Pterolophia javicola

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Pterolophia javicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Pterolophia
Species:
P. javicola
Binomial name
Pterolophia javicola
Fisher, 1936

Pterolophia javicola is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Warren Samuel Fisher in 1936. [1]

Beetle order of insects

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.

Warren Samuel Fisher (1878–1971) was an American entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.

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Pterolophia lepida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1938. It is known from the Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo. It feeds on Celtis zenkeri. It contains the varietas Pterolophia lepida var. szewezycki.

Pterolophia strumosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1865, originally under the genus Praonetha. It is known from Australia. It contains the varietas Pterolophia strumosa var. blackburni.

Pterolophia ingrata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1864.

Pterolophia melanura is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1857. It has a wide distribution in Asia.

Pterolophia undulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1862. It is known from Moluccas.

Pterolophia gibbosipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Maurice Pic in 1926.

Pterolophia instabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1922. It is known from Seychelles.

Pterolophia jugosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1873.

Pterolophia lateralis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1895. It has a wide distribution in Asia.

Pterolophia angulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hermann Julius Kolbe in 1893. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Lagerstroemia indica.

Pterolophia bigibbera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842. It is known from the Philippines, Japan, and Taiwan.

Pterolophia guineensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1864, originally under the genus Alyattes.

Pterolophia kaleea is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1866, originally under the genus Praonetha.

Pterolophia lateripicta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Léon Fairmaire in 1879, originally under the genus Oopsis. It is known from Fiji.

Pterolophia rustenburgi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1898.

Glenea saperdoides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1860.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Pterolophia javicola. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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