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Megascolia Fulvifrons
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' ( Illiger, 1802) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' ( Smith, 1857) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' ( Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Christ, 1791) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Bidens
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabaeidae, Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *''Megascolia procer, Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' (Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Illiger, 1802) *''Megascolia speciosa, Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' (Frederick Smith (entomologist), Smith, 1857) *''Megascolia velutina, Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' (Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *''Megascolia Alecto, Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *''Megascolia azurea, Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Johann Ludwig Christ, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Azurea
''Megacolia azurea'' is a species of scoliid wasp found in parts of tropical Asia. These are among the largest wasps and several subspecies have been described. Their larvae are parasitoids mainly of Scarabeoid larvae. * ''Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea azurea'' * ''Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea Christiana'' * ''Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea siamensis'' * ''Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea cochinensis'' * ''Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea hindostana'' References {{taxonbar, from =Q97143683 Scoliidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Gribodo
Giovanni Gribodo (13 May 1846 – 24 September 1924) was an Italian civil engineer, architect and entomologist. As an architect he was part of the Art Nouveau architectural movement known as the Liberty style, while as an entomologist, he was an important contributor to the global knowledge of the insect order Hymenoptera. Architectural career Gribodo graduated from the ''Scuola di Applicazione per gli Ingegneri'' in Turin ("Technical School for Engineers", now the '' Politecnico di Torino'') in 1866 and took up the post of assistant of Practical Geometry and Applied Descriptive Geometry there. As an architect he designed a number of buildings and some of these are regarded as some of the best examples of Liberty Style in Turin. Many of Gribodo's buildings can be found in the area between the Corso Francia and the Via Cibrario, in the areas of Borgo San Paolo up to edge of the Borgo della Crocetta in Turin. He was best known for creating delicate smaller houses frequently in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Rubida
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' ( Illiger, 1802) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' ( Smith, 1857) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' ( Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Christ, 1791) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sievert Allen Rohwer
Sievert Allen Rohwer (22 December 1887 in Telluride – 12 February 1951) was an American entomologist who specialized in Hymenoptera. He was a graduate of the University of Colorado. At the time of his death, Rohwer was serving as the Coordinator Defense Activities for the Agricultural Research Administration within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rohwer worked for the USDA from 1909 until his death. Rohwer wrote ''Technical papers on miscellaneous forest insects. II. The genotypes of the sawflies or woodwasps, or the superfamily Tenthredinoidea''. Technical series US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Entomology, Washington, DC 20: 69–109 (1911) and many papers describing new species of Hymenoptera. His collection is held by the Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Philippinensis
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' ( Illiger, 1802) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' ( Smith, 1857) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' ( Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Christ, 1791) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dru Drury
Dru Drury (4 February 1724 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He had specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and is best known for his book ''Illustrations of natural history'' which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with copperplate engravings by Moses Harris. Life Dru Drury was born in Lad Lane, Wood Street, London where his father, also Dru [also given as "Drew"] Drury (1688–1763), was a Freedom of the City of London, citizen, goldsmith and silversmith of the City of London, and his second wife Mary, daughter of Dr Hesketh, chaplain to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne. The elder Dru Drury's grandfather, William, Lord of the Manor of Colne, Cambridgeshire, Colne (Drurys mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Maculata
The mammoth wasp (''Megascolia maculata'') is a very large wasp (the largest in Europe), with the female reaching up to , whereas the male is smaller. The species can be seen in warm weather, from May to September. Description The mammoth wasp resembles a very large, elongated bumble bee. The female is larger than the male and has a yellow head, the male has a black head. Its body is covered in downy hair and is glossy black in colour with two yellow bands across its abdomen which are sometimes divided to form four yellow spots. Females have shorter antennae than males. The female also has large mandibles which are used to manipulate the prey. Distribution The mammoth wasp occurs in southern Europe as far north as the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Fulvifrons
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' ( Illiger, 1802) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' ( Smith, 1857) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' ( Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Christ, 1791) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megascolia Capitata
''Megascolia'' is a genus of large solitary wasps from the family Scoliidae, the species classified under ''Megascolia'' include some of the world's largest wasps. They are parasitoids of large Scarabeid beetles such as the European rhinoceros beetle ''Oryctes nasicornis'' and Atlas beetle ''Chalcosoma atlas''. Species The following species are classified in the genus ''Megascolia'' which is further divided into two subgenera, ''Megascolia'' and ''Regiscolia'': Subgenus ''Megascolia'' *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) procer'' ( Illiger, 1802) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) speciosa'' ( Smith, 1857) *'' Megascolia (Megascolia) velutina'' ( Saussure, 1859) Subgenus ''Regiscolia'' *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) alecto'' (Smith, 1858) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) azurea'' (Christ, 1791) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) bidens'' ( Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Megascolia (Regiscolia) capitata'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
