gnawing beetle

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• bark-gnawing beetle — ▪ insect       any of some 500 species of beetles (order Coleoptera) that are found under bark, in woody fungi, and in dry plant material, mostly in the tropics. Bark gnawing beetles range from 5 to 20 mm (0.2 to 0.8 inch) and are dark coloured.… …   Universalium

• harlequin beetle — ▪ insect       large tropical American beetle with an elaborate variegated pattern of black with muted red and greenish yellow markings on its wing covers.       The common name refers to the beetle s gaudy pattern; the Latin longimanus of the… …   Universalium

• Темнотелки — ? Темнотелки Ostoma ferrugineum …   Википедия

• Cerambus — In Greek mythology, Cerambus, son of Eusiros (himself son of Poseidon) and the nymph Eidothea, was a survivor of Deucalion s flood: he was said to have been raised above the water by the nymphs, thus escaping death.[1] He dwelt at Mount Othrys… …   Wikipedia

• coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …   Universalium

• hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… …   Universalium

• Cleroidea — Trogodendron fasciculatum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Megalodacne — heros beetles from the United States feeding on bracket fungi Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Cucujiformia — Gonipterus gibberus on Casuarina sp Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Girdler — Gir dler, n. 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oncideres cingulatus — Girdler Gir dler, n. 1. One who girdles. [1913 Webster] 2. A maker of girdles. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the hickory, and then girdles each branch by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English