Pterolophia nicobarica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Subfamily: | Lamiinae |
Tribe: | Pteropliini |
Genus: | Pterolophia |
Species: | P. nicobarica |
Binomial name | |
Pterolophia nicobarica Breuning, 1938 | |
Synonyms | |
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Pterolophia nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1938. [1]
The Nicobar pigeon or Nicobar dove is a bird found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, east through the Indonesian Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas alongside the extinct spotted green pigeon, and is the closest living relative of the extinct dodo and Rodrigues solitaire.
The crimson sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family which feed largely on nectar. They may also take insects, especially when feeding their young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. It is the unofficial national bird of Singapore, as declared by the Nature Society Singapore.
The Nicobar Islands rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Nicobar Islands. The Nicobar Islands are in the Indian Ocean, lying north of Sumatra and south of the Andaman Islands. The islands are politically part of India, although physically closer to Southeast Asia. Millions of years of isolation from the mainland has given rise to a distinct flora and fauna, including many endemic species.
The Northland tusked wētā, Anisoura nicobarica, is a rare monotypic wētā of the family Anostostomatidae, endemic to the northern half of Northland in New Zealand, and originally described in 1932. The type specimen was wrongly labelled as coming from the Nicobar Islands, so the species was named Anisoura nicobarica. It was erroneously described again in 1950 by a different author, who placed it in the ground wētā genus Hemiandrus.
Bentinckia is a genus of palms in the family Arecaceae. The genus is named after William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck a colonial governor general of British India. There are two species of palms in this genus. namely Bentinckia condapanna and Bentinckia nicobarica.
Bentinckia nicobarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae found to occur in the Nicobar group of islands in the Bay of Bengal. It is an endemic palm occurring in Great Nicobar, Katchal, Nancowry and Car Nicobar Islands.
The Nicobar treeshrew is a treeshrew species within the Tupaiidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands where it inhabits the islands' rain forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Nicobar shrew or Nicobar white-tailed shrew is a critically endangered species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Great Nicobar Island in India.
Mangifera nicobarica is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands.
Hierodula nicobarica is a species of praying mantis in the family Mantidae.
The Nicobar imperial pigeon is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands. Its natural habitats are lowland forests, but it also feeds on fruiting trees in agricultural landscapes.
Pterolophia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Pleurobranchella is a genus of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurobranchaeidae.
Sybra nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.
Momisis nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gardner in 1936. It is known from the Nicobar Islands.
Marmaroglypha nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Redtenbacher in 1868. It is known from the Nicobar Islands.
Pharsalia nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1970.
Mispila nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1960.
Serixia nicobarica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1958.