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Hydrobiosis Falcis
''Hydrobiosis falcis'' is a species of caddisfly belonging to the family Hydrobiosidae. The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1958, and is endemic to New Zealand. Taxonomy The species was identified by Wise in 1958. The species is genetically most closely related to ''Hydrobiosis styracine, H. styracine'', and more distantly related to ''Hydrobiosis budgei, H. budgei'', ''Hydrobiosis copis, H. copis'', ''Hydrobiosis johnsi, H. johnsi'', ''Hydrobiosis parumbripennis, H. parumbripennis'' and ''Hydrobiosis umbripennis, H. umbripennis''. Description Wise's original text (the type description) reads as follows: Wise noted that the species could be distinguished from other ''Hydrobiosis'' species by the inner arm of each inferior appendage being much shorter than the outer arm, something not seen in ''Hydrobiosis umbripennis, H. umbripennis'' or ''Hydrobiosis parumbripennis, H. parumbripennis''. Distribution and habitat The species is endemic to New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, and military history. The present museum building was constructed in the 1920s in the neo-classicist style, and sits on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD. Auckland Museum's collections and exhibits began in 1852. In 1867 Aucklanders formed a learned society – the Auckland Philosophical Society, later the Auckland Institute. Within a few years the society merged with the museum and '' Auckland Institute and Museum'' was the organisation's name until 1996. Auckland War Memorial Museum was the name of the new building opened in 1929, but since 1996 was more commonly used for the institution as well. From 1991 to 2003 the muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
