Matthew Raymond Dillon is an American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in Over the Edge (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films My Bodyguard (1980), Little Darlings (1980), Tex (1982), Rumble Fish (1983), The Outsiders (1983) and The Flamingo Kid (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Singles (1992), The Saint of Fort Washington (1993), To Die For (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), In & Out (1997), There's Something About Mary (1998), and Wild Things (1998). In a 1991 article, famed movie critic Roger Ebert referred to him as the best actor within his age group, along with Sean Penn.
Monodelphis is a genus of marsupials in the family Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America. As of January 2019, the most recently described species is M. vossi.
The yellow-sided opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey or black fur on their dorsal side with yellowish fur on the lateral side that continues down to the feet. They are the most mysterious of all the Monodelphis that is found specifically in the Pampean region or Pampa of Argentina. It is suspected to be a once-in-a-lifetime breeder as seen in a three-year observational study of one population in the marshy grasslands of the Pampean region. It is important to note the importance of maintaining their native grasslands in order for them to keep a stable population. They show sexual dimorphism in overall size: adult males are typically 100-150 g whereas adult females are 30-70 g.
The pearl-breasted swallow is a small swallow. It breeds in southern Africa from Angola, southern Zaire and Tanzania southwards. It is partially migratory with many birds from the south west of South Africa wintering further north.
The planalto foliage-gleaner, also known as the russet-mantled foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The Rarotonga monarch, also known as the Rarotonga flycatcher and kakerori, is a species of bird in the monarch flycatcher family Monarchidae. It is endemic to the Cook Islands.
Idaea dimidiata, the single-dotted wave, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a Holarctic species.
Austin Dillon is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the son of former driver and RCR general manager Mike Dillon, older brother of Ty Dillon and grandson of Richard Childress. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.
Apodytes dimidiata is a bushy tree with white flowers bearing a fragrance reminiscent of fresh coconut, and small black and red fruits. It is usually about 5 m tall, and it is indigenous to Southern Africa. The taxonomical family placement for this and other Apodytes was uncertain; it is now placed in the Metteniusaceae. Its English common name is in reference to the timber which is similar in appearance to that of the European pear tree of the northern hemisphere.
Apomecynini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily.
Sybra is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Sybra eumilis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra catopa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra eson is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra puella is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra sapho is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra syces is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Sybra fulvoapicalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952.
Machadoella is a genus of parasitic alveolates in the phylum Apicomplexa.
Glenea dimidiata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. It is known from Malaysia and Indonesia.
