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Demogenes Simplicibulbis
''Demogenes'' is a genus of Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. Species it contains five species, found on Vanuatu, in Papua New Guinea, and on the Andaman Islands: *''Demogenes andamanensis'' (B. K. Tikader, Tikader, 1980) – India (Andaman Is.) *''Demogenes conivulvus'' (Balogh, 1936) – New Guinea *''Demogenes heterophthalmus'' (Lucien Berland, Berland, 1938) – Vanuatu *''Demogenes lugens'' (Thorell, 1881) (Type_species, type) – New Guinea *''Demogenes simplicibulbis'' (Balogh, 1936) – New Guinea See also * List of Thomisidae species References Further reading * * * * Thomisidae genera Spiders of Oceania Taxa named by Eugène Simon {{Thomisidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist in history, describing over 4,000 species. Work on spiders His most significant work was ''Histoire Naturelle des Araignées'' (1892–1903), an encyclopedic treatment of the spider genera of the world. It was published in two volumes of more than 1000 pages each, and the same number of drawings by Simon. Working at the National Museum of Natural History (France), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, it took Simon 11 years to complete, while working at the same time on devising a taxonomic scheme that embraced the known taxa. Simon described a total of 4,650 species, and as of 2013 about 3,790 species are still considered valid. The International Society of Arachnology offers a Simon Award recognising lifetime achievement. The Eocene fos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |