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Habronestes Boq
''Habronestes'' is an ant-eating spider genus that occurs only in Australia. Spiders in this genus are 2.5 to 10.5 mm long, with an orange or sepia brown body and yellow or pale brown legs. ''H. boq'' is the first spider named after a sponsor (the Bank of Queensland) in a new program by the Queensland Museum.Cosmos OnlineStuck for a gift idea? Try a spider. (2006-08-01) Species * ''Habronestes archiei, H. archiei'' Baehr, 2008 — Australia (Queensland) * ''Habronestes australiensis, H. australiensis'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) — Australia * ''Habronestes bicornis, H. bicornis'' Baehr, 2003 — Australia (New South Wales) * ''Habronestes bispinosus, H. bispinosus'' Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia (Tasmania) * ''Habronestes boq, H. boq'' Baehr, 2008 — Australia (Queensland) * ''Habronestes boutinae, H. boutinae'' Baehr & Raven, 2009 — Australia (Tasmania) * ''Habronestes bradleyi, H. bradleyi'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869) — Australia * ''Habronestes braemar, H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicine and science. From 1850, he practiced as a physician in the Wöhrd district of Nuremberg. He is considered among the four most influential scientists on insects and spiders in the second half of the 19th century. He wrote numerous works on the arachinoids of Europe, Siberia, and Australia. His work earned him worldwide reputation as "Spider Koch". Sometimes confused with his father Carl Ludwig Koch (1778–1857), another famous arachnologist, his name is abbreviated L.Koch on species descriptions; his father's name is abbreviated C.L.Koch Pierre Bonnet. ''Bibliographia araneorum,'' (1945) Les frères Doularoude (Toulouse). Works ''Die Arachniden Australiens'' (1871-1883), his major work on Australian spiders, was completed by Eugen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |