| Harpalus attenuatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Genus: | Harpalus |
| Species: | H. attenuatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpalus attenuatus Stephens, 1828 | |
Harpalus attenuatus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. [1] It was described by Stephens in 1828. [1]
The slender glass lizard is a legless lizard in the glass lizard subfamily (Anguinae). The species is endemic to the United States. Two subspecies are recognized. The lizard was originally believed to be a subspecies of the eastern glass lizard. Their name comes from their easily broken tail which they can break off themselves without ever being touched. It is difficult to find a specimen with an undamaged tail. The lizard eats a variety of insects and small animals, including smaller lizards. Snakes and other animals are known to prey on the species. Humans have a part in destroying their environment and killing their food supply with insecticides. The lizard is considered to be a least-concern species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though it is vulnerable in Iowa and endangered in Wisconsin. It is important to note that the streamlined, legless species is often confused with snakes. Glass Lizards, however, differ from snakes as they possess a moveable eyelid, which is absent in snakes. Another way to distinguish glass lizards from snakes is the presence of an external ear opening, which are absent in snakes.
Harpalus, son of Machatas, was a Macedonian aristocrat and childhood friend of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Harpalus was repeatedly entrusted with official duties by Alexander and absconded with large sums of money on three occasions. Alexander appointed him treasurer of his empire in Babylon in 330 BC. In 324 BC he fled from Babylon to Athens with a large sum of money. The resulting political controversy in Athens was a contributing factor in the Lamian War.
The slender smooth-hound or gollumshark is a species of ground shark in the family Pseudotriakidae. It is endemic to the waters around New Zealand, where it is usually found close to the bottom over the continental slope at depths of 300–600 m (980–1,970 ft). An extremely slim, plain brownish shark reaching 1.1 m (3.6 ft) in length, the slender smooth-hound can be identified by its broad, flattened head with a long, distinctively bell-shaped snout. Its mouth is angular with short furrows at the corners, and contains a very high number of tooth rows in both jaws. Its two dorsal fins are roughly equal in size.
Gollum is a genus of ground sharks in the family Pseudotriakidae, native to the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The genus was described in 1973 by biologist Leonard Compagno, who named it named after the character Gollum from J. R. R. Tolkien's works, noting the species Gollum attenuatus "bears some resemblance in form and habits".
The California slender salamander is a lungless salamander that is found primarily in coastal mountain areas of Northern California, United States as well as in a limited part of the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California, in patches of the northern Central Valley of California, and in extreme southwestern Oregon. This species resides primarily in a limited range within California as one of a handful quasi-endemic amphibians in the state.
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Harpalus, in Greek mythology, was a Spartan prince as the son of King Amyclas of Laconia, and possibly Diomede, daughter of Lapithes. Through this parentage, he was considered to be the brother of King Argalus, King Cynortes, Hyacinthus, Polyboea, Laodamia, Hegesandre, and in other versions, of Daphne.
Pustulatirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamoly Peristerninae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Ariamnes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Some species have greatly elongated abdomens, making them resemble a twig.
Sir David Murray of Gorthy (1567–1629) was an officer in the household of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, in England from 1603 to 1612, and poet.
Thalotia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
In Greek mythology, Amyclas or Amyclus was a king of Sparta and the founder of Amyclae in central Laconia.
Harpalus latus is a ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae that can be found in Europe, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and North Korea. Found in Ontario Canada
Harpalus laevipes is a species of black coloured phytophagous ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It is found in Asia and is also common in North America.
Ophonus puncticeps is a species of ruderal ground beetle native to the Palearctic realm, including Europe and the Near East.
Tosatrochus attenuatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Isopogon attenuatus is a species of plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with oblong to spatula-shaped or linear leaves and spherical heads of yellow flowers.