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Damoetas
''Damoetas'' is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders containing the single species, ''Damoetas nitidus''. It was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1886, and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. Two species that were once in this family, '' Damoetas christae'' and '' Damoetas galianoae'' have since been moved to '' Myrmavola''. References Monotypic Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Australia {{Jumping-spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclogue 3
Eclogue 3 (''Ecloga'' III; ''Bucolica'' III) is a pastoral poem by the Latin poet Virgil, one of a collection of ten poems known as the "Eclogues". This eclogue represents the rivalry in song of two herdsmen, Menalcas and Damoetas. After trading insults, the two men decide to have a singing competition, for which each offers a prize (Damoetas a female calf and Menalcas a pair of ornamented cups). A neighbour, Palaemon, who comes along by chance, agrees to be the judge. The second half of the poem consists of the contest, in which each of the two competitors in turn sings a couplet and the other caps it with another couplet (each singing 12 couplets in all). In the end Palaemon brings the contest to an end and declares it a draw. The poem is based mainly on the bucolic Idyll V, Idyll 5 of the 3rd century BC Greek poet Theocritus, but with elements added from Idyll IV, Idyll 4 and other Theocritean idylls.Farrell (1992), p. 66. Like Theocritus's ''Idylls'' 4 and 5, and all of Virgil' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damoetas Christae
''Damoetas'' is a monotypic genus of Australian jumping spiders Jumping spiders are a group of spiders that constitute the family Salticidae. As of 2019, this family contained over 600 described genera and over 6,000 described species, making it the largest family of spiders at 13% of all species. Jumping ... containing the single species, ''Damoetas nitidus''. It was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1886, and is only found in New South Wales and Queensland. Two species that were once in this family, '' Damoetas christae'' and '' Damoetas galianoae'' have since been moved to '' Myrmavola''. References Monotypic Salticidae genera Salticidae Spiders of Australia {{Jumping-spider-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
