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Paropsis Irrorata
''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds). They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Some species, ''Paropsis atomaria'' in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. They primarily feed on ''Eucalyptus'' but there are a few that feed on ''Baeckea'', ''Kunzea'' and ''Leptospermum''. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, ''Paropsis charybdis'' is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand. Gallery File:Paropsis ornata3 BNE TREV.JPG, ''Paropsis ornata'' File:Paropsis atomaria Warby Ranges2.JPG, ''Paropsis atomaria'' Species * ''Paropsis aciculata'' Chapuis, 1877 * ''Paropsis advena'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''Paropsis aegro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier
Guillaume-Antoine Olivier (; 19 January 1756, Les Arcs near Toulon – 1 October 1814, Lyon) was a French entomologist and naturalist. Life Olivier studied medicine in Montpellier, where he became good friends with Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet. With Jean Guillaume Bruguière and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck . Jean-Baptiste-François Gigot d'Orcy later employed Olivier who was then able to travel to England and Holland meeting Thomas Martyn in London. In 1789 and 1790 he published the first two volumes of the ''Histoire naturelle des Coléoptères'' for Gigot d'Orcy, and simultaneously, thanks to Daubenton's recommendation, collaborated in the ''Dictionnaire de l'Histoire naturelle des Insectes, Papillons, Crustacés'' and collaborated in the creation of ''Journal d'Histoire Naturelle'' (1792). Afterwards, he served as a naturalist on a 6-year scientific journey that took him to Asia Minor, Persia, Egypt, Cyprus and Corfu. He returned to France in 1798 with a large collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
