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Cleridae beetles are found in different habitats all around the world, like America, Australia, Europe and Middle East. There are approximately 3,500 species in the world and around 500 native to North America.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Villet |first=M.H. |year=2001 |title=Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations<i>Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations.</i>2nd Edition. J.H. Byrd & J.L. Castner (Eds) 2010. CRC Press, Boca Raton. 681 pp. Price $149.95 (hardcover). ISBN 978-08493-9215-3. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4001/003.018.0221 |journal=African Entomology |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=387–387 |doi=10.4001/003.018.0221 |issn=1021-3589}}</ref> |
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They can be found feeding on insects and pollen around flowers, below tree barks, or on termites and larvae in shrubbery.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gerstmeier |first=R. |last2=Halperin |first2=J. |last3=Chekatunov |first3=V. |year=1998 |title=An annotated list of cleridae and thanerocleridae (Coleoptera) of Israel |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02980724 |journal=Phytoparasitica |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=27–33 |doi=10.1007/bf02980724 |issn=0334-2123}}</ref> While the bulk of Adult Cleridae are predaceous, some are scavengers and are found eating floral parts.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=MAJKA |first=CHRISTOPHER G. |date=2006-12-21 |title=The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1385.1.2 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=1385 |issue=1 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1385.1.2 |issn=1175-5334}}</ref> |
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The general life cycle ranges from 35 days to 3 years.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gredilha |first=R. |last2=Lima |first2=Af. |year=2007 |title=First record of Necrobia rufipes (De Geer, 1775) (Coleoptera; Cleridae) associated with pet food in Brazil |url=http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842007000100026&lng=en&tlng=en |journal=Brazilian Journal of Biology |volume=67 |issue=1 |pages=187–187 |doi=10.1590/S1519-69842007000100026 |issn=1519-6984}}</ref> Temperature is a major determinant of their life cycle. The warmer it is, the quicker the development, the colder it is, the slower it gets. These beetles follow a [[Holometabolism|holometabolous]] life cycle.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gaidos |first=Susan |last2=Fuller |first2=Nicolle Rager |date=2009-05-09 |title=Living physics: From green leaves to bird brains, biological systems may exploit quantum phenomena |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/scin.2009.5591751019 |journal=Science News |volume=175 |issue=10 |pages=26–29 |doi=10.1002/scin.2009.5591751019 |issn=0036-8423}}</ref> The females are known to |
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| Cymatodera wolcotti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cleridae |
| Genus: | Cymatodera |
| Species: | C. wolcotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymatodera wolcotti Barr, 1950
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Cymatodera wolcotti is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder | Cucujiformia |
| Family | Cleridae |
| Genus | Cymatodera |
| Species | C. wolcotti |
Description
Habitat and Behavior
Cleridae beetles are found in different habitats all around the world, like America, Australia, Europe and Middle East. There are approximately 3,500 species in the world and around 500 native to North America.[4]
They can be found feeding on insects and pollen around flowers, below tree barks, or on termites and larvae in shrubbery.[5] While the bulk of Adult Cleridae are predaceous, some are scavengers and are found eating floral parts.[6]
Morphology
Cymatodera wolcotti exhibits distinct morphological features. The sixth visible ventrite is longer and wider, extending conspicuously past the margins of the sixth tergite. It creates a concave surface with an oblique anterior with a sharp angle at the front, and less pronounced curve at the back. The posterior corners are extended, varying from folded inward to extended backward. In terms of male genitalia, the adaegus is slender with sub triangular sides that curve slightly, and the apex is sharp. The phallic plate has two rows of smal tooth-like projections, that reduce in size towards the end, and phallobasic apodeme is robust distally.[7]
Life cycle
The general life cycle ranges from 35 days to 3 years.[8] Temperature is a major determinant of their life cycle. The warmer it is, the quicker the development, the colder it is, the slower it gets. These beetles follow a holometabolous life cycle.[9] The females are known to
References
- ^ "Cymatodera wolcotti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cymatodera wolcotti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cymatodera wolcotti species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Villet, M.H. (2001). "Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal InvestigationsForensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal Investigations.2nd Edition. J.H. Byrd & J.L. Castner (Eds) 2010. CRC Press, Boca Raton. 681 pp. Price $149.95 (hardcover). ISBN 978-08493-9215-3". African Entomology. 18 (2): 387–387. doi:10.4001/003.018.0221. ISSN 1021-3589.
- ^ Gerstmeier, R.; Halperin, J.; Chekatunov, V. (1998). "An annotated list of cleridae and thanerocleridae (Coleoptera) of Israel". Phytoparasitica. 27 (1): 27–33. doi:10.1007/bf02980724. ISSN 0334-2123.
- ^ MAJKA, CHRISTOPHER G. (2006-12-21). "The checkered beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada". Zootaxa. 1385 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1385.1.2. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Burke, A. F., & Zolnerowich, G. (2014). Cymatodera ochlera Barr, a junior synonym of Cymatodera wolcotti Barr, with a comparison to similar species (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Zootaxa, 3847(3), 423-430.
- ^ Gredilha, R.; Lima, Af. (2007). "First record of Necrobia rufipes (De Geer, 1775) (Coleoptera; Cleridae) associated with pet food in Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 67 (1): 187–187. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842007000100026. ISSN 1519-6984.
- ^ Gaidos, Susan; Fuller, Nicolle Rager (2009-05-09). "Living physics: From green leaves to bird brains, biological systems may exploit quantum phenomena". Science News. 175 (10): 26–29. doi:10.1002/scin.2009.5591751019. ISSN 0036-8423.
Further reading
- Barr, William F. (1950). "Systematic and Synonymical Notes on New World Clerid Beetles (Coleoptera)". Entomologische Berichten. 13: 61–62.
- Burke, Alan F.; Leavengood Jr., John M. Jr.; Zolnerowich, Gregory (2015). "A checklist of the New World species of Tillinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae), with an illustrated key to genera and new country records". Zootaxa. 4059 (1): 1–39. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4059.1.1. PMID 26701551.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.