| Caurinus dectes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Mecoptera |
| Family: | Boreidae |
| Genus: | Caurinus |
| Species: | C. dectes |
| Binomial name | |
| Caurinus dectes Russell, 1979 | |
Caurinus dectes 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.
The northern cave bat is a vesper bat that occurs throughout most of Australia.
Boreus nix is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Panorpa ensigera is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. It is found in North America.
Boreus californicus is a species of snow scorpionfly in the family Boreidae. It is found in North America.
Scymnus caurinus, the northwestern lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. 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.
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.
Bittacus occidentis is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America.
Brachypanorpa sacajawea is a species of scorpionfly in the family Panorpodidae. It is found in western North America.
Bittacus stigmaterus is a species of hangingfly in the family Bittacidae. It is found in North America.
Panorpa anomala is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. It is found in North America.
Apterobittacus is a genus of hangingflies in the family Bittacidae. There is one described species in Apterobittacus, A. apterus.
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.
Panorpa speciosa is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. 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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