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Chalcis (wasp)
''Chalcis'' is a wasp genus in the subfamily Chalcidinae. Species According to waspweb.org, there are 19 species in the Afrotropics : * ''Chalcis amphilochus'' Walker, 1846 (Sierra Leone) * ''Chalcis bicolor'' Bingham, 1902 (Zimbabwe) * ''Chalcis capensis'' Cameron, 1905 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis ferox'' Kieffer, 1905 (Madagascar) * ''Chalcis flavitarsis'' Kieffer, 1905 (Madagascar) * ''Chalcis fuscus'' Schmitz, 1946 (Democratic Republic of Congo) * ''Chalcis melanogastra'' Cameron, 1907 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis melanospila'' Cameron, 1907 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis microlinea'' Walker, 1862 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis natalensis'' Cameron, 1907 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis polyctor'' Walker, 1841 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis pymi'' Cameron, 1905 (South Africa) * ''Chalcis resus'' Walker, 1850 (Sierra Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalcis Sispes
Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from Classical antiquity, antiquity and is derived from the Greek wiktionary:χαλκός, χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
