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Scaphura Edwardsii
''Scaphura'' is a Neotropical genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, ''Scaphura nigra'', is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus ''Pepsis'' and '' Entypus'' (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps ''Polistes'' (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America. Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, '' Aganacris'', also are Batesian mimics of wasps. Species The following species are included on ''Scaphura'': *''Scaphura argentina'' (Hebard, 1931) *''Scaphura conspurcata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *'' Scaphura denuda'' Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836 *'' Scaphura edwardsii'' Westwood, 1828 *''Scaphura elegans'' (Serville, 1838) *''Scaphura fasciata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *''Scaphura infuscata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *''Scaphura lefebvrei'' (Brullé, 1835) *''Scaphura marginata'' (Walker, 1869) *''Scaphura nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kirby (entomologist)
William Kirby (19 September 1759 – 4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist". The four-volume ''Introduction to Entomology'', co-written with William Spence (entomologist), William Spence, was widely influential. Family origins and early studies Kirby was a grandson of the Suffolk topographer John Kirby (topographer), John Kirby (author of ''The Suffolk Traveller'') and nephew of artist-topographer Joshua Kirby (a friend of Thomas Gainsborough's). He was also a cousin of the children's author Sarah Trimmer. His parents were William Kirby, a solicitor, and Lucy Meadows. He was born on 19 September 1759 at Witnesham, Suffolk, and studied at Ipswich School and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1781. Taking holy orders in 1782, he spent his entire working life in the peaceful seclusion of an English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaphura Conspurcata
''Scaphura'' is a Neotropical genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, ''Scaphura nigra'', is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus ''Pepsis'' and '' Entypus'' (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps ''Polistes'' (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America. Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, '' Aganacris'', also are Batesian mimics of wasps. Species The following species are included on ''Scaphura'': *''Scaphura argentina'' (Hebard, 1931) *'' Scaphura conspurcata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *'' Scaphura denuda'' Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836 *'' Scaphura edwardsii'' Westwood, 1828 *'' Scaphura elegans'' (Serville, 1838) *'' Scaphura fasciata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *'' Scaphura infuscata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *'' Scaphura lefebvrei'' (Brullé, 1835) *'' Scaphura marginata'' (Walker, 1869) *'' Scaph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tettigoniidae Genera
Insects in the family Tettigoniidae are commonly called katydids (especially in North America) or bush crickets. They have previously been known as "long-horned grasshoppers". More than 8,000 species are known. Part of the suborder Ensifera, the Tettigoniidae are the only extant (living) family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. Many species are nocturnal in habit, having strident mating calls and may exhibit mimicry or camouflage, commonly with shapes and colours similar to leaves.[] Etymology The family name Tettigoniidae is derived from the genus ''Tettigonia'', of which the Tettigonia viridissima, great green bush cricket is the type species; it was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. In Latin ''tettigonia'' means a kind of small cicada, leafhopper; it is from the Greek τεττιγόνιον ''tettigonion'', the diminutive of the imitative ( onomatopoeic) τέττιξ, ''tettix'', cicada. All of these names such as ''tettix'' with repeated sounds are onomatopoeic, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaphura Obscurata
''Scaphura'' is a Neotropical genus of bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, ''Scaphura nigra'', is a polymorphic Batesian mimic of wasps of the genus ''Pepsis'' and '' Entypus'' (Pompilidae) and the potter wasps ''Polistes'' (Vespidae). The genus is restricted to South America. Another genus of Neotropical phaneropterine bush crickets, '' Aganacris'', also are Batesian mimics of wasps. Species The following species are included on ''Scaphura'': *''Scaphura argentina ''Scaphura'' is a Neotropical genus of Tettigoniidae, bush crickets in the subfamily Phaneropterinae. Some of the species within ''Scaphura'' are Batesian mimicry, Batesian mimics of wasps, for example the type species, ''Scaphura nigra'', is a P ...'' (Hebard, 1931) *'' Scaphura conspurcata'' Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 *'' Scaphura denuda'' Guérin-Méneville & Percheron, 1836 *'' Scaphura edwardsii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
