Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living, transparent nematode, about 1 mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. It is the type species of its genus. The name is a blend of the Greek caeno- (recent), rhabditis (rod-like) and Latin elegans (elegant). In 1900, Maupas initially named it Rhabditides elegans, Osche placed it in the subgenus Caenorhabditis in 1952, and in 1955, Dougherty raised Caenorhabditis to the status of genus.
Arnold Förster was a German entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera.
The Braconidae are a family of parasitoid wasps. After the closely related Ichneumonidae, braconids make up the second-largest family in the order Hymenoptera, with about 17,000 recognized species and many thousands more undescribed. One analysis estimated a total between 30,000 and 50,000, and another provided a narrower estimate between 42,000 and 43,000 species.
Ophisops elegans, commonly known as the snake-eyed lizard, is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to the Mediterranean region and Central Asia.
The Leucospidae are a specialized group within the Chalcidoidea, composed exclusively of ectoparasitoids of aculeate wasps or bees. They are typically mimics of bees or stinging wasps, often black with yellow, red, or white markings, sometimes metallic, with a robust mesosoma and very strong sculpturing. The hind femora are often greatly enlarged, with a row of teeth or serrations along the lower margin as in Chalcididae. The female ovipositor is sometimes short, but if not, it is recurved and lies along the dorsal side of the metasoma, a unique feature. The males are also unusual, in the fusion of many of the metasomal segments to form a capsule-like "carapace".
Eryx elegans is a nonvenomous boa species endemic to western Central Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The elegant water shrew is a species of mammal in the subfamily Soricinae of the family Soricidae. It is monotypic within the genus Nectogale. It lives in Sikkim and China.
Pimplinae are a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Tersilochinae is a worldwide subfamily of the parasitic wasp family Ichneumonidae.
Cyclamen elegans is a perennial growing from a tuber, native to the Alborz Mountains in northern Iran and southeastern Azerbaijan. It is native to forest in the Alborz Mountains of northwestern Iran and extreme southeastern Azerbaijan below 500 m (1,600 ft) elevation, where it can even be found growing in moss on the lower limbs of trees.
Anomalon cruentatum is a species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Acroricnus seductor is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae.
Campodorus elegans is a species of parasitic wasps in the tribe Mesoleiini. It is found in England. The species was transferred from Mesoleius by Shaw and Kasparyan in 2003.
Meringopus calescens is a species of wasp belonging to the family Ichneumonidae first described by Johann Ludwig Christian Gravenhorst in 1829.
Dusona elegans is a species of parasitic wasps in the tribe Limneriini. It is found in Tanzania. The holotype is in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm.
Cymodusa is a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
Eridolius is a genus of wasps.
Eridolius elegans is a species of wasp. It is found in Europe.
Homotropus is a genus of wasps in the family Ichneumonidae.
