Related Research Articles
Esigodini, previously known as Essexvale, is a town in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. It is the administrative centre for Umzingwane District, one of the seven administrative districts in Matabeleland South. It was originally an estate of Frederick Selous.
Rhodesiana is any artifact, or collection of artifacts, which is related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of Rhodesia, the name used before 1980 to refer to modern Zimbabwe. Many objects, both physical and immaterial, can be defined as "Rhodesiana"; a painting of a Rhodesian landscape, for example, could be considered as such, as might a song by a Rhodesian artist, or a tale or personality from the country's history. The things involved need not be old, but need to possess relevant associations with Rhodesia; for Rhodesian people and their descendants, a piece of Rhodesiana will commonly arouse feelings of patriotism and nostalgia.
Acraea rhodesiana is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in central and northern Zambia and the DRC (Haut-Lomani). The habitat consists of deciduous woodland.
James Cowden was a Southern Rhodesian politician who acted as Mayor of Bulawayo for four consecutive terms during the early 20th century. Born and educated in New South Wales, he moved to Johannesburg in 1896 and to Rhodesia the following year. He married Mary Ann in 1899, and had seven children. On 5 March 1920 he welcomed the first aircraft to land in Southern Rhodesia. A member of the Rhodesia Party, he served in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council as the member for Bulawayo Central from 1924 to 1939.
Pseudoradiarctia rhodesiana is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
Pterolophia is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
The mining industry of Zimbabwe is administered by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, the Department of Geological Survey, the Department of Metallurgy, and the Mining promotion and Development Department. The country's main commodities include metallurgical-grade chromite, as well as asbestos, coal, copper, gold, nickel, and iron ore.
Sophronica rhodesiana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1953.
Duberria is a genus of snakes of the family Lamprophiidae.
Pterolophia ingrata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1864.
Pterolophia melanura is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1857. It has a wide distribution in Asia.
Pterolophia gibbosipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Maurice Pic in 1926.
Pterolophia instabilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1922. It is known from Seychelles.
Pterolophia angulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hermann Julius Kolbe in 1893. It has a wide distribution in Africa. It feeds on Lagerstroemia indica.
Pterolophia guineensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1864, originally under the genus Alyattes.
Pterolophia rustenburgi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by William Lucas Distant in 1898.
Hylda M. Richards (1898-?) was a Rhodesian writer. Best known for her controversial autobiographical narrative Next Year Will Be Better (1952), she also wrote humorous verse under the pseudonym T.
Lomagundi is a former district of Zimbabwe, originally an alternative form of the name Nemakonde, who was a chief of the Shona in the area.
Monopeltis rhodesiana is a species of amphisbaenian in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
References
- ↑ BioLib.cz - Pterolophia rhodesiana. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.