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Malagasia (cicada)
''Malagasia'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least three described species in ''Malagasia''. Species These three species belong to the genus ''Malagasia'': * '' Malagasia aperta'' (Signoret, 1860) * '' Malagasia inflata'' Distant, 1882 * '' Malagasia mariae'' Boulard, 1980 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * Malagasiini Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but could also belong to the Tettigarctidae. Description Cicadas are large insects characterized by their membranous wings, triangular-formation of three ocelli on the top of their heads, and their short, bristle-like antennae. Life cycle Cicadas are generally separated into two categories based on their adult emergence pattern. Annual cicadas remain underground as nymphs for two or more years and the population is not locally synchronized in its development, so that some adults mature each year or in most years. Periodical cicadas also have multiple-year life cycles but emerge in synchrony or near synchrony in any one location and are absent as adults in the intervening years. The most well-known periodical cicadas, genus ''Magicicada'', e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasia Aperta
''Malagasia'' is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is ''Malagasia alticola'', endemic to Madagascar. The species was originally described in 1963 by French botanist René Capuron René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminin .... Capuron included the new species in the genus ''Macadamia'', naming it ''Macadamia alticola''. The species was transferred to the newly erected genus ''Malagasia'' in 1975 by Barbara G. Briggs, Barbara Briggs and Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson, Lawrie Johnson. References Macadamieae Monotypic Proteaceae genera Endemic flora of Madagascar Taxa named by Barbara G. Briggs Taxa named by Lawrence Alexander Sidney Johnson {{Proteaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
