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Marathyssa Cuneata
''Marathyssa'' is a genus of moths of the family Euteliidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1865. Species *''Marathyssa albidisca'' (Hampson, 1905) South Africa, Zimbabwe *''Marathyssa angustipennis'' (Schaus, 1906) Brazil (São Paulo) *''Marathyssa basalis'' Walker, 1865 New York, Massachusetts *''Marathyssa chacoensis'' Barbut & Lalanne-Cassou, 2011 Bolivia *''Marathyssa cistellarix'' (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa *''Marathyssa cuneades'' Draudt, 1950 *''Marathyssa cuneata'' (Saalmüller, 1891) Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar *''Marathyssa harmonica'' (Hampson, 1898) Sikkim, southern India *''Marathyssa inficita'' (Walker, 1865) New York to Texas *''Marathyssa minus'' Dyar, 1921 Texas, Arizona References Euteliinae {{Euteliinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Walker (entomologist)
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. However, his assiduous work on the collections of the British Museum had great significance. Between June 1848 and late 1873 Walker was contracted by John Edward Gray Director of the British Museum to catalogue their insects (except Coleoptera) that is Orthoptera, Neuroptera, Hemiptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera. Walker largely accomplished this and (Edwards, 1870) wrote of the plan and by implication those who implemented it “It is to him raythat the Public owe the admirable helps to the study of natural history which have been afforded by the series of inventories, guides, and nomenclatures, the publication of which beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
