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Elasmopoda Dallasi
''Elasmopoda'' is a genus in the "true bug" family Coreidae, Order (biology), order Hemiptera. The genus is native to parts of east Africa, eastern and southern Africa. The species are large "twig wilter" bugs, generally brown or greyish. The Arthropod leg, femora of the hind legs are somewhat enlarged and bent, but less than those of some related genera, and either unarmed, or less armed with spikes. The genus ''Elasmopoda'' has junior synonyms, some of them apparently the products of clerical errors, in particular: * synonym ''Evagrius'' Distant, 1900 * synonym ''Holopterna'' Stål, 1873 * synonym ''Hoplopterna'' Stål, 1873 * synonym ''Hoploterna'' Distant, 1892 Species include: *''Elasmopoda alata'' (Westwood, 1842) *''Elasmopoda antennata'' (Courteaux, 1907) *''Elasmopoda atramentaria'' (Germar, 1837) *''Elasmopoda dallasi'' (Stål, 1873) *''Elasmopoda elata'' Hendrik_Coenraad_Blöte, Blöte, 1938 *''Elasmopoda falx'' (Drury, 1782) *''Elasmopoda gladius'' (Distant, 1900) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Stål
Carl Stål (21 March 1833 – 13 June 1878) was a Swedish entomologist specialising in Hemiptera. He was born at Karlberg Castle, Stockholm on 21 March 1833 and died at Frösundavik near Stockholm on 13 June 1878. He was the son of architect, author and officer Carl Stål then Colonel, Swedish Corps of Engineers. He matriculated at Uppsala University in 1853, studying medicine and passing the medico-philosophical examination in 1857. He then turned to entomology and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Jena in 1859. The same year he became assistant to Carl Henrik Boheman in the Zoological department of the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm, where, in 1867, he was appointed keeper with the title of professor. He made collecting trips in Sweden and throughout Europe and visited other museums including the collection of Johan Christian Fabricius in Kiel. His study of the Fabrician types resulted in his "Hemiptera Fabriciana". A significant part of Stål's work wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |