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Cartwrightia Islasi
''Cartwrightia'' is a genus of Scarabaeidae, scarab found in Latin America. It was named and circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1958 by Federico Islas Salas. , three species are recognized: ''Cartwrightia intertribalis, C. intertribalis'', ''Cartwrightia cartwrighti, C. cartwrighti'', and ''Cartwrightia islasi, C. islasi''. They can be found in the nests of leafcutter ants or in dung. Taxonomic history The Mexican entomologist Federico Islas Salas circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed the genus ''Cartwrightia'' in 1959 for his newly-species description, described species ''C. intertribalis''. The generic name (biology), generic name is in honor of the American entomologist Oscar Ling Cartwright. In 1967, Cartwright himself described two additional species in this genus: ''Cartwrightia islasi, C. islasi'', whose specific name (zoology), specific name honors Islas, and ''Cartwrightia cartwrighti, C. cartwrighti'', which Cartwright named after his brother. Taxonomy ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie Herbold Froeschner
Elsie Herbold Froeschner (October 6, 1913 – September 12, 2006) was a scientific illustrator best known for her ink drawings of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. The insect genus ''Elsiella'' and insect species ''Froeschneriella elsiae'' are named in her honor. Biography Elsie M.L. Herbold was born on October 6, 1913. After graduating from the University of Michigan with her master's degree, she married Richard Froeschner on October 6, 1940. The two were married for 62 years and had two daughters, Ellen and Kay. Their first daughter was born on February 23, 1944, and would eventually serve as a computer programmer in the United States Army, US Army at the Panama Canal Zone and the Pentagon. Their second daughter, Kay, was born in 1948 — shortly before the family moved from Missouri to Cambridge, Massachusetts for several months so Richard could participate in research at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. For her husband's seventieth birthday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
