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Cyphochilus Apicalis
''Cyphochilus'' is a genus of beetles with unusually bright white scales that cover the whole exoskeleton. ''Cyphochilus'' inhabit Southeast Asia. Etymology Probably the same etymology as the former ''Cyphochilus'' orchid: from the Greek ''kyphos'' meaning "bent" and ''cheilos'' meaning "lip", because of the reflexed lip. External morphology The whiteness of the scales is caused by a thin disordered photonic structure (≈7 μm) which scatters light of all wavelengths with the same efficiency, thus resulting in a white colouration. This is particularly interesting as the beetle's exoskeleton underneath the scales is black, meaning that the scattering events must be very efficient in order to achieve such high opaqueness. The white scales are composed of sclerotin, a modified form of the polymer chitin, and are whiter than paper or any artificial material produced so far. That is they have a scattering mean free path shorter than any natural material thanks to the anisotro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Owen Waterhouse
Charles Owen Waterhouse (19 June 1843 – 4 February 1917) was an English entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He was the eldest son of George Robert Waterhouse. Waterhouse was an Assistant Keeper at the British Museum (Natural History), London. He wrote the Buprestidae part of Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin's ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' (1889) and very many papers on the worldwide beetle collections of the museum, describing hundreds of new species. He was President of the Royal Entomological Society The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomology, entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Socie ... from 1907 until 1908, and was appointed ISO in the 1910 Birthday Honours. Waterhouse died in February 1917 at the age of 73. References *Distant, W.L. 1917. aterhouse, C.O. ''The Entomologist'' 50: 71� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyphochilus Obscurus
''Cyphochilus'' is a genus of beetles with unusually bright white scales that cover the whole exoskeleton. ''Cyphochilus'' inhabit Southeast Asia. Etymology Probably the same etymology as the former ''Cyphochilus'' orchid: from the Greek ''kyphos'' meaning "bent" and ''cheilos'' meaning "lip", because of the reflexed lip. External morphology The whiteness of the scales is caused by a thin disordered photonic structure (≈7 μm) which scatters light of all wavelengths with the same efficiency, thus resulting in a white colouration. This is particularly interesting as the beetle's exoskeleton underneath the scales is black, meaning that the scattering events must be very efficient in order to achieve such high opaqueness. The white scales are composed of sclerotin, a modified form of the polymer chitin, and are whiter than paper or any artificial material produced so far. That is they have a scattering mean free path shorter than any natural material thanks to the anisotro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |