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Gorgyra (skipper)
''Gorgyra'' is an Afrotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Larvae feed mainly on Connaraceae, including ''Rourea''. Other recorded larval food plants include '' Drypetes'' and '' Macadamia''.Matthew J. W. Cock & T. Colin E. Congdon Observations on the Biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 5. Hesperiinae incertae sedis: Dicotyledon Feeders (Zootaxa 3724pdf/ref> Their habitat is generally lowland tropical rain forest and savanna. Species *'' Gorgyra aburae'' (Plötz, 1879) *'' Gorgyra afikpo'' Druce, 1909 *'' Gorgyra aretina'' (Hewitson, 1878) *'' Gorgyra bibulus'' Riley, 1929 *''Gorgyra bina ''Gorgyra bina'', the Bina leaf sitter, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tan ...'' Evans, 1937 *'' Gorgyra bule'' Miller, 1964 *'' Gorgyra diva'' Evans, 1937 *'' Gorgyra dive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jacob Holland
Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontologist, as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister. Life Holland was born August 16, 1848 in Jamaica, West Indies, the son of Rev Francis R Holland and his wife, Eliza Augusta Wolle. He spent his early years in Salem, North Carolina, later attending Nazareth Hall, a Moravian boys' school in Pennsylvania, followed by Amherst College, (A.B., 1869), and Princeton Theological Seminary (1874). At Amherst Holland's roommate was a student from Japan, causing Holland to become interested in Japanese and to learn that language well before it was a common pursuit in the United States. In 1874 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to become pastor of the Bellefield Presbyterian Church in the city's Oakland neighborhood. At this time Holland was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
