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Chrysis Angustula
''Chrysis angustula'' is a species of cuckoo wasps, insects in the family Chrysididae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Chrysis angustula alpina'' Niehuis, 2000 * ''Chrysis angustula angustula'' Schenck, 1856 Distribution This rather common Trans-Palearctic species is widespread in most of Europe. southwestern Asia, Siberia and China. Habitat These wasps mainly occurs on wooded pastures, sparse forests, forest margins, clearings, gardens and parks, preferably with sun-exposed dead trees and stumps. They can be easily found also on walls of wooden buildings, old wood's doors, poles, log piles and dead tree trunks. Description ''Chrysis angustula'' can reach a body length of about . These relatively small cuckoo wasps are part of the difficult-to-determine ''Chrysis ignita'' complex, with more than ten similar species. The head and the anterior part of the body are metallic shiny green blue, often with extensive gold-colored drawings in the middle body. The abdomen is rather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Schenck
Adolph Schenck (born 11 April 1803 in Dillenburg, Germany, died February 23, 1878 ) was a German entomologist and teacher. Philipp Adolph Schenck was a son of Judicial Counselor and mining assessor, Johann Jacob Schenck (born May 23, 1763 in Siegen, Germany, February 14, 1805 in Dillenburg) and Sophie Karoline, b. Jaeckel, from Herborn (Hesse), Herborn (1767-1836). At the age of 9, he suffered a knee injury while playing, which developed into a paralysis of the right leg which meant that he had to use a walking aid for a long time. Despite this disability he was able to collect entomological specimens in the field and amass an important collection, including the discovery of an otherwise Mediterranean species of spider wasp. Schenck attended the Boys' School (''Pädagogium'') in Dillenburg until 1818, then the Grammar School in Weilburg (''Gymnasium Philippinum Weilburg''), where he took the Abitur in 1821. He then studied philology, natural sciences and pedagogy at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
