| Boreus nivoriundus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Family: | Boreidae |
| Genus: | Boreus |
| Species: | B. nivoriundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Boreus nivoriundus Fitch, 1847 | |
Boreus nivoriundus, known generally as the snow-born boreus or snow scorpionfly, is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Mecoptera is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike rostra. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are another prominent family and are known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality of gift prey offered to them by the males. A smaller group is the snow scorpionflies, family Boreidae, adults of which are sometimes seen walking on snowfields. In contrast, the majority of species in the order inhabit moist environments in tropical locations.
Apteropanorpidae is a family of wingless scorpionflies containing a single genus, Apteropanorpa, with four named species, which are all endemic to the Australian island of Tasmania. Of the four known species, three occupy alpine habitats while A. warra occupies lower elevations.
Boreidae, commonly called snow scorpionflies, or in the British Isles, snow fleas are a very small family of scorpionflies, containing only around 30 species, all of which are boreal or high-altitude species in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hypogastrura nivicola is a species of dark blue springtail. Its English name in the United States is snow flea, but there are also additional insects called by that name. They are often seen jumping about on the surface of snow on a warm winter's day in North America.
The glacier flea is a species of springtail. D. saltans is the common glacier flea, but there are several springtail species that are also called glacier fleas, and which catch the attention on snow surfaces due to their dark body colouring, their hopping motion and the fact that they often gather in large groups. These include, for example, Desoria nivalis or Vertagopus alpinus.
Boreus hyemalis is an insect, 3 to 4.5 millimetres long from the family of Boreidae. Its common name is snow scorpionfly, also known in Britain as the snow flea.
Snow flea is a common name for several arthropods, not including true fleas:
Boreus is the most diverse of three genera of insects in the family Boreidae. They are commonly known as winter scorpionflies due to their close relation to the true scorpionflies and preference for cold habitats.
Boreus brumalis, the mid-winter boreu, is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Boreus nix is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Boreus californicus is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Caurinus dectes is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Caurinus is a genus of snow scorpionflies in the family Boreidae. There are at least two described species in Caurinus.
Panorpa banksiana is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. It is found in North America.
Panorpa floridana, the Florida scorpionfly, is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. It has only been found in two Florida counties, Clay and Alchua. Described as "cryptic" it is quite handsome in a buggy way.
Brachypanorpa is a genus of scorpionflies in the family Panorpodidae. There are about five described species in Brachypanorpa.
Boreus elegans is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Valenzuela boreus is a species of lizard barklouse in the family Caeciliusidae. It is found in North America.
Boreus insulanus is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is endemic to Vancouver Island.
Boreus coloradensis is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
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