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Actia (fly)
''Actia'' is a genus of large fly, flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *''Actia ampla'' Tachi & Shima, 1998 *''Actia antiqua'' (Mesnil, 1954) *''Actia autumnalis'' (Charles Henry Tyler Townsend, Townsend, 1917) *''Actia brevis'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1930 *''Actia brunnea'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1930 *''Actia chrysocera'' Mario Bezzi, Bezzi, 1923 *''Actia ciligera'' (Mesnil, 1954) *''Actia clavula'' Tachi & Shima, 1998 *''Actia completa'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1930 *''Actia crassicornis'' (Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1824) *''Actia cuthbertsoni'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1933 *''Actia darwini'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1929 *''Actia dasymyia'' O'Hara, 1991 *''Actia deferens'' John Russell Malloch, Malloch, 1930 *''Actia destituta'' Tachi & Shima, 1998 *''Actia diffidens'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1933 *''Actia dimorpha'' O'Hara, 1991 *''Actia dubitata'' Herting, 1971 *''Actia eucosmae'' Mario Bezzi, Bezzi, 1926 *''Actia exsecta' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy
André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy (1 January 1799 in Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye – 25 June 1857 in Paris) was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera (flies) and to some extent of the Coleoptera (beetles). Achievements Because he worked on difficult to identify flies (specifically the Schizophora), the existing descriptions of which were poor, and because he had few contacts, many of the new species he described were already named. Also he was over reliant on colour and pattern as characters, and this led to his improperly defining species. He also worked on too many species. Much later criticism ensued but it must be remembered that he was an early worker and, in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, French scientists were unduly criticised for nationalistic reasons. Very many of his generic and species names survive. In all these respects, as well as his genuine love of entomology and boundless enthusiasm, Robineau-Desvoidy is remini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |