11-649: [REDACTED] Look up Ainu or ainu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ainu or Aynu may refer to: Ainu people , an East Asian ethnic group of Japan and the Russian Far East Ainu languages , a family of languages Ainu language of Hokkaido Kuril Ainu language , extinct language of the Kuril Islands Sakhalin Ainu language , extinct language from
22-633: A family of languages Ainu language of Hokkaido Kuril Ainu language , extinct language of the Kuril Islands Sakhalin Ainu language , extinct language from the island of Sakhalin Ainu music Ainu cuisine Ainu (Middle-earth) , spirit in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Ainu (insect) , a beetle in the family Tenebrionidae Äynu people , of Western China Äynu language See also [ edit ] Äynu (disambiguation) Ainur (disambiguation) Aino (disambiguation) Aniu , character from Balto II Topics referred to by
33-433: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Ainu [REDACTED] Look up Ainu or ainu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ainu or Aynu may refer to: Ainu people , an East Asian ethnic group of Japan and the Russian Far East Ainu languages ,
44-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Tenebrionidae See text Alleculidae Darkling beetle is the common name for members of the beetle family Tenebrionidae , comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Tenebrio is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned to some flour beetles in his 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758-59. The name means "lover of darkness";
55-412: The 2021 review by Bouchard, Bousquet, et al. , updating a similar catalog from 2005. Ongoing phylogenetic studies are showing that some taxonomic changes are needed. For instance the tribal classification of tribe Pedinini has recently been altered. The misspelling "Te r ebrionidae" occurs frequently enough to be easily overlooked. The error appears to have no particular significance, but to be
66-487: The English language term 'darkling' means "characterised by darkness or obscurity"; see also English 'tenebrous', figuratively "obscure, gloomy." Many Tenebrionidae species inhabit dark places; in genera such as Stenocara and Onymacris , they are active by day and inactive at night. The family covers a varied range of forms, such that classification presents great difficulties. These eleven subfamilies were listed in
77-419: The island of Sakhalin Ainu music Ainu cuisine Ainu (Middle-earth) , spirit in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium Ainu (insect) , a beetle in the family Tenebrionidae Äynu people , of Western China Äynu language See also [ edit ] Äynu (disambiguation) Ainur (disambiguation) Aino (disambiguation) Aniu , character from Balto II Topics referred to by
88-636: The larger species are flightless, and those that are capable, such as T. molitor , often rarely do so. The larvae , known as mealworms or false wireworms, are usually fossorial , heavily sclerotized and nocturnal. They may possibly be an important resource for certain invertebrates and small mammals . Adults of many species have chemical defenses and are relatively protected against predators. Adults of most species, except grain pests, have slow metabolisms, and live long lives compared to other insects, ranging from approximately six months to two years. Some species live in intensely dry deserts such as
99-743: The product of misreadings, mis-scans and mis-typings. The oldest known member of the family is Jurallecula from the Late Jurassic Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan, assigned to the subfamily Alleculinae. The Tenebrionidae may be identified by a combination of features, including: Tenebrionid beetles occupy ecological niches in mainly deserts and forests as plant scavengers. Most species are generalistic omnivores , and feed on decaying leaves, rotting wood, fresh plant matter, dead insects, and fungi as larvae and adults. Several genera, including Bolitotherus , are specialized fungivores which feed on polypores . Many of
110-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ainu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ainu&oldid=1161393490 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
121-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ainu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ainu&oldid=1161393490 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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