|
Dares Verrucosus
''Dares verrucosus'' is a species of Phasmatodea, stick insects. Like most other members of the genus ''Dares (insect), Dares'', the species is native to Borneo, more precisely in the north of the island. Characteristics Both sexes have the typical habitus (biology), habitus for the genus. For the long females this means that they have no spines and that the body surface is occupied by many tubercles. The coloring is mostly dominated by a rather light brown, more rarely by a darker shade of brown. Lighter and darker, blurred spots complement the coloring. The underside is colored light brown to beige. The antennae (biology), antennae consist of 25 segments. Their basal segment (scapus) is flat and has one or two teeth on the outside. The Abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen is widest in the middle and increases in height in adult, egg-laying females, which makes the animals look very plump, especially from the side. The males remain smaller than the females at in length. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Redtenbacher (entomologist)
Josef Redtenbacher (March 13, 1810 – March 5, 1870) was an Austrian chemist born in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Upper Austria. He was a brother to entomologist Ludwig Redtenbacher (1814–1876). He studied medicine and botany at the University of Vienna, and was influenced by the work of mineralogist Friedrich Mohs. After graduation, he remained in Vienna as an assistant to chemist Joseph Franz von Jacquin. He later travelled to Germany, where he studied mineralogy under Heinrich Rose in Berlin and organic chemistry with Justus von Liebig at the University of Giessen.ADB:Redtenbacher, Joseph @ . Subsequently, he became a professor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
