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Myorhinini
Myorhinini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Entiminae. Genera '' Anathresa'' – '' Aneremnodes'' – ''Apsis'' – '' Bicodes'' – '' Echinocnemodes'' – '' Ephimerostylus'' – '' Epipolaionyx'' – '' Eremnodes'' – '' Eudraces'' – '' Goniorhinus'' – '' Haptomerus'' – '' Holorygma'' – '' Lecanophora'' – '' Malosomus'' – '' Nastomma'' – '' Neobicodes'' – '' Opseorhinus'' – '' Parepeigorrhinus'' – '' Pareremnodes'' – '' Parhaptomerus'' – '' Siereorrhynchus'' – '' Stereorhynchus'' – '' Subhaptomerus'' – '' Sympiezorhynchus'' – ''Umzila King Mzila Nxumalo, Mzila kaSoshangane Nxumalo, Umzila, Muzila, or Nyamende was the son of Soshangane kaZikode, the founder of the Gaza empire, which at the height of its power stretched from southern Mozambique to the Limpopo River. He defeated hi ...'' – '' Zeugorygma'' References * Marseul, S.A. de 1863: Catalogue des Coléoptères d'Europe et du Bassin de la Méditérranée en Afrique et en Asie. Deu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entiminae
The Entiminae are a large subfamily in the weevil family Curculionidae, containing most of the short-nosed weevils, including such genera as '' Entimus'', '' Otiorhynchus'', '' Phyllobius'', '' Sitona'', and '' Pachyrrhynchus''. In comparison with their stunning diversity, only a few of these weevils are notorious pests of major economic importance. Entimines are commonly encountered in the field, including urban environments, and abundant in entomological collections. Diversity There are over 12000 described species worldwide, distributed in over 1370 genera, nearly 14000 by more recent counts. Most tribes are represented in only one biogeographic region of the world. The current classification within the subfamily has been recognized as artificial rather than reflecting natural groups. General morphology Besides the shape of their broad and short rostrum, most entimines are easily recognized by the presence of a mandibular scar that appears when a deciduous process falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umzila
King Mzila Nxumalo, Mzila kaSoshangane Nxumalo, Umzila, Muzila, or Nyamende was the son of Soshangane kaZikode, the founder of the Gaza empire, which at the height of its power stretched from southern Mozambique to the Limpopo River. He defeated his brother Mawewe kaSoshangane in 1861 to ascend to the Gaza throne which he ruled from 1861 to 1885. He was father of King Ngungunyane Nxumalo Gungunhana, Ndungazwe who was deposed by the Portuguese invasion Portuguese Empire. He ruled Gazaland which was named after his great-grandfather Gasa. During his reign he ruled with strict military strategies pioneered by Shaka. He was married to four wives, the first wife from the Ndiweni, clan mother of Ndungazwe "Ngungunyane" , second wife from the Hlezi clan, third wife was from the Skosana family and unfortunately she never had any children with the king and that prompted her to be less respected in the family. Lastly the youngest and last wife from the Northern King (Mambo Tohwechipi) who la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
