Sadly Described. Conocephalus melanus, Scarlet Bush-Cricket, on Burrhead, Echinodorus palifolius, Taman Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In 1842 Wilhem de Haan (1801-1853), a famous Dutch entomologist specialising in the insects of the East - especially the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia - described our wee Stunning Scarlet Jumper under the name Locusta (Xiphidium) melaena. Today its name - in the way of taxonomists - has been changed to Conocephalus melanus. 1842 was a sad year for De Haan for he was diagnosed with a spinal condition and soon was unable to walk let alone jump like a cricket. He had to give up his job as Curator of what is now Naturalis in Leiden. He continued to work, though, without complaint until his early death in 1853.
Scarlet here is savoring Burrhead's offering. Burrhead or Mexican Sword Plant or Amazon Sword Plant hails originally from South America. Today it is pantropical. Here it is much at home in Kuala Lumpur's wonderful Lake Gardens, the Taman Tasik Perdana where I walk almost daily to see what there is to see.
Sadly Described. Conocephalus melanus, Scarlet Bush-Cricket, on Burrhead, Echinodorus palifolius, Taman Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
In 1842 Wilhem de Haan (1801-1853), a famous Dutch entomologist specialising in the insects of the East - especially the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia - described our wee Stunning Scarlet Jumper under the name Locusta (Xiphidium) melaena. Today its name - in the way of taxonomists - has been changed to Conocephalus melanus. 1842 was a sad year for De Haan for he was diagnosed with a spinal condition and soon was unable to walk let alone jump like a cricket. He had to give up his job as Curator of what is now Naturalis in Leiden. He continued to work, though, without complaint until his early death in 1853.
Scarlet here is savoring Burrhead's offering. Burrhead or Mexican Sword Plant or Amazon Sword Plant hails originally from South America. Today it is pantropical. Here it is much at home in Kuala Lumpur's wonderful Lake Gardens, the Taman Tasik Perdana where I walk almost daily to see what there is to see.