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The biology of blowflies (Calliphoridae)
Most blowflies (<i>Calliphoridae</i>) are metallic blue, green, or black colored.The biology of biting midges (Ceratopogonidae)
Biting midges (<i>Ceratopogonidae</i>) including sandflies inhabitat aquatic or semiaquatic environments worldwide.The biology of mosquitoes (Culicidae)
Since the first three (egg, larva and pupa) of a total of four live stages of mosquitoes (<i>Culicidae</i>) are aquatic, stagnant water is an obligate requirement for this pest.The biology of lovebugs (Bibionidae).
Larvae of lovebugs (<i>Bibionidae</i>) are herbivores, scavenging on living plant roots and partially decayed vegetation. These are serious crop pests, especially of grassland and vegetables.The biology of ladybirds (ladybugs, <i>Coccinellidae</i>).
While all other parts of their body are black, ladybirds (ladybugs, <i>Coccinellidae</i>) have characteristic yellow, orange, or scarlet wing covers (elytra) with small black spots.The biology of earwigs (Dermaptera).
Most earwigs (<i>Tenebrionidae</i>) have elongated, flattened, dark brown bodies with membranous hindwings folded underneath short forewings. Most have forceps-like cerci (pichersArthropods (Glossopedia)
Introduction, Groups, Food Chain, Anatomy, Life Cycle, Arthropods and People.The biology of snout beetles (curculios, <i>Curculionidae</i>).
Snout beetles (curculios, <i>Coccinellidae</i>) have characteristic long snouts and geniculate antennae with small clubs. Curculios are significant host-specific agricultural pests.The biology of skin beetles (<i>Dermestidae</i>).
Skin beetles (<i>Dermestidae</i>) are scavengers feeding on dry animal or plant tissue including skin, hair, feathers, dead insects, natural fibers, and pollen.The biology of click beetles (<i>Elateridae</i>).
Click beetles (<i>Elateridae</i>) are named after a spine on their prothorax which can be snapped into a notch on the middle segment in their thorax (mesothorax) to bounce them into the air.The biology of cockroaches (<i>Blattaria</i>).
Within the ca. 4000 species of cockroach (<i>Blattaria</i>), four species including the American cockroach, the German cockroach, the Asian cockroach, and the Oriental cockroach are significant pests.The biology of fireflies (<i>Lampyridae</i>).
Fireflies (<i>Lampyridae</i>) are typically crepuscular winged beetles of tropical environments using bioluminescence to attract mates or prey primarily during twilight (sunrise and sunset).The biology of weevils (<i>Apioninae</i>).
Weevils (<i>Apioninae</i>, formerly <i>Apionidae</i>) are closely related to the <i>Curculionidae</i>, but distinguished by clubbed, non-elbowed antennae.The biology of net-winged beetles (lycid beetles, Lycidae).
While adults of some species feed on nectar (nectarivores), most net-winged beetles (lycid beetles, <i>Lycidae</i>) inhabitat flowers or plant foliage.The biology of auger beetles (<i>Bostrichidae</i>).
Powderpost beetles (false powderpost beetles, <i>Bostrichidae</i>) are black or darkbrown beetles. Most auger beetles have their heads bent downward so that they are concealed from above.The biology of sap beetles (Nitidulidae).
Most species of sap beetles (<i>Nitidulidae</i>) feed on sap from wounds of trees.The biology of jewel beetles (<i>Buprestidae</i>).
Jewel beetles (<i>Buprestidae</i>) are known for their large variety of species and the bright, iridecent colors of their head and thorax.The biology of Ambrosia beetles (Platypodidae).
Adults of Ambrosia beetles (<i>Platypodidae</i>) and their larvae develop nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi while excavating tunnels in dying or recently dead trees.The biology of ground beetles (carabids, <i>Carabidae</i>).
Most ground beetles (carabids, <i>Carabidae</i>) have ridged, shiny black or metallic elytra (wing covers).The biology of Flat bark beetles (silvanids, Silvanidae).
Flat bark beetles (silvanids, <i>Silvanidae</i>) infest several dry stored grain products including cereals, oilseeds, dried fruits, and spices.The biology of leaf beetles (<i>Chrysomelidae</i>).
Leaf beetles (<i>Chrysomelidae</i>) are much related to long-horned beetles, however, their antennae do not arise from tubercles and their eyes are not notched.The biology of rove beetles (Staphylinidae).
Rove beetles (<i>Staphylinidae</i>) predate on insects, collembola and other invertebrates in decaying plant matter of forests, and along freshwater margins..The biology of beelice (Braulidae)
Beelice (<i>Braulidae</i>) are commensalate wingless and flattened parasitic flies, considered pests of honey bees.The biology of gall midges (Cecidomyiidae)
Larvae of most gall midges (<i>Cecidomyiidae</i>) feed within plant tissue, creating abnormal outgrowths of plant tissues called galls. Such galls act as physiologic sinks.The biology of louse flies (Hippoboscidae)
Louse flies (<i>Hippoboscidae</i>) are obligate external parasites of birds and mammals primarily inhabitating tropical to subtropicalregions. All have functional mouthparts adapted for piercing.The biology of darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae).
Both adults and larvae (mealworms or superworms) of most darkling beetles (<i>Tenebrionidae</i>) are scavengers of fresh and decaying vegetation.Arthropods (Backyard Nature)
As Successful Animals, Evolutionary Advances, Phylum Subdivisions, Exoskeletons.The Arthropod Story (UCMP)
An interactive site from the University of California Museum of Paleontology.The biology of crustaceans (<i>Crustacea</i>).
Most crustaceans (<i>Crustacea</i>) are aquatic arthropods, living in marine and fresh-water environments whereas terrestrial crabs are adapted to life on land.
