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Thecophora Occidensis
''Thecophora'' is a genus of thick-headed fly from the family Conopidae. They are frequently found on flowers. They are endoparasites of other insects, specially bees. Species These 42 species belong to the genus ''Thecophora'': * ''Thecophora abbreviata'' (Loew, 1866) * ''Thecophora africana'' (Brunetti, 1925) * ''Thecophora apivora'' Zimina, 1968 * ''Thecophora atra'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Thecophora australiana'' (Camras, 1955) * ''Thecophora bimaculata'' Preyssler, 1791 * ''Thecophora caenovala'' (Krober, 1916) * ''Thecophora caevovalva'' (Krober, 1915) * ''Thecophora cinerascens'' Meigen, 1804 * ''Thecophora clementsi'' * ''Thecophora curticornis'' (Krober, 1916) * ''Thecophora distincta'' (Wiedemann in Meigen, 1824) * ''Thecophora flavicornis'' (Krober, 1936) * ''Thecophora flavipes'' (Brunetti, 1923) * ''Thecophora freidbergi'' * ''Thecophora fulvipes'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 * ''Thecophora haitiensis'' (Parsons, 1940) * ''Thecophora hyalipennis'' (Krober, 1916) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Rondani
Camillo Rondani (21 November 1808 – 17 September 1879) was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera. Early life, family and education Camillo Rondani was born in Parma when the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy. The Rondani family were wealthy landowners and of "rich and of ancient origins" with ecclesiastical connections preliminary. Camillo's early education was in a seminary. He then passed into the public school system where, encouraged by Macedonio Melloni his physics and chemistry teacher in the preparatory course for the University of Parma, he did not attend the law lessons though his family had insisted. He attended mineralogy classes given by a Franciscan priest Father Bagatta and was taught natural history, a complementary course to botany for Medicine and Pharmacy. The Reader of Botany to the Athenaeum Parmesan was Professori Giorgio Jan, assistant at the Imperial Museum in Vienna and holder of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
