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Leptocoris Coxalis
''Leptocoris'' is the largest genus of bugs in the subfamily Serinethinae. Species in this genus are distributed throughout Africa, South Asia, and Oceania, and are thought to have originated in Africa, where the greatest diversity of ''Leptocoris'' species are found. Several species are known as soapberry bugs in Australia, notably ''Leptocoris mitellatus''. Description Members of this genus are large-bodied and have short, wide pronotum, pronota; they are similar in appearance to the New World genus ''Jadera'' (of which there is no range overlap). ''Leptocoris'' species can be easily distinguished from the small, slender ''Boisea'' (of which there is substantial range overlap). The Australian '' Leptocoris tagalicus'' has been studied for its ability to rapidly adapt to invasive hosts (e.g. balloon vine) and is seen as a possible means of biocontrol for environmental weeds.Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H., et al. (2005): And the beak shall inherit - evolution in resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Wilhelm Hahn
Carl Wilhelm Hahn (Lat. ''Carolus Guilielmus Hahn'', 16 December 1786 – 7 November 1835) was a German zoologist and author of the first German monograph on spiders. C. W. Hahn was an all-round natural scientist – not at all unusual for his time. Surprisingly, he seems to have been almost forgotten. Even the few biographical dates that have been published in secondary literature are not always correct as clarified by P. Sacher in his "attempt at a Biography". Life and lifework Carl Wilhelm Christian Hahn was born in Weingartsgreuth, Upper Franconia, as the first son of Johann Michael Hahn (1734–1824), who was court and palace gardener on the estate of Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff, Baron von Seckendorff, later palace gardener for Count Friedrich von Pückler. He obeyed the general call to arms as early as 1813, and served as a quartermaster, and in 1816, received his honourable discharge. Afterwards, he lived with his parents in Fürth, and according to Hahn, made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptocoris Chevreuxi
''Leptocoris'' is the largest genus of bugs in the subfamily Serinethinae. Species in this genus are distributed throughout Africa, South Asia, and Oceania, and are thought to have originated in Africa, where the greatest diversity of ''Leptocoris'' species are found. Several species are known as soapberry bugs in Australia, notably ''Leptocoris mitellatus''. Description Members of this genus are large-bodied and have short, wide pronotum, pronota; they are similar in appearance to the New World genus ''Jadera'' (of which there is no range overlap). ''Leptocoris'' species can be easily distinguished from the small, slender ''Boisea'' (of which there is substantial range overlap). The Australian '' Leptocoris tagalicus'' has been studied for its ability to rapidly adapt to invasive hosts (e.g. balloon vine) and is seen as a possible means of biocontrol for environmental weeds.Carroll, S.P., Loye, J.E., Dingle, H., et al. (2005): And the beak shall inherit - evolution in res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |