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Tanna (genus)
''Tanna'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia and East Asia. In 2010 Lee and Hill placed ''Tanna'' in the subtribe Leptopsaltriina, which is now in the tribe Leptopsaltriini together with a number of related genera that also possess abdominal tubercles, including ''Leptopsaltria'', '' Maua'', ''Nabalua'', ''Purana'', and others. Species The Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists: # '' Tanna abdominalis'' (Kato, 1938) # '' Tanna aquilonia'' Lee & Lei, 2014 # '' Tanna auripennis'' Kato, 1930 # ''Tanna bakeri'' Moulton, 1923 # '' Tanna bhutanensis'' Distant, 1912 # ''Tanna conyla'' (Chou & Lei, 1997) # '' Tanna crassa'' Lee & Emery, 2020 - Vietnam # '' Tanna harpesi'' Lallemand & Synave, 1953 # '' Tanna infuscata'' Lee & Hayashi, 2004 # ''Tanna insignis'' Distant, 1906 # '' Tanna ishigakiana'' Kato, 1960 # '' Tanna japonensis'' (Distant, 1892)- type species (as ''Pomponia japonensis'' Distant, 1892) # '' Tanna karenkonis'' Kato, 1939 # ''Tanna kimtaewooi'' Lee, 2010 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distantspecies:B.R. Subba Rao, Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''History of Entomology in India''. Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Bangalore. and his wife, Sarah Ann Distant (née Berry). Following his father's death in 1867, a trip to the Malay Peninsula to visit his older brother, also named Alexander and a ship's captain, aroused his interest in natural history, and resulted in the publication of ''Rhopalocera Malayana'' (1882–1886), a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. (He considered 5 August 1867 as the most eventful day in his life). Career Much of Distant's early life was spent working in a London tannery, and while employed there he made two long visits to the South African Republic, Transvaal. The first resulted in the publication of ''A Natu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
