Pterolophia lateritia

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Pterolophia lateritia
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P. lateritia
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Pterolophia lateritia
Breuning, 1939

Pterolophia lateritia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1939. [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.

Stephan von Breuning (entomologist) Austrian entomologist

Stephan von Breuning was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, particularly Cerambycidae.

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Polyalthia lateritia is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand.

<i>Apamea lateritia</i> species of insect

Apamea lateritia, the scarce brindle, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in much of Eurasia. It is a sporadic migrant in Great Britain, where it is recorded from the east and south-east coasts.

<i>Tarebia</i> genus of molluscs

Tarebia is a genus of freshwater snails, gastropod mollusks in the family Thiaridae.

Dentimargo lateritia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Aethes lateritia is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It was described by Razowski in 1970. It is found in Iran and Pakistan.

Metarctia lateritia is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Megachile lateritia is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Smith in 1858.

<i>Pterolophia</i> genus of insects

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

<i>Melaleuca lateritia</i> species of plant

Melaleuca lateritia, commonly known as the robin redbreast bush, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is also one of the most widely cultivated of the genus because of its attractive flowers which occur over a long period and for its adaptability to a range of climates. It is a medium-sized shrub normally 2–2.5 m (7–8 ft) high with coarse, fibrous bark.

<i>Lentinula lateritia</i> species of fungus

Lentinula lateritia is a species of agaric fungus in the family Omphalotaceae. It is found in South-east Asia and Australasia, except for New Zealand. Originally described by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1881 as a species of Agaricus, it was transferred to the genus Lentinula in 1983 by David Pegler.

Batrachorhina lateritia is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Léon Fairmaire in 1894, originally under the genus Tigrana. It is known from Madagascar, where it has existed since the Upper Pleistocene. It feeds on Hymenaea verrucosa.

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

<i>Aloe lateritia</i> species of plant

Aloe lateritia is an aloe widespread in open grassland and rocky bushland of East Africa.

<i>Kennedia lateritia</i> species of plant

Kennedia lateritia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Pterolophia lateritia. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.