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Storeini
Storeini, or flower weevils, is a tribe of true weevils (Curculionidae The Curculionidae are a family of weevils, commonly called snout beetles or true weevils. They are one of the largest animal families, with 6,800 genera and 83,000 species described worldwide. They are the sister group to the family Brentidae. T ...). The taxonomy of this poorly known group is in disarray, and there are many contradictory sources of information about it. Genera '' Abantiadinus'' – '' Abethas'' – '' Aganeuma'' – '' Alloprocas'' – '' Anchonocranas'' – '' Aneuma'' – '' Aporotaxus'' – '' Arthriticosoma'' – '' Aubeonymus'' – '' Australafer'' – '' Cassythicola'' – '' Celetotelus'' – '' Cvdmaea'' – '' Cycloporopterus'' – '' Dicomada'' – '' Elleschodes'' – '' Emplesis'' – '' Erytenna'' – '' Euhackeria'' – '' Euprocas'' – '' Euthebus'' – '' Gerynassa'' – '' Glaucopela'' – '' Griphosternus'' – '' Hybomorphus'' – '' Hybophorus'' – '' Hypotagea'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elleschodes
''Elleschodes'' is a genus of true weevils (family Curculionidae) occurring in Australia, particularly Queensland. Some species are pollinators of trees in the genus '' Eupomatia''. Species The genus contains the following species: * '' Elleschodes basipennis'' * '' Elleschodes compactus'' * '' Elleschodes ellipticus'' * '' Elleschodes eucalypti'' * ''Elleschodes hamiltoni ''Elleschodes hamiltoni'' is a species of true weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is one of the pollinators of the Australian relict plant Eupomatia laurina ''Eupomatia laurina'', commonly named bolwarra, native guava or copper ...'' * '' Elleschodes hystricosus'' * '' Elleschodes inconstans'' * '' Elleschodes macrops'' * '' Elleschodes modicus'' * '' Elleschodes nigrirostris'' * '' Elleschodes pallidus'' * '' Elleschodes pictus'' * '' Elleschodes placidus'' * '' Elleschodes rufimanus'' * '' Elleschodes rufulus'' * '' Elleschodes scutellaris'' * '' Elleschodes suturalis'' * '' Elleschode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Helmore
Desmond W. Helmore (born 1940) is a New Zealand artist and illustrator, known both for his fine art and for his scientific work depicting insects, not least illustrating the New Zealand Arthropod Collection. One of the country's most noted and prolific biological illustrators, over 1000 of his illustrations of insects were published in research papers from 1976 to 2006. Life and education Helmore was born in Takapau, Hawke's Bay Region, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and lived there on a farm until age 12. Interested in drawing since childhood, he attended Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College in Christchurch, and then the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury from 1959 to 1962, where he was taught by Rudolf Gopas, Rudi Gopas, Russell Clark (artist), Russell Clark, and Bill Sutton (artist), Bill Sutton. His fellow students at Ilam included Dick Frizzell, Tony Fomison, and John Panting. In his survey of New Zealand art, Frizzell described Helmore as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imathia (beetle)
Imathia ( el, Ημαθία ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic region of Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the city of Veroia. Administration The regional unit Imathia is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Alexandreia (2) * Naousa (3) * Veroia (1) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Imathia was created out of the former Imathia prefecture ( el, Νομός Ημαθίας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. Provinces The former prefecture of Imathia was subdivided into the following provinces: Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece since 2006. Geography The northeastern part of Imathia, along the lower course of the river Aliakmonas, is a vast agricultural pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hybomorphus
''Hybomorphus'' is a genus of weevil in the family Curculionidae. There is just one species in the genus, the type species, ''Hybomorphus melanosomus'', the Lord Howe Island ground weevil. The genus and the type species were first described by William Wilson Saunders and Henri Jekel Henri Jekel (September 21, 1816, Paris - August 4, 1891) was a French coleopterist. Life and work Jekel ran a natural history items and books store in Paris. In 1849 he wrote a revision of the work ''Genera et species Curculionidarum'' by the Sw ... in 1855. The weevil is now presumed extinct, not having been seen since the late 19th century despite intensive collecting effort. References Curculionidae genera Taxa named by William Wilson Saunders Monotypic beetle genera {{Curculionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
