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Paradirphia Citrina
''Paradirphia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Paradirphia andicola'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Paradirphia andrei'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Paradirphia anikae ''Paradirphia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949. Species The genus includes the following species: *'' Paradirphia andicola'' Lemaire, 2002 *'' Paradirphia andrei'' Brechlin & M ...'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Paradirphia antonia'' (Dognin, 1911) *''Paradirphia boudinoti'' Lemaire & Wolfe, 1990 *''Paradirphia citrina'' (Druce, 1886) *''Paradirphia coprea'' (Draudt, 1930) *''Paradirphia estivalisae'' Guerrero & Passola, 2003 *''Paradirphia frankae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Paradirphia fumosa'' (R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) *''Paradirphia gabrielae'' Brechlin & Meister, 2010 *''Paradirphia geneforti'' (Bouvier, 1923) *''Paradirphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Duncan Michener
Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000. __TOC__ Biography Much of his career was devoted to the systematics and natural history of bees. His first peer-reviewed publication was in 1934, at the age of 16. He received his BS in 1939 and his PhD in entomology in 1941, from the University of California, Berkeley. He remained in California until 1942, when he became an assistant curator of Lepidoptera at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. In 1944 he published a classification system for bees that was soon adopted worldwide, and was in use until 1993 and 1995, when he co-authored new classifications. From 1943 to 1946, Michener also served as a first lieutenant and captain in the United States Army Sanitary Corps, where he researched insect-borne diseases, and described the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |