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Leptobasis Raineyi
''Leptobasis'' is a small genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropical and one species, '' L. melinogaster'', has been recorded in Texas. They are slender and the females have very long ovipositors. The genus contains the following species: *''Leptobasis buchholzi ''Leptobasis'' is a small genus of damselfly, damselflies in the family (biology), family Coenagrionidae. They are commonly known as swampdamsels. The genus is neotropics, neotropical and one species, ''Leptobasis melinogaster, L. melinogaster'' ...'' *'' Leptobasis candelaria'' – Caribbean swampdamsel *'' Leptobasis guanacaste'' *'' Leptobasis linda'' *'' Leptobasis lucifer'' – Lucifer swampdamsel *'' Leptobasis mauffrayi'' *'' Leptobasis melinogaster'' – cream-tipped swampdamsel *'' Leptobasis raineyi'' *'' Leptobasis vacillans'' – red-tipped swampdamsel References Coenagrionidae Zygoptera genera Taxa named by E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond De Sélys Longchamps
Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps (25 May 1813 – 11 December 1900) was a Belgian Liberal Party politician and scientist. Selys Longchamps has been regarded as the founding figure of odonatology, the study of the dragonflies and damselflies. His wealth and influence enabled him to amass one of the finest collections of neuropteroid insects and to describe many species from around the world. His collection is housed in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Biography Selys was a wealthy aristocrat born in Paris to Michel Laurent de Selys Longchamps and Marie-Denise Gandolphe. He was educated at home by private tutors and never attended school or university. Nevertheless, he became known as the world's leading authority on Odonata as well as an expert on Neuroptera and European Orthoptera. He was also a leading ornithologist. A Liberal Party representative in the Belgian Parliament, he became Councillor for Waremme in 1846, entered the Belgian Senate in 1855, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
