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Ardistomis Ovata
''Ardistomis'' is a genus of pedunculate ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 40 described species in ''Ardistomis'', in North, Central, and South America. Species These 49 species belong to the genus ''Ardistomis'': * ''Ardistomis alticola'' Darlington, 1936 (Hispaniola) * ''Ardistomis annona'' Putzeys, 1846 (French Guiana) * ''Ardistomis arechavaletae'' Putzeys, 1867 (South America) * ''Ardistomis aschnae'' Makhan, 2010 (Surinam) * ''Ardistomis atripennis'' Putzeys, 1867 (the Lesser Antilles) * ''Ardistomis batesi'' Putzeys, 1867 (South America) * ''Ardistomis brevis'' Putzeys, 1867 (Brazil and Ecuador) * ''Ardistomis bulirschi'' Valdes, 2009 (Ecuador) * ''Ardistomis constricta'' Putzeys, 1846 (Brazil) * ''Ardistomis convexa'' Putzeys, 1867 (Mexico and Central America) * ''Ardistomis dostali'' Valdes, 2009 (Central America) * ''Ardistomis drumonti'' Valdes, 2009 (French Guiana) * ''Ardistomis dubia'' Putzeys, 1846 (Colombia) * ''Ardistomis dy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Putzeys
Jules Antoine Adolphe Henri Putzeys (1 May 1809 – 2 January 1882) was a Belgian magistrate and an entomologist who took a special interest in the beetles belonging to the family Carabidae. Putzeys was born in Liège and obtained a doctoral degree at the age of 20. He worked at the court of appeal in Liège and later as a substitute for the public prosecutor in Arlon. He moved to the Ministry of Justice in Brussels in 1840 and became a Secretary General in 1858. He was a member of the Commission Centrale de Statistique and was government commissioner for general and international statistics from 1879. He retired in 1880. In 1851, he was appointed a knight in the Order of Leopold and in 1871 a commander. Putzeys was also a respected amateur entomologist specializing in the study of beetles belonging to the family Carabidae. He was a close associate of Baron Maximilien de Chaudoir (1816-1881). He bequeathed his collection to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |