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Xenolpium Madagascariense
''Xenolpium'' is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Olpiidae family (biology), family, with species found on various Indian Ocean islands and in Australasia. It was described in 1930 by American arachnology, arachnologist Joseph Conrad Chamberlin. Species The genus contains the following species: * ''Xenolpium insulare'' Beier, 1940 * ''Xenolpium longiventer'' (L. Koch and Keyserling, 1886) * ''Xenolpium madagascariense'' (Beier, 1931) * ''Xenolpium pacificum'' (With, 1907) ** ''Xenolpium pacificum pacificum'' (With, 1907) ** ''Xenolpium pacificum norfolkense'' Beier, 1976 References Olpiidae Pseudoscorpion genera Taxa described in 1930 Taxa named by Joseph Conrad Chamberlin {{pseudoscorpion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Conrad Chamberlin
Joseph Conrad Chamberlin (December 23, 1898 – July 17, 1962) was an American arachnologist who studied mainly pseudoscorpions. A native of Utah, he studied primarily at Stanford University while working most of his career in Oregon for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Several species are named in his honor. His zoological author abbreviation is J.C.Chamberlin. Early life Chamberlin was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Ole Chamberlin and Mary Ethel (Conrad) Chamberlin.Judson, Mark & Chamberlin, David C. (1998)Joseph C. Chamberlin 1898-1962.''The Journal of Arachnology'' 26(3): 411-418. His parents were descended from early Mormon pioneer families, and he was their first child. Joseph's father died in 1911, leaving the remaining five person family near poverty. After one year of high school, he left school in 1914 to work in order to support the family. In October 1918, Joseph was drafted into the United States Army, but fell ill with the Spanish flu pandemic and never served in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |