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CYCLOCEPHALA BOREALIS [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
OBS

Beetle of the Order : Coleoptera; Family : Scarabaeidae. Examples of species of this family : Shining leaf chafers, subfamily Rutelinae; northern masked chafer(Cyclocephala borealis Arrow) ;southern masked chafer(Cyclocephala immaculata).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Insecte coléoptère tel que le méloe, le mylabre, la cantharide ou lytta [...] Les méloïdés, qui forment une famille, sont les cantharidiens ou vésicants des anciens auteurs. Leurs larves, qui vivent en parasites dans les nids d'abeilles sauvages, subissent des transformations complexes «hypermétamorphose».

OBS

Le méloé, type de la famille des méloïdés, est un gros et lourd insecte coléoptère noir ou bleu, à reflets parfois métalliques, privé d'ailes. Autre type de cette famille: la rutèle (shining leaf chafer) est un scarabée brillant des plus vives teintes métalliques et répandu en Amérique centrale et méridionale.

Spanish

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