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Villa (genus)
''Villa'' is a genus of flies belonging to the bee-fly family (Bombyliidae). They range in size from , and have typically rounded heads. The males of some species have a brilliant mat of silvery patagial scales. About 270 ''Villa'' species are found on all continents except Antarctica. They can be distinguished from similar genera ('' Hemipenthes'') by their wing venation. Species *'' Villa abaddon'' ( Fabricius, 1794) *'' Villa adusta'' ( Loew, 1869) *'' Villa aenea'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa agrippina'' ( Osten Sacken, 1887) *'' Villa albicollaris'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa ariditata'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa brunnea'' Becker, 1916 *'' Villa cana'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Villa chromolepida'' Cole, 1923 *'' Villa cingulata'' ( Meigen, 1804) *'' Villa cingulum'' ( Wiedemann in Meigen 1820) *'' Villa claripennis'' ( Kowarz, 1867) *'' Villa connexa'' ( Macquart, 1855) *'' Villa consessor'' ( Coquillett, 1887) *'' Villa deludens'' Francois 1966 *'' Villa distincta'' Meigen in Walt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Hottentotta
A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes transferred to the Church for reuse as a monastery. Then they gradually re-evolved through the Middle Ages into elegant upper-class country homes. In the Early Modern period, any comfortable detached house with a garden near a city or town was likely to be described as a villa; most survivals have now been engulfed by suburbia. In modern parlance, "villa" can refer to various types and sizes of residences, ranging from the suburban semi-detached double villa to, in some countries, especially around the Mediterranean, residences of above average size in the countryside. Roman Roman villas included: * the ''villa urbana'', a suburban or country sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
