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Paropsis Pantherina
''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. They primarily feed on ''Eucalyptus'' but there are a few that feed on ''Baeckea'', ''Kunzea'' and ''Leptospermum''. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, ''Paropsis charybdis'' is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand. Gallery File:Paropsis ornata3 BNE TREV.JPG, ''Paropsis ornata'' File:Paropsis atomaria Warby Ranges2.JPG, ''Paropsis atomaria'' Species * ''Paropsis aciculata'' Chapuis, 1877 * ''Paropsis advena'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''Paropsis aegrota'' Boisduval, 1835 * ''Paropsis affinis'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''Paropsis angusticollis'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''Paropsis aspera'' Chapuis, 1877 * ''Paropsis ato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (; 19 January 1756, Les Arcs near Toulon – 1 October 1814, Lyon) was a French entomologist and naturalist. Life Olivier studied medicine in Montpellier, where he became good friends with Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet. With Jean Guillaume Bruguière and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, he collaborated in the creation of ''Journal d'Histoire Naturelle'' (1792). Afterwards, he served as a naturalist on a 6-year scientific journey that took him to Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Cyprus and Corfu. He returned to France in 1798 with a large collection of natural history specimens from his travels. Later, he was associated with the ''École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort'', where in 1811, he was appointed professor of zoology. Olivier was a close friend of Johan Christian Fabricius and a patron of Pierre André Latreille. Although primarily an entomologist, Olivier also worked in the scientific field of herpetology, describing several new species of Asian lizards. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
