider, is a species of tree trunk spider in the family Hersiliidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Peru and Guyana.
Galerita mexicana is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Martarega mexicana is a species of backswimmer in the family Notonectidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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