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Artema Ziaretana
''Artema'' is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. Species it contains twelve species, found in Africa, Asia, Greece, and Turkey: *'' Artema atlanta'' Walckenaer, 1837 ( type) – Northern Africa and Middle East. Introduced elsewhere (mainly tropical and subtropical regions) *''Artema bahla'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *''Artema bunkpurugu'' Huber & Kwapong, 2013 – West Africa *''Artema dhofar'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *''Artema doriae'' ( Thorell, 1881) – Turkey, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Afghanistan. Introduced: Japan *''Artema ghubrat'' Huber, 2019 – Oman *''Artema kochi'' Kulczyński, 1901 – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt? *'' Artema magna'' Roewer, 1960 – Afghanistan, Pakistan? *''Artema martensi'' Huber, 2021 – Morocco *''Artema nephilit'' Aharon, Huber & Gavish-Regev, 2017 – Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Yemen?, United Arab Emirates? *'' Artema transcaspica'' Spassky, 1934 – Tajiki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist. Biography Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow, Glasgow. In 1793 he was appointed head of the military transports in the Pyrenees, after which he pursued technical studies at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the École polytechnique. He was elected member of the Institut de France in 1813, was mayor (''maire'') in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, 5th arrondissement in Paris and secretary-general of the prefect of the Seine (département), Seine 1816–1825. He was made a baron in 1823. In 1839 he was appointed conservator for the Department of Maps at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Royal Library in Paris and in 1840 secretary for life in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres. He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France in 1832, and a "r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |