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Paracyphononyx Amoenissimus
''Paracyphononyx'' is a genus of spider wasps distributed in the tropics and warmer temperate regions; they differ from other pompilids in that they do not permanently disable the host spider but allow the spider to resume activity after the wasp has laid its egg on the spider while the wasp larva exists as koinobiont ectoparasitoid of the spider. Species There are 51 species currently recognised in ''Paracophonyx'' and some of these are listed below with the areas where they have been recorded from. *''Paracyphononyx affinis'' Haupt, 1929 Cameroon, Ghana, Uganda, Ecuador *''Paracyphononyx africanus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe *''Paracyphononyx alienus'' Smith, 1879 Japan *''Paracyphononyx amoenissimus'' Dalla Torre Brazil *''Paracyphononyx ater'' Priesner, 1955 Egypt *''Paracyphononyx capensis'' Arnold, 1959 South Africa *''Paracyphononyx carinatus'' Rad., 1881 Angola, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zimbabwe *''Paracyphononyx coloratus'' Haup ... [...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] |