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Vladimír Šilhavý
Vladimír Šilhavý (20 July 1913 – 6 July 1984) was a Czech zoologist and physician. He studied the opiliones fauna of the region intensively while also taking an interest in a number of insect groups. He was also an artist who illustrated most of his taxonomic works on his own. He described eight new genera and 20 new species of opiliones although several have since been sunk into synonymy. Life and work Šilhavý was born in Kutná Hora where his father Eduard was a teacher, amateur archaeologist and folklorist. His father was posted in Budíkovice (today part of Třebíč) and he grew up in the Třebíč region studying at the local elementary school. An interest in natural history was encouraged by his uncle Vilém Vlach who was a lepidopterist. While studying at the Třebíč gymnasium (graduated 1932), he was influenced by biologist and ecologist Alois Dichtl; and entomologist Antonín Růžička. Růžička was the founder of the Natural Science Club in Třebíč. Early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opiliones
The Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an Order (biology), order of arachnids, Common name, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs (see below). , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant taxon, extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and Tetrophthalmi, which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France. These fossils look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed very early on, and, at least in some taxa, has changed little since that time. Their Phylogenetics, phylogenetic position within the Arachnida is disputed; their closest relatives may be camel spiders (Solifugae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
