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Oxystigma (damselfly)
''Oxystigma'' is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae Heteragrionidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata. There are more than 50 described species in Heteragrionidae, found mainly in Central and South America. Genera * '' Dimeragrion'' Calvert, 1913 * ''Heteragrion ''Heteragrion'' ..., comprising 3 species. Species * '' Oxystigma caerulans'' De Marmels, 1987 * '' Oxystigma cyanofrons'' Williamson, 1919 * '' Oxystigma petiolatum'' (Selys, 1862) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q13652998 Zygoptera genera Calopterygoidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond De Sélys Longchamps
Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps (25 May 1813 – 11 December 1900) was a Belgian Liberal Party politician and scientist. Selys Longchamps has been regarded as the founding figure of odonatology, the study of the dragonflies and damselflies. His wealth and influence enabled him to amass one of the finest collections of neuropteroid insects and to describe many species from around the world. His collection is housed in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Biography Selys was a wealthy aristocrat born in Paris to Michel Laurent de Selys Longchamps and Marie-Denise Gandolphe. He was educated at home by private tutors and never attended school or university. Nevertheless, he became known as the world's leading authority on Odonata as well as an expert on Neuroptera and European Orthoptera. He was also a leading ornithologist. A Liberal Party representative in the Belgian Parliament, he became Councillor for Waremme in 1846, entered the Belgian Senate in 1855, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from the body. An ancient group, damselflies have existed since at least the Lower Permian, and are found on every continent except Antarctica. All damselflies are predatory insects; both nymphs and adults actively hunt and eat other insects. The nymphs are aquatic, with different species living in a variety of freshwater habitats including acidic bogs, ponds, lakes and rivers. The nymphs moult repeatedly, at the last moult climbing out of the water to undergo metamorphosis. The skin splits down the back, they emerge and inflate their wings and abdomen to gain their adult form. Their presence on a body of water indicates that it is relatively unpolluted, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heteragrionidae
Heteragrionidae is a family of damselflies in the order Odonata. There are more than 50 described species in Heteragrionidae, found mainly in Central and South America. Genera * '' Dimeragrion'' Calvert, 1913 * ''Heteragrion ''Heteragrion'' is a genus of damselflies in the family Heteragrionidae. The genus contains the following species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biod ...'' Selys, 1862 * '' Heteropodagrion'' Selys, 1885 * '' Oxystigma'' Selys, 1862 References Calopterygoidea Odonata families {{Calopterygoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound (UPS or Puget Sound) is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries. It offers 1,200 courses each year in more than 50 traditional and interdisciplinary areas of study. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. History The University of Puget Sound was founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888 in downtown Tacoma. The idea for a college in Tacoma originated with Charles Henry Fowler, who had previously been the president of Northwestern University. Fowler was in Tacoma for a Methodist conference when he spoke of his vision of a Christian institution of learning in the area. The conference released a report: Two cities vied for the location of the school: Port Townsend and Tacoma. The committee eventually decided on Tacoma. A charter was drawn up and filed in Olympia on March 17, 1888. This date marks the legal beginning of the school. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxystigma Caerulans
''Oxystigma'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Oxystigma'' (damselfly), a genus of insects in the family Heteragrionidae * ''Oxystigma'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxystigma Cyanofrons
''Oxystigma'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Oxystigma'' (damselfly), a genus of insects in the family Heteragrionidae * ''Oxystigma'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxystigma Petiolatum
''Oxystigma'' is the scientific name of two genera of organisms and may refer to: * ''Oxystigma'' (damselfly), a genus of insects in the family Heteragrionidae * ''Oxystigma'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
