Eutaenia formosana

Eutaenia formosana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Eutaenia
Species:	E. formosana
Binomial name
	Eutaenia formosana; Matsushita, 1941

Last updated July 03, 2019

Eutaenia formosana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Masaki Matsushita in 1941. It is known from Taiwan.^[1]

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi), with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. Taipei is the capital and largest metropolitan area. Other major cities include Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan and Taoyuan. With 23.5 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated states, and is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).

Related Research Articles

Calocedrus formosana is a conifer endemic to Taiwan.

Taiwan Catkin Yew, Amentotaxus formosana, is a species of conifer in the Taxaceae family. It is a small tree to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with a slender trunk. It was previously recognised as a variant of Amentotaxus argotaenia.

Juniperus formosana, the Formosan juniper, is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is a shrub or tree to 15 m (49 ft) tall, found in China and in Taiwan.

Enarmonia formosana, the cherrybark tortrix or cherry-bark moth, is a small but colorful moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is native to all of northern and western Europe, ranging south to the Maghreb. North of the Alps its range extends eastwards to Siberia and Kazakhstan. Possibly and most likely introduced populations are found in Asia Minor and North America, respectively.

The Trictenotomidae are a family of beetles in the large suborder Polyphaga containing 13 species in two genera:

The orangefin barb is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. This species may actually be a species complex, it is widely distributed in southern and central Africa.

Tricyrtis formosana is an East Asian species of herbaceous plant in the lily family. It is native to Taiwan and to Nansei-shoto.

Rhagastis castor is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856.

Eterusia aedea, the red slug caterpillar, is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1763 Centuria Insectorum. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Japan and China.

Liquidambar formosana, commonly known as the Chinese sweet gum or Formosan gum, is a species of tree in the family Altingiaceae native to East Asia.

Eutaenia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:

Ropica formosana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1866. It contains four subspecies, Ropica formosana formosana, Ropica formosana japonica, Ropica formosana nobuoi, and Ropica formosana tokaraensis.

Eutaenia alboampliata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1964. It is known from Laos.

Eutaenia albomaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1935.

Eutaenia borneensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1911 and is known from Borneo.

Eutaenia corbetti is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1893. It is known from Laos, Thailand, India and Myanmar.

Eutaenia oberthueri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1895. It is known from Malaysia, India and Myanmar.

Eutaenia trifasciella is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1850, originally under the genus Lamia. It is known from Laos, China, Vietnam and Malaysia.

Thamnophis couchii, commonly known as Couch's garter snake, the Sierra garter snake, or the western aquatic garter snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the western United States.

References

↑ BioLib.cz - Eutaenia formosana. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.

This Lamiini article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] BioLib.cz - Eutaenia formosana. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.