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Kosalya (planthopper)
''Kosalya'' is a genus of achilid planthoppers in the family Achilidae. There are about seven described species in ''Kosalya''. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Kosalya'': * ''Kosalya circumscripta'' * ''Kosalya concludens'' Emeljanov, 2005 * ''Kosalya curvusanusa'' * ''Kosalya dilatata'' Chen, Yang & Wilson, 1989 * ''Kosalya flavostrigata'' Distant, 1906 * ''Kosalya improcera'' Chen, Yang & Wilson, 1989 * ''Kosalya unimaculata'' g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * Achilidae Auchenorrhyncha genera Taxa named by William Lucas Distant {{Fulgoromorpha-stub ... [...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] |
