单词 | Sitaris |
释义 | Sitaris Ent.|ˈsɪtərɪs| [mod.L. (Latreille, 1802), f. Gr. σῑτάριον, dim. of σῖτος corn, food.] A genus of beetles belonging to the family Meloidæ, the larvæ of which are parasitic in the nests of certain bees; a member of this genus, esp. S. muralis.
1835Partington's Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. 689 M. Bretonneau of Tours..having found that Sitaris is not vesicant. 1866Darwin Orig. Species xiv. (ed. 4) 530 The first larval form of a certain beetle, the Sitaris,..is a minute active insect. 1881Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 337 The female Sitaris..lays her eggs in a mass glued together. |

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