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Nysson Spinosus
''Nysson spinosus'', the large-spurred digger wasp, is a species of cleptoparasitic wasp of the family Crabronidae which is found in the Palearctic. Description ''Nysson spinosus'' has a black body and the anterior margin of the pronotum is yellow contrasting with the black scutellum. There are three yellow stripes on the abdomen with the anterior one being split or narrowed towards the centre and the others clearly unbroken. The males are blacker and have thinner yellow bands on the abdomen than the females and have completely black legs while females have some yellow on the legs. The antennae are black. The front wing has 3 cubic cells with the middle cell showing a stylus, a diagnostic feature of the genus ''Nysson''. The female is 8–12 mm in length and the male measures 7–10 mm which is larger than most of the other European species of ''Nysson''. Distribution ''Nysson spinosus'' occurs widely in the Palearctic from Great Britain and Scandinavia east to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Reinhold Forster
Johann Reinhold Forster (22 October 1729 – 9 December 1798) was a German Continental Reformed church, Reformed (Calvinist) pastor and natural history, naturalist of partially Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's Second voyage of James Cook, second Pacific voyage, where he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster. These expeditions promoted the career of Johann Reinhold Forster and the findings became the bedrock of colonial professionalism and helped set the stage for the future development of anthropology and ethnology. They also laid the framework for general concern about the impact that alteration of the physical environment for European economic expansion would have on exotic societies. Biography Forster's family originated in the Lord Forrester, Lords Forrester in Scotland from where his great-grandfather had emigrated after losing most of his property during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorytes
''Gorytes'' is a genus of sand wasps in the family Crabronidae. There are at least 70 described species in ''Gorytes''. Species These 75 species belong to the genus ''Gorytes'': * '' Gorytes abdominalis'' Cresson, 1865 * '' Gorytes aequalis'' Handlirsch, 1888 * '' Gorytes africanus'' Mercet, 1905 * '' Gorytes aino'' Tsuneki, 1963 * '' Gorytes albidulus'' (Lepeletier, 1832) * '' Gorytes albilabris'' (Lepeletier, 1832) * '' Gorytes albosignatus'' W. Fox, 1892 * '' Gorytes ambiguus'' Handlirsch, 1888 * '' Gorytes angustus'' (Provancher, 1895) * '' Gorytes atricornis'' Packard, 1867 * ''Gorytes atrifrons'' W. Fox, 1892 * '' Gorytes butleri'' (R. Bohart, 1969) * '' Gorytes californicus'' (R. Bohart, 1969) * ''Gorytes canaliculatus'' Packard, 1867 * ''Gorytes catalinae'' (R. Bohart, 1969) * ''Gorytes claripennis'' (R. Bohart, 1969) * ''Gorytes cochisensis'' R. Bohart, 1971 * ''Gorytes deceptor'' Krombein, 1958 * ''Gorytes divisus'' F. Smith, 1856 * '' Gorytes dorothyae'' Krombein, 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenoptera Of Europe
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typically have a special ovipositor for inserting eggs into hosts or places that are otherwise inaccessible. This ovipositor is often modified into a stinger. The young develop through holometabolism (complete metamorphosis)—that is, they have a wormlike larval stage and an inactive pupal stage before they mature. Etymology The name Hymenoptera refers to the wings of the insects, but the original derivation is ambiguous. All references agree that the derivation involves the Ancient Greek πτερόν (''pteron'') for wing. The Ancient Greek ὑμήν (''hymen'') for membrane provides a plausible etymology for the term because species in this order have membranous wings. However, a key characteristic of this order is that the hindwings are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nysson Spinosus (J
''Nysson spinosus'', the large-spurred digger wasp, is a species of cleptoparasitic wasp of the family Crabronidae which is found in the Palearctic. Description ''Nysson spinosus'' has a black body and the anterior margin of the pronotum is yellow contrasting with the black scutellum. There are three yellow stripes on the abdomen with the anterior one being split or narrowed towards the centre and the others clearly unbroken. The males are blacker and have thinner yellow bands on the abdomen than the females and have completely black legs while females have some yellow on the legs. The antennae are black. The front wing has 3 cubic cells with the middle cell showing a stylus, a diagnostic feature of the genus ''Nysson''. The female is 8–12 mm in length and the male measures 7–10 mm which is larger than most of the other European species of ''Nysson''. Distribution ''Nysson spinosus'' occurs widely in the Palearctic from Great Britain and Scandinavia east to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichneumon (genus)
''Ichneumon'' is a genus of parasitic wasps in the family Ichneumonidae. Selected species This genus includes about 270 species: *''Ichneumon eumerus'' Wesmael, 1857 *'' Ichneumon extensorius'' Linnaeus, 1758 *''Ichneumon insidiosus'' Wesmael, 1844 *'' Ichneumon nyassae'' Heinrich, 1967 *'' Ichneumon rubriornatus'' Cameron, 1904 *'' Ichneumon sarcitorius'' Linnaeus, 1758 *'' Ichneumon tottor'' Thunberg, 1822 *'' Ichneumon unicinctus'' Brullé, 1846 Cultural significance In the eighteenth century ''Ichneumon'' was regarded as an instance of the God-given balance in nature; in the nineteenth the possibility of using it as a form of biocontrol was briefly entertained. It was used as the symbol of the reformed Entomological Society of London The Royal Entomological Society is devoted to the study of insects. Its aims are to disseminate information about insects and improving communication between entomologists. The society was founded in 1833 as the Entomological Society o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miltogramminae
The Miltogramminae are a subfamily of the family Sarcophagidae. They are kleptoparasites of solitary bees and solitary wasps (not eusocial species). Genera *'' Aenigmetopia'' Malloch, 1930 *'' Alusomyia'' Villeneuve, 1933 *'' Ambouya'' Villeneuve, 1935 *'' Amobia'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 *'' Apodacra'' Macquart, 1854 *'' Beludzhia'' Rohdendorf, 1935 *'' Chaetapodacra'' Rohdendorf, 1935 *'' Chivamyia'' Pape, 1996 *'' Chorezmomyia'' Rohdendorf, 1935 *'' Craticulina'' Bezzi, 1906 *'' Dolichotachina'' Villeneuve, 1913 *'' Eremasiomyia'' Rohdendorf, 1927 *'' Eumacronychia'' Townsend, 1892 *'' Euphyto'' Townsend, 1908 *'' Gymnoprosopa'' Townsend, 1892 *'' Gymnopsidia'' Shewell, 1987 *'' Hoplacephala'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Khowaba'' Pape, 1991 *'' Lamprometopia'' Macquart, 1846 *'' Macronychia'' Rondani, 1859 *'' Medomyia'' Rohdendorf, 1926 *'' Mesomelena'' Rondani, 1859 *'' Metopia'' Meigen, 1803 *'' Metopodia'' Brauer & von Bergenstamm, 1889 *'' Miltogramma'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcophagidae
Sarcophagidae () are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or open wounds of mammals, hence their common name. Some flesh fly larvae are internal parasites of other insects such as Orthoptera, and some, in particular the Miltogramminae, are kleptoparasites of solitary Hymenoptera. The adults mostly feed on fluids from animal bodies, nectar, sweet foods, fluids from animal waste and other organic substances. Juveniles need protein to develop and may be laid on carrion, dung or sweet plant foods (including fruit, nuts, and artificial foodstuffs). Diagnostic characteristics Members of the subfamily Sarcophaginae are small to large flies with black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen. Other key features include red eyes and a bristled abdomen. Abdominal sternites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasione Montana
''Jasione montana'' is a low-growing plant in the family Campanulaceae found in rocky places and upland regions of Europe and western Asia. Common names include sheep's-bit, blue bonnets, blue buttons, blue daisy and iron flower. Due to the similarity of the common name of "sheep's-bit" with that of devil's-bit scabious (''Succisa pratensis''), it is sometimes called "sheep's-bit scabious" or "sheep scabious", but it is not related to the scabiouses (Dipsacoideae, Caprifoliaceae). Distribution and habitat This plant is found in the north temperate zone of Europe, west Asia and north Africa. It is a plant growing on heaths and moors in rocky or sandy districts, coastal cliffs, quarries and natural escarpments where the soil is thin.Harwood, A. R. ''British Wild Flowers In Their Natural Haunts'' Vol 5–6. It prefers acid soils and is absent from limestone regions. It is often found on coastal cliffs in association with thrift and kidney vetch and blooms from May to September. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succisa Pratensis
''Succisa pratensis'', also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground. Name Species of scabious were used to treat scabies, and other afflictions of the skin including sores caused by the bubonic plague. The word scabies comes from the Latin word for "scratch" (scabere). The short black root was in folk tales bitten off by the devil, angry at the plant's ability to cure these ailments, in anger against the Virgin Mary, or as part of some 'devilish plot'. The Latin binomial nomenclature, specific epithet ''pratensis'' literally means "of the meadow". Description ''Succisa pratensis'' is a herbaceous perennial plant, perennial up to 1m tall, growing from a basal rosette of simple or d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knautia Arvensis
''Knautia arvensis'', commonly known as field scabious, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Description It is a perennial plant that grows between . It prefers grassy places and dry soils, avoiding heavy soils, and flowers between July and September. The flowers are borne on inflorescences in the form of heads; each head contains many small florets. The head is flatter than in similar species, such as devil's bit scabious (''Succisa pratensis'') and small scabious (''Scabiosa columbaria''). There are 4 stamens in each floret, and 1 notched long stigma. The fruit is nut like, cylindrical and hairy, in size. It has a tap root. The stem has long stiff hairs angled downwards. The leaves form a basal rosette, are paired on the stem, the lowest typically long, spear shaped, whereas the upper are smaller. There are no stipules. Ecology It is occasionally used by the marsh fritillary as a foodplant instead of its usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbia Amygdaloides
''Euphorbia amygdaloides'', the wood spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to woodland locations in Europe, Turkey and the Caucasus. It is a bushy evergreen perennial, growing to a height of , with dark green slightly hairy leaves about long. The complex green-yellow inflorescence (cyathium), typical of ''Euphorbia'', appears in late spring and early summer. It is among the few plants that thrive in the dry shade of trees, where it is used as groundcover. It spreads rapidly by underground rhizomes and can become invasive, though relatively easy to remove. One form known is ''Euphorbia'' ‘Efanthia’. The subspecies ''E. amygdaloides'' subsp. ''robbiae'' (Turrill) Stace, known as Mrs Robb's bonnet, is grown as a garden plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. The milky latex Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Corniculatus
''Lotus corniculatus'' is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to grasslands in temperate Eurasia and North Africa. Common names include common bird's-foot trefoil, eggs and bacon, birdsfoot deervetch, and just bird's-foot trefoil, though the latter name is often also applied to other members of the genus. It is a Perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, similar in appearance to some clovers. The name 'bird's foot' refers to the appearance of the seed pods on their stalk. Five leaflets are present, but with the central three held conspicuously above the others, hence the use of the name 'trefoil'. It is often used as forage and is widely used as food for livestock due to its nonbloating properties. Description The height of the plant is variable, from , occasionally more where supported by other plants; the stems can reach up to long. It is typically sprawling at the height of the surrounding grassland. It can survive fairly close grazing, trampling, and mow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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