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Leonello Picco
Leonello Picco (1876–1921) was an Italian entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Hemiptera. His main work was ''Contributo allo studio della fauna entomologica Italiano. Elenco sistematico degli Emitteri finora raccolti nella Provincia di Roma''. (1908). This treatise is a catalogue in systematic order of 423 species in 229 genera and 24 families of Hemiptera from the Province of Rome with full references as a contribution to an entomological fauna of Italy. It builds on the previous list of Carlo de Fiore which listed 144 species in 100 genera. Picco acknowledges the help of Giovanni Battista Grassi then Professor in Rome. A meticulous entomologist and specialist Picco lists the works he used for determinations principally monographs by Franz Xaver Fieber, Étienne Mulsant and Charles Jean-Baptiste Amyot. He described ''Evacanthus rostagnoi'' (Picco, L. 1921), a species of Leafhopper. His collection is in the Museo Civico di Zoologia in Rome. Picco was a Member of La So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans. This wider meaning may still be encountered in informal use. Like several of the other fields that are categorized within zoology, entomology is a taxon-based category; any form of scientific study in which there is a focus on insect-related inquiries is, by definition, entomology. Entomology therefore overlaps with a cross-section of topics as diverse as molecular genetics, behavior, neuroscience, biomechanics, biochemistry, systematics, physiology, developmental biology, ecology, morphology, and paleontology. Over 1.3 million insect species have been described, more than two-thirds of all known species. Some insect species date back to around 400 million years ago. They have many kinds of intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
