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Andraca Yauichui
''Andraca yauichui'' is a moth of the ''Andraca'' genus of the Endromidae family that is endemic to Taiwan. Taxonomy ''Andraca yauichui'' was described as a new species in 2016, by Taiwanese lepidopterists Shipher Wu and Wei-Chun Chang. Its specific epithet is dedicated to Dr. Yau-I Chu, a renowned Taiwanese entomologist and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Entomology at National Taiwan University. The type specimen is housed at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. It has been misidentified several times in the past as ''Andraca theae'' (Matsumura, 1909), a similar-looking species. However, the two can be reliably distinguished by observing their appearance and reproductive organs A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting .... Distribution and occurrence This s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andraca
''Andraca'' is a genus of moths of the family Endromidae. The genus had been placed in the family Bombycidae for over 150 years, but was recently transferred to family Endromidae based on the molecular study of Zwick et al. in 2011. Species *Subgenus ''Andraca'' **''Andraca bipunctata'' Walker, 1865 **''Andraca draco'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca lawa'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca stueningi'' Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009 **''Andraca trilochoides'' Moore, 1865 ***''Andraca trilochoides roepkei'' Bryk, 1944 ***''Andraca trilochoides trilochoides'' Moore, 1865 *Subgenus ''Chrypathemola'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca apodecta'' Swinhoe, 1907 **''Andraca chrysocollis'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca melli'' Zolotuhin & Witt, 2009 **''Andraca nobilorum'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca olivacea'' Matsumura, 1927 ***''Andraca olivacea olivacea'' Matsumura, 1927 ***''Andraca olivacea olivacens'' Mell, 1958 **''Andraca paradisea'' Zolotuhin, 2012 **''Andraca theae'' Matsumura, 1909 *Subgenus unknown ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endromidae
Endromidae is a family of moths consisting of 16 genera with 72 species. This relictual family is related to the families Carthaeidae, Anthelidae, and Phiditiidae as part of the bombycine group "CAPOPEM". Genera The following genera are recognised in the family Endromidae: *Subfamily Endrominae **'' Endromis'' Ochsenheimer, 1810 *Subfamily Mirininae **'' Mirina'' Staudinger, 1892 *Subfamily Oberthueriinae **'' Andraca'' Walker, 1865 **'' Comparmustilia'' Wang, X. & Zolotuhin, 2015 **'' Dalailama'' Staudinger, 1896 **'' Falcogona'' Zolotuhin, 2007 **'' Mustilia'' Walker, 1865 **'' Mustilizans'' J.K. Yang, 1995 **'' Oberthueria'' Kirby, 1892 **'' Promustilia'' Zolotuhin, 2007 **'' Pseudandraca'' Miyata, 1970 **'' Smerkata'' Zolotuhin, 2007 *Subfamily Prismostictinae **'' Prismosticta'' Butler, 1880 **'' Prismostictoides'' Zolotuhin & T.T. Du, 2011 **''Sesquiluna ''Sesquiluna'' is a genus of moths of the Endromidae family. Species *''Sesquiluna albilunata'' (Hampson, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Description
A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication. Its purpose is to provide a clear description of a new species of organism and explain how it differs from species that have been previously described or related species. For a species to be considered valid, a species description must follow established guidelines and naming conventions dictated by relevant nomenclature codes. These include the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) for plants, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) for viruses. A species description often includes photographs or other illustrations of type material and information regarding where this material is deposited. The publication in which the species is described gives the new species a formal scientific name. Some 1.9 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidopterology
Lepidopterology ()) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is a lepidopterist or, archaically, an aurelian. Origins Post-Renaissance, the rise of the "lepidopterist" can be attributed to the expanding interest in science, nature and the surroundings. When Linnaeus wrote the tenth edition of the ''Systema Naturae'' in 1758, there was already "a substantial body of published work on Lepidopteran natural history" (Kristensen, 1999). These included: * ''Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum'' – Thomas Mouffet (1634) * ''Metamorphosis Naturalis'' – Jan Goedart (1662–67 ) * ''Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium'' – Maria S. Merian (1705), whose work included illustrated accounts of European Lepidoptera * ''Historia Insectorum'' – John Ray (1710) * ''Papilionum Brittaniae icones'' – James Petiver (1717) History Scholars 1758–1900 was the era of the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule as Taihoku Imperial University (), the seventh of the Imperial Universities of the Empire of Japan, it is the oldest university in Taiwan and is supervised by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), Ministry of Education. The university has three major campuses in Taipei and hosts satellite campuses across the country, enrolling more than 16,000 undergraduates, 12,000 postgraduates, and 3,000 doctoral students. It offers over 200 degree programs and consists of 16 colleges which are divided into 56 departments, 111 research institutes, and more than 50 other national research centers, including National Taiwan University Hospital. In 2015, NTU formed a university system with the National Taiwan University of Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
The Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI; ) is a research institute under the Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan dealing with forestry. History The Taipei Botanical Garden was originally established as a nursery on 6 January 1896 during the Japanese era as the Taihoku Nursery. In 1911, on the foundation of Taipei Nursery, the Forestry Experimental Station was established to handle the management of forest in Taiwan. In 1921, the Japanese government unified all research institutes in Taiwan and established the Central Research Institute which included the Forestry Experimental Station but was named the Forestry Division of the Central Research Institute. In 1939, the Central Research Institute was reorganized and the Forestry Division was made independent named Forestry Research Institute. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, it was renamed Taiwan Forestry Research Institute on 1 November 1945 and placed under the Taiwan Provincial Government. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andraca Theae
''Andraca theae'' is a moth of the family Endromidae. It is widely distributed in Taiwan and Southern China. The wingspan is 35–37 mm. The head is densely covered with dark brown hairs. The forewing apex is inconspicuously falcate and the exterior margin is straight. The forewings and hindwings each have a dark discal spot. The larvae feed on the leaves of '' Camellia tenuifolia'' and ''Camellia sinensis ''Camellia sinensis'' is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae. Its leaves, leaf buds, and stems can be used to produce tea. Common names include tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree (unrelated to ''Me ...''. Gallery [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reproductive Organs
A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting gametes, as well as facilitating fertilization and supporting the development and birth of offspring. Sex organs are found in many species of animals and plants, with their features varying depending on the species. Sex organs are typically differentiated into male and female types. In animals (including humans), the male sex organs include the testicles, epididymides, and penis; the female sex organs include the clitoris, ovaries, oviducts, and vagina. The testicle in the male and the ovary in the female are called the ''primary sex organs''. All other sex-related organs are known as ''secondary sex organs''. The outer parts are known as the genitals or external genitalia, visible at birth in both sexes, while the inner parts are refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurya Strigillosa
''Eurya'' is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae. Fossil record Several fossil seeds of ''Eurya stigmosa'' have been described from Middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in central Jutland, Denmark. ''E. stigmosa'' is also known from Pliocene Portugal. ''Eurya'' macrofossils have also been described from late Zanclean strata of the Pliocene in Pocapaglia, Italy. Seed fossils of ''Eurya stigmosa'' were also reported from the Early Pleistocene (Calabrian stage) of Madeira Island (Atlantic Ocean, Portugal) Species * ''Eurya emarginata'' * ''Eurya japonica'' Thunb. * ''Eurya rapensis'' F.Brown * ''Eurya rengechiensis'' Yamamoto (Taiwan) * ''Eurya sandwicensis'' A.Gray - ''Ānini'' (Hawaii) The leaves of ''Eurya'' are eaten by caterpillars of some Lepidoptera, such as the engrailed The engrailed and small engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'') are moths of the family Geometridae found from the British Isles throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Taiwan
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
