Nemognatha is a genus from the subfamily Meloinae . Adult beetles are found from late spring to late summer. [one]
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Description
Beetles of small and medium size, reaching 5 to 15 mm in length. [1] The oral apparatus is modified to supply nectar [2] .
Distribution
In the non-Arctic region , 28 species are common. [one]
Ecology
Adults feed on nectar and pollen of various flowers, in particular from the asteraceae family . [one]
Development
Females lay eggs on flowers, where in the future, the hatched larva adheres to the bee that visited the flower , and the bee then “smuggles” the larva into its hive , where the beetle larva begins to eat the eggs and honeycombs of the bees . [one]
Systematics
In the genus:
- subgenus: Meganemognatha
- Nemognatha angusta Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha brevirostris Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha bridwelli Wellman, 1912
- Nemognatha curta Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha explanata Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha hurdi MacSwain, 1951
- Nemognatha lurida (LeConte, 1853)
- Nemognatha lutea LeConte, 1853
- Nemognatha macswaini Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha meropa Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha miranda Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha nitidula Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha pallens LeConte, 1853
- Nemognatha soror MacSwain, 1951
- Nemognatha werneri Enns, 1956
- subgenus: Nemognatha
- Nemognatha bifoveata Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha piazata (Fabricius, 1798)
- subgenus: Pauronemognatha
- Nemognatha capillaris Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha cribraria LeConte, 1853
- Nemognatha nebrascensis Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha nemorensis Hentz, 1830
- Nemognatha nigripennis LeConte, 1853
- Nemognatha punctulata LeConte, 1853
- Nemognatha scutellaris LeConte, 1853
- subgenus: Pronemognatha
- Nemognatha cantharidis MacSwain, 1951
- Nemognatha selanderi Enns, 1956
- Nemognatha sparsa LeConte, 1868
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 BugGuide Genus Nemognatha
- ↑ Andreas P. Wilhelmi, Harald W. Krenn. Elongated mouthparts of nectar-feeding Meloidae (Coleoptera) (Eng.) // Zoomorphology. - 2012-12-01. - Vol. 131 , iss. 4 . - P. 325–337 . - ISSN 1432-234X . - DOI : 10.1007 / s00435-012-0162-3 .