Stenocara dentata

Stenocara dentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Stenocara
Species: S. dentata
Binomial name
Stenocara dentata
Herbst, 1799

The long-legged darkling beetle, Stenocara dentata, is an insect of darkling beetle family found in southern Africa. The beetle stands in a head down posture on sand dunes to catch the morning mist which collects in drops on its body and slides into its mouth.[1] It is large enough to crawl out of the trap of the plant, Hydnora africana, unlike smaller beetles which remain trapped for several days.[2]

References

  1. ZooGram, Sarah Evans, Maryland Zoo, Winter 2005
  2. POLLINATION BIOLOGY OF HYDNORA AFRICANA THUNB. (HYDNORACEAE) IN NAMIBIA: BROOD-SITE MIMICRY WITH INSECT IMPRISONMENT, Jay F. Bolin,* Erika Maass, and Lytton J. Musselman, Old Dominion University, U.S.A. and University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia; Int. J. Plant Sci. 170(2):157–163. 2009.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, August 13, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.