Pedicia autumnalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Pediciidae |
Genus: | Pedicia |
Species: | P. autumnalis |
Binomial name | |
Pedicia autumnalis (Alexander, 1917) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pedicia autumnalis is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae. [1] [2] [3]
The pollan or Irish pollan is a freshwater whitefish known only from five Irish lakes, Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne, Lough Ree, Lough Derg, and Lough Allen. The Irish pollan faces competition from introduced species such as pike, roach, and zebra mussel and the populations rely on restocking for survival.
Mandragora officinarum is the type species of the plant genus Mandragora. It is often known as mandrake, although this name is also used for other plants. As of 2015, sources differed significantly in the species they use for Mandragora plants native to the Mediterranean region. The main species found around the Mediterranean is called Mandragora autumnalis, the autumn mandrake. In a broader circumscription, all the plants native to the regions around the Mediterranean Sea are placed in M. officinarum, which thus includes M. autumnalis. The names autumn mandrake and Mediterranean mandrake are then used. Whatever the circumscription, Mandragora officinarum is a perennial herbaceous plant with ovate leaves arranged in a rosette, a thick upright root, often branched, and bell-shaped flowers followed by yellow or orange berries.
Eucomis autumnalis, the autumn pineapple flower, or autumn pineapple lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae, native to Malawi, Zimbabwe and southern Africa. It is a mid to late summer flowering deciduous bulbous perennial. The flower stem reaches about 40 cm (16 in), rising from a basal rosette of wavy-edged leaves. The green, yellow or white flowers are arranged in a spike (raceme), topped by a "head" of green leaflike bracts. It is grown as an ornamental garden plant and can also be used as a cut flower.
The Pediciidae or hairy-eyed craneflies are a family of flies closely related to true crane flies, with about 500 species worldwide.
Mandragora is a plant genus belonging to the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Members of the genus are known as mandrakes. There are between three and five species in the genus. The one or two species found around the Mediterranean constitute the mandrake of ancient writers such as Dioscorides. Two or three further species are found eastwards into China. All are perennial herbaceous plants, with large tap-roots and leaves in the form of a rosette. Individual flowers are bell-shaped, whitish through to violet, and are followed by yellow or orange berries.
Mandragora autumnalis, known as mandrake or autumn mandrake, is recognized by some sources as a separate species from Mandragora officinarum, although with different circumscriptions. Others regard it as merely part of this very variable species. Plants given the name Mandragora autumnalis consist of a rosette of leaves up to 60 cm (2 ft) across, close to the ground, with a central group of usually purplish flowers followed by yellow or orange berries. The large tap-roots as well as the leaves contain alkaloids and are toxic. They have traditional uses as herbal medicines.
Pedicia parvicellula is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Pedicia contermina is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Pachygnatha autumnalis is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found in the United States, Canada, and Cuba.
Gronocarus autumnalis, the lobed spiny burrowing beetle, is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in North America.
Trichotichnus autumnalis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Synetocephalus autumnalis is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Siphlonurus is a genus of primitive minnow mayflies in the family Siphlonuridae. There are more than 40 described species in Siphlonurus.
Pedicia inconstans is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Pedicia procteriana is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Epeolus autumnalis, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Lignyodes autumnalis, the fall forestiera weevil, is a species of leguminous seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae.
Pedicia albivitta, the giant eastern crane fly, is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
Pedicia auripennis is a species of hairy-eyed crane fly in the family Pediciidae.
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