Stathmodera truncata

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Stathmodera truncata
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S. truncata
Binomial name
Stathmodera truncata
(Fairmaire, 1896)

Stathmodera truncata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fairmaire in 1896. [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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<i>Mya truncata</i> species of mollusc

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<i>Telopea truncata</i> A shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Tasmania

Telopea truncata, commonly known as the Tasmanian waratah, is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania where it is found on moist acidic soils at altitudes of 600 to 1200 m (2000–4000 ft). Telopea truncata is a component of alpine eucalypt forest, rainforest and scrub communities. It grows as a multistemmed shrub to a height of 3 metres (10 ft), or occasionally as a small tree to 10 m (35 ft) high, with red flower heads, known as inflorescences, appearing over the Tasmanian summer and bearing 10 to 35 individual flowers. Yellow-flowered forms are occasionally seen, but do not form a population distinct from the rest of the species.

<i>Lambis truncata</i> species of mollusc

Lambis truncata, common name the giant spider conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

<i>Nepenthes robcantleyi</i> species of plant

Nepenthes robcantleyi, or Robert Cantley's pitcher plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to the Philippine island of Mindanao. It is closely allied to N. truncata and was once considered a dark, highland form of this species. Nepenthes veitchii from Borneo is also thought to be a close relative.

Stathmodera is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:

Stathmodera aethiopica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.

Stathmodera densesulcata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.

Stathmodera vittata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.

Stathmodera conradti is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1960.

Stathmodera minima is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1960.

Stathmodera unicolor is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1960.

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

Stathmodera subvittata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1981.

<i>Stathmodera lineata</i> species of beetle

Stathmodera lineata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gahan in 1890. It is known from Sierra Leone.

Stathmodera pusilla is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1907.

Stathmodera wagneri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Adlbauer in 2006. It is known from Kenya.

Nepenthes nebularum is a tropical pitcher plant native to southeastern Mindanao in the Philippines. The species was described by Geoff Mansell, owner of Exotica Plants. It has so far been recorded with certainty from only two mountains, where it grows in submontane mossy forest at an altitude of up to 1800 m above sea level. It has been found in close proximity to N. copelandii, N. truncata, and a taxon matching the description of N. cornuta.

References

  1. BioLib.cz - Stathmodera truncata. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.