Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living, transparent nematode, about 1 mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek caeno- (recent), rhabditis (rod-like) and Latin elegans (elegant). In 1900, Maupas initially named it Rhabditides elegans, Osche placed it in the subgenus Caenorhabditis in 1952, and in 1955, Dougherty raised Caenorhabditis to the status of genus.
Cicindela, commonly known as common tiger beetles are generally brightly colored and metallic beetles, often with some sort of patterning of ivory or cream-colored markings. They are most abundant and diverse in habitats very often near bodies of water with sandy or occasionally clay soils; they can be found along rivers, sea and lake shores, sand dunes, around dry lakebeds, on clay banks, or woodland paths.
Cetonia is a genus of beetles in family Scarabaeidae. One of the most familiar species is the rose chafer.
Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic, the Near East, North Africa, Afrotropical region, and the Nearctic. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. The genus is divided into many subgenera.
Cephalota elegans is a ground beetle species in the genus Cephalota. European-Siberian steppe species. Body length 12-15 mm. Top copper or bronze-green with a white pattern on elytra. Legs and underparts with a metallic sheen. Head with powerful long jagged mandibles. Beetles and larvae are typical diurnal predators. Beetles fly well and run fast. Larvae live in vertical mink.
Neocallotillus elegans is a species of checkered beetle in the genus Neocallotillus found in Nevada, California, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, Mexico and the Central America.
Colliuris elegans is a species of ground beetles in the genus Colliuris found in Brazil.
Poeciloxestia elegans is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in Brazil.
Cyrtotrachelus elegans is a beetle species belonging to the genus Cyrtotrachelus. It is found in the Philippines.
C. elegans most commonly refers to the model round worm Caenorhabditis elegans. It may also refer to any of the species below. They are listed, first in taxonomic order and, second, alphabetically.
Clanoptilus elegans is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, the soft-winged flower beetles. It is found in Europe.
Digonophorus elegans is a species of beetles belonging to the family Lucanidae. It is found in India.
Glenea elegans is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Olivier in 1795, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, and Java.
Tillinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cleridae, the checkered beetles.
Anoplophora elegans is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). It was found by Gahan in the Mine District in Upper Burma (Myanmar). It is distributed in South East Asia.
Nebrioporus elegans is a species of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in Europe.
Eupompha elegans is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Nemotarsus elegans is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
