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Protodejeania Montana
''Protodejeania'' is a genus of Fly, flies in the family Tachinidae. Species *''Protodejeania dichroma'' (Frederik Maurits van der Wulp, Wulp, 1888) *''Protodejeania downsi'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1947 *''Protodejeania echinata'' (Carl Gustaf Thomson, Thomson, 1869) *''Protodejeania hystricosa'' (Samuel Wendell Williston, Williston, 1886) *''Protodejeania major'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1947 *''Protodejeania montana'' (Frederik Maurits van der Wulp, Wulp, 1891) *''Protodejeania pachecoi'' Charles Howard Curran, Curran, 1947 References Tachininae Brachycera genera Taxa named by Charles Henry Tyler Townsend Diptera of North America {{tachinini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend
Charles Henry Tyler Townsend (December 5, 1863 – March 17, 1944) was an American entomologist specializing in the study of tachinids (Tachinidae), a large and diverse family of flies (Diptera) with larvae that are parasitoids of other insects. He was perhaps the most prolific publisher of new tachinids, naming and describing some 3000 species and genera. He made important contributions to the biological control of insect pests and he was the first to identify the insect vector of a debilitating disease in Peru. Townsend was also a controversial figure and criticism of his approach to insect taxonomy continues to this day. Biography Townsend was born in Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell">T.D.A. Cockerell, and became curator of the Public Museum in Kingston, Jamaica. Townsend focused on educating the local farmers about insect pests and how to control them. In 1894 he was rehired by the USDA to study the appearance of a new pest, the cotton boll weevil in Texas and northern Mexico. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |