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Boreus
Sign in to saveBoreus is the most diverse of three genera of insects in the family Boreidae. They are commonly known as winter scorpionflies due to their close relation to the true scorpionflies and preference for cold habitats.
Species
Great Crested Flycatcher
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderMecoptera
- FamilyBoreidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 92
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Boreidae
- Collections
- UAM, KU
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- taxon name
- Boreus
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- Category:Boreus
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- Boreus
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- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description and distribution
- Biology
- Species
- References
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Boreus is the most diverse of three genera of insects in the family Boreidae. They are commonly known as winter scorpionflies due to their close relation to the true scorpionflies and preference for cold habitats.
== Description and distribution == Species of Boreus are dark in color, 3 to 5 mm long, and have reduced, non-functional wings. In males, the wings resemble straps, while in females they are short stubs. Females also have a pointed ovipositor. Both sexes have an elongated head, or rostrum. Larvae are grublike, mostly hairless and lacking prolegs.
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