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Agrionympha Jansella
''Agrionympha'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, and the only described micropterigid genus in Africa. The genus is associated with Afrotemperate Forest, and is endemic to South Africa. The larvae fed on liverworts, and the adult moths appear to require sheltered, humid sites (they are often found amongst ferns The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...). Species The following species are recognised:Gibbs, G.W. and Kristensen, N.P., 2011. Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae). Zootaxa, 2764(1), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2764.1.1 *'' Agrionympha capensis'' Whalley, 1978 *'' Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agriony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Edward Meyrick came from a clerical family and was born in Ramsbury on 25 November 1854 to the Rev. Edward Meyrick, until his marriage earlier that year a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, and his wife Mary Batson of Ramsbury. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He actively pursued his hobby during his schooling, and one colleague stated in 1872 that Meyrick "has not left a lamp, a paling, or a tree unexamined in which a moth could possibly, at any stage of its existence, lie hid." Meyrick began publishing notes on microlepidopterans in 1875, but when in December, 1877 he gained a post at The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, there were greater opportunities for indulging his interest. He st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Fuscoapicella
''Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ..., where it is known only from Hogsback in the Eastern Cape. The length of the forewings is about for males and for females. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 2011 Moths of Africa {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Vari
''Agrionympha'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, and the only described micropterigid genus in Africa. The genus is associated with Afrotemperate Forest, and is endemic to South Africa. The larvae fed on liverworts, and the adult moths appear to require sheltered, humid sites (they are often found amongst ferns The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...). Species The following species are recognised:Gibbs, G.W. and Kristensen, N.P., 2011. Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae). Zootaxa, 2764(1), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2764.1.1 *'' Agrionympha capensis'' Whalley, 1978 *'' Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agriony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Sagittella
''Agrionympha sagittella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ..., where it is known from the Hogsback and Ngadu Forests in the Eastern Cape. The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.5 mm for males and 3.6–3.8 mm for females. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 2011 Moths of Africa {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Pseudovari
''Agrionympha pseudovari'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Western Cape. Its habitat consists of a deep sandstone kloof where damp seepage has permitted growth of liverworts. The length of the forewings is about 3.5 mm for females. Etymology The specific name conveys the superficial similarity of this species to ''Agrionympha vari ''Agrionympha'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, and the only described micropterigid genus in Africa. The genus is associated with Afrotemperate Forest, and is endemic to South Africa. The larvae fed o ...''. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 2011 Moths of Africa {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Pseliacma
''Agrionympha pseliacma'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from Karkloof Falls in KwaZulu-Natal. It has been recorded in the shade of very high trees with little patches of sunshine in the entrance to a kloof Kloof is a town that includes a smaller area called Everton, located approximately 26 km north-west of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Once an independent municipality, it now forms part of greater Durban area of the eThekwini M .... The length of the forewings is about 3 mm for males and about 3.4 mm for females. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 1921 Moths of Africa Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Kroonella
''Agrionympha kroonella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa, where it is known only from the Drakensberg Ranges in the Mpumalanga Province Mpumalanga () is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Nguni languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It shares bor .... The habitat consists of moist ferns and low shrubs between taller forests and higher altitude low fynbos-type vegetation. The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.3 mm for males and females. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 2011 Moths of Africa {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Karoo
''Agrionympha karoo'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by George W. Gibbs and Niels P. Kristensen in 2011. It is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ..., where it is known only to the ''Eastern Cape''. The length of the forewings is about 2.5 mm for males and 2.6 mm for females. References Endemic moths of South Africa Micropterigidae Moths described in 2011 Moths of Africa {{Micropterigidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrionympha Jansella
''Agrionympha'' is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae, and the only described micropterigid genus in Africa. The genus is associated with Afrotemperate Forest, and is endemic to South Africa. The larvae fed on liverworts, and the adult moths appear to require sheltered, humid sites (they are often found amongst ferns The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...). Species The following species are recognised:Gibbs, G.W. and Kristensen, N.P., 2011. Agrionympha, the long-known South African jaw moths: a revision with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae). Zootaxa, 2764(1), pp.1-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2764.1.1 *'' Agrionympha capensis'' Whalley, 1978 *'' Agrionympha fuscoapicella'' Gibbs, 2011 *'' Agriony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fern
The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissues that conduct water and nutrients, and in having life cycles in which the branched sporophyte is the dominant phase. Ferns have complex leaf, leaves called megaphylls that are more complex than the microphylls of clubmosses. Most ferns are leptosporangiate ferns. They produce coiled Fiddlehead fern, fiddleheads that uncoil and expand into fronds. The group includes about 10,560 known extant species. Ferns are defined here in the broad sense, being all of the Polypodiopsida, comprising both the leptosporangiate (Polypodiidae (plant), Polypodiidae) and eusporangiate ferns, the latter group including horsetails, Psilotaceae, whisk ferns, marattioid ferns, and ophioglossoid ferns. The fern crown group, consisting of the leptosporangiates and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
