Thomas Say was an American entomologist, conchologist, and herpetologist. His studies of insects and shells, numerous contributions to scientific journals, and scientific expeditions to Florida, Georgia, the Rocky Mountains, Mexico, and elsewhere made him an internationally known naturalist. Say has been called the father of American descriptive entomology and American conchology. He served as librarian for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, curator at the American Philosophical Society, and professor of natural history at the University of Pennsylvania.
The red garra, also known as the doctor fish or nibble fish, is a species of cyprinid that is native to a wide range of freshwater habitats in subtropical parts of Western Asia. This small fish typically is up to about 14 centimeters in total length, but locally individuals can reach as much as 24 cm (9.5 in).
The mountain beaver is a North American rodent. It is the only living member of its genus, Aplodontia, and family, Aplodontiidae. It should not be confused with true North American and Eurasian beavers, to which it is not closely related; the mountain beaver is instead more closely related to squirrels, although its less-efficient renal system was thought to indicate greater relative antiquity for the species. There are seven subspecies of mountain beavers, six of which are found in California and three of which are endemic to the state.
The Donaciinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae, characterised by distinctly long antennae. They are found in mainly the Northern Hemisphere, with some species found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Plateumaris neomexicana is a species in the subfamily Donaciinae, in the suborder Polyphaga . It is found in North America.
Plateumaris frosti is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris is a genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 17 described species in Plateumaris.
Leptinotarsa rubiginosa, the reddish potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Scelolyperus is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Scelolyperus. They are found in North America, Mexico, and the Palaearctic.
Plateumaris dubia, the long-horned leaf beetle, is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris metallica is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Strabala rufa is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris germari is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Isonychia rufa is a species of brushlegged mayfly in the family Isonychiidae and the bicolor group. It was originally named by McDunnough in 1931. It is found in central North America, from southern Manitoba to Oklahoma. Isonychia rufa is commonly found in larger rivers and streams from the Mississippi drainage. Isonychia rufa can be distinguished from other species in the bicolor group through certain characteristics present in male imago. These include: whiteish and light yellowish veins in the forewing hyaline, dorsal penes with a relatively prominent basal swelling which forms lateral and apical ridges, bright red to reddish orange brown abdomen, and stigmatic cross veins.
Plateumaris nitida is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris fulvipes is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris shoemakeri is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris pusilla is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Plateumaris robusta is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Myriopteris rufa, commonly known as Eaton's lip fern, is a moderately-sized fern of Mexico and the southwestern United States, with outlying populations in Costa Rica and the Appalachian Mountains. One of the cheilanthoid ferns, it was usually classified in the genus Cheilanthes, as Cheilanthes eatonii, until 2013, when the genus Myriopteris was again recognized as separate from Cheilanthes. It typically grows in rocky habitats, most frequently on limestone but also sometimes on basalt or shale.
