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Tianella Smetanai
''Tianella'' is a genus of millipedes in the family Entomobielziidae. This genus includes eleven species found in Nepal, one species found in Kazakhstan, and one species found in Kyrgyzstan. This genus is notable for including the only species in the order Chordeumatida with 29 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last) in adults. Most species in this genus have 29 segments in adults rather than the 30 segments usually observed in this order. Discovery This genus was first described by the Austiran myriapodologist Carl Attems in 1904 to contain the newly discovered type species '' T. fastigata'', found in Kyrgystan. He described this genus as having the usual 30 segments. The American zoologist William A. Shear described three more species in this genus in 1979, '' T. bobanga'', '' T. lughla'', and '' T. martensi'', all found in Nepal, maintaining the original description of this genus as having 30 segments. In 1979, the Russian my ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Attems
Carl August Graf Attems-Petzenstein (13 October 1868 in Graz, Austria – 19 April 1952 in Vienna) was an Austrian myriapodologist and invertebrate zoologist. He published 138 scientific papers, most of them dealing with his specialist field, the myriapods. He described about 1800 new species and subspecies from all over the world. Life Attems was born in 1868 in Graz, to the aristocratic family of Attems. He attended school in Graz, then he followed his family's wish and studied law and law history. After finishing his studies in 1891 he went to Bonn and dedicated himself to his main interest: zoology. He started his zoology studies in Germany, later moved to Vienna. Attems completed his degree with the dissertation "Die Copulationsfüße der Polydesmiden". During his further studies he spent a lot of time examining the myriapod collection of the Viennese Hofmuseum (today's Naturhistorisches Museum). In 1898 he visited the zoological station at Naples and one year later he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |