Alectoria Motykana

	Alectoria Motykana Alectoria may refer to: * ''Alectoria'' (fungus), a genus of lichenized fungi * ''Alectoria'' (insect), a monotypic genus of bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Phaneropterinae * ''Alectoria'', a genus of birds in the family Phasianidae; synonym of ''Alectoris'' Alectoria (stone), a purportedly magic crystal, found in the gizzards of rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ... s {{Disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alectoria (fungus) ''Alectoria'' is a genus of fruticose lichens belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. Taxonomy The genus ''Alectoria'' was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by the Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1809. Prior to this, filamentous lichens of similar appearance had been classified within the broad genus ''Lichen'', following the system used by Carl Linnaeus in his ''Species Plantarum'' (1753). Linnaeus recognised only three species that are now placed in ''Alectoria'' treating them as part of a much larger and undifferentiated group of lichens. During the late 18th century, botanists such as Georg Franz Hoffmann (1796) began distinguishing filamentous lichens as a separate taxonomic group, though they did not establish a dedicated genus for them. Acharius, a student of Linnaeus and one of the pioneers of lichenology, initially placed species now assigned to ''Alectoria'' within ''Parmelia (fungus), Parmelia'', grouping them under the section ''Tricharia'' in his 1803 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alectoria (insect) ''Alectoria superba'' is a species of Australian bush crickets or katydids in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Alectoria''. The genus is placed in the genus group Ephippithytae; both genus and species were described in 1879 by Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl (13 June 1823, Bern – 24 August 1914, Kirchdorf) was a geologist and physicist who worked as the first head of telegraphy administration in Switzerland. He was the first to promote transnational cooperation for teleg ....Brunner von Wattenwyl C (1879) ''Jour. Mus. Godeffr.'' 14. Species The ''Orthoptera Species File''Orthoptera Species File genus ''Alectoria'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1879 (Version 5.0/5.0; retrieved 21 June 2023) includes the single species ''Alectoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tettigoniidae Insects in the family (biology), family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Many species are Nocturnality, nocturnal in habit, having strident mating calls and may exhibit mimicry or camouflage, commonly with shapes and colours similar to leaves.[] Etymology The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus ''Tettigonia'', of which the Tettigonia viridissima, great green bush cricket is the type species; it was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In Latin ''tettigonia'' means a kind of small cicada, leafhopper; it is from the Greek τεττιγόνιον ''tettigonion'', the diminutive of the imitative (onomatopoeic) τέττιξ, ''tettix'', cicada. All of these names such as ''tettix'' with repeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Phaneropterinae The Phaneropterinae, the sickle-bearing bush crickets or leaf katydids, are a subfamily of insects within the family Tettigoniidae. They are also known as false katydids or round-headed katydids. The name Phaneropterinae is based upon the Old World genus ''Phaneroptera'' (type species ''Phaneroptera falcata, P. falcata''), meaning "visible wing"; this refers to the exposed tips of the inner wings seen in many species, although some genera, notably in the tribes Barbitistini and Odonturini have become brachypterous. Description The legs of individuals in this subfamily vary from genus to genus, but, as in nearly all Orthoptera, the posterior (rear) legs are adapted to leaping, and as such are always much longer than other legs. Phaneropterinae are generally well-camouflaged with green and brown colors being most prevalent, but there are exceptions including certain ''Aganacris'' and ''Scaphura'' that are Batesian mimicry, Batesian mimics of wasps. The Phaneropterinae are largel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Alectoris ''Alectoris'' is a genus of partridges in the family Phasianidae, closely related to Old World quail (''Coturnix'' and relatives), snowcocks (''Tetraogallus''), partridge-francolins (''Pternistis''), bush quail (''Perdicula''), and sand and see-see partridges (''Ammoperdix''). Members of the genus are known collectively as rock partridges (a name that also refers to one species in particular, ''Alectoris graeca''). The genus name is derived from the , meaning "chicken" or "farmyard fowl". Their fossils date back to the early Pleistocene, with extant representatives in southern Europe, North Africa and Arabia, and across Asia in Pakistan to Tibet and western China. Taxonomy The genus ''Alectoris'' was introduced in 1829 by German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup to accommodate a single species ''Perdrix petrosa'', a junior synonym of ''Perdix barbara'' Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, Bonnaterre, 1790, the Barbary partridge, which is therefore the type species by monotypy. The genus name is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alectoria (stone) A lapis alectorius, alectoria, alectorius, cock stone or capon stone is a non-precious stone found in the gizzard of capons (young, castrated roosters). In magic it is believed to be an amulet An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor. The word "amulet" comes from the Latin word , which Pliny's ''Natural History'' describes as "an object that protects a perso ..., granting the wearer a heightened sense of courage and boldness. These properties are unproven according to modern science. References Amulets Talismans {{Occult-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Gizzard The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (birds and other dinosaurs, crocodiles, alligators, pterosaurs), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans. This specialized stomach constructed of thick muscular walls is used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth. Etymology The word ''gizzard'' comes from the Middle English ''giser'', which derives from a similar word in Old French ''gésier'', which itself evolved from the Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''gésier'', which itself evolved from the Latin ''gigeria'', meaning giblets. Structure In birds Birds swallow food and store it in their crop if necessary. Then the food passes into thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]