italic title Taxobox name Anax image Anax parthenope.jpg image caption Anax parthenope regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata subordo Anisoptera familia Aeshnidae genus Anax genus authority William Elford Leach Leach , 1815 type species Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator type species authority Leach, 1815 for the Greek word Anax Greek Anax from Greek language Greek anax ... ref is a genus of dragonfly dragonflies . It contains species like the Emperor Dragonfly , Anax imperator ... Anax title Genus Anax Leach, 1815 work Australian Faunal Directory publisher Department of the Environment ..., Dennis Paulson ref Anax amazili small Burmeister, 1839 Amazon Darner ref name NAO Anax bangweuluensis ... title Anax bangweuluensis downloaded 25 Aug 2010 ref Anax chloromelas small Ris, 1911 Dark Emperor ref IUCN2010.2 assessors Suhling, F. & Clausnitzer, V. year 2008 id 59810 0 title Anax chloromelas downloaded 25 Aug 2010 ref Anax concolor small Brauer, 1865 Blue spotted Comet Darner ref name NAO Anax congoliath small Fraser, 1953 Anax ephippiger small Burmeister, 1839 Vagrant ?mperor ref IUCN2010.2 assessors Clausnitzer, V. year 2008 id 59811 0 title Anax ephippiger downloaded 25 Aug 2010 ref Anax fumosus small Hagen, 1867 Anax georgius small Selys, 1872 Kimberley Emperor ref name FGDA Anax gibbosulus small Rambur, 1842 Green Emperor ref name FGDA Anax guttatus small Burmeister, 1839 Lesser ... to Dragonflies of Australia year 2006 publisher CSIRO Publishing isbn 0 643 09073 8 ref Anax immaculifrons ... 2010 ref Anax imperator small Leach, 1815 Emperor Dragonfly, ref name BDS cite web title Checklist of UK ... Anax imperator downloaded 25 Aug 2010 ref Anax indicus small Lieftinck, 1942 Elephant Emperor Citation needed date August 2010 Anax junius small Drury, 1773 Common Green Darner ref name NAO cite ... 5 August 2010 year 2009 ref Anax longipes small Hagen, 1861 Comet Darner ref name NAO Anax maclachlani small F rster, 1898 Anax mandrakae small Gauthier, 1988 Anax nigrofasciatus small Oguma ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Anax bangweuluensis image status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax species A. bangweuluensis binomial Anax bangweuluensis binomial authority Kimmins, 1955 synonyms Anax bangweuluensis is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae . It is found in Botswana and Zambia . Its natural habitat s are river s and swamp s. Source Suhling, F. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 60295 all Anax bangweuluensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub pt Anax bangweuluensis vi Anax bangweuluensis ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Anax chloromelas image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax species A. chloromelas binomial Anax chloromelas binomial authority Ris, 1911 synonyms Anax chloromelas is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae . It is found in Cameroon , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Malawi , Mozambique , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Zambia , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland . References Clausnitzer, V. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 59810 all Anax chloromelas . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub pt Anax chloromelas vi Anax chloromelas ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Anax speratus image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax species A. speratus binomial Anax speratus binomial authority Hagen, 1867 synonyms Anax speratus is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae . It is found in Angola , Botswana , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ethiopia , Ghana , Kenya , Malawi , Mozambique , Namibia , Nigeria , Sierra Leone , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , and possibly Burundi . Its natural habitat s are river s, intermittent rivers, and freshwater Spring hydrosphere springs . References Clausnitzer, V. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 59813 all Anax speratus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub pt Anax speratus vi Anax speratus ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Anax tristis image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax species A. tristis binomial Anax tristis binomial authority Hagen, 1867 synonyms Anax tristis is a species of dragonfly in family Aeshnidae . It is found in Angola , Botswana , Cameroon , Chad , Comoros , Ivory Coast , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Kenya , Liberia , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritania , Mozambique , Namibia , Nigeria , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , possibly Burundi , and possibly Ethiopia . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna , moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland , subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamp s, intermittent freshwater lake s, freshwater marsh es, and intermittent freshwater marches. References Clausnitzer, V. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 59814 all Anax tristis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub pt Anax tristis vi Anax tristis ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Pale spotted Emperor Dragonfly image Blue tailed Green Darner Anax guttatus KRNagar13Oct2007 Wiki.jpg image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax dragonfly Anax species A. guttatus binomial Anax guttatus binomial authority Burmeister, 1839 Anax guttatus , The Pale spotted Emperor or Lesser Green Emperor , is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae . It is found in Northern Australia and Asia China , Guandong , Guangxi , Hong Kong , Hainan , Indonesia , India , Japan , Sri Lanka , Myanmar , Malaysia , Philippines , Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore , Thailand , Taiwan , Viet Nam Found in Africa too. ref name Asia Dragonfly http www.asia dragonfly.net globalResults.php?Species 1042 Query Results Bot generated title ref References Micronesica37 145,40 227. reflist External links http www.ento.csiro.au aicn name s b 227.htm http aseanbiodiversity.org cgi bin abiss.exe spd?tx OD&spd 84 See also List of odonates of India Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub pl Anax guttatus vi Anax guttatus zh ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Anax parthenope image Anax parthenope1.JPG regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax dragonfly Anax species A. parthenope binomial Anax parthenope binomial authority Edmond de S lys Longchamps S lys , 1839 ref Bulletins de l Acad mie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux arts de Belgique , 6 1839 , 389 ref br Original genus Aeshna Anax parthenope , the Lesser Emperor is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae . It is found in Southern Europe , north Africa and Asia. Identification A. parthenope is smaller and less colourful than the Anax imperator . In general appearance, especially when seen on the wing, A. parthenope is similar to Anax imperator A. imperator but A. parthenope tends to hold its abdomen straighter than Anax imperator A. imperator . A large dragonfly seen in flight with a bent abdomen is most likely to be Anax imperator A. imperator rather than A. parthenope . A. parthenope has a blue saddle at S2 and S3 which can be seen in flight which is in contrast to the rest of the abdomen which is brown. There is a yellow rin at the base of S2. The eyes are green. It is similar to Anax ephippiger A. ephippiger although Anax ephippiger A. ephippiger is slightly smaller and slenderer and its blue saddle does not wrap around S2 but is mostly blue on top. Anax ephippiger A. ephippiger has brown ... around ponds, lakes and other still water. Where it occurs with Anax imperator A. imperator it is usually ... hawkers with the exception of Aeshna affinis , although two migrants to Europe, Anax ephippiger A. ephippiger ... out in two months. Larval development takes two years. Image Anax parthenope julius larva.jpg thumb ... Publishing. ISBN 0953139948. references External links commons Anax parthenope British dragonfly Society http www.dragonflysoc.org.uk anpar.html DEFAULTSORT Anax Parthenope Category Aeshnidae Category Dragonflies of Europe Category Animals described in 1839 de Kleine K nigslibelle fr Anax napolitain ... more details
for the genus of dragon flies Anax dragonfly Image Ceramic fragment with WANAKTS inscription.jpg thumb Archaic inscription lang grc ... transl grc ... s wanakts on ceramic fragment. SpecialChars image Linear B Syllable B054 WA.svg special Linear B that may not render correctly in your browser fix Help Special characters Ancient scripts error mojibake empty boxes characters Scripts in Unicode Unicode lang grc Latn Anax lang grc , from earlier lang grc lang grc Latn wanax is an ancient Greek word for tribal king tribal king , lord, military leader . ref http www.perseus.tufts.edu hopper text?doc Perseus 3Atext 3A1999.04.0057 3Aentry 3Da 29 2Fnac , Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek English Lexicon , on Perseus ref It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as king , the other being basileus . Anax is the more archaic term of the two, inherited from the Mycenaean period , and is notably used in Homeric Greek , e.g. of Agamemnon . Etymology The word anax derives from the stem wanakt nominative lang grc , genitive lang grc , and appears in the Mycenaean language , written in Linear B script as lang gmy Latn wa na ka ref http www.palaeolexicon.com default.aspx?static 12&wid 162 Palaeolexicon , Word study tool of ancient languages ref script Linb & x10037 & x10029 & x1000F , and in the feminine form as wa na sa , ref http www.palaeolexicon.com default.aspx?static 12&wid 798 Palaeolexicon , Word study tool of ancient ... dialect Ionian other dialects retained the digamma until well after the classical era. The word Anax ... who exercise overlordship over other, presumably lesser, kings. This possible hierarchy of one anax ... are derived from lang grc Latn anax . Anax is also a ceremonial epithet of the God Zeus Zeus Anax in his ... , while in Homer, Anax is already an archaic title, used for legendary heroes and gods rather ... Royal titles de Anax es Anax eu Anax gl Anax it Anax pt Anax sv Anax ... more details
Summary A mating pair of Anax junius . This is my own work, taken in 2006 with a Canon 10D camera. User Henryhartley Henryhartley User talk Henryhartley talk 16 04, 8 May 2008 UTC Licensing cc by 3.0 ... more details
This article is about an insect. For the Pinao people, see Pijao . Taxobox name Giant Hawaiian Darner regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Hexapoda classis Insect a ordo Odonata subordo Anisoptera familia Aeshnidae genus Anax dragonfly Anax species A. strenuus binomial Anax strenuus binomial authority Hermann August Hagen Hagen , 1867 The Giant Hawaiian Darner , also known as the Giant Hawaiian Dragonfly or Pinao Anax strenuus , is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands . It is particularly common at higher elevations. This species is one of the largest of all modern dragonflies, reaching a wingspan of 7.5 in 19 cm . fact date March 2011 External links http www.bishopmuseum.org research natsci waipiostudy students meet the critters insects native Anax strenuus.htm Anax strenuus at the Bishop Museum dragonfly stub Category Aeshnidae Category Insects of Hawaii Category Animals described in 1867 Category Endemic fauna of Hawaii pl Anax strenuus vi Anax strenuus ... more details
Taxobox name Emperor Dragonfly image Ai loz hydro.JPG image width 200px image caption Male image2 Anax imperator female.jpg image2 width 200px image2 caption Female laying eggs status system iucn status LC status ref ref name IUCN IUCN2010.1 assessors Clausnitzer, V. year 2006 id 59812 title Anax imperator downloaded 10.6.2010 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Anax species A. imperator binomial Anax imperator binomial authority William Elford Leach Leach , 1815 synonyms Anax mauricianus br Anax mauritianus small lapsus small The Emperor Dragonfly ref name BDS or Blue Emperor , ref name IUCN Anax imperator , is a large and powerful species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae , averaging convert 78 mm in 1 in length. ref name BDS cite web title Anax imperator url http www.dragonflysoc.org.uk animp.html publisher British Dragonfly Society accessdate 25 August 2010 ref It is found mainly in Europe and nearby Africa and Asia . As it wanders widely it can also be encountered elsewhere. Identification File Emperor Dragonfly 8 .JPG thumb left upright .7 Male A. imperator in flight File Larve d Anax empereur.JPG thumb left upright .7 Larva of A. imperator File Anax Imperator 2 loz .JPG thumb left upright .7 Adult A. imperator emerging Males have a sky blue abdomen marked with a diagnostic black dorsal stripe and an apple green thorax. Females have a green thorax and abdomen. ref name BDS The male is highly territorial, and difficult to approach. The species lives by larger ponds, gravel pits, and slow rivers. Behavior This powerful dragonfly is one of the largest species in Europe . They frequently fly high up into the sky ... lay alone. References reflist External links Commons inline Anax imperator dragonfly stub Category ... Anax imperator fr Anax empereur lt Imperatori kasis laum irgis hu ri s szitak t nl Grote keizerlibel no Anax imperator pl Husarz w adca ru sl Veliki spremljevalec fi Keisarikorento ... more details
Taxobox name Green Darner image Anax junius.JPG image caption Adult female, Blackwell Forest Preserve, Illinois ref Cirrus Digital http www.cirrusimage.com dragonfly green darner.htm Anax junius ref regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata subordo Dragonfly Anisoptera familia Aeshnidae genus Anax dragonfly Anax species A. junius binomial Anax junius binomial authority Dru Drury Drury , 1773 The Green Darner or Common Green Darner ref Dunkle, S.W., Dragonflies through Binoculars A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York Oxford University Press, 2000 33. ref Anax junius , after its resemblance to a darning needle, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae . One of the most common and abundant species throughout North America and its range south to Panama . ref cite book last Eaton first Eric R. coauthors Kaufman, Kenn title Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America publisher Houghton Mifflin Company year 2006 page 42 isbn 978 0 618 15310 7 ref It is well known for its great migration distance from the northern United States south into Texas and Mexico . ref cite book last Evans first Arthur V. title Field Guide to Insects and Spiders ... University of Michigan Zoology http animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu site accounts information Anax junius.html Anax junius ref It is the List of U.S. state insects official insect for the state of Washington ... ant royalty, moth s, mosquito es and Fly flies . gallery Image Img 041538 mating anax junius.jpg Mating, wheel position Image Anax junius Laying eggs 2.jpg Egg laying Image Dragonfly Common Green Darner Female Anax junius 2010 04 18.jpg Female File Common Green Darner, female.jpg Uncommon blue form female, Ottawa, Canada gallery References reflist External links commonscat inline Anax junius Anax junius TaxonIds wikispecies Anax junius eol 131866 itis 101598 Category Aeshnidae Category ... of Washington state cs Anax junius de Amerikanische K nigslibelle es Anax junius fr Anax de juin pl ... more details
Taxobox image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata familia Aeshnidae genus Hemianax species H. ephippiger binomial Hemianax ephippiger binomial authority Hermann Burmeister Burmeister , 1839 synonyms Anax ephippiger The Vagrant Emperor , Hemianax ephippiger or Anax ephippiger , is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae . It is found in Algeria , Angola , Botswana , Cameroon , Chad , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Egypt , Equatorial Guinea , Ethiopia , Gambia , Ghana , Kenya , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritania , Mauritius , Morocco , Mozambique , Namibia , Niger , Nigeria , S o Tom and Pr ncipe , Senegal , Seychelles , Somalia , South Africa , Sudan , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , Zambia , Zimbabwe , and possibly Burundi . Recorded in Malta in 1957, and every few years since, it is seen through migration in large numbers. It has never been recorded breeding in the Maltese archipelago. Its natural habitat s are shrub dominated wetland s, swamp s, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marsh es, intermittent freshwater marches, and freshwater Spring hydrosphere springs . References Clausnitzer, V. 2005. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 59811 all Anax ephippiger . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007. Sciberras A, Sciberras J & Magro D. 2007 A Celebration of Dragonflies . The Malta Independent . November 19 pgs.8 9. cite web title Hemianax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor url http www.dragonflysoc.org.uk heeph.html publisher British Dragonfly Society accessdate 27 September 2010 Category Aeshnidae dragonfly stub de Schabrackenlibelle no Trekk yenstikker pl Husarz w drowny pt Anax ephippiger sv Vandrande mosaiktrollsl nda vi Hemianax ephippiger ... more details
Taxobox name Zenonia image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo familia Hesperiidae subfamilia genus Zenonia genus authority Evans, 1935 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Zenonia is a genus of skipper butterfly skippers in the family Hesperiidae . Species Zenonia anax small Evans, 1937 small Zenonia crasta small Evans, 1937 small Zenonia zeno small Trimen, 1864 small External links http www.nic.funet.fi pub sci bio life insecta lepidoptera ditrysia hesperioidea hesperiidae hesperiinae zenonia index.html Zenonia at funet Category Hesperiidae Hesperiidae stub italictitle vi Zenonia b m ... more details
Bake Fishing Lakes gbmapping SX318587 also known as Bake Lakes , Bake Farm Lakes or Bake Pools is the name for a group of lakes at Bake Farm, near Trerulefoot , Cornwall , England . There are seven lakes in total they are used for angling , and are stocked with a variety of fish species. The site is known among dragonfly enthusiasts as one of the first sites in United Kingdom Britain where the Lesser Emperor was recorded as breeding, in 1999 Pellow 2000 . External links http www.bakelakes.co.uk Bake Lakes References Pellow, Keith 2000 Lesser Emperor Dragonfly Anax parthenope Selys breeding in Cornwall Atropos journal Atropos No. 9 pp. 28 29 Cornwall geo stub coord 50.40404 N 4.36827 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SX318587 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Lakes of England Category Geography of Cornwall ... more details
Image project sun dew.jpg thumb 250px right Project Sundew is a compilation of Psychedelic trance psytrance creations, released by Beyond Logic Records , with an objective of freeing minds and altering perceptions, enhancing the trance dance experience with earth shattering beats and mind bending tweaks by some of the best psytrance artists of the world. It topped the psy trance charts in India for the year 2005. The List of Tracks TWISTED SYSTEM our temple PHYX ultragothic STOMP atom in the molecules shadow MENOG abhilasha SHIFT checkpoint ANAX nothing can stop me WINTER DEMON vs. TOXIC dancelution NEUROMOTOR the f track GROUND ZERO beyond logic See also Beyond Logic Records External links http www.beyondlogic.net shop store4.html Beyond Logic Sun Dew Page http www.psyshop.com shop CDs blo blo1cd004.html PsyShop Category Psychedelic trance albums Category 2005 albums ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Tholymis tillarga image Cloudwing bangalore2.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Odonata subordo Anisoptera familia Libellulidae genus Tholymis species T. tillarga binomial Tholymis tillarga binomial authority Johan Christian Fabricius Fabricius , 1798 Tholymis tillarga , the Coral tailed Cloudwing , is a species of dragonfly found from tropical West Africa to the Pacific Islands . ref cite journal author Wolfgang Schneider year 1992 title Anax tristis Hagen, 1867 Aeshnidae and Tholymis tillarga Fabricius, 1798 Libellulidae recorded from off Angola journal Fragmenta Entomologica volume 23 issue 2 pages 243 246 url http serverbau.bio.uniroma1.it web html fragmenta vol1991 1992p243.pdf format Portable Document Format PDF ref References reflist DEFAULTSORT Tholymis Tillarga Category Libellulidae Category Animals described in 1798 Dragonfly stub ... more details
orphan date February 2010 Taxobox name Arcesis image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera subordo Apoditrysia superfamilia Tortricoidea familia Tortricidae subfamilia Olethreutinae genus Arcesis genus authority Diakonoff, 1983 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Arcesis is a genus of moth s belonging to Tortricidae family. ref cite web author Baixeras, J., Brown, J. W., and Gilligan, T. M. url http www.tortricidae.com catalogue.asp title Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae publisher Tortricidae.com accessdate January 20, 2009 ref Species Arcesis anax small Diakonoff, 1983 small Arcesis tetracona small Meyrick, 1907 small Arcesis threnodes small Meyrick, 1905 small See also List of Tortricidae genera References Reflist External links http www.tortricidae.com catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode 81 tortricidae.com italictitle Category Tortricidae Olethreutinae stub vi Arcesis ... more details
File Penlee Battery Nature Reserve geograph.org.uk 36857.jpg thumb Penlee Battery Nature Reserve. Penlee Battery is a nature reserve lying on the coastal headland of Penlee Point, Rame Penlee Point on the Rame Peninsula , in southeast Cornwall . The site was formerly a fort, constructed from about 1890. It contained the largest gun of the Palmerston Forts, Plymouth Plymouth defences , a BL 13.5 inch naval gun Mk I IV 13.5 inch BL and was in active service through both World Wars ref http www.ecastles.co.uk plymouthsc.html ref . Some gun emplacements still remain. It is famous among dragonfly enthusiasts as the site where Britain s first Green Darner dragonfly was found, in 1998. ref Pellow, Keith 1999a An influx of Green Darner Anax junius Drury into Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly The First European Records Atropos journal Atropos No. 6 pp. 3 7 ref ref Pellow, Keith 1999b Common Green Darner Anax junius Drury in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly The first British and European Records Journal of the British Dragonfly Society Vol. 15 No. 1 pp. 21 22 ref External links http www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk 81 nature reserves map Cornwall Wildlife Trust Penlee Battery nature reserve Rame.htm The reserve s page at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust website References reflist Category Forts in Cornwall Category Military history of Cornwall Category Nature reserves in Cornwall Category Nature reserves of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Cornwall struct stub coord 50 19 13 N 4 11 35 W type landmark region GB display title ... more details
Miletus Ancient Greek was a character from Greek mythology . Miletus was son of Apollo and Areia, daughter of Cleochus, of Crete ref name Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 1. 2 Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 1. 2 ref . Another tradition relates that Miletus was the son of Acacallis mythology Akakallis , the daughter of Minos , with Apollo . Fearing her father s wrath she exposed the child, but Apollo commanded the she wolves to come down and nurse the child ref name Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 30 Antoninus Liberalis , Metamorphoses , 30 ref . Yet another source ref Ovid , Metamorphoses , 9. 442 ref calls his mother Deione, and himself by the matronymic Deionides. He was loved by both Minos and Sarpedon , but showed preference for the latter, and this became the reason why Sarpedon was expelled from Crete by his brother. Miletus himself then also left Crete and became the mythical founder and eponym of the city of Miletus in Caria ref name Apollodorus, Bibliotheca, 3. 1. 2 . Myths further relate that the hero Miletus founded the city only after slaying a giant named Asterius, son of Anax Greek Anax and that the region known as Miletus was originally called Anactoria ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 7. 2. 5 ref . Miletus married either Eidothea, daughter of Eurytus, or Tragasia, daughter of Celaenus, or Cyanee, daughter of the river god Maeander , and by her had a son Kaunos mythology Kaunos Caunus and a daughter Byblis , who happened to develop incestous feelings for each other. ref Ovid , Metamorphoses , 9. 446 665 ref ref name Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses, 30 ref Parthenius of Nicaea Parthenius , Love Romances , 11 ref ref Conon mythographer Conon , Narrations , 2 ref References reflist SmithDGRBM DEFAULTSORT Miletus Mythology Category Miletus Category Greek mythology Category Demigods of Classical mythology Category Offspring of Apollo Category Ionian mythology Category Cretan mythology Category Greek mythology of Anatolia Category Pederast ... more details
A high king is a Monarch king who holds a position of seniority over a group of other kings, without the title of Emperor compare King of Kings . Rulers who have been termed high king by their contemporaries or by modern observers include Various ancient Celt ic rulers, notably the High King of Ireland High King Ard R of Ireland . Some other monarchs, such as King Arthur , Uther Pendragon , and Vortigern , have been termed High King of Britain in some accounts. The ruler of the Picts . The Ard R Alban , List of monarchs of Scotland high king of Scotland . Some Ancient Greece ancient Greek rulers, such as Agamemnon see Anax Greek anax . The most powerful king of the various Etruscan civilization Etruscan city states. Mepe Umaglesi Most High King was a predicate of the Georgia country Georgia n Orthodox Mepe Mepeta King of Kings In Lithuania, the title of Didysis Kunigaik tis is more accurately translated as high king , although it is traditionally rendered as Grand Duke In ancient Sumer , the rulers of all Sumer held the title of Sumerian King List Nam Lugal High King . ref Dawson, Doyne. The First Armies . London Cassell & Co. 2001, p. 80. ref The Bretwalda was essentially the high king of the Anglo Saxons , though the name is rarely translated as such. The Yang di Pertuan Agong in Malaysia could probably be seen as a high king , as he is selected from among nine Malay rulers seven Sultan s, a Raja , and a Yang di Pertuan Besar Great Lord by election through informal agreement, on a rotational basis . In practice, however, the term high king is rarely applied to the Yang di Pertuan Agong, rather King . The titles maharaja or similar India n , and Rulers of Korea daewang Korea n could possibly be rendered as high king , although the literal meaning is closer to great king . The title King of Kings also expresses much the same concept as high king it was used at various times by the Persian Empire Emperor of Persia shahanshah and the Emperor of Ethiopia . Other uses ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Aphonopelma image Aphonpelma spp 1.jpg image caption Male Aphonopelma sp., likely Aphonopelma iodius A. iodius regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Arachnid a ordo Spider Araneae subordo Mygalomorphae familia Theraphosidae subfamilia Theraphosinae genus Aphonopelma genus authority Reginald Innes Pocock Pocock , 1901 diversity link List of Theraphosidae species Aphonopelma diversity 90 species synonyms Apachepelma small Smith, 1995 small br Chaunopelma small Chamberlin, 1940 small br Delopelma small Petrunkevitch, 1939 small br Dugesiella small Pocock, 1901 small br Gosipelma small Chamberlin, 1940 small br Rhechostica small Simon, 1892 small subdivision ranks Species subdivision Aphonopelma anax A. anax br Aphonopelma bicoloratum A. bicoloratum br Aphonopelma caniceps A. caniceps br Aphonopelma chacoana A. chaoana br Aphonopelma chalcodes A. chalcodes br Aphonopelma clarum A. clarum br Aphonopelma crinirufum A. crinirufum br Texas brown tarantula A. hentzi br Aphonopelma iodius A. iodius br Aphonopelma moderatum A. moderatum br Aphonopelma pallidum A. pallidum br Aphonopelma seemanni A. seemanni br others type species Aphonopelma seemanni A. seemanni type species authority Frederick Octavius Pickard Cambridge F. O. P. Cambridge , 1897 Aphonopelma is a genus of tarantula s, members of which are native to the Americas . It includes nearly all of the North America n tarantulas north of Mexico and a considerable part of the tarantulas which range into Central America . Only a few species are described from South America . About 90 species have been described, but many, if not most, of these are inadequately studied and very little is known about them. Most are large and, like other New World tarantulas, they have urticating hair s. Most are docile in captivity. The taxonomy is poorly understood and species are difficult to tell apart, especially those that are brown or black without other pattern. In captivity they will eat Cricket insec ... more details
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