carabidae

Thân thiện

A carabidae scurries across the forest floor.

Definition

Noun: - Carabidae: A large family of beetles, commonly known as ground beetles, characterized by their elongated, often dark bodies, powerful mandibles, and typically being fast-running predators that live on the ground surface.

Usage

• Carabidae is used as a formal, scientific term in entomology (the study of insects) to classify and refer to this specific family of beetles.
• It is typically used in academic, scientific, or specialized naturalist contexts.

Examples

• The Carabidae family includes over 40,000 described species worldwide.
• Many species of Carabidae are considered beneficial insects in agriculture because they prey on pest larvae.
• The study focused on the diversity of Carabidae in the forest ecosystem.

Advanced Usage

• As a taxonomic rank: The term is used to denote a family within the order Coleoptera (beetles). Discussions might involve its subfamilies, genera, or species.
  • The phylogenetic analysis helped clarify the relationships within the Carabidae.

Variants and Related Words

• Carabid (noun/adjective): A member of the Carabidae family; pertaining to the Carabidae.
  • The carabid beetle scurried under the leaf litter.
• Ground beetle (noun): The common name for beetles in the Carabidae family.
  • A common ground beetle, Pterostichus melanarius, is often found in gardens.

Synonyms

• Ground beetles: This is the common English name for the family Carabidae.

Học thuật

Noun

1. ground beetles

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Carabidae
• family Carabidae