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Megapomponia
''Megapomponia'' is a genus of cicadas from Southeast Asia containing the world's largest cicadas species.Boulard, M. (2005). Création du genre ''Megapomponia'' et description de ''Mp. clamorigravis'' n. sp. (Rhynchota, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae). ''EPHE, Trav. Lab. Biol. Evol. Insectes Hemip.'' 15:93-110Lee, J.L., and Sanborn, A.F. (2010). Three new species of the genus ''Megapomponia'' (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Indochina, with a key to the species of ''Megapomponia''. ''Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology'' 13(1):31–39 It now belongs to the subtribe Megapomponiina and was erected by Michel Boulard to accommodate the world's largest cicada species, ''Megapomponia imperatoria'', the type species of ''Megapomponia''. Boulard included seven species in ''Megapomponia''. Lee and Sanborn, however, re-transferred two species to '' Pomponia'', ''Pomponia decem'' and ''Pomponia rajah''. Species * ''Megapomponia atrotunicata'' (Young June Lee and Allen F. Sanborn, 2010) * ''Megapomponia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomponia (cicada)
''Pomponia'' is a genus of cicadas from Asia. A group of species previously placed in ''Pomponia'', containing the largest cicada species found on earth, have recently been moved to ''Megapomponia''. However, the remaining species still form a very heterogeneous group and Duffels and Hayashi (2006) mentioned that several species should probably be transferred to genera like '' Terpnosia'' and '' Leptosemia''. Species These 48 species belong to the genus ''Pomponia'': * '' Pomponia adusta'' ( Walker, 1850) * '' Pomponia backanensis'' Thai and Yang, 2009 * '' Pomponia brevialata'' Lee & Pham, 2015 * '' Pomponia brevicaudata'' Lee, 2013 * '' Pomponia bullata'' Schmidt, E., 1924 * '' Pomponia bulu'' Zaidi & Azman, 2000 * '' Pomponia cinctimanus'' ( Walker, 1850) * '' Pomponia cyanea'' Fraser, 1948 * '' Pomponia daklakensis'' Sanborn, 2009 * '' Pomponia decem'' ( Walker, 1857) * '' Pomponia dolosa'' Boulard, 2001 * '' Pomponia folei'' Fraser, 1948 * '' Pomponia fugax'' Boulard, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. The superfamily is divided into two families, the Tettigarctidae, with two species in Australia, and the Cicadidae, with more than 3,000 species Taxonomy (biology)#Taxonomic descriptions, described from around the world; many species remain undescribed. Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous front wings. They have an exceptionally loud song, produced in most species by the rapid buckling and unbuckling of drumlike tymbals. The earliest known fossil Cicadomorpha appeared in the Upper Permian period; extant species occur all around the world in temperate to tropical climates. They typically live in trees, feeding on watery sap from xylem tissue, and laying their eggs in a slit in the bark. Most cicadas are crypsis, cryptic. The vast majorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megapomponia Imperatoria
The empress cicada (''Megapomponia imperatoria'') is a species of cicada from Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin .... It is the largest species of cicada with a head-body length of about and a wingspan of .Flindt, R. (2006). ''Amazing Numbers in Biology'', p. 10. References Invertebrates of Malaysia Taxa named by John O. Westwood Insects described in 1842 Dundubiini {{Cicadidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundubiini
The Dundubiini are a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the Palearctic, Indomalaya, Australasia, and the Western Pacific. There are at least 180 described species in Dundubiini. Subtribes and Genera The ''Dmitriev species file'' includes: Tribe Dundubiini Distant, 1905 ;Aolina Boulard, 2013 # '' Biura'' Lee & Sanborn, 2015 # '' Haphsa'' Distant, 1905 # '' Kaphsa'' Lee, 2012 # '' Khimbya'' Distant, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boulard
Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), Spanish former footballer and manager * ''Michel'' (TV series), a Korean animated series * German auxiliary cruiser ''Michel'' * Michel catalog, a German-language stamp catalog * St. Michael's Church, Hamburg or Michel * S:t Michel, a Finnish town in Southern Savonia, Finland People * Alain Michel (other), several people * Ambroise Michel (born 1982), French actor, director and writer. * André Michel (director), French film director and screenwriter * André Michel (lawyer), human rights and anti-corruption lawyer and opposition leader in Haiti * Anette Michel (born 1971), Mexican actress * Anneliese Michel (1952 - 1976), German Catholic woman undergone exorcism * Annett Wagner-Michel (born 1955), German Woman Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, ling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Obadiah Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805 – 2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He published several illustrated works on insects and antiquities. He was among the first entomologists with an academic position at Oxford University. He was a natural theologian, staunchly anti-Darwinian, and sometimes adopted a quinarian viewpoint. Although he never travelled widely, he described species from around the world on the basis of specimens, especially of the larger, curious, and colourful species, obtained by naturalists and collectors in England. Life and work Westwood was born in a Quaker family in Sheffield, the son of medal and die maker, John Westwood (1774–1850) and Mary, daughter of Edward Betts. He went to school at the Friends' School, Sheffield and later at Lichfield when the family moved there. He apprenticed briefly to become a solicitor and worked briefly as a partner in a firm but gave up a career in law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucas Distant
William Lucas Distant (12 November 1845 Rotherhithe – 4 February 1922 Wanstead) was an English entomologist. Biography Early years Distant was born in Rotherhithe, the son of whaling captain Alexander Distant Rao, B.R. Subba (1998) ''History of Entomology in India''. Institution of Agricultural Technologists, Bangalore. and his wife, Sarah Ann Distant (née Berry). Following his father's death in 1867, a trip to the Malay Peninsula to visit his older brother, also named Alexander and a ship's captain, aroused his interest in natural history, and resulted in the publication of ''Rhopalocera Malayana'' (1882–1886), a description of the butterflies of the Malay Peninsula. (He considered 5 August 1867 as the most eventful day in his life). Career Much of Distant's early life was spent working in a London tannery, and while employed there he made two long visits to the Transvaal. The first resulted in the publication of ''A Naturalist in the Transvaal'' (1892). The second v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiptera Of Asia
Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from to around , and share a common arrangement of piercing-sucking mouthparts. The name "true bugs" is often limited to the suborder Heteroptera. Entomologists reserve the term ''bug'' for Hemiptera or Heteroptera,Gilbert Waldbauer. ''The Handy Bug Answer Book.'' Visible Ink, 1998p. 1. which does not include other arthropods or insects of other orders such as ants, bees, beetles, or butterflies. In some variations of English, all terrestrial arthropods (including non-insect arachnids, and myriapods) also fall under the colloquial understanding of ''bug''. Many insects with "bug" in their common name, especially in American English, belong to other orders; for example, the lovebug is a fly and the Maybug and ladybug are beetles. The term is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
