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Lampropteryx Minna
''Lampropteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family (biology), family Geometridae described by Stephens in 1831. Species *''Lampropteryx albigirata'' (Kollar, 1848) *''Lampropteryx argentilineata'' (Leech, 1897) *''Lampropteryx chalybearia'' (Moore, 1868) *''Lampropteryx jameza'' (Butler, 1878) *''Lampropteryx minna'' (Butler, 1881) *''Lampropteryx nishizawai'' Sato, 1990 *''Lampropteryx otregiata'' (Metcalfe, 1917) – Devon carpet *''Lampropteryx suffumata'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) – water carpet *''Lampropteryx synthetica'' Prout, 1922 References * Cidariini Taxa named by James Francis Stephens {{Cidariini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Francis Stephens
James Francis Stephens (16 September 1792 – 22 December 1852) was an English entomologist and naturalist. He is known for his 12 volume ''Illustrations of British Entomology'' (1846) and the ''Manual of British Beetles'' (1839). Early life Stephens was born in Shoreham-by-Sea and studied at Christ's Hospital. His father was a navy captain William James Stephens (d. 1799) and his mother was Mary Peck (later Mrs Dallinger). He went to school at the Blue Coat School, Hertford and later at Christ's Hospital, London. He was then sent to study under Shute Barrington (1734–1826), the bishop of Durham in 1800. He left in 1807 and worked as a clerk in the Admiralty office, Somerset House, from 1807 to 1845 thanks to his uncle Admiral Stephens. Entomology Stephens took an interest in natural history even as a schoolboy. He wrote a manuscript ''Catalogue of British Animals'' in 1808. He was elected fellow of the Linnean Society on 17 February 1815, and of the Zoological Society o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
