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Poecilobothrus Majesticus
''Poecilobothrus majesticus'' is an extinct species of fly in the family Dolichopodidae that was endemic to Great Britain. The species is known from a single male specimen collected near the Essex coast in Walton-on-the-Naze in 1907, and it was formally described by E. C. M. d'Assis-Fonseca in 1976. It has not been recorded for over 100 years, so it is therefore considered to be extinct. History of research The holotype and only known specimen of ''P. majesticus'', an adult male, was collected from Walton-on-the-Naze in 1907. Many years later, D'Assis-Fonseca rediscovered this specimen deposited in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, in the Verrall-Collin collection of the Hope Department. In 1976, D'Assis-Fonseca published a formal description of a new species based on the specimen, named ''Poecilobothrus majesticus''. He reported that it had a label identifying it as ''Poecilobothrus bigoti'', but stated that it didn't fit Josef Mik's original description of that sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinct Species
This page features lists of species and organisms that have become extinct. The reasons for extinction range from natural occurrences, such as shifts in the Earth's ecosystem or natural disasters, to human influences on nature by the overuse of natural resources, hunting and destruction of natural habitats. In actual theoretical practice, a species not definitely located in the wild in the last 50 years of current time is textually called "extinct". Plants * List of recently extinct plants Animals By region * List of African animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene ** List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene * List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene * List of European species extinct in the Holocene ** List of extinct animals of the British Isles ** List of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily animals e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilobothrus Basilicus
''Poecilobothrus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Species *'' Poecilobothrus aberrans'' ( Loew, 1871) – Tajikistan *'' Poecilobothrus annulitarsis'' Kazerani, Pollet & Khaghaninia ''in'' Kazerani, Khaghaninia, Talebi, Persson & Pollet, 2017 – Iran *'' Poecilobothrus appendiculatus'' ( Loew, 1859) – France, Spain, Czech Republic, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia *'' Poecilobothrus armeniorum'' (Stackelberg, 1933) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia *'' Poecilobothrus basilicus'' ( Loew, 1869) – Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Italy, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus bigoti'' Mik, 1883 – France, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus brunus'' (Wei, 1997) – China (Guizhou) *'' Poecilobothrus caucasicus'' (Stackelberg, 1933) – Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Southern Russia, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus chrysozygos'' (Wiedemann, 1817) – Europe *†'' Poecilobothrus ciliatus'' Meunier, 1907 – Baltic amber, Eocene *'' Poecilobothrus clarus'' ( Loew, 1871) – Tajikist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of England
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinct Insects Since 1500
Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its last member. A taxon may become functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to reproduce and recover. As a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. Over five billion species are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryotes globally, possibly many times more if microorganisms are included. Notable extinct animal species include non-avian dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, and mammoths. Through evolution, species arise through the process of speciation. Species become extinct when they are no longer able to survive in changing conditions or against superio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Insects Described In 1976
Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, Thorax (insect anatomy), thorax and abdomen (insect anatomy), abdomen), three pairs of jointed Arthropod leg, legs, compound eyes, and a pair of antenna (biology), antennae. Insects are the most diverse group of animals, with more than a million described species; they represent more than half of all animal species. The insect nervous system consists of a insect brain, brain and a ventral nerve cord. Most insects reproduce Oviparous, by laying eggs. Insects Respiratory system of insects, breathe air through a system of Spiracle (arthropods), paired openings along their sides, connected to Trachea#Invertebrates, small tubes that take air directly to the tissues. The blood therefore does not carry oxygen; it is only partly contained in ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichopodinae
Dolichopodinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Systematics The subfamily Dolichopodinae is divided into two tribes, Dolichopodini and Tachytrechini, in Negrobov (1986, 1991). In Brooks (2005)'s phylogenetic analysis of the subfamily, these tribes are not supported, and four informal generic groups are instead recognised. The following list of genera generally follows Grichanov (2017): *'' Allohercostomus'' Yang, Saigusa & Masunaga, 2001 *'' Katangaia'' Parent, 1933 (Dolichopodinae or ''incertae sedis'') *†'' Prohercostomus'' Grichanov, 1997 *'' Pseudohercostomus'' Stackelberg, 1931 (Dolichopodinae or ''incertae sedis'') *Tribe Dolichopodini Latreille, 1809 **'' Afrohercostomus'' Grichanov, 2010 **'' Ahercostomus'' Yang & Saigusa, 2001 **'' Ahypophyllus'' Zhang & Yang, 2005 **'' Anasyntormon'' Dyte, 1975 **'' Dolichopus'' Latreille, 1796 **'' Ethiromyia'' Brooks in Brooks & Wheeler, 2005 **'' Gymnopternus'' Loew, 1857 **'' Hercostomus'' Loew, 1857 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. A series of Regional Red Lists, which assess the risk of extinction to species within a political management unit, are also produced by countries and organizations. The goals of the Red List are to provide scientifically based information on the status of species and subspecies at a global level, to draw attention to the magnitude and importance of threatened biodiversity, to influence national and international policy and decision-making, and to provide information to guide actions to conserve biological diversity. Major species assessors include BirdLife International, the Institute of Zoology (the research division of the Zoological Society of London), the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and many Specialist Groups w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conservation Status
The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a species) indicates whether the group still exists and how likely the group is to become extinct in the near future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing conservation status: not simply the number of individuals remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, and known threats. Various systems of conservation status are in use at international, multi-country, national and local levels, as well as for consumer use such as sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification. The two international systems are by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). International systems IUCN Red List of Threatened Species The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Mik
Josef Mik, also Joseph Mik (23 March 1839 in Zábřeh – 13 October 1900 in Vienna) was a Bohemian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He described many new species and made contributions to knowledge of the Diptera of Central Europe. Mik was the first dipterist to clarify the chaetotaxy of the legs. " On the legs I distinguish a front haeta and a hind-side; an upper- and an under-side. When we imagine the leg stretched out horizontally and perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the body, the front-side is that which is turned towards the head, and the hind-sidethat turned towards the end of the body; the upper- and under-side, in such a case, are self-understood."Mik, J. 1878 Dipterologische Untersuchungen Jahresber K.K. Akad. Gymnasium Vienna Mik was born in Zábřeh, Moravia. From 1871 to 1889 he was teacher at the Academic Gymnasium in Vienna. In 1889 he was given the Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph; he died in Vienna. Works * 1866 Beitrag zur Dip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichopodidae
Dolichopodidae, the long-legged flies, are a large, cosmopolitan family of true flies with more than 8,000 described species in about 250 genera. The genus '' Dolichopus'' is the most speciose, with some 600 species. Dolichopodidae generally are small flies with large, prominent eyes and a metallic cast to their appearance, though there is considerable variation among the species. Most have long legs, though some do not. In many species, the males have unusually large genitalia which are taxonomically useful in identifying species. Most adults are predatory on other small animals, though some may scavenge or act as kleptoparasites of spiders or other predators. Description Dolichopodidae are a family of flies ranging in size from minute to medium-sized (1mm to 9mm). They have characteristically long and slender legs, though their leg length is not as striking as in families such as the Tipulidae. Their posture often is stilt-like standing high on their legs, with the body ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poecilobothrus Bigoti
''Poecilobothrus'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. Species *'' Poecilobothrus aberrans'' ( Loew, 1871) – Tajikistan *'' Poecilobothrus annulitarsis'' Kazerani, Pollet & Khaghaninia ''in'' Kazerani, Khaghaninia, Talebi, Persson & Pollet, 2017 – Iran *'' Poecilobothrus appendiculatus'' ( Loew, 1859) – France, Spain, Czech Republic, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia *'' Poecilobothrus armeniorum'' (Stackelberg, 1933) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia *'' Poecilobothrus basilicus'' ( Loew, 1869) – Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Italy, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus bigoti'' Mik, 1883 – France, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus brunus'' (Wei, 1997) – China (Guizhou) *'' Poecilobothrus caucasicus'' (Stackelberg, 1933) – Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Southern Russia, Turkey *'' Poecilobothrus chrysozygos'' ( Wiedemann, 1817) – Europe *†'' Poecilobothrus ciliatus'' Meunier, 1907 – Baltic amber, Eocene *'' Poecilobothrus clarus'' ( Loew, 1871) – Tajikis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University Museum Of Natural History
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) is a museum displaying many of the University of Oxford's natural history specimens, located on Parks Road in Oxford, England. It also contains a lecture theatre which is used by the university's chemistry, zoology and The Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, mathematics departments. The museum provides the only public access into the adjoining Pitt Rivers Museum. History The university's Honour School of Natural Science started in 1850, but the facilities for teaching were scattered around the city of Oxford in the various Colleges of Oxford University, colleges. The university's collection of anatomy, anatomical and natural history specimens were similarly spread around the city. Regius Professor of Medicine, Sir Henry Acland, initiated the construction of the museum between 1855 and 1860, to bring together all the aspects of science around a central display area. The building was officially opened in 1860, althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
