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Menigius Phillipsi
''Menigius'' is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in ''Menigius'', found in Africa. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Menigius'': * '' Menigius burgeoni'' Bänninger, 1932 (Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda) * '' Menigius camerunensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius congoensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Chad, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius hintzi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda) * '' Menigius liberianus'' ( H. W. Bates, 1889) (Liberia) * '' Menigius phillipsi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Tanzania, Mozambique) * '' Menigius rotundicollis'' ( A. D. Murray, 1857) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea) * '' Menigius schaumi'' Chaudoir, 1881 (Ghana, Gabon, DR Congo) * ''Menigius sulciger'' (Chaudoir, 1881) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilien Chaudoir
Maximilien Chaudoir, or Maximilien, baron de Chaudoir, (12 September 1816, , near Zhytomyr – 6 May 1881, Amélie-les-Bains) was a Russia, Russian entomology, entomologist. He was a specialist in Beetle, Coleoptera and in particular the Ground beetle, Carabidae. His Cicindelidae are conserved by the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. His Carabidae were acquired by Charles Oberthür (entomologist), Charles Oberthür (1845–1924), then given to the same museum. He wrote ''Mémoire sur la famille des Carabiques'', 6 volumes commencing 1848. Life and work Chaudoir was born in , about 30 kilometres from Zhytomyr, Russian Empire. The family may come from a line of French or Belgian Protestant emigrants who fled in 1685. The later roots have been traced to Antoine de Chaudoire from Poland whose son worked in the court of Stanislas-Auguste Poniatowski until his abdication in 1795, after which he moved to Bavaria where he received the hereditary title of Baron from Maximili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Liberia border, its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5million and covers an area of . The official language is English. Languages of Liberia, Over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The capital and largest List of cities in Liberia, city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed that black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born African Americans, along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. As of the 2023 census, Sierra Leone has a population of 8,460,512. Freetown is its capital and largest city. Sierra Leone is a presidential republic, with a unicameral parliament and a directly elected president. It is a secular state. Its Constitution of Sierra Leone, constitution provides for the separation of state and religion and freedom of conscience. Muslims constitute three-quarters of the population, and there is a significant Christian minority. Notably, religious tolerance is very high. Sierra Leone's current territorial configuration was established in two phases: in 1808, the coastal Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate, Sierra Leone Colony was founded as a place to resettle retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the Guinea (region), eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. Guinea has a history of military coup d'état, coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (5 September 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (7 September 2021).Danielle PaquettHere's what we know about the unfolding coup in Guinea ''Washington Post'' (6 Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menigius Sulciger
''Menigius'' is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in ''Menigius'', found in Africa. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Menigius'': * ''Menigius burgeoni'' Bänninger, 1932 (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DR Congo, Rwanda) * ''Menigius camerunensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Congo, DR Congo) * ''Menigius congoensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Chad, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo) * ''Menigius hintzi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda) * ''Menigius liberianus'' (Henry Walter Bates, H. W. Bates, 1889) (Liberia) * ''Menigius phillipsi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Tanzania, Mozambique) * ''Menigius rotundicollis'' (Andrew Murray (naturalist), A. D. Murray, 1857) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea) * ''Menigius schaumi'' Maximilien Chaudoir, Chaudoir, 1881 (Ghana, Gabon, DR Congo) * ''Menigius sulciger'' (Chaudoir, 1881) (Guinea, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of and a population of million people. There are coastal plains, mountains (the Crystal Mountains (Africa), Cristal Mountains and the Chaillu Massif in the centre), and a savanna in the east. Libreville is the country's capital and largest city. Gabon's original inhabitants were the African Pygmies, Bambenga. In the 14th century, Bantu expansion, Bantu migrants also began settling in the area. The Kingdom of Orungu was established around 1700. France colonised the region in the late 19th century. Since its independence from France in 1960, Gabon has had four President of Gabon, presidents. In the 1990s, it introduced a multi-party system and a democratic constitution that aimed for a more tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to the east. Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse ecologies, from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 35 million inhabitants, Ghana is the second-most populous country in West Africa. The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Tema, Kumasi, Sunyani, Ho, Cape Coast, Techiman, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The earliest kingdoms to emerge in Ghana were Bonoman in the south and the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north, with Bonoman existing in the area during the 11th century. The Asante Empire and other Akan kingdoms in the south emerged over the centuries. Beginning in the 15th century, the Portuguese Empire, followed by other European powers, contested the area for trading r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menigius Schaumi
''Menigius'' is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in ''Menigius'', found in Africa. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Menigius'': * '' Menigius burgeoni'' Bänninger, 1932 (Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda) * '' Menigius camerunensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius congoensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Chad, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius hintzi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda) * '' Menigius liberianus'' ( H. W. Bates, 1889) (Liberia) * ''Menigius phillipsi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Tanzania, Mozambique) * '' Menigius rotundicollis'' ( A. D. Murray, 1857) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea) * '' Menigius schaumi'' Chaudoir, 1881 (Ghana, Gabon, DR Congo) * ''Menigius sulciger'' (Chaudoir, 1881) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Murray (naturalist)
Andrew Dickson Murray (19 February 1812, Edinburgh – 10 January 1878, Kensington) was a Scottish lawyer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Murray studied insects which caused crop damage, specialising in the ''Coleoptera''. In botany, he specialised in the '' Coniferae'', in particular the Pacific rim conifer species. He served as president of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh during 1858–59. Life He was born at 17 Forth Street in Edinburgh, on 19 February 1812, and was son of William Murray WS of Conland (now part of Glenrothes) and Duncrivie (near Kinross), and his wife Mary Thompson (d.1871). Murray was apprenticed in law under his father, and became a Writer to the Signet in 1837, joined the firm of Murray & Rhind, and for some time practised in Edinburgh. His earliest scientific papers were entomological, and did not appear until he was forty. On the death of the Rev. John Fleming, professor of natural science in New College, Edinburgh, in 1857, Murray t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menigius Rotundicollis
''Menigius'' is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about nine described species in ''Menigius'', found in Africa. Species These nine species belong to the genus ''Menigius'': * '' Menigius burgeoni'' Bänninger, 1932 (Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda) * '' Menigius camerunensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius congoensis'' Bänninger, 1929 (Chad, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo) * '' Menigius hintzi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda) * '' Menigius liberianus'' ( H. W. Bates, 1889) (Liberia) * ''Menigius phillipsi'' Bänninger, 1929 (Tanzania, Mozambique) * '' Menigius rotundicollis'' ( A. D. Murray, 1857) (Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea) * ''Menigius schaumi'' Chaudoir, 1881 (Ghana, Gabon, DR Congo) * ''Menigius sulciger'' (Chaudoir, 1881) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and dialect. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, who began a gradual process of colonisation and settlement in 1505. After over four centuries of Portuguese Mozambique, Portuguese rule, Mozambique Mozambican War of Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
