Victoriana are items or material from the Victorian period (1837–1901), especially those particularly evocative of the design style and outlook of the time. The word is usually used to refer to printed work or to objects such as machinery, house decoration, or furniture.
Jess Nevins is an American author. Nevins is the author of the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana and other works on Victoriana and pulp fiction. He is employed as a reference librarian at Lone Star College-Tomball.
Batocera is a genus of the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae, close to the genus Rosenbergia.
An Embarrassment of Riches is a 2000 novel written by Filipino novelist Charlson L. Ong. A Second Place Philippine Centennial Literary Prize winner, the novel was published in Quezon City, Philippines by the Philippine Centennial Commission, the University of the Philippines Press, and the UP Creative Writing Center, in celebration of the one hundred years of Philippine independence from Spain after the Philippine Revolution in 1898. The 425-page novel was written in Philippine English. It is Charlson Ong’s first novel.
Batocera wallacei, common name Wallace’s long-horn beetle, is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. The species name honors Alfred Russel Wallace, who discovered this longhorn beetle on the Aru Islands in Indonesia. It was named after him by James Thomson in 1858.
Batocera laena is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae.
Batocerini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Acta Victoriana is the literary journal of Victoria University, Toronto. It was founded in May 1878 and is the oldest continuous university publication in Canada; its 140th volume published in 2016. It is published on twice a year. Though originally a 'review' of Victoria University life with a few pages reserved for creative work, over the years it has shifted its focus to become a book of short fiction and poetry. Acta Victoriana publishes at Coach House Press.
Batocera maculata is a species of flat-faced longhorn beetle in the subfamily Lamiinae of the family Cerambycidae. While originally named as "Lamia tigris" by Voet in 1778, no name was validly published for this species until 1817; Voet's 1778 work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must be consistently binominal, and all names within that work are unavailable.
Batocera aeneonigra is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1859. It is found in Papua New Guinea, the Moluccas, and East Timor.
Batocera celebiana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1858. It is known from Java, the Moluccas, and Sulawesi. It contains the subspecies Batocera celebiana pierrotae.
Batocera magica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1859. It is known from Java and the Philippines.
Batocera lamondi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Rigout in 1987. It is known from the Solomon Islands.
Batocera lineolata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Chevrolat in 1852. It is known from China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
Batocera matzdorffi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Kriesche in 1915. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Batocera numitor, the mango-tree longicorn borer, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Newman in 1842. It is known from China, Java, India, Laos, Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sumatra, and Vietnam. It feeds on plants including Mangifera indica and Quercus griffithii.
Batocera parryi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hope in 1845. It is known from China, India, Laos, Java, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra, and Vietnam.
Batocera rubus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is known from Japan, China, Java, India, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Sumatra, Thailand, and Vietnam. It feeds on Ficus carica, Ficus elastica, and Mangifera indica.
Batocera rufomaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles De Geer in 1775. It is known from China, Israel, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Laos, Mauritius, Malaysia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Puerto Rico, Pakistan, Réunion, Syria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Barbados, Bangladesh and the Virgin Islands. It feeds off of Ficus carica, Carica papaya, Mangifera indica, and Shorea robusta. It can be parasitically infected by Avetianella batocerae.
Batocera thomsoni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Javet in 1858. It is known from Borneo, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sumatra.
