Homopterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Homopterus Westwood, 1841 |
Homopterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [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 70,000 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.
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
Ant nest beetles or paussines, some members of which are known also as flanged bombardier beetles, are a large subfamily within the ground beetles (Carabidae). The tribes Metriini, Ozaenini, Paussini and Protopaussini are included in the subfamily.
Anthiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Platymetopus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Apristus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pentagonica is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Carabidomemnus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Arthropterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Cerapterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Heteropaussus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Ceratoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Granulopaussus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Hylotorus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Melanospilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Paussomorphus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Paussus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pentaplatarthus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Platynini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
Psydrinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Scaritinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
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