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Colaspis Notaticornis
''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are considered to be pests, such as the grape colaspis (''Colaspis brunnea''). Some species are known from the fossil record from the Eocene of Colorado in the United States. Taxonomy In some publications for the Neotropical realm, ''Colaspis'' is also known as ''Maecolaspis''. This alternative name was created by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1950, due to an error relating to the type species of ''Colaspis'': Bechyné incorrectly considered ''Colaspis testacea'' to be the type species of ''Colaspis'', rather than ''Chrysomela flavicornis''. As a result, ''Metaxyonycha'', which shared the same type species, was synonymised with ''Colaspis''. The species of ''Colaspis'' in the Junk-Schenkling catalog were then placed under Bechyné's new name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoology, zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect Biological classification, classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium (school), gymnasium at Altona, Hamburg, Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala University, Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |