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Allobaccha Similis
''Allobaccha'' is a genus of hoverfly with a large number of species. It was originally created as a subgenus of ''Baccha''. Many species have an elongated wasp like abdomen and adults as well as larvae are predators of soft-bodied Hemiptera. Species Species in the genus include: *''Allobaccha atra, A. atra'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *''Allobaccha basalis, A. basalis'' (Francis Walker (entomologist), Walker, 1861) *''Allobaccha bequaerti, A. bequaerti'' (Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1929) *''Allobaccha denhoedi, A. denhoedi'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *''Allobaccha flavipes, A. flavipes'' (Van Doesburg, 1959) *''Allobaccha fumosa, A. fumosa'' Dirickx, 2010 *''Allobaccha inversa, A. inversa'' (Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1929) *''Allobaccha liberia, A. liberia'' (Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1929) *''Allobaccha loriae, A. loriae'' (De Meijere, 1908) *''Allobaccha macgregori, A. macgregori'' (Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1929) *''Allobaccha madecassa, A. madecassa'' Dirickx, 2010 *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Howard Curran
Charles Howard Curran (20 March 189423 January 1972) was a Canadian entomologist who specialized in Diptera. Curran's main taxonomic interests were in brachyceran flies, particularly the flower flies Syrphidae, in which he described 723 species. He described 2,648 species over his career. He was active in the study of insect control. His 1934 work ''The Families and Genera of North American Diptera'' was an important and comprehensive work on the topic of North American fly genera. Biography Charles Howard Curran was born in Orillia, Ontario, in 1894. He was one of seven children, and preferred to go by his middle name Howard or his initials C. H. rather than Charles. He joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was sent to France to fight in World War I, serving from 1916 to 1918 as a machine gunner. Upon his return to Canada, he studied at the Ontario Agricultural College, gaining his bachelors degree in 1922. Continuing his story of entomology, he earned a Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |