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Entypus Unifasciatus
''Entypus unifasciatus'' is a species of spider wasp in the family (biology), family Pompilidae. Description Theses spider wasps are black with a bluish sheen, yellow antennae, and wings ranging from mostly orange to mostly black with an orange band near the apex. Range ''Entypus unifasciatus'' occurs from transcontinental North America, except in the northwest, to South America. Ecology Female wasps paralyze large spiders and deposit them in burrows. The wasp lays a fertilized egg upon the spider; after hatching, the larva feeds on the living but paralyzed spider until maturing into a pupa that overwinters, and emerges as a winged adult next summer. Taxonomy ''Entypus unifasciatus'' contains the following subspecies: * ''Entypus unifasciatus californicus'' (Townes, 1957) * ''Entypus unifasciatus cressoni'' (Banks, 1929) * ''Entypus unifasciatus dumosus'' (Spinola, 1851) * ''Entypus unifasciatus unifasciatus'' (Say, 1828) Gallery Entypus unifasciatus californicus (153041622). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Say
Thomas Say (June 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834) was an American entomologist, conchologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the American Philosophical Society (elected in 1817), and professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania. Early life and education Born in Philadelphia into a prominent Religious Society of Friends, Quaker family, Thomas Say was the great-grandson of John Bartram, and the great-nephew of William Bartram. His father, Dr. Benjamin Say, was brother-in-law to another Bartram son, Moses Bartram. The Say family had a house, "The Cliffs" at Gray's Ferry Bridge, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
