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Limonia (fly)
''Limonia'' is a genus of crane flies Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. In the most ... in the family Limoniidae. There are at least 430 described species in ''Limonia''. It is somewhat of a 'catch-all' genus, where some members should rightly be placed elsewhere. See also * List of Limonia species References External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q4290323 Limoniidae Tipulomorpha genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonia Nubeculosa
''Limonia nubeculosa'', also known as the short-palped cranefly, is a species of crane flies in the family of Limoniidae.R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' Vol 9 Part 2 ipdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost Description This species reaches a body length of to . The wings have a dark pattern on their front edge. The legs (femur The femur (; ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint, while the distal part of the femur articulates wit ...s) are coloured yellow and contain three dark rings. They are found in forests in Europe. They are most common in Central Europe and fly from April to November. File:Limonia nubeculosa, North Wales, May 2014 (17143821499).jpg References Limoniidae Insects descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
Johann Wilhelm Meigen (3 May 1764 – 11 July 1845) was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera. Life Early years Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. They ran a small shop in Solingen. His paternal grandparents, however, owned an estate and hamlet with twenty houses. Adding to the rental income, Meigen's grandfather was a farmer and a guild mastercutler in Solingen. Two years after Meigen was born, his grandparents died and his parents moved to the family estate. This was already heavily indebted by the Seven Years' War, then bad crops and rash speculations forced the sale of the farm and the family moved back to Solingen. Meigen attended the town school but only for a short time. He had learned to read and write on his grandfather's estate and he read widely at home as well as taking an interest in natural history. A lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limonia Phragmitidis
''Limonia phragmitidis '' is a Palearctic species of craneflies in the family Limoniidae.It is found in a wide range of habitats and micro habitats: in earth rich in humus, in swamps and marshes, in leaf litter and in wet spots in woods.R. L. Coe, Paul Freeman & P. F. Mattingly Nematocera: families Tipulidae to Chironomidae (Tipulidae). ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise ...'' Vol 9 Part 2 ipdf download manual Out of date but online at no cost References External links Limoniidae Insects described in 1781 {{Limoniidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Paula Von Schrank
Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist. He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years later. In 1786 he was named chair of mathematics and physics at the lyceum in Amberg, and in 1784 became a professor of botany and zoology at the University of Ingolstadt (later removed to Landshut). at Catholic Encyclopedia Schrank was the first director of the botanical gardens in from 1809 to 1832. Schrank was the first author to use the name '' |
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoology, zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect Biological classification, classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium (school), gymnasium at Altona, Hamburg, Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala University, Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Rondani
Camillo Rondani (21 November 1808 – 17 September 1879) was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera. Early life, family and education Camillo Rondani was born in Parma when the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy. The Rondani family were wealthy landowners and of "rich and of ancient origins" with ecclesiastical connections preliminary. Camillo's early education was in a seminary. He then passed into the public school system where, encouraged by Macedonio Melloni his physics and chemistry teacher in the preparatory course for the University of Parma, he did not attend the law lessons though his family had insisted. He attended mineralogy classes given by a Franciscan priest Father Bagatta and was taught natural history, a complementary course to botany for Medicine and Pharmacy. The Reader of Botany to the Athenaeum Parmesan was Professori Giorgio Jan, assistant at the Imperial Museum in Vienna and holder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tipuloidea
Tipuloidea is a superfamily of flies containing the living families Cylindrotomidae, Limoniidae, Pediciidae and Tipulidae, and the extinct family Architipulidae.Petersen, M.J.; Bertone, M.A.; Wiegmann, B.M.; Courtney, G.W. 2010: Phylogenetic synthesis of morphological and molecular data reveals new insights into the higher-level classification of Tipuloidea (Diptera). Systematic entomology, 35: 526-545. A common name for it is crane flies, which is also applied specifically to family Tipulidae. At least 15,300 species of crane flies have been described, most of them (75%) by the specialist Charles Paul Alexander Charles Paul Alexander (September 25, 1889, Gloversville, New York - December 3, 1981) was an American entomologist who specialized in the craneflies, Tipulidae. Charles Paul Alexander was the son of Emil Alexander and Jane Alexander (née Parker .... Description Adult crane flies are typically slender-bodied and have long legs. Like other insects, their wings are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Limonia Species
This is a list of 436 species in ''Limonia'', a genus of limoniid crane flies in the family Limoniidae. ''Limonia'' species * '' Limonia acaenophora'' Alexander, 1978 * '' Limonia acerba'' Alexander, 1943 * '' Limonia achates'' Alexander, 1972 * '' Limonia acinacis'' Alexander, 1965 * '' Limonia acinomeca'' Alexander, 1968 * '' Limonia acutissima'' Alexander, 1968 * '' Limonia adirondacensis'' (Alexander, 1922) * '' Limonia advena'' Alexander * '' Limonia affinis'' (Zetterstedt, 1838) * '' Limonia alascaensis'' (Alexander, 1919) * '' Limonia albifrons'' ( Meigen, 1818) * '' Limonia albipes'' ( Senior-White, 1924) * '' Limonia alboangusta'' Alexander, 1972 * '' Limonia alienata'' Alexander, 1948 * '' Limonia alopecura'' Alexander, 1935 * '' Limonia alpicola'' (Lackschewitz, 1928) * '' Limonia amabilis amabilis'' Alexander, 1924 * '' Limonia amabilis antistes'' Alexander, 1938 * '' Limonia amabilis'' Alexander, 1924 * '' Limonia amblymera'' Alexander, 1967 * '' Limonia amicula'' (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
