Epicrocis nigricans

Last updated

Epicrocis nigricans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
E. nigricans
Binomial name
Epicrocis nigricans
(Ragonot, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Nephopteryx nigricansRagonot, 1888
  • Canthelea nigricans

Epicrocis nigricans is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis . [2] It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in South Africa.

Related Research Articles

Acanthosis nigricans

Acanthosis nigricans is a medical sign characterised by brown-to-black, poorly defined, velvety hyperpigmentation of the skin. It is usually found in body folds, such as the posterior and lateral folds of the neck, the armpits, groin, navel, forehead and other areas.

Black myotis

The black myotis, is a vesper bat species from South and Central America.

The putative Wych Elm cultivar Ulmus glabra 'Latifolia Nigricans' was first described, as Ulmus campestris latifolia nigricans, by Pynaert in 1879. Pynaert, however, did not specify what species he meant by U. campestris. The tree was supplied by the Späth nursery of Berlin in the late 19th century and early 20th as Ulmus montana latifolia nigricans. Späth, like many of his contemporaries, used U. montana both for Wych Elm cultivars and for those of the U. × hollandica group.

Findleys myotis

Findley's myotis is a species of vesper bat. It is found only on the Tres Marías Islands off the west coast of Mexico.

Red-necked pond turtle

The red-necked pond turtle is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae endemic to China. It is most likely restricted to Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, although pre-historic skull remains have been found in northern Vietnam and Hainan. Other common names include Kwangtung river turtle and black-necked pond turtle.

Blackish white-toothed shrew

The blackish white-toothed shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Angola.

Florid cutaneous papillomatosis (FCP), is an obligate paraneoplastic syndrome.

<i>Hypoplectrus nigricans</i>

Hypoplectrus nigricans, the black hamlet, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sea bass from the subfamily Serraninae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the groupers and anthias. It is native to shallow parts of the central Western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It grows to about 15 cm (6 in) in total length. It is a simultaneous hermaphrodite, with a breeding strategy known as egg trading. One fish acts as a female and lays a batch of eggs which the other fertilises. The following night, the roles are reversed.

<i>Schoenus nigricans</i>

Schoenus nigricans is a species of sedge known by the common names black bog-rush and black sedge. It is native to Eurasia, parts of Africa, Australia, and southern North America, including Mexico and the southernmost United States. It grows in many types of wetlands and other moist and alkaline habitat, including marshes, springs, seeps, peat bogs, heath, and alkali flats. This perennial plant grows in low, tight clumps 20 to 70 centimeters tall, with threadlike leaves bearing wide, dark brown ligules. The inflorescence is a small, flattened cluster of dark spikelets. The fruit is an achene coated in a hard, white shell.

<i>Epicrocis</i>

Epicrocis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.

Epicrocis hilarella is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in China and Taiwan.

Epicrocis arcana is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1994 and is found in South Africa.

Epicrocis complicata is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1994 and is found in South Africa.

Epicrocis ornata is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1994 and is found in South Africa.

Epicrocis sahariensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Rothschild in 1921. It is found in Niger, Ethiopia, Iran, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories and the United Arab Emirates.

<i>Epicrocis signatella</i> Species of moth

Epicrocis signatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1907. It is found in Madagascar.

<i>Epicrocis umbratella</i> Species of moth

Epicrocis umbratella is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis. It was described by Pagenstecher in 1907. It is found in Madagascar.

Acanthocnemus nigricans is a species of Polyphaga beetle, the only species in the monotypic family Acanthocnemidae, and native to Australia. It is pyrophilous and attracted to forest fires.

Boris Ivan Balinsky was a Ukrainian and South African biologist, embryologist, entomologist, professor of Kiev University and University of the Witwatersrand. Pioneer researcher in the field of experimental embryology, electron microscopy and developmental biology. He was author of popular textbook in embryology An Introduction to Embryology.

References

  1. Epicrocis at www.afromoths.net.[ dead link ]
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epicrocis nigricans". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved July 8, 2018.