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Spintherophyta Thoracica
''Spintherophyta'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. Most species in the genus are found in Central America, Central and South America, but there are also a few North American species. Species These species belong to the genus ''Spintherophyta'': * ''Spintherophyta antennata'' (Édouard Lefèvre, Lefèvre, 1887) * ''Spintherophyta arizonensis'' Schultz, 1976 * ''Spintherophyta atroviolacea'' (Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1890) * ''Spintherophyta aurichalcea'' (Ernst Friedrich Germar, Germar, 1824) * ''Spintherophyta callida'' (Jan Bechyné, Bechyné, 1950) * ''Spintherophyta championi'' (Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1881) * ''Spintherophyta collaris'' (Édouard Lefèvre, Lefèvre, 1885) * ''Spintherophyta corrusca'' (Édouard Lefèvre, Lefèvre, 1877) * ''Spintherophyta cribricollis'' (Édouard Lefèvre, Lefèvre, 1889) * ''Spintherophyta cyanipennis'' (Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1890) * ''Spintherophyta diversicornis'' (Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1900) * ''Spintherophyta eryt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (; 10 August 1780 – 17 March 1845), was a French soldier and entomologist. Dejean described a large number of beetles in a series of catalogues. A soldier of fortune during the Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of lieutenant general and ''aide de campe'' to Napoleon. He amassed vast collections of Coleoptera, some even collected on the battlefield at Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo. At the Battle of Alcañiz, battle of Alcanizas he took time out of battle to pick up a beetle that he pinned on to cork on the inside of his helmet. After victory, he was pleased to find the beetle intact. He listed 22,399 species in his cabinets in 1837—at the time, the greatest collection of Coleoptera in the world. In 1802, he began publishing a catalogue of his vast collection, including 22,000 species names. Dejean was an opponent of the Principle of Priority in International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, nomenclature. "''I have made it a rule alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |