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Stenus

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Stenus is a genus of semiaquatic rove beetles in the subfamily Steninae, and one of the largest genus in the kingdom Animalia, with some 2700 known species worldwide (only the beetle genus Agrilus is comparable in size).[2] They are predators of Collembola and other small arthropods. Adults have a protrusible labium with a sticky tip used in prey capture. To overcome the rapid escape of Collembola, the labium is protruded at high speed (1-3 ms in Stenus comma) by hemolymph pressure, and immediately withdrawn (withdrawn in 30-40 ms in Stenus comma), pulling the prey within the range of the mandibles. However, the labium tip does not easily stick to preys covered in scales or setae or that have a large body size. Stenus comma is more likely to catch such preys by lunging forward and grabbing them directly with its mandibles rather than using its labium.[3] Stenus species are also known for "skimming" on the water surface using their pygidial gland secretions that act as a surfactant and rapidly propel the beetle fast forward, a phenomenon known as the Marangoni effect. Stenus comma has been seen to achieve a velocity of 0.75 m/s, and to cover a distance of up to 15 m if the secretion is continuous.[4][5]

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References

  1. ^ Bugguide Genus Stenus.
  2. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Agrilus". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 10 Jun 2011.
  3. ^ Bauer, Thaumas; Pfeiffer, Martin (1991). "'Shooting' springtails with a sticky rod: the flexible hunting behaviour of Stenus comma (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae) and the counter-strategies of its prey". Animal Behaviour. 41 (5): 819–828. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80349-5.
  4. ^ Carolin, Lang; Seifert, Karlheinz; Dettner, Konrad (2012). "Skimming behaviour and spreading potential of Stenus species and Dianous coerulescens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)". Naturwissenschaften. 99 (11): 937–47. doi:10.1007/s00114-012-0975-4.
  5. ^ Bush, J. W. M.; David L. Hu (2006). "Walking on Water: Biolocomotion at the Interface" (PDF). Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 38 (1): 339–369. doi:10.1146/annurev.fluid.38.050304.092157. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2007.
  6. ^ a b Tang; Li (2013). "Discovery of Steninae from Ningxia, Northwest China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)". ZooKeys (272): 1–20. doi:10.3897/zookeys.272.4389. PMC 3677394. PMID 23794800.
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Stenus: Brief Summary

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Stenus is a genus of semiaquatic rove beetles in the subfamily Steninae, and one of the largest genus in the kingdom Animalia, with some 2700 known species worldwide (only the beetle genus Agrilus is comparable in size). They are predators of Collembola and other small arthropods. Adults have a protrusible labium with a sticky tip used in prey capture. To overcome the rapid escape of Collembola, the labium is protruded at high speed (1-3 ms in Stenus comma) by hemolymph pressure, and immediately withdrawn (withdrawn in 30-40 ms in Stenus comma), pulling the prey within the range of the mandibles. However, the labium tip does not easily stick to preys covered in scales or setae or that have a large body size. Stenus comma is more likely to catch such preys by lunging forward and grabbing them directly with its mandibles rather than using its labium. Stenus species are also known for "skimming" on the water surface using their pygidial gland secretions that act as a surfactant and rapidly propel the beetle fast forward, a phenomenon known as the Marangoni effect. Stenus comma has been seen to achieve a velocity of 0.75 m/s, and to cover a distance of up to 15 m if the secretion is continuous.

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