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Psaltoda adonis Ashton, 1914 | |
Psaltoda adonis, commonly known as the forest demon, is a species of cicada native to Queensland in eastern Australia. [1] It was described by Howard Ashton in 1914. [2]
Adonis is a hero in Greek mythology.
Julian Rossi Ashton was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for founding the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney and encouraging Australian painters to capture local life and scenery en plein air, greatly influencing the impressionist Heidelberg School movement.
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Paul Ashton Delprat is an Australian artist and the Principal of The Julian Ashton Art School, Sydney's oldest continuous fine art school. His art is held in the National Gallery of Australia and in state, municipal and university galleries as well as numerous private collections.
Julian Howard Ashton, often referred to as Howard Ashton, was a journalist, writer, artist and critic born in England, who had a considerable career in Australia.
Psaltoda moerens, commonly known as the redeye, is an Australian species of cicada. It is distributed through the south-east of Australia, from southern Queensland to South Australia, as well as Tasmania. Populations can vary greatly between years; one year they may be present in large numbers and the next they may be entirely absent. They feed primarily on eucalyptus but also on Angophora trees. As they feed on tree sap they expel small droplets of clear waste fluid. When numbers are high, this can form a constant stream.
Psaltoda plaga is a species of cicada native to eastern Australia, from Maryborough in central Queensland to Bega in southern New South Wales. Adult cicadas appear over the summer and inhabit forested areas near bodies of water. The predominantly black form from the Sydney and Central Coast regions is commonly known as the black prince, while the term silver knight is used for the species as a whole.
Psaltoda is a genus of cicada found in eastern Australia. Originally described by Carl Stål, the type species is Psaltoda moerens known as the redeye, and P. plaga is a well-known species from eastern Australia, known as the black prince. Fifteen species are recognised. Relationships of the species with each other remains unclear.
Sir John William Ashton, OBE, ROI was a prolific Australian Impressionist artist and director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1937 to 1943.
Psaltoda harrisii, commonly known as the yellowbelly, is a species of cicada native to eastern Australia. It can be distinguished from the similar but larger Black prince, by noting the absence of a dark Z-shaped infuscation near the apex of the forewings, which is present on P. plaga.
Psaltoda pictibasis, commonly known as the black friday, is a species of cicada native to Queensland and northeastern New South Wales in eastern Australia.
Psaltoda mossi is a species of cicada native to the vicinity of Cairns in northeastern Australia.
Macrotristria is a genus of cicada in the cryptotympanini tribe of the Cicadinae subfamily. Twenty five species are listed in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Dr Ashton Trevor Calvert was a senior Australian public servant. He was Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade between April 1998 and January 2005.
Psaltoda magnifica, commonly known as the green baron, is a species of cicada native to northern Queensland in eastern Australia.
Psaltoda fumipennis, commonly known as the smoking sage, is a species of cicada native to Queensland in eastern Australia. It was described by Howard Ashton in 1912.
Psaltoda insularis, commonly known as the Lord Howe Island cicada, is a species of cicada native to Lord Howe Island. It was described by Howard Ashton in 1914.
Psaltodini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in Australia. There are at least 3 genera and about 17 described species in Psaltodini.
The Julian Ashton Art School was established by Julian Ashton in 1890 as the "Academy Julian", has been an influential art school in Australia. For a long time it was known as the Sydney Art School.
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