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Arachnospila Consobrina
''Arachnospila consobrina'' is a little-known Palaearctic spider wasp. Description Like other members of the sub-genus ''Ammosphex'' this is a medium-sized red and black spider wasp. The males have a quite distinctive genital plate, but females are very similar to related species such as '' A. anceps'' and '' A.trivialis'' but can be identified by their relatively hairier head. Distribution Northern and central Europe, marginally in southern Britain, and also Africa and Asia. Biology ''A consobrina'' is single brooded, flying in July and August. The only observation of ''A. consobrina'' with prey concerns a female found under a stone near Constantinople carrying a '' Segestria florentina'' which was reported in Fahringer.Fahringer, J. 1922. Hymenopterologische Ergebnisse einer wissenschaft lichen Studienreise nach der Turkei und Kleinasien (mit A usschluss des A manusgebirges). Archiv far Naturgeschichte, 88 A , Heft 9, 149-222 The nesting biology of ''A. consobrina'' is al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Gustaf Dahlbom
Anders Gustaf Dahlbom (3 March 1806 – 3 May 1859) was a Swedish entomologist. Dahlbom was born in Härberga parish in Östergötland County, son of a military surgeon. He matriculated at Lund University in 1825, completed his filosofie magister degree in 1829, became a docent of natural history in 1830, acting adjunct of entomology in 1841, adjunct in 1843 and keeper of the Entomological collections and professor extraordinary in 1857. Supported by public funds, he made several research journeys, especially to northern Sweden and the mountain regions, where he first accompanied his teacher, the dipterologist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, as well as to other parts of the country and abroad, and published his observations in various works, most important of which is ''Hymenoptera europaea praecipue borealia'' (1843–1853), a foundational work on the hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Siberian region; the Mediterranean Basin; the Sahara and Arabian Deserts; and Western, Central and East Asia. The Palaearctic realm also has numerous rivers and lakes, forming several freshwater ecoregions. The term 'Palearctic' was first used in the 19th century, and is still in use as the basis for zoogeographic classification. History In an 1858 paper for the ''Proceedings of the Linnean Society'', British zoologist Philip Sclater first identified six terrestrial zoogeographic realms of the world: Palaearctic, Aethiopian/Afrotropic, Indian/Indomalayan, Australasian, Nearctic, and Neotropical. The six indicated general groupings of fauna, based on shared biogeography and large-scale geographic barriers to migration. Alfred Wallace ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Wasp
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pompilidae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnospila Anceps
''Arachnospila anceps'' is one of the more common spider wasps of western Europe. Description ''A. anceps'' is a medium-sized, black and red spider wasp. Distribution This species is found in northern and central Europe, including most of Britain and Ireland, and in Asia east to Mongolia. Biology The flight period is May to September and the species is probably univoltine. A wide range of spiders are taken as prey; the families Lycosidae, Clubionidae and Thomisidae have been recorded and Gnaphosidae and Agelenidae The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae. Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus ''Agelenopsis''. Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (''Erat ... are also possible prey. The spider is paralysed before being dragged backwards to the nest site where it is hidden on a plant while the burrow is rapidly excavated. It occurs in a variety of habitats and on most soi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnospila Trivialis
''Arachnospila trivialis'' is a widespread spider wasp of sandy soil areas of the Palaearctic. Description A medium-sized red and black spider wasp. The males have a quite distinctive genital plate, but females are very similar to other species assigned to the subgenus ''Ammosphex'', such as '' A. anceps'' and considerable care is required to identify them. Distribution Northern and central Europe, including southern and western areas of Great Britain, and across Asia to the Pacific. Biology ''A trivialis'' is single brooded, flying from May to August. The only confirmed prey are spiders of the genus '' Xysticus'' and it may prey on wolf spiders of the family Lycosidae too. Apparently little appears to be known about ''A trivialis'' nesting biology, but like other ''Arachnospila'' species it is likely to excavate a nest in loose sand having already paralysed a spider and concealed it in nearby vegetation. Adults have been observed to visit the flowers of wild parsnip Wild p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ("the Great City"), Πόλις ("the City"), Kostantiniyye or Konstantinopolis ( Turkish) , image = Byzantine Constantinople-en.png , alt = , caption = Map of Constantinople in the Byzantine period, corresponding to the modern-day Fatih district of Istanbul , map_type = Istanbul#Turkey Marmara#Turkey , map_alt = A map of Byzantine Istanbul. , map_size = 275 , map_caption = Constantinople was founded on the former site of the Greek colony of Byzantion, which today is known as Istanbul in Turkey. , coordinates = , location = Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey , region = Marmara Region , type = Imperial city , part_of = , length = , width ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segestria Florentina
''Segestria florentina'' is the biggest European segestriid spider. Some vernacular names are green-fanged tube web spider and cellar spider, although the latter is not exclusive to this species. Description Females can reach a body length of 22 mm, males up to 15 mm. This species is much darker than others of the same genus. While subadult spiders have a greyish opisthosoma with a marking similar to ''Segestria senoculata'', adults are of a uniform black, sometimes with a green iridescent shine, especially on the chelicerae,Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. ''Kosmos''. which reflect with a striking green. The sexes are similar. Adults occur from June to November. Habits They spin a tubular web, often in cracks of buildings. Six or more silken lines radiate from it, and the spider waits in the entrance, touching the lines with the frontal six legs. Prey triggering these lines get caught, and the spider immediately retreats again to eat it. Howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Fahringer
Josef Fahringer (21 December 1876 – 18 December 1950) was an Austrians, Austrian entomologist. Fahringer was born in Baden bei Wien. He obtained a doctorate at the University of Vienna in 1904 and taught at a middle school in Vienna from 1904 to 1907. He then taught at Most (city), Brüx from 1907 to 1910, and at Brno from 1910 to 1913. Following military service as a captain during the First World War, he returned as a schoolteacher to Vienna, where in 1928 he was named director of the school. During his career, he took research trips to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Italy and Turkey. Fahringer, Josef In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, , p. 747 f. He published the first modern monograph on Braconidae: ''Opuscula braconolocica'' (4 parts, 1925–37). A specialist of this group, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arachnospila
''Arachnospila'' is a predominantly Holarctic genus of spider wasps, with limited representation in montane habitats in Neotropical and Afrotropical regions.Lelej, A.s & Loktiniov V.M 2011 Review of the nominotypical subgenus of ''Arachnospila'' Kincaid (Hymenoptera:Pompilidae) of Russia and neighbouring countries with the lectotypification of enigmatic ''Pompilus sogdianus'' Morawitz and description of new species ''Zootaxa'' 2882: 1–18 They are found in open habitats and at forest edge, the nests may contain more than one cell. Species Subgenus ''Acanthopompilus'' *'' Arachnospila conjungens'' (Kohl, 1898) *''Arachnospila alpivaga'' (Kohl, 1888) *''Arachnospila nuda'' (Tournier, 1890) Subgenus ''Ammosphex'' *''Arachnospila abnormis'' (Dahlbom, 1842) *''Arachnospila alvarabnormis'' (Wolf, 1965) *''Arachnospila anceps'' (Wesmael, 1851)) *''Arachnospila apennines'' (Wolf, 1964) *''Arachnospila colpostoma'' (Kohl, 1886) *''Arachnospila consobrina'' (Dahlbom, 1843) *''Arachno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenoptera Of Europe
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they mature. Etymology The name Hymenoptera refers to the wings of the insects, but the original derivation is ambiguous. All references agree that the derivation involves the Ancient Greek πτερόν (''pteron'') for wing. The Ancient Greek ὑμήν (''hymen'') for membrane provides a plausible etymology for the term because species in this order have membranous wings. However, a key characteristic of this order is that the hindwings are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pompilinae
The Pompilinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, the species of which lay their eggs on the paralysed bodies of their prey. The Pompilinae contain the following genera, not all of which may currently be valid: *'' Abripepsis'' Banks 1946 *'' Aeluropetrus'' Arnold 1936 *'' Aetheopompilus'' Arnold 1934 *'' Agenioidevagetes'' Wolf 1978 *''Agenioideus'' Ashmead 1902 *'' Alasagenia'' Banks 1944 *'' Allaporus'' Banks 1933 *''Allochares'' Banks 1917 *'' Alococurgus'' Haupt 1937 *'' Amblyellus'' Wolf, 1965 *'' Anoplagenia'' Bradley 1946 *'' Anoplioides'' Haupt 1950 *''Anoplius'' Dufour, 1834 *'' Apareia'' Haupt 1929 *'' Apinaspis'' Banks 1938 *'' Aplochares'' Banks 1944 *''Aporinellus'' Banks 1911 *''Aporus'' Spinola 1808 *''Arachnospila'' Kincaid 1900 *'' Arachnotheutes'' Ashmead 1893 *'' Argyroclitus'' Arnold 1937 *'' Argyrogenia'' Bradley 1944 *'' Aridestus'' Banks 1947 *'' Arpactomorpha'' Arnold 1934 *'' Aspidaporus'' Bradley 1944 *'' Atelostegus'' Haupt 1929 *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Described In 1843
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. Their blood is not totally contained in vessels; some circulates in an open cavity known as the haemocoel. Insects are the most diverse group of animals; they include more than a million described species and represent more than half of all known living organisms. The total number of extant species is estimated at between six and ten million; In: potentially over 90% of the animal life forms on Earth are insects. Insects may be found in nearly all environments, although only a small number of species reside in the oceans, which are dominated by another arthropod group, crustaceans, which recent research has indicated insects are nested within. Nearly all insects hatch from eggs. Insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
