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Linyphia Clara
''Linyphia'' is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804. The name is Greek, and means "thread-weaver" or "linen maker". Species it contains seventy-eight species, found in Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Russia, Samoa, Sweden, Switzerland, São Tomé and PrÃncipe, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States: *'' L. adstricta'' (Keyserling, 1886) – Utah, Baja California *'' L. albipunctata'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – China (Yarkand) *'' L. alpicola'' van Helsdingen, 1969 – Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria) *'' L. armata'' (Keyserling, 1891) – Brazil *'' L. bicuspis'' ( F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) – Mexico *'' L. bifasciata'' (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902) †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
