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Telingana
Telingana is a genus of membracid tree hoppers found in Asia. They lay solitary eggs and the young do not aggregate as in some membracids. The genus was described by 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 Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''Histor ... in 1908. Several species have been described in the genus including: * ''T. balteata'' Distant, 1916 * ''T. campbelli'' Distant, 1916 * ''T. canescens'' Buckton, 1903 * ''T. capistrata'' Distant, 1908 * ''T. cognata'' Distant, 1916 * ''T. consobrina'' Distant, 1916 * ''T. curvispinus'' Stål, 1869 (genus type) * ''T. decipiens'' Kirby, W.F., 1891 * ''T. depressa'' Funkhouser, 1935 * ''T. flavipes'' Kirby, W.F., 1891 * ''T. formosanus'' Matsumura, 1912 * ''T. imitator'' Kirby, W.F., 1891 * ''T. maculoptera'' Yuan, 2002 * ''T. majuscula'' Thirumala ... [...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] |
