Meaning of schizopodid | Babel Free

Definitions

Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.

Examples

“The body of adult schizopodids is somewhat to very stout and strongly convex.”

“Schizopodid beetles or false jewel beetles are similar to metallic wood-boring beetles or jewel beetles (Buprestidae) but are distinguished by the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal segment of the adults.”

“Schizopodids are typically found feeding on spring-blooming desert flowers, clinging to dry grasses (Schizopus) or on foliage of oaks (Dystaxia) and junipers (Glyptoscelimorpha).”

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