The world of insects sometimes contains surprising and mysterious species. Diptera (“flies”) Celyphidae are among them. caption id=”attachment_3078″ align=”alignright” width=”301″] Paracelyphus hyacinthus (Source : Anthony KeiC Wong-Flickr)[/caption] The name of this family comes from the Greek word “κέλυφος” which can be translated as “box” or “shell” which characterizes the most striking characteristic of these insects:…
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Diopsidae flies: eyes perched far away!
Post Views: 3,180 Flies of the Diopsidae family have the amazing feature of having their eyes positioned at the tip of outgrowths called ocular peduncles
A beetle that is not lacking in spiciness: Onychocerus albitarsis
Post Views: 3,646 Anatomical structures whose role is venom injection have appeared independently in several orders of arthropods. They can thus be found in Chelerates
Hypocephalus armatus: a (very) unusual long-horned beetle
Post Views: 3,398 Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle em>Hypocephalus armatus is a large South American Beetle of a unique morphology among long
Mushroomists Ants of the genus Atta
Post Views: 2,928 The species of ants known as “mushroom ants” or “leafcutters” belong mainly to the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (family Formicidae and subfamily
Weta: giant insects from New Zealand
Post Views: 3,909 Regions of the world, geographically isolated from other continents for millions of years, have allowed the appearance of unique, rare and incredible
The membracides, surprising little insects
Post Views: 2,351 Membersracides are small insects belonging to the super-family Membracoidea and to the order Hemiptera : aphids, leafhoppers and cicadas, characterized by an
Agaonides wasps and fig trees: a history of mutualism
Post Views: 4,156 Insects and plants have maintained interdependent relationships since the appearance of flowering plants in the Cretaceous (145-65 million years) (read th article).
Ants of the genus Cephalotes
Post Views: 2,537 Presentation of a species of ants encountered during my stay at STRI au Panama Flying ants of the genus Cephalotes Ants of
Legionary ants of the genus Eciton
Presentation of a typical species of ants from Panama encountered during my stay at STRI Legionary ants, genus Eciton Ants of the genus Eciton are called “legionnaires” because of their nomadic way of life and their hunting technique which consists in capturing any animal in their path. Several species occur in tropical forests in Central…
