Ropica loochooana

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Ropica loochooana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Cerambycidae
Genus:
Ropica
Species:
R. loochooana
Binomial name
Ropica loochooana
(Matsushita, 1933)

Ropica loochooana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Matsushita in 1933. [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.

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Ropica ceylonica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.

Ropica fuscovariegata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.

Ropica marmorata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939. It contains the subspecies Ropica marmorata marmorata and Ropica marmorata sarawakiana.

Ropica nigroscutellata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.

Ropica pseudosignata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.

Ropica salomonum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.

Ropica biroi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1953.

Ropica hayashii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1958.

Ropica sechellarum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1957. It contains the subspecies Ropica sechellarum interruptefasciata and Ropica sechellarum sechellarum.

Ropica signata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pic in 1932.

Ropica cunicularis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pascoe in 1865.

Ropica immista is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842.

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.

<i>Sybra ordinata</i> species of insect

Sybra ordinata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1873.

Pterolophia loochooana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Masaki Matsushita in 1953.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib.cz - Ropica loochooana. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.


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