Tumbling flower beetle

Japanese: ハナノミ(花蚤) - ハナノミ(英語表記)tumbling flower beetle
Tumbling flower beetle
A general term for insects in the beetle order Mordellidae family. Many species gather on flowers during the day and feed on nectar. They have well-developed hind legs and can hop like a flea, as well as fly quickly, hence the name. The English name is the same. Their bodies are narrow, as if pressed with fingers on both sides. The head points downward, the neck is narrow and tapered, and the tail tip stretches backwards. About 1,000 species have been recorded worldwide, and about 150 species in Japan. The larvae mainly bore into dead trees and grass stems, but some are known to form galls and feed on mushrooms on dead trees.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
甲虫目ハナノミ科Mordellidaeの昆虫の総称。日中花に集まり,みつを食する種類が多く,後脚が発達しており,ノミのように跳ねるほか,すばやく飛翔(ひしよう)するのでこの名がある。英名も同様。体は両側から指で圧したように幅が狭い。頭部は下を向き,頸部(けいぶ)は細くくびれ,尾端は後方へ細長くのびる。世界から約1000種,日本からは約150種が記録されている。幼虫は主として枯木や草の茎に穿孔(せんこう)するが,虫こぶを形成するもの,枯木のキノコを食するものなども知られている。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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