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The Hans Lollik Islands are two privately-owned islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Great Hans Lollik Island ("GHL") is found approximately 8,000 feet beyond the central northshore of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, separated from St. Thomas by the Leeward Passage. Little Hans Lollik and Pelican Cay lie to the north of Hans Lollik on the same shelf. The major part of the benthic zone around Hans Lollik is rocky and supports a dense diverse coral habitat.
Rhopobota is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Lingulella is a genus of phosphatic-shelled brachiopod. It is known from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale (Canada) to the Upper Ordovician Bromide Formation in North America. 346 specimens of Lingulella are known from the Greater Phyllopod bed, where they comprise 0.66% of the community.
Discourella is a genus of mites in the order Mesostigmata, placed in its own family, Discourellidae.
Chrysis is a very large genus of cuckoo wasps. It is the largest genus in the family, including over 1,000 species, as large as the rest of the Chrysididae together. The generic name is derived from Greek chrysis, "gold vessel, gold-embroidered dress", and pays tribute to the brilliant metallic appearance of wasps in the genus.
Pseudodiploria strigosa, the symmetrical brain coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs on reefs in shallow water in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. It grows slowly and lives to a great age.
Pseudodiploria clivosa, the knobby brain coral, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Mussidae. It occurs in shallow water in the West Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Onciderini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, they are prevalent across Europe in nations such as Turkey, and Finland.
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Sternycha diasi is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1990. It is known from Brazil.
Sternycha ecuatoriana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2007. It is known from Ecuador.
Sternycha panamensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1999. It is known from Panama.
Sternycha approximata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1945. It is known from Costa Rica.
Sternycha paupera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1885. It is known from Belize and Mexico.
Sternycha sternalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1945. It is known from French Guiana and Brazil.
Pseudodiploria is a genus of stony corals in the subfamily Faviinae of the family Mussidae. This genus was erected in 2012, having been split off from the genus Diploria. This genus is found in the tropical and subtropical West Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
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- ↑ BioLib.cz - Sternycha clivosa. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.