Arnold Förster
Encyclopedia
Arnold Förster was a German
entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera
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, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884. He was Oberlehrer , or upper teacher, in Aachen for his entire adult life. He worked ceaselessly on entomology paying particular attention to Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. He was a pioneering author on Hymenoptera.
; his Tenthredinidae, Ichneumonidae (Pezomachini, Stilpnini, Tryphonini, Plectiscini und Campoplex) and Apidae are in Munich State Museum; Proctotrupidae and Chalcididae and the rest of the Ichneumonidae are in the Natural History Museum, Vienna. The rest of Förster’s insects; Sphegidae; Diptera (with many types of species described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen are in the Zoological Museum of Halle).
Förster’s notebooks contain keys and descriptions, mostly of genera of Hymenoptera, almost entirely the Ichneumonidae are in the Smithsonian Institution. They are written in German, Greek, and Latin and contain unpublished information. Some refer to the Irish Entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday
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Germany
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entomologist, who worked mainly on Coleoptera and Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
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Life
Arnold Förster, who was born on 20 January 1810 in AachenAachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884. He was Oberlehrer , or upper teacher, in Aachen for his entire adult life. He worked ceaselessly on entomology paying particular attention to Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. He was a pioneering author on Hymenoptera.
Work
Selection- Hymenopterologische Studien I . Formicariae: 74 pp. Aachen. (1850)
- Hymenopterologische Studien. II . Chalcidiae und Prototrupii. Aachen: Ernst ter Meer 152 pp.(1856)
- Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Braconen Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens. 19: 225–228 (1862)
- Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen der Ichneumonen. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens. 25(1868):135-221.(1869)
Collections
Förster’s Coleoptera und Homoptera: Cicadina and some of his Hymenoptera (Cynipidae, Ichneumonidae (Cryptinae exkl. Pezomachini und Stilpnini), Pimplinae und Ophioninae (except Plectiscini und Campoplex), Braconidae, Chrysididae, Formicidae und Vespidae) are in the Humboldt Museum,BerlinHumboldt Museum
The Museum für Naturkunde, officially the ' or Naturkundemuseum , occasionally known as the Humboldt Museum, is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany. Usually the museum's name is abbreviated MFN...
; his Tenthredinidae, Ichneumonidae (Pezomachini, Stilpnini, Tryphonini, Plectiscini und Campoplex) and Apidae are in Munich State Museum; Proctotrupidae and Chalcididae and the rest of the Ichneumonidae are in the Natural History Museum, Vienna. The rest of Förster’s insects; Sphegidae; Diptera (with many types of species described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen are in the Zoological Museum of Halle).
Förster’s notebooks contain keys and descriptions, mostly of genera of Hymenoptera, almost entirely the Ichneumonidae are in the Smithsonian Institution. They are written in German, Greek, and Latin and contain unpublished information. Some refer to the Irish Entomologist Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander Henry Haliday
Alexander Henry Haliday, also known as Enrico Alessandro Haliday and Alexis Heinrich Haliday sometimes Halliday , was an Irish entomologist. He is primarily known for his work on Hymenoptera, Diptera and Thysanoptera, but Haliday worked on all insect orders and on many aspects of entomology.Haliday...
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